(ISO-NE) for providing review comments on a draft of this report. We also thank the utility program managers who were willing to be interviewed and who provided valuable information on the RTP tariffs included in this study. The authors are solely responsible for any errors or omissions contained in this report.

Recent infrared (IR) observations of the center of our Galaxy indicate that the supermassive black hole source Sgr A* is strongly variable in the IR. The timescale for the variability, ∼ 30 min, is comparable to that of the X-ray flares observed by Chandra and XMM, suggesting a common physical origin. In this paper, we investigate the nature of the IR emission in the context of models recently ...

in this paper, a 3d stochastic model has been presented to predict the coating thickness and porosity in a thermal spray coating process. different values of processing parameters were obtained. the model was developed on the basis of prescribed rules in calculating the splat size during the impact of individual droplets on the surface of the substrate. due to the thermal stresses produced duri...

Lithium thioindate (LiInS2) is a new nonlinear chalcogenide biaxial material transparent from 0.4 to 12 μm, that has been successfully grown in large sizes and good optical quality. We report on new physical properties that are relevant for laser and nonlinear optics applications. With respect to AgGaS(e)2 ternary chalcopyrite materials, LiInS2 displays a nearly-isotropic thermal expansion beha...

In pulsed thermography the sample to test is briefly heated with a Dirac δ heat impulse and then observed through an infrared (IR) camera recording thermal images as the sample is cooling down. The difference of temperature on the IR images between the defective areas and the sound areas is referred to as a thermal contrast [1]. The Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of such a contrast is strongly aff...

IR, X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis were used to illustrate the structure of cerium and thorium laurate in solid state. IR results reveal that the fatty acid exists with dimeric structure through intermolecular hydrogen bonding and cerium and thorium laurate were ionic in nature. The X-Ray diffraction measurements confirm that these soaps posses double layer structure with long spacing. ...

The objectives of this study were to characterize a synthesis brom-isoflavanone (notated IF) with possible pharmacological activities, water insoluble and to examine the potential of beta-cyclodextrin to improve this property and obtain inclusion compounds that were analysed by different techniques: UV-Vis, IR, 1HNMR spectroscopy, thermal analysis. The presence of β-cyclodextrin rises the conte...

In current study, the synthesis and characterization of novel thermally stable polyimides (PIs) containing an 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety based on a diamine, i.e. 2,5-bis(3-amino-4-methyl benzene)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (BAMO), have been reported. The polymers were characterized using FT-IR and elemental analysis (CHN). Thermal and mechanical behaviours of the prepared PIs were studied by thermo-gravimet...

For ultrathin metallic films, either supported or free-standing, the inside nanocrystalline nature significantly reduces the electron and thermal transport. Quantum mechanical reflection of electrons at the grain boundary reduces the electrical conductivity further than the thermal conductivity, leading to a Lorenz number in the order of 7.0 × 10(-8) W Ω K(-2), much higher than that of the bulk...