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Kuo, P.C. (author), Illathukandy, Biju (author), Kung, Chi Hsiu (author), Chang, Jo Shu (author), Wu, Wei (author)Waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion technologies for generating renewable energy and solving the environmental problems have an important role in the development of sustainable circular economy. This paper presents a novel high-efficiency WTE power plant using refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as feedstock by integrating torrefaction (T) pretreatment...journal article 2021
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Li, Z. (author), Chang, Weiwei (author), Cui, Tianyu (author), Xu, Dake (author), Zhang, Dawei (author), Lou, Yuntian (author), Qian, Hongchang (author), Song, Hao (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Cao, Fahe (author), Gu, Tingyue (author), Li, Xiaogang (author)Microbiologically influenced corrosion of metals is prevalent in both natural and industrial environments, causing enormous structural damage and economic loss. Exactly how microbes influence corrosion remains controversial. Here, we show that the pitting corrosion of stainless steel is accelerated in the presence of Shewanella oneidensis MR...journal article 2021
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Tang, Adrian (author), Alonso Del Pino, M. (author), Kim, Yanghyo (author), Zhang, Yan (author), Reck, Theodore (author), Jung-Kubiak, Cecile (author), Nemchick, Deacon (author), Dyer, Logan (author), Virbila, Gabriel (author), Chattopadhyay, Goutam (author), Chang, Mau Chung Frank (author)This paper presents an overview of a sub-orbital flight demonstration with a 183 GHz and 540–600 GHz limb-sounding instrument aboard a stratospheric ballooncraft. The 183 GHz band provides soundings of stratospheric H 2 O and is implemented with a hybrid CMOS-InP receiver architecture which provides excellent sensitivity while remaining compact ...journal article 2021
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van de Kerkhof, B. (author), Pankratius, Victor (author), Chang, Ling (author), Van Swol, Rob (author), Hanssen, R.F. (author)Satellite-based persistent scatterer satellite radar interferometry facilitates the monitoring of deformations of the earth's surface and objects on it. A challenge in data acquisition is the handling of large numbers of coherent radar scatterers. The behavior of each scatterer is time dependent and is influenced by changes in deformation and...journal article 2020
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Zhang, H. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Gan, Y. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)Application of micromechanical modelling of hydrated cement paste (HCP) gains more and more interests in the field of cementitious materials. One of the most promising approaches is the use of so-called microstructure informed micromechanical models, which provides a direct link between microstructure and mechanical properties. In order to...journal article 2020
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Chen, Y. (author), Chaves Figueiredo, S. (author), Li, Z. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Jansen, K. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Schlangen, E. (author)In 3D concrete printing (3DCP), it is necessary to meet contradicting rheological requirements: high fluidity during pumping and extrusion, and high stability and viscosity at rest to build the layered structure. In this paper, the impact of the hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC)-based viscosity-modifying admixture (VMA) on the 3D printability...journal article 2020
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Chang, Z. (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)The lattice fracture model is a discrete model that can simulate the fracture process of cementitious materials. In this work, the Delft lattice fracture model is reviewed and utilized for fracture analysis. First, a systematic calibration procedure that relies on the combination of two uniaxial tensile tests is proposed to determine the input...journal article 2020
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Jiang, Nengdong (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Chang, Z. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Ge, Zhi (author), Šavija, B. (author)A combination of laboratory experiments and numerical simulations at multiple length scales can provide in-depth understanding of fracture behaviour of hydrated cement paste (HCP). To that end, the current work presents a numerical study on compressive failure of hydrated cement paste (HCP) at the micro-scale. Virtual specimens consisting of...journal article 2020
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Kuo, P.C. (author), Illathukandy, Biju (author), Wu, Wei (author), Chang, Jo Shu (author)Plasma gasification of raw and torrefied woody, non-woody, and algal biomass using three different gasifying agents (air, steam, and CO<sub>2</sub>) is conducted through a thermodynamic analysis. The impacts of feedstock and reaction atmosphere on various performance indices such as syngas yield, pollutant emissions, plasma energy to syngas...journal article 2020
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Tohti, Munirdin (author), Wang, Yibo (author), Slob, E.C. (author), Zheng, Yikang (author), Chang, Xu (author), Yao, Yi (author)Seismoelectric coupling in an electric isotropic and elastic anisotropic medium is developed using a primary–secondary formulation. The anisotropy is of vertical transverse isotropic type and concerns only the poroelastic parameters. Based on our finite difference time domain algorithm, we solve the seismoelectric response to an explosive...journal article 2020
