Efficacy of Two Common Methods of Application of Residual Insecticide for Controlling the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), in Urban Areas [PDF]
After its first introduction in the 1980's the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), has spread throughout Southern Europe. Ae. albopictus is considered an epidemiologically important vector for the transmission of many viral pathogens such as ...
Baseggio, A. +6 more
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High-pressure water mist automatic fire extinguishing system for flammable dust environment
In view of problems that dry powder fire extinguishing agent will cause pollution, difficult cleaning and equipment damage, a high-pressure water mist automatic fire extinguishing system for flammable dust environment was designed.
MENG Xiangbao +3 more
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Extinguishing of Pool Fires using the Water Mist
Currently, there is progressive use of fire protection systems that use the high-pressure water mist. The extinguishing effect of water mist on flammable liquids is not sufficiently elucidated.
Daniel Ondrusik +2 more
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Development of deflector flat spray nozzle with mixed of water and organic citric acid for emissions trap and cooling in the kitchen hood ventilation system [PDF]
The growth of food industry is rapidly-evolving due to the increase of human population, which results in changes to the cooking technology development. This condition leads to increased pollution rate, especially air and water pollution.
Sies, Mohamad Farid
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Numerical Study on Blast Mitigation by a Water Mist: Impact of the Mean Droplet Diameter and Volume Fraction [PDF]
The ability of water mist to mitigate blast loads has been widely recognized. However, the effects of the mean droplet diameter and volume fraction of water mist on the blast mitigation effect and underlying mechanisms have not been comprehensively ...
J. X. Zhao +3 more
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Development of a compact excavator mounted dust suppression system [PDF]
This paper reports on the investigation of an excavator mounted dust suppression system for demolition and construction activities. Ever increasing pressure is placed on contractors to improve their environmental performance, especially dust emissions ...
Ahn +32 more
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This study presents a novel water mist fire fighting system that integrates water mist sprays and water mist curtains, designed to achieve simultaneous fire suppression, thermal insulation, and smoke control.
Shouzhong Feng, Deyuan Kan, Chao Guo
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Mist Flow Visualization for Round Jets in Aerosol Jet Printing
With the microdroplets of water serving as light scattering particles, the mist flow patterns of round micro-jets can be visualized using the Aerosol Jet(R) direct-write system. The visualization images show that the laminar mist jet appears to extend to
Feng, James Q.
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Evidence of nitric acid uptake in warm cirrus anvil clouds during the NASA TC4 campaign [PDF]
Uptake of HNO3 onto cirrus ice may play an important role in tropospheric NOx cycling. Discrepancies between modeled and in situ measurements of gas-phase HNO3 in the troposphere suggest that redistribution and removal mechanisms by cirrus ice have been ...
Bansemer, Aaron +5 more
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The Quasistatic Pressure Characteristics of a Confined Cabin in a Water Mist Environment
To investigate the quasistatic pressure load characteristics of an explosion in a confined cabin in a water mist environment, explosion tests were conducted under different explosive and water mist masses.
Ya Zhang +6 more
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