Creep characteristics of sandstone during freezing/thawing process by Yongjun SONG, Jinghui CAO, Keyan CHENG, Huimin YANG, Ran BI, Kun ZHANG

“…At freezing/thawing temperatures of −5 °C/25 °C, −10 °C/25 °C, and −15 °C/25 °C, compared to the creep strains at room temperature, the creep strains of the sandstone are amplified by 102%−193%, 81%−126%, and 105%−194%, respectively. …”
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Impact of geochemical reactivity on desulphation requirements in a sandstone reservoir containing carbonate and sulphate minerals by Ali M. Al-Behadili, Eric J. Mackay

“…On the other hand, the carbonate scales may form due to a variety of reasons: changes in temperature, pressure, pH and CO2 concentration in the aqueous or hydrocarbon phases. …”
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As-cast microstructure characteristics of K439B nickel-based superalloy thin- walled castings of different thickness by ZHOU Depeng, SUI Dashan, MA Jinyuan, GUI Daxing, DONG Anping, SUN Baode

“…K439B is a new type of nickel-based superalloy with a service temperature up to 800 ℃. In the face of the demand for mass reduction of aircraft， the structure of its components is developing in the direction of thin-wall. …”
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The Effect of Buriti Oil (Mauritia flexuosa L.) as Feed Additive on the Organic and Inorganic Materials Digestibility on Heat Stress Exposed Broilers by Burhanudin, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Bodhi Agustono, Nusdianto Triakoso, Ragil Angga Prastiya, Faisal Fikri

“…Broiler in the treatment group were given heat stress induction using gasolec up to a temperature 35 ± 1o°C for 4 hours every day. Broiler were randomly selected in 4 treatment groups divided into K- (temperature 27 ± 2°C + complete feed), K+ (exposure to temperature 35 ± 1°C + complete feed), P1 (exposure to temperature 35 ± 1°C + complete feed + 2% buriti oil total feed gram /head /day) and P2 (exposure to temperature 35 ± 1°C + complete feed + 4% buriti oil total feed gram /head /day).…”
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Control of peritectic phase content and its effect on properties of CuSn20P1 alloy by semi-solid rheological forming by Hao Zhang, Yongkun Li, Rongfeng Zhou, Dingdong Huo, Yao Li, Lei Wang

“…The results show that the higher mold temperature is conducive to the formation of peritectic β phase, and the content of peritectic β phase increases from 36.18% to 57.88% with the mold temperature increasing from 500 °C to 575 °C. …”
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Phase Behavior Identification and Formation Mechanisms of the BZ19-6 Condensate Gas Reservoir in the Deep Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China by Zhenliang Wang, Shengdong Xiao, Feilong Wang, Guomin Tang, Liwen Zhu, Zilong Zhao

“…As a result, the content of gaseous hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon system of the reservoir increased, which led to large amounts of liquid hydrocarbons dissolved in gaseous hydrocarbons and significantly reduced the critical temperature of the hydrocarbon system. Therefore, existing secondary condensate gas reservoirs are formed when the critical temperature is lower than the formation temperature and it enters the critical condensate temperature range.…”
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A Comparison of Cooling Techniques to Treat Cardiac Arrest Patients with Hypothermia by Anna Finley Caulfield, Shylaja Rachabattula, Irina Eyngorn, Scott A. Hamilton, Rajalakshmi Kalimuthu, Amie W. Hsia, Maarten G. Lansberg, Chitra Venkatasubramanian, J. J. Baumann, Marion S. Buckwalter, Monisha A. Kumar, James S. Castle, Christine A. C. Wijman

“…Patients in coma following cardiopulmonary resuscitation were cooled with an endovascular cooling catheter or with ice bags and cold-water-circulating cooling blankets to a target temperature of 32.0–34.0∘C for 24 hours. Performance of cooling techniques was compared by (1) number of hourly recordings in target temperature range, (2) time elapsed from the written order to initiate cooling and target temperature, and (3) adverse events during the first week. …”
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New anti-friction self-lubricating composite based on EP975 nickel alloy powder with CaF2 solid lubricant – Thermal and dilatometric behavior by Adam Kurzawa, Mateusz Stachowicz, Maciej Roszak, Tetiana Roik, Oleg Gavrysh, Iulia Maistrenko, Krzysztof Jamroziak, Mirosław Bocian, Grzegorz Lesiuk

“…Antifriction properties showed the advantages of the studied composite (improved friction coefficient and friction wear at elevated temperature). The authors analyzed the thermal, mechanical, wear structural and chemical phenomena of the new high-temperature antifriction composite developed to operate at high temperatures (800˗900 °C). …”
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Development of a Peltier-based chilled-mirror hygrometer, SKYDEW, for tropospheric and lower-stratospheric water vapor measurements by T. Sugidachi, M. Fujiwara, K. Shimizu, S.-Y. Ogino, J. Suzuki, R. J. Dirksen

