When a porous rock is subjected to overall compressive loading,either increasing pore pressure or decreasing confining pressure could result in rock failure.The stress path and the applied pressure change rate may aff...When a porous rock is subjected to overall compressive loading,either increasing pore pressure or decreasing confining pressure could result in rock failure.The stress path and the applied pressure change rate may affect the initiation and propagation of fractures within brittle materials.Understanding the physical mechanisms leading to failure is crucial for underground engineering applications and geo-energy exploration and storage.We conducted triaxial compression experiments on porous Bentheim sandstone samples at different stress paths and pressure change rates.First,at a constant confining pressure of 35 MPa and pore pressure of 5 MPa,intact cylindrical samples were axially loaded up to about 85%of the peak strength.Subsequently,the axial piston position was fixed,and then either the pore pressure was increased or the confining pressure was decreased at two different rates(0.5 MPa/min or 2 MPa/min),leading to final catastrophic failure.The mechanical results revealed that samples subjected to higher rates of decreasing effective confining pressure exhibited larger stress drop rates,higher slip rates,higher total breakdown work,higher rates of acoustic emissions(AEs)before failure,and higher post-failure AE decay rates.In contrast,the applied stress path did not significantly affect rock failure characteristics.Comparison of located AE events with post-mortem microstructures of deformed samples shows a good agreement.The AE source type determined from the P-wave first-motion polarity shows that shear failure dominated the fracture process when approaching failure.Gutenberg-Richter b-values revealed a significant decrease before failure in all tests.Our results indicate that,in contrast to the stress path,the rate of effective stress change strongly affects fracturing behavior and AE rate changes.展开更多
This work investigates water-based micropolar hybrid nanofluid(MHNF) flow on an elongating variable porous sheet.Nanoparticles of diamond and copper have been used in the water to boost its thermal conductivity. The m...This work investigates water-based micropolar hybrid nanofluid(MHNF) flow on an elongating variable porous sheet.Nanoparticles of diamond and copper have been used in the water to boost its thermal conductivity. The motion of the fluid is taken as two-dimensional with the impact of a magnetic field in the normal direction. The variable, permeable, and stretching nature of sheet's surface sets the fluid into motion. Thermal and mass diffusions are controlled through the use of the Cattaneo–Christov flux model. A dataset is generated using MATLAB bvp4c package solver and employed to train an artificial neural network(ANN) based on the Levenberg–Marquardt back-propagation(LMBP) algorithm. It has been observed as an outcome of this study that the modeled problem achieves peak performance at epochs 637, 112, 4848, and 344 using ANN-LMBP. The linear velocity of the fluid weakens with progression in variable porous and magnetic factors.With an augmentation in magnetic factor, the micro-rotational velocity profiles are augmented on the domain 0 ≤ η < 1.5 due to the support of micro-rotations by Lorentz forces close to the sheet's surface, while they are suppressed on the domain 1.5 ≤ η < 6.0 due to opposing micro-rotations away from the sheet's surface. Thermal distributions are augmented with an upsurge in thermophoresis, Brownian motion, magnetic, and radiation factors, while they are suppressed with an upsurge in thermal relaxation parameter. Concentration profiles increase with an expansion in thermophoresis factor and are suppressed with an intensification of Brownian motion factor and solute relaxation factor. The absolute errors(AEs) are evaluated for all the four scenarios that fall within the range 10^(-3)–10^(-8) and are associated with the corresponding ANN configuration that demonstrates a fine degree of accuracy.展开更多
Characteristics of heat transfer and flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids through porous walls and in porous media are studied due to their wide range of applications including geothermal reservoirs,heat exchang...Characteristics of heat transfer and flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids through porous walls and in porous media are studied due to their wide range of applications including geothermal reservoirs,heat exchangers,marine propulsion,and aerodynamics.The current study investigates the characteristics of heat transport in a reactive third-grade fluid,moving through permeable parallel plates,with uniform suction/injection velocity.The two permeable,parallel plates are maintained at the same,constant temperature.After being transformed into its dimensionless equivalent,governing equations are solved by employing the Least Squares Method(LSM).The LSM results are further validated with numerical solutions for temperature and velocity.The impact of cross-flow Reynolds number,Peclet number,heat generation parameter,non-Newtonian parameter,and Brinkman number on entropy generation,velocity,temperature,and Bejan number are investigated.Theresults indicate that temperature distribution is significantly influenced by the third-grade fluid parameter.The maximum temperature drops from almost 0.12 to 0.10 as the third-grade fluid parameter increases from0.05 to 0.4.When the cross-flow Reynolds number is raised from 0.05 to 3,the maximum temperature drops from 0.12 to around 0.09.Temperature is strongly influenced by the heat generation parameter.A greater understanding of the thermal characteristics necessary for the design of a variety of systems,such as heat exchangers,marine propulsion,aerodynamic systems,etc.,may be gained from the findings of the current study.展开更多
Fluid flow through porous spaces with variable porosity has wide-range applications,notably in biomedical and thermal engineering,where it plays a vital role in comprehending blood flow dynamics within cardiovascular ...Fluid flow through porous spaces with variable porosity has wide-range applications,notably in biomedical and thermal engineering,where it plays a vital role in comprehending blood flow dynamics within cardiovascular systems,heat transfer and thermal management systems improve efficiency using porous materials with variable porosity.Keeping these important applications in view,in current study blood-based hybrid nanofluid flow has considered on a convectively heated sheet.The sheet exhibits the properties of a porous medium with variable porosity and extends in both the x and y directions.Blood has used as base fluid in which the nanoparticles of Cu and Cu O have been mixed.Thermal radiation,space-dependent,and thermal-dependent heat sources have been incorporated into the energy equation,while magnetic effects have been integrated into the momentum equations.Dimensionless variables have employed to transform the modeled equations into dimensionless form and facilitating their solution using bvp4c approach.It has concluded in this study that,both the primary and secondary velocities augmented with upsurge in variable porous factor and declined with escalation in stretching ratio,Casson,magnetic,and slip factors along x-and y-axes.Thermal distribution has grown up with upsurge in Casson factor,magnetic factor,thermal Biot number,and thermal/space-dependent heat sources while has retarded with growth in variable porous and stretching ratio factors.The findings of this investigation have been compared with the existing literature,revealing a strong agreement among present and established results that ensured the validation of the model and method used in this work.展开更多
