Materials
Materials
Integrated Optimization for the Coupling Network of Refinery and Synthetic Plant of Chemicals
07/03/2023 -
Synthetic plant of chemicals (SPC) consumes large amounts of hydrogen and carbon-oxides while refineries require high-purity hydrogen. Coal gasification (CG) and steam methane reforming (SMR) are...
Vibration attenuation characteristics of finite locally resonant meta beam: Theory and experiments
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Dynamic vibration absorbers are of utmost importance in civil and mechanical engineering applications; however, their intricate mechanisms are always challenging for practical realization. This...
Calibration of Discrete Element Parameters of Maize Root and Its Mixture with Soil
17/11/2022 -
Discrete element simulation is an effective method to reveal the interaction between tillage components and work objects. However, due to the lack of discrete element modelling parameters of maize...
Multicomponent gas mixture parametric CFD study of condensation heat transfer in small modular reactor system safety
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AbstractSafety is always the primary concern for designing and analyzing nuclear reactor systems. The requirements for the safety margin for advanced small modular reactor (SMR) systems are...
Multi-objective simulation–optimization via kriging surrogate models applied to natural gas liquefaction process design
01/01/2023 -
A surrogate-based multi-objective optimization framework is employed in the design of natural gas liquefaction processes using reliable, black-box process simulation. The conflicting objectives...
A Review on the Pharmacological Activities of Salvia Miltiorrhizae Radix Using International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision (ICD-10) Codes
15/09/2022 -
Salvia Miltiorrhizae Radix (SMR) is a widely-used herbal medicine for the treatment of various blood stasis-related diseases (mainly circulatory system). It has been extensively studied in the field...
CFD validation of condensation heat transfer in scaled-down small modular reactor applications, Part 1: Pure steam
01/12/2022 -
Abstract This study presented the state-of-the-art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) validation and scaling of the condensation heat transfer (CHT) models for passive...
CFD validation of condensation heat transfer in scaled-down small modular reactor applications, Part 2: Steam and non-condensable gas
01/12/2022 -
AbstractThis paper presents the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) validation and scaling assessment of the condensation heat transfer (CHT) models in the presence of non-condensable gas for the...
Efficient Utilization of Siderite- and Hematite-Mixed Ore by Suspension Magnetization Roasting: A Pilot-Scale Study
19/08/2022 -
Steel is an important industrial raw material and plays an important role in industrial construction. Studying the efficient utilization of complex refractory iron ore with large reserves is of great...
Design of multistage fixed bed reactors for SMR hydrogen production based on the intrinsic kinetics of Ru-based catalysts
15/09/2022 -
In recent years, interest in the development of a hydrogen economy has increased, and the steam methane reforming (SMR) reaction, which yields so-called “gray” hydrogen, is expected to play a...
Residual steam/CH4 reforming strategy over pinewood-derived 10Ni-xNb2O5-yCaO/Al2O3 for in situ desulfurization from industrial raw syngas
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A novel strategy of residual steam/CH4 reforming (SMR) for in situ desulfurization and utilization of waste heat in industrial coal gasification crude syngas was first proposed in order...
Towards support-free design for 3D printing of thin-walled composite based on stratified manufacturability reinforcement
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This paper presents a towards support-free design method for 3D printing (3DP) of thin-walled composite based on stratified manufacturability reinforcement (SMR). The thickness classification is...
Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of Eco-Friendly Alternative Ship Fuels (MGO, LNG, and Hydrogen) for 170 GT Nearshore Ferry
30/05/2022 -
With increasing concerns about environmental pollution, the shipping industry has been considering various fuels as alternative power sources. This paper presents a study of the holistic...
Intensification of steam reforming process for off-gas upgrading and energy optimization using evolutionary algorithm
01/09/2022 -
H2 production by steam methane reforming (SMR) is an energy-intensive process at high reaction pressure and temperature. The objective of present work is to improve the efficiency of H2 production...
O- and F-doped porous carbon bifunctional catalyst derived from polyvinylidene fluoride for sulfamerazine removal in the metal-free electro-Fenton process
01/09/2022 -
Heteroatom-doped carbon materials can effectively activate H2O2 into •OH during the metal-free electro-Fenton (EF) process. However, information on bifunctional catalysts for the simultaneous...
Influence of Foam Morphology on Flow and Heat Transport in a Random Packed Bed with Metallic Foam Pellets—An Investigation Using CFD
24/05/2022 -
Open-cell metallic foams used as catalyst supports exhibit excellent transport properties. In this work, a unique application of metallic foam, as pelletized catalyst in a packed bed reactor, is...
CO2 conversion to syngas via electrification of endothermal reactors: Process design and environmental impact analysis
01/08/2022 -
CO2 utilization via reverse water gas shift (rWGS) reaction has been proposed as a path to the sustainable utilization. This work presents a detailed process modelling study where steam methane...
Simulation and Modelling of Hydrogen Production from Waste Plastics: Technoeconomic Analysis
18/05/2022 -
The global energy demand is expected to increase by 30% within the next two decades. Plastic thermochemical recycling is a potential alternative to meet this tremendous demand because of its...
Hydrogen generation in crushed rocks saturated by crude oil and water using microwave heating
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Fossil-based hydrogen (H2) production, such as steam methane reforming (SMR), typically occurs at surface facilities using hydrocarbons as a major feedstock. Such approach generates significant...
Pre-combustion CO2 capture using amine-based absorption process for blue H2 production from steam methane reformer
15/06/2022 -
A novel pre-combustion CO2 capture process using methyl diethanolamine with piperazine (MDEA/PZ) was investigated for the production of blue H2 from a steam methane reformer (SMR). A sensitivity...