Thesis Overview: Oscillating wave surge converters – Large eddy simulation modelling of wave farms hydrodynamics and its related energy potential by Guilherme Fuhrmeister Vargas, Alexandre Beluco

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Design Mixers to Minimize Effects of Erosion and Corrosion Erosion by Julian Fasano, Eric E. Janz, Kevin Myers

“…These major parameters include (i) chemical environment, (ii) hardness of solids, (iii) density of solids, (iv) percent solids, (v) shape of solids, (vi) fluid regime (turbulent, transitional, or laminar), (vii) hardness of the mixer's wetted parts, (viii) hydraulic efficiency of the impeller (kinetic energy dissipation rates near the impeller blades), (ix) impact velocity, and (x) impact frequency. …”
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Water Sensitivity and Structural Properties of Loess by Longfei Zhang, Zaiqiang Hu, Hongru Li, Haicheng She, Xiaoliang Wang, Xi Yang, Xiaoning Han

“…The collapsibility sensitivity of loess is determined primarily by its structural and hydraulic state.…”
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Dijon, « ville sur la Saône ». Frontières urbaines, réseaux d’eau potable et territoires de la ressource en eau by Sandrine Petit, Marie-Hélène Vergote, Emmanuel Dumont

“…The water table of the Saône became a key resource for its development. Thanks to the hydraulic infrastructures, the city extended its borders and created a sovereignty over the communes of its periphery with which it traded water. …”
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On construction of jet-drop optical measuring systems: analysis of optical, dynamic and metrological parameters in visualization of surface of product by E. V. Leun, L. G. Varepo, A. E. Shakhanov, A. V. Nickel

“…The issues of image transmission, focal length control due to the merger of several drops of one or more hydraulic streams are considered. The issues of image transmission by moving and falling drops on the surface of the processed product are discussed. …”
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PANDA: A Multipurpose Integral Test Facility for LWR Safety Investigations by Domenico Paladino, Jörg Dreier

“…The PANDA facility is a large scale, multicompartmental thermal hydraulic facility suited for investigations related to the safety of current and advanced LWRs. …”
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Benefits and Challenges of Over-Actuated Excitation Systems by Norman Fitz-Coy, Vivek Nagabhushan, Michael T. Hale

“…This issue is less critical for electro-dynamic exciters which tend to be more compliant than servo-hydraulic exciters. To facilitate the technical challenges discussion, generalized methods for determining the drive output commands and the actuator input transform is presented. …”
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Study on Supporting Structure Performance of Deep Soft Soil Foundation Pit near Sea under Waves, Tides, Vibration, and Unbalanced Loads by Junsheng Chen, Chen Lin, Shuzhuo Liu, Haihong Mo

“…In addition to the vibration loads caused by offshore structure construction, the offshore foundation pit can also be affected by additional hydraulic loads such as waves, tides, and typhoons, hindering our understanding of the mechanical performance of the foundation pit supporting structure. …”
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On the art of designing effective space-times with free surface flows in Analogue Gravity by Bossard, Alexis, James, Nicolas, Jules, Valentin, Fourdrinoy, Johan, Robertson, Scott, Rousseaux, Germain

“…When the former reaches one, water waves are no more able to propagate upstream: the hydraulic black hole is a river of no return for them. …”
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Petrophysical Characterization and Gas Accumulation of Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale Reservoir in Eastern Margin of Sichuan Basin, SW China by Wei Wang, Dahua Li, Lijun Cheng, Ye Zhang, Jinxi Wang, Zhiping Zhang, Hualian Zhang, Dongxin Guo, Yuelei Zhang, Qing Hua, Jun Liu

“…Aiming to serve a more responsible and efficient shale gas development, for example, to guide the hydraulic/nonaqueous fracturing operation, this work organized a comprehensive assessment on the petrophysical characterization and gas accumulation of the Upper Ordovician Wufeng-Lower Silurian Longmaxi shale reservoir (abbreviated as WL shale). …”
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Effective Stress Factor Analysis of Proppant for Multi-stage Fracturing in Horizontal Wells by Bo Cai, Rui Gao, Chunming He, Jin Chen, Ning Cheng, Tiancheng Liang, Guifu Duan, Chuanyou Meng, Haifeng Fu, Haoyu Zhang

