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VALIDATION OF WIMS11 FOR SMALL MODULAR REACTOR ANALYSIS [PDF]

open access: yesEPJ Web of Conferences, 2021
The WIMS (Winfrith Improved Multigroup Scheme) reactor physics code is actively being developed for whole core modelling of a range of Small Modular Reactor types including the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), High Temperature Reactor (HTR), and Liquid ...
Smith Peter   +8 more
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Environmental Impact of Wood Modification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Callum Hill wishes to thank Abodo Wood Ltd. for funding part of this study. Part of the work reported in this paper was carried out under the CircWood (Increasing the climate change mitigation potential of wood used in construction) project supported by ...
Daniel Gudsell   +6 more
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Comparison of mechanical properties of recent and 400-year-old European larch wood

open access: yesLes, 2021
Wood has been the leading building material throughout the history of mankind. Wood has several advantages over other construction materials, which also makes it one of the most promising materials of the future.
Enej Lipovec Zupanc   +2 more
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EVALUATION OF TEST SPECIMEN SURFACE PREPARATION ON MACROSCOPIC COMPUTER VISION WOOD IDENTIFICATION [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Previous studies on computer vision wood identification (CVWID) have assumed or implied that the quality of sanding or knifing preparation of the transverse surface of wood specimens could influence model performance, but its impact is unknown and ...
Owens, Frank C.   +7 more
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Interactions between Different Organosilicons and Archaeological Waterlogged Wood Evaluated by Infrared Spectroscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The goal of the study was to characterise chemical interactions between waterlogged archaeological wood and organosilicon compounds applied for its conservation to shed lights on the mechanism of wood dimensional stabilisation by the chemicals.
Magdalena Broda   +3 more
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Hardening and Stabilization of Volumetric Properties in Aspen and Poplar Wood with Cardanol

open access: yesЛесной журнал, 2023
Aspen and poplar are the least required types of wood in the Russian Federation, whose stock is continually expanding. Such wood can be used as a substitute for valuable hardwood, but in this case the strength must be almost doubled while achieving ...
Vladimir A. Shamaev, Oleg F. Shishlov
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of different sterilization techniques and mass loss measurements on the durability of wood against wood-destroying fungi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The biological durability of wood is frequently determined in laboratory tests with monocultures of different decay fungi under ideal conditions for fungal growth.
Brischke, Christian; Wood Biology and Wood Products, University of Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany   +5 more
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A Theoretical Approximation of the Accelerating Effects of Ultrasound about the Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Wood by Wine Spirits

open access: yesFoods, 2022
The acceleration on the extraction by the sonication of phenolic compounds (measured as the Total Phenolic Index) from wood chips by wine distillates is studied in the present paper.
Manuel J. Delgado-González   +2 more
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Ceremony and Carpentry? Neolithic Stone Axeheads in an East Yorkshire (UK) Lowland Landscape

open access: yesInternet Archaeology, 2009
Survey and research undertaken of a 20x30km study area in the Foulness Valley, East Yorkshire, has resulted in the location of over 70 polished stone and flint axeheads.
Peter Halkon
doaj   +1 more source

Conditions Influencing Mould Growth for Effective Prevention of Wood Deterioration Indoors

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Effective prevention of mould growth indoors is still an important topic considering that mould growth is frequently observed in buildings, it causes serious health hazards and can irreversibly damage infected objects. Several studies have been conducted
Edgars Kuka   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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