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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,836 Views
19 Pages

19 July 2020

To solve the problem of contamination flashover of a catenary insulator in an electrified railway, the collision mechanism and deposition characteristics of contamination particles on the insulator surface should be studied to ensure the safe operati...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,626 Views
11 Pages

12 August 2020

Based on the discrete phase model (DPM), solid–liquid two-phase flow calculation, particle settling theory and MATLAB image processing technology, the influence of the installation position of submersible pumps on the deposition characteristics...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,561 Views
10 Pages

25 November 2022

Deposition parameters determine the characteristics of semiconductor films in electrodeposition. Thus, it is essential to understand the effect of deposition parameters on the electrodeposited film for fabricating suitable semiconductor film fitting...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,227 Views
9 Pages

The Effect of Different Cleaning Methods on Protein Deposition and Optical Characteristics of Orthokeratology Lenses

  • Chen-Ying Su,
  • Lung-Kun Yeh,
  • Yi-Fei Tsao,
  • Wen-Pin Lin,
  • Chiun-Ho Hou,
  • Hsueh-Fang Huang,
  • Chi-Chun Lai and
  • Hsu-Wei Fang

9 December 2021

Orthokeratology lenses are commonly used for myopia control, especially in children. Tear lipids and proteins are immediately adsorbed when the lens is put on the cornea, and protein deposition may cause discomfort or infection. Therefore, we establi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,370 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Poly (Ethylene Glycol) 20,000 Concentration on Atomization and Deposition Characteristics of Nozzle

  • Yuxuan Jiao,
  • Xinyu Xue,
  • Suming Ding,
  • Qingqing Zhou,
  • Yong Tian,
  • Xiaoming Liu and
  • Shan Wang

9 November 2021

The addition of surfactants to pesticide spray applications is an important method to improve the spray atomization and the coverage of droplets on the target. The effects of different types of surfactants on spraying have been extensively studied, b...

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  • Open Access
1,411 Views
17 Pages

Research on the Diffusion and Deposition Characteristics of Refrigerant Under Vertical Upward Leakage in a Confined Space

  • Yongjun Ling,
  • Ning Jiang,
  • Xuan Zhou,
  • Yalun Li,
  • Peixu Zhou,
  • Yongjie Lu and
  • Xiaohong Han

12 February 2025

In a confined space, the flammability of alternative refrigerants (such as R717, R290, R32, and R1234yf) poses significant safety risks during leaks. However, in the actual refrigeration systems, the direction of refrigerant leakage is difficult to p...

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  • Open Access
938 Views
13 Pages

Study on the Ash Deposition Characteristics for Co-Combustion of Zhundong Coal with Cotton Stalk

  • Tianyou Li,
  • Ning Liu,
  • Kunpeng Liu,
  • Bo Wei,
  • Jianjiang Wang,
  • Feng Wang,
  • Yanjie Qi and
  • Ning Chen

20 June 2025

With the rapid development of renewable energy, the co-combustion of Zhundong coal and biomass has attracted more and more attention. However, the high content of alkali metals in Zhundong coal and biomass leads to serious slagging and fouling in the...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,975 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Positive Bias and Pressure on Plasma Flow Characteristics in a Chemical Vapor Deposition Chamber

  • Bisheng Wang,
  • Di Yang,
  • Ximing Zhu,
  • Yang Zhao,
  • Shuai Wang,
  • Jiaqi Zhu and
  • Ming Zhai

11 December 2022

To better understand how positive bias and deposition pressure affect the plasma flow properties in the deposition chamber during the bias-enhanced MPCVD process, a two-dimensional axisymmetric model based on the discharge mechanism of pure H2 was co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,423 Views
15 Pages

Experimental Study of the Droplet Deposition Characteristics on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform under Wind Tunnel Conditions

  • Yuxuan Jiao,
  • Xinyu Xue,
  • Suming Ding,
  • Qingqing Zhou,
  • Wei Kong,
  • Yong Tian and
  • Xiaoming Liu

