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Young Hwan Choi and Joong Hoon Kim
This study compares the performance of self-adaptive optimization approaches in efficient water distribution systems (WDS) design and presents a guide for the selection of the appropriate method employing optimization utilizing the characteristic of each...
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Rundong Zhou, Lin Wang, Xiaoting Deng, Chao Su, Song Fang and Zhixiong Lu
In order to study the energy distribution of the tandem hybrid tractor and achieve optimal fuel economy under the whole operating condition, an energy distribution strategy based on PMP (Pontryagin minimum principle) is proposed. The performance paramete...
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Amr A. Abd El-Mageed, Ayoub Al-Hamadi, Samy Bakheet and Asmaa H. Abd El-Rahiem
It is difficult to determine unknown solar cell and photovoltaic (PV) module parameters owing to the nonlinearity of the characteristic current?voltage (I-V) curve. Despite this, precise parameter estimation is necessary due to the substantial effect par...
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Chuan Li, Haichun Wang, Yunsheng Wang, Lulu Wang, Xi Yang and Xiaorong Wan
Fracture zones in front of tunnel faces can easily cause falling blocks and landslides during the construction process. Using seismic waves and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data, we extracted the features of fracture zones and achieved the advanced pre...
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Xin Wei, Xiaojuan Shi, Honghu Ji and Jinlong Hu
In order to study the infrared radiation characteristics of an air-breathing hypersonic vehicle powered by a scramjet, it is necessary to solve the internal and external flow field of the air-breathing hypersonic vehicle. Owing to the complexity and diff...
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Hao Wu, Xuewen Lei, Xiang Chen, Jianhua Shen, Xinzhi Wang and Tiantian Ma
The reclamation coral sand (CS) layer is the survival environment for island reef vegetation in the South China Sea. The root system within the CS bed draws water necessary for vegetation growth, implying that the water-retention capacity of CS plays a p...
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Xing Xie, Xinjun Tu, Jinglei Zhu, Vijay P. Singh and Yuanyuan Chai
Given China?s status as one of the most water-scarce countries globally, its rapid development of urbanization and sustained economic growth have led to increasing pressure on the urban water supply. Water pricing is also receiving increasing attention a...
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Hua Huang, Zhenfeng Peng, Jinkun Hou, Xudong Zheng, Yuxi Ding and Han Wu
Disc buckle steel pipe brackets are widely used in building construction due to the advantages of its simple structure, large-bearing capacity, rapid assembling and disassembling, and strong versatility. In complex construction projects, the uncertaintie...
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Yan Xi, Junhao Xing, Jiajia Feng, Congming Ma, Xiutian Yang, Yudong Tian and Xin Liu
Cement has been widely used as a structural material in many underground projects, and these projects often face high- or ultra-high-temperature environments, leading to the deterioration of the mechanical, porosity, and permeability properties of set ce...
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Wojciech Frydlewicz, Lukasz Michalec, Pawel Kostyla, Dominika Kaczorowska and Tomasz Sikorski
In normal operating conditions, the mains voltage level provided by low-voltage distribution networks follows time-varying patterns within permissible limits. The statistical characterisation of disturbances inserted into the power grid by nonlinear elec...
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