The study considers numerical findings regarding magneto-thermosolutal-aided natural convective flow of alumina/water-based nanofluid filled in a non-Darcian porous horizontal concentric annulus.Two equations are assu...The study considers numerical findings regarding magneto-thermosolutal-aided natural convective flow of alumina/water-based nanofluid filled in a non-Darcian porous horizontal concentric annulus.Two equations are assumed to evaluate the thermal fields in the porous medium under Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium(LTNE)conditions,along with the Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model for the flow.By imposing distinct and constant temperatures and concentrations on both internal and external cylinders,thermosolutal natural convection is induced in the annulus.We apply the finite volume method to solve the dimensionless governing equations numerically.The thermal conductivity and viscosity of the nanofluid mixture are determined utilizing Corcione’s empirical correlations,incorporating the effects of Brownian diffusion of nanoparticles.Steady-state findings are provided for a range of significant parameters,including buoyancy ratio(N=1 to 5),Lewis(Le=0 to 10),Rayleigh(Ra=102 to 105),Hartmann(Ha=0 to 50),and heat generation in the nanofluid and solid phases(Q=0 to 20)when the nanofluid flow is driven by aiding thermal and mass buoyancies at given porous medium characteristics(porosity(ε),Darcy number(Da),porous interfacial heat transfer coefficient(H),and thermal conductivity ratio(γ),to assess the thermosolutal convective circulation beside heat and solutal transfer rates in the annulus.The results reveal that internal heat generation significantly modifies the heat transport mechanism,initially reducing and then enhancing heat transfer rates as Q increases.Interestingly,increasing Le reduces heat transfer at low Q but promotes it when Q>5,while mass transfer consistently increases with Le.The magnetic field represses heat transfer in the absence of internal heat but enhances it when internal heat is present.展开更多
This comprehensive research examines the dynamics of magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)flow and heat transfer within a couple stress fluid.The investigation specifically focuses on the fluid’s behavior over a vertical stretchi...This comprehensive research examines the dynamics of magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)flow and heat transfer within a couple stress fluid.The investigation specifically focuses on the fluid’s behavior over a vertical stretching sheet embedded within a porous medium,providing valuable insights into the complex interactions between fluid mechanics,thermal transport,and magnetic fields.This study accounts for the significant impact of heat generation and thermal radiation,crucial factors for enhancing heat transfer efficiency in various industrial and technological contexts.The research employs mathematical techniques to simplify complex partial differential equations(PDEs)governing fluid flow and heat transfer.Specifically,suitable similarity transformations are applied to convert the PDEs into a more manageable system of ordinary differential equations(ODEs).The homotopy perturbation method(HPM)is employed to derive approximate analytical solutions for the problem.The influences of key parameters,such as magnetic field strength,heat generation,thermal radiation,porosity,and couple stress,on velocity and temperature profiles are analyzed and discussed.Findings indicate that the mixed convection parameter positively affects flow velocity,while the magnetic field parameter significantly alters the flow dynamics,exhibiting an inverse relationship.Further,this type of flow behavior model is relevant to real-world systems like cooling of nuclear reactors and oil extraction through porous formations,where magnetic and thermal effects are significant.展开更多
High-efficiency solar energy systems are characterized by their designs,which primarily rely on effective concentration and conversion methods of solar radiation.Evaluation of the performance enhancement of flat plate...High-efficiency solar energy systems are characterized by their designs,which primarily rely on effective concentration and conversion methods of solar radiation.Evaluation of the performance enhancement of flat plate solar collectors by integration with thermal energy storage could be achieved through simulation of proposed designs.The work aims to analyze a new solar collector integrated with a porous medium and shell and coiled tube heat exchanger.The heat transfer enhancement was investigated by varying the geometrical parameters in shell and helically coiled tubes operating with CuFe_(2)O_(4)/water with different volume fractions of 0.02%,0.05%,and 0.1 vol.%.This study presents an experimental and numerical investigation of the performance of the flat plate solar collector integrated with a helical coil heat exchanger using nanofluids.The solar collector has a dimension of 180 cm×80 cm and works with close-loop systems operated by the thermo siphon method.Two types of helical coil heat exchangers,Coil-A and Coil-B have been investigated.The diameter of the glass porous media was investigated at 2,5,and 10 mm.The results manifested that the enhancement in the Nusselt number of the nanofluid reached maximum values of 15%,18%,and 22%for nanofluid ferrofluid with volume concentrations of 0.02%,0.05%,and 0.1%,respectively,for Coil-A.The maximum values of Nusselt number enhancement were 14%,17%,and 20%for ferrofluid concentrations of 0.02%,0.05%,and 0.1 vol.%,respectively,for Coil-B.The results also elucidated that the nanofluid mass flow and heat transfer rates could be noticeably compared to water.Where the increase is 5%,10%,and 20%for each concentration and diameter of the porous media,it specifies the enormous ranges of operational and geometrical parameters.展开更多
Wave propagation in multi-phase porous media is a significant research topic. There are a series of studies about porous media saturated with a single fluid, a solid and a fluid, two fluids, and three fluids. Some gas...Wave propagation in multi-phase porous media is a significant research topic. There are a series of studies about porous media saturated with a single fluid, a solid and a fluid, two fluids, and three fluids. Some gas hydrate-bearing sediments are typical multiphase porous media saturated with a solid(gas hydrates) and two fluids(water and gas). Based on existing theories of porous media, we develop a theory and give a comprehensive analysis of wave propagation in a poroelastic medium saturated with two fluids and a solid. Initially, we establish the constitutive relations and equations of motion. Based on Biot's approach for describing the equations of motion in fluid-saturated porous media at the macroscale,the kinetic energy density, potential energy density, and dissipative energy density are derived. After deriving the equations of motion, a plane wave analysis predicts the existence of four compressional waves, denoted P1, P2, P3, and P4 waves,and two shear waves, denoted S1 and S2 waves. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate how velocities and attenuations of various waves behave with gas saturation, gas hydrate saturation, and frequency. A model degradation to porous media saturated with a single fluid supports the validity of the theory, which enriches the theory of multiphase porous media and provides a foundation for the evaluation of gas hydrate-bearing sediments.展开更多
This work examines the impact of incorporating the physiological conditions of human cancellous bone,by integrating similar porosity of porous Fe with the cancellous bone under dynamic immersion test.All of the porous...This work examines the impact of incorporating the physiological conditions of human cancellous bone,by integrating similar porosity of porous Fe with the cancellous bone under dynamic immersion test.All of the porous Fe specimens with~80%porosity were immersed in Simulated Body Fluid(SBF)with a flow rate of 0.3 ml/min integrated with cancellous bone for 7,14 and 28 days.Porous Fe with the lowest surface area has the highest degradation rate despite having the lowest relative weight loss.The relationship between fluid induced shear stress and weight loss of specimens have been established.展开更多
Multiphase flow in porous rock is of great importance in the application of many industrial processes,including reservoir delineation,enhanced oil recovery,and CO_(2) sequestration.However,previous research typically ...Multiphase flow in porous rock is of great importance in the application of many industrial processes,including reservoir delineation,enhanced oil recovery,and CO_(2) sequestration.However,previous research typically investigated the dispersive behaviors when rock saturated with single or two-phase fluids and conducted limited studies on three-phase immiscible fluids.This study investigated the seismic dispersion,attenuation,and reflection features of seismic waves in three-phase immiscible fluidsaturated porous rocks.First,we proposed the calculation formulas of effective fluid modulus and effective fluid viscosity of multiphase immiscible fluids by taking into account the capillary pressure,reservoir wettability,and relative permeability simultaneously.Then,we analysed the frequencydependent behaviors of three-phase immiscible fluid-saturated porous rock under different fluid proportion cases using the Chapman multi-scale model.Next,the seismic responses are analysed using a four-layer model.The results indicate that the relative permeability,capillary pressure parameter,and fluid proportions are all significantly affect dispersion and attenuation.Comparative analyses demonstrate that dispersion and attenuation can be observed within the frequency range of seismic exploration for a lower capillary parameter a3 and higher oil content.Seismic responses reveal that the reflection features,such as travel time,seismic amplitude,and waveform of the bottom reflections of saturated rock and their underlying reflections are significantly dependent on fluid proportions and capillary parameters.For validation,the numerical results are further verified using the log data and real seismic data.This numerical analysis helps to further understand the wave propagation characteristics for a porous rock saturated with multiphase immiscible fluids.展开更多
