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Evaluation of intake charge hydrogen enrichment in a heavy-duty diesel engine (2017)
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Concerns over CO2 emissions and global warming continue to enforce the transport sector to reduce the fuel consumption of heavy duty diesel goods vehicles as one major contributor of CO2. Such powertrain platforms look set to remain the dominant sour... Read More about Evaluation of intake charge hydrogen enrichment in a heavy-duty diesel engine.

Thermal analysis on the pyrolysis of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and Electric Arc Furnace Dust mixtures (2017)
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The pyrolysis of Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) mixed with Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD) was studied using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and theoretically analysed using thermodynamic equilibrium calculations. Mixtures of both materials with var... Read More about Thermal analysis on the pyrolysis of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and Electric Arc Furnace Dust mixtures.

Investigation of the microstructure change due to phase transition in nanosecond pulsed laser processing of diamond (2017)
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Experiments and theory are employed to investigate the thermal damage induced by infra-red nanosecond pulses in atmospheric air into a boron-doped diamond target. Micro-Raman spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis and surface t... Read More about Investigation of the microstructure change due to phase transition in nanosecond pulsed laser processing of diamond.

Simulation of conjugate heat transfer between fluid-saturated porous media and solid wall (2017)
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Conjugate heat transfer between fluid-saturated porous media and solid walls is an important issue in many disciplines. For traditional numerical techniques, it is still a great challenge to treat conjugate problems, especially with complicated inter... Read More about Simulation of conjugate heat transfer between fluid-saturated porous media and solid wall.

Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact (2017)
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Clamped rectangular orthogonal 3D woven carbon composite beams under ballistic impact at a velocity range were investigated in order to understand the damage mechanisms within the material and the role of through-the-thickness (TTT) reinforcement. Ex... Read More about Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact.

Component-based modelling of PEM fuel cells with bond graphs (2017)
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A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell is a power generation device that transforms chemical energy contained within hydrogen and oxygen gases into useful electricity. The performance of a PEMFC unit is governed by three interdependent physic... Read More about Component-based modelling of PEM fuel cells with bond graphs.

Fly ash-derived MCM-41 as a low-cost silica support for polyethyleneimine in post-combustion CO2 capture (2017)
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The mesoporous silicate molecular sieve, MCM-41, has been synthesized from pulverized coal fly ash (PFA), where the silicate filtrate used is a by-product from hydrothermal zeolite production. Rice husk ash was also used for comparison but fusion wit... Read More about Fly ash-derived MCM-41 as a low-cost silica support for polyethyleneimine in post-combustion CO2 capture.

Three-dimensional full loop modeling and optimization of an in situ gasification chemical looping combustion system (2017)
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This study presents a comprehensive three-dimensional full loop simulation on a novel in situ gasification chemical looping combustion (iG-CLC) system. This iG-CLC model mainly consists of a high-flux circulating fluidized bed fuel reactor, a counter... Read More about Three-dimensional full loop modeling and optimization of an in situ gasification chemical looping combustion system.

Can a combination of poly(ethylene glycol) and dense phase carbon dioxide improve processing of polylactide? A high pressure rheology investigation (2017)
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High temperature melts or use of organic solvents are not practicable approaches for encapsulating protein based or thermally labile drugs into degradable polymers. Here, we demonstrate that poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in combination with supercritic... Read More about Can a combination of poly(ethylene glycol) and dense phase carbon dioxide improve processing of polylactide? A high pressure rheology investigation.

Optimal transient growth on a vortex ring and its transition via cascade of ringlets (2017)
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Linear and nonlinear transient growths of perturbations on a vortex ring up to Reynolds number (≡ circulation/viscosity) Re=27,000 are studied. For short time intervals, perturbations around the ring axis undergo the strongest linear transient growth... Read More about Optimal transient growth on a vortex ring and its transition via cascade of ringlets.

Micro mechanics of drained and undrained shearing of compacted and overconsolidated crushable sand (2017)
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A numerical crushable soil sample has been created using the previously published McDowell and de Bono (2013) model and subjected to a range of stress paths. Compacted sand simulations are performed using conventional triaxial stress paths, constant... Read More about Micro mechanics of drained and undrained shearing of compacted and overconsolidated crushable sand.

Design analysis of solar parabolic trough thermal collectors (2017)
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This paper presents a review of the design parameters, mathematical techniques and simulations used in the design of parabolic trough solar systems, along with a review on their applications. Recent studies that analyze the deployment of solar parabo... Read More about Design analysis of solar parabolic trough thermal collectors.

Supporting energy regulation by monitoring land motion on a regional and national scale: a case study of Scotland (2017)
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The advent of new satellite and data processing techniques have meant that routine, operational and reliable surveys of land motion on a regional and national scale are now possible. In this paper, we apply a novel satellite remote sensing technique,... Read More about Supporting energy regulation by monitoring land motion on a regional and national scale: a case study of Scotland.

Interacting with adaptive architecture (2017)
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The design and fabrication of adaptive architecture are often driven by technological possibilities, such as employing the latest construction materials and processes, the newest sensors, better actuators, or novel data- processing capabilities. Less... Read More about Interacting with adaptive architecture.

Seismic assessment of a heavy-timber frame structure with ring-doweled moment-resisting connections (2017)
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The performance of heavy-timber structures in earthquakes depends strongly on the inelastic behavior of the mechanical connections. Nevertheless, the nonlinear behavior of timber structures is only considered in the design phase indirectly through th... Read More about Seismic assessment of a heavy-timber frame structure with ring-doweled moment-resisting connections.

Bayesian deconvolution of vessel residence time distribution (2017)
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Residence time distribution (RTD) within vessels is a critical aspect for the design and operation of continuous flow technologies, such as hydrothermal synthesis of nanomaterials (Cabanas, Darr et al. 2000). RTD affects product characteristics, such... Read More about Bayesian deconvolution of vessel residence time distribution.

Mathematical and experimental investigation of water migration in plant xylem (2017)
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Plant can take water from soil up to several metres high. However, the mechanism of how water rises against gravity is still controversially discussed despite a few mechanisms have been proposed. Also, there still lacks of a critical transportation m... Read More about Mathematical and experimental investigation of water migration in plant xylem.

Evolution of catalyst coated atomised magnesium spheres: an alternative thermal storage medium for concentrated solar power applications (2017)
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Elevated temperature cycling studies were performed on two commercial gas atomised Mg spherical powders (average diameter of 26 μm and 30 μm) with magnetron sputtered catalysts (chromium, iron, vanadium and stainless steel) applied to their surfaces.... Read More about Evolution of catalyst coated atomised magnesium spheres: an alternative thermal storage medium for concentrated solar power applications.

Mechanisms for Residence Volume Reduction in Shallow Sump (2017)
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© 2018 by ASME. Gas turbine aero-engines employ fast rotating shafts that are supported by bearings at several axial locations along the engine. Due to extreme load and heat, oil is injected to the bearings to aid lubrication and cooling. The oil is... Read More about Mechanisms for Residence Volume Reduction in Shallow Sump.

Microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust with Tetrabromobisphenol A: Dielectric characterization and pyrolysis-leaching (2017)
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In the present work microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) mixed with tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) was investigated. A range of characterization techniques were used to understand the thermal behaviour of TBBPA-EAFD mixtures under m... Read More about Microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust with Tetrabromobisphenol A: Dielectric characterization and pyrolysis-leaching.