Abstract: n hourly dataset of automatic weather stations over Beijing Municipality in China is developed and is employed to analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of urban heat island intensity (UHII) over the built-up ...

Abstract: Additive manufacturing offers the advantage of infinite freedom to design and fabricate complex parts at reduced lead-time. However, the surface quality of additively manufactured parts remains well behind the conventionally ...

Abstract: The ignition transient phase in a model supersonic combustor with transverse fuel injection upstream of a cavity flame holder was experimentally investigated. Three types of ignition processes for scramjet startup were ...

Abstract: A preliminary experimental study on “warm ultrasonic impact-assisted laser metal deposition” (WUI-LMD) is reported, and such a study is rare in literature to the authors’ knowledge. In WUI-LMD, an ultrasonic impact treatment ...