Melting in Shell-and-Tube and Shell-and-Coil Thermal Energy Storage: Analytical Correlation for Melting Fraction by Michał Rogowski, Maciej Fabrykiewicz, Rafał Andrzejczyk

“…The liquid fraction was estimated using two approaches: image-based analysis and the volume-averaged temperature method. The former proved less reliable due to geometric limitations, particularly when the heat-transfer surface was distant from the shell wall. …”
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Analysis of Urban Heat Island Effect in Wuhan Urban Area Based on Prediction of Urban Underlying Surface Coverage Type Change by Wanyi Zuo, Zhigang Ren, Xiaofang Shan, Zeng Zhou, Qinli Deng

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Reconstructing ice phenology of a lake with complex surface cover: a case study of Lake Ulansu during 1941–2023 by P. Huo, P. Lu, B. Cheng, M. Yu, Q. Wang, X. Li, Z. Li

“…The reconstructed ice phenology from 1941 to 2023 indicated that Lake Ulansu had average FUS and BUE dates of 15 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 5 November and 25 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 6 March, respectively, with an average ice cover duration (ICD) of 130 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 8 d. …”
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Thermal-hydraulic characteristics and optimization of coiled-tube resistance furnace based on response surface method and multi-objective genetic algorithms by Ruochen Zhang, Yinglong Wu, Juan Xiao, Simin Wang

“…Compared to the original structure, the optimized design led to a 63.7 % increase in the average heat transfer coefficient and a 44.6 % reduction in the average pressure drop. …”
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Surface electromyography character of upper limb muscle after open reduction combine with ulnar osteotomy in children with neglected Monteggia fracture by Hailing Qiu, Hailing Qiu, Tingzhi Li, Fanling Li, Siqi Zhang, Xiangling Wu, Jing Yang, Xin Li, Ke Fang, Jie Wen, Sheng Xiao

“…After surgery, both the maximum RMS value of biceps brachii and maximum and average RMS value of extensor carpi ulnaris on the affected side remained lower. …”
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Characteristics prediction and optimization for fan duct surface heat exchanger using regional heat transfer correlation and NSWOA aided by Sobol’ by Zhe Xu, Zongling Yu, Xin Ning, Changyin Zhao, Zhihua Zhu, Zhibin Feng

“…Fan duct surface heat exchanger is a new type air-oil heat exchanger adopted in aero-engine lubricating oil system in recent years. …”
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Mapping and interpreting spatio-temporal trends in vegetation restoration following mining disturbances in large-scale surface coal mining areas by Yaling Xu, Yaling Xu, Guozhu Yang, Yicong Zhang, Junting Guo, Chengye Zhang

“…The direct removal of surface vegetation during surface coal mining has a negative impact on the surrounding ecological environment. …”
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A new method for surface water extraction using multi-temporal Landsat 8 images based on maximum entropy model by Wangping Li, Wanchang Zhang, Zhihong Li, Yu Wang, Hao Chen, Huiran Gao, Zhaoye Zhou, Junming Hao, Chuanhua Li, Xiaodong Wu

“…The MEDPSO has a higher accuracy because the maximum entropy model is a machine learning method that uses all the bands of Landsat imagery and four surface water indices in the calculation of the probability of surface water. …”
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A single-beam spoof surface plasmon polariton leaky-wave antenna with backfire radiation and wide-angle scanning capability by Jinhong Wang, Xiaoming Qi, Guoteng An, Boyu Liu, Binfeng Yang, Yannan Jiang, Longfang Ye

“…A single-beam spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) leaky-wave antenna (LWA) with backfire radiation and wide-angle scanning capability is proposed. …”
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Cloud computing-based estimation of Peninsular India’s long-term climate change impacts on rainfall, surface temperature, and geospatial indices by Bijay Halder, Biswarup Rana, Liew Juneng, Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Sultan Alshehery, Mohamed Elsahabi, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Saad Sh. Sammen, Sujay Raghavendra Naganna

