Abstract: For micro/nanosized contact problems, the influence of surface tension becomes prominent. Based on the solution of a point force acting on an elastic half space with surface tension, we formulate the contact between a rigid ...

Abstract: Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is a technology for bulk electricity storage in the form of liquid air with power output potentially above 10 MW and storage capacity of 100 s MWh. In this paper, we address the performance ...