“…In order to determine the effective stress factor of proppants during the multi-stage hydraulic fracturing operation in horizontal wells and select the appropriate proppant type, the analysis of the effective stress characteristics of proppants is carried out. …”
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Investigation of Coolant Local Hydrodynamics in the Mixed Core of the VVER Reactor by S. M. Dmitriev, A. V. Gerasimov, A. A. Dobrov, D. V. Doronkov, A. N. Pronin, A. V. Ryazanov, D. N. Solntsev, A. E. Khrobostov

“…Also, the values of the transverse flow of the coolant caused by the flow along hydraulically nonidentical grates were determined and their localization in the longitudinal and cross sections of the experimental model was revealed. …”
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L’imaginaire fluvial contemporain : un antidote urbain ? by Fanny Romain

“…The representations imagined by the clients and the project managers for the two sites selected (the Lez vert in Montpellier and the Têt in Perpignan) are built around three unifying themes based on the following principle : the rejection of a river environment in which the hydraulic, architectural, botanical and horticultural elements are completely controlled in favour of the preservation of indigenous plants qualified as wild because they generate uses and images erasing the urban context of the fluvial public space.…”
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The Experimental Investigation of the Optimization of the Flow State of a Ladder-Shaped Spillway in a Certain Reservoir by Xin-Bao Gu, Yang Zhang, Qi-Hong Wu, Yong Wang

“…The original design scheme of ladder-shaped spillways in certain reservoirs is improved by using a hydraulic similar model experiment. The results of the original scheme demonstrate that the stilling basin cannot meet the requirement of safe discharge, and the flow state at the end of the stilling basin is violent and chaotic. …”
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The Application of Seepage Flow Prediction in Nuer Dam Based on the Grey Self-Memory Model by Ai-Feng Wang, Xiu-Tao Yang, Da-Hai Guo

“…Finally, the conclusions are drawn that relatively to GM (1,1), the grey self-memory model has higher accuracy, and it not only can predict the time sequence of seepage pressure in the Nuer reservoir accurately but also provide a new method for the development trend of seepage flow in the hydraulic engineering in the future.…”
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Multilayered Pipe Cutting Test for Remote Handling Maintenance by Haibin Chen, Jianwen Guo, Zhenzhong Sun, Xuejun Jia, Hong Tang

“…In this study, the results were obtained from different cutting directions and supporting intensities of pipe baseplates comparisons: When enough power was provided and the blade gripper did not slip, the cutting direction had little impact on the cutting capacity but more on the fault surface; the clearance between the blades caused the rotating torque; for remote handling maintenance, good horizontal support of the long-handled lever of the hydraulic cutter was required. Significant conclusions were made for multilayered pipe cutting that are crucial for auxiliary tools development for remote handling maintenance.…”
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La mise en visibilité des eaux souterraines au Maroc : un processus historiquement lié aux politiques de développement de l’irrigation by Kévin Del Vecchio, Marcel Kuper

“…Despite discourses promoting the preservation of these resources, the adopted solutions reflect the historical objectives of hydraulic and agricultural policies. The current situation of groundwater overexploitation is currently redefined as a problem of a lack of water resources, justifying the implementation of new infrastructure aimed at increasing the global supply of water resources.…”
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Ion Diffusion Behavior between Fracturing Water and Shale and Its Potential Influence on Production by Yinghao Shen, Zhaopeng Zhu, Peng Shi, Hongkui Ge, Zhihui Yang

“…Water imbibition, conductivity measurements, and ion identification were performed to investigate ion diffusion behavior between slick water and shale for large-scale hydraulic fracturing. The results indicated that there was strong ion exchange between water and shale. …”
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Multisensor Based Neutral Function Identification of Solenoid Valve by Yanqing Guo, Yongling Fu, Xiaoye Qi, Chun Cao

“…Condition monitoring of hydraulic systems has been using automatic control in industrial system. …”
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Code Development in Coupled PARCS/RELAP5 for Supercritical Water Reactor by Po Hu, Paul Wilson

“…In PARCS, modification is focused on extending the water property tables to supercritical pressure, modifying the variable mapping input file and related code module for processing thermal-hydraulic information from separated coolant/moderator channels, and modifying neutronics feedback module to deal with the separated coolant/moderator channels. …”
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