The wave-induced fluid flow(WIFF) occurring in the ubiquitous layered porous media(e.g.,shales)usually causes the appreciable seismic energy dissipation,which further leads to the frequency dependence of wave velocity...The wave-induced fluid flow(WIFF) occurring in the ubiquitous layered porous media(e.g.,shales)usually causes the appreciable seismic energy dissipation,which further leads to the frequency dependence of wave velocity(i.e.,dispersion) and elastic anisotropy parameters.The relevant knowledge is of great importance for geofluid discrimination and hydrocarbon exploration in the porous shale reservoirs.We derive the wave equations for a periodic layered transversely isotropy medium with a vertical axis of symmetry(VTI) concurrently with the annular cracks(PLPC medium) based on the periodic-layered model and anisotropic Biot's theory,which simultaneously incorporate the effects of microscopic squirt fluid flow,mesoscopic interlayer fluid flow and macroscopic global fluid flow.Notably,the microscopic squirt shorten fluid flow emerges between the annular-shaped cracks and stiff pores,which generates one attenuation peak.Specifically,we first establish the stress-strain relationship and pore fluid pressure in a PLPC medium,and then use them to derive the wave equations by means of the Newton's second law.The plane analysis is implemented on the wave equations to yield the analytic solutions for phase velocities and attenuation factors of four waves,namely,fast P-wave,slow P-wave,SV-wave and SH-wave,and the anisotropy parameters can be therefore computed.Simulation results show that P-wave velocity have three attenuation peaks throughout the full frequency band,which respectively correspond to the influences of interlayer flow,the squirt flow and the Biot flow.Through the results of seismic velocity dispersion and attenuation at different incident angles,we find that the WIFF mechanism also has a significant impact on the dispersion characteristics of elastic anisotropy parameters within the low-mid frequency band.Moreover,it is shown that several poroelastic parameters,such as layer thickness ratio,crack aspect ratio and crack density have notable influence on seismic dispersion and attenuation.We compare the proposed modeled velocities with that given by the existing theory to confirm its validity.Our formulas and result can provide a better understanding of wave propagation in PLPC medium by considering the unified impacts of micro-,meso-and macro-scale WIFF mechanisms,which potentially lays a theoretical basis of rock physics for seismic interpretation.展开更多
Physics-informed neural networks(PINNs)have prevailed as differentiable simulators to investigate flow in porous media.Despite recent progress PINNs have achieved,practical geotechnical scenarios cannot be readily sim...Physics-informed neural networks(PINNs)have prevailed as differentiable simulators to investigate flow in porous media.Despite recent progress PINNs have achieved,practical geotechnical scenarios cannot be readily simulated because conventional PINNs fail in discontinuous heterogeneous porous media or multi-layer strata when labeled data are missing.This work aims to develop a universal network structure to encode the mass continuity equation and Darcy’s law without labeled data.The finite element approximation,which can decompose a complex heterogeneous domain into simpler ones,is adopted to build the differentiable network.Without conventional DNNs,physics-encoded finite element network(PEFEN)can avoid spectral bias and learn high-frequency functions with sharp/steep gradients.PEFEN rigorously encodes Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions without training.Benefiting from its discretized formulation,the discontinuous heterogeneous hydraulic conductivity is readily embedded into the network.Three typical cases are reproduced to corroborate PEFEN’s superior performance over conventional PINNs and the PINN with mixed formulation.PEFEN is sparse and demonstrated to be capable of dealing with heterogeneity with much fewer training iterations(less than 1/30)than the improved PINN with mixed formulation.Thus,PEFEN saves energy and contributes to low-carbon AI for science.The last two cases focus on common geotechnical settings of impermeable sheet pile in singlelayer and multi-layer strata.PEFEN solves these cases with high accuracy,circumventing costly labeled data,extra computational burden,and additional treatment.Thus,this study warrants the further development and application of PEFEN as a novel differentiable network in porous flow of practical geotechnical engineering.展开更多
In this paper,the authors examine various slip effects on themagnetic field and thermal radiative impacts on the flow,mass and heat transfer of a Jeffrey nanofluid over a 2-dimensional inclined stretching sheet by a p...In this paper,the authors examine various slip effects on themagnetic field and thermal radiative impacts on the flow,mass and heat transfer of a Jeffrey nanofluid over a 2-dimensional inclined stretching sheet by a porous media.The offered work is modelled to be in the form of a combination of coupled highly nonlinear partial differential equations in dimensional contexts.Governing equations were obtained,dimensionless parameters were defined in terms of similarity parameters,and the solutionswere obtained by the Homotopy Analysis Method(HAM).The analysis is significant as the effects of viscosity are identified and the important parameters are to be determined that could eventually control a type of flowbehaviour,especially in promoting the flowand inhibiting flowof velocity,temperature,and concentrations.The findings show that such an increase in themagnetic parameter decreases the velocity profile by approximately 15%due to more Lorentz forces,and thermal radiation increases the temperature profile by up to 25%,therefore,enhancing the rate of heat transfer.The process of Brownian motion and thermophoresis increases the depth of the thermal boundary layer by 10–20 percent and reduces in concentration profiles by 12 percent when the Brownian motion parameter increases.A velocity slip parameter lowers the velocity field by about 18 percent,and a parameter of permeability lowers the momentum of flow by another 10 percent.The HAM solutions show very high accuracy levels,having an order of convergence at level 15 and errormargins are well below 0.01 percent compared to the earlier studies.All these findings can provide profound knowledge in improving heat transmission in non-Newtonian fluid systems and can be used in biomedical engineering,thermal insulation,and industrial processes such as polymer extrusion and cooling technology.Principles of heat and mass transfer give us the crucial foundation on which to study the behavior of heat andmaterial flows in other engineering and scientific disciplines.Such principles apply to various fields of study,including the following engineering fields:mechanical,chemical,aerospace,civil,and environmental.展开更多
Coal cinder is an abundant byproduct of the extensive consumption of coal in industrial production and daily life.Making full use of the cinder is conducive to a low-carbon economy.In this study,inspired by the burnin...Coal cinder is an abundant byproduct of the extensive consumption of coal in industrial production and daily life.Making full use of the cinder is conducive to a low-carbon economy.In this study,inspired by the burning of coal,a new method for constructing a silica-based composite porous material(SiO_(2)-CPM)was developed by combusting a siloxane-modified anthracite coal gel(CSiO_(2) gel).During this process,the combustion product was directly converted into a porous material,and the calorific value of the coal remained nearly unchanged(~98%of the original calorific value was retained),demonstrating the viability of this method for energy-efficient applications.The SiO_(2)-CPM exhibited an ultra-low thermal conductivity(0.036 W/(m·K)at room temperature),outperforming conventional insulation materials(e.g.,cotton~0.05 W/(m·K)).Additionally,it showed enhanced mechanical strength(fracture stress of 41.8 kPa)compared to the powder state of the coal cinder.Experimental results indicate that the amount of siloxane,structure-directing agent,and an acidic environment were critical for mechanical enhancement.The SiO_(2)-CPM showed good dimensional stability against thermal expansion and exhibited excellent thermal insulation and fire resistance even at 900℃.Meanwhile,the SiO_(2)-CPM with complex geometry could be easily fabricated using this method owing to the excellent shaping ability of the CSiO_(2) gel.Compared to conventional methods such as sol-gel synthesis or freeze-drying,this approach for fabricating SiO_(2)-CPM is simpler and cost-effective and allows the direct utilization of coal cinder post-combustion.展开更多
