The century-old, well-known odd–even effect phenomenon is still a very attractive and intriguing topic in supramolecular and nano-scale organic chemistry. As a part of our continuous efforts in the study of supramolecular chemistry, we have pre...
Refractory high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have excellent mechanical properties, which could make them the substitutes of some superalloys. However, the high melting point of refractory HEAs leads to processing problems when using traditional processing t...
It was recently shown that tetramethylammonium chloride presented negative deviations to ideality when mixed with tetraethylammonium chloride or tetrapropylammonium chloride, leading to a strong decrease of the melting points of these salt mixtures,...
In this paper, the short-range ordering structures of Ga melts has been investigated using the Wulff cluster model (WCM). The structures with a Wulff shape outside and crystal symmetry inside have been derived as the equivalent system to describe the...
This study examines the impact of injection parameters on the weld line strength of the polyamide 6 and 30% fiberglass (PA6 + 30% FG) composite samples. The effects of filling time, packing time, packing pressure, melt temperature, and mold temperatu...
The controllable character of the melting point of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) makes it easy to realize lubricated state transitions and produce excellent lubricating properties during friction. In this work, a series of novel imidazole-based DESs...
We herein suggest a metallurgical method using pure aluminum with no freezing temperature range to derive appropriate roll/melt interfacial heat transfer coefficients in simulation of twin-roll casting process. This method is inspired by the concept...
The optimal machine settings in polymer processing are usually the result of time-consuming and expensive trials. We present a workflow that allows the basic machine settings for the plasticizing process in injection molding to be determined with the...
Developing phase change materials (PCMs) with suitable phase change temperatures and high latent heat is of great significance for accelerating the development of latent heat storage technology to be applied in solar water heating (SWH) systems. The...
The dynamic behavior within the melt pool governs the final quality of components fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). To address key technical challenges—rapid keyhole evolution, low absorption contrast from metal vapor, and difficult...
Nowadays, the growing concern about improving thermal comfort in different structures (textiles, buildings, and pavements, among others) has stimulated research into phase change materials (PCMs). The direct incorporation of PCMs into composite mater...
The present study deals with the properties of five different metals/alloys (Al-12Si, Cu-10Sn and 316L—face centered cubic structure, CoCrMo and commercially pure Ti (CP-Ti)—hexagonal closed packed structure) fabricated by selective laser melting. Th...
The isothermal (IT) and non-isothermal (NIT) crystallization kinetics, morphology, and structure of poly(ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene) (ECTFE) were investigated via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM), and...
In the field of metallurgy, there are many factors that influence the final quality of cast iron. These are mainly charge materials, chemical composition and metallurgical preparation up to the final casting process. Even small deviations from metall...
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are increasingly employed in the development of latent thermal energy storage units. Yet there are often strong deviations between the experiments and numerical results. To unveil the sources of the devi...
Based on the literature data on the structure of liquid Pu, the pair contribution to the EAM potential of liquid Pu is calculated and the embedding potential is determined using the dependence of density on temperature. The properties of liquid Pu ar...
Specific heat capacity at constant pressure cp (J K−1 g−1) is an important thermodynamic property that helps material scientists better understand molecular structure and physical properties. Engineers control temperature (through heat transfer) in p...
In this study, we perform an extensive evaluation of a simple model for hydrate equilibrium calculations of binary, ternary, and limited quaternary gas hydrate systems that are of practical interest for separation of gas mixtures. We adopt the model...
The recycling of plastic waste is undergoing fast growth due to environmental, health and economic issues, and several blends of post-consumer and post-industrial polymeric materials have been characterized in recent years. However, most of these res...
In this study, the sublimation and vapor pressure characteristics of RuO4 were systematically investigated using ab initio thermodynamic calculations. Structural optimizations and vibrational frequency analyses were performed for gaseous RuO4 and fou...
This study presents a one-dimensional mathematical model developed to simulate multi-zone thermal storage systems using phase change materials (PCMs). The model enables precise analysis of temperature distribution in the layered storage based on seve...
In this paper, quenching effects on silicon nanoparticle growth processes and size distributions at a typical range of cooling rates in a thermal plasma tail are investigated computationally. We used a nodal-type model that expresses a size distribut...
An accurate metrological investigation was performed on several units of the two de facto standards for deep-ocean temperature measurements—the SBE35 (the reference thermometer) and the SBE3 (the working thermometer) from SeaBird Scientific. Four SBE...
This article describes a new quantitative evaluation method for the degree of dissociation of a compound depending on the curvature of the liquidus line curve. The main point of this method was to determine the specific expressions for dissociation p...
Snow and ice accumulation on transportation infrastructure presents significant safety and maintenance challenges in cold regions, while conventional removal methods are both energy-intensive and environmentally detrimental. This study proposes a pas...
A recently developed thermodynamic theory for the determination of the driving force of crystallization and the crystal–melt surface tension is applied to the ice-water system employing the new Thermodynamic Equation of Seawater TEOS-10. The de...
