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This book gives information and guidance on important subjects. It presents the major and efficient applications for efficient insulation materials. The book is divided into two parts. Part I discusses ecological insulation materials. In this part, the three sub-subjects are drafting, Unconventional insulation materials, Jute-Based Insulation Material, and Possible Applications of Corn Cob as a Raw Insulation Material. Part II: discusses Practical Applying and Performance of Insulation Materials (case studies), where three sub-subjects are drafting seismic aspects of the application of thermal insulation boards beneath the building’s foundations, flammability of bio-based rigid polyurethane foam thermal insulation, and the review of some commonly used methods and techniques to measure the thermal conductivity of insulation materials.

Insulation (Heat) --- Heat insulating materials --- Thermal insulation --- Heating --- Exterior walls --- Thermal properties --- Biotechnology

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Around 80% of electrical consumption in an industrialised society is used by machinery and electrical drives. Therefore, it is key to have reliable grids that feed these electrical assets. Consequently, it is necessary to carry out pre-commissioning tests of their insulation systems and, in some cases, to implement an online condition monitoring and trending analysis of key variables, such as partial discharges and temperature, among others. Because the tests carried out for analysing the dielectric behaviour of insulation systems are commonly standardised, it is of interest to have tools that simulate the real behaviour of those and their weaknesses to prevent electrical breakdowns. The aim of this book is to provide the reader with models for electrical insulation systems diagnosis.

Electric insulators and insulation --- Mathematical models. --- Testing. --- Bushings --- Insulation (Electric) --- Electric resistance --- Insulating materials --- Dielectrics --- Engineering --- Physical Sciences --- Engineering and Technology --- Electrical and Electronic Engineering --- Circuit Design

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Antiferromagnetic spintronics is an emerging topic in spintronics that is attracting interest due to its wide range of advantages, including terahertz operation, memory without stray fields, and highly efficient spin generation. The discussion of this topic covers aspects ranging from the development of new antiferromagnetic materials to the applications of these materials in devices. Traditionally, antiferromagnets were treated as less common magnetic materials for fundamental studies and applications. However, recent miniaturisation and high-frequency operation have revealed that they are advantageous over conventional ferromagnets. This Special Issue reviews the current status and future perspectives of antiferromagnetic spintronics.

magnetoelectric effect --- antiferromagnetism --- Cr2O3 thin film --- exchange bias --- antiferromagnetic spintronics --- spintronics --- MnN --- magnetism and magnetic materials --- antiferromagnets --- Heusler alloys --- blocking temperature --- spintronic devices --- perpendicular magnetic anisotropy --- ferrimagnet --- perpendicular exchange bias --- amorphous thin films --- spintronic applications --- magnons --- synthetic antiferromagnets --- antiferromagnetic resonance --- micromagnetics --- spin pumping --- spin-orbit torque --- insulating antiferromagnet --- sub-terahertz waves --- spin-Hall effect --- garnet ferrite --- compensated ferrimagnet --- metal organic decomposition --- n/a

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The use of composite materials in the design process allows one to tailer a component’s mechanical properties, thus reducing its overall weight. On the one hand, the possible combinations of matrices, reinforcements, and technologies provides more options to the designer. On the other hand, it increases the fields that need to be investigated in order to obtain all the information requested for a safe design. This Applied Sciences Special Issue, “Composite Materials in Design Processes”, collects recent advances in the design methods for components made of composites and composite material properties at a laminate level or using a multi-scale approach.

laser etching --- water jet --- polycrystalline silicon --- orthogonal test --- physical conditions --- electrodeposition --- SiC whisker --- texture --- morphology --- self-healing --- epoxy resin --- microcapsule --- insulating composite --- breakdown strength --- physical damage --- electrical tree --- analytical model --- fabrics --- weave pattern --- shear deformation --- tension-shear coupling --- RTM --- composites --- FEM simulation --- permeability characterization --- design optimization --- solar vehicles --- photovoltaic roof --- lightweight structures --- carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) --- natural frequencies --- stiffness --- heat exchange --- Ansys ACP --- constructal design --- resin flow --- porous media --- numerical simulation --- filling time --- composite ship --- composite structure --- glass fiber content --- void volume --- burn-off test --- calcination test --- composite laminates --- nanofibers --- fracture --- polyvinylidene fluoride --- polysulfone --- CFRP laminate --- thin composite panel --- viscoelastic material --- vibration response --- damping --- experimental modal analysis --- slamming --- damage --- viscoelastic layer --- prepreg --- OoA --- n/a

