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Effect of asymmetrical tip clearances on energy performance and cavitation characteristics of NACA0009 hydrofoil in tidal energy
Tidal energy is an important renewable energy that uses the potential energy created by the rising and falling of ocean tides to generate...
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Evaluation of vortex evolution and energy loss within the impeller of a side channel pump
Side channel pumps can provide a huge pressure boost at very low specific speeds, making them useful in various industrial operations. Due to its...
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EELS post-processing and multiplet calculation for Ce4+, Ce3+ valency determination in nanomaterials
Analytical transmission electron microscopy is a well-established methodology with which thoroughly characterize nowadays nanomaterials, particularly...
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Thermal Stability of Laser-Clad Tool Steel with Fine Tungsten Carbide Particle Addition
Thermal stability of laser-modified surfaces is crucial for hot working conditions. Refined grain structure from the rapid solidification can only...
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Preparation of low dielectric constant and low loss PI/PTFE composite films by self-assembly of microbranched structures
The low surface energy of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) makes it difficult to achieve a good bond with other materials, so PTFE composites have poor...
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Investigation of Changes in the Chemical Composition and Local Atomic Structure of Ti2AlC after Heat Treatment
AbstractThe chemical compositions and local atomic structures of powders consisting of the MAX phase of the Ti 2 AlC composition, which are obtained...
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Effect of Carbon Loss Reaction Kinetics on Coke Degradation by Piecewise Analysis
During carbon loss reaction, different reaction gradients would be generated inside the porous structure of coke, which had an important impact on...
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Gaussian process analysis of electron energy loss spectroscopy data: multivariate reconstruction and kernel control
Advances in hyperspectral imaging including electron energy loss spectroscopy bring forth the challenges of exploratory and physics-based analysis of...
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Electron Microscopy for Visualization of Interfaces in Adhesion and Adhesive Bonding
This chapter provides an overview of electron microscopy techniques to investigate interfaces in polymeric materials and adhesive bonds. First, how... -
Morphology and structural evolution of fine beach gold in comparison to detrital platinum, southern New Zealand
Beach placer gold has been mined around the world historically, but extraction of fine (~ 100 µm) gold particles is notoriously difficult. This study...
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Blade Exit Angle Impact on Centrifugal Pump Performance: Entropy Generation and Fluid–Structure Interaction Analysis
Understanding the impact of specific design parameters is essential for enhancing pump functionality and minimizing energy consumption. Alterations...
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Surface Integrity and Core Loss in Lamination Coated Thin Sheets of M-43 Grade Cold Rolled Non-grain-Oriented Electrical Steel
Wire electrical discharge machining is used to cut thin sheets of insulated surface coated M-43 grade electrical steel sheets used in medium volume...
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Stain-free map** of polymer-blend morphologies via application of high-voltage STEM-EELS hyperspectral imaging to low-loss spectra
Polymer blends composed of multiple types of polymers are used for various industrial applications; therefore, their morphologies must be understood...
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Defective oxygen inert phase stabilized high-voltage nickel-rich cathode for high-energy lithium-ion batteries
Pushing layered cathode to higher operating voltage can facilitate the realization of high-energy lithium-ion batteries. However, the released oxygen...
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Energy-efficient buildings with energy-efficient optimized models: a case study on thermal bridge detection
Thermographic inspection is particularly effective in identifying thermal bridges because it visualizes temperature differences on the building’s...
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Evaluation of Tinnitus and Hearing Loss in the Adult
Tinnitus and hearing loss in the adult can have profound effects on quality of life. The imaging workup for tinnitus and hearing loss in adults... -
Star Structure and Star Development
In this rather extensive chapter, we put together the basic equations for calculating the principal structure of stars. However, it must be... -
Near edge absorption studies of pure and impure \(\hbox {NbSe}_{2}\); theory and experiment
In this study, we present X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) for four different layered transition metal dichalcogenide compounds, (i) pure
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Dry Etching Damage and Alloy Composition Analysis of GaN-Based Semiconductors Using Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
Dry etching damage and compositional fluctuation of GaN-based semiconductors and alloys are major issues to overcome to improve device fabrication...
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Structural, Surface, and Electronic Structure Properties of Ag− Ion-Implanted SrVO3 Thin Films
SrVO 3 films have been deposited on quartz substrates using radiofrequency (RF) sputtering technique. Ag − ions have been implanted with three...