To build a long-wave infrared catadioptric optical system for deep space low-temperature target detection with a lightweight and wide field of view, this work conducted a study that encompasses a local cooling optical system, topology optimization-ba...
Ice accretion on an aircraft affects the aerodynamic performance of the wings by disrupting the airflow, increasing drag, and altering its flight characteristics, leading to a main or tail wing-stall and altimetry to aircraft loss. The current genera...
Fiber-Optic Sensors (FOSs) offer unprecedented performance for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of concrete dams, addressing the critical need for robust instrumentation. This study evaluates the capabilities of Raman-type Distributed Fiber-Optic S...
High-temperature superconductor (HTS) magnet systems, especially those designed for fusion reactors, require effective and reliable monitoring to avoid damaging anomalies. In tokamaks, some of the magnetic coils are time-dependent, which causes strai...
Up-conversion sensing based on optical heterodyning of an IR (infrared) image with a local oscillator laser wave in a nonlinear optical sum-frequency mixing (SFM) process is a practical solution to circumvent some limitations of IR image sensors in t...
Smart applications of the Internet of Things are improving the performance of buildings, reducing energy demand. Local and smart networks, soft computing methodologies, machine intelligence algorithms and pervasive sensors are some of the basics of e...
The industrial development of solar photovoltaic technology has attracted investors and influenced governments to establish public policies for the sector. The present research consisted of studying, building and testing low concentration solar radia...
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique that measures weak magnetic fields generated by neural electrical activity in the brain. Traditional MEG systems use superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) sensors, wh...
Research into solar absorption chillers despite their environmental benefits has been limited to date to mainly larger systems whilst ignoring smaller building-scale units, which can significantly benefit from the use of optimally designed, low conce...
To achieve rapid distance estimation and tracking of moving targets in a large field of view, this paper proposes an innovative simulation method. Using a low-cost approach, the imaging and distance measurement performance of the designed cooling-typ...
Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has been exhibited as a promising method of NOx abatement from diesel engine emissions. Long-term durability is one of the key requirements for the automotive SCR system. A high NOx conversion, droplet distribution...
Fiber optic sensors integrated into fuel cell stacks have the potential to significantly enhance the temperature control and health monitoring of fuel cells. Inhomogeneous loading, both within individual cells and across different cells in a stack, l...
Recent studies have identified the potential for coronal wave heating to balance radiative losses in a transversely oscillating low-density loop undergoing resonant absorption, phase mixing and the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability. This result reli...
This study integrates dynamic energy simulation with lifecycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the energy and carbon performance of advanced glazing systems suitable for hot–arid climates. Using Design Builder software coupled with OpenLCA, six gl...
Solar concentrator collectors have the potential of meeting the medium- and high-temperature thermal energy demands of the world. A heat transfer fluid (HTF) is a vital component of a concentrating system to transfer and store thermal energy. This pa...
Energy storage is one of the most effective ways to increase energy savings and efficiency of heating and air conditioning systems. Phase change materials (PCMs) are increasingly used in latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems to increase...
The spatiotemporal variation of aerosol optical depth at 550 nm (AOD550), Ångström exponent at 470–660 nm (AE470–660), water vapor content (WVC), and shortwave (SW) instantaneous aerosol direct radiative effects (IADRE) at the top-of-atmosphere (TOA)...
To investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of early-age hydration heat-induced temperature fields, this study integrates distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) technology with a thermal parameter finite element model (FEM). First, a high-precisio...