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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A study of shape memory effect in hydrogel/polyethylene glycol hybrid by Luke, Pennefather Pyne

“…Brief experiments were carried out and results show that HG/PEG hybrids do not experience volume expansion when heated above melting temperature of hybrid. Hybrids containing high weight percentage of PEG (> ~200 wt% of PEG) showed thermo-responsive shape memory effect, while hybrids containing lower weight percentage of PEG (< 100 wt% of PEG) became hard and brittle. …”
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Effects of microwave frying on physicochemical properties of edible oils and quality of potato chips by Elfaitouri, Taher A.Houssein

“…It can be concluded that the microwave frying of potato chips caused the formation of lower amounts of oxidation products in RBD palm olein and corn oil, indicating a lower extent of oxidative degradation of the studied oils. …”
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Interacting crack problems in 3D printed materials by Tan, Bernard Zhi Yang

“…However, the flat interface has a much lower normalized SIF as compared to wavy interface. …”
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Preparation and characterization of mixed matrix membranes based on PVDF and three inorganic fillers (fumed nonporous silica, zeolite 4A and mesoporous MCM-41) for gas separation by Shen, Yi., Lua, Aik Chong.

“…With the incorporation of the inorganic fillers, the thermal stability of the composite membranes was reduced with lower degradation temperature while the melting temperature and crystallizing temperature seemed to be unaffected. …”
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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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Early Neoarchean geodynamic regime in the North China Craton: constraints from 2.7 Ga granitoids in the southern Jilin terrane by Liu, J, Zhang, H, Palin, RM, Liu, Z, Zhang, J, Cheng, C, Liu, X, Zhao, C

“…Their low MgO, Cr, and Ni contents, along with low &delta;¹⁸O values (4.19&permil;&minus;5.39&permil;) and positive &epsilon;_Hf(<em>_t</em>₎&nbsp;(0.7&minus;6.5) and &epsilon;_Nd(<em>_t</em>₎&nbsp;(2.0&minus;2.6) values, indicate that they originated from thickened juvenile lower continental crust. Thermodynamic modeling further constrains the ca. 2.7 Ga granitoids to have been generated from partial melting driven by amphibole breakdown under granulite-facies&nbsp;<em>P-T</em>&nbsp;conditions of 10&minus;15 kbar and 800&minus;900 &deg;C, with garnet and amphibole as the major residual minerals. …”

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

“…However, the PCMs are limited because of their lower thermal conductivity, resulting in a significant decrease in heat transport and energy storage capability. …”
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Enhancement of air-side heat transfer performance of additively manufactured condensers by Chan, Yi Qing

“…Modified Primitive 1 (80% porosity) has a lower ∆P HHPthan Modified Primitive 2 (70% porosity) while the heat transfer coefficient comparison for both Modified Primitive structures depends on the boundary conditions applied in the simulations. …”
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Mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in mammalian cochlea by Chan, Wei Xuan

“…The present ultrasonic bonding method using a thin film of thermoplastic-elastomeric composite is a simple process which provides better flow control by restricting melted thermoplastic with elastomer. The theoretical analysis of the energy absorption and distribution in the thin film composite provides a guideline for selection of thermoplastic and elastomer as well as estimation of the power required for ultrasonic bonding of the film composite. …”
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Investigation on frosting and defrosting performance of superhydrophobic metal additively manufactured materials by Yew, Yun Chian

“…The experimental results showed that AM metal possessed lower frost surface coverage than Al6061 across all three tested temperatures of -7˚C, -10˚C and -13˚C. …”
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Novel heat treatment methodology for residual stress relieve of AlSi10Mg without compromise of mechanical strength by Lim, Chong Heng

“…Laser Beam Powder Bed (LBPB) Fusion, commonly known as Selective Laser Melting (SLM), is one of the methodologies in AM for metal fabrication. …”
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Nanoscale Origins of Thermal Transport Phenomena for Hybrid Layered Perovskites by Dahod, Nabeel S.

“…An exciting and fundamentally powerful modern methodology for materials development is the process by which artificial solids are rationally built piece-by-piece from nanoscale “building blocks”. …”
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