High-reflectivity fused silica mirrors are at the epicentre of today’s advanced gravitational wave detectors. In these detectors, the mirrors interact with high power laser beams. As a result of finite absorption in the high reflectivity coatings the mirrors suffer from a variety of thermal effects that impact on the detectors’ performance. We propose a model of the Advanced LIGO mirrors that i...

Solar desiccant cooling is widely considered as an attractive replacement for conventional vapor compression air conditioning systems because of its environmental friendliness and energy efficiency advantages. The system performance of solar desiccant cooling strongly depends on the input parameters associated with the system components, such as the solar collector, storage tank and backup heat...

This paper deals with realization and implementation of a new type fractional order controllers (FOC) based on programmable logic controllers series BR 2005 and their utilization to temperature control with big time constant. As the object was used electrical heater, where controlled value is the temperature of hot air, which is fluctuant from heater.

We present an on-chip wavelength reference with a partial drop ring resonator and germanium photodetector. This approach can be used in ring-resonator-based wavelength-selective switches where absolute wavelength alignment is required. We use the temperature dependence of heater resistance as a temperature sensor. Additionally, we discuss locking speed, statistical variation of heater resistanc...

0017-9310/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.11.043 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 53 950 7951; fax E-mail addresses: [email protected] (M. Sa (Y. Park), [email protected] (J.M. Lopez), yhdo@knu In this paper natural convection flows in a vertical annulus filled with a fluid-saturated porous medium has been investigated when the inner wall is ...

introduction: lasers, light emitting diodes (leds) and super luminous diodes (slds) are widely used to treat selected musculoskeletal, integumentary and neurological conditions. the mechanisms underlying the reported treatment effects of light therapy are unclear and the physiologic effect of light on a variety of tissues, particularly neurological, is mostly unknown. a few researchers have rep...

We report exceptional nanoscale wear and fouling resistance of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) tips integrated with doped silicon atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers. The resistively heated probe can reach temperatures above 600 degrees C. The batch fabrication process produces UNCD tips with radii as small as 15 nm, with average radius 50 nm across the entire wafer. Wear tests were p...

The re-shaping and reprocessing of polymers are usually associated with strong energetic costs, strongly limiting their practical usage. In this article, a new approach is proposed based on near-infrared (NIR) activation the material in presence NIR heater for highly efficient process upon ecofriendly light emitting diodes irradiation. Markedly, due to light-triggered process, spatial control s...

Energy savings in Diesel Power Plants (PLTD) have been carried out by comparing the Marine Fuel Oil (MFO) processing process when using a burner/thermal tank and an electric heater. are analyzed this study calculating comparison of operational costs, cost efficiency time. The place research was one Indonesia, with object being heater tank. method used quantitative methods form literature study,...