Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze shopping center (SC) location distribution for a small city with respect to its environmental impact and retail supply quality. In order to evaluate the retail supply quality for each ...

Abstract: To explore the effects of some operating conditions on NO removal efficiency in a packed tower, the denitration process was simulated in a laboratory-scale packed tower using an ammonia solution containing Fe(II) ethylene ...

Abstract: Melting of phase change materials (PCMs) embedded in metal foams is investigated. The two-temperature model developed accounts for volume change in the PCM upon melting. Volume-averaged mass and ...

Abstract: Timely and accurate prediction of winter road surface temperature is crucial for the effective operation of a road weather information system (RWIS), which is essential to road traffic safety. A major challenge in achieving ...

Abstract: The growing interest in large-scale solar power production has led to a renewed exploration of thermal storage technologies. In a thermocline storage system, heat transfer fluid (HTF) from the ...

Abstract: The passenger value is used to segment the intercity passenger transport market. According to its advantages or disadvantages in each submarket, highway passenger transport (referred to as “highway mode” hereafter) is ...

Abstract: The construction industry is facing unique problems in accident prevention. The existing management method for detecting workers’ unsafe behaviors and unsafe states of objects relies primarily on manual monitoring, which ...

Abstract: Although an increase in the number of dockless shared-bicycle services improves convenience for users, the disorderly parking of bicycles has seriously invaded public space in many cities. To avoid having bicycles occupying ...