Sensitivity Evaluation of AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant Best Estimation Model by Hao Shi, Qi Cai, Yuqing Chen

“…Based on the best estimate thermal-hydraulic system code RELAP5/MOD3.2, sensitivity analysis has been performed on core partition methods, parameters, and model selections in AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant, like the core channel number, pressurizer node number, feedwater temperature, and so forth. …”
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Trames du delta du Yangzi : recompositions métropolitaines et aménagement des périphéries agricoles de Shanghai, Chine by Étienne Monin

“…Human settlement in Yangzi delta area in China has early relied on hydraulic management, instituting the land pattern that has governed the rural life in the delta for centuries. …”
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Frequency Spectrum and Wavelet Packet Analyses of Blasting Vibration Signals for Different Charge Structures in Blasting Peripheral Holes by Ke Man, Xiaoli Liu, Zhifei Song

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Comparison of Flow Solutions for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Complex Analysis Methods (CAM) and Embedded Discrete Fracture Models (EDFM): Fundamental Design Differences an... by Aaditya Khanal, Ruud Weijermars

“…Particle tracking results are presented for fractures with different hydraulic conductivity ranging from highly permeable to impervious.…”
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Numerical Investigation on Pressure Pulsation Characteristics and Radial Force of a Deep-Sea Electric Lifting Pump at Off-Design Conditions by Yajuan Kang, Shaojun Liu, Weisheng Zou, Xiaozhou Hu

“…Parameters obtained via simulations including head, efficiency, and power, which can reflect the hydraulic performance of the pump, agree well with experimental results; thus, the accuracy of the simulation model and the calculation method was verified. …”
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Conformance Control for Tight Oil Cyclic Gas Injection Using Foam by Falin Wei, Song Zhang, Yilin Xi, Zhouyuan Zhu, Chunming Xiong, Chuanzhen Zang, Junjian Li

“…We focus on improving two categories of conformance control problems using foam, making the injection profile for single well more evenly distributed and mitigating the gas breakthrough to adjacent wells through the connected hydraulic fractures in a multiwell setting. The simulation results show that foam has shown major impact in improving the gas conformance control in both cases. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Flow and Suspended Sediment Transport in the Distributary Channel Networks by Wei Zhang, Qiong Jia, Xiaowen Chen

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Investigating the Effect of Lignosulfonate on Erosion Rate of the Embankments Constructed with Clayey Sand by Hamid Reza Koohpeyma, Amir Hossein Vakili, Hossein Moayedi, Alireza Panjsetooni, Ramli Nazir

“…The clayey sand was tested in various hydraulic heads in terms of internal erosion in its natural state as well as when it is mixed with the different percentages of lignosulfonate. …”
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Optimization of ocean thermal energy conversion based on pressure energy recovery of ammonia water working medium by Mingqian Tian, Yanni Yu, Yunxing Hou, Yun Chen, Li Zhang, Yanjun Liu, Yanjun Liu

“…Based on pressure energy utilization devices such as pressure exchangers, hydraulic turbines, and ejectors, three methods are proposed to recover and utilize the pressure energy of the lean ammonia solution, in order to improve the thermal efficiency and systematic performance. …”
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Dimensionless Numerical Approaches for the Performance Prediction of Marine Waterjet Propulsion Units by Marco Altosole, Giovanni Benvenuto, Massimo Figari, Ugo Campora

“…The first procedure is based on a generalized performance map for mixed flow pumps, derived from the analysis of several waterjet pumps by applying similitude principles of the hydraulic machines. The second approach, validated by some comparisons with current waterjet installations, is based on a complete physical approach, from which a set of non-dimensional waterjet characteristics has been drawn by the authors. …”
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An Experimental Study Examining the Size Effect on the Compressive Dynamic Performance of Nuclear Power Containment Concrete by Furong Li, Guoxing Chen, Hui Long

“…To study the size effect of nuclear power containment concrete (NPCC) under compressive dynamic performance, the cube concrete specimens with 3 different cube sizes were measured at 10 different loading strain rates using a hydraulic servo, and the failure mode and compressive strength of NPCC were compared and analyzed under different loading conditions. …”
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Comparative Hydrological and Geoelectrical Study on the Quaternary Aquifer in the Deltas of Wadi Badaa and Ghweiba, El Ain El Sukhna Area, Northwest Suez Gulf, Egypt by M. M. El Osta, A. El. El Sheikh, M. S. Barseem

“…The results indicated that, the transmissivity is found to be closely related with transverse resistance and the hydraulic conductivity with average transverse resistivity, while the salinity is inversely related with resistivity. …”
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Analysis on Force Transmission Characteristics of Two-Legged Shield Support under Impact Loading by Qing-liang Zeng, Zhao-sheng Meng, Li-rong Wan, Cheng-long Wang

“…The model took full account of the hydraulic-elastic deformation characteristics of the support, as a series spring-damper system was used to replace the leg and the equilibrium jack. …”
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Advances in Research on the Interaction of Food-derived Polysaccharide and Polyphenol by Jun HE, Mengdie WANG, Xiaoqiang CHEN, Miaomiao YING

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Hydrodynamic performance assessment of emerged and sub-merged semicircular breakwaters under random waves: An experimental and empirical study. by Faris Ali Hamood Al-Towayti, Hee Min Teh, Zhe Ma, Idris Ahmed Jae, Agusril Syamsir

“…The main objectives encompass understanding the behavior of the SBW model, developing empirical equations to estimate hydraulic characteristics, and enhancing coastal protection structures to facilitate the preservation and expansion of mangrove ecosystems. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Nonlinear Flow Properties in Self-Affine Aperture-Based Fractures by Xin Zhou, Jianlong Sheng, Ruili Lu, Zuyang Ye, Wang Luo

“…For lower flow rate, the influence of the fractal dimension almost can be ignored, but the linear coefficient increases and the hydraulic aperture decreases with increasing standard deviation of the aperture, respectively. …”
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Directional Blasting Technology of Slit Charge for Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste by Ke Man, Xiaoli Liu, Ju Wang, Xiyong Wang

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Analysis of Thermal Stimulation to Enhance Shale Gas Recovery through a Novel Conceptual Model by Liang Xue, Cheng Dai, Lei Wang, Xiaoxia Chen

“…The complex geometry of fracture network due to hydraulic fracturing can also be considered. A series of synthetic tests are designed to demonstrate the model performance. …”
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Grouting Defect Detection of Lapped Bar Connections Based on Impact-Echo Method by Yun-Lin Liu, Jing-Jing Shi, Jun-Qi Huang, Guang-Shuo Wei, Zhi-Xin Wu

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Characterization of Transport-Enhanced Phase Separation in Porous Media Using a Lattice-Boltzmann Method by Andrea Parmigiani, Paolo Roberto Di Palma, Sébastien Leclaire, Faraz Habib, Xiang-Zhao Kong

“…Here, we present pore-scale lattice-Boltzmann simulations to investigate the hydrodynamical response of a porous system to the emergence of non-wetting droplets under background hydraulic gradients. A wide parameter space of capillary number and fluid saturation is explored to characterize the droplet evolution, the droplet size and shape distribution, and the capillary-clogging patterns. …”
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