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Chang, Ni Bin (author), Hossain, Uzzal (author), Valencia, Andrea (author), Qiu, Jiangxiao (author), Zheng, Qipeng P. (author), Kaandorp, C. (author), Abraham, E. (author), ten Veldhuis, Marie-claire (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author)The Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus for urban sustainability needs to be analyzed via an integrative rather than a sectoral or silo approach, reflecting the ongoing transition from separate infrastructure systems to an integrated social-ecological-infrastructure system. As technology hubs can provide food, energy, water resources via...journal article 2020
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Esmaeil Zadeh, I.Z. (author), Chang, J. (author), Van Staaden, Yuri J. (author), Swens, Jeroen P.E. (author), Dobrovolskiy, S.M. (author), Schaart, D.R. (author), Pereira, S.F. (author), Zwiller, Val (author), Dorenbos, S.N. (author)A broad range of scientific and industrial disciplines require precise optical measurements at very low light levels. Single-photon detectors combining high efficiency and high time resolution are pivotal in such experiments. By using relatively thick films of NbTiN (8-11 nm) and improving the pattern fidelity of the nanostructure of the...journal article 2020
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Kang, E. (author), Tan, M. (author), An, J. (author), Chang, Z.Y. (author), Vince, Philippe (author), Sénégond, Nicolas (author), Mateo, Tony (author), Meynier, Cyril (author), Pertijs, M.A.P. (author)This article presents a low-noise transimpedance amplifier (TIA) designed for miniature ultrasound probes. It provides continuously variable gain to compensate for the time-dependent attenuation of the received echo signal. This time-gain compensation (TGC) compresses the echo-signal dynamic range (DR) while avoiding imaging artifacts...journal article 2020
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Chang, L. (author), Messali, F. (author), Esposito, R. (author)Investigations of post-seismic events show that the collapse of walls in out-of-plane (OOP) two-way bending can be one of the most predominant failure mechanisms for unreinforced masonry (URM) structures. To assess the force capacity of URM walls in OOP two-way bending, various analytical formulations have been developed during past decades....journal article 2020
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Zhang, H. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Gan, Y. (author), Chang, Z. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)The aim of this work is to investigate the mechanical performance of hardened cement paste (HCP) under compression at the micrometre length scale. In order to achieve this, both experimental and numerical approaches were applied. In the experimental part, micrometre sized HCP specimens were fabricated and subjected to uniaxial compression by...journal article 2019
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Jia, Jinhao (author), Bai, Shuxin (author), Xiong, Degan (author), Wang, Jie (author), Chang, J. (author)Tungsten coatings were deposited on diamond particles by vacuum magnetron sputtering. The coated diamond particles were firstly heat treated at different temperatures, and diamond/copper (Cu) composites were fabricated by using a pressureless infiltration method afterwards. The influences of heat treatment on the microstructure and...journal article 2019
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Hu, F. (author), Wu, Jicang (author), Chang, Ling (author), Hanssen, R.F. (author)Multi-temporal interferometric synthetic apertureradar (MT-InSAR) is used for many applications in earthobservation. Most MT-InSAR methods select scatterers with highcoherence throughout the entire time series. However, as timeseries lengthen, inevitable changes in surface scattering leadto decorrelation, which systematically decreases the...journal article 2019
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Gourgues, R.B.M. (author), Los, J.W.N. (author), Zichi, Julien (author), Chang, J. (author), Kalhor, N. (author), Bulgarini, G. (author), Dorenbos, S.N. (author), Zwiller, Val (author), Esmaeil Zadeh, I.Z. (author)We experimentally investigate the performance of NbTiN superconducting nanowire single photon detectors above the base temperature of a conventional Gifford-McMahon cryocooler (2.5 K). By tailoring design and thickness (8 - 13 nm) of the detectors, high performance, high operating temperature, single-photon detection from the visible to...journal article 2019
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Zichi, Julien (author), Chang, J. (author), Steinhauer, Stephan (author), Von Fieandt, Kristina (author), Los, J.W.N. (author), Visser, G.J. (author), Kalhor, N. (author), Esmaeil Zadeh, I.Z. (author), Zwiller, Val (author)The requirements in quantum optics experiments for high single-photon detection efficiency, low timing jitter, low dark count rate and short dead time have been fulfilled with the development of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. Although they offer a detection efficiency above 90%, achieving a high time resolution in devices...journal article 2019
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Hu, F. (author), van Leijen, F.J. (author), Chang, Ling (author), Wu, Jicang (author), Hanssen, R.F. (author)Multi-temporal interferometric synthetic aperture radar (MT-InSAR) can be applied to monitor the structural health of infrastructure such as railways, bridges, and highways. However, for the successful interpretation of the observed deformation within a structure, or between structures, it is imperative to associate a radar scatterer...journal article 2019