The high thermal conductivity of the nanoparticles in hybrid nanofluids results in enhanced thermal conductivity associated with their base fluids.Enhanced heat transfer is a result of this high thermal conductivity,w...The high thermal conductivity of the nanoparticles in hybrid nanofluids results in enhanced thermal conductivity associated with their base fluids.Enhanced heat transfer is a result of this high thermal conductivity,which has significant applications in heat exchangers and engineering devices.To optimize heat transfer,a liquid film of Cu and TiO_(2)hybrid nanofluid behind a stretching sheet in a variable porous medium is being considered due to its importance.The nature of the fluid is considered time-dependent and the thickness of the liquid film is measured variable adjustable with the variable porous space and favorable for the uniform flow of the liquid film.The solution of the problem is acquired using the homotopy analysis method HAM,and the artificial neural network ANN is applied to obtain detailed information in the form of error estimation and validations using the fitting curve analysis.HAM data is utilized to train the ANN in this study,which uses Cu and TiO_(2)hybrid nanofluids in a variable porous space for unsteady thin film flow,and it is used to train the ANN.The results indicate that Cu and TiO_(2)play a greater role in boosting the rate.展开更多
With the rapid development of deep learning neural networks,new solutions have emerged for addressing fluid flow problems in porous media.Combining data-driven approaches with physical constraints has become a hot res...With the rapid development of deep learning neural networks,new solutions have emerged for addressing fluid flow problems in porous media.Combining data-driven approaches with physical constraints has become a hot research direction,with physics-informed neural networks(PINNs) being the most popular hybrid model.PINNs have gained widespread attention in subsurface fluid flow simulations due to their low computational resource requirements,fast training speeds,strong generalization capabilities,and broad applicability.Despite success in homogeneous settings,standard PINNs face challenges in accurately calculating flux between irregular Eulerian cells with disparate properties and capturing global field influences on local cells.This limits their suitability for heterogeneous reservoirs and the irregular Eulerian grids frequently used in reservoir.To address these challenges,this study proposes a physics-informed graph neural network(PIGNN) model.The PIGNN model treats the entire field as a whole,integrating information from neighboring grids and physical laws into the solution for the target grid,thereby improving the accuracy of solving partial differential equations in heterogeneous and Eulerian irregular grids.The optimized model was applied to pressure field prediction in a spatially heterogeneous reservoir,achieving an average L_(2) error and R_(2) score of 6.710×10^(-4)and 0.998,respectively,which confirms the effectiveness of model.Compared to the conventional PINN model,the average L_(2) error was reduced by 76.93%,the average R_(2) score increased by 3.56%.Moreover,evaluating robustness,training the PIGNN model using only 54% and 76% of the original data yielded average relative L_(2) error reductions of 58.63% and 56.22%,respectively,compared to the PINN model.These results confirm the superior performance of this approach compared to PINN.展开更多
Nanoconfinement is a promising approach to simultaneously enhance the thermodynamics,kinetics,and cycling stability of hydrogen storage materials.The introduction of supporting scaffolds usually causes a reduction in ...Nanoconfinement is a promising approach to simultaneously enhance the thermodynamics,kinetics,and cycling stability of hydrogen storage materials.The introduction of supporting scaffolds usually causes a reduction in the total hydrogen storage capacity due to“dead weight.”Here,we synthesize an optimized N-doped porous carbon(rN-pC)without heavy metal as supporting scaffold to confine Mg/MgH_(2) nanoparticles(Mg/MgH_(2)@rN-pC).rN-pC with 60 wt%loading capacity of Mg(denoted as 60 Mg@rN-pC)can adsorb and desorb 0.62 wt%H_(2) on the rN-pC scaffold.The nanoconfined MgH_(2) can be chemically dehydrided at 175℃,providing~3.59 wt%H_(2) with fast kinetics(fully dehydrogenated at 300℃ within 15 min).This study presents the first realization of nanoconfined Mg-based system with adsorption-active scaffolds.Besides,the nanoconfined MgH_(2) formation enthalpy is reduced to~68 kJ mol^(−1) H_(2) from~75 kJ mol^(−1) H_(2) for pure MgH_(2).The composite can be also compressed to nanostructured pellets,with volumetric H_(2) density reaching 33.4 g L^(−1) after 500 MPa compression pressure,which surpasses the 24 g L^(−1) volumetric capacity of 350 bar compressed H_(2).Our approach can be implemented to the design of hybrid H_(2) storage materials with enhanced capacity and desorption rate.展开更多
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment(RRD)is a serious ocular condition marked by the separation of the neuroretina from the retinal pigment epithelium(RPE).The pathogenesis of RRD involves intricate molecular and cellula...Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment(RRD)is a serious ocular condition marked by the separation of the neuroretina from the retinal pigment epithelium(RPE).The pathogenesis of RRD involves intricate molecular and cellular mechanisms,including inflammation,cell migration,and the activation of proliferative signaling pathways.One of the most challenging complications of RRD is proliferative vitreoretinopathy(PVR),which refers to the proliferation and contraction of fibrocellular membranes on the retinal surface and in the vitreous cavity.PVR is a major cause of surgical failure in RRD,as it can lead to recurrent retinal detachment and severe vision loss.However,the pathogenesis of PVR is not yet fully understood,and the treatment options are quite limited.Recent advances in analytical techniques have offered valuable insights into the molecular alterations present in the subretinal fluid(SRF)of patients with RRD.This review seeks to consolidate the current knowledge regarding the SRF profile in RRD and PVR,emphasizing potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets.展开更多
Porous carbon microspheres are widely regarded as a superior CO_(2) adsorbent due to their exceptional efficiency and affordability.However,better adsorption performance is very attractive for porous carbon microspher...Porous carbon microspheres are widely regarded as a superior CO_(2) adsorbent due to their exceptional efficiency and affordability.However,better adsorption performance is very attractive for porous carbon microspheres.And modification of the pore structure is one of the effective strategies.In this study,multi-cavity mesoporous carbon microspheres were successfully synthesized by the synergistic method of soft and hard templates,during which a phenolic resin with superior thermal stability was employed as the carbon precursor and a mixture of silica sol and F108 as the mesoporous template.Carbon microspheres with multi-cavity mesoporous structures were prepared,and all the samples showed highly even mesopores,with diameters around 12 nm.The diameter of these microspheres decreased from 396.8 nm to about 182.5 nm with the increase of silica sol.After CO_(2) activation,these novel carbon microspheres(APCF0.5-S1.75)demonstrated high specific surface area(983.3 m^(2)/g)and remarkable CO_(2) uptake of 4.93 mmol/g at 0℃ and1 bar.This could be attributed to the unique multi-cavity structure,which offers uniform mesoporous pore channels,minimal CO_(2) transport of and a greater number of active sites for CO_(2) adsorption.展开更多
