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27 April 2021

In anti-wrinkle finishing, the crosslinking degree of fabric is mainly determined by wrinkle recovery angle, stiffness, and viscosity, these indicators can only reflect the finishing effect from a macro perspective, which cannot reflect whether the c...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,052 Views
30 Pages

Constitutive Equations for Describing the Warm and Hot Deformation Behavior of 20Cr2Ni4A Alloy Steel

  • Haoran Wang,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Ruixue Zhai,
  • Rui Ma,
  • Jun Zhao and
  • Zhenkai Mu

31 August 2020

Isothermal hot compression tests of 20Cr2Ni4A alloy steel were performed under temperatures of 973–1273 K and strain rates of 0.001–1 s−1. The behavior of the flow stress of 20Cr2Ni4A alloy steel at warm and hot temperatures is comp...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,472 Views
14 Pages

Advanced Fitting Method for the Kinetic Analysis of Thermogravimetric Data

  • Ivan Bondarchuk,
  • Sergey Bondarchuk,
  • Alexander Vorozhtsov and
  • Alexander Zhukov

3 January 2023

The article considered the solution of the inverse problem of chemical kinetics of the analysis of experimental data of a thermogravimetric experiment at a constant sample heating rate. The fitting method for identifying the parameters of a kinetic t...

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  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,547 Views
15 Pages

In this tutorial overview article the authors share their original experience in studying the kinetics of thermally stimulated reactions under the conditions of continuous cooling. It is stressed that the kinetics measured on heating is similar to th...

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  • Open Access
53 Citations
5,555 Views
19 Pages

28 December 2019

In oncology, hyperthermia is understood as a planned, controlled technique of heating cancerous changes in order to destroy their cells or stop their growth. In clinical practice, hyperthermia is used in combination with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, o...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,338 Views
15 Pages

Destruction of Fibroadenomas Using Photothermal Heating of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles: Experiments and Models

  • Ivan B. Yeboah,
  • Selassie Wonder King Hatekah,
  • Yvonne Kafui Konku-Asase,
  • Abu Yaya and
  • Kwabena Kan-Dapaah

24 August 2020

Conventionally, observation (yearly breast imaging) is preferred to therapy to manage small-sized fibroadenomas because they are normally benign tumors. However, recent reports of increased cancer risk coupled with patient anxiety due to fear of mali...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,947 Views
17 Pages

5 August 2022

The feasibility of strengthening deteriorated or under-capacity concrete structures with external carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates has been widely validated in the literature. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the in situ long-...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,777 Views
21 Pages

18 September 2024

The calculation of the activation energy helps to understand and to identify the underlying phenomenon of oxidation. We propose a new method without any a priori hypothesis on the oxidation law, to retrieve the activation energy of partially and tota...

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1,159 Views
17 Pages

27 August 2025

Nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) seals used in automotive and energy equipment undergo pronounced mechanical degradation at elevated temperatures, yet a quantitative rule for switching between hyperelastic models remains unclear. Here, accelerated ther...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,604 Views
25 Pages

18 January 2021

The decentralized feed-ins from distributed energy resources (DER) represent a significant change in the manner in which the power grid is used. If this leads to high loads on electrical equipment, its aging can be accelerated. This applies in partic...

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  • Article
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29 Citations
10,697 Views
10 Pages

Evaluation of Present Accelerated Temperature Testing and Modeling of Batteries

  • Weiping Diao,
  • Yinjiao Xing,
  • Saurabh Saxena and
  • Michael Pecht

1 October 2018

Battery manufacturers and device companies often test batteries at high temperature to accelerate the degradation process. The data collected from these accelerated tests are then used to determine battery performance and reliability over specified n...

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18 Citations
2,840 Views
16 Pages

10 November 2020

This work focuses on the hot deformation behavior and constitutive models of Ti6Al4V alloy manufactured by directed energy deposition laser (DEDL). The hot compression tests of DEDL Ti6Al4V alloy at deformation temperature of 700–950 °C and...

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49 Citations
9,326 Views
30 Pages

9 May 2023

Providing a minimum of theory, this review focuses on practical aspects of analyzing the kinetics of nonisothermal crystallization as measured with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). It is noted that kinetic analysis is dominated by approaches...

