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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal Performance of Convective-Radiative Heat Transfer in Porous Fins

Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 2014
Forced and natural convection in porous fins with convective coefficient at the tips under radiation and convection effects are investigated in this paper. Aluminum and copper as fin materials are investigated.
Majid SHAHBABAEI, Seyfolah SAEDODIN
doaj   +1 more source

A Scalable, Durable, Fire‐Safe All‐Day Passive Radiative Cooling Coating for Sustainable Buildings

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a scalable, durable coating that combines a fire‑retardant copolymer adhesive, hollow glass microspheres, and boron oxide to achieve passive radiative cooling with over 94% solar reflectance and >95% mid‑infrared emissivity. The coating maintains performance after UV and rain exposure and exhibits UL‑94 V‑0 fire resistance, enabling ...
Zhewen Ma, Yuanhao Feng, Alex Y. Song, Toan Dinh, Min Hong, John Bell, Boyou Hou, Pingan Song, Wei Zheng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on Bifurcation and Dual Solutions in Natural Convection in a Horizontal Annulus with Rotating Inner Cylinder Using Thermal Immersed Boundary-Lattice Boltzmann Method

Entropy, 2018
A numerical investigation has been carried out to understand the mechanism of the rotation effect on bifurcation and dual solutions in natural convection within a horizontal annulus.
Yikun Wei, Zhengdao Wang, Yuehong Qian, Wenjing Guo   +3 more
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Maya Blue‐Inspired Hybrid Coating for Robust and Superhydrophilic Solar Evaporators Using Commercial Black Acrylic Paint

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a Maya blue‐inspired hybrid solar evaporator using commercial black acrylic paint, achieving 98% solar‐thermal conversion efficiency and 2.39 kg m−2 h−1 water evaporation rate through a durable, hydrophilic organic–inorganic structure that enables scalable, cost‐effective desalination and wastewater purification.
Dao Thi Dung, Do Van Lam, Young Kim, Wonzee Jung, Kanghoon Yim, Seung‐Mo Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charging of an Air–Rock Bed Thermal Energy Storage under Natural and Forced Convection

Energies
An air-rock bed thermal storage system was designed for small-scale powered generation and analyzed with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) using ANSYS-Fluent simulation. An experimental system was constructed to compare and validate the simulation model
Ashenafi Kebedom Abrha, Mebrahtu Kidanu Teklehaymanot, Mulu Bayray Kahsay, Ole Jørgen Nydal   +3 more
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Natural Convection Melting Influence on the Thermal Resistance of a Brick Partially Filled with Phase Change Material

Fluids, 2021
The constant growth of urban agglomerations with the development of transport networks requires the optimal use of energy and new ways of storing it. Energy efficiency is becoming one of the main challenges of modern engineering.
Nadezhda S. Bondareva, Mikhail A. Sheremet   +1 more
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Operando Temperature Sensing at the Actual Electrocatalytic Interface by Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By integrating a wide‐field microscope with a custom‐designed electrolyzer, nanoscale temperature changes can be recorded in situ during the electrolysis process without interfering with ongoing electrochemical reactions. This method establishes a correlation between the interface temperature and specific electrochemical reactions, making the measured ...
Zan Li, Hui Wang, Mingzhong Ai, Yao Gao, Xinyi Feng, Junchen Ye, Ying Wang, Quan Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mixed convection of ferrohydrodynamics magnetized hybrid ferrofluid on a slip-permeable stretching sheet

Journal of Taibah University for Science
Mixed convection significantly affects fluid flow and heat transfer in manufacturing and engineering. This study investigates it in a ferrohydrodynamics magnetized hybrid ferrofluid on a slip stretching sheet affected by suction and injection.
Nur Ilyana Kamis, Lim Yeou Jiann, Noraihan Afiqah Rawi, Sharidan Shafie   +3 more
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Simulation of EAF refining stage

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2018
The refining stage in the electric arc furnace contributes to the enhancement of the metallurgical and industrial parameters and the improvement of performance in steelmaking plants.
M.M. Elkoumy, M. El-Anwar, A.M. Fathy, G.M. Megahed, I. El-Mahallawi, H. Ahmed   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source