Developing biomass platform compounds into high value-added chemicals is a key step in renewable resource utilization.Herein,we report porous carbon-supported Ni-ZnO nanoparticles catalyst(Ni-ZnO/AC)synthesized via lo...Developing biomass platform compounds into high value-added chemicals is a key step in renewable resource utilization.Herein,we report porous carbon-supported Ni-ZnO nanoparticles catalyst(Ni-ZnO/AC)synthesized via low-temperature coprecipitation,exhibiting excellent performance for the selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF).A linear correlation is first observed between solvent polarity(E_(T)(30))and product selectivity within both polar aprotic and protic solvent classes,suggesting that solvent properties play a vital role in directing reaction pathways.Among these,1,4-dioxane(aprotic)favors the formation of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan(BHMF)with 97.5%selectivity,while isopropanol(iPrOH,protic)promotes 2,5-dimethylfuran production with up to 99.5%selectivity.Mechanistic investigations further reveal that beyond polarity,proton-donating ability is critical in facilitating hydrodeoxygenation.iPrOH enables a hydrogen shuttle mechanism where protons assist in hydroxyl group removal,lowering the activation barrier.In contrast,1,4-dioxane,lacking hydrogen bond donors,stabilizes BHMF and hinders further conversion.Density functional theory calculations confirm a lower activation energy in iPrOH(0.60 eV)compared to 1,4-dioxane(1.07 eV).This work offers mechanistic insights and a practical strategy for solvent-mediated control of product selectivity in biomass hydrogenation,highlighting the decisive role of solvent-catalyst-substrate interactions.展开更多
文摘When a porous rock is subjected to overall compressive loading,either increasing pore pressure or decreasing confining pressure could result in rock failure.The stress path and the applied pressure change rate may affect the initiation and propagation of fractures within brittle materials.Understanding the physical mechanisms leading to failure is crucial for underground engineering applications and geo-energy exploration and storage.We conducted triaxial compression experiments on porous Bentheim sandstone samples at different stress paths and pressure change rates.First,at a constant confining pressure of 35 MPa and pore pressure of 5 MPa,intact cylindrical samples were axially loaded up to about 85%of the peak strength.Subsequently,the axial piston position was fixed,and then either the pore pressure was increased or the confining pressure was decreased at two different rates(0.5 MPa/min or 2 MPa/min),leading to final catastrophic failure.The mechanical results revealed that samples subjected to higher rates of decreasing effective confining pressure exhibited larger stress drop rates,higher slip rates,higher total breakdown work,higher rates of acoustic emissions(AEs)before failure,and higher post-failure AE decay rates.In contrast,the applied stress path did not significantly affect rock failure characteristics.Comparison of located AE events with post-mortem microstructures of deformed samples shows a good agreement.The AE source type determined from the P-wave first-motion polarity shows that shear failure dominated the fracture process when approaching failure.Gutenberg-Richter b-values revealed a significant decrease before failure in all tests.Our results indicate that,in contrast to the stress path,the rate of effective stress change strongly affects fracturing behavior and AE rate changes.
基金the Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies at King Khalid University for funding this work through large Research Group Project (Grant No. RGP2/198/45)Project supported by Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (Grant No. PSAU/2025/R/1446)。
文摘This work investigates water-based micropolar hybrid nanofluid(MHNF) flow on an elongating variable porous sheet.Nanoparticles of diamond and copper have been used in the water to boost its thermal conductivity. The motion of the fluid is taken as two-dimensional with the impact of a magnetic field in the normal direction. The variable, permeable, and stretching nature of sheet's surface sets the fluid into motion. Thermal and mass diffusions are controlled through the use of the Cattaneo–Christov flux model. A dataset is generated using MATLAB bvp4c package solver and employed to train an artificial neural network(ANN) based on the Levenberg–Marquardt back-propagation(LMBP) algorithm. It has been observed as an outcome of this study that the modeled problem achieves peak performance at epochs 637, 112, 4848, and 344 using ANN-LMBP. The linear velocity of the fluid weakens with progression in variable porous and magnetic factors.With an augmentation in magnetic factor, the micro-rotational velocity profiles are augmented on the domain 0 ≤ η < 1.5 due to the support of micro-rotations by Lorentz forces close to the sheet's surface, while they are suppressed on the domain 1.5 ≤ η < 6.0 due to opposing micro-rotations away from the sheet's surface. Thermal distributions are augmented with an upsurge in thermophoresis, Brownian motion, magnetic, and radiation factors, while they are suppressed with an upsurge in thermal relaxation parameter. Concentration profiles increase with an expansion in thermophoresis factor and are suppressed with an intensification of Brownian motion factor and solute relaxation factor. The absolute errors(AEs) are evaluated for all the four scenarios that fall within the range 10^(-3)–10^(-8) and are associated with the corresponding ANN configuration that demonstrates a fine degree of accuracy.
文摘Characteristics of heat transfer and flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids through porous walls and in porous media are studied due to their wide range of applications including geothermal reservoirs,heat exchangers,marine propulsion,and aerodynamics.The current study investigates the characteristics of heat transport in a reactive third-grade fluid,moving through permeable parallel plates,with uniform suction/injection velocity.The two permeable,parallel plates are maintained at the same,constant temperature.After being transformed into its dimensionless equivalent,governing equations are solved by employing the Least Squares Method(LSM).The LSM results are further validated with numerical solutions for temperature and velocity.The impact of cross-flow Reynolds number,Peclet number,heat generation parameter,non-Newtonian parameter,and Brinkman number on entropy generation,velocity,temperature,and Bejan number are investigated.Theresults indicate that temperature distribution is significantly influenced by the third-grade fluid parameter.The maximum temperature drops from almost 0.12 to 0.10 as the third-grade fluid parameter increases from0.05 to 0.4.When the cross-flow Reynolds number is raised from 0.05 to 3,the maximum temperature drops from 0.12 to around 0.09.Temperature is strongly influenced by the heat generation parameter.A greater understanding of the thermal characteristics necessary for the design of a variety of systems,such as heat exchangers,marine propulsion,aerodynamic systems,etc.,may be gained from the findings of the current study.
基金supported via funding from Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University(Grant No.PSAU/2024/R/1446)。
文摘Fluid flow through porous spaces with variable porosity has wide-range applications,notably in biomedical and thermal engineering,where it plays a vital role in comprehending blood flow dynamics within cardiovascular systems,heat transfer and thermal management systems improve efficiency using porous materials with variable porosity.Keeping these important applications in view,in current study blood-based hybrid nanofluid flow has considered on a convectively heated sheet.The sheet exhibits the properties of a porous medium with variable porosity and extends in both the x and y directions.Blood has used as base fluid in which the nanoparticles of Cu and Cu O have been mixed.Thermal radiation,space-dependent,and thermal-dependent heat sources have been incorporated into the energy equation,while magnetic effects have been integrated into the momentum equations.Dimensionless variables have employed to transform the modeled equations into dimensionless form and facilitating their solution using bvp4c approach.It has concluded in this study that,both the primary and secondary velocities augmented with upsurge in variable porous factor and declined with escalation in stretching ratio,Casson,magnetic,and slip factors along x-and y-axes.Thermal distribution has grown up with upsurge in Casson factor,magnetic factor,thermal Biot number,and thermal/space-dependent heat sources while has retarded with growth in variable porous and stretching ratio factors.The findings of this investigation have been compared with the existing literature,revealing a strong agreement among present and established results that ensured the validation of the model and method used in this work.
基金The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Northern Border University,Arar,Saudi Arabia,for funding this research work through the project number NBU-FFR-2025-2193-15.
