We use a state-of-the-art non-equilibrium quantum transport simulation code, NEMO1D, to address the device physics and performance benchmarking of cross-plane superlattice Peltier coolers. Our findings show quantitatively how barriers in cross-plane superlattices degrade the electrical performance, i.e. power factor. The performance of an In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.52Al0.48As cross-plane SL Peltier coo...

in this study, effect early age feed restriction and thermal conditioning on growth ,carcass characteristics broiler chickens subjected to heat stress was evaluated. three hundred chicks (cobb500) were randomly divided into four equal groups as treatments including thermal conditioning group (tc), feed restriction-thermal conditioning group (tcfr), feed restriction group (fr) and control group ...

T he advent of high-quality-factor (high-Q) micrometre-scale optical resonators has led to the demonstration of high-fidelity optical sensors. These devices can be used for various types of sensing — mechanical, biological and chemical, for example — and often have far better sensitivity than conventional techniques. Microphotonic resonators could also be useful as uncooled thermal detectors, o...

membrane distillation has the potential to concentrate solutions to their saturation level, thus offering the possibility to recover valuable salts from the solutions. the process performance and stability, however, is strongly dependent upon the features of membranes applied. in addition, several other parameters, membrane thickness and thermal conductivity significantly affect the process per...

due to the increasing development in various branches of the automotive industry, the need for a comfort climate in the cabin is more sensible. however, to achieve climate comfort, hvac system consumes a considerable amount of engine power. hence, improving hvac system performance leads to more energy saving of the vehicle which is a critical factor for nowadays automotive. besides, one crucial...

The haemolymph of larvae of Tenebrio molitor contains a factor which produces a thermal hysteresis (a difference between the freezing and melting points) of approximately 0-75 °C. When larvae were acclimated to low temperatures or short photoperiod the thermal hysteresis increased more than twofold. Coincident with the increase in thermal hysteresis the supercooling points and lower lethal temp...

The external walls are regarded as an important source for the thermal exchange between the outside and inside of a building. Despite the significance of building walls for energy savings, a large body of research has focused mainly on thermal comfort, environmental impacts, and economic costs of residential buildings. However, few researchers have addressed the thermal performance of common bu...

In this paper, we present experimental investigation of convective heat transfer characteristic in the inner tube fluid of miniature concentric double tube Hair-pin heat exchanger with constant heat flux. This work is carried out for distilled water and a mixture of distilled water and ethylene glycol (10%, 20% and 25% by volume) as heat transfer cold fluid flowing in inner tube to carry away h...