In this paper, we study a mixed discontinuous Galerkin (MDG) method to solve linear elasticity problem with arbitrary order discontinuous finite element spaces in d-dimension (d = 2, 3). This method uses polynomials o...
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Given the proper band gap, low cost and good stability, hematite (α-Fe2O3) has been considered as a promising candidate for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, however suffers from the sluggish surface wa...
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Given the proper band gap, low cost and good stability, hematite (α-Fe2O3) has been considered as a promising candidate for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, however suffers from the sluggish surface water oxidation reaction kinetics. In this study, a simple dip-coating process was used to modify the surface of α-Fe2O3 nanorod arrays with cobalt oxide (COOx) and carbon (C) for the improved PEC performance, with a photocurrent density at 1.6V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE) increased from 0.10 mA/cm2 for the pristine α-Fe2O3 to 0.37 mA/cm2 for the CoOx/C modified α-Fe2O3 nanorods. As revealed by electrochemical analysis, thanks to the synergistic effect of CoOx and C, the PEC enhancement could be attributed to the enhanced charge transfer ability, decreased surface charge recombination, and accelerated water oxidation reaction kinetics. This study serves as a good example for improving PEC water splitting performance via a simple method.
The stability of platform structure is the paramount guarantee of the safe operation of the offshore floating wind turbine. The NREL 5MW floating wind turbine is established based on the OC3-Hywind Spar Buoy platform ...
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The stability of platform structure is the paramount guarantee of the safe operation of the offshore floating wind turbine. The NREL 5MW floating wind turbine is established based on the OC3-Hywind Spar Buoy platform with the supplement of helical strakes for the purpose to analyze the impact of helical strakes on the dynamic response of the floating wind turbine Spar platform. The dynamic response of floating wind turbine Spar platform under wind, wave and current loading from the impact of number, height and pitch ratio of the helical strakes is analysed by the radiation and diffraction theory, the finite element method and orthogonal design method. The result reveals that the helical strakes can effectively inhibit the dynamic response of the platform but enlarge the wave exciting force; the best parameter combination is two pieces of helical strakes with the height of 15%D (D is the diameter of the platform) and the pitch ratio of 5; the height of the helical strake and its pitch ratio have significant influence on pitch response.
The Brinkman equations can be regarded as a combination of the Stokes and Darcy equations which model transitions between the fast flow in channels (governed by Stokes equations) and the slow flow in porous media (gov...
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Nowadays, the use of biodiesel for diesel engines has been attracting researchers aiming to improve engine characteristics although the engine performance could be decreased while utilizing biodiesel. In this aspect, ...
Nowadays, the use of biodiesel for diesel engines has been attracting researchers aiming to improve engine characteristics although the engine performance could be decreased while utilizing biodiesel. In this aspect, optimizing the piston bowl geometry is one of the useful approaches to enhance the efficiency of the biodiesel-powered diesel engine. In this study, the standard piston of an existing diesel engine was modified into two different combustion bowls, namely Symmetrical Stepped Curved-V (SSCV) and Symmetrical Spline-V (SSV), to evaluate the CI engine performance powered with mixtures of sesame-originated biodiesel, diesel fuel, and tert -butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) additive through two-stage experiment. In the first phase, experiments were carried out on two modified piston bowls powered by diesel and S20 (20% sesame biodiesel + 80% diesel fuel). Resultantly, SSV piston revealed superior engine characteristics to SSCV piston and standard piston due to enhanced air–fuel mixing and more complete combustion of SSV piston-based engine. Indeed, SSV piston operation exhibited an 8.68% of increased brake thermal efficiency (BTE), 6.54% of curtailed brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC), 4.76% of lowered carbon monoxide (CO), 4.84% of decreased unburnt hydrocarbon (HC), and 2.22% of lowered smoke opacity but with increased nitrogen oxide (NOx) by 14.14% in comparison to diesel. In the 2nd phase, to control the NOx emission effectively, a TBHQ additive was added to the S20 sample at different proportions (500 mg and 1000 mg) to analyze the test engine behaviors with modified piston shapes. As a result, S20 + 500 mg TBHQ at 100% load improved BTE by 5.79% and reduced BSFC by 4.36% in the case of SSV piston. Moreover, it curtailed emissions of CO, HC, NOx, and smoke opacity by 13.33%, 15.49%, 12.09%, and 9.44%, respectively, when equated with diesel. Overall, S20 + 500 mg TBHQ could be thought of as a possible alternative fuel on SSV piston as it resulted in superior p
A highly reliable three-dimensional network structure joint was fabricated based on Cu/Ni/Sn powder with double-layer coatings and transient liquid phase bonding (TLPB) technology for high temperature application. The...
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A highly reliable three-dimensional networkstructure jointwas fabricatedbased on Cu@Ni@Sn core-shell powderand transient liquid phase bonding (TLPB) technologyfor high temperature application. Cu@Ni@Sn joint is charac...
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Photocatalytic overall water splitting without using sacrificial agents is very appealing for converting solar energy into chemical ***,polymer photocatalysts with tunable molecular structures have emerged as promisin...
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Photocatalytic overall water splitting without using sacrificial agents is very appealing for converting solar energy into chemical ***,polymer photocatalysts with tunable molecular structures have emerged as promising alternatives to inorganic photocatalysts for overall water splitting.
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