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  • Open Access
59 Citations
9,546 Views
17 Pages

22 May 2013

This paper presents a model-based cell-health-conscious thermal energy management method. An Arrhenius equation-based mathematical model is firstly identified to quantify the effect of temperature on the cell lifetime of a Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,661 Views
26 Pages

3 August 2020

Isothermal hot compression tests of TC4–DT titanium alloy were performed under temperatures of 1203–1293 K and strain rates of 0.001–10 s−1. The purpose of this study is to develop a new high-precision modified constitutive mo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
99 Citations
14,496 Views
23 Pages

7 May 2020

The objective of this review paper is to survey the phase transition kinetics with a focus on the temperature dependence of the rates of crystallization and melting, as well as on the activation energies of these processes obtained via the Arrhenius...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,580 Views
13 Pages

Objective: To evaluate and project the shelf life of GLPG4399, an early-phase clinical drug formulation by applying the Accelerated Stability Assessment Program (ASAP) approach. Methods: Forced degradation conditions were implemented to identify the...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,094 Views
13 Pages

28 December 2022

Constitutive models play a significant role in understanding the deformation behavior of materials and in optimizing the manufacturing process. In order to improve the reliability of calculation results, the high temperature flow behavior of TA31 tit...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,726 Views
15 Pages

In order to more conveniently simulate and optimize the solubilization of sugarcane bagasse components during formic acid (FA) fractionation, an extended combined severity factor (CSFext) was defined to integrate various operation parameters as a sin...

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7 Citations
3,810 Views
11 Pages

29 December 2022

Compared with the constant stress accelerated aging test, the step stress accelerated aging test reduces the accelerated aging test time by increasing the aging temperature step by step to obtain the aging failure life of rubber in a shorter time, bu...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,330 Views
14 Pages

Resistance Switching in Polycrystalline C12A7 Electride

  • Ivan D. Yushkov,
  • Gennadiy N. Kamaev,
  • Vladimir A. Volodin,
  • Pavel V. Geydt,
  • Aleksandr V. Kapishnikov and
  • Alexander M. Volodin

6 November 2022

The memory (memristive) properties of an electride material based on polycrystalline mayenite (C12A7:e) were studied. The phase composition of the material has been confirmed by such methods as XRD, TEM, Raman, and infrared spectroscopy. The e...

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  • Open Access
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15 Pages

Estimation of Ionic Impurities in Poly(propylene Glycol) Diacrylate Monomers/Liquid Crystal E7 Mixtures Using Dielectric Spectroscopy

  • Tayeb Benkouider,
  • Yazid Derouiche,
  • Lahcene Souli,
  • Frédéric Dubois,
  • Ana Barrera,
  • Zohra Bouberka and
  • Ulrich Maschke

20 March 2024

The study investigated the effect of the molecular weight of three difunctional poly(propylene glycol) diacrylates on the temperature-dependent ionic conductivity of these monomers and their blends with an eutectic nematic liquid crystal mixture (E7)...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,439 Views
12 Pages

26 March 2017

In this work, the hot deformation behavior of 6A02 aluminum alloy was investigated by isothermal compression tests conducted in the temperature range of 683–783 K and strain-rate range of 0.001–1 s−1. According to the obtained true stress–true strain...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,923 Views
23 Pages

11 November 2022

The deformation behavior and the constitutive description of materials are important in the design and numerical simulation of manufacturing processes. In this work, the rheological behavior of two quenchable boron steels was derived in the range of...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,015 Views
15 Pages

Constitutive Modeling on the Ti-6Al-4V Alloy during Air Cooling and Application

  • Xiaoning Han,
  • Junzhou Yang,
  • Jinshan Li and
  • Jianjun Wu

17 March 2022

The flow behavior of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy has been investigated and modeled, with the aim of exploring the damage mechanism and distortion of a sandwich structure during the air cooling process after superplastic forming (SPF). The selected temperature...

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104 Citations
10,627 Views
14 Pages

12 April 2020

Pyrolysis of waste low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is considered to be a highly efficient, promising treatment method. This work aims to investigate the kinetics of LDPE pyrolysis using three model-free methods (Friedman, Flynn-Wall-Qzawa (FWO), and...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,626 Views
18 Pages

13 July 2022

In this study, pyrolysis of municipal sewage sludge samples from different sources including cattle and chicken manure as well as brook mud, was investigated using a thermogravimetric analysis coupled with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (T...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,307 Views
16 Pages

Temperature Simulation of an Ablation Needle for the Prediction of Tissue Necrosis during Liver Ablation

  • Maximilian Will,
  • Thomas Gerlach,
  • Sylvia Saalfeld,
  • Marcel Gutberlet,
  • Daniel Düx,
  • Simon Schröer,
  • Georg Hille,
  • Frank Wacker,
  • Bennet Hensen and
  • Philipp Berg

30 September 2024

Background/Objectives: Microwave ablation (MWA) is the leading therapy method for treating patients with liver cancer. MWA simulation is used to further improve the therapy and to help develop new devices. Methods: A water-cooled ablation needle was...

