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The influence of control vanes on pneumatic conveying of pulverised fuel at a trifurcator (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Distribution of pulverised fuels in pneumatic conveying to conventional boilers is an ongoing research area with the intention of improving the performance of power-generating plants. One of the major challenges is the issue of o... Read More about The influence of control vanes on pneumatic conveying of pulverised fuel at a trifurcator.

Engineering of Thermovibrio ammonificans carbonic anhydrase mutants with increased thermostability (2019)
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Carbonic anhydrase can be used as an additive to improve the efficiency of carbon capture and utilisation processes, due to its ability to increase the rate of CO2 absorption into solvents. Successful industrial application requires robust carbonic a... Read More about Engineering of Thermovibrio ammonificans carbonic anhydrase mutants with increased thermostability.

Thermal and crystallization kinetics of yttrium-doped phosphate-based glasses (2019)
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© 2019 The American Ceramic Society and Wiley Periodicals, Inc Yttrium-doped glasses have been utilized for biomedical applications such as radiotherapy, especially for liver cancer treatment. In this paper, the crystallization behavior of phosphate-... Read More about Thermal and crystallization kinetics of yttrium-doped phosphate-based glasses.

Experimental Validation of a quasi Z-Source Modular Multilevel Converter with DC Fault Blocking Capability (2019)
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This paper considers the design methodology and the modulation of the quasi Z-source modular multilevel converter (qZS-MMC) with half bridge sub-modules and evaluates its performance in voltage boosting mode for medium voltage applications. The qZS-M... Read More about Experimental Validation of a quasi Z-Source Modular Multilevel Converter with DC Fault Blocking Capability.

Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge (2019)
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© 2019 by the authors. Implementation of Structural Health Monitoring systems on long-span bridges has become mandatory in many countries to ascertain the safety of these structures and the public, taking into account an increase in usage and threats... Read More about Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge.

Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Inadequate wound management techniques can result in severe consequences for patients and are a major Health Economic burden worldwide. Currently, biosynthetic scaffolds for wound healing are of interest to address the shortcoming... Read More about Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application.

In-situ synthesis of ultra-fine ZrB2–ZrC–SiC nanopowders by sol-gel method (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. ZrB2–ZrC–SiC nanopowders with uniform phase distribution were prepared from cost-effective ZrOCl2·8H2O by a simple sol-gel method. The synthesis route, ceramization mechanism and morphology evolution of the... Read More about In-situ synthesis of ultra-fine ZrB2–ZrC–SiC nanopowders by sol-gel method.

Hierarchical Energy Management System for Microgrid Operation Based on Robust Model Predictive Control (2019)
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© 2019 by the authors. This paper presents a two-level hierarchical energy management system (EMS) for microgrid operation that is based on a robust model predictive control (MPC) strategy. This EMS focuses on minimizing the cost of the energy drawn... Read More about Hierarchical Energy Management System for Microgrid Operation Based on Robust Model Predictive Control.

Design and characterisation of an additive manufacturing benchmarking artefact following a design-for-metrology approach (2019)
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We present the design and characterisation of a high-speed sintering additive manufacturing benchmarking artefact following a design-for-metrology approach. In an important improvement over conventional approaches, the specifications and operating pr... Read More about Design and characterisation of an additive manufacturing benchmarking artefact following a design-for-metrology approach.

Silicon prepared by electro-reduction in molten salts as new energy materials (2019)
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© 2019 Silicon has a large impact on the energy supply and economy in the modern world. In industry, high purity silicon is firstly prepared by carbothermic reduction of silica with the produced raw silicon being further refined by a modified Siemens... Read More about Silicon prepared by electro-reduction in molten salts as new energy materials.