Overheating

• Mechanical steam trap segment to hold the largest size of the steam trap market during the forecast period.
• The mechanical steam trap segment is expected to account for the largest size of the steam trap industry throughout the forecast period.
• Steam trap market for tracing applications is expected to grow faster during the forecast period.
• The steam trap market for tracing applications is expected to grow faster during the forecast period.

• Many machines, including cellphones, data centers, cars and airplanes, become less efficient and degrade more quickly in extreme heat.
• Machines generate their own heat, too, which can make hot temperatures around them even hotter.
• We are engineering researchers who study how machines manage heat and ways to effectively recover and reuse heat that is otherwise wasted.

Deforming materials

• Higher temperatures, either from the weather or the excess heat radiated from machinery, can cause materials in machinery to deform.
• So the hotter it is, the more the molecules that make up everything from the air to the ground to materials in machinery vibrate.

Travel delays and safety risks

• High temperatures can also change the way oils in your car’s engine behave, leading to potential engine failures.
• As it gets hotter outside, air starts to expand and takes up more space than before, making it thinner or less dense.
• This reduction in air density decreases the amount of weight the plane can support during flight, which can cause significant travel delays or flight cancellations.

Battery degradation

• So as the temperature increases, different kinds of materials deform differently, potentially leading to premature wear and failure.
• Lithium ion batteries in cars and general electronics degrade faster at higher operating temperatures.
• This is because higher temperatures increase the rate of reactions within the battery, including corrosion reactions that deplete the lithium in the battery.
• Recent research shows that electric vehicles can lose about 20% of their range when exposed to sustained 90-degree Farenheit weather.

Struggling air conditioners

• Air conditioners struggle to perform effectively as it gets hotter outside – just when they’re needed the most.
• On hot days, air conditioner compressors have to work harder to send the heat from homes outside, which in turn disproportionally increases electricity consumption and overall electricity demand.

How to prevent heat damage

• Heat waves and warming temperatures around the globe pose significant short- and long-term problems for people and machines alike.
• Fortunately, there are things you can do to minimize the damage.

Reusing heat

• One simple example is using the waste heat from data centers to heat water.
• Extreme heat can affect every aspect of modern life, and heat waves aren’t going away in the coming years.

• Restitution Program Announced for Certain Recalled Gree Dehumidifiers.
• You may be eligible for restitution if you purchased a dehumidifier that Gree USA, Inc. ("Gree USA"), Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai ("Gree Zhuhai"), and Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales Co., Ltd. ("Gree Hong Kong") (collectively, "Gree"), manufactured from 2007 to 2013 and sold in the United States, and that dehumidifier was later subject to a recall Gree announced on September 12, 2013, expanded on January 30, 2014, and re-announced on November 29, 2016.
• Gree Zhuhai and Gree Hong Kong have entered into a related Deferred Prosecution Agreement ("DPA") with the United States.
• Restitution awards do not cover replacement costs of a recalled Gree dehumidifier.

• The Texas trial attorneys were enlisted by Finney Injury Law , a trusted personal injury firm based in Missouri that helps victims recover after life-changing incidents.
• The Button Law Firm attorneys are recognized on the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers List and are dedicated to fighting for children and their families in meaningful litigation to make local communities safer.
• The firm represents young victims of daycare injuries, including incidents of abuse, neglect, inappropriate discipline, and overheating in daycare vehicles.
• Attorneys at The Button Law Firm also aid parents in pursuing wrongful death cases arising from fatal injuries that children experience at irresponsible daycare centers.