S. Harinath Reddy^a , M.C. Raju^a,*, E. Keshava Reddy^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.7, pp. 1-9, 2016, DOI:10.5098/hmt.7.21

Abstract This manuscript presents a detailed numerical study on the influence of radiation absorption and chemical reaction on unsteady magneto hydrodynamic free convective heat and mass transfer flow. A heat generating Casson fluid past an oscillating vertical plate embedded in a porous medium in the presence of constant wall temperature and concentration is considered. The non-dimensional governing equations along with the corresponding boundary conditions are solved using Finite difference method numerically. Effects of various emerging flow parameters on concentration, temperature and velocity distributions are presented graphically and analyzed. Expressions for skin-friction, Nusselt number and Sherwood number are also obtained. Effects of… More >

Demiao Chu¹, Redžo Hasanagić², Leila Fathi³, Mohsen Bahmani^3,*, Miha Humar⁴

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.12, pp. 4061-4078, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.043657

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the water absorption capacity of thermally modified and non-modified spruce and blue-stained spruce wood. The wettability of wood depends on various factors, including its type, density, porosity, and surface treatment. Wood can swell and become distorted when exposed to water or humidity, impacting its structural integrity. Hence, it is crucial to consider the water and water vapour uptake in the wood when choosing materials for applications that are likely to be exposed to moisture. Various moisture absorption tests were conducted to assess water absorption capacity, including short-term and long-term water absorption and water vapour absorption.… More > Graphic Abstract

Lei Liu^*, Shenao Pang, Zhuhui Luo

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.11, pp. 3891-3906, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.028192

Abstract The recycling of carbon fibers and protection from unwanted microwave radiation are two important environmental issues that need to be addressed in modern society. Herein, branched carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were grown in-situ on recycled carbon fibers (RCFs) through the chemical vapor deposition method using nickel as catalysts and thiophene as aided-catalysts. The effect of thiophene on the growth morphology of CNFs was investigated. Correspondingly, branched CNFs-RCFs and straight CNFs-RCFs were respectively obtained in the presence and absence of thiophene. The microstructure and electromagnetic behaviour investigations have shown that the branched CNFs possess a typical multi-branched structure, with more defects, pores… More > Graphic Abstract

Yan Li¹, Xiaoguang Zhang^1,*, Tianyu Gong¹, Qi Dong¹, Hailong Zhu¹, Tianqiang Zhang¹, Yanji Jiang^2,3

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.3, pp. 3691-3705, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040492

Abstract Automatic text summarization (ATS) plays a significant role in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Abstractive summarization produces summaries by identifying and compressing the most important information in a document. However, there are only relatively several comprehensively evaluated abstractive summarization models that work well for specific types of reports due to their unstructured and oral language text characteristics. In particular, Chinese complaint reports, generated by urban complainers and collected by government employees, describe existing resident problems in daily life. Meanwhile, the reflected problems are required to respond speedily. Therefore, automatic summarization tasks for these reports have been developed. However, similar to traditional… More >

Yanming Xu^1,2, Leilei Chen^1,2,*, Haojie Lian³

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.26, No.1, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.010581

Abstract An isogeometric coupling algorithm based on the finite element method and the boundary element method (IGA-FEM/BEM) is proposed for the simulation of acoustic fluid-structure interaction and structuralacoustic topology optimization using the direct differentiation method. The geometries are constructed from triangular control meshes through Loop subdivision scheme. The effect of sound-absorbing materials on the acoustic response is characterized by acoustic impedance boundary conditions. The optimization problem is formulated in the framework of Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization methods and the sound absorption coefficients on elements are selected as design variables. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the validity and efficiency of… More >

Yadong Zhou^1,*, Yile Zhang¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09333

Abstract Dynamic simulation and design of complex composite structures with energy-absorbing lattice are critically important for aircraft applications. In this study, high-velocity impact behaviors (deformation and damage modes) of sandwich composite structures with multilayer lattice are numerically studied by using explicit dynamics computation. First, the modeling strategy for sandwich composite panels with the multilayer lattice and foam core is developed by using Finite Element Method (FEM). In FEM model, the beam, shell, and solid elements are applied together for both the computational accuracy and efficiency. The unit cell model of the lattice is used considering the periodicity of the multilayer structure.… More >

Yunyun Song¹, Xu Zhang¹, Jialei Yang¹, Zhongqiang Zhang^1,*, Guanggui Cheng¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09916

Abstract Although floating oil with large particle sizes can easily be separated from water by membrane separation methods, tiny oil droplets with tremendously small volume force and density gradient at oil-water interfaces within water lead to barriers of oil-water separation. Consequently, tiny oil droplets remain in the water, resulting in energy waste, environmental pollution and biological health hazard. Traditional super-wetting membranes with extremely small pore sizes were easily blocked during the oil-water separation process. Inspired by the cactus and rice leaf, we developed a superhydrophobic-superoleophilic surface with conical micro-arrays to realize ultrafast adsorption of tiny oil droplets within the water. The… More >

BIOCELL, Vol.47, Suppl.3, pp. 1-38, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.s0124

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Ting Qu, Bo Wang, Hequn Min^*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.9, pp. 3433-3446, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.027136

Abstract With the growing global environmental awareness, the development of renewable and green materials has gained increased worldwide interest to substitute conventional materials and are favorable for sustainable economic development. This paper proposed a novel eco-friendly sound absorbing structure (NSAS) liner for noise reduction in elevator shafts. The base layer integrated with the shaft walls is a damping gypsum mortarboard, and a rock wool board and a perforated cement mortarboard are used to compose the NSAS. Based on the acoustic impedance theory of porous materials and perforated panels, the sound absorption theory of the NSAS was proposed; the parameter effects of… More >

Mahdi Hosseini^1,2,*, Bingyu Jian^1,2, Jian Zhang³, Haitao Li^1,2,*, Rodolfo Lorenzo⁴, Ahmad Hosseini⁵, Pritam Ghosh⁵, Feng Shen⁶, Dong Yang^1,2, Ziang Wang^1,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.9, pp. 3517-3531, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.028164

Abstract The safety of civilian and military infrastructure is a concern due to an increase in explosive risks, which has led to a demand for high-strength civil infrastructure with improved energy absorption capacity. In this study, a Finite Element (FE) numerical model was developed to determine the effect of hybrid Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) as a strengthening material on full-scale Reinforced Concrete (RC) slabs. The reinforcing materials under consideration were Carbon (CFRP) and Glass (GFRP) fibres, which were subjected to blast loads to determine the structural response. A laminated composite fabric material model was utilized to model the failure of composite,… More > Graphic Abstract