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    A Multi-Block Material Balance Framework for Connectivity Evaluation and Optimization of Water-Drive Gas Reservoirs

    Fankun Meng1,2,3, Yuyang Liu1,2,*, Xiaohua Liu4, Chenlong Duan1,2, Yuhui Zhou1,2,3

    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.22, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2026.075865 - 06 February 2026

    Abstract Carbonate gas reservoirs are often characterized by strong heterogeneity, complex inter-well connectivity, extensive edge or bottom water, and unbalanced production, challenges that are also common in many heterogeneous gas reservoirs with intricate storage and flow behavior. To address these issues within a unified, data-driven framework, this study develops a multi-block material balance model that accounts for inter-block flow and aquifer influx, and is applicable to a wide range of reservoir types. The model incorporates inter-well and well-group conductive connectivity together with pseudo–steady-state aquifer support. The governing equations are solved using a Newton–Raphson scheme, while particle More > Graphic Abstract

    A Multi-Block Material Balance Framework for Connectivity Evaluation and Optimization of Water-Drive Gas Reservoirs

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    Effect of Sheath Modeling on Unbonded Post-Tensioned Concrete under Blast Loads

    Hyeon-Sik Choi1, Min Kyu Kim1, Jiuk Shin2, Thomas H.-K. Kang1,*

    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.074029 - 29 January 2026

    Abstract Unbonded post-tensioned (PT) concrete systems are widely used in safety-critical structures, yet modeling practices for prestress implementation and tendon-concrete interaction remain inconsistent. This study investigates the effects of sheath (duct) implementation and confinement assumptions through nonlinear finite element analysis. Four modeling cases were defined, consisting of an explicit sheath without tendon-concrete confinement (S) and three no-sheath variants with different confinement levels (X, N, A). One-way beams and two-way panels were analyzed, and panel blast responses were validated against experimental results. In both beams and panels, average initial stress levels were similar across models, through local More >

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    A New Approach for Evaluating and Optimizing Hydraulic Fracturing in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs

    Xia Yan1, Wei Wang1, Kai Shen2,*, Yanqing Feng1, Junyi Sun1, Xiaogang Li1, Wentao Zhu1, Binbin Shi1, Guanglong Sheng2,3

    Energy Engineering, Vol.123, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/ee.2025.070360 - 27 December 2025

    Abstract In the development of coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs using multistage fractured horizontal wells, there often exist areas that are either repeatedly stimulated or completely unstimulated between fracturing stages, leading to suboptimal reservoir performance. Currently, there is no well-established method for accurately evaluating the effectiveness of such stimulation. This study introduces, for the first time, the concept of the Fracture Network Bridging Coefficient (FNBC) as a novel metric to assess stimulation performance. By quantitatively coupling the proportions of unstimulated and overstimulated volumes, the FNBC effectively characterizes the connectivity and efficiency of the fracture network. A background… More >

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    First-Principles Study on the Mechanical and Thermodynamic Properties of (NbZrHfTi)C High-Entropy Ceramics

    Yonggang Tong1,*, Kai Yang1, Pengfei Li1, Yongle Hu1, Xiubing Liang2,*, Jian Liu3, Yejun Li4, Jingzhong Fang1

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.1, pp. 1-15, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.071890 - 10 November 2025

    Abstract (NbZrHfTi)C high-entropy ceramics, as an emerging class of ultra-high-temperature materials, have garnered significant interest due to their unique multi-principal-element crystal structure and exceptional high-temperature properties. This study systematically investigates the mechanical properties of (NbZrHfTi)C high-entropy ceramics by employing first-principles density functional theory, combined with the Debye-Grüneisen model, to explore the variations in their thermophysical properties with temperature (0–2000 K) and pressure (0–30 GPa). Thermodynamically, the calculated mixing enthalpy and Gibbs free energy confirm the feasibility of forming a stable single-phase solid solution in (NbZrHfTi)C. The calculated results of the elastic stiffness constant indicate that the… More >

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    Unbuckling: an answer to address cuff-related challenges in urethral instrumentation with an artificial urinary sphincter

    Hasan Jhaveri*, Mariela Martinez-Rivera, Brent Nose, Jordan Foreman, Aaron C. Lentz

    Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.32, No.6, pp. 597-603, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cju.2025.068095 - 30 December 2025

    Abstract Objectives: There is limited in vivo data on the maximum safe instrument size that can be passed through an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) cuff. While 21 French instruments are generally safe with the commonly used 4.5 cm cuff, larger instruments or smaller cuffs may require unbuckling to avoid urethral erosion. This study aimed to identify if artificial urinary sphincter cuff ‘unbuckling’ affects device longevity and risk of erosion. Methods: A retrospective study of patients at a quaternary health system who underwent unbuckling was conducted. Using the Epic Clarity database and Duke Enterprise Data Unified Content Explorer… More >

