Heat transfer fluids are often a critical component in industrial processes and system designs. Fluids can be used for heat dissipation to maintain stable operating temperatures in a variety of applications, recently...
Read MoreEpoxy-based systems serve as excellent adhesives to join a wide range of substrates such as metal, ceramics, plastics, etc. The mechanical properties of such systems can be improved considerably by the addition of...
Read MoreAbstract: Absorber material in solar thermal power plants, transfers heat energy from concentrated solar light to the working fluid inside the receiver. Several material properties such as maximum working temperature,...
Read MoreAbstract: In present study, cobalt loaded hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) were fabricated from amber colored glass powder blended with cobalt nitrate hexahydrate salt, by flame spheroidisation method. The morphology of...
Read MoreGeological materials encompass a wide range of material phases – solids such as core samples; pastes such as clays and muds; and unconsolidated mixtures including topsoil, loam and gravels. Processes such as mining...
Read MoreAn exact transient analytical solution of the temperature fields and heat fluxes for the modified transient plane source (MTPS) method is presented. The MTPS sensor is made of a thin disk with a heater/sensor and a...
Read MoreAbstract: The greatest challenge for a feasible hydrogen economy lies on the production of pure hydrogen and the materials for its storage with controlled release at ambient conditions. Hydrogen with its great...
Read MoreAbstract: There are extensive efforts underway worldwide to develop inexpensive and practical hydrogen storage materials for the implementation of a hydrogen-based energy economy. Metal hydrides are leading candidates...
Read MoreAbstract: Innovative design of a thermal battery resembling the solar thermal receiver is introduced. The fully connected aluminum meshes and the phase change material (NaCO3) with the presence of multiwall carbon...
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