Abstract: A thermophysical model of the dynamic interactions between an automobile driver and a heated seat is presented. The model uses the experimentally measured averaged load distributions to identify the local...
Read MoreResearchers new to thermal conductivity measurements are often confused as to why their metal powders exhibit such a low thermal conductivity. Typically, a researcher will test a powder of a high conductivity metal or...
Read MoreA challenge central to the Powder Metallurgy (PM) process is achieving consistent and uniform products. A crucial step in reaching this goal, is ensuring powder blending sufficiently homogenizes a mix. A challenge to...
Read MoreAbstract: This study evaluated the possibility of producing innovative glass-ceramic foams from zeolite-poor rock (Tokaj, Hungary) using alkali-activation and reactive sintering techniques. The composition and...
Read MoreThe paper presents the results from a study of the thermo-physical properties of a new synthetic acrylic polymer used as material in road construction and as concrete on its basis. For the purposes of the study, the...
Read MoreThe study investigates retroreflective fabrics’ efficiency from the point of view of the interaction of their visibility, thermo-physiological comfort properties, and durability (represented by physical-mechanical...
Read MorePublished with CANMET, Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory, Natural Resources Canada. Abstract: In the recent years, there have been numerous incidents involving runaway reactions in ammonium nitrate emulsion (ANE)...
Read MoreThermal inertia (I) is the intrinsic property of a material that describes how efficiently that material can store, conduct, and re-radiate heat. It is given by: = sqrt() (1) where k is the bulk thermal conductivity...
Read MoreCellulose aerogels are green, ultralight and highly porous materials which are promising alternatives to common thermal insulation materials. In this study, cellulose aerogels were prepared from rice straw via a sol-gel...
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