Thermo, Volume 2, Issue 3

This review explores the use of microwave heating and microwave-generated plasma for biosecurity applications. Microwave heating has been shown to rapidly heat and kill a wide range of pests and pathogens. Examples of microwave thermal disinfestation...

The results obtained from a study of the thermal transformations of polymorphic long-chain normal paraffins (n-C₃₂H₆₆ and n-C₃₆H₇₄) are presented here. The research was performed using a power-compensated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC). Both...

It is shown that the inert properties of a stationary random process can be expressed in terms of the ratio of its correlation interval ${\tau }_x$ to the doubled variance D_x. When using a fixed value of Planck’s constant h as a proportionality fact...

Thermodynamics, as a scientific tool, advises on the control of variables involved in processes of different nature and is particularly useful in the design of equipment, or to obtain previous simulations. However, to generate more accurate models, a...

Qualitatively, the non-covalent interactions are well-known and help to explain many phenomena in chemistry and biochemistry. Quantitatively, determination of strength this force is a challenging task. The vaporization enthalpy is a reliable measure...

Cooling vests containing phase change materials (PCMs) are used to reduce heat stress in hot environments and maintain the body core temperature within a safe range. The performance of such cooling vests depends in a complicated way on the PCM materi...

The group combustion characteristics of core–shell nanothermite particles differ from other dispersed solid or liquid fuels. In a core–shell structure, each discrete nanothermite particle can undergo an exothermic reaction as the oxygen a...

Extraction of alcohols from n-tetradecane using various extraction solvents has been investigated at a range of temperatures from 295 to 393 K under ambient pressure. On the basis of the experimental liquid–liquid equilibrium data, the distribu...

The study of heat transfer in ground heat exchangers (GHEs) considering the fluid advection inside the pipes; the heat transfer between the fluid and the ground through the grout material; and the thermal interaction between GHEs is a challenging tas...

Physical aging deals with slow property changes over time caused by molecular rearrangements. This is relevant for non-crystalline materials such as polymers and inorganic glasses, both in production and during subsequent use. The Narayanaswamy theor...

Pure numerical simulation of phase-change phenomena such as boiling and condensation is challenging, as there is no universal model to calculate the transferred mass in all configurations. Among the existing models, the sharp interface model (Fourier...

Nonlinear shrinkage of the metal part during manufacturing by bound metal deposition, both on the ground and under microgravity, is considered. A multi-scale physics-based approach is developed to address the problem. It spans timescales from atomist...

The LiF–BeF₂ system is used as a heat transfer medium in molten salt reactors (MSRs). The thermal diffusivity of Li₂BeF₄ was studied using the laser flash analysis (LFA) method in solid and transition states. While the thermal diffusivity is sh...