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Adaptive-neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) based prediction of performance and emission parameters of a CRDI assisted diesel engine under CNG dual-fuel operation (2015)
Journal Article
Roy, S., Das, A. K., Bhadouria, V. S., Mallik, S. R., Banerjee, R., & Bose, P. K. (2015). Adaptive-neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) based prediction of performance and emission parameters of a CRDI assisted diesel engine under CNG dual-fuel operation. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 27, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2015.08.065

Integrated chemisorption cycles for ultra-low grade heat recovery and thermo-electric energy storage and exploitation (2015)
Journal Article
Bao, H., Ma, Z., & Roskilly, A. P. (2016). Integrated chemisorption cycles for ultra-low grade heat recovery and thermo-electric energy storage and exploitation. Applied Energy, 164, 228-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.11.052

The integrated chemisorption technology driven by ultra-low grade heat for simultaneous electrical power and thermal energy storage has been investigated in this work. A resorption cycle employing low and high temperature salts, with the coupling bet... Read More about Integrated chemisorption cycles for ultra-low grade heat recovery and thermo-electric energy storage and exploitation.

Analysis of Two Onshore Wind Farms with a Dynamic Farm Controller (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Ahmad, T., Girard, N., Kazemtabrizi, B., & Matthews, P. (2015). Analysis of Two Onshore Wind Farms with a Dynamic Farm Controller.

This work develops an assessment methodology for identifying potential areas where coordinated control can increase farm power output. A dynamic farm controller is presented that exploits the benefits of reducing power of the upstream turbines for in... Read More about Analysis of Two Onshore Wind Farms with a Dynamic Farm Controller.

Process intensification and integration of solar heat generation in the Chinese condiment sector-A case study of a medium sized Beijing based factory (2015)
Journal Article
Sturm, B., Meyers, S., Zhang, Y., Law, R., Valencia, E. J. S., Bao, H., …Chen, H. (2015). Process intensification and integration of solar heat generation in the Chinese condiment sector-A case study of a medium sized Beijing based factory. Energy Conversion and Management, 106, 1295-1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.10.045

Offshore wind turbine blades measurement using Coherent Laser Radar (2015)
Journal Article
Talbot, J., Wang, Q., Brady, N., & Holden, R. (2016). Offshore wind turbine blades measurement using Coherent Laser Radar. Measurement, 79, 53-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2015.10.030

To maximize aerodynamic efficiency, large-scale offshore wind turbine blades require inspection during the production stage to ensure strict tolerance requirements are met. During production, the blade is fixed at the root, restricting movement in th... Read More about Offshore wind turbine blades measurement using Coherent Laser Radar.

Effects of pressure and temperature on thermal contact resistance between different materials (2015)
Journal Article
Zhao, Z., Huang, H., Wang, Q., & Ji, S. (2015). Effects of pressure and temperature on thermal contact resistance between different materials. Thermal Science, 19(4), 1369-1372. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci1504369z

To explore whether pressure and temperature can affect thermal contact resistance, we have proposed a new experimental approach for measurement of the thermal contact resistance. Taking the thermal contact resistance between phenolic resin and carbon... Read More about Effects of pressure and temperature on thermal contact resistance between different materials.

Dynamic Wind Farm Controller (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Ahmad, T., Matthews, P., Kazemtabrizi, B., & Smith, C. (2015). Dynamic Wind Farm Controller.

This work presents a dynamic wind farm controller for maximising power output of a wind farm. The controller uses a coordinated control approach where the output of the upstream turbines is varied to minimise wake effects on the downstream turbines.... Read More about Dynamic Wind Farm Controller.

Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks (2015)
Conference Proceeding
You, M., Mou, X., & Sun, H. (2015). Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks. In 2015 IEEE 20th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD) (196-200). https://doi.org/10.1109/camad.2015.7390508

Smart grid represents a significant new technology of improving the efficiency, reliability and economics of the production, transmission and distribution of electricity that helps reduce carbon emissions. Communication networks become a key to achie... Read More about Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks.

Critical behaviour in charging of electric vehicles (2015)
Journal Article
Carvalho, R., Buzna, L., Gibbens, R., & Kelly, F. (2015). Critical behaviour in charging of electric vehicles. New Journal of Physics, 17(9), Article 095001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/9/095001

The increasing penetration of electric vehicles over the coming decades, taken together with the high cost to upgrade local distribution networks and consumer demand for home charging, suggest that managing congestion on low voltage networks will be... Read More about Critical behaviour in charging of electric vehicles.

Sampling methods for uncertainty in life cycle cost analysis in product design (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Cunha, L., & Wang, Q. (2015). Sampling methods for uncertainty in life cycle cost analysis in product design. In 20th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference; 9th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (DETC2015-47116). https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2015-47116

Life cycle cost (LCC) analysis was initiated from the necessity to calculate the cost of products from ‘cradle to grave’. LCC is not a new tool, but its use is still limited and requires further studies, especially concerning all the uncertainty invo... Read More about Sampling methods for uncertainty in life cycle cost analysis in product design.

Wind Energy: UK Experiences and Offshore Operational Challenges (2015)
Journal Article
Crabtree, C., Zappalá, D., & Hogg, S. (2015). Wind Energy: UK Experiences and Offshore Operational Challenges. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 229(7), 727-746. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650915597560

This paper presents a discussion of the development of wind energy generation in the United Kingdom and the challenges faced by the wind industry including reliability, performance and condition monitoring, particularly in the offshore environment. T... Read More about Wind Energy: UK Experiences and Offshore Operational Challenges.

Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Carbon Stabilization in Manganese Oxides (2015)
Journal Article
Johnson, K., Purvis, G., Lopez-Capel, E., Peacock, C., Gray, N., Wagner, T., …Greenwell, C. (2015). Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Carbon Stabilization in Manganese Oxides. Nature Communications, 6, Article 7628. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8628

Minerals stabilize organic carbon (OC) in sediments, thereby directly affecting global climate at multiple scales, but how they do it is far from understood. Here we show that manganese oxide (Mn oxide) in a water treatment works filter bed traps dis... Read More about Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Carbon Stabilization in Manganese Oxides.

Experimental Validation of a Curtain Type Fluidic Jet Seal on a Turbine Rotor Shroud (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2015-42624

This paper describes the design and testing of a fluidic “air-curtain” type seal application to reduce tip leakages on a small high-speed single stage axial turbine. The initial experimental investigations were carried out to demonstrate the applicat... Read More about Experimental Validation of a Curtain Type Fluidic Jet Seal on a Turbine Rotor Shroud.

A Dynamic Clearance Seal for Steam Turbine Application. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Messenger, A., Williams, R., Ingram, G., Hogg, S., Tibos, S., & Seaton, J. (2015). A Dynamic Clearance Seal for Steam Turbine Application. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, June 15-19, 2015, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Volume 8: Microturbines, Turbochargers and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2015-43471

Effective sealing in turbomachinery reduces the leakage flow bypassing the turbine blades and also reduces the losses where the leakage flow mixes with the primary flow. In general the clearance should be as small as possible but is limited by therma... Read More about A Dynamic Clearance Seal for Steam Turbine Application..