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Marko Motaln and Tone Lerher
Numerical simulations play a vital role in the modern engineering industry, especially when faced with interconnected challenges such as particle interactions and the structural integrity of conveyor systems. This article focuses on the handling of mater...
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Aleksandr V. Terentjev, Pietro Cortona, Lucian A. Constantin, José M. Pitarke, Fabio Della Sala and Eduardo Fabiano
We extend the SG4 generalized gradient approximation, developed for covalent and ionic solids with a nonlocal van der Waals functional. The resulting SG4-rVV10m functional is tested, considering two possible parameterizations, for various kinds of bulk s...
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Alhussein Hilal, Abdel Monem Sanad, Mohamed H. Abdelbarr, Osman M. O. Ramadan and Hany A. Abdalla
A 3D finite element model (FEM) for predicting the distribution of lateral pressure in a square flexible walled steel silo during the filling phase was analyzed in this study. The numerical approach, developed using Abaqus software, predicts the stress s...
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Mahdi Faghihnasiri, Vahid Najafi, Farzaneh Shayeganfar and Ali Ramazani
Current research aims to investigate the mechanical properties of rare earth perovskite ferrites (RFeO3, R = La, Eu, Gd) utilizing density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Using the revised Perdew?Burke?Ernzerhof approximation for solids (PBEsol) ap...
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Brock A. Edwards and F. Grant Ferris
Bacterial–mineral aggregates are the products of a tight biogeochemical coupling between microbes and geological media and play an outsized role in governing the composition of natural waters through biogeochemical cycling and mineral formation and...
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Anna V. Piterina, John Bartlett and Tony J. Pembroke
The degradation of sludge solids in an insulated reactor during Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) processing results in auto-heating, thermal treatment and total solids reduction, however, the ability to eliminate pathogenic organisms has...
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Chrysanthos Maraveas
The review article investigated failure, design issues, repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) silos, primarily in agricultural set-ups. The durability of RC structures was influenced by the nature of the bulk solids, materials used in the ...
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Ain Nazira Mohamad Nazri, Noor Faizah Che Harun
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Nanocomposites are defined as a promising class of hybrid materials that are mixtures of polymers with inorganic solids at the nanometric scale. Different methods of synthesizing PS - bentonite clay nanocomposites with different surfactants and different...
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Purificación García-Segovia, Marta Igual and Javier Martínez-Monzó
Beetroot is a root vegetable with carotenoids, phenols, vitamins, minerals, and water-soluble betalain pigments such as betacyanins (red-violet color) and betaxanthins (yellow-orange color), which have many nutritional and health benefits. Its use in the...
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Suchandra Hazra, Prithvi Morampudi, John C. Prindle, Dhan Lord B. Fortela, Rafael Hernandez, Mark E. Zappi and Prashanth Buchireddy
Biomass is an excellent sustainable carbon neutral energy source, however its use as a coal/petroleum coke substitute in thermal applications poses several challenges. Several inherent properties of biomass including higher heating value (HHV), bulk dens...
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