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Investigation of performance of free-piston engine generator with variable-scavenging-timing technology under unsteady operation condition (2021)
Journal Article
Cheng, Z., Jia, B., Xin, Z., Feng, H., Zuo, Z., Smallbone, A., & Roskilly, A. P. (2021). Investigation of performance of free-piston engine generator with variable-scavenging-timing technology under unsteady operation condition. Applied Thermal Engineering, 196, Article 117288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117288

A substantial number of free-piston engine generators still use cross scavenging, which limits scavenging quality and performance under unsteady condition. Variable-scavenging-timing technology is a novel method to change the fixed scavenging process... Read More about Investigation of performance of free-piston engine generator with variable-scavenging-timing technology under unsteady operation condition.

Parametric analysis of a semi-closed-loop linear joule engine generator using argon and oxy-hydrogen combustion (2021)
Journal Article
Ngwaka, U., Wu, D., Happian-Smith, J., Jia, B., Smallbone, A., Diyoke, C., & Roskilly, A. P. (2021). Parametric analysis of a semi-closed-loop linear joule engine generator using argon and oxy-hydrogen combustion. Energy, 217, Article 119357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119357

The paper introduces a novel semi-closed-loop Linear Joule Engine Generator (LJEG) using argon as the major working fluid and oxy-hydrogen combustion for heat addition. The linear compressor and expander in the LJEG apply double-acting piston configu... Read More about Parametric analysis of a semi-closed-loop linear joule engine generator using argon and oxy-hydrogen combustion.

Hydrogen production via ammonia from methane integrated with enhanced oil recovery: A techno-economic analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Gonzalez-Diaz, A., Jiang, L., Gonzalez-Diaz, M., Roskilly, A., & Smallbone, A. (2021). Hydrogen production via ammonia from methane integrated with enhanced oil recovery: A techno-economic analysis. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(2), Article 105050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105050

The paper aims to evaluate the hydrogen production from methane, transported as ammonia, and integrated with CO2 utilisation in terms of energy, carbon emission and economic analysis. The common alternative for CO2 utilisation i.e. enhanced oil recov... Read More about Hydrogen production via ammonia from methane integrated with enhanced oil recovery: A techno-economic analysis.

Effect of the stroke-to-bore ratio on the performance of a dual-piston free piston engine generator (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., Feng, H., Jia, B., Zuo, Z., Smallbone, A., & Roskilly, A. P. (2021). Effect of the stroke-to-bore ratio on the performance of a dual-piston free piston engine generator. Applied Thermal Engineering, 185, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116456

The free piston engine generator (FPEG) is considered as one of the next generation efficient energy conversion device because of its compact structure, high geometric power ratio and low pollution. This paper investigated the effect of stroke-to-bor... Read More about Effect of the stroke-to-bore ratio on the performance of a dual-piston free piston engine generator.

Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage (2020)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Lu, Y., Huang, R., Chang, J., Yu, X., Jiang, R., Yu, X., & Roskilly, A. P. (2021). Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage. Applied Energy, 283, Article 116277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116277

Thermal energy storage (TES) technology is considered to have the greatest potential to balance the demand and supply overcoming the intermittency and fluctuation nature of real-world heat sources, making a more flexible, highly efficient and reliabl... Read More about Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage.

The development of a screen valve for reciprocating heat pump/engine applications (2020)
Journal Article
Ameen, M. T., Smallbone, A., Roskilly, A. P., & Carpenter, E. (2020). The development of a screen valve for reciprocating heat pump/engine applications. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 12(5), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0007960

A novel screen valve with rectilinear ports is presented for use in advanced high-efficiency compressors, expanders, heat pumps, or engines. The novel design aims to minimize the pumping losses generated as the working gas flows through the valve by... Read More about The development of a screen valve for reciprocating heat pump/engine applications.

Energy saving technologies and mass-thermal network optimization for decarbonized iron and steel industry: A review (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, R. Q., Jiang, L., Wang, Y. D., & Roskilly, A. P. (2020). Energy saving technologies and mass-thermal network optimization for decarbonized iron and steel industry: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 274, Article 122997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122997

The iron and steel industry relies significantly on primary energy, and is one of the largest energy consumers in the manufacturing sector. Simultaneously, numerous waste heat is lost and discharged directly into the environment in the process of ste... Read More about Energy saving technologies and mass-thermal network optimization for decarbonized iron and steel industry: A review.

PEF plastic synthesized from industrial carbon dioxide and biowaste (2020)
Journal Article
Jiang, L., Gonzalez-Diaz, A., Ling-Chin, J., Malik, A., Roskilly, A., & Smallbone, A. (2020). PEF plastic synthesized from industrial carbon dioxide and biowaste. Nature Sustainability, 3(9), 761-767. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0549-y

Polyethylene furandicarboxylate (PEF) is considered as a renewable-based solution to its fossil-based counterpart polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, due to its lengthy and energy-intensive production process, PEF has not been established at a... Read More about PEF plastic synthesized from industrial carbon dioxide and biowaste.

The development and testing of a free-piston engine generator for hybrid electric vehicle applications (2020)
Book Chapter
Smallbone, A., Roy, S., Shivaprasad, K., Jia, B., & Roskilly, A. P. (2020). The development and testing of a free-piston engine generator for hybrid electric vehicle applications. In Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrain Systems for Future Transport 2019 (45-60). Taylor and Francis

In this work, we present some of the first experimental results along with simulation results obtained in developing and testing a novel dual-piston free-piston engine generator (FPEG), designed for electric- vehicle (EV) range-extender or hybrid pow... Read More about The development and testing of a free-piston engine generator for hybrid electric vehicle applications.

Evaluation of performance characteristics of a novel hydrogen-fuelled free-piston engine generator (2020)
Journal Article
Ngwaka, U., Smallbone, A., Jia, B., Lawrence, C., Towell, B., Roy, S., Kv, S., & Roskilly, A. P. (2021). Evaluation of performance characteristics of a novel hydrogen-fuelled free-piston engine generator. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(66), 33314-33324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.02.072

In this work, we present the experimental results obtained from hydrogen fuelled spark-ignited dual piston free-piston engine generator (FPEG) prototype operated in two-stroke and four-stroke mode. The FPEG testing was successfully conducted at 3.7 c... Read More about Evaluation of performance characteristics of a novel hydrogen-fuelled free-piston engine generator.