This paper summary is based on the article A water-soluble core material for manufacturing hollow composite sections presented in Composite Structures. 1. Overview: 2. Research Background: Social/Academic Context of the Research Topic Core materials play a crucial role in composite structures by enhancing the second moment of area and improving bending stiffness. While foam materials
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![Figure 5 Aluminum wiring in automotive vehicles: a time line of application of aluminum in automotive wiring, reproduced from [53]; b high-strength aluminum alloy wire installed in the engine harness, reproduced from [57]; c die-cast aluminum coil for motor winding with seven turns and a conductor height of approx. 1.5 mm along with d coil arrangement, reproduced from [264]; e hairpin motor using aluminum V-cat windings, reproduced from [59]; f insulated and bare AA1350 aluminum of 7 AWG square tested for hairpin winding of electric motors and copper wire for comparison along with stress vs strain elongation curves, reproduced from [11].](https://castman.co.kr/wp-content/uploads/Figure-5-Aluminum-wiring-in-automotive-vehicles-570x342.webp)
1. Overview: 2. Research Background: High-performance conductors are essential for economically and environmentally sustainable electricity transfer in modern infrastructure, manufacturing, and transportation, including electric vehicles. While copper has been the traditional conductor of choice, aluminum offers significant advantages in terms of cost and weight reduction for electricity transmission and distribution. Over 14% of global aluminum
1. Overview: 2. Background: Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems consume a significant portion of residential and commercial building energy. Reducing refrigerant charge to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions is a crucial objective. Traditional heat exchangers (HXs) using round tubes and fins have limitations in performance improvement and require further miniaturization to meet reduced refrigerant
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1. Overview: 2. Background: The paper begins by highlighting the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) since the 1900s, primarily due to the combustion of fossil fuels in internal combustion engines (ICEs). Transportation is a significant contributor to these emissions. Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) are presented as promising solutions to reduce
Gerry GangWangJ.P.WeilerMeridian Lightweight Technologies, Strathroy, Ontario N7G 4H6, Canada Abstract The use of magnesium alloy high pressure die cast (HPDC) components for structural applications, especially in the automotive and transportation industries, where weight reduction is of a great concern, is increasing. As new applications are developing and existing applications are becoming more complex, there is a need
Imran Zahid ab, M. Farhan a, M. Farooq a, M. Asim a, M. Imran c Abstract Electronic devices are being used extensively for different applications, where the thermal management of these devices is still a critical challenge due to rapid miniaturization, high heat flux and constantly rising temperature. Phase change materials (PCMs) based thermal management is adopted, but the low thermal conductivity limits their use in temperature-controlled electronic devices. Nano-enhanced phase change materials
J Ou1, C Wei1,2, D Maijer1, S Cockcroft1, L A2, Y Zhang2, Z Chen2 and Z Zhu2 Published under licence by IOP Publishing LtdIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 861, MCWASP XV: International Conference on Modelling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes 22-23 June 2020, Jönköping, SwedenCitation J Ou et al 2020 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 861 012030 Abstract Die (permanent) casting is one of the
Yuncan Tian, Dongye Yang, Mengqi Jiang, and Bo HeResearch Center of High-Temperature Alloy Precision Forming, School of Materials Engineering, Shanghai University ofEngineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China International Journal of Metalcasting volume 15, pages259–270 (2021)Cite this article Abstract Automobile steering knuckle is an important part of the steering system, which is subjected to significant impacts and loads during its
