Abstract: Some historical weather records of China in the governmental archives are discussed. The records in the pre-Qing period (before 1636) am briefly summarized and their use for the reconstruction of past climate is assessed. ...

Abstract: Abstract This study investigated a self-developed salt-storing lignin fiber as an anti-icing additive for asphalt pavements. The sustained- salt-release capability and road performance of this material were systematically ...

Abstract: Abstract. The addition of thermal conductivity enhancers to phase change materials (PCMs) is currently one of the most effective methods to enhance heat transfer in PCM-based thermal management systems. This study reports ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel two-layer and two-loop spatial deployable linkage which can only accurately output vertical straight-line motion. First, the degree-of-freedom (DOF) of the linkage is analyzed based on structure ...

Abstract: This work presents a numerical investigation of the thermal control performance of a phase change material (PCM) compositefilling fin heat exchanger under natural convection and transient heat flux shocks. First, the ...

Abstract: This work presents a numerical investigation of the thermal control performance of a phase change material (PCM) composite-filling fin heat exchanger under natural convection and transient heat flux shocks. First, the ...