Porous materials have been extensively used in various engineering applications, due to
their promising thermal characteristics. Extensions of lean-burn limits as well as the low …

Intermetallic compounds have the characteristics of long-range ordered structure and
combination of metallic and covalent bonds, showing intrinsic brittleness and outstanding …

The trend towards a transition from fossil to renewable energy makes urgent the
development of fuel-flexible burners that provides interchangeability between natural gas …

Highlights•A novel gas-fired IR heater was developed.•The IR heater includes a cylindrical
radiant burner and a conical reflector.•Characterization of a gas-fired IR heater for wide …

During the last years the thin-layered radial porous burners are of growing interest, primarily
due to low pressure loss, advanced flame stability and high radiant output. The aim of this …

Ni-Al intermetallic alloys have superior high-temperature properties such as excellent
oxidation resistance and high yield strength, making them particularly attractive as materials …

Al–Ni composites, which have excellent energy densities and mechanical properties, are
promising novel energetic materials for improving the damaging effects of ammunition. To …

A recent surge of interest is focused on developing radiant burners that may replace
traditional open flame burners because of their ability to interchangeably use a wide range …

A wide range of capillary processes participates in the structural transformation of the
reacting metal powders during the combustion synthesis of intermetallics. Using additives …

This research focuses on identifying conditions under which porous intermetallics with a
welded granular structure comprised of mm-sized spheroidal alloy elements can be directly …