3 December 2022

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used in field pesticide spray operations due to their wide applicability and high operational efficiency. However, their high spray height and fine pesticide droplets lead to a greater risk of drift and like...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,414 Views
17 Pages

27 July 2023

The deposition of aerosol particles has a significant impact on the output capacity of photovoltaic modules. Therefore, studying the deposition characteristics of aerosol particles on photovoltaic modules is of great importance for improving their ou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,214 Views
27 Pages

5 April 2021

Thermomechanical characteristics are highly dependent on the deposition strategy of the directed energy deposition (DED) process, including the deposition path, the interpass time, the deposition volume, etc., as well as the preheating condition of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
257 Views
18 Pages

This study investigated the site-specific ionic composition and wet deposition loads of rainwater collected from eight actively cultivated agricultural regions across South Korea, with the aim of quantifying spatial and seasonal variability and inter...

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  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,409 Views
15 Pages

26 December 2021

Additive manufacturing provides a novel and robust way to prepare medical product with anatomic matched geometry and tailored mechanical performance. In this study, the surface characteristics, microstructure, and mechanical properties of fused depos...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,348 Views
14 Pages

26 April 2023

Laser direct metal deposition (LDMD) enables not only the preparation of high-performance coatings on the surfaces of low-property materials but also the three-dimensional direct manufacturing and re-manufacturing of parts. In the LDMD process, the s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
992 Views
13 Pages

24 February 2025

The impact of PM2.5 on the environment and human health has garnered significant attention. While research on PM2.5 composition is increasing, fewer studies have focused on how dusty conditions in a special region affect the PM2.5 composition. This r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,773 Views
19 Pages

Characteristics of Rock Avalanche Deposit in Wangjiapo, Ludian Based on UAV Aerial Image Recognition

  • Zhenhua Han,
  • Luqing Zhang,
  • Jian Zhou,
  • Song Wang,
  • Juanjuan Sun,
  • Ruirui Li and
  • Fuyou Huang

11 October 2024

Rock avalanche disasters in alpine and gorge regions are frequent and large in scale and cause severe damage. The movement of a rock avalanche is complex and has not been fully studied. The deposits of a rock avalanche can provide valuable insights i...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,960 Views
17 Pages

19 June 2021

Three-dimensional prototypes and final products are commonly fabricated using the material extrusion (ME) process in additive manufacturing applications. However, these prototypes and products are limited to a single material using the ME process due...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,350 Views
14 Pages

11 December 2024

The sand–gravel brine deposit in the Mahai Basin is a newly discovered large-scale potassium–bearing brine deposit. The potassium–bearing brine is primarily found at depths exceeding 150 m within the porous alluvial and fluvial sand...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,361 Views
22 Pages

14 January 2025

Precision pesticide application mainly relies on canopy volume, resulting in varied application effectiveness across different density areas of orchard trees. This study examined pesticide application effectiveness based on the spray wind, canopy vol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,692 Views
18 Pages

Typomorphic Characteristics of Gold-Bearing Pyrite and Its Genetic Implications for the Fang’an Gold Deposit, the Bengbu Uplift, Eastern China

  • Ying Wang,
  • Li Xiong,
  • Ze Zhong,
  • Shenglian Ren,
  • Gang Zhang,
  • Juan Wang,
  • Yan Zhang and
  • Chuanzhong Song

23 September 2022

The Fang’an quartz-vein gold deposit is located in the eastern part of the Bengbu uplift. The eastern part of the Bengbu uplift is considered to be the western extension of the Zhaoyuan gold mineralization zone in the Jiaodong area of Shandong...

