Absorption air-conditioning systems have a great advantage in terms of energy conservation and environmental protection. However, the large amount of energy waste in the thermal regeneration process leads to lower efficiency and impedes its developme...
Localized heating systems are an effective approach to improve thermal comfort while reducing energy consumption in a cold indoor environment. Furthermore, localized heating devices have found widespread application in the hot-summer and cold-winter...
The aim of this study was to identify changes in the Polish heating sector and assess modernization investments in the field of energy transformation. This research covered 30 municipalities in Poland that applied for the II National Competition for...
Kinematic bending of profiles allows to manufacture parts with high flexibility concerning the geometry. Still, the production of profiles with asymmetric cross-sections regarding the force application axis using kinematic bending processes offers ch...
Recently, the hot stamping process using local blank heating has been widely used to manufacture lightweight and crashworthy automotive parts. However, the hardness prediction of hot stamped parts produced using local blank heating is difficult becau...
Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent health losses in adults worldwide. Historically, heat has been successfully used for treating pain and relieving tight muscles. Given the effective contact with the occupant’s back and proximit...
This work discusses in vivo experiments that were performed to evaluate whether local or whole-body heating to 40 °C reduced interstitial fluid pressures (IFPs) and enhanced nanoparticle delivery to subcutaneous PC3 human prostate cancer xenograft tu...
The thermal influence of Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) is not limited to periods of high temperature but persists throughout the year. The present study utilizes hourly data collected over a period of one year from a network of hygrothermal monitoring st...
Springback error is a major obstacle in L-bending sheets via cold working. Although thermal processing can effectively reduce the springback phenomenon, it is challenging to heat the sheet globally due to the influence of working conditions. Therefor...
Heat produced from woody biomass accounts for a significant portion of renewable energy in the United States. Economic and federal policy factors driving institutional adoption of woody biomass heating systems have been identified and examined in pre...
In 2018, the Dutch national government announced its decision to end natural gas extraction. This decision posed a challenge for local governments (municipalities); they have to organise a heat supply that is natural gas-free. Energy models can decre...
In this article, the influence of splitting a local underfloor air distribution system (UFAD) on indoor thermal comfort for three occupants was studied numerically. A validated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was employed in this investigati...
Photothermal heaters are important devices for optical switches and memories based on the thermo-optic/magneto-optic effect and phase change materials. We demonstrated photothermal heating in Si plasmonic waveguides loaded with Co thin films by measu...
To lighten and stiffen the structural components used in automobile bodies, the variable curvature local-induction-heating bending forming (VC-LIHBF) technology was developed. However, few studies have been conducted on the optimization of the struct...
This study introduces Internal Induction Heating (In-IH) as an efficient method for local mold temperature control in thin-walled polypropylene (PP) injection molding. Unlike conventional systems that are slow and energy-intensive, the insert is inte...
Determination of local heat transfer coefficient at the interface of channel wall and fluid was the main goal of this experimental study in microchannel flow boiling domain. Flow boiling heat transfer to DI-water in a single microchannel with a recta...
Vibrations have attracted much attention as an effective method for enhancing heat transfer in pulsating heat pipes (PHPs). This study mainly investigates and explores the effects of local low-frequency vibrations on the starting-up and heat transfer...
Localized heat sources, such as flame guns and high-energy lasers, can cause severe damage to conventional materials. In this study, a novel localized heat-resistant coating with a high in-plane thermal conductivity was designed and prepared. Reduced...
This study investigates the limitations of localized heating in a single-story dwelling, using a validated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to analyze thermal stratification and its impact on occupant comfort. A comparative evaluation of turb...
Mathematical formulation of the animal thermal status has been developed, with the account of two convenience conditions and heat balance, for the floor-mounted heating panel for prenursery pigs. The borders of the heat flux variation range for the f...
Local post-weld heat treatment is used to reduce welding residual stresses. The existing standards have great differences in the selection of the width of the heated band, and the heating width, as an important control parameter of the local heat tre...
In boiler houses, the biggest heat energy losses are caused by flue gas being released into the atmosphere. Installation of condensing heat exchangers allows reducing the temperature of the flue gas being released, condensation of water vapor, and, t...
The automotive industry has tried to employ ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS), which has a higher strength with a thinner thickness. However, because of its low formability, there is a limit to the use of UHSS in industrial applications. Even though t...
District heating enables an economical use of energy sources that would otherwise be wasted to cover the heating demands of buildings in urban areas. For efficient utilization of local waste heat and renewable heat sources, low distribution temperatu...
This study investigates the performance of unit-element heat exchangers. Particularly, it focuses on the characteristics of the local air temperature profiles and heat transfer performance of serpentine copper pipe heat exchangers with different diam...
