To solve some of the problems associated with changing urban climates, such as the heat island effect, the exterior building skin and ground surfaces should be analyzed because they are directly exposed to the outdoor climate and have the greatest im...
This study compares high-frequency mobile observation data collected in the same area of Kunming under two different meteorological conditions—15 January 2020, and 8 January 2023—to analyze changes in the micro-scale urban thermal environ...
Many studies have found that larger parks might be needed to counteract the Urban Heat Island effects typical in densely populated Asian megacities. However, it is not easy to establish large parks to serve as urban cool islands in Asian megacities,...
The mitigation of the urban heat island effect is increasingly imperative in light of climate change. Blue–green space, integrating water bodies and green spaces, has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy for reducing the urban heat isl...
Thermal sensation prediction models can help to evaluate complex thermal environments and guide the environment conditioning strategy. However, most existing models are established basing on the thermal status of the entire human body or local body p...
With the acceleration of global climate change and urbanization, the urban heat island effect has significantly impacted the quality of life of urban residents. Although numerous studies have focused on macro-scale factors such as air temperature, su...
Large cities with a high concentration of high-rise buildings are shaded by urban canyon. This brings a cooling effect compared to the space exposed to the sun, but is not always cool due to the longwave radiation emitted from buildings and the built...
Urban analysis at different spatial scales (micro- and mesoscale) of local climate conditions is required to test typical artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards such as high temperatures in built environments. The multitude of finish...
Thermal perception and stress for humans can be best estimated based on appropriate indices. Sophisticated thermal indices, e.g., the Perceived Temperature (PT), the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), or the Physiologically Equivalent Temperatur...
It is a macro-micro model study for defect initiation, growth and crack propagation of metallic truss structure under high engine temperature and pressure conditions during the reentry atmosphere. Till now, the multi-scale simulation methods for thes...
This study reports an integrated microfluidic perfusion cell culture system consisting of a microfluidic cell culture chip, and an indium tin oxide (ITO) glass-based microheater chip for micro-scale perfusion cell culture, and its real-time microscop...
Thermal comfort assessments at local or micro-scales within urban areas can provide crucial insights for the urban adaptation strategies pertaining to climate-conscious urban planning and public health. However, the availability of long-term or mid-t...
In urban thermal environment research (UTE), urban shadows formed by buildings and trees contribute to significant variations in thermal conditions, particularly during the mid-day period. This study investigated the multi-scale effects of indicators...
This study investigates the high-temperature pyrolysis pathways and product distribution of the battery immersion coolant HFE-7300 (C7H3F13O) within a simulated thermal runaway environment. Using a tube furnace system combined with GC-MS analysis acr...
Enhancing the vitality of historic districts is a key challenge in China’s urban regeneration. This study takes Shanghai’s Zhangyuan Historic District as a case, constructing a framework with six spatial indicators—width-to-height r...
Microscale urban meteorological models have been widely used in interpreting atmospheric flow and thermal discomfort in urban environments, but most previous studies examined the urban flow and thermal environments for an idealized urban morphology w...
Urban microclimates are traditionally interpreted and modelled based on permanent built surfaces, while semi-permanent elements such as stationary vehicles remain largely overlooked in urban climate studies. Despite their distinct radiative and therm...
Understanding outdoor thermal environments at fine spatial scales is essential for developing climate-responsive urban and building design strategies. This study investigates the determinants of local air temperature deviations in Seoul, Korea, using...
Urban development and its climatic consequences have caused urban decision-makers to establish strategies to mitigate climate change. The implementation of different green spaces is one of the main strategies to reduce the environmental and climatic...
Global warming has significantly intensified the risks of summer heatwaves, making outdoor thermal comfort during extreme heat periods a critical research focus. Under centralized rural village reconstruction policies, traditional settlements are bei...
Two-dimensional (2D) or ultrathin metal sulfides have been emerging candidates in developing high-performance gas sensors given their physisorption-dominated interaction with target gas molecules. Their oxysulfide derivatives, as intermediates betwee...
Solar energy is widely recognized as one of the most attractive renewable energy sources to support the transition toward a decarbonized society. Use of low- and medium-temperature concentrated solar technologies makes decentralized power production...
Global climate change has exacerbated alterations in urban thermal environments, significantly impacting the daily lives and health of city residents. Measuring and understanding urban land surface temperatures (LST) and their influencing factors is...
Understanding how urban morphology regulates Land Surface Temperature (LST) is important in the context of rapid urbanization and increasingly frequent extreme climate events. Although both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) morphologica...
Urban morphology and increasing building density play a key role in the overall use of energy and promotion of environmental sustainability. The urban environment causes a local increase of temperature, a phenomenon known as Urban Heat Island (UHI)....
