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Bangchu Zhang, Hao Fu, Weiyu Zhu, Kuijian Yang and Yuanming Xu
The thermal problem of high-altitude airships has an essential impact on position control and energy system performance. Adjusting the airship?s attitude angle causes differences in thermal performance during position alterations. This paper studies an a...
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Zhen Xu, Lianjiang Xu, Junfeng Sun, Meihong Liu, Taohong Liao and Xiangping Hu
Flexible support cylindrical gas film seals (CGFSs) adapt well to rotor whirling and have a good gas lubrication effect during thermal deformation. However, when a CGFS operates under the ?three high? (high interface slip speed, high-pressure differentia...
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Grigorios Kostopoulos, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Vaios Lappas and Stelios K. Georgantzinos
This study explores the shape-morphing behavior of 4D-printed structures made from Polylactic Acid (PLA), a prominent bio-sourced shape-memory polymer. Focusing on the response of these structures to thermal stimuli, this research investigates how variou...
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Christopher Tsang, James Parker and David Glew
A substantial number of dwellings in the UK have poor building fabric, leading to higher carbon emissions, fuel expenses, and the risk of cold homes. To tackle these challenges, domestic energy efficiency policies are being implemented. One effective app...
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Abdelrahman S. Abdeldayem, Salma I. Salah, Omar A. Aqel, Martin T. White and Abdulnaser I. Sayma
Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) can be mixed with dopants such as titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4), hexafluoro-benzene (C6F6), and sulphur dioxide (SO2) to raise the critical temperature of the working fluid, allowing it to condense at ambient temperat...
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Jan Kosny, Jay Thakkar, Tlegen Kamidollayev, Margaret J. Sobkowicz, Juan Pablo Trelles, Cordula Schmid, Sampson Phan, Saibhargav Annavajjala and Peter Horwath
PCMs are attractive for the future generation of buildings, where energy efficiency targets and thermal comfort expectations are increasingly prioritized. Experimental analysis of local thermal processes in these dynamic components and whole-building ene...
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Yang Hu, Wen Bai, Junwu Dai and Qingwen Li
Thermal power plants play a crucial role in the power system as critical lifeline infrastructure. In order to meet the production process requirements, the main building of a thermal power plant is often connected to a coal conveyor trestle. This study f...
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Yeshou Xu, Qi He, Ying-Qing Guo, Xing-Huai Huang, Yao-Rong Dong, Zhong-Wei Hu and Jinkoo Kim
Viscoelastic dampers are conventional passive vibration control devices with excellent energy dissipation performance. The fractional derivative has a simple form and high accuracy in the modelling of viscoelastic materials/dampers. The internal variable...
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Gisela Lameira, Rui Jorge Garcia Ramos, Nuno Valentim and Azar Mohammadpanah
Custom-built solutions for ageing, urban regeneration, energy efficiency, thermal performance, and well-being are contemporary challenges that have prompted considerable research over the past decades. In the construction field, subjects such as energy e...
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Amany Khalil, Anas M. Hosney Lila and Nouran Ashraf
The climate change crisis has resulted in the need to use sustainable methods in architectural design, including building form and orientation decisions that can save a significant amount of energy consumed by a building. Several previous studies have op...
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