It has been widely reported that the sintering productivity and sintering bed permeability would be reduced when adopting ultra-deep bed sintering. To solve the aforementioned problems, the double-layer sintering process with stand-support (DLSP-S) i...
Double-layer primary support is proposed to control the deformation of surrounding rock in tunnels within weak geological conditions, where engineering challenges such as large deformations, tunnel faces, and arch collapse are encountered. This appro...
With the increasing shortage of water resources and the aggravation of water pollution, solar-driven interfacial steam generation (SISG) technology has garnered considerable attention because of its low energy consumption, simple operation, and envir...
Operation scheduling of apron support vehicles is an important factor affecting aircraft support capability. However, at present, the traditional support methods have the problems of low utilization rate of support vehicles and low support efficiency...
The paper presents the analysis of the influence of the location and characteristics of supports on the static response of two-layer beams. The possibility of tangential movement at the supports was considered. Multilayer beams, which combine the adv...
In this study, polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membranes were fabricated via interfacial polymerization on cellulose acetate (CA)/poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) support layers. Several types of CA/PVDF supports were prepared...
The rapid growth of the aviation industry and increasing air traffic demand more careful attention to environmental concerns. Among these, aircraft noise is considered one of the main sources of environmental noise, especially after land-based transp...
In shield construction, the limit support pressure of the tunnel face has an important influence on ground settlement and construction safety. In this study, MIDAS GTS NX software was used to conduct a series of three-dimensional finite element simul...
The main goal of deformable solid mechanics is to determine the stress–strain state of parts, structural elements, and their connections. The most accurate results of calculations of this state allow us to optimize design objects. However, not...
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes have gained significant attention as an appealing membrane technology due to their reversible fouling and potential cost-effectiveness. Previous studies have predominantly focused on improving the selective layers...
Conventionally designed piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) speakers with thin-film-type, piston-type, and cantilever-type vibration membranes still adopt a Si supporting layer, which not only hinders the improvement of sound pressu...
Electrospun nanofiber-supported thin film composite membranes are among the most promising membranes for seawater desalination via forward osmosis. In this study, a high-performance electrospun polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) nanofiber-supported thin f...
Due to the strong disturbance of a mining face, the surrounding rock of the withdrawal roadway is susceptible to deformation and failure, which restricts the safe and efficient evacuation of mining equipment. To resolve this longstanding technical pr...
We provide a detailed analytical calculation of the Brillouin light scattering (BLS) intensity of a layer on a substrate, taking into account both photoelastic and moving boundary (ripple effect) mechanisms, and give a comparison between BLS intensit...
The development of thin layer on hollow-fiber substrate has drawn great attention in the gas-separation process. In this work, polydimethysiloxane (PDMS)/polyetherimide (PEI) hollow-fiber membranes were prepared by using the dip-coating method. The p...
The paper presents the results of an investigation into thin single- and triple-layer ZrO2-Sc2O3-based electrolytes prepared using the tape-casting technique in combination with promising electrodes based on La2NiO4+δ and Ni-Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-&delta...
By conducting low-reversed cyclic loading tests, this paper explores the load-bearing performance of frame-supported multi-ribbed lightweight wall structures. The finite-element software (OpenSees) is used to simulate the process with the shear wall...
This research focuses on the development of a flexible tactile sensor array consisting of aluminum nitride (AlN) based on micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology. A total of 2304 tactile sensors were integrated into a small area of 2.5 &tim...
The most important aspect of synthetic lipid membrane architectures is their ability to study functional membrane-active peptides and membrane proteins in an environment close to nature. Here, we report on the generation and performance of a biomime...
Intermediate temperature-solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) Ni-(ZrO2)x(Y2O3)1−x (Ni-YSZ) anodes formed by two layers, with different thicknesses and morphologies, offer the possibility of obtaining adequate electrochemical performance coupled to satisfa...
The plane contact problem for an elastic layer bonded to a rigid support on its top surface is considered according to the theory of elasticity. The layer is subjected to a concentrated load at its bottom surface by means of a rigid stamp. Profile of...
In order to obtain a gradient coating with excellent performance, novel titanium-modified plasma nitriding was primarily used as a support layer for the PVD coating of 38CrMoAl steel. The samples were subjected to titanium-modified plasma nitriding b...
It is urgent to develop a polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) membrane with a new method in this study by designing and constructing a new nanomaterial support layer instead of the conventional support layer. Polydopamine-wrapped single-walled c...
This study presents a dual-layer GraphRAG framework for petroleum engineering question answering, in which instance-level facts and domain-level concepts are explicitly separated and integrated into retrieval-augmented generation. To evaluate the fra...
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are the most promising clean energy source in the 21st century. In order to achieve a high power density, electrocatalytic performance, and electrochemical stability, an ordered array structure membrane el...
