Many workers face occupational burn hazards – perhaps none more so than firefighters. Firefighters’ protective equipment (PPE) is intended to protect them from burns due to thermal radiation and other thermal...
Read MoreAbstract: Microcapsules incorporating phase change material n-Octadecane (ODE) shelled with crosslinked polystyrene (CLPS) were prepared via the suspension polymerization. SiC nanoparticles (nano-SiC) were employed to...
Read MoreSilica aerogel has many attractive properties, but poor mechanical properties severely limit its practical applications. Many reinforcement strategies have been implemented, however, most of which usually impair other...
Read MoreAbstract: Emerging integrated latent heat storage and photothermal conversion have great potential to efficiently capture solar light and facilitate energy management. However, the energy conversion performances and...
Read MoreHeat transfer fluids are often a critical performance component in industrial processes and system design. Fluids are used in heat dissipation to maintain stable operating temperatures in a variety of applications, such...
Read MoreAdditive manufacturing is accelerating both the pace of innovation and the manufacturing process of complex parts and systems. In designing and optimizing these processes, detailed knowledge of material thermal...
Read MoreAbstract: Maintaining constant body temperature is the most basic function of textiles. However, traditional fabrics irradiate a massive amount of thermal energy to the ambient environment due to the high emissivity of...
Read MoreAbstract: Two-step sintering is proposed to enhance the compactness and phase stability of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coating on Inconel 625. The sintering treatment is denoted as low step (LS), low-first step...
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