Remarkably reduced thermal contact resistance of graphene/olefin block copolymer/paraffin form stable phase change thermal interface material
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A remarkably reduced thermal contact resistance of graphene/olefin block copolymer/paraffin is obtained.
Critical thickness is proposed to quantitatively evaluate the dominant...
Measuring the Thermal Conductivity of Heat Transfer Fluids via the Modified Transient Plane Source (MTPS)
Heat 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...
Thermal Simulation of the Cooling Down of Selective Laser Sintered Parts in PA12
The cooling process of polymer components fabricated by selective laser sintering (SLS) plays a vital role in determining the crystallinity, density and the resultant properties of the produced...
Monitoring of Powder Homogeneity During Double-Cone Blending
A 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...
Thermally Conductive PVDF-graphene Nanoplatelet (GnP) Coatings
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Thermally conductive PVDF-graphene coatings.
Hot pressing significantly improves coating thermal conductivity.
Coatings de-wet standard industrial aluminum...
All‐Natural Sustainable Packaging Materials Inspired by Plant Cuticles
New sustainable composite materials inspired by plant cuticles have been fabricated by impregnation of fibrous cellulose substrates with a naturally occurring polyhydroxylated fatty acid...
A Comparative Study on Battery Thermal Management Using Phase Change Material (PCM)
The present study aims at battery thermal management of Electric Vehicles (EV). Li-ion battery used in EVs has an optimum operating range of 25 °C to 60 °C beyond which battery doesn't perform...
Electrochemical–Thermal Evaluation of an Integrated Thermal Management System for Lithium‐Ion Battery Modules
Thermal management of lithium‐ion (Li‐ion) batteries using phase change materials (PCM) demonstrate advantages such as compactness and reduced weight compared to conventional active cooling...
Effect of Powder Characteristics for a Magnesium Based Metal Hydride Store
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The particle size and shape of as-received MgH2 and ball milled MgH2 have been characterised.
The impact of dehydrogenation on particle properties has been...