An effective blended Sea-Ice Concentration (SIC) product has been developed that utilizes ice concentrations from passive microwave and visible/infrared satellite instruments, specifically the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-2 (AMSR2) and the...
In the processing of thermoplastic composites, great importance is attributed to the consolidation step, as it can significantly reduce the porosity of the semi-finished product and thus influence considerably the quality of the final component. This...
This study established a real-time measurement system to monitor the melt quality in an injection molding process using a pressure sensor installed on the nozzle and a strain gauge installed on the tie bar. Based on the sensing curves from these two...
In this paper influence of the excess Ca and Cu cations on the critical temperature (Tc) and critical transport current density (Jc) of high-temperature superconducting ceramics of the compositions (HTSC) Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2.1Cu3.1Oy, Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2.2...
This study utilized capric acid (CA), lauric acid (LA), myristic acid (MA), palmitic acid (PA), and stearic acid (SA) as alternative feedstocks to conduct theoretical analyses on ten fatty acid-based ternary eutectic systems. By leveraging the Schrad...
A binary carbonate salt eutectic (Li2CO3-K2CO3)-based nanofluid was in situ synthesized by mixing with a precursor material, aluminum nitrate nonahydrate (Al(NO3)3·9H2O). Thermal decomposition of the precursor was successfully carried out to s...
I-Motif is a tetrameric cytosine-rich DNA structure with hemi-protonated cytosine: cytosine base pairs. Recent evidence showed that i-motif structures in human cells play regulatory roles in the genome. Therefore, characterization of novel i-motifs a...
This work systematically altered the molar ratio of CaO and MgO (R = [CaO]/[(CaO + MgO)], mol%) to elucidate the underlying mechanisms driving the observed changes in macroscopic properties. The results indicated that as CaO increasingly replaced MgO...
Contributing to a sustainable economy requires the use of pure recycled materials. Analyzing polyolefin post-consumer materials and cross-contaminations in these materials is an essential part in ensuring consistent product quality. Therefore, the ai...
This paper uses a multi-objective optimization method to optimize the injection-molding defects of automotive pedals. Compared with the traditional automotive pedal material, aluminum alloy, the polymer pedal containing glass fibers not only reduces...
Biobased plastics have the potential to be sustainable, but to explore their circularity further, current end-of-life options need to be broadened. Mechanical recycling is one of the most accepted methods to bring back plastics into the loop. Polyhyd...
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This article presents an analysis of the effect of an anti-reflective layer on the measurement process using the 3D GOM (ATOS II Triple Scan; currently ZEISS) optical scanner for spherical elements manufactured using four additive methods: PolyJet Mo...
Bisantrene (9,10-anthracenedicarboxaldehyde bis[(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)hydrazone]) and its monosubstituted analogue anthracen-9-imidazoline hydrazone (9-AIH) are bioactive anthracene derivatives whose antitumor activity stems from DNA intercal...
This study presents new compositional and S-Os isotope data for primary Ru-Os sulfides within a platinum-group mineral (PGM) assemblage from placer deposits associated with the Verkh-Neivinsk massif, which is part of the mantle ophiolite association...
The Arctic responds rapidly to climate change, and the melting of land ice is a major contributor to the observed present-day sea-level rise. The coastal regions of these ice-covered areas are showing the most dramatic changes in the form of widespre...
In the present work, bismuth borate glass samples with the composition of (99-x) B2O3 + 1Cr2O3 + (x) Bi2O3 (x = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 wt %) were prepared using the melt quenching technique. The mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) of the prepared gl...
As one of the most-critical components in space optical cameras, the performance of space mirrors directly affects the imaging quality of space optical cameras, and the lightweight form of mirror blanks is a key factor affecting the structural qualit...
Sigma phase is commonly considered to be the most deleterious secondary phase precipitating in duplex stainless steels, as it results in an extreme reduction of corrosion resistance and toughness. Previous studies have mainly focused on the kinetics...
The RadAlp experiment aims at developing advanced methods for rain and snow estimation using weather radar remote sensing techniques in high mountain regions for improved water resource assessment and hydrological risk mitigation. A unique observatio...
The optimal conditions for synthesizing a pure chalcopyrite CuFeS2 phase were thoroughly investigated through the combination of mechanical alloying (MA) and hot pressing (HP) processes. The MA process was performed at a rotational speed of 350 rpm f...
Glycolysis of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste is a promising chemical recycling technique, back to the monomer, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET). This work presents sodium methoxide (MeONa) as a low-cost catalyst for this...
Asymmetry, such as non-centrosymmetry in the crystal or chiral structure and local symmetry breaking, plays an important role in the discovery of new phenomena. The honeycomb structure is an example of an asymmetric structure. Ce
For the successful development and application of lubricants, a full understanding of their complex nanoscale behavior under a wide range of external conditions is required, but this is difficult to obtain experimentally. Nonequilibrium molecular dyn...
Polylactide (PLA) has become widely adopted across biomedical, packaging, and manufacturing sectors due to its biodegradability and renewable sourcing. However, the rapid growth in PLA consumption has created urgent challenges related to waste manage...
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