Influence of groundwater on micro-cracking behaviour and failure mechanism of deep hard rock

X Lv, R Zhang, A Zhang, L Ren, Z Zhang, J Xie - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
To address the water-inrush hazards encountered in deep tunnels in the rugged terrain of
Southwest China, the uniaxial compression tests and acoustic emission (AE) monitoring …

Development of an anti-clogging perforated plate atomizer for a zero liquid discharge humidification-dehumidification desalination system

D Sharma, DP Ghosh, JN Rote, SJ Dennis, M Messer… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
An anti-clogging perforated plate atomizer is designed for high temperature and salinity
applications in a novel solar-powered zero liquid discharge humidification-dehumidification …

Fouling mechanism in airblast atomizers and its suppression for water desalination

D Sharma, DP Ghosh, SJ Dennis, B Abbasi - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
A detailed experimental study is presented on fouling behavior of the anti-clogging
perforated plate atomizer designed for high salinity applications, and compared with a …

Controlled dehumidification to extract clean water from a multicomponent gaseous mixture of organic contaminants

E Nikooei, N AuYeung, X Zhang, K Goulas… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid expansion of the unconventional oil and gas extraction has increased American
energy independence, but also led to increased production of large amounts of …

Separation of volatile organic contaminants from water using a direct-contact dehumidifier: An experimental study and modeling

E Nikooei, N AuYeung, I Lima, X Tan, A Benard… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
A packed-bed, direct-contact dehumidifier (PB-DCD) has been developed to selectively
condense water from a gaseous mixture of organic contaminants. In this process, hot air is …

A Design Method for Low-Pressure Venturi Nozzles

H O'Hern, T Murphy, X Zhang, J Liburdy, B Abbasi - Applied Mechanics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this work is to provide empirical design models for low-pressure, subsonic
Venturi nozzles. Experimentally validated simulations were used to determine the effect of …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of surface roughness on mixed salt crystallization fouling in pool boiling

M Messer, K Anderson, X Zhang… - Journal of Heat Transfer …, 2022 - deswater.com
abstract Desalination technologies face fouling challenges (particularly on heat exchanger
surfaces) which causes lower heat transfer and freshwater yield. Few studies have focused …

[PDF][PDF] A Design Method for Low-Pressure Venturi Nozzles. Appl. Mech. 2022, 3, 390–411

H O'Hern, T Murphy, X Zhang, J Liburdy, B Abbasi - 2022 - academia.edu
The purpose of this work is to provide empirical design models for low-pressure, subsonic
Venturi nozzles. Experimentally validated simulations were used to determine the effect of …

Modeling Methods for Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Treatment Applications

H O'Hern - 2022 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
Modeling of hydraulic fracturing wastewater treatment systems must be very accurate so it
can be used for real-time modeling and control of the process. The treatment of hydraulic …

Effect of Geometry on Small Scale Venturi Nozzle Performance

H O'Hern, X Zhang, B Abbasi - ASME …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A parametric study was conducted on small scale, subsonic Venturi nozzles. The purpose of
this study was to determine the effect of different operating conditions and different …