This paper presents investigations concerning the thermal firebrand reaction due to its accumulation in the top of ceramic roof tiles, commonly applied to the exterior of dwellings in southern Europe. A large-scale fire experiment is conducted, where...
The Moxi area in the Sichuan Basin hosts abundant deep geothermal resources, but their thermal regime and accumulation mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using 2D/3D seismic data, drilling records, and temperature measurements (DST), we analyze dee...
The arrangement of a water thermal accumulator (WTA) containing phase change materials (PCM) is presented and analyzed. The hot or cool water is used as a working body. The accumulator contains two concentric cylindrical tubes. The inner tube is used...
Accumulative roll bonding (ARB) is one of the methods of severe plastic deformation which is relevant for industrial production of sheets. While mechanical properties of several magnesium alloys subjected to the ARB process have been studied, the phy...
Although steam is widely used in industrial production, there is often an imbalance between steam supply and demand, which ultimately results in steam waste. To solve this problem, steam accumulators (SAs) can be used as thermal energy storage and bu...
Steam accumulation is one of the most effective ways of thermal energy storage (TES) for the solar thermal energy (STE) industry. However, the steam accumulator concept is penalized by a bad relationship between the volume and the energy stored; more...
The cold climate countries require high energy consumption for buildings’ heating. According to EU directives and national law, buildings’ energy efficiency is increasing due to higher investment in the sector. Primary energy consumption...
The powder bed fusion (PBF) process is a type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technique which enables fabrication of highly complex geometries with unprecedented design freedom. However, PBF still suffers from manufacturing constraints which, if overl...
As an effective engineering countermeasure against frost heave damage in seasonally frozen regions, thermal insulation boards (TIBs) were employed in embankments. This study established a test section featuring a thermal insulation–waterproof g...
The fabrication of diffraction gratings by ultrashort direct laser writing in poly-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate (PHEMA) polymers used as soft contact lenses is reported. Diffraction gratings were inscribed by focusing laser radiation 100 µm undern...
The marine carbonates in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation in the Ordos Basin have significant exploration potential. Research has focused on their thermal history and hydrocarbon accumulation stages, as these are essential for guiding the exploratio...
With permafrost degeneration caused by climate change, water accumulation has increased in permafrost regions during recent decades. Water accumulation will deteriorate the existing status of engineering in cold regions. Water accumulation can have a...
Thermal conductive polymer composites (filled type) consisting of thermal conductive fillers and a polymer matrix have been widely used in a range of areas. More than 10 strategies have been developed to improve the thermal conductivity of polymer co...
The bore field in ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems usually encounters thermal accumulation in long-term operation, but there is no quantitative index evaluating this process and its magnitude. A heat accumulation evaluation metric has been prop...
This work presents research concerning the numerical assessment of two previously measured temperatures due to firebrand accumulation on surfaces, which was determined in former thermal experimental campaigns. A 3D numerical model using thermal trans...
Some vertical electrical sounding (VES) data from tectono-thermal environments usually plot anomalously on a VES curve, thereby distorting the curve trend at the points of their occurrence. These datasets usually plot noisily in the form of a sudden...
The exploitation and utilization of shallow geothermal energy are of great significance to realizing China’s “double carbon” goal and promoting a green economy and social development. However, many projects using ground source heat...
The composite of paraffin with reduced graphene oxide (paraffin/rGO) was obtained at 70 °C by the mechanical mixing of the components followed by ultrasonic dispersion. The introduction of only 0.3 wt.% rGO stained the paraffin black. It has been...
The research described in this study focuses on the innovation and optimization of building envelope panels with integrated energy-active elements in the thermal barrier function. It is closely related to developing and implementing the prototype pre...
A numerical study on the creep damage in soldered interconnects in c-Si solar photovoltaic cells has been conducted using equivalent creep strain, accumulated creep strain and accumulated creep energy density methods. The study used data from outdoor...
This study aims to create an iconic dust-control skyscraper that resembles an environmentally friendly structure, by adapting a new dust simulation design approach. This method seeks to reduce dust dispersion in the air, control dust movement, and si...
This paper presents research concerning simulating the thermal firebrand effect due to its accumulation in exterior construction wall elements by developing a 3D finite element model (FEM) via ABAQUS (2022) software to analyze the exterior walls comm...
This study investigates the effect of Interlayer Dwell Time (IDT) on the thermal behavior of the Wire-Laser Directed Energy Deposition (WLDED) process. A two-dimensional transient thermal model was developed in MATLAB, incorporating temperature-depen...
This communication investigated the dust effect on microelectromechanical system (MEMS) thermal wind sensors, with an aim to evaluate performance in practical applications. An equivalent circuit was established to analyze the temperature gradient inf...
Heat transfer phenomena in multilayer structures have gained interest due to their promising use in thermal insulation and thermoelectricity applications. In such systems, nanostructuring has been used to introduce moderate interfacial density, and i...
Temperature is one of the key factors affecting space charge accumulation in high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable insulation material. The influence of temperature on charge accumulation in low density polyethylene (LDPE) has been investigated wi...
