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Efficiency of Heat Transfer Boosted by Jumping Water Vapor Droplets

Mila Luleva — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:43:54 +0000

Water vapor condensed on metal plates, also known as condensers, is the main driving mechanism in most industrial power plants. Depending on how easy these droplets form and how fast they fall to free space for new droplets, the efficiency of the plant is either higher or lower. The efficiency of a power plant can […]

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Excess Human Body Heat Used to Keep Buildings Warm

Mircea Sandru — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:00:16 +0000

Already being used in many places around the world, the idea of using human body heat to keep buildings warm during cold seasons gains popularity very fast. After many studies engineers concluded that excess body heat could slash carbon emissions in urban areas by one third, if collected and used properly. You may have noticed […]

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VacuSen: Oxygen Sensor Used in Space Missions, Now Helps Manufacturing Greener Windows

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:50:58 +0000

It looks like sensors regularly used in space missions can now be a part of a technology aimed to improve the making of glass. Hold on, not any kind of glass, but one that excels in thermal insulation in both cold and hot environments - a glass that may reduce carbon dioxide emissions and your electric bill, too.

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New Electronic Circuit Cooling System Offers Brighter Electric Car Perspectives

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:45:24 +0000

Researchers from Purdue University discovered precisely how fluid boils in capilary cooling sytems, and that by designing a system by using those rules they got a much more efficient heat transfer between the object to be cooled and the liquid.

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