文摘The study considers numerical findings regarding magneto-thermosolutal-aided natural convective flow of alumina/water-based nanofluid filled in a non-Darcian porous horizontal concentric annulus.Two equations are assumed to evaluate the thermal fields in the porous medium under Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium(LTNE)conditions,along with the Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model for the flow.By imposing distinct and constant temperatures and concentrations on both internal and external cylinders,thermosolutal natural convection is induced in the annulus.We apply the finite volume method to solve the dimensionless governing equations numerically.The thermal conductivity and viscosity of the nanofluid mixture are determined utilizing Corcione’s empirical correlations,incorporating the effects of Brownian diffusion of nanoparticles.Steady-state findings are provided for a range of significant parameters,including buoyancy ratio(N=1 to 5),Lewis(Le=0 to 10),Rayleigh(Ra=102 to 105),Hartmann(Ha=0 to 50),and heat generation in the nanofluid and solid phases(Q=0 to 20)when the nanofluid flow is driven by aiding thermal and mass buoyancies at given porous medium characteristics(porosity(ε),Darcy number(Da),porous interfacial heat transfer coefficient(H),and thermal conductivity ratio(γ),to assess the thermosolutal convective circulation beside heat and solutal transfer rates in the annulus.The results reveal that internal heat generation significantly modifies the heat transport mechanism,initially reducing and then enhancing heat transfer rates as Q increases.Interestingly,increasing Le reduces heat transfer at low Q but promotes it when Q>5,while mass transfer consistently increases with Le.The magnetic field represses heat transfer in the absence of internal heat but enhances it when internal heat is present.
文摘This comprehensive research examines the dynamics of magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)flow and heat transfer within a couple stress fluid.The investigation specifically focuses on the fluid’s behavior over a vertical stretching sheet embedded within a porous medium,providing valuable insights into the complex interactions between fluid mechanics,thermal transport,and magnetic fields.This study accounts for the significant impact of heat generation and thermal radiation,crucial factors for enhancing heat transfer efficiency in various industrial and technological contexts.The research employs mathematical techniques to simplify complex partial differential equations(PDEs)governing fluid flow and heat transfer.Specifically,suitable similarity transformations are applied to convert the PDEs into a more manageable system of ordinary differential equations(ODEs).The homotopy perturbation method(HPM)is employed to derive approximate analytical solutions for the problem.The influences of key parameters,such as magnetic field strength,heat generation,thermal radiation,porosity,and couple stress,on velocity and temperature profiles are analyzed and discussed.Findings indicate that the mixed convection parameter positively affects flow velocity,while the magnetic field parameter significantly alters the flow dynamics,exhibiting an inverse relationship.Further,this type of flow behavior model is relevant to real-world systems like cooling of nuclear reactors and oil extraction through porous formations,where magnetic and thermal effects are significant.
文摘High-efficiency solar energy systems are characterized by their designs,which primarily rely on effective concentration and conversion methods of solar radiation.Evaluation of the performance enhancement of flat plate solar collectors by integration with thermal energy storage could be achieved through simulation of proposed designs.The work aims to analyze a new solar collector integrated with a porous medium and shell and coiled tube heat exchanger.The heat transfer enhancement was investigated by varying the geometrical parameters in shell and helically coiled tubes operating with CuFe_(2)O_(4)/water with different volume fractions of 0.02%,0.05%,and 0.1 vol.%.This study presents an experimental and numerical investigation of the performance of the flat plate solar collector integrated with a helical coil heat exchanger using nanofluids.The solar collector has a dimension of 180 cm×80 cm and works with close-loop systems operated by the thermo siphon method.Two types of helical coil heat exchangers,Coil-A and Coil-B have been investigated.The diameter of the glass porous media was investigated at 2,5,and 10 mm.The results manifested that the enhancement in the Nusselt number of the nanofluid reached maximum values of 15%,18%,and 22%for nanofluid ferrofluid with volume concentrations of 0.02%,0.05%,and 0.1%,respectively,for Coil-A.The maximum values of Nusselt number enhancement were 14%,17%,and 20%for ferrofluid concentrations of 0.02%,0.05%,and 0.1 vol.%,respectively,for Coil-B.The results also elucidated that the nanofluid mass flow and heat transfer rates could be noticeably compared to water.Where the increase is 5%,10%,and 20%for each concentration and diameter of the porous media,it specifies the enormous ranges of operational and geometrical parameters.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12304496 and 12334019)。
文摘Wave propagation in multi-phase porous media is a significant research topic. There are a series of studies about porous media saturated with a single fluid, a solid and a fluid, two fluids, and three fluids. Some gas hydrate-bearing sediments are typical multiphase porous media saturated with a solid(gas hydrates) and two fluids(water and gas). Based on existing theories of porous media, we develop a theory and give a comprehensive analysis of wave propagation in a poroelastic medium saturated with two fluids and a solid. Initially, we establish the constitutive relations and equations of motion. Based on Biot's approach for describing the equations of motion in fluid-saturated porous media at the macroscale,the kinetic energy density, potential energy density, and dissipative energy density are derived. After deriving the equations of motion, a plane wave analysis predicts the existence of four compressional waves, denoted P1, P2, P3, and P4 waves,and two shear waves, denoted S1 and S2 waves. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate how velocities and attenuations of various waves behave with gas saturation, gas hydrate saturation, and frequency. A model degradation to porous media saturated with a single fluid supports the validity of the theory, which enriches the theory of multiphase porous media and provides a foundation for the evaluation of gas hydrate-bearing sediments.
基金funded by the Ministry of Higher Education,Malaysia under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme(FRGS/1/2018/TK03/UTM/02/8).
文摘This work examines the impact of incorporating the physiological conditions of human cancellous bone,by integrating similar porosity of porous Fe with the cancellous bone under dynamic immersion test.All of the porous Fe specimens with~80%porosity were immersed in Simulated Body Fluid(SBF)with a flow rate of 0.3 ml/min integrated with cancellous bone for 7,14 and 28 days.Porous Fe with the lowest surface area has the highest degradation rate despite having the lowest relative weight loss.The relationship between fluid induced shear stress and weight loss of specimens have been established.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 41874143 and Grant 42374163in part by the Key Program of Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province of China under Grant 2023NSFSC0019in part by the Central Funds Guiding the Local Science and Technology Development under Grant 2024ZYD0124.
文摘Multiphase flow in porous rock is of great importance in the application of many industrial processes,including reservoir delineation,enhanced oil recovery,and CO_(2) sequestration.However,previous research typically investigated the dispersive behaviors when rock saturated with single or two-phase fluids and conducted limited studies on three-phase immiscible fluids.This study investigated the seismic dispersion,attenuation,and reflection features of seismic waves in three-phase immiscible fluidsaturated porous rocks.First,we proposed the calculation formulas of effective fluid modulus and effective fluid viscosity of multiphase immiscible fluids by taking into account the capillary pressure,reservoir wettability,and relative permeability simultaneously.Then,we analysed the frequencydependent behaviors of three-phase immiscible fluid-saturated porous rock under different fluid proportion cases using the Chapman multi-scale model.Next,the seismic responses are analysed using a four-layer model.The results indicate that the relative permeability,capillary pressure parameter,and fluid proportions are all significantly affect dispersion and attenuation.Comparative analyses demonstrate that dispersion and attenuation can be observed within the frequency range of seismic exploration for a lower capillary parameter a3 and higher oil content.Seismic responses reveal that the reflection features,such as travel time,seismic amplitude,and waveform of the bottom reflections of saturated rock and their underlying reflections are significantly dependent on fluid proportions and capillary parameters.For validation,the numerical results are further verified using the log data and real seismic data.This numerical analysis helps to further understand the wave propagation characteristics for a porous rock saturated with multiphase immiscible fluids.
