Geological control mechanisms of coal fires and associated loss mitigation from an earth system science perspective
June 2026
Coal fires represent a widespread and persistent global geohazard, posing significant threats to energy security, environmental sustainability, and human health, while their formation and evolution...
A Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework for emergency management of hydrogen leakage and explosions
June 2026
Hydrogen is a promising clean energy carrier but poses significant safety challenges due to its high flammability, rapid dispersion, and low ignition energy. Effective emergency management of hydrogen...
Comprehensive evaluation model of safe evacuation combined action of humans and fire smoke in ventilation system
June 2026
To provide a safer evacuation route for underground workers, an emergency evacuation framework for smoke environments of mine fires was constructed, in which the mine disaster ventilation simulation...
Toward prediction of net heat of combustion of hydrocarbon fuels using Least Squares Support Vector Machine (LSSVM) modeling based on chemical composition
June 2026
Accurate determination of the net heat of combustion (HC) of hydrocarbon fuels is critical for aerospace propulsion, energy system design, and emissions management. Traditional empirical methods, such...
Gasification performance of binary briquettes prepared from Ningdong coal and Taixi coal
June 2026
The gasification behavior of binary briquettes prepared from Ningdong coal and Taixi coal was investigated for the co-production of activated carbon and hydrogen-rich syngas. Thermogravimetric analysis...
Gas generation patterns and explosive characteristics of pyrolysis gas from bituminous coal in the Linfen area
June 2026
To reveal the explosion risks of gases during the pyrolysis of bituminous coal, this study focuses on the bituminous coal from Linfen, Shanxi, China. It investigates the effects of different sample...
Emission characteristics and prediction of PM10 induced by vehicle tire disturbance in open-pit mines
Available online 28 August 2026
To investigate the emission behavior of PM10 induced by vehicle tire disturbance in open-pit mines, a purpose-built experimental platform was employed to analyze the variation patterns of PM10 emission...