A. A. Murthy, S. Norris, A. Subiantoro. Effects of Lubricating oil on the performance of a Four-Intersecting-Vane Rotary Expander / trans. from Engl. M. A. Fedorova by M. A. Fedorova

“…The pressure diagram as function of rotational angle was recorded by six pressure transducers arranged in the working chamber, based on which the features of the expansion process of the four-intersecting-vane rotary expander were analysed. …”
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Accelerated photonic design of coolhouse film for photosynthesis via machine learning by Jinlei Li, Yi Jiang, Bo Li, Yihao Xu, Huanzhi Song, Ning Xu, Peng Wang, Dayang Zhao, Zhe Liu, Sheng Shu, Juyou Wu, Miao Zhong, Yongguang Zhang, Kefeng Zhang, Bin Zhu, Qiang Li, Wei Li, Yongmin Liu, Shanhui Fan, Jia Zhu

“…Its optical properties also exhibit weak angle dependence. In demonstrations in subtropical and arid regions, the film reduces temperatures by 5–17 °C and cuts water loss by half, resulting in more than doubled biomass yield and survival rates. …”
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Passive flow control devices for road vehicles: A comprehensive review by Md. Nazmus Salehin, Nayem Zaman Saimoon, Mim Mashrur Ahmed, Md. Rabiul Islam Sarker, Mahadi Hasan Masud

“…This study reveals that a combination of a gurney flap, straight-concave deflector, angled fin diffuser, cylindrical vortex generator, and sports wing-lip spoiler is expected to provide the best aerodynamic performance and needs to be further investigated numerically and experimentally. …”
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Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Theoretical Studies of N-(4-((4-chlorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-4- (trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-2-amine by Jian-Chang Jin, Zhao-Hui Sun, Ming-Yan Yang, Jing Wu, Xing-Hai Liu

“…The optimized geometric bond lengths and bond angles obtained by using HF and DFT (B3LYP) showed the best agreement with the experimental data.…”
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Identification of metastable lattice distortion free charge density wave at photoinduced interface via TRARPES by Shaofeng Duan, Binshuo Zhang, Zihao Wang, Shichong Wang, Lingxiao Gu, Haoran Liu, Jiongyu Huang, Jianzhe Liu, Dong Qian, Yanfeng Guo, Wentao Zhang

“…Here, we report the realization of a long-lived metastable CDW state without lattice distortion at the photoinduced interfaces in GdTe3 using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. After optical excitation above the CDW melting threshold, we identified emerged metastable interfaces through inverting the CDW-coupled lattice distortions, with lifetimes on the order of 10 picoseconds. …”
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Effect of Quinacridone Pigments on Properties and Morphology of Injection Molded Isotactic Polypropylene by Mateusz Barczewski, Danuta Matykiewicz, Bartłomiej Hoffmann

“…In order to understand the differences in modification efficiency and changes in polymorphism of polypropylene matrix caused by incorporation of pigments, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) experiments were done. …”
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Experimental Study of Bilinear Initiating System Based on Hard Rock Pile Blasting by Yusong Miao, Xiaojie Li, HongHao Yan, Xiaohong Wang, Junpeng Sun

“…The results show that the maximum detonation pressure at the Mach reflection point where the incident angle is 46.9° is three times larger than the value of the explosive complete detonation. …”
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Angular Dependence of Spin Transfer Switching in Spin Valve Nanopillar Based Heusler Alloy by Pirat Khunkitti, Anan Kruesubthaworn, Arkom Kaewrawang, Tim Mewes, Claudia K. A. Mewes, Apirat Siritaratiwat

“…The spin transfer induced magnetization switching in current perpendicular-to-the-plane spin valve nanopillar based Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 Heusler alloy with varying the initial angles of the magnetization of sensing layer, θ0, was investigated via macrospin simulations. …”
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Hydrophobicity and performance analysis of beverage and agricultural waste torrefaction for high-grade bio-circular solid fuel by Napat Kaewtrakulchai, Sutthipoj Wongrerkdee, Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan, Namfon Samsalee, Chao-Wei Huang, Kanit Manatura

“…Hydrophobicity was assessed by measuring the contact angle (CA), and equilibrium moisture content (EMC) to represent hygroscopic behavior. …”
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MMFW-UAV dataset: multi-sensor and multi-view fixed-wing UAV dataset for air-to-air vision tasks by Yang Liu, Zhihao Sun, Lele Xi, Lele Zhang, Wei Dong, Chen Chen, Maobin Lu, Hailing Fu, Fang Deng

