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Analysis of Energy Performance and Integrated Optimization of Tubular Houses in Southern China Using Computational Simulation

Applied Sciences, 2021
Chinese rural construction is currently booming, but faces considerable challenges in terms of energy performance. The objective of this research was to analyze the energy performance of tubular houses, which are a unique type of rural house in southern ...
Jing Wang, Weijun Gao, Zhu Wang, Liting Zhang   +3 more
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Improved dietary intake and readiness among United States Navy Future Sailors following mobile health application use

Frontiers in Digital Health
IntroductionMilitary recruitment and retention efforts are significantly challenging due to a limited pool of qualified candidates and increasing competition from private industries.
Lynn A. Cialdella-Kam, Michael S. Stone, Michael S. Stone, Trisha M. Sterringer, Trisha M. Sterringer   +4 more
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Investigation of functionally graded TPMS structures fabricated by additive manufacturing

Materials & Design, 2019
Triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS), which have zero mean curvature and large surface areas, are discussed in this paper. Two TPMS structures, the Schwarz Primitive (P) and Gyroid, were designed with both uniform and graded density and fabricated ...
Shixiang Yu, Jinxing Sun, Jiaming Bai
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Energy Performance and Radial Force of Vertical Axis Darrieus Turbine for Ocean Energy

Energies, 2020
Vertical axis Darrieus turbine is the key component for ocean energy conversion and utilization. In the present work, the energy performance, flow pattern, and radial force for a vertical axis Darrieus turbine were investigated.
Runqiang Zhang, Zhenwei Huang, Lei Tan, Yuchuan Wang, Erqi Wang   +4 more
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RODEO: A Novel Methodology to Perform V2V Communications in the Scope of Internet of Vehicles. An Energy Performance Analysis

Proceedings, 2018
In the framework of the Internet of Things (IoT) and more specifically the Internet of Vehicles (IoV), vehicles are called upon to play a key role as mobile sensors. Their high mobility and the large amount of electronics they currently deploy allow them
Unai Hernandez-Jayo, Idoia De-la-Iglesia
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The first real-scale production of bentonite buffer blocks for a high-level waste repository in Korea: An empirical study of key production parameters and challenges

Case Studies in Construction Materials
Adopting real-scale monolithic bentonite blocks as a buffer construction material in a high-level waste repository is a preferable approach for ensuring the buffer's target dry density, a requirement difficult to meet with smaller-scale blocks.
Yonghyeon Lee, Ji-Won Kim, Jin-Seop Kim
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Techno-Economic Assessment of BIPV Systems in Three Cities of Iran

Proceedings, 2018
In all over the world, huge parts of energy are consumed by buildings. Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems have attracted much attention with the purpose of providing energy demand of buildings.
Farivar Fazelpour, Niloufar Ziasistani, Parsa Nazari, Pouria Nazari, Nastaran Ziasistani   +4 more
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Oxic corrosion model for KAERI Reference disposal system via O2 consumption reactions and mixed-potential theory

npj Materials Degradation
The durability of copper (Cu) canisters against corrosion is critical for the licensing of deep geological repositories. Assessing oxic corrosion, a primary degradation mechanism, is essential for ensuring the reliability of such repositories. Due to the
Nakkyu Chae, Seungjin Seo, Richard I. Foster, Sungyeol Choi   +3 more
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Digital light processing 3D printing of large-scale and crack-free ceramics with perforated internal honeycomb structures

Virtual and Physical Prototyping
Digital light processing (DLP) enables high-resolution and efficient ceramic additive manufacturing, yet the fabrication of large-scale, crack-free ceramic parts remains severely constrained by critical defects arising during debinding and sintering.
Siqian Wu, Rong Wang, Liuchao Jin, Xingjian Huang, Wuzhao Li, Kun Zhou, Qi Ge   +6 more
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Permeability monitoring of underground concrete structures using elastic wave characteristics with modified Biot’s model

Scientific Reports
This study aims to develop a theoretical model for predicting the permeability of concrete in underground structures using compressive elastic waves. This research is motivated by the necessity of monitoring the permeability of concrete used in critical ...
Jong-Won Lee, Jin-Seop Kim, Chang-Ho Hong, Tae-Min Oh   +3 more
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