In this paper the effect of plasma spray parameters, atomizing gas and substrate preheat temperature on microstructure and phase composition of YSZ coatings produced by SPPS process have been investigated. The experimental results showed that increasing the power of plasma, using hydrogen as the precursor atomizing gas and increasing substrate preheat temperature decrease the amount of non-pyro...

Air-to-air heat/energy recovery ventilators can effectively reduce the cost associated with ventilating a home. However, high indoor moisture levels, in conjunction extreme temperature differences between outdoor and air cause frost accumulation mechanical equipment, leading to performance degradation or failure. In this research, demonstration house using heat ventilation system Iqaluit, Nunav...

An evaluation of a variety of efficient water heating strategies for an all-electric single family home located in a mixed-humid climate is conducted using numerical modeling. The strategies considered include various combinations of solar thermal, heat pump, and electric resistance water heaters. The numerical model used in the study is first validated against a year of field data obtained on ...

|The construction of a ame dictionary of ame speeds and preheat thicknesses for a given reaction will be discussed. Once the entries of the dictionary have been established, they can be accessed by researchers and programmers to be used in diierent combustion applications. An application of the ame dictionary for turbulent combustion in a circular cylinder is given. Chemical reactions are often...