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    Structural and Vibration Characteristics of Rotating Packed Beds System for Carbon Capture Applications Using Finite Element Method

    Yunjun Lee1, Sanggyu Cheon2, Woo Chul Chung1,*

    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.145, No.3, pp. 3381-3403, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.073729 - 23 December 2025

    Abstract The application of carbon capture systems on ships is technically constrained by limited onboard space and the weight of the conventional absorption tower. The rotating packed bed (RPB) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its small footprint and high mass transfer performance. However, despite its advantages, the structural and vibration stability of RPBs at high rotational speed remains insufficiently studied, and no international design standards currently exist for RPBs. To address this gap, this study performed a comprehensive finite element analysis (FEA) using ANSYS to investigate the structural and dynamic characteristics of an… More >

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    Fluid-Dynamic Loads on Turbine Blades in Downburst Wind Fields

    Yan Wang1,2,*, Fuqiang Zhang1, Long An1, Bo Wang1, Xueya Yang1, Jie Jin3,4

    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.21, No.11, pp. 2651-2671, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2025.070122 - 01 December 2025

    Abstract A downburst is a strong downdraft generated by intense thunderstorm clouds, producing radially divergent and highly destructive winds near the ground. Its characteristic scales are expressed through random variations in jet height, velocity, and diameter during an event. In this study, a reduced-scale parked wind turbine is exposed to downburst wind fields to investigate the resulting extreme wind loads. The analysis emphasizes both the flow structure of downbursts and the variations of surface wind pressure on turbine blades under different jet parameters. Results show that increasing jet velocity markedly enhances the maximum horizontal wind speed,… More > Graphic Abstract

    Fluid-Dynamic Loads on Turbine Blades in Downburst Wind Fields

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    Cross-Dataset Transformer-IDS with Calibration and AUC Optimization (Evaluated on NSL-KDD, UNSW-NB15, CIC-IDS2017)

    Chaonan Xin*, Keqing Xu

    Journal of Cyber Security, Vol.7, pp. 483-503, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jcs.2025.071627 - 28 November 2025

    Abstract Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) have achieved high accuracy on benchmark datasets, yet models often fail to generalize across different network environments. In this paper, we propose Transformer-IDS, a transformer-based network intrusion detection model designed for cross-dataset generalization. The model incorporates a classification token, multi-head self-attention, and embedding layers to learn versatile features, and it introduces a calibration module and an AUC-oriented optimization objective to improve reliability and ranking performance. We evaluate Transformer-IDS on three prominent datasets (NSL-KDD, UNSW-NB15, CIC-IDS2017) in both within-dataset and cross-dataset scenarios. Results demonstrate that while conventional deep IDS models (e.g., CNN-LSTM More >

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    Credit Card Fraud Detection Method Based on RF-WGAN-TCN

    Ao Zhang1, Hongzhen Xu1,*, Ruxin Liu2

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.85, No.3, pp. 5159-5181, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.067241 - 23 October 2025

    Abstract Credit card fraud is one of the primary sources of operational risk in banks, and accurate prediction of fraudulent credit card transactions is essential to minimize banks’ economic losses. Two key issues are faced in credit card fraud detection research, i.e., data category imbalance and data drift. However, the oversampling algorithm used in current research suffers from excessive noise, and the Long Short-Term Memory Network (LSTM) based temporal model suffers from gradient dispersion, which can lead to loss of model performance. To address the above problems, a credit card fraud detection method based on Random… More >

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    Load Balancing Control Strategy for Multi-Substation Flexible Interconnection Distribution Networks Considering Unbalanced Power Compensation

    Qiji Dai1, Jikai Li2,*, Bohui Ning1, Yutao Xu1, Chang Liu2, Xuan Zhang1

    Energy Engineering, Vol.122, No.10, pp. 4061-4080, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ee.2025.067304 - 30 September 2025

    Abstract Aiming at the challenge of complex load balancing coordination for a three-phase four-leg (3P4L) based multi-ended low voltage flexible DC distribution system (M-LVDC) considering unbalanced power compensation, this paper proposes a phase-split power decoupling unbalanced compensation strategy based load balancing strategy for 3P4L based M-LVDC. Firstly, the topology and operation principle of the 3P4L-based M-LVDC system is introduced, and quasi-proportional resonant (QPR) based phase-split power current control for the 3P4L converter is proposed. Secondly, a load-balancing control strategy considering unbalanced compensation for 3P4L-based M-LVDC is presented, in which the control diagrams for each 3P4L-based converter… More >

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