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A simple method to determine soil–water retention curves of compacted active clays (2023)
Journal Article
Dias, A. S., Hughes, P. N., Toll, D. G., & Glendinning, S. (2023). A simple method to determine soil–water retention curves of compacted active clays. Transportation Geotechnics, 43, 101138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.101138

Determining the Soil Water Retention Curve (SWRC) of an active clay constitutes a challenge due to the significant, and sometimes irreversible, volume changes that occur during wetting and drying cycles. A novel yet simple method of experimentally de... Read More about A simple method to determine soil–water retention curves of compacted active clays.

Coexistence designs of radar and communications systems in a multi-path scenario (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, H., Chen, L., Han, K., Chen, Y., & Wei, G. (2024). Coexistence designs of radar and communications systems in a multi-path scenario. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 73(3), 3733-3749. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3325544

The focus of this study is on the spectrum sharing between multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications and co-located MIMO radar systems in multi-path environments. The major challenge is to suppress the mutual interference between the two s... Read More about Coexistence designs of radar and communications systems in a multi-path scenario.

Convergence analysis of a class of iterative methods for propagation of reaction fronts in porous media (2023)
Journal Article
Salhi, L., Seaid, M., & Yakoubi, D. (2024). Convergence analysis of a class of iterative methods for propagation of reaction fronts in porous media. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 418(Part A), Article 116524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2023.116524

We present an iterative scheme for the numerical analysis of propagating reaction front problems in porous media satisfying an Arrhenius-type law. The governing equations consist of the Darcy equations for the pressure and flow field coupled to two c... Read More about Convergence analysis of a class of iterative methods for propagation of reaction fronts in porous media.

Securing IoT Communication Using Physical Sensor Data — Graph Layer Security with Federated Multi-agent Deep Reinforcement Learning (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, L., Wei, Z., & Guo, W. (2023, July). Securing IoT Communication Using Physical Sensor Data — Graph Layer Security with Federated Multi-agent Deep Reinforcement Learning. Presented at 2023 8th International Conference on Signal and Image Processing (ICSIP), Wuxi, China

Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices are often used to transmit physical sensor data over digital wireless channels. Traditional Physical Layer Security (PLS)-based cryptography approaches rely on accurate channel estimation and information exchange for... Read More about Securing IoT Communication Using Physical Sensor Data — Graph Layer Security with Federated Multi-agent Deep Reinforcement Learning.

Industrial cluster energy systems integration and management tool (2023)
Journal Article
Ngwaka, U., Khalid, Y., Ling-Chin, J., Counsell, J., Siddiqui, F., Pinedo-Cuenca, R., …Roskilly, A. P. (2023). Industrial cluster energy systems integration and management tool. Energy Conversion and Management, 297, 117731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117731

Critical for achieving the United Kingdom's net-zero targets, decarbonising industrial clusters would require robust tools to assess the feasibility of decarbonisation technologies and investment solutions. This paper presents an integrated energy sy... Read More about Industrial cluster energy systems integration and management tool.

Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Smart Energy Systems (2023)
Book
Sun, H., Hua, W., & You, M. (2023). Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Smart Energy Systems. New York: CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003170440

Present energy systems are undergoing a radical transformation, driven by the urgent need to address the climate change crisis. At the same time, we are witnessing the sharp growth of energy data and a revolution of advanced technologies, with artifi... Read More about Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Smart Energy Systems.

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.

Modeling of Excess Loss Due to Variation of Grain Orientation in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hamzehbahmani, H., Gao, Y., Guan, W., Tian, C., Yuan, J., Chen, B., & Hamzehbahmani, H. (2023, November). Modeling of Excess Loss Due to Variation of Grain Orientation in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet. Presented at ISEM 2023: 21st International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics,, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

To clarify the mechanism of the excess loss in a Non-Oriented (NO) electrical steel sheet, a modeling of excess loss taking account of the variation of grain orientation is proposed in this paper. In the proposed method, the NO steel sheet is modeled... Read More about Modeling of Excess Loss Due to Variation of Grain Orientation in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet.

A thermally-coupled cascade free-piston Stirling engine-based cogeneration system (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Yu, G., Ma, Y., Xue, J., Ahmed, F., Cheng, Y., …Luo, E. (2024). A thermally-coupled cascade free-piston Stirling engine-based cogeneration system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 236, Article 121679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121679

Resonant Stirling/thermoacoustic cycle engines show great potential in efficiently recovering waste heat in small- or micro-scale applications. However, there is a significant research gap regarding the development of resonant Stirling/thermoacoustic... Read More about A thermally-coupled cascade free-piston Stirling engine-based cogeneration system.

Thermochemical conversion of biomass: Potential future prospects (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., & Wu, J. J. (2023). Thermochemical conversion of biomass: Potential future prospects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 187, 113754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113754

The thermochemical conversion of biomass is potentially vital to meeting global demand for sustainable transport fuels so besides combustion; torrefaction, liquefaction, pyrolysis and gasification are reviewed. The merits and demerits of these proces... Read More about Thermochemical conversion of biomass: Potential future prospects.