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Yijia Zhou, Hang Yu, Maohui Luo and Xiang Zhou
Thermal sensation prediction models can help to evaluate complex thermal environments and guide the environment conditioning strategy. However, most existing models are established basing on the thermal status of the entire human body or local body parts...
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Jadwiga Nidzgorska-Lencewicz, Agnieszka Makosza, Czeslaw Kozminski and Bozena Michalska
Fruits, garden plants, and agricultural crops grown in Poland exhibit wide variations in their sensitivity to frost, particularly in early spring. In the case of frost, generally, the yield and quality are reduced, and sometimes, entire plants can be des...
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Zijun Li, Qian Jia, Gang Li, Yu Xu, Junjian Wang and Xiaowei Zhai
A high temperature is the key factor limiting the safe development of deep mine tunnels. By confronting the phenomenon of serious heat exchange between airflow and the surrounding rocks in the tunnel excavation area, a conceptual model of coupled cooling...
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Christopher Tsang, James Parker and David Glew
A substantial number of dwellings in the UK have poor building fabric, leading to higher carbon emissions, fuel expenses, and the risk of cold homes. To tackle these challenges, domestic energy efficiency policies are being implemented. One effective app...
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Qidong Zhang, Guiping Lin, Jinghui Guo, Haichuan Jin and Qiming Zhang
The thermal management system (TMS) for aircraft fuel is a critical component of integrated TMSs in aircraft. As such, its optimal design is necessary to ensure the efficient completion of flight missions. This study presents the model building of a nume...
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Jarrett Wise, Sherry Hunt and Mohammed Al Dushaishi
With the majority of the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)-sponsored earthen dams exceeding their planned service life, seepage is a concern since it is a common failure mechanism among earthen dam...
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Silvia Quadroni, Vanessa De Santis, Antonella Carosi, Isabella Vanetti, Serena Zaccara and Massimo Lorenzoni
Local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity can lead to environment-related morphological and genetic variations in freshwater fish. Studying the responses of fish to environmental changes is crucial to understand their vulnerability to human-induced chan...
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Entao Guo, Weiqiang Huang, Xian Shi, Yuce Zhu, Yimin Cui, Xianming Wang, Chuanyang Lu, Yumin Lou and Yanming He
The background of deep peak-shaving poses demanding requirements for the performance of metal components in thermal power plants. The cracking of the connecting fins on the side wall of the flue seriously endangers the safe operation of the system. Herei...
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Matteo Di Virgilio, Andrea Basso Peressut, Valeria Arosio, Alessandro Arrigoni, Saverio Latorrata and Giovanni Dotelli
Despite being the most employed polymer electrolyte for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), Nafion® has several limitations: expensiveness, poor performance when exposed to temperatures higher than 80 °C, and its potential as a source of enviro...
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Artur Kulaszka, Józef Blachnio and Henryk Borowczyk
The reliability and operational safety of an aircraft engine gas turbine are extremely important in terms of its operation. In the course of operation, these turbines undergo complex thermal, mechanical, aerodynamic, and chemical exhaust gas loads. Due t...
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