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Strongly Tunable Anisotropic Thermal Transport in MoS2 by Strain and Lithium Intercalation: First--Principles Calculations

, 2019
The possibility of tuning the vibrational properties and the thermal conductivity of layered van der Waals materials either chemically or mechanically paves the way to significant advances in nanoscale heat management. Using first-principles calculations
Chen, Shunda, Donadio, Davide, Goodson, Kenneth E., Pop, Eric, Sood, Aditya   +4 more
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Controlling the thermal contact resistance of a carbon nanotube heat spreader

, 2010
The ability to tune the thermal resistance of carbon nanotube mechanical supports from insulating to conducting could permit the next generation of thermal management devices.
Baloch, Kamal H., Cumings, John, Voskanian, Norvik   +2 more
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Annual performance of a supermarket refrigeration system using different configurations with CO2 refrigerant

Energy Conversion and Management: X, 2019
The recent regulation concerning the ban of the hydro-fluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants has led to the employment of environmentally friendly solutions for refrigeration.
Georgios Mitsopoulos, Evangelos Syngounas, Dimitrios Tsimpoukis, Evangelos Bellos, Christos Tzivanidis, Stavros Anagnostatos   +5 more
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Application of light based, non-thermal techniques to determine physico-chemical characteristics, pungency and aflatoxin levels of dried red chilli pods (Capsicum annuum)

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023
Aflatoxin contamination is a significant barrier in the international trade of major spices like chilli, aniseed, and pepper. Hence, it is crucial to develop effective aflatoxin decontamination management strategies to enhance the export potential of ...
Najma Kalathil, Nirmal Thirunavookarasu, Kavitha Lakshmipathy, D.V. Chidanand, Mahendran Radhakrishnan, N. Baskaran   +5 more
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Fluid-solid coupled simulation on thermal management of hydrodynamic gas foil bearing with an axial cooling throughflow

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022
The axial throughflow cooling is a realistic solution for the purpose of thermal management in the hydrodynamic gas foil bearings operating at ultra-high rotational speed and mini bearing clearance. In order to illustrate the effects of axial throughflow
Qi-hong Gao, Wen-jing Sun, Jing-zhou Zhang, Jing-yang Zhang   +3 more
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Phase-change radiative thermal diode

, 2013
A thermal diode transports heat mainly in one preferential direction rather than in the opposite direction. This behavior is generally due to the non-linear dependence of certain physical properties with respect to the temperature.
Ben-Abdallah, Philippe, Biehs, Svend-Age
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Experimental Investigation and Predictive Modeling of Two-Phase Flow Resistance in Superhydrophilic Bi-Porous Microstructures

Eng
Superhydrophilic micro/nano-porous media have extensive applications in electronic thermal management and energy storage systems. Predicting two-phase pressure drop in complex porous structures is of great importance for system design and optimization ...
Yuhang Zhou, Yuankun Zhang, Tanhe Wang, Huajie Li, Xianbo Nian, Chunsheng Guo   +5 more
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Radiative heat flux predictions in hyperbolic metamaterials

, 2015
The transport of heat mediated by thermal photons in hyperbolic multilayer metamaterials is studied using the fluctuational electrodynamics theory. We demonstrate that in comparison to bulk materials the flux inside layered hyperbolic materials can be ...
Ben-Abdallah, Philippe, Biehs, Svend-Age, Eich, Manfred, Lang, Slawa, Petrov, Alexander, Tschikin, Maria   +5 more
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Investigation of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Performance of Grooved Metal Foam (Ni, Cu) Evaporators

Micromachines
To meet the miniaturized cooling demands of high-heat-flux electronic devices, metal foams—featuring high specific surface area and multiscale porous structures—are considered promising candidates for enhancing flow boiling evaporation.
Junteng Cao, Huajie Li, Xianbo Nian, Chaoyi Zhang, Yuankun Zhang, Chunsheng Guo   +5 more
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Review of ventilation strategies to reduce the risk of disease transmission in high occupancy buildings

International Journal of Thermofluids, 2020
An unforeseen pandemic is facing the world caused by a corona virus known as SARS-CoV-2. Numerous measures are being put in place to try and reduce the spread of this deadly disease, with the most effective response to the outbreak being mass quarantines,
Tom Lipinski, Darem Ahmad, Nicolas Serey, Hussam Jouhara   +3 more
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