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10 Citations
8,445 Views
24 Pages

Degradation Evaluation of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: An Empirical Calibration

  • Hongchang Cai,
  • Xu Hao,
  • Yong Jiang,
  • Yanan Wang,
  • Xuebing Han,
  • Yuebo Yuan,
  • Yuejiu Zheng,
  • Hewu Wang and
  • Minggao Ouyang

Battery life management is critical for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to prevent dangerous situations such as overcharging and over-discharging, which could cause thermal runaway. PHEVs have more complex operating conditions than EVs due t...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,660 Views
16 Pages

Low Energy Electron Attachment by Some Chlorosilanes

  • Bartosz Michalczuk,
  • Wiesława Barszczewska,
  • Waldemar Wysocki and
  • Štefan Matejčík

17 August 2021

In this paper, the rate coefficients (k) and activation energies (Ea) for SiCl4, SiHCl3, and Si(CH3)2(CH2Cl)Cl molecules in the gas phase were measured using the pulsed Townsend technique. The experiment was performed in the temperature range of 298–...

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23 Pages

20 March 2026

In this study, the dyeing kinetics of polyamide fabrics with acid dyes, such as Telon Blue M2R, under both conventional and microwave-assisted heating conditions were comprehensively investigated. While the conventional dyeing reaction was completed...

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  • Open Access
55 Citations
4,484 Views
13 Pages

A Comparative Study on Suitability of Model-Free and Model-Fitting Kinetic Methods to Non-Isothermal Degradation of Lignocellulosic Materials

  • Hamayoun Mahmood,
  • Ahmad Shakeel,
  • Ammar Abdullah,
  • Muhammad Ilyas Khan and
  • Muhammad Moniruzzaman

29 July 2021

The thermal kinetic modeling is crucial for development of sustainable processes where lignocellulosic fuels are a part of chemical system and their thermal degradation eventuates. In this paper, thermal decomposition of three lignocellulosic materia...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,638 Views
12 Pages

Interdiffusion in Zr-Mo/W Intermetallics

  • Kaihua Wang,
  • Xingwei Liu,
  • Tianyu Liu,
  • Chuan He and
  • Jinxu Liu

23 May 2023

Intermetallic compounds or solid solutions can form between Zr and Mo/W, in which the multiphase of the diffusion may be influenced by each other. Interdiffusion kinetic data in such intermetallic systems are highly demanded for material design. In t...

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  • Open Access
2,539 Views
12 Pages

Numerical Study of PBX 9501 Explosive Combustion Process in Confined Space

  • Yupeng Hu,
  • Jiawen Liu,
  • Qiang Wan,
  • Meng Zhang and
  • Minghai Li

10 July 2023

Explosives combustion is primarily classified into conductive and convective combustion. In situations where confinement is sufficiently strong, the instantaneous high pressure generated by convective combustion in cracks can cause rapid fragmentatio...

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  • Open Access
446 Views
15 Pages

Pore-Scale Research on Spontaneous Combustion of Coal Pile Utilizing Lattice Boltzmann Method

  • Yongyu Wang,
  • Man Zhang,
  • Xingpeng Wu,
  • Dongfeng Zhu,
  • Kaihua Lu,
  • Sheng Xue and
  • Junjie Hu

8 February 2026

Spontaneous combustion of coal piles threatens the production and transportation safety of coal mining, which is attracting more and more attention. To understand the underlying physics, conducting pore-scale research on the spontaneous combustion of...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,038 Views
11 Pages

11 October 2019

Fly ash belite cement is a kind of low-carbon cement prepared by a two-step process involving hydrothermal synthesis and low-temperature calcination. Pozzolanic reaction pastes, as the precursors of fly ash belite cement prepared by hydrothermal synt...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,312 Views
22 Pages

9 April 2023

In order to characterize the flow behaviors of SAE 5137H steel, isothermal compression tests at the temperatures of 1123 K, 1213 K, 1303 K, 1393 K, and 1483 K, and the strain rates of 0.01 s−1, 0.1 s−1, 1 s−1, and 10 s−1 were...

