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Irene Fernández García, Daniele Novara and Aonghus Mc Nabola
Pressure Reducing Valves (PRV) have been widely used as a device to control pressure at nodes in water distribution networks and thus reduce leakages. However, an energy dissipation takes place during PRV operation. Thus, micro-hydropower turbines and, m...
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Jian Hu, Da Lü, Feixiang Sun, Yihe Lü, Youjun Chen and Qingping Zhou
Soil moisture is a central theme in eco-hydrology. Topography, soil characteristics, and vegetation types are significant factors impacting soil moisture dynamics. However, water loss (evapotranspiration and leakage) and its factors of the self-organized...
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Guangyu Jiang and Zhongjing Wang
Water cycles exist in all processes of water resources utilization, including water-saving irrigation. Due to the complex water cycle process of irrigation, the ecological effects and safety of large-scale water-saving irrigation have received increasing...
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Shiyan Lin, Ruiyu Li, Limin Gao and Ning Ge
The accurate prediction of tip leakage flow is the premise for flow mechanism analysis and compressor performance optimization. The detached eddy simulation (DES) method, which compromises cost and accuracy, has excellent potential for a high Reynolds fl...
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Xiaolei Liu, Kan Wang, Yuru He, Yang Ming and Hao Wang
To extend initial ignition-related fire prevention in ship engine room, this work presents a case study of marine diesel leakage for identifying accidental ignition by hot surface. Based on a self-designed experimental platform, a full-scale innovative e...
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Yichao Wang, Jiaxi Zhang, Shilong Shen, Jinming Li, Yanjun Huo and Zhenwei Wang
In order to address the common difficulties in pulling and harvesting whole cotton stalks, such as high pulling resistance, high miss-pulling rate, and high breakage rate, which severely hinder the recycling of cotton stalks, three different pulling mech...
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Ufuk Caglar, John Mark Lawton, Juan Carlos Melgar and Ksenija Gasic
Climate change is affecting the production of temperate fruit crops. Freeze damage, particularly in spring, has resulted in significant economic losses in peach production in the southeastern United States. Research efforts in peach and other Prunus spec...
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Zhe Xu, Bing Guan, Lixin Wei, Shuangqing Chen, Minghao Li and Xiaoyu Jiang
The development of hydrogen-blended natural gas (HBNG) increases the risk of gas transportation and presents challenges for pipeline security in utility tunnels. The objective of this study is to investigate the diffusion properties of HBNG in utility tu...
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Christogonus U. Onukwube, Daniel O. Aikhuele and Shahryar Sorooshian
Water distribution networks are complex systems that aid in the delivery of water to residential and non-residential areas. However, the networks can be affected by different types of faults, which could lead to the wastage of treated water. As such, the...
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Yan Zhang, Bingfei Chu, Tianming Huang, Shengwen Qi, Michael Manga, Huai Zhang, Bowen Zheng and Yuxin Zhou
Carbon geological storage (CGS) is an important global practice implemented to mitigate the effects of CO2 emissions on temperature, climate, sea level, and biodiversity. The monitoring of CGS leakage and the impact of storage on hydrogeological properti...
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