Satellite remote sensing data that lacks spatial resolution and timeliness is of limited ability to access urban thermal environment on a micro scale. This paper presents an unmanned airship low-altitude thermal infrared remote sensing system (UALTIR...
The urban wind–thermal environment affects the sustainable development of the urban ecological environment. In recent years, China has frequently suffered from storms, hurricanes, floods, and other disasters that damage the urban ecology. The u...
Thermal Infrared (TIR) remote sensing images of urban environments are increasingly available from airborne and satellite platforms. However, limited access to high-spatial resolution (H-res: ~1 m) TIR satellite images requires the use of TIR airborn...
Within the framework of consistent couple stress theory (CCST) and employing Hamilton’s principle, we derive a Galerkin weak formulation to analyze the three-dimensional (3D) size-dependent free vibration characteristics of a simply supported,...
High resistance to tempering and extended service life are pivotal research directions for cutting tools utilized in the machining of industrial machine tool. The design of alloys and their manufacturing processes have become methods for the developm...
Under high-Mach-number flight conditions, the combustion chambers of hypersonic vehicles encounter extreme thermal environments marked by unilateral heating, high-heat-flux density, and supercritical pressure. Traditional hydrocarbon fuel cooling oft...
Phosphogypsum is a kind of solid waste which pollutes the environment without reasonable treatment. The application of phosphogypsum in the field of building materials provides an ideal method to solve this problem. Meanwhile, the phosphogypsum mixed...
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This review presents a systematic synthesis of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) in rock–backfill composite structures under thermal action, focusing on (i) its formation mechanism, (ii) multi-scale characterization methodologies, (iii) the...
Roughness length is a critical parameter for estimation of wind conditions, and it is therefore also relevant for the estimation of human thermal conditions in urban areas. The high density of buildings in urban areas causes large changes in land cov...
Thermal interface materials (TIMs), typically composed of a polymer matrix with good wetting properties and thermally conductive fillers, are applied to the interfaces of mating components to reduce the interfacial thermal resistance. As a filler mat...
Urban water bodies have a cooling effect and alter the local urban thermal environment. However, current research is unclear regarding the relationships between factors such as the spatial density, area proportion, and distribution pattern of water b...
The thermal environment in residential areas is directly related to the living quality of residents. Therefore, it is important to understand thermal heterogeneity and ways to regulate temperature in residential neighborhoods. We investigated the spa...
Nanocalorimetry, or thermal nano-analysis, is a powerful tool for fast thermal processing and thermodynamic analysis of materials at the nanoscale. Despite multiple reports of successful applications in the material sciences to study phase transition...
Sulfides are promising candidates for environment-friendly and cost-effective thermoelectric materials. In this article, we review the recent progress in all-length-scale hierarchical architecturing for sulfides and chalcogenides, highlighting the ke...
The problem of the urban thermal environment is becoming increasingly noticeable in the process of modern urban development. The temperature patterns in central business districts can be more complicated due to the heterogeneous urban spaces and dive...
Our experiences concerning fluorescent molecular sensing and logic devices and their intersections with polymer science are the foci of this brief review. Proton-, metal ion- and polarity-responsive cases of these devices are placed in polymeric micr...
Global warming and climate change are significantly impacting local climates, causing more intense heat during the summer season, which poses risks to individuals with pre-existing health conditions and negatively affects overall human health. While...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) can provide crucial information on the molecular structure of organic and inorganic components and has been used extensively for chemical characterization of geological samples in the past few decades. I...
Hail has long caused extensive damage and economic loss in places inhabited by humans. Climate change is expected to lead to different types of damage due to the geographic characteristics of each continent. Under changing environment, hail is becomi...
In the context of climate change, surface urban heat islands (SUHIs) have become critical factors affecting the quality of the urban built environment. However, low-precision satellite thermal infrared remote sensing is suitable for urban scales but...
Urban environments, particularly university campuses, are increasingly exposed to thermal discomfort due to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and intense solar radiation. This study evaluates the effectiveness of passive and hybrid cooling strategie...
There is a growing field that is devoted to developing inexpensive microscopes and measurement devices by leveraging low-cost commercial parts that can be controlled using smartphones or embedded devices, such as Arduino and Raspbery Pi. Examples inc...
Urban thermal environments, characterized by the interplay between indoor and outdoor conditions, pose growing challenges in high-density coastal cities. This study proposes a multi-scale, integrative framework that couples a satellite-derived land s...
Novel fiber-reinforced polysiloxane composites (FRPCs) using various fibers infiltrated with a high char yield polysiloxane resin were developed and tested under extreme aerothermal environments. Techneglas manufactures the preceramic polysiloxane re...
Developing a sustainable environment requires addressing primitive water scarcity and water contamination. Antibiotics such as oxytetracycline (OTC) may accumulate in the environment and in the human body, increasing the risks to the ecosystem. The t...
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