Processes, Volume 11, Issue 2

With the further exploitation of offshore resources, there are more and more offshore oil and gas fields which cannot meet the production capacity requirements. So, it becomes extremely urgent to pay attention to the decommissioning of the exploitati...

This study introduces a Vorticity Index (VI) and an Imminent Vortex Separation Condition (IVSC), which are considered valuable indicators to quantify the vorticity impact on vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) operation. The VI and IVSC are specifica...

Colleges and universities are a typical service water consumers in China, i.e., with a dense population, single structure, and regular water use. This means it is crucial to strengthen the management of their water use behavior. In this paper, first...

We report the design, fabrication, and testing of a humidity sensor based on an optical fiber-based evanescent wave probe. The fiber was bent into a U-shape and de-cladded at the location of the bending. The de-cladded section was coated either with...

AF1410 is a low carbon high alloy ultra-high strength steel. It not only has high strength and high toughness, but also has a high stress corrosion resistance. However, due to the characteristics of hard quality and poor thermal conductivity, AF1410...

Furfural is one of the most important biomass platform compounds and can be used to prepare various high-value-added chemicals. The reactions of furfural with aliphatic alcohols via an oxidative esterification reaction or oxidative condensation react...

Parametric design, with its unique scientific and logical nature, is gradually applied in the field of landscape design. Therefore, the GIS (geographic information systems) technology of parametric software was applied to the optimization of traditio...

Anthracite in a specific area of Shanxi Province is the subject of this essay’s research. In the creep studies, different porosity intervals and pore water pressures were employed to evaluate the mechanical properties of creep under various tes...

The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of simulating different fuel shapes for the material testing reactor (MTR). Two OpenMC codes were built, and the first OpenMC model was simulated using a curved shape fuel element to mimic the real di...

The purification of molten salts from admixtures as well as the effective control of admixture concentration has attracted researchers’ interests. In the present paper, the possibility of the electrochemical purification of PbCl₂ from PbO and t...

Information and communication technology (ICT) companies strive for ceaseless innovation to remain competitive while facing the challenge of maximizing firm value (FV) with limited resources, and increasing the interests of shareholders. However, cap...

The P-S-N curve is a vital tool for dealing with fatigue life analysis, and its fitting under the condition of small samples is always concerned. In the view that the three parameters of the P-S-N curve equation can better describe the relationship b...

Fungi of the Monascus species are used in Asia for the production of fermented foods, mainly due to the ability of these fungi to produce secondary metabolites such as pigments. Due to the growing discussion about the use of synthetic dyes and the fa...

Very high viscosity significantly impacts the mobility of heavy crude oil representing difficulties in production and a decrease in the well’s efficiency. Downhole electric heating delivers a uniform injection of heat to the fluid and reservoir...

Currently, the integration method of silicon PIN radiation detectors faces challenges such as complex processes, poor reliability and thick dead layers. Novel integration methods based on metal bonding technology for realizing the integration of thic...

In the context of sustainability, viticulture will address issues related to soil fertility in the coming period. Greater attention will therefore be paid to replacing traditional manure-based fertilisers, such as farmyard manure, with new types of f...

Fossil fuel price increases, their uneven distribution, environmental issues from their incineration, and lack of guarantees of their energy security are the main drivers for the development of green energy. Agricultural waste is an abundant resource...

Greenhouse gases, the main cause of global warming, are generated largely in the energy sector. As the need for technology that has reduced greenhouse gas emissions while producing energy is on an increase, CCU technology, which uses CO₂ to produce C...

This study presents a novel hybrid framework combining feature selection, oversampling, and machine learning (ML) to improve the prediction performance of vehicle insurance. The framework addresses the class imbalance problem in binary classification...

The development of the Mahu tight reservoir has adopted horizontal wells with staged fracturing. In the fracturing, there is a problem of a high fracturing pressure. Acid treatment is often used to lower the fracturing pressure on site. At present, t...

Alongside volcanic eruptions in the middle and late Permian, the sedimentary environment and process changed, and the lithofacies characteristics varied conspicuously in the marine deposits of the Sichuan Basin (China). The tuffaceous rocks, as a new...

The purpose of the software development presented in the article is to obtain detailed information about the surface of the walls in wells necessary for more efficient and safe drilling and casing of the wellbore. The developed software of the automa...

After the severe industrial pollution from World War II, the Setouchi Sea areas and its islands (the Triennale hosting areas) experienced severe economic and population shrinkage. The target of SDG 8.9 is to promote “direct tourism GDP” a...

Upper respiratory infections (URI) are the most frequent illnesses, especially in children. The majority of those infections are prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics, which are associated with various side effects and with the increase in multi-drug...

