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Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Pockels effect


Some crystals exhibit birefringence on application of electric field. This is known as Pockels effect.

Actual values of constants


Velocity of light = 2.99792 × 108 m/s
Electron mass = 9.1095 × 10-31 kg
Electron charge = 1.602 × 10-19 C

Monday, 10 December 2012

Thremionic emission

Emission of electrons from a metal surface when it is heated.

ISO


International Standards Organisation

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Turbomachine

Turbomachine is a rotary type device using which energy transfer is brought about by dynamic action without an impervious boundary that prevents the free flow of a liquid at any time.

CFL

Compact fluorescent lamp