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A standardized test bench has been designed, built and calibrated to determine the thermal conductivity of insulating building materials. The device, simple in design and economical, aims to become a replicable and useful tool for the development of multiple research on innovative [...]Abstract
For most building insulation materials, dependency of the thermal conductivity on temperature is close to linear, and it increases with rising materials temperature, but the thermal conductivity of the polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) increases in the lower temperature range, so the heat [...]Abstract
Simulation of the welding of two dissimilar materials, stainless steel and mild steel, has been carried out using finite element together with experiments to validate the method and better understand the transient temperature profiles and the stress distribution in a cladded pipe. [...]Abstract
In early October of 1993, an oil shipment of about 1 million barrels was made from the Bayou Choctaw Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facility to St. James Terminal. During the shipment, oil temperatures and soil temperatures along the pipeline were recorded. The field data were [...]Abstract
Subsea pipelines are designed to transport mixtures of oil, gas, and their associated impurities from a wellhead that can be in excess of approximately 100 °C, while the external temperature may be approximately 5 °C. Heat can be lost from a subsea pipeline containing a high-temperature [...]Abstract
One of the main challenges of binder manufacturing industry is the reduction of its environmental impact. In this context, the key is the obtention of materials whose fabrication uses lower amount of natural resources and energy consumption. One of the the main strategies to achieve [...]
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Thermal conductivity plays a significant role in efficient energy usage, especially in the construction field. Low thermal conductivity is preferable because lower thermal conductivity will increase the thermal insulation provided by the concrete and reduce the heating and cooling [...]Abstract
In 2015, the European Commission adopted a Circular Economy Action Plan to stimulate the transition of European countries towards the circular economy. In the 2030 Agenda, which includes the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations has also defined targets to be implemented [...]
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The increasing advances in the electronics industry, which operates with increasingly powerful systems and with greater performances, needs the development of new materials able to dissipate the high amount of heat they generate and that, over 50% of the occasions, is the source [...]