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An evaluation on the effect of night ventilation on thermal mass to reduce overheating in future climate scenarios [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of night ventilation on thermal mass benefits, with a view to alleviating the impact of future climate scenarios in terms of overheating.
Artmann, Blondeau, Carlos Jimenez-Bescos, Eames, Jimenez-Bescos, Pfafferott, Santamouris, Wang   +7 more
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Rheocasting versus Die Casting: An Insight into the Low‐Cycle Fatigue Behavior of AlSi7Mg0.6

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The study compares rheocast lightweight components with high‐pressure die cast materials regarding microstructure and fatigue behavior. Rheocast process offers higher efficiency due to lower casting temperatures. Despite some microstructural differences, both processes show similar strengths (yield strength 125 MPa, tensile strength 240 MPa).
Julia Richter, Thomas Wegener, Andreas Schilling, Martin Fehlbier, Thomas Niendorf   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring health inequities due to housing characteristics

Buildings & Cities
Existing heat vulnerability assessment methods do not typically consider housing characteristics due to limited data and understanding of their effects.
Krissy Govertsen, Michael Kane
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Potential of Integrated Shading Devices to Mitigate Overheating Risk in University Buildings in Severe Cold Regions of China: A Case Study in Harbin

Energies, 2023
Creating a comfortable indoor environment in education buildings is an important design objective. Climate change has resulted in rising summer indoor temperatures in the severe cold regions of China, and evidence of summer overheating risk in these ...
Siqi Qin, Ying Liu, Ge Yu, Rulin Li
doaj   +1 more source

Microwave-Induced Dephasing in One-Dimensional Metal Wires

, 2006
We report on the effect of monochromatic microwave (MW) radiation on the weak localization corrections to the conductivity of quasi-one-dimensional (1D) silver wires.
B. L. Altshuler, B. L. Altshuler, J. Wei, M. E. Gershenson, R. A. Webb, S. Pereverzev, S. A. Vitkalov   +6 more
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Can Ti‐Based MXenes Serve as Solid Lubricants for Brake Applications? A Tribological Study

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores the first implementation of Ti‐based MXenes materials in brake pad friction composite material. The resulting composite material exhibits a 48% reduction in the wear rate; alongside significant improvements are observed for thermal and mechanical properties.
Eslam Mahmoud, Jakob Gruber, Hakan Göçerler, Pierluigi Bilotto, Christian Gierl‐Mayer, Elham Loni, Michael Naguib, Carsten Gachot   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perception of Summer Conditions in Prefabricated Multifamily Buildings Occupied by Middle-Aged and Elderly People Based on Monitoring of Dwellings in Warm-Summer Humid Continental Climate

Applied Sciences
This study concentrates on the thermal comfort in dwellings occupied by people above 45 years old in buildings constructed of prefabricated large-scale concrete plates.
Magdalena Grudzińska, Rafał Stabryła, Krzysztof Siwek, Krzysztof Bartoszek, Jakub Wankiewicz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

First-order transitions in glasses and melts induced by solid superclusters nucleated and melted by homogeneous nucleation instead of surface melting

, 2019
Supercooled liquids give rise, by homogeneous nucleation, to solid superclusters acting as building blocks of glass, ultrastable glass, and glacial glass phases before being crystallized.
Tournier, Robert F.
core   +3 more sources

Low energy housing retrofit in North England: Overheating risks and possible mitigation strategies [PDF]

, 2018
In the drive to reduce space-heating demand and associated CO2 emissions as well as tackle fuel poverty, dwelling overheating and summer-time occupant thermal discomfort might be the unintended consequences of low-energy building retrofits.
Azlizawati Ibrahim, DCLG, Defra, Eames M, Sofie LJ Pelsmakers, Zero Carbon Hub   +5 more
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Dual‐Mode Film Based on Highly Scattering Nanofibers and Upcycled Chips‐Bags for Year‐Round Thermal Management

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Intelligent radiative cooling devices, adaptable to various weather conditions, have the potential for year‐round energy savings. This study introduces a sustainable dual‐mode film made from polycaprolactone nanofibers and upcycled chip bags for effective thermal management.
Qimeng Song, Stefan Rettinger, Chengzhang Xu, Ulrich Mansfeld, Markus Retsch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source