Thermal conductivity (k-value or λ-factor) is the fundamental driver of subsea thermal insulation system dimensions. It follows that an accurate determination of this parameter is a prerequisite for proper thermal design. Poor k-value data inevitably lead to inadequate system designs, which in turn can limit economic viability. This paper provides an overview of the error sources inherent to a ...

his article presents a comprehensive analysis of the thermal effects in advanced high-performance interconnect systems arising due to self-heating under various circuit conditions, including electrostatic discharge (ESD). Technology (Cu, low-k, etc.) and scaling effects on the thermal characteristics of the interconnects, and on their electromigration (EM) reliability, have been analyzed simult...

We propose to stabilize the thermal lattice Boltzmann method by filtering the second- and third-order moments of the collision operator. By means of the Chapman-Enskog expansion, we show that the additional numerical diffusivity diminishes in the low-wavnumber limit. To demonstrate the enhanced stability, we consider a three-dimensional thermal lattice Boltzmann system involving 33 discrete vel...

Using the properties of gauged N = 4 supergravity, we show that it is possible to derive a universal thermal effective potential that describes all possible high-temperature instabilities of the known N = 4 superstrings. These instabilities are due to non-perturbative dyonic modes, which become tachyonic in a region of the thermal moduli space M = {s, t, u}; M is common to all non-perturbative ...

BACKGROUND Coronary angiography (CAG) is widely used to assess lumen dimensions, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) is used to evaluate the characteristics of atherosclerotic plaque. This study was aimed to compare coronary lumen dimensions using CAG and plaque characteristics using OCT and their changes during statin therapy. METHODS We identified 97 lipid-rich plaques from 69 statin-naï...

The current work aims to offer a specific overview of the homogeneous dispersions 2D nanomaterials in heat transfer base fluids—so-called nanofluids. This data compilation emerged from critical findings published scientific articles regarding applicability such fluids as promising alternatives conventional and thermal energy storage is comprehensively investigated. These are that simultaneously...