Thermal management needs to be carefully considered in the lithium-ion battery module design to guarantee the temperature of batteries in operation within a narrow optimal range. This article firstly explores the thermal performance of battery module under different cell arrangement structures,...

The world today is continuously striving toward a carbon neutral clean energy technology. Hence, renewable wind power systems are increasingly receiving the attention of mankind. Energy production with structurally more promising and economically more competitive design is no more the sole...

A quadratic programming model is developed for predicting the credit card holders' behaviors. This quadratic program is solved by a new algorithm. This algorithm optimizes the objective function along certain directions in the null space of the constraint equations. In this work, the results...

Purpose – This paper aims to assess the performance evaluation of major international airports in the world. Design/methodology/approach – In this study, the authors utilized data envelopment analysis in an input‐oriented method to discuss the overall operational performance of 20 major...