Folding behaviour of a deployable composite cabin for space habitats-part 1: Experimental and numerical investigation

TW Liu, JB Bai - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, demands for space habitats have increased significantly with the growth of space
applications for micro-gravity investigation and space travel. Therefore, there is an urgent …

Experimental and numerical investigation on folding stable state of bistable deployable composite boom

TW Liu, JB Bai, HT Xi, N Fantuzzi, GY Bu, Y Shi - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The bistable deployable composite boom (Bi-DCB) can realize the bistable function by
storing and releasing strain energy, which has a good application prospect in the aerospace …

Folding behavior of thin-walled tubular deployable composite boom for space applications: Experiments and numerical simulation

TW Liu, JB Bai, N Fantuzzi, HT Xi, H Xu, SL Li, PC Cao - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin-walled tubular deployable composite boom (DCB) has gained significant attention due
to its lightweight, simple structure and high packaging efficiency. The experimental and …

Efficiency improvement of solar stills through wettability alteration of the condensation surface: An experimental study

P Zanganeh, AS Goharrizi, S Ayatollahi, M Feilizadeh… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The condensation process is of great importance in many heat transfer devices in which a
large amount of energy must be transferred. Furthermore, condensation is a crucial part of …

Temperature effect on large deformation of bistable deployable composite boom

TW Liu, JB Bai, HT Xi, Q Liu - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The bistable deployable composite boom (Bi-DCB) can achieve bistable function by storing
and releasing strain energy, which has a good application prospect in space field. For …

Experimental quantification of the effect of intermittent operation on membrane performance of solar powered reverse osmosis desalination systems

M Freire-Gormaly, AM Bilton - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Many remote communities lack access to reliable clean water and electricity, leading to the
development of renewable powered desalination systems. To reduce costs of energy …

Techno-economic feasibility of solar based desalination through reverse osmosis

A Ghafoor, T Ahmed, A Munir, C Arslan, SA Ahmad - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapidly prevailing water scarcity issues has increased demand of brackish water
desalination. The desalination using conventional energy is an energy intensive and …

[HTML][HTML] CFRP lamella stay-cable and its force measurement based on microwave radar

Y Liu, JZ Xie, T Tafsirojjaman, QR Yue, C Tan… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) has advantageous characteristics such
as lightweight, high strength, high corrosion and fatigue resistance, low creep, and high …

Development of a novel anchorage and tensioning system for strengthening steel beams with unbonded prestressed CFRP plates

HT Wang, ZN Bian, Q Wu, L Hu, MS Chen, C Tang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates have been widely used in the strengthening
and retrofitting of engineering structures due to their excellent mechanical properties …

Bearing characteristics and failure mechanism of a novel plate-short anchor structure for tunnel crack reinforcement

P Zhou, M Lin, F Zhou, L Gong, W Ao - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to solve the problem of tunnel diseases caused by lining cracking in mountain
tunnels, this paper studies the crack repair technology of mountain tunnels. Based on this …