“…MMFW-UAV contains a total of 147,417 fixed-wing UAVs images captured by multiple types of sensors (zoom, wide-angle, and thermal imaging sensors), displaying the flight status of fixed-wing UAVs of different sizes, appearances, structures, and stabilized flight velocities from multiple aerial perspectives (top-down, horizontal, and bottom-up views), aiming to cover the full-range of perspectives with multi-modal image data. …”
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Atmospheric air plasma pre-activation and customizable covalent functionalization of PVDF-membranes of microtiter filter plates by Bálint Árpád Ádám, Sára Spátay, Bálint Jávor, Szabolcs László, Levente Illés, Péter Fürjes, Tünde Tóth, Péter Huszthy, Ádám Golcs

“…For critical comparison, contact angle measurements, surface ATR-FTIR, 1H-NMR, 19F-NMR, UV–Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and permeability tests were used.…”
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Aerodynamic Design and Performance Analysis of a Large-Scale Composite Blade for Wind Turbines by Semyoung Lim, Sungjin Ahn, Hyunbum Park

“…For the aerodynamic design method, it was designed with the optimal angle of attack having the maximum lift-to-drag ratio. …”
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Probabilistic assessment of passive earth pressures considering spatial variability of soil parameters and design factors by Jim Shiau, Tan Nguyen, Thinh Pham-Tran-Hung, Jun Sugawara

“…This study explores the impact of spatial variability in soil properties, specifically the friction angle and unit weight, on PF. By applying log-normal distributions and spatial correlation lengths, extensive MC simulations were combined with finite element limit analysis to establish relationships between safety factors and PF. …”
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Collaborative Optimization of Aerodynamics and Wind Turbine Blades by Fushan He, Xingsheng Zheng, Weilin Luo, Jianfeng Zhong, Yunhua Huang, Aili Ye, Rongrong Qiu, Huafu Ma

“…In the optimization framework, the design variables refer to the length of the blade chord, twist angle, and lay-up thickness. Additionally, Kriging surrogate models are constructed to reduce the numerical simulation time required during optimization. …”
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An Improved Runway Operation Capacity Model for V-Open Multirunway Airports in China by Zhiyuan Shen, Xinyu Xu, Yong He, YongGang Yan, Lin Zhou, Yingying Hu

“…A series of comparative experiments based on actual flight data from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport demonstrated that reducing the divergence angle from 15° to 10° improved the runway operation capacity by about 8% based on the proposed improved policy. …”
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Load Invariant CC and CV Modes for Static/Dynamic Wireless Charging System With Half-Bridge Multi-Leg Converter Topology by Aganti Mahesh, Bharatiraja Chokkalingam, Rajesh Verma, Lucian Mihet-Popa

“…This study introduces a novel approach utilizing LCC-S compensation to achieve load-invariant Constant Current (CC) and Constant Voltage (CV) outputs at two distinct Zero Phase Angle (ZPA) frequencies in DWCS, leveraging a half-bridge-based multi-legged inverter configuration. …”
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Preparation of Lignite Dust Suppressant by Compound Surfactants and Effect of Inorganic Salt on Dust Suppressant by Jian He, Hao Shu, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yang Jia, Lu Zhao, Xin Wen

“…The wetting property of the solution was characterized by the surface tension and contact angle of the pressed coal pieces. The sedimentation experiment was used to screen the compounding system of the surfactant. …”
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A Systematic Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Soil-Rock Mixture considering the Rock Size Effect by Minghui Ren, Guangsi Zhao, Xianhao Qiu, Qinghua Xue, Meiting Chen

“…It is shown that the gap of the direct shear test decides the physical mechanism of particles forming the shear resistance of S-RM based on the variation of apparent cohesion and mobilized internal friction angle. Specimen size effect is weakened by the gap effect considering the boundary effect. …”
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Adapted physical activity: Benefit on oxidative, functional capacity and exercise tolerance of elderly people in Kinshasa by Constant Nkıama, Samuel Biduaya Bamu, Carel Busano Nduakulu, Siloé Ntumba Tshiyamba, Godefroid Kusuayi

“…Both groups attempted 60 shots from the free throw line (20 shots), right forward position (20 shots), and left forward position (20 shots). Joint angle values during the initial and final shooting phases were compared between groups using Independent t-tests. …”
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Wellbore Fracture Mode and Fracture Pressure Drilled in Depleted Reservoir by Kai Zhao, Junliang Yuan, Ming Liu, Chuanliang Yan, Liangbin Dou, Gang Bi, Runsen Li, Wei Gao

“…In this paper, the analysis focuses on the fracture mode and fracture pressure in depleted reservoir, and case studies show that three fracture modes may first occur, and the fracture mode will be changed with reservoir depletion which highly depends on reservoir depletion degree, well azimuth and deviation angle, and the in situ stress state; different failure criteria at different stages of reservoir depletion should be selected to accurately evaluate the fracture pressure. …”
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