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Modelling and simulation in acoustics is currently gaining importance. In fact, with the development and improvement of innovative computational techniques and with the growing need for predictive models, an impressive boost has been observed in several research and application areas, such as noise control, indoor acoustics, and industrial applications. This led us to the proposal of a special issue about “Modelling, Simulation and Data Analysis in Acoustical Problems”, as we believe in the importance of these topics in modern acoustics’ studies. In total, 81 papers were submitted and 33 of them were published, with an acceptance rate of 37.5%. According to the number of papers submitted, it can be affirmed that this is a trending topic in the scientific and academic community and this special issue will try to provide a future reference for the research that will be developed in coming years.

noise barrier --- insertion loss --- vehicle frequencies --- diffraction --- flow speed --- Analytical solutions --- FDTD --- EMATs --- beam directivity --- perforate tube silencer --- transmission loss (TL) --- pressure loss --- computational fluid dynamics (CFD) --- temperature --- air flow velocity --- graphical bilinear method --- seismic survey --- dynamic cone penetration test --- soil depth --- time-distance curve --- KZK equation --- fractional order derivative --- ultrasound hyperthermia --- HIFU --- acoustic simulation --- Kramers–Kronig relation --- stereo audio coding --- Principal Component Analysis (PCA) --- multi-frame --- Pyramid Vector Quantization (PVQ) --- bowel sound --- bowel motility --- automatic detection/evaluation --- power-normalized cepstral coefficients --- noncontact instrumentation --- acoustic localization --- cross array --- moving sound source --- discrete sampling --- error analysis --- open-air theatres --- acoustical measurements --- prediction models --- historical acoustics --- Direction of Arrival (DOA) --- time-frequency (TF) mask --- speech sparsity --- speech enhancement (SE) --- acoustic vector sensor (AVS) --- intelligent service robot --- voice generation --- multichannel electroglottograph --- larynx acoustics --- fingerprinting acoustic localization --- iterative interpolation --- K-Means clustering --- Two-stage matching --- Adjacent RPs --- dynamic tissue property --- Westervelt equation --- thermal damage zone --- submerged floating tunnel (SFT) --- mooring line --- coupled dynamics --- hydro-elastic responses --- wet natural frequencies --- mooring tension --- seismic excitation --- wave excitation --- seaquake --- thick annular circular plate --- Rayleigh integral --- finite element modeling --- rectangular and concentric stiffener patches --- taper ratio --- thickness variation --- MRI --- Zone Plates --- ultrasonic lenses --- piano playing --- vibrotactile feedback --- interaction --- musical performance --- auditory perception --- sensors --- actuators --- crack growth --- acoustic echo --- COSMO --- p-value --- l1-regularized RLS --- sparsity --- room impulse response --- total least squares --- regularization factor --- fluid-filled polyethylene (PE) pipeline --- noise control --- acoustic propagation --- cutoff phenomenon --- UWA communication --- channel modelling --- OFDM --- channel estimation --- simulation platform --- minimum variance distortionless response --- signal self-cancellation --- direction estimation --- underwater acoustic source --- spatial power spectrum --- cochlear implant --- coding strategy --- Fixed-Channel --- Channel-Picking --- vocoder simulation --- normal-hearing --- point mass --- parabolic thickness variation --- landmine detection --- lumped parameter model --- prodder --- resonance frequency --- noised-induced hearing loss --- powered surgical instruments --- ultrasonic aspirator --- transcanal endoscopic ear surgery --- balanced armature receiver --- lumped parameter method --- finite element method and Boundary element method --- focused transducer --- acoustic field --- nonuniform radiation distribution --- Bessel radiation distribution --- spherically curved uniform radiator --- rim radiation --- Lamb waves --- wooden constructions --- acoustics --- low frequency noise --- modelling --- ultrasonic guided waves --- SAFE --- rail defect detection --- mode excitation --- solid dielectrics --- acoustic emission --- artificial neural networks --- electrical treeing --- wavelets --- non-destructive testing --- high-voltage insulating systems --- boundary element method --- Helmholtz equation --- structural health monitoring --- mooring chain --- fatigue crack growth --- structural integrity --- n/a --- Kramers-Kronig relation