“…The calibration uncertainty of the mirror temperature measurement is <span class="inline-formula">&lt;</span> 0.1 K for the entire temperature range from <span class="inline-formula">−</span>95 to 40 °C. …”
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Computational study on water based hybrid photovoltaic systems with different absorber configurations by Jitendra Satpute, Gouri Ghongade, Jana Petrů, Srinidhi Campli, Sunita Yadav, PavanKumar Sonawane, Harish Venu, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Shylesha Channapattana

“…Under constant ambient and inlet water temperatures of 299 K, the PV temperatures at the surface, water discharge temperature, and pressure drop were measured. …”
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A comprehensive review on eutectic phase change materials: Development, thermophysical properties, thermal stability, reliability, and applications by Abhishek Anand, Muhamad Mansor, Kamal Sharma, Amritanshu Shukla, Atul Sharma, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Neeraj Priyadarshi, Bhekisipho Twala

“…The eutectics possess a wide range of temperatures and have the properties of all of their constituents. …”
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Numerical optimisation on the retrofitting of oxy-coal combustion in cement rotary kiln by Guanshuo HUANG, Yuegui ZHOU

“…At a total oxygen concentration of 29% and a primary stream oxygen concentration of 60%, when the secondary stream temperature increased from 650 ℃ to 950 ℃, the total heat flux and flame length increased by 16% and 4% respectively, and when the secondary stream temperature was 720-760 ℃, it could achieve the same total heat flux match in the kiln as the air atmosphere.…”
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Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines by Shella S. Salamia, Syrus Cesar P. Decena, Michael S. Arguelles, Arwin O. Arribado, Lydia L. Robel

“…The direct relationship between the temperature of surface peat water to both phosphate and TDS suggests that increasing temperature brought by peatland conversion may directly lead to increasing phosphate and total dissolved solids concentration in water. …”
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Enhancement of Aeroengine Combustion Chamber Air Cooling Holes Design for Emission Reduction and Pattern Factor Control by Masoud Hajivand

“…Charts on the pattern factor, temperature, and NOx and CO concentrations at the outlet of the combustor served as performance metrics. …”

Theoretical modeling of RF ablation with internally cooled electrodes:Comparative study of different thermal boundary conditions at theelectrode-tissue interface by María J. Rivera, Juan A. López Molina, Macarena Trujillo, Enrique J. Berjano

“…Previous studies on computer modeling of RF ablation with cooledelectrodes modeled the internal cooling circuit by setting surfacetemperature at the coolant temperature (i.e., Dirichlet condition,DC). Our objective was to compare the temperature profilescomputed from different thermal boundary conditions at theelectrode-tissue interface. …”
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Mechanistic controls on permeability evolution in thermally-upgraded low-maturity oil shales: Application of machine learning outputs by Bo He, Lingzhi Xie, Xin Liu, Jun Liu, Derek Elsworth

“…We use machine leaning classified pore and pore network morphological descriptions recovered at elevated temperatures to define the dynamic thermal evolution of permeability. …”
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Photoreflectance Spectroscopy Characterization of Ge/Si0.16Ge0.84 Multiple Quantum Wells on Ge Virtual Substrate by Hung-Pin Hsu, Pong-Hong Yang, Jeng-Kuang Huang, Po-Hung Wu, Ying-Sheng Huang, Cheng Li, Shi-Hao Huang, Kwong-Kau Tiong

“…We report a detailed characterization of a Ge/Si0.16Ge0.84 multiple quantum well (MQW) structure on Ge-on-Si virtual substrate (VS) grown by ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition by using temperature-dependent photoreflectance (PR) in the temperature range from 10 to 300 K. …”
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Research on Performance and Mechanism of the NH3-SCR Reaction over Fly Ash-derived Mn-Ce/Zeolite X by Weijia Ren, Qi Xin, Zhesheng Hua, Zhong Zheng, Lifeng Xiao, Shaojun Liu, Chenghang Zheng, Yang Yang

“…The characterization results showed that the amorphous structure and good dispersion between Mn and Ce on the surface of the zeolite changed the electronic properties of the active components, improved its low-temperature catalytic activity, brought it characteristics of Mn and Ce at the same time, and broaden the reaction temperature range. …”
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Velocity field and dynamics behavior of a boiling droplet during impact onto a molten phase change material by Mohammadreza Asadi, Mohammad Behshad Shafii, Amirreza Ghahremani

“…Six regimes have been observed by changing the Weber number and pool surface temperature. An increase in the Weber number or surface temperature leads to a larger crater and higher jet and crown. …”
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Modeling and optimization of dyeing process of polyamide 6 and woolen fabrics with plum-tree leaves using artificial intelligence by Fatemeh Shahmoradi Ghaheh, Milad Razbin, Majid Tehrani, Leila Zolfipour Aghdam Vayghan, Mehdi Sadrjahani

“…Similarly, a concentration of 55.85 wt.%, time of 120 min, pH level of 5, and temperature of 100 °C yield a K/S value of 7.65 for woolen fabric. …”
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