Abstract: One of the ways to achieving net-zero concept in the construction industry is to use alternatives to Portland cement (OPC) and virgin aggregates for concrete manufacturing. Recycled rubber and polyvinyl...
Read MoreAbstract: Stable nanolubricant mixtures are interrelated with thermal conductivity enhancement, thus improving heat transfer performance in automotive air conditioning (AAC) systems. This paper studies the stability and...
Read MoreThermoreceptors in the fingertips sense the temperature drop upon contact with an object and in that way its thermal effusivity. But, at which effective object temperature? That is the question that this article...
Read MoreAbstract: Clays from Alhabia (Almería, Spain) have been investigated in this work using several analytical techniques: X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), thermal analysis (Thermogravimetry, TG, and its...
Read MoreAbstract: Safety constraints have traditionally presented researchers with challenges in testing the thermal conductivity of energetic powdered materials. Minimal volumes of energetic powders can now be tested with the...
Read MoreAbstract: The growing importance of decarbonization and renewable energy sources to national power systems has brought about a need to implement large-scale energy storage technology. Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy...
Read MoreStephen Closs, manager pharmaceutics and process technology, and Austin Freedman, director, pharmaceutical development services, of Patheon (Whitby), discuss the benefits of monitoring blending operations in-line
Read MoreAbstract: This study reports the fabrication of novel glass-ceramic foams for thermal insulation to minimize the energy consumption in the buildings. Different combinations of zeolite-poor rock/eggshell powders (with...
Read MoreIn this study, CNTs and graphite have been incorporated to provide electrical conductivity and self-heating capacity by Joule effect to an epoxy matrix. Additionally, both types of fillers, with different morphology,...
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