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  • Open Access
30 Citations
2,452 Views
32 Pages

22 February 2022

This paper documents depositional structures and their reservoir characteristics in the Wufeng–Longmaxi shale from outcrops and cores using thin sections, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis, carbon–sulfur analyzer, helium porosimeter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,704 Views
24 Pages

Research on the Deposition Characteristics of Integrated Prefabricated Pumping Station

  • Kai Wang,
  • Jianbin Hu,
  • Houlin Liu,
  • Zixu Zhang,
  • Li Zou and
  • Zhaogang Lu

6 May 2020

Based on the discrete phase model (DPM) solid–liquid two-phase flow model and MATLAB image processing technology, an integrated prefabricated pumping station was taken as the research object to study deposition characteristics under different f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,508 Views
18 Pages

10 February 2022

The Mianhuakeng deposit is the most representative granite-related hydrothermal vein-type uranium deposit in South China; however, the characteristics of the mineralization-forming fluid and metallogenic mechanism are still less constrained. To addre...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,813 Views
13 Pages

A Study of HiPIMS Process Characteristics in SiO2 Deposition

  • Marcell Gajdics,
  • Dániel Olasz,
  • György Sáfrán and
  • Miklós Serényi

2 September 2025

In this study, SiO2 thin films were sputtered from a Si target using reactive HiPIMS (high-power impulse magnetron sputtering) in an argon–oxygen process gas. In order to understand the behavior of HiPIMS, the deposition process was studied by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,287 Views
21 Pages

Deposition Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of WC/Stellite-6 Composite Coatings Prepared by Supersonic Laser Deposition

  • Bo Li,
  • Hao Wang,
  • Haocheng Li,
  • Zhihong Li,
  • Panpan Zhang,
  • Shaowu Liu,
  • Qunli Zhang,
  • Jiake Deng,
  • Szymon Tofil and
  • Jianhua Yao

3 March 2025

To fulfill the harsh surface demand for key industrial components, metal matrix composite coatings (MMC) with hard ceramic particles located in the metallic matrix have attracted considerable attention in recent years. In this paper, WC/Stellite-6 co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,856 Views
17 Pages

Movement Characteristics of Droplet Deposition in Flat Spray Nozzle for Agricultural UAVs

  • Shiyun Hu,
  • Xiaojie Xu,
  • Junyu Liu,
  • Jianzhou Guo,
  • Runhong Guan,
  • Zhiyan Zhou,
  • Yubin Lan and
  • Shengde Chen

6 November 2024

At present, research on aerial spraying operations with UAVs mainly focuses on the deposition outcomes of droplets, with insufficient depth in the exploration of the movement process of droplet deposition. The movement characteristics of droplet depo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,798 Views
13 Pages

13 June 2024

Low-carbon powertrains and sustainable fuels are closely linked as they both aim to reduce carbon emissions and transition away from reliance on fossil fuels. The methane from biogas, biomass, and organic waste can serve as an alternative energy sour...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,808 Views
13 Pages

Characteristics of Plasma Flow for Microwave Plasma Assisted Aerosol Deposition

  • In-Je Kang,
  • Chang-Hyun Cho,
  • Hyonu Chang,
  • Soo-Ouk Jang,
  • Hyun-Jae Park,
  • Dae-Gun Kim,
  • Kyung-Min Lee and
  • Ji-Hun Kim

29 June 2021

To validate the possibility of the developed microwave plasma source with a novel structure for plasma aerosol deposition, the characteristics of the plasma flow velocity generated from the microwave plasma source were investigated by a Mach probe wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
16,095 Views
14 Pages

9 June 2023

In this study, we conducted research on manufacturing molybdenum (Mo) thin films by a thermal atomic layer deposition method using solid MoO2Cl2 as a precursor. Mo thin films are widely used as gate electrodes and electrodes in metal-oxide semiconduc...

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  • Open Access
517 Views
20 Pages

17 November 2025

The deposition of particulate matter on rough pipe surfaces is critical in fields such as energy, chemical engineering, and air pollution control. This study employs a combined approach utilizing the Renormalized Group (RNG) k-ɛ model and the di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,386 Views
22 Pages

Geochemical Characteristics of Primary Halos and Prospecting Significance of the Qulong Porphyry Copper–Molybdenum Deposit in Tibet

  • Weitao Sun,
  • Youye Zheng,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Xin Feng,
  • Xiaosong Zhu,
  • Zhongyue Zhang,
  • Hongxing Hou,
  • Liangsheng Ge and
  • Hanqin Lv