基金sponsorship of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U24B2020,42174139)。
文摘The wave-induced fluid flow(WIFF) occurring in the ubiquitous layered porous media(e.g.,shales)usually causes the appreciable seismic energy dissipation,which further leads to the frequency dependence of wave velocity(i.e.,dispersion) and elastic anisotropy parameters.The relevant knowledge is of great importance for geofluid discrimination and hydrocarbon exploration in the porous shale reservoirs.We derive the wave equations for a periodic layered transversely isotropy medium with a vertical axis of symmetry(VTI) concurrently with the annular cracks(PLPC medium) based on the periodic-layered model and anisotropic Biot's theory,which simultaneously incorporate the effects of microscopic squirt fluid flow,mesoscopic interlayer fluid flow and macroscopic global fluid flow.Notably,the microscopic squirt shorten fluid flow emerges between the annular-shaped cracks and stiff pores,which generates one attenuation peak.Specifically,we first establish the stress-strain relationship and pore fluid pressure in a PLPC medium,and then use them to derive the wave equations by means of the Newton's second law.The plane analysis is implemented on the wave equations to yield the analytic solutions for phase velocities and attenuation factors of four waves,namely,fast P-wave,slow P-wave,SV-wave and SH-wave,and the anisotropy parameters can be therefore computed.Simulation results show that P-wave velocity have three attenuation peaks throughout the full frequency band,which respectively correspond to the influences of interlayer flow,the squirt flow and the Biot flow.Through the results of seismic velocity dispersion and attenuation at different incident angles,we find that the WIFF mechanism also has a significant impact on the dispersion characteristics of elastic anisotropy parameters within the low-mid frequency band.Moreover,it is shown that several poroelastic parameters,such as layer thickness ratio,crack aspect ratio and crack density have notable influence on seismic dispersion and attenuation.We compare the proposed modeled velocities with that given by the existing theory to confirm its validity.Our formulas and result can provide a better understanding of wave propagation in PLPC medium by considering the unified impacts of micro-,meso-and macro-scale WIFF mechanisms,which potentially lays a theoretical basis of rock physics for seismic interpretation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42272338 and 41827807)Department of Transportation of Zhejiang Province,China(Grant No.202213).
文摘Physics-informed neural networks(PINNs)have prevailed as differentiable simulators to investigate flow in porous media.Despite recent progress PINNs have achieved,practical geotechnical scenarios cannot be readily simulated because conventional PINNs fail in discontinuous heterogeneous porous media or multi-layer strata when labeled data are missing.This work aims to develop a universal network structure to encode the mass continuity equation and Darcy’s law without labeled data.The finite element approximation,which can decompose a complex heterogeneous domain into simpler ones,is adopted to build the differentiable network.Without conventional DNNs,physics-encoded finite element network(PEFEN)can avoid spectral bias and learn high-frequency functions with sharp/steep gradients.PEFEN rigorously encodes Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions without training.Benefiting from its discretized formulation,the discontinuous heterogeneous hydraulic conductivity is readily embedded into the network.Three typical cases are reproduced to corroborate PEFEN’s superior performance over conventional PINNs and the PINN with mixed formulation.PEFEN is sparse and demonstrated to be capable of dealing with heterogeneity with much fewer training iterations(less than 1/30)than the improved PINN with mixed formulation.Thus,PEFEN saves energy and contributes to low-carbon AI for science.The last two cases focus on common geotechnical settings of impermeable sheet pile in singlelayer and multi-layer strata.PEFEN solves these cases with high accuracy,circumventing costly labeled data,extra computational burden,and additional treatment.Thus,this study warrants the further development and application of PEFEN as a novel differentiable network in porous flow of practical geotechnical engineering.
文摘In this paper,the authors examine various slip effects on themagnetic field and thermal radiative impacts on the flow,mass and heat transfer of a Jeffrey nanofluid over a 2-dimensional inclined stretching sheet by a porous media.The offered work is modelled to be in the form of a combination of coupled highly nonlinear partial differential equations in dimensional contexts.Governing equations were obtained,dimensionless parameters were defined in terms of similarity parameters,and the solutionswere obtained by the Homotopy Analysis Method(HAM).The analysis is significant as the effects of viscosity are identified and the important parameters are to be determined that could eventually control a type of flowbehaviour,especially in promoting the flowand inhibiting flowof velocity,temperature,and concentrations.The findings show that such an increase in themagnetic parameter decreases the velocity profile by approximately 15%due to more Lorentz forces,and thermal radiation increases the temperature profile by up to 25%,therefore,enhancing the rate of heat transfer.The process of Brownian motion and thermophoresis increases the depth of the thermal boundary layer by 10–20 percent and reduces in concentration profiles by 12 percent when the Brownian motion parameter increases.A velocity slip parameter lowers the velocity field by about 18 percent,and a parameter of permeability lowers the momentum of flow by another 10 percent.The HAM solutions show very high accuracy levels,having an order of convergence at level 15 and errormargins are well below 0.01 percent compared to the earlier studies.All these findings can provide profound knowledge in improving heat transmission in non-Newtonian fluid systems and can be used in biomedical engineering,thermal insulation,and industrial processes such as polymer extrusion and cooling technology.Principles of heat and mass transfer give us the crucial foundation on which to study the behavior of heat andmaterial flows in other engineering and scientific disciplines.Such principles apply to various fields of study,including the following engineering fields:mechanical,chemical,aerospace,civil,and environmental.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52573220)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2023YFC3404201)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.FRF-IDRY-GD24-005)the State Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Reuse for Building Materials(No.SWR-2022-009).
文摘Coal cinder is an abundant byproduct of the extensive consumption of coal in industrial production and daily life.Making full use of the cinder is conducive to a low-carbon economy.In this study,inspired by the burning of coal,a new method for constructing a silica-based composite porous material(SiO_(2)-CPM)was developed by combusting a siloxane-modified anthracite coal gel(CSiO_(2) gel).During this process,the combustion product was directly converted into a porous material,and the calorific value of the coal remained nearly unchanged(~98%of the original calorific value was retained),demonstrating the viability of this method for energy-efficient applications.The SiO_(2)-CPM exhibited an ultra-low thermal conductivity(0.036 W/(m·K)at room temperature),outperforming conventional insulation materials(e.g.,cotton~0.05 W/(m·K)).Additionally,it showed enhanced mechanical strength(fracture stress of 41.8 kPa)compared to the powder state of the coal cinder.Experimental results indicate that the amount of siloxane,structure-directing agent,and an acidic environment were critical for mechanical enhancement.The SiO_(2)-CPM showed good dimensional stability against thermal expansion and exhibited excellent thermal insulation and fire resistance even at 900℃.Meanwhile,the SiO_(2)-CPM with complex geometry could be easily fabricated using this method owing to the excellent shaping ability of the CSiO_(2) gel.Compared to conventional methods such as sol-gel synthesis or freeze-drying,this approach for fabricating SiO_(2)-CPM is simpler and cost-effective and allows the direct utilization of coal cinder post-combustion.