In this study, we employ the novel method of quantile mediation analysis to explore dynamic relationships among hydropower energy consumption, economic growth, and carbon dioxide emissions in Taiwan during the period between 1990 and 2020. The empiri...

For nearly three decades, zero-valent iron (ZVI) has been used in wastewater treatment and groundwater and soil remediation. ZVI can degrade contaminants by reactions of adsorption, redox, and co-precipitation. It can also react with oxidants like hy...

In this study, the electronic structure of the galena surface was investigated using the first-principle calculation. The results of band structure, density of states, Mulliken population distribution, and frontier orbital analysis showed that galena...

Traditional microchannel needs to face the flow-reversal difficulty in high heat fluxes due to limited space. It results in large pressure and temperature fluctuation. Porous microchannels arouse more interest to provide a new solution to this proble...

By researching the influence of micro-groove texture on the surface tribological properties of the stator and rotor pair of oil production hydraulic motors, this paper aims to reduce the frictional resistance moment of the spiral pair of hydraulic mo...

Mechanical loads considerably impact wind turbine lifetime, and a reduction in this load is crucial while designing a controller for maximum power extraction at below-rated speed (region II). A trade-off between maximum energy extraction and minimum...

Artificial intelligence-based hardware devices are deployed in manufacturing units and industries for emission gas monitoring and control. The data obtained from the intelligent hardware are analyzed at different stages for standard emissions and car...

The effects of different mineral admixtures on the evolution of static yield stress of common composite cementitious material paste and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)-based paste were investigated. The results show that there are obvious diff...

Many multi-objective optimization problems in the real world have conflicting objectives, and these objectives change over time, known as dynamic multi-objective optimization problems (DMOPs). In recent years, transfer learning has attracted growing...

Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) of Ti-6Al-4V is becoming increasingly important in the aerospace industry for the production of large parts. Due to the high welding requirements of the material, high quality demands are placed on the proce...

The creep damage behavior of rocks is very important for evaluating the stability and safety of key rock engineering. Based on the Lianhua Tunnel Project in China, this paper aims to study the creep damage mechanics, the influencing factors and the c...

In this paper, the cooling and freshwater generation performance of a novel hybrid configuration of a solid desiccant-based M-cycle cooling system (SDM) combined with a humidification–dehumidification (HDH) desalination unit is analysed and com...

Photoelectrocatalysis takes advantage of electrocatalytic and photocatalytic processes [...]

Environmental issues are an important issue facing the world in the 21st century. While China’s economy is developing rapidly, the problem of environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious, especially the problem of carbon emissions....

Distillation columns represent the most widely used separation equipment in the petrochemical industry. It is usually difficult to apply the traditional mechanism modeling method to online optimization and control because of its complex structure, an...

In this paper, a series of equilibrium and kinetic experiments of Hg(II) removal in a single-stage batch reactor on natural (NZ) and sulfur-impregnated zeolite (SZ) were performed. Batch sorption of Hg(II) on zeolites was studied using different isot...

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) refers to technologies that capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from sources such as power plants, industrial facilities, and transportation, and either store it underground or use it for beneficial...

Modern antibiotics face many obstacles, starting with the ever-increasing resistance of microorganisms directed against the antibiotic. An important problem is also the existing trend of polypharmacy. The aim of this study was to develop qualitative...

In-situ biomethanation combines conventional biogas production from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic matter with the addition of hydrogen to produce a higher quality biomethane gas. However, challenges surrounding its performance and control c...

In recent years machine learning algorithms have been gaining momentum in resolving subsurface flow issues related to hydrocarbon flows, Carbon capture utilization and storage, hydrogen storage, geothermal flows, and enhanced oil recovery. This paper...

This study provides a basis for designing and optimizing the key components of hanging-cup transplanters. The discrete element method, a high-speed photography test, and indoor soil bin tests were used to explore soil disturbance behavior during the...

Monitoring ¹³⁷Cs in seawater is necessary for the timely detection of radioactive contamination. The possibility of sorption and the sorption efficiency of ¹³⁷Cs from seawater were studied for the first time during several cruises of the R/V (researc...

Stable development of strategic emerging industries promotes its industrial transformation and upgrading, which has affected the development of not only the society and the economy but also other fields, thereby having a great impact on employment. T...

In order to reduce the mechanical damage during the kiwifruit picking process, the fruit rate of the picked fruit should be improved. The mechanical properties of the epidermis and interior of the fruit during the harvesting process were studied, so...

At present, most salvage schemes are designed based on the calculation results of ship statics, which is still an empirical method. However, many projects are always affected by the wind and waves, and there is a significant difference between the fo...

The NiO-MgO solid solution has been proven to be an efficient catalyst for the carbon dioxide reforming of methane (CRM). However, the challenge is still there for the facilely controlled synthesis of the single-phase solid solution with the uniform...