When a liquid droplet is deposited onto a heated surface, evaporation occurs. If the temperature of the surface is sufficiently high, bubbles are released from activated nucleation sites, making the heat transfer more ...

In this work the effect of wettability in waterfloods of viscous oil is investigated in a combination of experiments in sandpacks and microfluidic chips. Thirty-nine sand-pack flooding experiments were conducted to investigate ...

Smart vapour barriers enable building envelopes to dry toward the interior side. This property can be used in compact wooden roofs to create more slender structures by placing the wooden load-bearing elements inside the ...

Super-repellent surfaces are relevant for several practical applications, such as water collection and self-cleaning and anti-icing surfaces. However, designing surfaces that can maintain their super-repellency when the ...

Biopolymer-based systems are extensively studied as green alternatives for traditional polymer coatings, e.g., in corrosion protection. Chitosan–epoxysilane hybrid films are presented in this work as a chitosan-based ...

Sprayed concrete in combination with rock bolts has successfully been used for permanent rock support in tunnels for decades. The main shortcoming is that sprayed concrete alone is unable to function as permanent waterproofing ...

Platinum supported on ceria and zirconia was prepared through different preparation methods: Coprecipitation (CP), spray drying (SD), and flame spray pyrolysis (FSP). The catalysts were characterized by XRD, TPR, N2 ...

Speaking is a fundamental way of communication, developed at a young age. Unfortunately, some children with speech sound disorder struggle to acquire this skill, hindering their ability to communicate efficiently. Speech ...

This study reports about the wave conditions encountered by the fleet of Maersk Line. Herein, wave conditions refer to integral wave parameters in terms of significant wave height, zero-upcrossing period, and wave direction ...