文摘The high thermal conductivity of the nanoparticles in hybrid nanofluids results in enhanced thermal conductivity associated with their base fluids.Enhanced heat transfer is a result of this high thermal conductivity,which has significant applications in heat exchangers and engineering devices.To optimize heat transfer,a liquid film of Cu and TiO_(2)hybrid nanofluid behind a stretching sheet in a variable porous medium is being considered due to its importance.The nature of the fluid is considered time-dependent and the thickness of the liquid film is measured variable adjustable with the variable porous space and favorable for the uniform flow of the liquid film.The solution of the problem is acquired using the homotopy analysis method HAM,and the artificial neural network ANN is applied to obtain detailed information in the form of error estimation and validations using the fitting curve analysis.HAM data is utilized to train the ANN in this study,which uses Cu and TiO_(2)hybrid nanofluids in a variable porous space for unsteady thin film flow,and it is used to train the ANN.The results indicate that Cu and TiO_(2)play a greater role in boosting the rate.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52274048)Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 3222037)。
文摘With the rapid development of deep learning neural networks,new solutions have emerged for addressing fluid flow problems in porous media.Combining data-driven approaches with physical constraints has become a hot research direction,with physics-informed neural networks(PINNs) being the most popular hybrid model.PINNs have gained widespread attention in subsurface fluid flow simulations due to their low computational resource requirements,fast training speeds,strong generalization capabilities,and broad applicability.Despite success in homogeneous settings,standard PINNs face challenges in accurately calculating flux between irregular Eulerian cells with disparate properties and capturing global field influences on local cells.This limits their suitability for heterogeneous reservoirs and the irregular Eulerian grids frequently used in reservoir.To address these challenges,this study proposes a physics-informed graph neural network(PIGNN) model.The PIGNN model treats the entire field as a whole,integrating information from neighboring grids and physical laws into the solution for the target grid,thereby improving the accuracy of solving partial differential equations in heterogeneous and Eulerian irregular grids.The optimized model was applied to pressure field prediction in a spatially heterogeneous reservoir,achieving an average L_(2) error and R_(2) score of 6.710×10^(-4)and 0.998,respectively,which confirms the effectiveness of model.Compared to the conventional PINN model,the average L_(2) error was reduced by 76.93%,the average R_(2) score increased by 3.56%.Moreover,evaluating robustness,training the PIGNN model using only 54% and 76% of the original data yielded average relative L_(2) error reductions of 58.63% and 56.22%,respectively,compared to the PINN model.These results confirm the superior performance of this approach compared to PINN.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFB3803700)National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171186)+1 种基金Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(2023QNRC001)support from“Zhiyuan Honor Program”for doctoral students,Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
文摘Nanoconfinement is a promising approach to simultaneously enhance the thermodynamics,kinetics,and cycling stability of hydrogen storage materials.The introduction of supporting scaffolds usually causes a reduction in the total hydrogen storage capacity due to“dead weight.”Here,we synthesize an optimized N-doped porous carbon(rN-pC)without heavy metal as supporting scaffold to confine Mg/MgH_(2) nanoparticles(Mg/MgH_(2)@rN-pC).rN-pC with 60 wt%loading capacity of Mg(denoted as 60 Mg@rN-pC)can adsorb and desorb 0.62 wt%H_(2) on the rN-pC scaffold.The nanoconfined MgH_(2) can be chemically dehydrided at 175℃,providing~3.59 wt%H_(2) with fast kinetics(fully dehydrogenated at 300℃ within 15 min).This study presents the first realization of nanoconfined Mg-based system with adsorption-active scaffolds.Besides,the nanoconfined MgH_(2) formation enthalpy is reduced to~68 kJ mol^(−1) H_(2) from~75 kJ mol^(−1) H_(2) for pure MgH_(2).The composite can be also compressed to nanostructured pellets,with volumetric H_(2) density reaching 33.4 g L^(−1) after 500 MPa compression pressure,which surpasses the 24 g L^(−1) volumetric capacity of 350 bar compressed H_(2).Our approach can be implemented to the design of hybrid H_(2) storage materials with enhanced capacity and desorption rate.
文摘Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment(RRD)is a serious ocular condition marked by the separation of the neuroretina from the retinal pigment epithelium(RPE).The pathogenesis of RRD involves intricate molecular and cellular mechanisms,including inflammation,cell migration,and the activation of proliferative signaling pathways.One of the most challenging complications of RRD is proliferative vitreoretinopathy(PVR),which refers to the proliferation and contraction of fibrocellular membranes on the retinal surface and in the vitreous cavity.PVR is a major cause of surgical failure in RRD,as it can lead to recurrent retinal detachment and severe vision loss.However,the pathogenesis of PVR is not yet fully understood,and the treatment options are quite limited.Recent advances in analytical techniques have offered valuable insights into the molecular alterations present in the subretinal fluid(SRF)of patients with RRD.This review seeks to consolidate the current knowledge regarding the SRF profile in RRD and PVR,emphasizing potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFB3501102).
文摘Porous carbon microspheres are widely regarded as a superior CO_(2) adsorbent due to their exceptional efficiency and affordability.However,better adsorption performance is very attractive for porous carbon microspheres.And modification of the pore structure is one of the effective strategies.In this study,multi-cavity mesoporous carbon microspheres were successfully synthesized by the synergistic method of soft and hard templates,during which a phenolic resin with superior thermal stability was employed as the carbon precursor and a mixture of silica sol and F108 as the mesoporous template.Carbon microspheres with multi-cavity mesoporous structures were prepared,and all the samples showed highly even mesopores,with diameters around 12 nm.The diameter of these microspheres decreased from 396.8 nm to about 182.5 nm with the increase of silica sol.After CO_(2) activation,these novel carbon microspheres(APCF0.5-S1.75)demonstrated high specific surface area(983.3 m^(2)/g)and remarkable CO_(2) uptake of 4.93 mmol/g at 0℃ and1 bar.This could be attributed to the unique multi-cavity structure,which offers uniform mesoporous pore channels,minimal CO_(2) transport of and a greater number of active sites for CO_(2) adsorption.
基金the National Nature Science Foundation of China for Excellent Young Scientists Fund(32222058)Fundamental Research Foundation of CAF(CAFYBB2022QB001).
文摘Developing biomass platform compounds into high value-added chemicals is a key step in renewable resource utilization.Herein,we report porous carbon-supported Ni-ZnO nanoparticles catalyst(Ni-ZnO/AC)synthesized via low-temperature coprecipitation,exhibiting excellent performance for the selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF).A linear correlation is first observed between solvent polarity(E_(T)(30))and product selectivity within both polar aprotic and protic solvent classes,suggesting that solvent properties play a vital role in directing reaction pathways.Among these,1,4-dioxane(aprotic)favors the formation of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan(BHMF)with 97.5%selectivity,while isopropanol(iPrOH,protic)promotes 2,5-dimethylfuran production with up to 99.5%selectivity.Mechanistic investigations further reveal that beyond polarity,proton-donating ability is critical in facilitating hydrodeoxygenation.iPrOH enables a hydrogen shuttle mechanism where protons assist in hydroxyl group removal,lowering the activation barrier.In contrast,1,4-dioxane,lacking hydrogen bond donors,stabilizes BHMF and hinders further conversion.Density functional theory calculations confirm a lower activation energy in iPrOH(0.60 eV)compared to 1,4-dioxane(1.07 eV).This work offers mechanistic insights and a practical strategy for solvent-mediated control of product selectivity in biomass hydrogenation,highlighting the decisive role of solvent-catalyst-substrate interactions.