Comprehensive study on the degradation progress of crumb tire rubber during the preparation of terminal blended rubberized asphalt binder

Terminal blended rubberized asphalt binder (TB) technology, which blends crumb tire rubber (CR) with asphalt under high interaction conditions, offers a promising waste tire recycling solution for pavement construction. By precisely controlling the degradation progress of CR, it is possible to prepare TB with specific property requirements....

Roles of waste carbon fibers on the efficiency of multiple induction heating healing behavior in asphalt mixture for sustainable infrastructure

This study systematically investigated the potential of waste carbon fibers (WCFs) as a sustainable solution in enhancing the multiple induction heating healing of asphalt mixture, thereby tackling two major concerns: the environmental impact of WCFs and the durability of asphalt pavement. Firstly, four groups of asphalt binder samples with...

Future scenarios of variable renewable energies and flexibility requirements for thermal power plants in China

In 2017 about 37% of the world's wind turbines and 50% of the world's photovoltaic (PV) panels are installed in China. But at the same time a huge amount of wind power and PV power is wasted mainly because of insufficient flexibility of thermal power which is the dominant source in China's electricity system. This paper aims to assess the...

Analysis of feed-in tariff policies for solar photovoltaic in China 2011–2016

In 2011 China initiated policies to promote the adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV) using feed-in tariff (FIT) policies. Since then the PV domestic market expanded substantially. In the past six years, the FIT policies were updated (adjustment of tariff levels, division of three FIT regions, setting of installation quotas) to address emerging...

Thermal inductance in GaN devices

Using the analogue of the electric inductance, we reveal the properties of the thermal inductance in GaN-based light-emitting diode devices by testing their transient thermal behaviors. We find that the devices exhibit a transient thermal response under step-down or step-up currents and observe notable inductive phenomena of the temperature...