Abstract: Based on four-thermal-resistance-capacitance network within a borehole, an improved thermal-resistance-capacitance model (TRCM), which takes into account the effect of nonuniform temperature distribution along the borehole ...

Abstract: Adhesive bonding is thought to be a suitable method for joining dissimilar materials, such as aluminum to steel in multimaterial car-body manufacturing, but when it is combined with other joining methods, such as spot ...

Abstract: The bonding of dissimilar materials is of primary importance to the automotive industry as it enables designers the freedom to choose from a wide variety of low density materials such as aluminum and magnesium. However, ...