2026 August-2 - 147 articles
Photovoltaic converters operate under varying climatic conditions and non-ideal grid regimes, but factor importance is often assessed either through isolated local metrics or through pooled operating data that hide regime shifts and interaction effec...
Under ISO 50001, energy performance is monitored through Energy Performance Indicators (EnPIs) and energy baselines. In practice, the energy-to-production ratio (kWh/t) is commonly adopted by default and validated solely by the coefficient of determi...
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-driven optimization of engineering systems is often constrained by high computational cost, particularly when surrogate models must be constructed from limited simulation samples. Although surrogate-assisted multi-o...
Surface fissures induced by shallow coal seam mining create interconnected pathways for ambient air leakage, significantly aggravating coal spontaneous combustion (CSC) risks in goafs. However, the spatiotemporal evolution of these fractures and the...
This study investigates the heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of six triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures, specifically Gyroid (G3P6, G3P7, G3P8, G1P7) and Diamond (D1P7 and D3P7) configurations, using both experimental and nu...
Prunus tangutica is an underused wild nut of the Chinese highlands. Its kernels are rich in polyphenols and flavonoids but also contain amygdalin, so debittering must precede roasting, and how the two steps act together is not known. This study deter...
The Dafosi well field is a typical Huang-Long Jurassic low-rank coalbed methane (CBM) field. Clarifying its CBM geochemical characteristics and the mechanisms of its formation is of significant importance for deepening the understanding of the format...
The accumulation of plastic waste has become a significant environmental challenge, stimulating the development of efficient recycling technologies capable of converting polymers into valuable products. In this study, polypropylene wastes were thermo...
Understanding the formation of high-total-dissolved-solids (TDS) groundwater is essential for mine-water source identification, treatment, and resource utilization in arid and semi-arid coal mining areas. However, previous studies have commonly focus...
The complexity of circuit structures and control loops in three-level interleaved parallel DC-DC converters (TIPDCs) presents significant challenges to the small-signal reduced-order modeling of multi-converter PV storage systems. To address this iss...
In the construction industry, a large portion of energy is spent on heating and cooling, which both increases costs and contributes to resource depletion. The aim of the study was to provide and evaluate a robust ML model evaluation process for early...
To elucidate the coupling characteristics between unsteady flow and hydrodynamic loads in the guide vane region of a pump–turbine under runaway conditions, a model pump–turbine of a high-head pumped storage power station was selected as t...
Efficient abrasive blasting requires precise control of abrasive mass flow, which is governed by both the metering system design and the flow properties of the abrasive material. This study investigates the influence of particle size distribution on...
The aluminum/steel hybrid body structure represents one of the key breakthrough directions for automotive lightweighting. However, aluminum and steel differ significantly in their thermophysical properties, making it difficult to achieve high-quality...
The growing demand for gluten-free products has increased the need for a better understanding of the rheological behavior of alternative flours and their suitability for bakery applications. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different hydrat...
Currently, heating supply in rural areas of China still predominantly relies on conventional coal-fired heating, which suffers from poor thermal insulation performance and severe environmental pollution. To address the issues of energy waste and envi...
Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) kernels are a sustainable plant material suitable for human consumption. This study analyzes the impact of moistening and roasting (thermal treatment) beech kernels on the development of novel edible oils. Crude beech kerne...
Improving the efficiency of proton-exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis for green hydrogen production requires systematic optimisation of interdependent operating conditions. The present study applies a face-centred central composite design (FC...
Background: With the growing popularity of golf, the wood consumption and white pollution caused by traditional wooden and plastic golf tees create an urgent need for green, degradable, high-performance alternatives. Materials and Methods: To address...
To clarify how shale-reservoir heterogeneity constrains hydraulic-fracturing effectiveness in complex structural areas, this study analyzes exploration well X in the Mugan–Shoushan area, Yunnan Province, using organic geochemistry, petrology an...
Compared with single-swirl configurations, linearly arranged multi-swirl burners introduce complex inter-jet interactions that significantly alter flame dynamics; however, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, direct nume...
The measurement accuracy issue of zero-sequence current transformers (CTs) has long been a critical factor restricting the accuracy of fault line selection in distribution networks. Although existing research methods are relatively mature in theory,...
Coupling renewable energy with seawater electrolysis is a highly promising strategy for sustainable hydrogen production. However, the practical application of direct seawater electrolysis remains challenging due to severe anode corrosion and the comp...
The increasing prevalence of dermatophytosis and biofilm-associated infections highlights the need for new therapeutic approaches. This study evaluated the potential of Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri essential oil against clinically relevant derm...
Freeze-drying is one of the most effective and widely applied techniques for microbial preservation, playing an increasingly important role in the development of microbial bioinputs for sustainable agriculture. Beyond maintaining microbial viability,...
