Thermal Analysis of the Fuse with Unequal Fuse Links Using Finite Element Method
In this paper a three dimensional thermal model of high breaking capacity fuse with unequal fuse links is proposed for both steady-state or transient conditions. The influence of ambient temperature and electric current on the temperature distribution inside the fuse, has been investigated. A thermal analysis of the unbalanced distribution of the electric current through the fuse elements and their influence on fuse link temperature rise, has been performed. To validate the three dimensional thermal model, some experimental tests have been done. There is a good correlation between experimental and simulation results. Keywords—Electric fuse, fuse links, temperature distribution, thermal analysis.
An Experimental Method to Decrease Heating Time in a Commercial Furnace
Abstract The aim of this article is to present an experimental method to optimize the heating time in a furnace in order to show an example of the progression toward increasingly empirical solutions as the problems become progressively more unwieldy. During this experimental study, different cases are carefully chosen to compare and measure the effects of applying different enhancement methods of the heat transfer processes. It is found that changing the inner geometry by introducing radiant panels inside the heated chamber leads to important time savings in the heating process by increasing the convection rate in the furnace.
Women's health in prison: urgent need for improvement in gender equity and social justice.
The needs of women held in detention have received little attention and con-tinue to be neglected by health systems and prison authorities. One reason for this, too readily accepted until now, is that women prisoners are a clear minor-ity group within prisons all over the world. It is only recently that attention has been drawn to the fact that a minor-ity status does not justify the widespread ignorance of women’s basic rights and the considerable gender insensitivity still dominating criminal justice systems.In Europe alone, there are about 100 000 women and girls in prison.