Browsing by Author "Cheng, Zhengdong"
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Hope, Joshua Tyler (2019-04-16)Since its discovery in 2004, graphene has shown promise for technological advances in numerous fields such as advanced electronics, membranes, structural composites, and energy storage. Graphene’s unique physical and ...
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Ma, Binjian (2017-08-10)Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants have been widely commercialized internationally for generating electricity from solar energy. Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are typically used in CSP plants to balance the ...
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Krishnan, Pratik (2019-02-28)Liquefaction of natural gas is an effective way to easily store and transport natural gas. A spill of liquefied natural gas (LNG) can result in the formation of a vapor cloud, which can migrate downwind near the ground ...
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Kim, Jungyong (2021-04-09)Hydraulic fracturing with slickwater is a common practice in developing unconventional resources in North America. The proppant placement in the fractures largely determine the productivity of the well as it affects the ...
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Lian, Peng (2012-10-19)The existence of flammable aerosols presents a high potential for fire hazards in the process industry. Various industrial fluids, most of which operate at elevated temperatures and pressures, can be atomized when released ...
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Sui, Jize; Zhao, Peng; Bin-Mohsin, Bandar; Zheng, Liancun; Zhang, Xinxin; Cheng, Zhengdong; Chen, Ying; Chen, Goong (Scientific Reports, 2016)
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Haile, Merid Minasse (2016-10-14)Layer-by-layer deposition has provided a framework in which coatings with a variety of functionality can be deposited from aqueous solutions in ambient conditions. Despite the many advantages of layer-by-layer assembly, ...
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Kinnibrugh Garcia, Karym G. (2011-08-08)The principal goal of this research is to achieve the chemical labeling and surface modification of block copolymer vesicles (polymersomes) made from amphiphilic diblock copolymer Poly(butadiene-b-ethylene oxide) (PBd120- ...
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Browning, Robert Lee (2011-10-21)The present study employs a standardized progressive load scratch test (ASTM D7027/ISO 19252) to investigate the fundamental physical and mechanistic origins of scratch deformation in styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) random ...
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Yuan, Tianyu (2018-08-02)Non‐covalent interactions play a crucial role in developing functional organic materials. As non-covalent interactions are reversible, dynamic and responsive to environment, multifunctional materials with excellent ...
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Huang, Szu-Ying (2013-12-02)The existence of flammable aerosols creates fire and explosion hazards in the process industry. Due to the operation condition of high pressure circumstances, heat transfer fluids tend to form aerosols when accidental ...
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Cheng, Chil-Hung (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Understanding the mechanism of zeolite nucleation and crystallization will enable the zeolite science community to tune zeolite properties during synthesis in order to accommodate the purposes of various applications. Thus ...
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Han, Haitian (2017-12-12)Hybrid dust-gas explosion is a persistent problem in process industries because of its ease of ignition as well as serious consequences. Ease of ignition is quantified by minimum ignition energy (MIE), which is associated ...
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Coan, Mary (2012-10-19)An experimental and theoretical approach is taken to determine the effect of a heterojunction on the effective work function in a metal/high-? gate stack, the characteristics of aqueous hydrochloric acid cleaned (aq-HCl) ...
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Ivanova, Nina (2012-02-14)Patchy particles are patterned particles with at least one well-defined patch that can have highly directional and strongly anisotropic interactions with other particles or surfaces. Multiple theoretical studies point to ...
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Han, Rongbin (2012-07-16)Although evidence is mounting that asphalt binder oxidizes in pavements, and that oxidation and subsequent hardening of asphalt binder has a profound effect on pavement durability, important implementation issues remain ...
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Mo, Songping; Shao, Xuefeng; Chen, Ying; Cheng, Zhengdong (Scientific Reports, 2016)
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Zhao, Fuman (2012-02-14)Flammability limit is a most significant property of substances to ensure safety of chemical processes and fuel application. Although there are numerous flammability literature data available for pure substances, for fuel ...
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Castellanos Duarte, Diana Yazmin (2013-07-29)Over the past years, catastrophic dust explosion incidents have caused numerous injuries, fatalities and economical losses. Dust explosions are rapid exothermic reactions that take place when a combustible dust is mixed ...
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Lu, Yuan (2012-02-14)Reactive hazard associated with chemicals is a major safety issue in process industries. This kind of hazard has caused the occurrence of many accidents, leading to fatalities, injuries, property damage and environment ...