A mechanically pumped two-phase loop (MPTL) system used for the accurate and stable thermal control of orbital heat sources can show excellent characteristics. In order to study the dynamic behaviors of heat and mass transfer of MPTL systems, particu...
The thermal dynamics of a spherical gold nanoparticle under a femtosecond laser burst irradiation at 550 nm wavelength, 100-fs pulse duration, and F = 1 J/m2 laser fluence are investigated numerically. A unique spherical gold nanoparticle immersed in...
The lifetime of power electronic systems is the focus of both the academic and industrial worlds. Today, compact systems present high switching frequency and power dissipation density, causing high junction temperatures and strong thermal fluctuation...
Critical nitrogen concentration (Nc) and accumulation (Na) throughout the entire growth period are key indicators for diagnosing N status and implementing precision N management in cut chrysanthemum. However, direct measurement of these two parameter...
Ablation of copper using multipulse femtosecond laser irradiation with an 800 nm wavelength and 120-fs pulse duration is investigated theoretically. A two-temperature model, which includes dynamic optical and thermal-physical properties, is considere...
Lithium-ion batteries experience rapid temperature increases with a high risk of combustion and explosion during thermal runaway, and water mist has been considered as one of the most effective cooling strategies. The water mist field can be impacted...
Spring wheat–summer maize (SWSM) annual crop systems were formed to satisfy the maize grain mechanized harvest thermal requirement in the thermal–resource–limited region of the North China Plain. However, the nitrogen (N) applicatio...
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Singrauli region is known as the energy capital of India, as it generates nearly 21 GW of electricity, supplied to various parts of the northern India. Many coal-based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) using coal from several nearby coal mines, and numerou...
Electrostatic accumulation is associated with almost all powder-conveying processes which could bring about electrostatic discharges. In most cases of industrial accidents, electrostatic discharge is proven to be the primary source of ignition and ex...
One of the challenges in energy supply for isolated power systems is maintaining a steady balance between generated and consumed energy. The application of energy storage systems and flexible energy sources is the most preferable approach for these s...
Optimizing the sowing date of rice can change the seasonal patterns and distributions of climate factors during the crop growing season, making it one of the most effective ways to adapt to climate change and achieve high yield. A four–year fie...
The responses of two red grape varieties, Bovale Grande (syn. Carignan) and Cannonau (syn. Grenache), to temperature and natural UV radiation were studied in a three-years field experiment conducted in Sardinia (Italy), under Mediterranean climate c...
The composite agglomeration process (CAP) aims at sintering a pelletized feed and a matrix feed together to produce a high-quality burden for a blast furnace. The pelletized feed is balled from fine iron concentrate or refractory iron-bearing resourc...
We report on an optimization study of percussion drilling thin metal sheets employing a high repetition rate, high power femtosecond laser with respect to the resulting heat accumulation. A specified simplex algorithm was employed to optimize the spa...
We report on laser drilling borehole arrays using ultrashort pulsed lasers with a particular focus on reducing the inadvertent heat accumulation across the workpiece by optimizing the drilling sequence. For the optimization, evolutionary algorithms a...
Caloric restriction is known to suppress oxidative stress in organ systems. However, whether caloric/feed restriction alleviates chronic thermal stress in aquatic animals remains unknown. Here, we set up three feeding rations: 3% BW (3% body weight/d...
Gas hydrates have been considered as a new energy that could replace conventional fossil resources in the future because of their high energy density, environmental friendliness, and enormous reserves. To further analyze the potential distribution of...
The Ordovician carbonate formations in the Ordos Basin provide a crucial stratigraphic unit for prospective oil and gas exploration. Significant progress has been made in the exploration of natural gas within the Ordovician subsalt formations. Noneth...
The eastern Kuqa Depression in the northern Tarim Basin, NW China, is rich in oil and gas. However, recent exploration has been hindered by a lack of knowledge on the evolution of the petroleum system. To address this, we conducted hydrocarbon genera...
This paper numerically models the thermal performance of offshore hydro-pneumatic energy storage (HPES) systems composed of a subsea accumulator pre-charged with a compressed gas. A time-marching numerical approach combining the first law of thermody...
Mycoviruses are viruses that infect fungi, including plant pathogens. The infection of these mycoviruses is sometimes associated with impaired phenotypes of their fungal hosts, a phenomenon known as hypovirulence. Thus, using mycoviruses as biologica...
The non-fixed location and intermittent emission of pollution sources are posing significant challenges for industrial ventilation and dust removal. Owing to its energy-saving and emission-reduction advantages, recirculating ventilation has emerged a...
This paper presents the results of material tests, experimental tests and statistical analysis of the thermal performance of three types of heat accumulators containing an organic phase-change material and two materials of a higher thermal conductivi...
The bitter taste of M. charantia fruit limits its consumption, although the health benefits are well known. The thermal drying process is considered as an alternative method to reduce the bitterness. However, processing studies have rarely investigat...
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