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deployment requires simultaneous coordination of spatially distributed biomass supply chains and nonlinear conversion technologies. This study develops an integrated multiscale optimization framework for SAF production...
The load characteristics and dynamic behavior of shearer drums under complex geological conditions—particularly coal seams with gangue interlayers, roofs, and floors—remain insufficiently understood due to the lack of systematic comparati...
Full-field water saturation is central to waterflood surveillance but cannot be observed continuously across a reservoir, whereas well histories provide sparse dynamic evidence. We formulate target-time saturation reconstruction as a mapping from sta...
Calcium-rich industrial wastes may serve as low-cost sorbents for near-source CO2 capture, but their practical potential depends on the reactive calcium species and cyclic stability. This study compares steel slag (SS), air pollution control residue...
In order to solve the problems of stratification, segregation, and insufficient mixing uniformity of glass fiber raw materials in the process of pneumatic mixing, the binary particles of pyrophyllite and limestone, the core raw materials of E-glass f...
Tight reservoirs commonly exhibit low permeability and pronounced lithological heterogeneity, resulting in complex interactions among far-field stress, local structural weakness, and fluid-driven fracture propagation. In this study, four non-replicat...
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) durability under dynamic operation remains a major challenge because the observed voltage decay may combine persistent and transient performance changes. This study presents a condition-aware and data-driven...
In the context of the new power system, coal-fired units are transitioning into peaking units. This study investigates the combustion characteristics and NOX emissions of a 600 MW opposed wall-fired boiler within a load range of 50% to 20%, and furth...
Multiphase flow metering is widely employed in the oil and gas industry, particularly for measuring gas-liquid-solid multiphase flow at drilling outlets. Low-energy gamma flowmeters offer relatively high metering accuracy, with phase fraction errors...
Real-time monitoring of radioactive liquid effluents from nuclear power plants (NPPs) is essential for environmental safety assurance, yet existing liquid scintillation counting (LSC) instruments are bulky (>200 kg), laboratory-bound, and incapabl...
This study establishes a GCN–NSGA-III-based framework for determining gas-leak sensor locations. Candidate layouts are optimized simultaneously with respect to installation expenditure, spatial coverage, leak-identification performance, and tim...
The heterogeneous occurrence of coal-seam thickness represents a common geological characteristic in underground mining. Variations in coal thickness can directly alter the instability-failure behavior of coal–rock systems, thereby triggering v...
In the development of carbonate reservoirs via water flooding huff-n-puff, the osmotic pressure effect is frequently overlooked, and existing models inadequately quantify the matrix imbibition and oil expulsion driven by salinity gradients. To addres...
Against the backdrop of an accelerating global energy transition toward low-carbon sources, coalbed methane (CBM) has attracted growing attention from both academia and industry as a critically important unconventional natural gas resource [...]
Isolated mixing regions (IMRs) commonly persist during steady laminar stirring and limit the attainable mixing degree. Planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) were combined for simultaneous measurements in this s...
Thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries involves rapid heat release, gas generation, and multiphase transport, but their interaction inside a cell remains difficult to resolve. A multiscale computational fluid dynamics model was developed for a sing...
The increasing adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier requires advanced monitoring solutions for transport infrastructures, where intelligent sensing and data-driven analysis can play a key role in improving safety and operational efficiency. Howe...
Node-state uncertainty in dynamic spatial networks is commonly characterized by posterior covariance. However, under non-Gaussian outliers, unmodeled systematic biases, and geometric degeneracy, a small posterior covariance does not necessarily corre...
In response to issues such as axial vibration, attenuation of drilling pressure transmission and increased impact loads on components near the drill bit that frequently occur during long-distance drilling in near-horizontal directional boreholes in u...
To elucidate the mechanisms responsible for the low strength, pronounced variability, and long-term deformation of carnallitite, and to provide a basis for stope parameter design in deep potash mines, two carnallitite seams from a potash mine were in...
The effects of ultrasonic amplitude (A; 50–80%), sonication time (T; 5–10 min), and pumpkin seed oil (PSO) concentration (C; 10–30%) on the physicochemical and rheological properties of gelatin–acetic acid polymer solutions an...
Microplastic contamination in coastal environments has become an increasing environmental concern due to its persistence, widespread distribution, and potential ecological impacts. However, comprehensive assessments that integrate microplastic abunda...
Non-uniform discharge temperature during sinter cooling is a practical issue in ironmaking, as local overheating may increase the thermal load on downstream conveying equipment. To mitigate insufficient cooling in the upper sinter bed under the conve...
Biochar has received increasing attention due to its potential to improve soil quality, mitigate environmental contamination, and promote carbon sequestration. However, its properties are strongly influenced by production conditions. In this study, a...
Niacin (vitamin B3) is a high-value chemical widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industries. In this study, a recombinant Escherichia coli strain expressing nitrilase from Pseudomonas putida CGMCC3830 was evaluated for the whole-cell biotransf...
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