In this work, we discuss the parametric modeling for the (electro)-thermal analysis of components of nanoelectronic structures and automatic model order reduction of the consequent parametric models. Given the system matrices at different values of the parameters, we introduce a simple method of extracting system matrices which are independent of the parameters, so that parametric models of a c...

Bovine mastitis (BM) is a prevalent condition on dairy farms, affecting both livestock health and reducing profitability. This study investigated the feasibility of diagnosing BM in Holstein dairy cattle using thermography. To increase the detection between healthy cattle and unhealthy one and to better compare the results from thermal images, a number of parameters including somatic cell count...

A study is made of the propagation of time-harmonic plane waves in an infinite, conducting, thermoelastic solid permeated by a uniform primary external magnetic field when the entire medium is rotating with a uniform angular velocity. The thermoelasticity theory of type II (G-N model) (1993) is used to study the propagation of waves. A more general dispersion equation is derived to determine th...

The paper discusses the concept of an adaptive thermal comfort design methodology and its impact on the selection, design and performance of climate control systems for large public spaces with transient occupancy in hot and humid climates. It outlines the design methodology which is based on providing localised comfort conditions to zones within a building based on its occupancy patterns, acti...

A simple method for transistor DC parameter extraction is presented, where the self-heating of the transistor is taken into account. The thermal behaviour of the transistor is modelled using a single thermal resistance, whose value is extracted simultaneously with the electrical parameters. When pulsed measurements are performed the usage of the thermal resistance, as an effective thermal resis...

An approach for thermal simulation and reliability evaluation of MCM film resistors is described. Result can be used to reach an optimal solution based on available data, technology, topology and material parameters. To achieve a high reliability level and performance of the resistors, the board must be designed taking into account the thermal consideration for each component. Result of thermal...

The complex ac impedance of a bolometer or microcalorimeter detector is easily measured and can be used to determine thermal time constants, thermal resistances, heat capacities, and sensitivities. Accurately extracting this information requires an understanding of the electrical and thermal properties of both the detector and the measurement system. We show that this is a practical method for ...

A scanning thermal microscope working in passive mode is described. This tool uses a thermocouple probe and is presented as a thermal imaging system. The surface temperature distribution of a thermal micro-component is presented. We point out the capacity of our system to perform surface temperature images under conditions for which most of usual techniques cannot operate. The thermal microscop...