27 February 2023

The Qulong porphyry copper deposit in Tibet is located in the Tethis–Himalaya metallogenic domain, one of the three major porphyry metallogenic domains in the world. At present, the mining area is mainly used for surface mining. The depth revea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,206 Views
17 Pages

Chemical Composition and Deposition Characteristics of Precipitation into a Typical Temperate Forest in Northeastern China

  • Yingying Wang,
  • Feifei Zhu,
  • Ronghua Kang,
  • Linlin Song,
  • Shaonan Huang,
  • Dan Huang,
  • Kai Huang,
  • Abubakari Said Mgelwa,
  • Geshere Abdisa Gurmesa and
  • Yunting Fang
  • + 1 author

29 November 2022

The chemical compositions and deposition characteristics of atmospheric precipitation affect the structure and function of forest ecosystems and reflect regional air quality. Although northeastern China constitutes a vital forested area, few relevant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,844 Views
23 Pages

8 November 2019

Numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the transitional characteristics of shock reflections in the dual solution region using laser energy deposition. The numerical approach was validated by comparison to experimental results of the dep...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,886 Views
21 Pages

28 March 2024

Transpiration cooling based on a porous structure has an ultra-high cooling efficiency, which is expected to be one solution to improve the cooling technology of aero-engine turbine blades. However, particulate impurities in the gas flow channel cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,523 Views
13 Pages

Study on Flow Heat Transfer and Particle Deposition Characteristics in a Kettle Reboiler

  • Xue Liu,
  • Qi Sun,
  • Hui Tang,
  • Wei Peng,
  • Mingbao Zhang,
  • Gang Zhao and
  • Tairan Fu

22 August 2024

A kettle reboiler uses the latent heat from the condensation of high-temperature and high-pressure steam in the tube to produce low-pressure saturated steam in the outer shell. The deposition of particles on the tube may change the boiling heat trans...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,085 Views
12 Pages

18 September 2024

In the last decade, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for plant protection have rapidly developed worldwide as a new method for pesticide application, especially in China and other Asian countries. To improve the deposition quality in UAV applications,...

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  • Open Access
47 Views
20 Pages

Atmospheric deposition of microplastics (MPs) contributes to the contamination of both terrestrial and aquatic environments. Roads show high MP deposition, yet the factors influencing the deposition rate and characteristics (polymer types and sizes)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,824 Views
13 Pages

In this study, the effects of the grain size and gradation of riprap, the overtopping flow depth, and the downstream slope of the embankment on the scouring and deposition characteristics at the downstream toe of the embankment were investigated. For...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,887 Views
18 Pages

31 January 2019

Dry deposition of airborne particles in duct air flow over a backward-facing step (BFS) is commonly encountered in built environments and energy engineering. However, the understanding of particle deposition characteristics in BFS flow remains insuff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,182 Views
10 Pages

Optical Properties and Growth Characteristics of 8-Quinolinolato Lithium (Liq) Nano-Layers Deposited by Gas Transport Deposition

  • Alexandros Zachariadis,
  • Michalis Chatzidis,
  • Despoina Tselekidou,
  • Olaf Wurzinger,
  • Dietmar Keiper,
  • Peter K. Baumann,
  • Michael Heuken,
  • Kyparisis Papadopoulos,
  • Argiris Laskarakis and
  • Maria Gioti
  • + 1 author

28 August 2024

Organometallic complexes containing reactive alkali metals, such as lithium (Li), represent a promising material approach for electron injection layers and electron transport layers (EILs and ETLs) to enhance the performance of Organic Light-Emitting...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,377 Views
18 Pages

Progress in Wax Deposition Characteristics and Prediction Methods for High Pour Point and Viscous Crude Oil Water System

  • Jiangbo Wen,
  • Yuzhang Jia,
  • Yongrui Lu,
  • Haijun Luo,
  • Zhenwei Huang,
  • Chuanlin You,
  • Zizhe He and
  • Xu Xiao

