Development of a Self-Regulating Solar Shading Actuator Based on the Thermal Shape Memory Effect

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Dear Authors,

the paper needs a minor revision before being published. These are some comments you have to address.

Comments

paragraph 2.3: could you describe the method used to attach the SMA wire ends. Are they critical points?

paragraph 3.1:

- after eq. specify on text that M_res is the resistance torque

- page 6 line 188: the Clausius-Clapeyron is defined as dsigma/dT so the dimension is MPa/K. Please correct

- eq5 and eq6: please, verify the dimension of the two equations, there something wrong in the product (C*sigma^-1). The dimension of this product should be K.

paragraph 3.3:

- page 8 line 270: why 1mm? is it arbitrary?

- eq7: please describe the terms in the equation

- figure 6: please, comments the irregularities of the peaks

- figure 8: what are the red points in the graph?

paragraph 3.5:

- page 13 line 418 and 419: as reported in your ref 33, the Clausius-Clapeyron is defined as dsigma/dT so the dimension is MPa/K. please correct in all the paper (also in table 3)

 

Typos errors

- page 4: line 108: arrangedin

- page 6 line 176: ractuator

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

Thank you very much for reviewing our paper. Enclosed you will find the changes. 

Best,

Mario

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

See attached

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Comments on the Quality of English Language

see attahced.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

Thank you very much for reviewing our paper. Enclosed you will find the changes. 

Best,

Mario

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf