A NEW FACILITY FOR THE STUDY OF AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS

As the student center movementto upgrade, expand, or acquire a new facilitycontinues in the new millennium, metropolitan institutions, in particular, are finding that their unique circumstances often challenge their ability to keep pace with their nonmetropolitan counterparts. This research presents the results of a study of the role of student fees in funding student center renovation and expansion projects. Findings suggest some differences between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan universities in the planned pace of renovations, although the funding approaches and practices among these types of institutions are not significantly different.

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Cryogenic High-Accuracy Refraction Measuring System (CHARMS): a new facility for cryogenic infrared through far-ultraviolet refractive index measurements

10.1117/12.563795 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Douglas B. Leviton ◽

Bradley J. Frey

Keyword(s):

Refractive Index ◽

High Accuracy ◽

Measuring System ◽

Far Ultraviolet ◽

New Facility

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Strength Tests of Hardened Cement Slurries for Energy Piles, with the Addition of Graphite and Graphene, in Terms of Increasing the Heat Transfer Efficiency

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14041190 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 1190

Author(s):

Tomasz Sliwa ◽

Aneta Sapińska-Śliwa ◽

Tomasz Wysogląd ◽

Tomasz Kowalski ◽

Izabela Konopka

Keyword(s):

Hardened Cement ◽

Environmental Aspects ◽

Cement Slurry ◽

Subsequent Increase ◽

Load Bearing ◽

Heat Transfer Efficiency ◽

Strength Tests ◽

Energy Piles ◽

New Buildings ◽

New Facility

The development of civilization, and subsequent increase in the number of new buildings, poses engineering problems which are progressively more difficult to solve, especially in the field of geotechnics and geoengineering. When designing new facilities, particular attention should be paid to environmental aspects, and thus any new facility should be a passive building, fully self-sufficient in energy. The use of load-bearing energy piles could be a solution. This article presents research on the cement slurry formulas with the addition of graphite and graphene, that can be used as a material for load-bearing piles. The proposed solution is to introduce U-tubes into the pile to exchange heat with the rock mass (the so-called energy piles). A comparison of four slurry formulas is presented: the first one consisting mainly of cement (CEM I), graphite, and water, and the remaining three with different percentages of graphene relative to the weight of dry cement. The results could contribute to the industrial application of those formulas in the future.

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The Deltah Lab, a New Multidisciplinary European Facility to Support the H2 Distribution & Storage Economy

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11073272 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 3272

Author(s):

Sara Stelitano ◽

Alberto Rullo ◽

Luigi Piredda ◽

Elisabetta Mecozzi ◽

Luigi Di Vito ◽

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Keyword(s):

Storage Capacity ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Energy System ◽

System Transformation ◽

Life Tests ◽

Storage Methods ◽

Complementary Techniques ◽

H2 Effect ◽

Empty Condition ◽

New Facility

The target for European decarburization encourages the use of renewable energy sources and H2 is considered the link in the global energy system transformation. So, research studies are numerous, but only few facilities can test materials and components for H2 storage. This work offers a brief review of H2 storage methods and presents the preliminary results obtained in a new facility. Slow strain rate and fatigue life tests were performed in H2 at 80 MPa on specimens and a tank of AISI 4145, respectively. Besides, the storage capacity at 30 MPa of a solid-state system, they were evaluated on kg scale by adsorption test. The results have shown the H2 influence on mechanical properties of the steel. The adsorption test showed a gain of 26% at 12 MPa in H2 storage with respect to the empty condition. All samples have been characterized by complementary techniques in order to connect the H2 effect with material properties.

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