BACKGROUND Buruli ulcer (BU) is an infection of the subcutaneous tissue leading to chronic necrotizing skin ulcers. The causative pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans, grows best at 30 degrees C-33 degrees C and not above 37 degrees C. We explored the safety, tolerability and efficacy of phase change material (PCM), a novel heat application system for thermotherapy of BU. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FI...

There is an increasing demand for innovative, efficient, and environmentally friendly cooling technologies as alternatives to the conventional vapor compression-based technologies. In this study, a theoretical experimental investigation of Phase Change Material (PCM)-based module ventilation system presented. An in-situ application employing considered PCM investigated. A one-dimensional numeri...

This study presents an optimization procedure for the design of a Latent Heat Thermal Management System (LHTMS), used for cooling an electronic device with transient and high heat generation. The LHTMS consists of Phase Change Material (PCM) combined with internal fins, which are used for creating high conductive paths into the PCM. The optimization is performed with a sole aim of minimizing th...

Poor heat dissipation and thermal runaway are most common in batteries subjected to fast charge or discharge forced work hot subzero ambient temperatures. For the safe operation of lithium-ion throughout their lifecycle, a reliable battery management system (BTMS) is required. A novel hybrid BTMS with nickel-titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloy (SMA) actuated smart wire phase change material (PCM...

An integrated solar heating system with a new type of phase change material (PCM), collectors and test building were developed. The exothermal endothermal behaviors the PCM determined, stability comfort researched. was operated on for one period, temperature rooms, outdoors, contrast rooms recorded collected by data acquisition system. indicated that could produce continuity; average using 4.6 ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) have been widely applied in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage devices. The battery thermal management system (BTMS) critically impacts the safety degradation of LiBs. Phase change material (PCM) is a promising passive BTMS solution owing to its high latent heat non-parasitic power consumption requirements. In this paper, paraffin (PA) as PCM was embedded co...