Thin-film composite (TFC) structure has been widely employed in polymeric membrane fabrication to achieve superior performance for desalination and water treatment. In particular, TFC membranes with a thin active polyamide (PA) selective layer are pr...
Deploying 5G in new and diverse use cases, such as Industry 4.0 and factory automation, requires 5G systems to harmonize with the communication technologies used in these industries. To this end, 3GPP Release 16 and Release 17 have made significant p...
The ability to prepare controllable nanocatalysts is of great interest for many chemical industries. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a vapor phase technique enabling the synthesis of conformal thin films and nanoparticles (NPs) on high surface area...
The increasing deployment of photovoltaic-storage systems in distribution-level microgrids introduces a critical control conflict: traditional maximum power point tracking algorithms aim to maximize energy harvest, while grid-forming inverter control...
Reverse osmosis is a major process that produces soft water from saline water, and its output represents the majority of the overall desalination plants production. Developing efficient membranes for this process is the aim of many research groups an...
The development of durable photocatalytic supports resistant in harsh environment has become challenging in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) focusing on water and wastewater remediation. In this study, stainless steel (SS), SS/Ti (N,O) and SS/Cr-N...
A procedure for determining the optimized composition of layer properties for a continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) system was constructed using field tests, finite element (FE) analysis, and regression analysis methods. The field suppor...
Here, we developed magnetically recoverable biocatalysts based on magnetite nanoparticles coated with an ultra-thin layer (about 0.9 nm) of chitosan (CS) ionically cross-linked by sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP). Excessive CS amounts were removed by mu...
This work is based on studying the effect of different kinds of support on the prepared reverse osmosis membranes. Different kinds of woven and non-woven supports were tested and characterized to select the best one for RO membrane preparation. The p...
Non-terrestrial network (NTN) systems can offer wide area coverage for applications requiring high mobility, which is expected in the sixth generation (6G) of telecommunication systems. This paper proposes a high-mobility support system based on the...
Our current study experimentally evaluates the impacts of surface hydrophilicity of supports on the properties of polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membranes. A series of “carboxylated polyethersulfone” (CPES) copolymers wi...
Monomolecular arrays of protein subunits forming surface layers (S-layers) are the most common outermost cell envelope components of prokaryotic organisms (bacteria and archaea). Since S-layers are periodic structures, they exhibit identical physicoc...
Perinatal depression and anxiety are defined to be the mental health problems a woman faces during pregnancy, around childbirth, and after child delivery. While this often occurs in women and affects all family members including the infant, it can ea...
Damage to nonstructural components, such as air ducts, in buildings during earthquakes, which are more fragile than single-layer reticulated domes, has a significant impact on the sustainability of the building’s functionality. To study the cou...
The morphology size of laser cladding is a crucial parameter that significantly impacts the quality and performance of the cladding layer. This study proposes a predictive model for the cladding morphology size based on the Least Squares Support Vect...
This paper takes the ZF3806 working face of Shuiliandong Coal Mine in Binxian County, Shaanxi Province as the engineering background. Aiming at the problems of the development of surrounding rock cracks and roof breakage encountered in the process of...
Mining of closely spaced multilayer orebodies brings the problems of significant disturbance between adjacent mining layers and drastic structural changes in surrounding rock, which brings the need for a more effective stope support method. Previous...
Lipid structures, such as liposomes or micelles, are of high interest as an approach to support the transport and delivery of active agents as a drug delivery system. However, there are many open questions regarding their uptake and impact on cellula...
After the excavation and unloading of deep-buried soft rock tunnels, support structures often experience deformation-related disasters such as concrete cracking, steel frame bending and twisting, and primary support instability under different forms...
The morphology of thin film composite (TFC) membranes used in reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) water treatment was explored with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and positron-annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). The combination...
Sustainability-oriented start-ups are fundamental to developing solutions for, and to fostering, a societal transition towards a low carbon society. In this context, social impact accelerators (SIAs) are organizations specializing in accelerating the...
Metal–support interaction plays a critical role in determining the eventual catalytic activity of metals loaded on supporting substrates. This interaction can sometimes cause a significant drop in the metallic property of the loaded metal and,...
As an alternative to conventional 3D printing methods that require supports, a new 3D printing strategy that utilizes guided light in situ has been developed for fabricating freestanding overhanging structures without supports. Light intensity has be...
CO2 hydrogenation to methanol is an important process that could solve the problem of emitted CO2 that contributes to environmental concern. Here we developed Cr-, Cr-Zn-, and Cr-Ni-containing nanocomposites based on a solid support (SiO2 or Al2O3) w...
The support pressure on an excavation surface is a critical factor in the ground deformation and excavation stability of a submarine shield tunnel. The shield tail gap and the disturbance zone of grouting behind the tunnel wall are also important inf...
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