“…However, yearly average anomaly values for LST also show an upward trend, rising from 2.56 in 2003 to 3.23 in 2023. …”
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The Seismic Surface Rupture Zone in the Western Segment of the Northern Margin Fault of the Hami Basin and Its Causal Interpretation, Eastern Tianshan by Hao Sun, Daoyang Yuan, Ruihuan Su, Shuwu Li, Youlin Wang, Yameng Wen, Yanwen Chen

“…The morphology of fault scarps is clear, presenting a light soil color with heights ranging from 0.15 m to 2.13 m and an average displacement of 0.56 m, suggesting that this surface rupture zone likely represents the most recent seismic event. …”
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Region‐based fully convolutional networks with deformable convolution and attention fusion for steel surface defect detection in industrial Internet of Things by Meixia Fu, Jiansheng Wu, Qu Wang, Lei Sun, Zhangchao Ma, Chaoyi Zhang, Wanqing Guan, Wei Li, Na Chen, Danshi Wang, Jianquan Wang

“…The average precision of defect crazing, inclusion, patches, pitted‐surface, rolled‐in scale and scratches on NEU‐DET is 58.2%, 82.3%, 95.7%, 85.6%, 75.9%, and 87.9% respectively.…”
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Effects of thermomechanical parameters on surface texture in filament materials extrusion: outlook and trends [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by John D. Kechagias

“…The material extrusion process has been widely used to manufacture custom products. However, the surface texture varies due to the additive mechanism of the process, which depends on the layer height and surface orientation, resulting in varying average surface roughness values for inclined, flat and vertical surfaces. …”
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Reduction in Near‐Surface Wind Speeds With Increasing CO2 May Worsen Winter Air Quality in the Indo‐Gangetic Plain by Fabien Paulot, Vaishali Naik, Larry W. Horowitz

“…Using this observed relationship, we estimate that the reduction of surface wind speed with increasing CO2 simulated by models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 will result in higher average wintertime PM2.5 concentrations (1% per degree K of global warming) and more frequent high‐pollution events. …”
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Heat Exchange and Flow Resistance in a Heat Exchanger Based on a Minimal Surface of the Gyroid Type—Results of Experimental Studies by Krzysztof Dutkowski, Marcin Kruzel, Marcin Walczak

“…The gyroid minimal surface is one type of triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS). …”
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A Real-Time Green and Lightweight Model for Detection of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinder Surface Defects Based on YOLOv5 by Burhan Duman

“…This paper presents a novel approach for real-time detection of surface defects on LPG cylinders, utilising an enhanced YOLOv5 architecture referred to as GLDD-YOLOv5. …”
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Optimal Diamond Burnishing of Chromium–Nickel Austenitic Stainless Steels Based on the Finishing Process–Surface Integrity–Operating Behavior Correlations by Jordan Maximov, Galya Duncheva, Mariana Ichkova, Kalin Anastasov

“…Apart from low-temperature thermal–chemical diffusion, the mechanical properties can be improved by surface cold working (SCW). A cheap and reliable form of static SCW is diamond burnishing (DB), which drastically improves the surface integrity (SI) and hence the operational behavior of the processed component. …”
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Effect of Nano Powders (SiO2 – Graphite) Dielectric Mixture on Surface Integrity in Machining of Stainless Steel 304L by Sachit Qasim Abdulameer, Tawfiq Maan Abed

“…One of the applications of electrical discharge machining nowadays, mainly nano powder mix electrical discharge machining, is to produce high-quality surface integrity materials. To achieve good results, change the input process settings as needed. …”
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OILSEEDS CROPS: SUNFLOWER, RAPE AND SOYBEAN CULTIVATED SURFACE AND PRODUCTION IN ROMANIA IN THE PERIOD 2010-2019 AND FORECAST FOR 2020-2024 HORIZON by Agatha POPESCU

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Impact of a Near-Surface Plasma Region on the Bow Shock Wave and Aerodynamic Characteristics of a High-Speed Model in Xenon by Olga A. Azarova, Tatiana A. Lapushkina, Oleg V. Kravchenko

“…The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the active influence on the location of the bow shock wave, as well as on the parameters of an aerodynamic body, of a gas discharge organized near the frontal surface, between the body and the bow shock wave. …”
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