Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Cellulose nanofibers enable paraffin encapsulation and the formation of stable thermal regulation nanocomposites
Abstract Non-leaking, green materials with high content of phase change materials (PCM) can conserve solar energy and contribute to a sustainable society. Here, paraffin was encapsulated by nanocellulose (CNF) through a pickering emulsion method,...
2017 / Yuanyuan Li, Shun Yu, Pan Chen, Ramiro Rojas, Alireza Hajian, et al. -
Low-Cost and Durable Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers2017 / P. Lettenmeier, R. Wang, R. Abouatallah, B. Saruhan, O. Freitag, et al.
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Waste to Resource Process Chain Strategies for Global Manufacturers
Abstract In order for suppliers to stay competitive in the global market, innovative and resource efficient process chains need to be a part of their manufacturing strategies. In this study the effect of different waste to resource process chain...
2017 / J.F.W. Durr, D. Hagedorn-Hansen, G.A. Oosthuizen -
Effect of Weld Schedule on the Residual Stress Distribution of Boron Steel Spot Welds2017 / N. D. Raath, D. Norman, I. McGregor, R. Dashwood, D. J. Hughes
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Mechanically strong nanocrystalline Fe-Si-B-P-Cu soft magnetic powder cores utilizing magnetic metallic glass as a binder2016 / Jian Luan, Parmanand Sharma, Noriharu Yodoshi, Yan Zhang, Akihiro Makino
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A new approach for compensating the irreversible capacity loss of high-energy Si/C|LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 lithium-ion batteries
Abstract Compensation of irreversible capacity losses is a mandatory task if high capacity alloy and conversion materials want to be used in tomorrow Li-ion batteries, thus enabling further increase of the cell energy. To that aim we here propose a...
2017 / Giulio Gabrielli, Mario Marinaro, Marilena Mancini, Peter Axmann, Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens -
Performance Analysis of Trapezoidal Corrugated Solar Air Heater with Sensible Heat Storage Material
Abstract The energy and exergy analysis of solar air heater having absorber plate corrugated in the shape of trapezoid along with sensible heat storage material is carried out. Gravel is used as a sensible heat storage material and placed below the...
2017 / D.V.N. Lakshmi, Apurba Layek, P. Muthu Kumar -
Influence of Solution and Aging Treatment Conditions on the Formation of Ultrafine-Grained Structure of CuFe2 Alloy Processed by Rolling with Cyclic Movement of Rolls2016 / A. Urbańczyk-Gucwa, K. Radwański, K. Rodak
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Study of Cu-Zn Alloy Objects Vibration Characteristics During Laser-induced Nanopores Formation
Abstract The study of the vibration characteristics of Cu-Zn alloy objects has been performed during laser-induced nanopores formation. It was determined that in the near-surface layer the pulse-periodic laser action forms a nanoporous structure...
2017 / Serguei P. Murzin, Andrey B. Prokofiev, Artur I. Safin -
Study on the Separators for Plastic Wastes Processing
Abstract The separating principle of the cyclone separator has been analyzed by analyzing the tangential speed, the axial speed, and the pressure distribution of the flow field inside the cyclone separator. The dimensional parameters of the...
2017 / Xianhai Yang, Xia Liu, Lupeng Song, C.Y. Lv, Xiang Cheng -
Sustainable Lightweight Design – Relevance and Impact on the Product Development & Lifecycle Process
Abstract Nowadays new product developments often pursue different goals. In this way, for example, modern engineering systems should commonly be developed in terms of innovative lightweight designs and, at the same time, offer a wide range of...
2017 / Jerome Kaspar, Michael Vielhaber -
Design of Real Time Monitoring System for Dangerous Goods Transportation Based on DSP
Abstract To solve the hazardous goods transportation equipment state real-time monitoring and control system with TMS320F2812 of TI company as the core, through the shaping of the sensor into the alcohol gas signal, filtering, amplification, a / D...
2017 / Huang Jinshan -
Impact of aspirin on the transcriptome of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39
Abstract Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is a medicine used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation. Here, we for the very first time reported the genome-wide transcriptional profiling of aspirin-regulated genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae in...
2017 / Muhammad Afzal, Sulman Shafeeq -
Towards strength–ductility synergy through the design of heterogeneous nanostructures in metals
Metals can be processed to reach ultra-high strength, but usually at a drastic loss of ductility. Here, we review recent advances in overcoming this tradeoff, by purposely deploying heterogeneous nanostructures in an otherwise single-phase metal. Several...
2017 / Evan Ma, Ting Zhu -
Aluminium nanoparticles size effect on the optical and structural properties of ZnO nanostructures synthesized by spin-coating technique
Abstract Zinc oxide has been synthesized using sol-gel method with different Al nanoparticles (40, 70 and 100nm). It has been analysed and characterized by UV–vis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron...
2017 / K. Gherab, Y. Al-Douri, C.H. Voon, U. Hashim, M. Ameri, et al. -
Human Reliability Analysis for Digitized Nuclear Power Plants: Case Study on the LingAo II Nuclear Power Plant
Abstract The main control room (MCR) in advanced nuclear power plants (NPPs) has changed from analog to digital control system (DCS). Operation and control have become more automated, centralized, and accurate due to the digitalization of NPPs,...
2017 / Yanhua Zou, Li Zhang, Licao Dai, Pengcheng Li, Tao Qing -
Decision Making within the Conceptual Design Phase of Eco-Friendly Products
Abstract A contribution for environment protection is the conceptual design of eco-friendly products, considering information of main product life cycle phases: Development, manufacturing, usage. Base of operations is product generation A, where the ...
2017 / Stefan Bracke, Shuho Yamada, Yuki Kinoshita, Masato Inoue, Tetsuo Yamada -
Evaluation of Resource Efficient Process Chains for Secondary Manufacturing Processes of Bamboo Bicycles
Abstract In order for manufacturing suppliers to stay competitive in the global market, innovative and resource efficient process chains need to be a part of the manufacturing strategy. Secondary manufacturing process steps entail the assembly and...
2017 / P. de Wet, G.A. Oosthuizen, J.F. Oberholzer, M.D. Burger, C.I. Ras -
Supercapacitor Degradation Assesment by Power Cycling and Calendar Life Tests2016 / Vlasta Sedlakova, Josef Sikula, Jiri Majzner, Petr Sedlak, Tomas Kuparowitz, et al.
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Performance Analysis of Double Pass Solar Air Heater with Bottom Extended Surface
Abstract A model of solar air heater with selective absorber coating with longitudinal fins at the bottom of absorber has been prepared to produce hot gases by consuming solar energy in day time. It is kept in position in such a way that air will...
2017 / Rudra Nandan Pramanik, Sudhansu Sekhar Sahoo, Ranjan Kumar Swain, Tara Prasad Mohapatra, Ashis Kumar Srivastava