Experimental investigation on the performance of binary carbon-based nano-enhanced inorganic phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications by Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Johnny Koh, Siaw Paw, Pasupuleti, Jagadeesh, Pandey, A. K., Chong, Tak Yaw, Sieh, Kiong Tiong, Yusaf, Talal, Mahendran, Samykano, Sofiah, A. G. N., Laghari, Imtiaz Ali, Ahmed, Oday A., K., Kadirgama

“…A two-step approach is used to formulate binary nanomaterials dispersed salt hydrate PCM. The formulated binary nanocomposite's thermo-physical properties like morphological behaviour, thermal stability, chemical stability, melting enthalpy, optical performance, rate of heat transfer and thermal reliability were characterized. …”
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Phase Change Dispersion Made by Condensation–Emulsification by Fischer, Ludger J., Dhulipala, Somayajulu, Varanasi, Kripa K.

“…A recently published method to produce emulsions by the direct condensation of the dispersed phase into the emulsifier-containing continuous phase is applied on this PCD. n-Decane is used as PCM, and the melting temperature is -30 °C. The achieved apparent specific heat capacity lies above 15 kJ/kg·K, more than 3 times the value of water. …”
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Petrogenesis of the Deccan high-Mg basalts and picrites by Chatterjee, Nilanjan

“…Hence, a crustal partial melt was simultaneously subtracted according to energy constraints at each reverse fractionation step for these samples. …”
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Experimental study of single- and two-phase heat transfer of fractal-like structures by Mak, Joel Tse Hoi

“…Four fractal-like designs (k = 1 to k = 4) were fabricated using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) with increasing branch levels. These channels were semi-circular, with a diameter ratio of 2−13, a length ratio of 0.5 and a bifurcation angle of 25˚. …”
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Nanoindentation study on the mechanical behaviour of 3-D printed high-entropy alloys by Lum, Natalie Chee Shuan

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) has the capability to overcome this issue with its numerous features and qualities. Selective laser melting (SLM) was employed to fabricate the Al0.5CoCrFeNi HEA samples with two different sets of processing parameters, producing high and low porosity samples. …”
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Mechanically robust anti-fingerprint coating on polycarbonate substrate by Sun, Ye, Rawat, Rajdeep Singh, Chen, Zhong

“…The developed room temperature deposition process makes it potentially applicable for other low melting point polymeric substrates towards a wider range of functional surface applications.…”
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Experimental analysis on 3D printing of dissimilar metal materials by Tan, Wei Jie

“…Therefore, the primary goal of this study is to understand and identify the optimal print parameters to achieve the best the mechanical properties, microhardness and strength of the dissimilar metal materials using Selective Laser Melting (SLM). The print parameters studied include laser power, scanning speed, hatch distance, point distance, powder layer thickness, and exposure time to the laser. …”
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Interacting crack problems in 3D printed materials by Tan, Bernard Zhi Yang

“…Furthermore, the rapid melting and solidification of powders may lead to cracks along the interface or sub-interface of dissimilar metals. …”
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Additive manufacturing oriented parametric topology optimization design and numerical analysis of steel joints in gridshell structures by Zuo, Wenkang, Chen, Man-Tai, Chen, Yangyu, Zhao, Ou, Cheng, Bin, Zhao, Jincheng

“…A typical optimized joint made of 316L stainless steel was additively manufactured using selective laser melting.…”
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Effects of wood composition in 3D printing of wood-polylactic acid composites by Lim, Sean Zhi Xuan

“…The DSC analysis revealed that wood additives increase the glass transition temperature (Tg) of PLA and affect both crystallization and melting behaviours. The TGA results showed that the addition of wood lowers the onset of thermal degradation and increases residue after decomposition, suggesting enhanced char formation. …”
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Studies of degradable ureteric stents by Huang, Yun.

“…The residual solvent, glass transition temperature and melting temperature are recorded. The in vitro degradation study investigates the water uptake, weight loss, molecular weights and effects of the porous tubes. …”
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Additive friction stir processing by Lin, Longyi

“…This work examined the feasibility of using multi-pass Friction Stir Processing (FSP) as an AM technique, with comparisons to the widely used Selective Laser Melting (SLM) method. Multi-pass FSP was successfully performed in joining two AA6061-T6 plates, with and without Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) reinforcement, using FSP parameters of 1800RPM rotation rate, 8mm/s traverse speed, 3.6-4.2kN downward force and 3o tilt angle. …”
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Friction stir processing of 3D-printed metal composites by Lim, Dalton Jun Jie

“…Thus this work examines the effectiveness of using selective laser melting (SLM) a type of AM process to fabricate AlSi10Mg specimens reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNT). …”
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Large-Scale Equipment and Higher Performance Materials for Laser Additive Manufacturing by Shi, Yusheng, Yan, Chunze, Wei, Qingsong, Zhang, Lichao, Wen, Shifeng, Zhao, Xiao

“…The current available selective laser sintering (SLS) and selective laser melting (SLM) equipment has a relatively small effective building volume, which does not offer capability to integrally manufacture a larger dimension component. …”
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Biophysical studies of oligonucleotides containing duplex stabilising modifications by Marafini, P

“…Single and multiple additions of U-pyrene were found to significantly increase the melting temperature of dsDNA without perturbing the B-DNA duplex, as shown by UV and CD spectroscopy. …”

Synthesis and characterization of poly (Ethylene Glycol) dimethacrylate-based bionanocomposites with hydroxyapatite from rohu fish (Labeo rohita) bones by Inam, Bushra, Jamila, Nargis, Khan, Naeem, Nishan, Umar, Rauf, Aleesha, Shujah, Shaukat, Shah, Azhar Ul Haq Ali, Ibrahim, Mohamed A., Kim, Kyong Su

“…Adding hydroxyapatite reduced these enthalpies, indicating easier melting and solidification, which may aid processing thus opens new possibilities for biomedical applications, particularly in dentistry.…”
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The structural, mechanical, and biological variation of silica bioglasses obtained by different sintering temperatures by Sarmast Sh, M., Dayang Radiah, A. B., Hoey, D. A., Abdullah, N.

“…Bioglasses were sintered at 1400, 750, and 550 °C, using both melting and sol-gel methods. The different responses of bioglasses to different sintering temperatures were revealed. …”

Intrinsic permanent shape reconfigurable semicrystalline biopolyester thermoset by Chen, Xiangping, Wong, Jie-Wei, Low, Jia Tee, Lok, Tow-Jie, Xue, Yaoting, Zeng, Zehao, Zhang, Kaihang, Shen, Yifeng, Li, Siyang, Zhou, Haofei, Zhao, Qian, Wong, Tuck-Whye, Li, Tiefeng, Yang, Wei

“…Annealing at slightly above melting-transition temperature (Tm) allows for shape reconfigurability up to nine times, comparable in performance to the existing bond-exchange systems. …”

Effects of microwave frying on physicochemical properties of edible oils and quality of potato chips by Elfaitouri, Taher A.Houssein

“…A comparison of the average melting point values of corn oil revealed values of - 28.0 °C and 26.0 °C during the heating and cooling curves, respectively. …”
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Enhancement of refrigerant-side condensation heat transfer performance of additively-manufactured air-cooled heat exchangers by Goh, Chok Khai

“…On the experimental front, experiments were conducted on a novel air-cooled heat exchanger which was manufactured using selective laser melting (SLM). It consisted of porous P-cell lattice structures on the air-side, and triangular multiport channels on the refrigerant-side. …”
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