Visualization of the heat transfer phenomena induced by the rapid heating of nickel sheets was carried out using a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and a high-speed camera. This phenomenon may be an important factor in heat transfer phenomena...
This study elucidates the influence of rapid heating (300 °C/s) on martensitic transformation pathways, crystallographic variant selection, and the resulting mechanical performance in a medium-carbon steel. Compared with conventional heating, rap...
Distinguished by its exceptional sensitivity and specificity, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a pivotal technology for pathogen detection. However, traditional PCR instruments that employ thermoelectric cooling (TEC) are often constrained by cost,...
Thermal nanoimprint lithography is playing a vital role in fabricating micro/nanostructures on polymer materials by the advantages of low cost, high throughput, and high resolution. However, a typical thermal nanoimprint process usually takes tens of...
Metallic glasses can be transformed into nanocrystalline–amorphous alloys via controlled crystallisation with fast nucleation and slow grain growth. This can be achieved either through appropriate chemical composition of amorphous precursors or...
Al alloy parts fabricated by powder bed fusion (PBF) have attracted much attention because of the degrees of freedom in both shapes and mechanical properties. We previously reported that the Si regions in Al-Si alloy that remain after the rapid remel...
Rapid tooling (RT) and additive manufacturing (AM) are currently being used in several parts of industry, particularly in the development of new products. The demand for timely deliveries of low-cost products in a variety of geometrical patterns is c...
Post-forging heat treatment is often necessary to achieve the mechanical properties required for aluminum alloy forged parts. In this study, hot-forged 6082 suspension parts are used to study the effect of rapid infrared (IR) heat treatment. The inso...
The simulation of external heat flow has a pivotal role in the vacuum thermal test of spacecraft. The key to simulating the external heat flow of a spacecraft through an infrared heating cage lies in the calculation of radiative heat transfer, and ex...
Traditional hot-injection (HI) syntheses of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) allows good separation of the nucleation and growth stages of the reaction, a key limitation in obtaining monodisperse NPs, but with limited scalability. Here, two methods are...
Rapid heating of the mold surface is necessary for the high-gloss, high-productivity injection molding process. A rapid heating mold system that uses a carbon nanotube (CNT) as a heating element was investigated because of its structure. For CNT web...
Laboratory-generated synthetic soot from benzene and benzene–thiophene was neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser and furnace annealed. Furnace annealing of sulfur doped synthetic soot resulted in the formation of micro-cracks d...
Aimed at the molding of polymer nanostructure parts, the interface model between long- and short-chain polycarbonates (PC) and nickel mold inserts was established by the molecular dynamics method. The molecular mechanism of the replication capability...
Thermal conductivity determination of food at temperatures > 100 °C still remains a challenge. The objective of this study was to determine the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity of food using rapid heating (TPCell). The experiments were d...
In the rapid development of molecular biology, nucleic acid amplification detection technology has received more and more attention. The traditional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) instrument has poor refrigeration performance during its transition f...
Cold spray is a solid-state additive manufacturing process that has been increasingly used for restoration of damaged parts. Due to the nature of powder solid-state bonding, cold spray coatings usually possess pores in the microstructures. Heat treat...
To address the issues of low mechanical rock-breaking efficiency and severe tool wear in hard rock, this study investigates the mechanical deterioration and abrasivity response of granite subjected to rapid flame-jet heating followed by liquid nitrog...
The tailoring by the process of the properties developed in the plastic objects is the more effective way to improve the sustainability of the plastic objects. The possibility to tailor to the final use the properties developed within the molded obje...
We propose two approaches—hot-embossing and dielectric-heating nanoimprinting methods—for low-cost and rapid fabrication of periodic nanostructures. Each nanofabrication process for the imprinted plastic nanostructures is completed within several sec...
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...
When hot forging 7075 aluminum alloy, as a military material durable enough for most of its applications, it needs to be heat-treated to ensure the target material property achieves the application requirements. However, the material properties chang...
This study investigated hot air-assisted radio frequency (HARF) heating for drying and roasting fresh in-shell peanuts in a single operation. In a 10 kW, 40.68 MHz HARF system with 100 °C hot air, the estimated RF output power increased with samp...
Application of the hot stamping process on heat-treatable aluminum alloys effectively solves the problems of large springback and poor ductility during forming at room temperature, which expands the range of applications of aluminum alloys in the tra...
In this study, a one-step rapid heating novel process was used to prepare high-purity anhydrous scandium chloride molten salt with low-purity scandium oxide. High-purity anhydrous ScCl3 molten salt was used as the Sc-bearing raw material for preparin...
A high-resolution Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is used to simulate inner-core thermodynamic (such as moist static energy) and dynamic secondary circulation structure evolutions associated with the rapid intensification (RI) of Super T...
