The water leak-off during hydraulic fracturing in shale gas reservoirs is a complicated transport behavior involving thermal (T), hydrodynamic (H), mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes. Although many leak-off models have been published, none of the models fully coupled the transient fluid flow modeling with heat transfer, chemical-potential equilibrium and natural-fracture dilation phenome...

Managing the intermittency of renewable sources together with transient (hourly to daily seasonal) energy demands is one principal challenges delivering a net-zero system. Smart multifunctional thermo-chemical networks represent an alternative network and storage system, solution based on distribution via material rather than thermal energy, gas, fuels or electricity– option that has scope for ...

Measuring and interpreting the efficiency of a thermo–photocatalytic reaction is key in quest to define synergy for chemical reactions taking place under dual thermo–photo excitation.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, thermo optical properties of homologous series of hydrogen bonded liquid crystals: p-n alkyl benzoic acid (nBA): heptyl p hydroxybenzoate (7HB) (where n=5 to 10) have been investigated by means of applying Image analysis technique in conjunction with Polarizing Optical Microscope. Textures of liquid crystal complexes are captured. The changes in textural features as a f...

There are many techniques available to study physical properties to interpret the molecular interaction in liquids, liquid mixtures and solutions. The study of ultrasonic waves through solution is found to be quite interesting. The study of ultrasonic waves through solution is used for knowing the nature and strength of intermolecular forces and their interaction in liquids, liquid mixtures and...

Thermo-optical switches are of particular significance in communications networks where increasingly high switching speeds are required. Phase change materials (PCMs), in particular those based on paraffin wax, provide wealth of exciting applications with unusual thermally-induced switching properties, only limited by paraffin's rather low thermal conductivity. In this paper, the use of differe...