Essays about: "point load test"
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1. Permanent Fire Load of the Building Envelope
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för BrandteknikAbstract : Fire load, the total thermal energy released by the combustion of a material, is an essential part of determining a building’s fire performance and the associated fire protection strategies. Elements in a structure are typically categorized into two types of fire loads: permanent and temporary. READ MORE
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2. Modeling of an Electrolysis System for Techno-Economic Optimization of Hydrogen Production
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In face of climate change, Europe and other global actors are in the process of transitioning to carbon-neutral economies, aiming to phase out of fossil fuels and power industries with renewable energies. Hydrogen is going to play a crucial role in the transition, replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-decarbonize industries and acting as energy carrier and energy storage for renewable electricity. READ MORE
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3. Potential benefits of implementing demand response into Vattenfall’s district cooling grid in Uppsala, Sweden
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Lately, there has been an increased cooling demand in Vattenfall’s district cooling (DC) network in Uppsala, Sweden. This especially occurs on warmer summer days, during so-called peak demand periods, where there is limited cooling capacity combined with limited distribution capacity in the network. READ MORE
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4. Catenary action to prevent progressive collapse in multistorey timber buildings : An experimental study of tube joints
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Träteknik; Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik, maskin- och materialteknikAbstract : In the modern building industry wood as a building material has been looked on as one of the solutions to lower the environmentally impact of the building industry. Building types that normally have been reserved for concrete and steel are today being built with wood as main load bearing component. READ MORE
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5. Investigation of switching power losses of SiC MOSFET : used in a DC/DC Buck converter
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : All DC/DC converter products include power electronic circuits for power conversion.It is important to find an efficient way for power conversion to reduce power losses and reduce the need for cooling and achieve environmentally friendly solutions.The use of semiconductor switches of wide band gap type is a solution to the problem. READ MORE