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  • Article
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4 Citations
2,312 Views
28 Pages

29 July 2023

Sets of Arrhenius parameters, determined according to known different equations for dynamic conditions, in the vast majority form the Kinetic Compensation Effect (KCE). Converting these data to the simplified components of the Eyring equation comes d...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,916 Views
15 Pages

1 March 2024

A low-voltage circuit breaker thermal trip plays a role in power systems, including opening and closing, control, protection, and more. Their reliability directly affects the security and stability of the power distribution system. The Wiener process...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,625 Views
13 Pages

5 August 2020

Oil shale is one of the alternative energies and fuel solutions in Jordan because of the scarcity of conventional sources, such as petroleum, coal, and gas. Oil from oil shale reservoirs can be produced commercially by pyrolysis technology. To optimi...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,890 Views
11 Pages

5 February 2019

This paper focuses on the recycling of silver from spent oxygen-depolarized cathodes through an innovative combination of pre-treatment methods and leaching. A silver- and polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE)-rich fraction was produced by cryogenic milling,...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,910 Views
19 Pages

16 January 2024

This article proposes using the Arrhenius model for estimating the viscosity of a mixture of two liquids in the quantitative assessment of the physicochemical properties of lubricating oils in the context of assessing the level of dilution of lubrica...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,415 Views
20 Pages

Constitutive Model and Microstructure Evolution of Ti65 Titanium Alloy

  • Tao Sun,
  • Lili Sun,
  • Haihao Teng,
  • Wenhao Liu,
  • Ruiqi Wang,
  • Xuanjie Zhao and
  • Jie Zhou

17 May 2024

The hot deformation behavior and mechanism of Ti65 alloy with a bimodal microstructure were investigated by isothermal compression experiments conducted on the Thermecmastor-Z simulator equipment at temperatures ranging from 950 to 1110 °C and st...

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  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,936 Views
19 Pages

7 February 2023

Because of its slow rate of disintegration, plastic debris has steadily risen over time and contributed to a host of environmental issues. Recycling the world’s increasing debris has taken on critical importance. Pyrolysis is one of the most pr...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,721 Views
17 Pages

Comparative Study on Hot Metal Flow Behaviour of Virgin and Rejuvenated Heat Treatment Creep Exhausted P91 Steel

  • Shem Maube,
  • Japheth Obiko,
  • Josias Van der Merwe,
  • Fredrick Mwema,
  • Desmond Klenam and
  • Michael Bodunrin

31 March 2023

This article reports on the comparative study of the hot deformation behaviour of virgin (steel A) and rejuvenated heat treatment creep-exhausted (steel B) P91 steels. Hot uniaxial compression tests were conducted on the two steels at a deformation t...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,468 Views
22 Pages

Comparative Study on Constitutive Models for 21-4N Heat Resistant Steel during High Temperature Deformation

  • Yiming Li,
  • Hongchao Ji,
  • Zhongman Cai,
  • Xuefeng Tang,
  • Yaogang Li and
  • Jinping Liu

12 June 2019

The Gleeble-1500D thermal simulation test machine was used to conduct the isothermal compression test on 21-4N at the strain rate ( ε ˙ ) of 0.01–10 s−1, the deformation temperature (T) of 1273–1453 K and the maximum d...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,154 Views
16 Pages

Hot Deformation and Constitutive Modeling of TC21 Titanium Alloy

  • Sheng-Xian Yi,
  • Zhong-Jiong Yang and
  • Huang-Xin Xie

4 March 2022

Titanium alloys are extensively employed in the fabrication of various aviation structural parts, of which the most crucial processing step is hot working. In order to study the high-temperature deformation behavior of the TC21 titanium alloy, high-t...

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  • Open Access
478 Views
43 Pages

16 February 2026

The oxidation of flexible polyurethane (PUR) foams significantly impacts product durability, vehicle indoor air quality, and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. This study investigates oxidation kinetics and VOC emissions (65–155 °C)...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,454 Views
18 Pages

14 December 2022

Crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) distribution cables are prone to segmented thermal aging after long-term operation owing to the large spatial spans and complex operating environments, and accurate residual life prediction of each aging cable segment...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,429 Views
14 Pages

Statistical Optimization of Pyrolysis Process for Thermal Destruction of Plastic Waste Based on Temperature-Dependent Activation Energies and Pre-Exponential Factors

  • Ali O. Alqarni,
  • Rao Adeel Un Nabi,
  • Faisal Althobiani,
  • Muhammad Yasin Naz,
  • Shazia Shukrullah,
  • Hassan Abbas Khawaja,
  • Mohammed A. Bou-Rabee,
  • Mohammad E. Gommosani,
  • Hesham Abdushkour and
  • Mater H. Mahnashi
  • + 1 author

9 August 2022

The massive increase in disposable plastic globally can be addressed through effective recovery methods, and one of these methods is pyrolysis. R software may be used to statistically model the composition and yield of pyrolysis products, such as oil...

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