8 April 2025

With the continuous growth of global energy demand, the exploitation of deepwater oil and gas resources has become an important part of national energy strategies. The high-viscosity crude oil in deepwater areas such as the South China Sea poses seve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
823 Views
24 Pages

9 June 2025

Multiple occurrences of adakitic rocks, with crystallization ages clustering around ~160 Ma, have been documented in the Zhuxi district, northeast Jiangxi Province, South China. This research identifies a new adakitic biotite granite porphyry within...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,027 Views
18 Pages

Experimental and Simulation Study of Particle Deposition Characteristics and Pressure Drop Evolution in Pleated Filter Media

  • Changzeng Guo,
  • Jian Kang,
  • Desheng Wang,
  • Yun Liang,
  • Lingyun Wang,
  • Guilong Xu,
  • Hao Wang and
  • Min Tang

25 March 2025

Pleated filter media are widely used in particulate filtration, but the particle deposition and pressure drop during particle loading remain insufficiently explored. This study visualizes the particle deposition patterns in pleated filter media, alon...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,896 Views
15 Pages

11 March 2022

Interest in research on the application of variable-polarity cold metal transfer mode in wire-based direct energy deposition has been growing; particularly popular are investigations into the respective influences of polarity, amplitude of the arc cu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
4,860 Views
13 Pages

12 March 2021

A 3D model was established to accurately simulate the internal and external powder stream characteristics of the coaxial discrete three-beam nozzle for laser metal deposition. A k-ε turbulence model was applied in the gas flow phase, and powder flow...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
558 Views
18 Pages

Distribution Characteristics of Rotor Airflow and Droplet Deposition of Plant Protection UAVs Under Varying Rotor–Nozzle Distances

  • Xiaojie Xu,
  • Shengde Chen,
  • Zhihong Li,
  • Zehong Wu,
  • Yuxiang Tan,
  • Shimin Huang and
  • Yubin Lan

23 September 2025

The rotor airflow intensity and distribution characteristics of plant protection UAVs vary significantly with spatial positions below the rotor. Consequently, changes in the rotor–nozzle distance directly affect droplet motion and deposition pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,875 Views
29 Pages

Study on the Characteristics of Downwash Field Range and Consistency of Spray Deposition of Agricultural UAVs

  • Zongru Liu,
  • Rong Gao,
  • Yinwei Zhao,
  • Han Wu,
  • Yunting Liang,
  • Ke Liang,
  • Dong Liu,
  • Taoran Huang,
  • Shaoqiang Xie and
  • Jiyu Li
  • + 1 author

Agricultural unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), increasingly integral to crop protection through spraying operations, are significantly influenced by their downwash fields, which in turn affect the distribution of spray droplets. The key parameters imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
4,587 Views
13 Pages

Influence of the Downwash Wind Field of Plant Protection UAV on Droplet Deposition Distribution Characteristics at Different Flight Heights

  • Yubin Lan,
  • Shicheng Qian,
  • Shengde Chen,
  • Yingjie Zhao,
  • Xiaoling Deng,
  • Guobin Wang,
  • Yu Zang,
  • Juan Wang and
  • Xingyan Qiu

25 November 2021

The aerial spraying of pesticides by plant protection unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is a process in which the spray droplet deposition on target sites occurs under the influence of the downwash wind field. The downwash wind field is the most importa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,853 Views
24 Pages

18 February 2023

This work is devoted to the development of an ensemble of below-cloud scavenging models of pollutant aerosol transport into the atmosphere. Among other factors contributing to the uncertainty of the forecasts of the dispersion and deposition of techn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,524 Views
7 Pages

Characteristics of a Source for Oxide Coating Deposition by the Electron-Beam Evaporation of Dielectric Materials

  • Viktor Burdovitsin,
  • Ilya Bakeev,
  • Kirill Karpov,
  • Lionel Ngon A. Kiki,
  • Efim Oks and
  • Alexey Vizir

25 May 2022

We describe our investigations of a plasma-cathode electron source designed for the deposition of oxide coatings by the electron-beam evaporation of dielectric materials. Tests carried out using oxygen as the working gas showed that the source is ope...

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