in this study, ice-glazing process of frozen shrimp by chitosan was applied to protect the frozen shrimp from undesirable chemical and physical changes. the effects of 2% chitosan solution glazing on quality of whole, raw and cooked (without head, tail and shell) shrimps stored at -18±2ºc for 6 months were investigated and compared with water glazing, sodium metabisulfite treatment control. gla...

Thermochromic glazing theoretically has the potential to lead to a large reduction in energy demand in modern buildings by allowing the transmission of visible light for day lighting whilst reducing unwanted solar gain during the cooling season, but allowing useful solar gain in the heating season. In this study building simulation is used to examine the effect of the thermochromic transition h...

The aim of this paper is to introduce guidelines as aid for early stage architectural design of public and office buildings with large glazed surfaces in connection with the impact of some solutions on energy demand of the building. Relation between key parameters of architectural glazing (thermal transmission, solar heat gain coefficient and light transmission) has been analysed first using pr...

The windshield is one of the major components in a vehicle that determines the injury to a pedestrian’s head. Therefore, it is critical to study the damage to windshield glazing so as to promote the protection structure for pedestrians. In this paper, classical plate theory in combination with the Green strain and the von Karman assumption is used to develop constitutive relations to describe t...

Building materials have played a more and more important role in saving building energy since the central government of China set higher standards and requirements for new-constructed and retrofit buildings after 2005. Glazing units, especially energy-saving units including LOW-E coated glazing units and PVB laminated glass, are utilized nation-wide. This paper employs energy simulation to anal...

Numerical simulations and analytical models have been used to investigate the possible impact of various dielectric components of vehicles on internal electromagnetic field distributions. It is found that, apart from the window glazing, the dielectrics investigated have little impact on the internal field populations and average field levels, although there are localized field differences that ...

The dual-airflow window could be used to conserve energy and improve indoor air quality in buildings because it works like a heat exchanger and can introduce outdoor air into buildings. In order to optimize the window design, this investigation used the orthogonal method to evaluate the importance of these 13 design parameters of the dual airflow window in energy conservation: outdoor air suppl...

The main focus of this study was the effect of a full blast wave on lightweight nonstructural components, such as window glazing. Both the positive and negative phases of the blast pulse were considered. Previously, structural analysis models considered only the positive phase of the blast load. The structural response is defined by the peak positive and negative values of the pressure, the dur...

Wind loading and windborne debris (missile) impact are the two primary mechanisms that result in window glazing damage during hurricanes. Wind-borne debris is categorized into two types: small hard missiles; such as roof gravel; and large soft missiles representing lumber from wood-framed buildings. Laminated architectural glazing (LAG) may be used in buildings where impact resistance is needed...