The earliest stages of annealing of graphitizable anthracene coke and non-graphitizable sucrose char were observed by rapid heating with a CO2 laser. Structural transformations were observed with transmission electron microscopy. Anthracene coke and...
The major goal of this work was to study the effect of rapid heating and fast cooling on the transformation behavior of 22MnB5 steel. The effect of the initial microstructure (ferrite + pearlite or fully spheroidized) on the transformation behavior o...
Exposing insects to mild and/or severe heat can protect them from future heat stress by regulating the expression of certain stress markers. In this study, 60 queen larvae, one day old, were divided into the following two groups: a control group of n...
Resource-efficient precast concrete elements can be produced using high-performance concrete (HPC). A heat treatment accelerates hardening and thus enables early stripping. To minimise damages to the concrete structure, treatment time and temperature...
Reliable management of lithium-ion battery thermal runaway requires knowing not only when abnormal heating begins, but also how far future temperature evolution can be predicted with useful accuracy. This study evaluates that question using 67 abuse...
Line heating processes play a significant role in the fabrication of structural steel components, particularly in industries such as shipbuilding, aerospace, and automotive manufacturing, where dimensional accuracy and minimal defects are critical. T...
This paper aims to present a novel rapid hot embossing approach and to study filling capacity of optical glass in the hot embossing process. Firstly, a novel rapid hot embossing device is developed, which consists of a rapid heating module and a prec...
Surface rapid heating process is an efficient and green method for large-volume production of polymer optics by adopting 3D graphene network coated silicon molds with high thermal conductivity. Nevertheless, the heat transfer mechanism including the...
In this study, a lightweight fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) helical gear was fabricated to investigate the potential application of FRP in automobile parts that require high loads and reduced noise. High-performance aramid FRP processed using the wet...
Titanium matrix composites (TMCs) possess excellent properties, which are widely applied in various high-end fields. An ultrafine multi-scale network structure may further enhance the TMCs. Then, the application potential is widened. Here, the in sit...
The role of processing conditions and intercalant chemistry in montmorillonite clays on the dispersion, morphology and mechanical properties of two epoxy/clay nanocomposite systems was investigated in this paper. This work highlights the importance o...
Rapid heating cycle molding technology has recently emerged as a novel injection molding technique, with the uniformity of temperature distribution on the mold cavity surface being a critical factor influencing product quality. A numerical simulation...
Converting wood waste into thermoplastic materials is an attractive means of increasing its utilization. A promising method for imparting thermoplasticity to wood is chemical modification, in which the hydroxyl groups in wood are substituted with ben...
Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera correcta are two invasive species that can cause major economic damage to orchards and the fruit import and export industries. Their distribution is advancing northward due to climate change, which is threatening gr...
Conventional thermomechanical models recently failed to reproduce the temperature profile measured during rapid annular laser heating of a disk, with discrepancies of up to 150 K. One might have thought that these discrepancies resulted from neglecti...
Electrocatalytic water splitting has been demonstrated to be a highly efficient and promising technology for green hydrogen production. However, the inefficiency and instability of the cathode hinder its wide application in water electrolysis. Herein...
The main method to improve the filling of the cavity by the polymer melt is to increase the mold temperature. Rapid temperature cycling (RTC) technologies have been used around the world for several years, improving the quality of injection molded pa...
A cheap, conventional, sealed heating reactor proved to be a useful alternative to a microwave reactor in the synthesis of a >20-member MIDA boronate library (MIDA = N-methyliminodiacetic acid). Reaction times were 10 min and work-ups were minimal...
In this study, a proposed Microwave-Induction Heating (MIH) scheme has been systematically studied to acquire suitable MIH parameters including chamber pressure, microwave power and heating time. The proposed MIH means that the thin indium tin oxide...
Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) and Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi) are two globally concerning quarantine pests within the genus Bactrocera (Tephritidae). Both species inflict severe damage on the agricultural industry and international export trade. Their...
Heat treatment of milk signifies a certain degree of protein denaturation, which modifies the functional properties of dairy products. Traditional methods for detecting and quantifying the denaturation of whey proteins are slow, complex and require s...
Microwave heating technology is known as an alternative to traditional gas and electric heating sources. In this work, mesoporous methylsilsesquioxane (MSQ) aerogels were prepared via a sol–gel process accompanied by microwave heating technology, and...
Joule heating of niobium (Nb) metal wires by running a high electric current density through them has been used to grow Nb2O5 nanowires. The formation of a micrometric oxide layer on the Nb wires has also been observed. The size and density of the na...
Superplastic aluminum forming is a promising manufacturing process for the transportation industry because it allows for the manufacturing of complex body parts from a single sheet of aluminum, reducing the number of pieces and the weight of vehicles...
Particulate matter (PM) suspended in the air has posed significant potential threats to human health. However, current air filters designed to intercept PM are confronted with several challenges, including a complicated preparation process, monotonou...
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