Improvement of fuel consumption and maintenance of heating furnaces using a modified heating pattern

This article studies the transient heat conduction in a slab when passing through various sections of the furnace, and focuses on the thickness of the scale layer formed on the slab. The transient heat conduction behavior of a slab in various sections of the heating furnace is analyzed using the Laplace transformation method, including the pre-heating zone, the first heating zone, the second heating zone, and the soaking zone. The heating pattern of the furnace is then modified to reduce fuel consumption. The simulation results show that the scale layer formed on the slab significantly influences the quality of the hot rolled coil formed, and how the furnace parameters affect the efficiency of the furnace and the quality of the coil.

Continuous Symmetry Analysis of the Effects of City Infrastructures on Invariant Metrics for House Market Volatilities

The invariant metrics of the effects of park size and distance to public transportation on housing value volatilities in Boston,Milwaukee,Taipei and Tokyo are investigated.They reveal a Cobb-Douglas-like behavior.The scaleinvariant exponents corresponding to the percentage of a green area(a)are 7.4,8.41,14.1 and 15.5 for Boston,Milwaukee,Taipei and Tokyo,respectively,while the corresponding direct distances to the nearest metro station(d)are−5,−5.88,−10 and−10,for Boston,Milwaukee,Taipei and Tokyo,respectively.The multiphysics-based analysis provides a powerful approach for the symmetry characterization of market engineering.The scaling exponent ratio between park area percentages and distances to metro stations is approximately 3/2.The scaling exponent ratio expressed in the perceptual stimuli will remain invariant under group transformation.According to Stevens’power law,the perception-dependent feature spaces for parks and public transportation can be described as two-and three-dimensional conceptual spaces.Based on the prolongation structure of the Schroinger equation,the SL(2,R)models are used to analyze the house-price volatilities.Consistent with Shepard’s law,the rotational group leads to a Gaussian pattern,exhibiting an extension of the special linear group structure by embedding SO(3)■R(3)in SL(2,R).The influencing factors related to cognitive functioning exhibit substantially different scaleinvariant characteristics corresponding to the complexity of the socio-economic features.Accordingly,the contour shapes of the price volatilities obtained from the group-theoretical analysis not only corroborate the impact of the housing pricing estimation in these cities but also reveal the invariant features of their housing markets are faced with the forthcoming sustainable development of big data technologies and computational urban science research.

Bio-printing of aligned GelMa-based cell-laden structure for muscle tissue regeneration

Volumetric muscle loss(VML)is associated with a severe loss of muscle tissue that overwhelms the regenerative potential of skeletal muscles.Tissue engineering has shown promise for the treatment of VML injuries,as evidenced by various preclinical trials.The present study describes the fabrication of a cell-laden GelMa muscle construct using an in situ crosslinking(ISC)strategy to improve muscle functionality.To obtain optimal biophysical properties of the muscle construct,two UV exposure sources,UV exposure dose,and wall shear stress were evaluated using C2C12 myoblasts.Additionally,the ISC system showed a significantly higher degree of uniaxial alignment and myogenesis compared to the conventional crosslinking strategy(post-crosslinking).To evaluate the in vivo regenerative potential,muscle constructs laden with human adipose stem cells were used.The VML defect group implanted with the bio-printed muscle construct showed significant restoration of functionality and muscular volume.The data presented in this study suggest that stem cell-based therapies combined with the modified bioprinting process could potentially be effective against VML injuries.