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View article: Review of Hydrogen Storage in Solid-State Materials
Review of Hydrogen Storage in Solid-State Materials Open
As a kind of clean energy, hydrogen energy has great potential to reduce environmental pollution and provide efficient energy conversion, and the key to its efficient utilization is to develop safe, economical and portable hydrogen storage…
View article: Thermodynamic Analysis of Pumped Thermal Energy Storage System Combined Cold, Heat, and Power Generation
Thermodynamic Analysis of Pumped Thermal Energy Storage System Combined Cold, Heat, and Power Generation Open
Aiming at problems such as the low efficiency of renewable energy conversion and the single energy flow mode, this paper proposes a heat pump energy storage system combining cold, heat and power generation to achieve the purpose of diversi…
View article: Cellular Core/Sheath Filaments with Thermoresponsive Vacuum Cavities for Prolonged Passive Temperature‐Adaptive Thermoregulation
Cellular Core/Sheath Filaments with Thermoresponsive Vacuum Cavities for Prolonged Passive Temperature‐Adaptive Thermoregulation Open
Acting as the interface between the human body and its environment, clothing is indispensable in human thermoregulation and even survival under extreme environmental conditions. Development of clothing textiles with prolonged passive tempe…
View article: Synergistic Effects of Alkali Metals and Oxygen Carriers in Alkaline Lignin Chemical Looping Pyrolysis: Integrating Experiments with Ai Modeling
Synergistic Effects of Alkali Metals and Oxygen Carriers in Alkaline Lignin Chemical Looping Pyrolysis: Integrating Experiments with Ai Modeling Open
View article: New Generation Flat-Plate Oscillating Heat Pipes Characterized by Topological Channel Layouts Applicable for Multi-Heat Source Cooling
New Generation Flat-Plate Oscillating Heat Pipes Characterized by Topological Channel Layouts Applicable for Multi-Heat Source Cooling Open
View article: 3D Cellular Solar Crystallizer for Stable and Ultra‐Efficient High‐Salinity Wastewater Treatment
3D Cellular Solar Crystallizer for Stable and Ultra‐Efficient High‐Salinity Wastewater Treatment Open
Recent developed interfacial solar brine crystallizers, which employ solar‐driven water evaporation for salts crystallization from the near‐saturation brine to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD) brine treatment, are promising due to their…
View article: A Flexible Pulsating Heat Pipe with Multiple Heat Transfer Branches
A Flexible Pulsating Heat Pipe with Multiple Heat Transfer Branches Open
Flexible heat pipes are highly desired in many applications, such as human body thermal management, cooling of flexible electronic devices, and waste heat or renewable energy harvesting.In general, the thermal performance of flexible heat …
View article: Temperature-adaptive rooftop covering with synergetic modulation of solar and thermal radiation for maximal energy saving
Temperature-adaptive rooftop covering with synergetic modulation of solar and thermal radiation for maximal energy saving Open
The energy consumption for maintaining desired indoor temperature accounts for 20% of primary energy use worldwide. Passive rooftop modulation of solar/thermal radiation without external energy input has a great potential in building energ…
View article: Back Cover, Volume 1, Number 2, October 2022
Back Cover, Volume 1, Number 2, October 2022 Open
Back Cover: The cover image is based on the Research Article Squid-like soft heat pipe for multiple heat transport by Kang et al. Soft heat pipes with high thermal performance are highly desired in many applications. Inspired by the squid …
View article: Squid‐like soft heat pipe for multiple heat transport
Squid‐like soft heat pipe for multiple heat transport Open
Soft heat pipes are vital in many applications. Inspired by the structure of a squid, we proposed a squid‐like soft heat pipe with multiple heat transport branches that has excellent flexibility and outstanding thermal performance. Each br…
View article: Thermoregulatory clothing with temperature-adaptive multimodal body heat regulation
Thermoregulatory clothing with temperature-adaptive multimodal body heat regulation Open
Thermoregulatory clothing plays an indispensable role in maintaining body thermal comfort and achieving building energy savings in response to fluctuating ambient. Existing temperature-adaptive clothing without external energy input has ve…
View article: Heat-pipe-based tunable multimode horizontal thermal rectifier
Heat-pipe-based tunable multimode horizontal thermal rectifier Open
View article: Heterogeneously engineered porous media for directional and asymmetric liquid transport
Heterogeneously engineered porous media for directional and asymmetric liquid transport Open
View article: Development of wearable air-conditioned mask for personal thermal management
Development of wearable air-conditioned mask for personal thermal management Open
View article: A Numerical Analysis of the Cooling Performance of a Hybrid Personal Cooling System (HPCS): Effects of Ambient Temperature and Relative Humidity
A Numerical Analysis of the Cooling Performance of a Hybrid Personal Cooling System (HPCS): Effects of Ambient Temperature and Relative Humidity Open
Hybrid personal cooling systems (HPCS) incorporated with ventilation fans and phase change materials (PCMs) have shown its superior capability for mitigating workers’ heat strain while performing heavy labor work in hot environments. In a …
View article: Numerical Analysis on the Cooling Performance of a Hybrid Personal Cooling System (HPCS) under Different Hot Environments
Numerical Analysis on the Cooling Performance of a Hybrid Personal Cooling System (HPCS) under Different Hot Environments Open
The hybrid personal cooling system (HPCS) consisted of ventilation fans and phase change materials (PCMs) covered with insulation pads is a promising wearable cooling system to mitigate heat strain and heat-related illnesses of occupationa…
View article: Effect of Thermal-Electric Cross Coupling on Heat Transport in Nanofluids
Effect of Thermal-Electric Cross Coupling on Heat Transport in Nanofluids Open
Nanofluids have an enhanced thermal conductivity compared with their base fluid. Although many mechanisms have been proposed, few of them could give a satisfactory explanation of experimental data. In this study, a mechanism of heat transp…
View article: Multiphase transport : microparticle morphology and heat transfer
Multiphase transport : microparticle morphology and heat transfer Open
View article: A Dewetting Model for Double-Emulsion Droplets
A Dewetting Model for Double-Emulsion Droplets Open
The evolution of double-emulsion droplets is of great importance for the application of microdroplets and microparticles. We study the driving force of the dewetting process, the equilibrium configuration and the dewetting time of double-e…
View article: Droplet Breakup in Expansion-contraction Microchannels
Droplet Breakup in Expansion-contraction Microchannels Open
We investigate the influences of expansion-contraction microchannels on droplet breakup in capillary microfluidic devices. With variations in channel dimension, local shear stresses at the injection nozzle and focusing orifice vary, signif…
View article: Tip-multi-breaking in Capillary Microfluidic Devices
Tip-multi-breaking in Capillary Microfluidic Devices Open