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The radiometric calibration coefficients that are required to enhance the preflight calibration coefficients to improve the performance of the Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-2) onboard the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) are determined using in-situ measurements in coastal waters around southern India. These coefficients were applied to OCM-2 data acquired over coastal waters off Point Calimere (Palk Strait) and Gulf of Mannar of the Bay of Bengal, and are compared with similar coefficients included in the SeaDAS software and those provided with OCM-2 data Standard Coefficients (SC). Two atmospheric correction algorithms were used in conjunction with these coefficients to obtain the water-leaving radiances (L w) from OCM-2 data, namely the CAAS algorithm and SeaDAS algorithm. An evaluation of the results of these coefficients and atmospheric correction algorithms showed large deviations in L w values derived with the SC (positive deviation) coefficients and SeaDAS (negative deviation) coefficients when applied to OCM-2 data along with the SeaDAS atmospheric correction algorithm. The deviations were less remarkable with new coefficients when the same (SeaDAS) atmospheric correction algorithm was used. However, application all three coefficients to OCM-2 using the CAAS algorithm showed a similar trend but with less deviations with respect to in-situ L w data. The results obtained with the new coefficients showed good agreement with the in-situ water-leaving radiances (except channels 412-443nm). These results suggest that the new calibration coefficients can be used along with the CAAS atmospheric correction algorithm to improve the performance of OCM-2 sensor for quantitative assessments of the various water constituents in coastal waters (including bloom) around India.

The effect of Gurney flap height and mounting position on the head coefficient of a centrifugal fan at different Reynolds numbers is investigated experimentally. Quarter round Gurney flap of 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 mm height is mounted at three different positions, S=1.00 (impeller tip), S=0.95 and S=0.90 on the pressure surface of the impeller blade tip. Performance tests are carried out on the centrifugal fan at five Reynolds numbers corresponding to five rotational speeds of 1100, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 2900 rpm respectively. From the performance curves it is found that the fan head coefficient increases significantly with Gurney flaps at low Reynolds numbers and increases marginally at high Reynolds numbers. Effect of Reynolds number on the head coefficient is considerable for the baseline fan and found to be negligible for the fan with Gurney flaps, for all combinations of Gurney flap mounting position and height. The head coefficient of the fan improves as Gurney flap height increases but the improvement is marginal after certain height of Gurney flap. The head coefficient of the fan deteriorates when Gurney flap is mounted away from the impeller blade tip.