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A distributed renewable power system with hydrogen generation and storage for an island (2023)
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Williams, L., & Wang, Y. (2024). A distributed renewable power system with hydrogen generation and storage for an island. Applied Energy, 358, Article 122500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122500

This study aimed to find a distributed renewable power system with hydrogen generation and storage to meet the current Isle of Rum's energy demands. Five different systems (Case 2–6) were evaluated compared to the current power system (Case 1), with... Read More about A distributed renewable power system with hydrogen generation and storage for an island.

Techno-Economic Study of a Distributed Renewable Power System for a British Winery (2023)
Journal Article
Hall-Smith, S., Wang, Y., & Huang, Y. (2023). Techno-Economic Study of a Distributed Renewable Power System for a British Winery. Sustainability, 15(19), Article 14410. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151914410

This paper analyses and evaluates a design for a distributed renewable power system for a British winery. A winery in Wiltshire, England, is used for a case study. The consumption of this winery is first analysed, then potential means of generation a... Read More about Techno-Economic Study of a Distributed Renewable Power System for a British Winery.

Bioenergy production from pretreated rice straw in Nigeria: An analysis of novel three-stage anaerobic digestion for hydrogen and methane co-generation (2023)
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Ekwenna, E. B., Wang, Y., & Roskilly, A. (2023). Bioenergy production from pretreated rice straw in Nigeria: An analysis of novel three-stage anaerobic digestion for hydrogen and methane co-generation. Applied Energy, 348(October), Article 121574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121574

The response to Nigeria's energy inadequacies and waste management issues is projected in this research to be achieved with hydrogen and methane co-produced from pretreated (PT) rice straw (RS) in a three-stage digestion process. This study also demo... Read More about Bioenergy production from pretreated rice straw in Nigeria: An analysis of novel three-stage anaerobic digestion for hydrogen and methane co-generation.

Exploring the feasibility of biological hydrogen production using seed sludge pretreated with agro-industrial wastes (2023)
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Ekwenna, E. B., Tabraiz, S., Wang, Y., & Roskilly, A. (2023). Exploring the feasibility of biological hydrogen production using seed sludge pretreated with agro-industrial wastes. Renewable Energy, 215, Article 118934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.118934

The effect of applying agro-industrial waste (AIW), such as potash extract (PE), cassava-steep wastewater (CSWW), and corn-steep liquor (CSTL), as an alternative material to pretreat digested cattle slurry (DCS) for biological hydrogen production was... Read More about Exploring the feasibility of biological hydrogen production using seed sludge pretreated with agro-industrial wastes.

Fluid-thermal characteristics of high-voltage line-start permanent magnet synchronous motor based on bidirectional hydraulic-thermal network coupling (2023)
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Xu, Y., Xu, Z., Meng, Y., & Wang, Y. (2023). Fluid-thermal characteristics of high-voltage line-start permanent magnet synchronous motor based on bidirectional hydraulic-thermal network coupling. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 41, Article 101386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2023.101386

This paper concerns the fluid-thermal characteristics of a high-voltage line-start permanent magnet synchronous motor (LSPMSM). A bidirectional hydraulic-thermal network coupling methodology is proposed and applied to the fluid-thermal characteristic... Read More about Fluid-thermal characteristics of high-voltage line-start permanent magnet synchronous motor based on bidirectional hydraulic-thermal network coupling.

The production of bio-silica from agro-industrial wastes leached and anaerobically digested rice straws (2023)
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Ekwenna, E. B., Wang, Y., & Roskilly, A. (2023). The production of bio-silica from agro-industrial wastes leached and anaerobically digested rice straws. Bioresource Technology Reports, 22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101452

Silicon extraction from rice straw (RS) has gained attention due to its increasing demand for various applications. This study investigated the potential for producing bio-silica from RS digestates, and RS leached with agro-industrial waste, such as... Read More about The production of bio-silica from agro-industrial wastes leached and anaerobically digested rice straws.

Application of Miller Cycle and Net-Zero Fuel(s) to Diesel Engine: Effect on the Performance and NOx Emissions of a Single-Cylinder Engine (2023)
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Yang, M., & Wang, Y. (2023). Application of Miller Cycle and Net-Zero Fuel(s) to Diesel Engine: Effect on the Performance and NOx Emissions of a Single-Cylinder Engine. Energies, 16(5), Article 2488. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052488

Diesel engines play a very significant role in the automotive industry, but the total emissions of diesel engines are more than 1.8 times that of petrol engines. It is therefore important for diesel engines to control emissions. Theoretically, the Mi... Read More about Application of Miller Cycle and Net-Zero Fuel(s) to Diesel Engine: Effect on the Performance and NOx Emissions of a Single-Cylinder Engine.

Global domain fluid-thermal coupling modeling method and characteristics analysis for large capacity motor (2023)
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Xu, Y., Xu, Z., Zhao, Q., & Wang, Y. (2023). Global domain fluid-thermal coupling modeling method and characteristics analysis for large capacity motor. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 44, Article 102860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.102860

The global domain fluid-thermal characteristics study is challenging to perform due to the complicated ventilation arrangement and enormous volume for the large capacity electric machine. This paper uses the world's largest capacity non-superconducti... Read More about Global domain fluid-thermal coupling modeling method and characteristics analysis for large capacity motor.

Stator winding hotspot temperature rise characteristic study of an axially forced air-cooled motor with air deflector (2023)
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Xu, Z., Xu, Y., Liu, W., & Wang, Y. (2023). Stator winding hotspot temperature rise characteristic study of an axially forced air-cooled motor with air deflector. Applied Thermal Engineering, 224, Article 120108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120108

A ventilation system with an air deflector is suggested to enhance the cooling of the stator windings in an axially forced air-cooled motor. The global fluid and thermal evaluations are carried out using the numerical analysis method. The simulation... Read More about Stator winding hotspot temperature rise characteristic study of an axially forced air-cooled motor with air deflector.

Numerical Investigation on NOx Emission of a Hydrogen-Fuelled Dual-Cylinder Free-Piston Engine (2023)
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Li, C., Wang, Y., Jia, B., Zhang, Z., & Roskilly, A. (2023). Numerical Investigation on NOx Emission of a Hydrogen-Fuelled Dual-Cylinder Free-Piston Engine. Applied Sciences, 13(3), Article 1410. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031410

The free-piston engine is a type of none-crank engine that could be operated under variable compression ratio, and this provides it flexible fuel applicability and low engine emission potential. In this work, several 1-D engine models, including conv... Read More about Numerical Investigation on NOx Emission of a Hydrogen-Fuelled Dual-Cylinder Free-Piston Engine.