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Dong, Xu (author), Shen, Luyi (author), Zhao, Jianpeng (author), Liu, Xuefeng (author), Sun, Yuli (author), Golsanami, Naser (author), Wang, Fei (author), Bi, Haisheng (author), Zitha, P.L.J. (author)Complete and thorough core cleaning is a critical prerequisite for the precise measurements of most rock's petrophysical parameters. In shale, the oil cleaning process, aimed to remove the volatile hydrocarbons, is often complicated by the requirement for intact solid organic. Evaluation of shale's cleaning methods needs to take structural...journal article 2020
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Li, M. (author), Wang, Mian (author), Kang, Jichuan (author), Sun, Liping (author), Jin, Peng (author)Operation and maintenance (O&M) costs account for a large proportion of the total costs for offshore wind energy. Performing a reasonable maintenance strategy is an effective approach to reduce O&M costs and gain more profits. In this paper, an opportunistic maintenance strategy for offshore wind turbine systems considering...journal article 2020
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Li, Huajian (author), Sun, Deyi (author), Wang, Zhen (author), Huang, Fali (author), Yi, Zhonglai (author), Yang, Zhengxian (author), Zhang, Y. (author)Pumping is the most common technique used to transport fresh concrete in construction sites. The large-scale use of concrete all over the world makes the pumping increasingly important. A wide variety of additives and admixtures are incorporated into modern concrete in order for sustainable development. The performance of modern concrete is...journal article 2020
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Wang, K. (author), Li, Jiayuan (author), Huang, Lianzhong (author), Ma, Ranqi (author), Jiang, X. (author), Yuan, Yupeng (author), Mwero, Ngome A. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Sun, Peiting (author), Yan, Xinping (author)Energy saving and emission reduction have attracted a great deal of attention in the maritime industry. The optimization of a ship's energy efficiency can reduce energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions effectively. However, most of the available studies only focus on either the sailing speed or route optimization, and the interaction...journal article 2020
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Zhang, H. (author), Liu, Y. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Sun, Fenglian (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)The nanoindentation test was conducted in this paper to investigate the indentation hardness, plasticity and initial creep properties of pressure sintered nanosilver joint at various test temperatures. The effects of strain rate on the indentation hardness were first investigated. Then yield stress of nanosilver sintered joint was studied in...journal article 2019
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Sun, J. (author), Zhan, Teng (author), Liu, Zewen (author), Wang, Junxi (author), Yi, Xiaoyan (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This paper demonstrates a method to reduce the decay time in AlGaN/GaN photodetectors by a pulsed heating mode. A suspended AlGaN/GaN heterostructure photodetector integrated with a micro-heater is fabricated and characterized under ultraviolet illumination. We have observed that the course of persistent photoconductivity was effectively...journal article 2019
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Sun, Y. (author), Kang, Xuanwu (author), Zheng, Yingkui (author), Lu, Jiang (author), Tian, Xiaoli (author), Wei, Ke (author), Wu, Hao (author), Wang, Wenbo (author), Liu, Xinyu (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Gallium nitride (GaN)-based vertical power Schottky barrier diode (SBD) has demonstrated outstanding features in high-frequency and high-power applications. This paper reviews recent progress on GaN-based vertical power SBDs, including the following sections. First, the benchmark for GaN vertical SBDs with different substrates (Si, sapphire, and...review 2019
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Gao, Weilun (author), Shao, Dongdong (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), Nardin, William (author), Rajput, Prateek (author), Yang, Wei (author), Sun, Tao (author), Cui, Baoshan (author)Rivers, regardless of their scales and geographic locations, are characterized with natural and human-induced variability in their discharges. While previous studies have established the effects of both interannual and intra-annual variabilities of unsteady river discharge on delta morphological evolution, the long-term cumulative effects of...journal article 2019
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Wang, Xuerui (author), Sun, S. (author), van Kampen, E. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author)This paper proposes an Incremental Sliding Mode Control driven by Sliding Mode Disturbance Observers (INDI-SMC/SMDO), with application to a quadrotor fault tolerant control problem. By designing the SMC/SMDO based on the control structure of the sensor-based Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion (INDI), instead of the model-based Nonlinear...journal article 2019
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Chen, Z. (author), Wang, Li jun (author), Du, Xiao jia (author), Sun, Zai hong (author), Li, Fu shen (author), Chou, Kuo Chih (author)A commercial solid oxide fuel cell with a Ni/YSZ anode was characterized under a pure methane atmosphere. The amount of deposited carbon increased with an increase in temperature but decreased when the temperature exceeded 700°C. The reactivity of carbon decreased with increasing deposition temperature. Filamentous carbon was deposited from...journal article 2019