The aim of this paper is to provide new theoretical and computational understanding on two loss regularizations employed in deep learning, known as local entropy and heat regularization. For both regularized losses, we introduce variational character...
The heat-producing needling technique is a special compound manipulating procedure on the acupuncture needle which has been recorded to produce a warm sensation in the body in ancient TCM literature. This randomized, subject-blinded clinical study wa...
In this article, the local fractional Homotopy perturbation method is utilized to solve the non-homogeneous heat conduction equations. The operator is considered in the sense of the local fractional differential operator. Comparative results between...
Localized induction heating with one magnetizer was experimentally analyzed in order to investigate the altering effect of the magnetizer on the magnetic field. A 22MnB5 blank for tailored property was locally heated to produce the parts of a car bod...
This paper introduces an inverse study method applied to an experimental dataset of infrared temperature acquisitions to determine the local convective heat transfer coefficient of the turbulent flow inside a duct with corrugated surfaces. The study...
Ice slurry is a high energy density coolant with excellent flow, phase change, and thermophysical properties. In order to investigate the recovery of ice slurry flowing through a local large heat flux segment, a 3D Eulerian-Eulerian model based on th...
Foam materials have been widely used in various industrial applications, where higher and higher heat and mass transfer performances are pursued. However, the mechanism of many factors on the heat transfer performances is still unclear. The main purp...
A recent re-evaluation of urban heat island (UHI) studies has suggested that the urban effect may be expressed more meaningfully as a difference between Local Climate Zones (LCZ), defined as areas with characteristic dimensions of between one and sev...
The monitoring and control of residual stresses and microstructure are of paramount importance for the steel industry. Residual stress annihilation is needed during the entire lifetime of steels. In this paper, we presented a stress monitoring and an...
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The adverse health effects from hot weather and heat waves represent significant public health risks in vulnerable areas worldwide. Rising temperatures due to climate change are aggravating these risks in a context of fast urbanization, population gr...
Waste heat recovery from flue gas based on water vapor condensation is an important issue as the waste heat recovery significantly increases the efficiency of the thermal power units. General principles for designing of this type of heat exchangers a...
In order for the operation of the condensing heat exchanger to be efficient, the flue gas temperature at the inlet to the heat exchanger should be reduced so that condensation can start from the very beginning of the exchanger. A possible way to redu...
The properties of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) are reported to have a great influence on the mechanical performance of resistance spot welded advanced high strength steels. Therefore, in the present work, the HAZ of a medium-Mn steel is characterized...
Considering the demand for low temperature bonding in 3D integration and packaging of microelectronic or micromechanical components, this paper presents the development and application of an innovative inductive heating system using micro coils for r...
Resin canals serve as a natural feature with the function of a defense system against fungi, bacteria, and insects. Trees can form these canals in response to mechanical injury and ecological disturbance. Factors, such as plant hormones and temperatu...
Frequent and extreme heat waves have strongly influenced the sustainable development of cities and resulted in a higher level of mortality in residents. Using the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) classification scheme, combined with the factors of land surfa...
In this study, an efficient localized method of fundamental solution (LMFS) is applied to nonlinear heat conduction with mixed boundary conditions. Since the thermal conductivity is temperature-dependent, the Kirchhoff transformation is used to trans...
Based on the rapid development of urbanization and the increasing severity of extreme heat disasters caused by global warming, it has become increasingly important to enhance the assessment of heat risk. In this study, in response to the urgent need...
The data derived from Local Climate Zone (LCZ) field measurements can contribute to the construction of regional climate datasets with urban heat island (UHI) effects and accurately present urban heat island intensity (UHII) characteristics in differ...
Large spontaneous leakages in district heating networks (DHNs) require a separation of the affected network part, as interruption of the heat supply is imminent. Measurement data of 22 real events was analyzed for localization, but suitable results w...
This paper assesses and compares existing and new technologies for space heating in Germany (e.g., heat pumps, and solar thermal and wood pellet systems) in terms of their environmental impacts. The various technologies were analyzed within the conte...
This research seeks to understand the link between urban heat island and urban cool island, which are the Local Climatic Zones (LCZ) and atmospheric systems during the winter season in the city of Balneário Camboriú, Southern Brazil. Fi...
In the context of global climate change and rapid population growth, more people in cities are facing heat threats. Although health risk assessment is critical for reducing heat-related morbidity and mortality, previous studies have not accurately id...
Understanding the driving mechanisms behind surface urban heat island (SUHI) effects is essential for mitigating the degradation of urban thermal environments and enhancing urban livability. However, previous studies have primarily concentrated on ce...
The urban heat island (UHI) effect, intensified by rapid urbanization, necessitates the precise identification and mitigation of thermal sources and sinks. However, existing studies often overlook landscape connectivity and rarely analyze integrated...
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