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Sun, X. (author), Wang, R. (author), Ould-Chikh, Samy (author), Osadchii, D. (author), Li, G. (author), Aguilar, Antonio (author), Hazemann, Jean louis (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, Jorge (author)Mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles with atomically dispersed iron sites (named mesoNC-Fe) are synthesized via high-temperature pyrolysis of an Fe containing ZIF-8 MOF. Hydrolysis of tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS) in the MOF framework prior to pyrolysis plays an essential role in maintaining a high surface area during the...journal article 2019
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Zhang, H. (author), Liu, Y. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Sun, Fenglian (author), Fan, Jiajie (author), Placette, Mark D. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Modern power electronics has the increased demands in current density and high-temperature reliability. However, these performance factors are limited due to the die attach materials used to affix power dies microchips to electric circuitry. Although several die attach materials and methods exist, nanosilver sintering technology has received...journal article 2019
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Liu, Y. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Sun, Fenglian (author)Purpose: Crack and stress distribution on dies are key issues for the pressure-assisted sintering bonding of power modules. The purpose of this research is to build a relationship among stress distributions, sintering sequences and sintering pressures during the sintering processes. Design/methodology/approach: Three sintering sequences, S(a)...journal article 2019
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Sun, J. (author), Zhan, Teng (author), Liu, Zewen (author), Wang, Junxi (author), Yi, Xiaoyan (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)A suspended WO<sub>3</sub>-gate AlGaN/GaN heterostructure photodetector integrated with a micro-heater is micro-fabricated and characterized for ultraviolet photo detection. The transient optical characteristics of the photodetector at different temperatures are studied. The 2DEG-based photodetector shows a recovery (170 s) time under 240 nm...journal article 2019
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Wang, R. (author), Sun, X. (author), Ould-Chikh, Samy (author), Osadchii, D. (author), Bai, F. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, Jorge (author)A nitrogen-doped carbon was synthesized through the pyrolysis of the well-known metal-organic framework ZIF-8, followed by a subsequent acid treatment, and has been applied as a catalyst in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. The resulting electrode shows Faradaic efficiencies to carbon monoxide as high as ∼78%, with hydrogen...journal article 2018
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Sun, Chuan (author), Wu, Chaozhong (author), Chu, Duanfeng (author), Lu, Z. (author), Tan, Jian (author), Wang, Jianyu (author)This paper aims to recognize driving risks in individual vehicles online based on a data-driven methodology. Existing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have difficulties in effectively processing multi-source heterogeneous driving data. Furthermore, parameters adopted for evaluating the driving risk are limited in these systems. The...journal article 2018
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Liu, Nan (author), Liu, D. (author), Wang, Weifei (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Xu, Long (author), Ma, Yunjian (author), Yang, Bo (author), Bai, Weidong (author), Sun, Xiaotao (author), Wang, Yonghua (author)α‐Linolenic acid‐rich diacylglycerol has been demonstrated with promising health promotion functions. This study examined the production, immobilization of lipase PCL, and its application in the synthesis of diacylglycerol by esterification of α‐linolenic acid with glycerol. The resin ECR8806 was selected as an effective support for the...journal article 2018
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Gu, C. (author), Wang, Qiannan (author), Sun, Wei (author)The flexural response of ultrahigh performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) was simulated based on the lattice fracture model. Fiber was modelled as separated beam that was connected to the matrix with interface beams. The simulated results were compared with the experimental results. Deviations occurred at the late stage of the strain...journal article 2018
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Liu, Yang (author), Zhang, H. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Sun, Fenglian (author)The microstructure, thickness, porosity, and shear performance of the silver (Ag) sintering layers under different sintering pressures were investigated. Experimental results demonstrated that the thickness and the porosity of the sintering layer decreased when the sintering pressure varied from 5 MPa to 30 MPa. This densification phenomenon...journal article 2018
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Zhang, H. (author), Liu, Yang (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Fan, Jiajie (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Sun, Fenglian (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)High reliable packaging materials are needed for electronics when they work at harsh environments. Among which, the nanosilver material has been widely studied and applied in power electronics due to its low processing temperature and high reliability. This paper investigates the bonding properties of nanosilver sintered hermetic cavity. There...journal article 2018