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Investigating the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as a source of heating (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dehdezi, P. K., Dawson, A. R., Hall, M. R., Casey, S., & Miao, F. (2012). Investigating the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as a source of heating.

This paper evaluates the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as solar energy collectors with copper pipes embedded below the surfaces. Quartzite was investigated as a replacement for limestone aggregate in asphalt for thermal enhancement. Samples... Read More about Investigating the feasibility of using asphalt pavements as a source of heating.

Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences (2012)
Journal Article
Sharples, S., Martin, J. L., Lang, A., Craven, M. P., O'Neil, S., & Barnett, J. (2012). Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences. Displays, 33(4-5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.displa.2011.12.001

The practice of evaluating interaction with devices is embedded in disciplines such as human-computer interaction and cognitive ergonomics, including concepts such as affordances, error analysis, skill, rule and knowledge based behaviour and decision... Read More about Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences.

Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female (2012)
Journal Article
Dottorini, T., Persampieri, T., Palladino, P., Baker, D. A., Spaccapelo, R., Senin, N., & Crisanti, A. (2013). Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female. FASEB Journal, 27(1), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-219444

In Drosophila, the accessory gland proteins (Acps) secreted from the male accessory glands (MAGs) and transferred along with sperm into the female reproductive tract have been implicated in triggering postmating behavioral changes, including refracto... Read More about Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female.

The linear spin-up of a stratified, rotating fluid in a square cylinder (2012)
Journal Article
Foster, M., & Munro, R. J. (2012). The linear spin-up of a stratified, rotating fluid in a square cylinder. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 712, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.402

Here we present experimental and theoretical results for how a stratified fluid, initially rotating as a solid body with constant angular velocity, , within a closed cylinder of square cross-section, is spun up when subject to a small, impulsive incr... Read More about The linear spin-up of a stratified, rotating fluid in a square cylinder.

Sliding mode contouring control design using nonlinear sliding surface for three-dimensional machining (2012)
Journal Article
El Khalick M., A., Uchiyama, N., & Sano, S. (2013). Sliding mode contouring control design using nonlinear sliding surface for three-dimensional machining. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 65, 8-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2012.07.004

Machining accuracy as well as consumed energy saving are important issues in machining by multi-axis feed drive systems. The contour error, which is defined as the error component orthogonal to the desired contour curve, is a good indicator of machin... Read More about Sliding mode contouring control design using nonlinear sliding surface for three-dimensional machining.

Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials (2012)
Journal Article
Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., Dawson, A. R., & Casey, S. P. (in press). Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 14(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2012.716837

This paper studies the thermal, mechanical and microstructural aspects of concrete containing different amounts of microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs). In addition, numerical simulation is carried out to study the potential application of... Read More about Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials.

On the use of dimensioning equations for surface permanent magnet machines (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Branz, L., Degano, M., De Martin, M., & Tessarolo, A. (2012). On the use of dimensioning equations for surface permanent magnet machines. . https://doi.org/10.1109/SPEEDAM.2012.6264423

Surface permanent magnet (SPM) machines are widely used in a vast variety of industrial, domestic and vehicular applications. In the engineering practice, it is useful to adopt dimensioning equations to quickly predict their size, weight and producti... Read More about On the use of dimensioning equations for surface permanent magnet machines.

Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves (2012)
Journal Article
Li, W., Sharples, S. D., Smith, R. J., Clark, M., & Somekh, M. G. (2012). Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(2), 738-745. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4731226

A previously described laser ultrasonic technique known as spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (SRAS) can be used to image surface microstructure, using the local surface acoustic wave (SAW) velocity as a contrast mechanism. It is shown here tha... Read More about Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves.

Ultrastable heterodyne interferometer system using a CMOS modulated light camera (2012)
Journal Article
Patel, R., Achamfuo-Yeboah, S., Light, R., & Clark, M. (2012). Ultrastable heterodyne interferometer system using a CMOS modulated light camera. Optics Express, 20(16), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.017722

A novel ultrastable widefield interferometer is presented. This uses a modulated light camera (MLC) to capture and stabilise the interferogram in the widefield heterodyne interferometer. This system eliminates the contribution of piston phase to the... Read More about Ultrastable heterodyne interferometer system using a CMOS modulated light camera.

Performance comparison of CO2 conversion in slurry and monolith photoreactors using Pd and Rh-TiO2 catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation (2012)
Journal Article
Ola, O., Maroto-Valer, M., Liu, D., Mackintosh, S., Lee, C., & Wu, J. C. (2012). Performance comparison of CO2 conversion in slurry and monolith photoreactors using Pd and Rh-TiO2 catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 126, 172-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.07.024

Anthropogenic activities are causing an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, with carbon dioxide (CO2) being the key cause of global warming. The conversion of CO2 into valuable hydrocarbons serves as a promising route for mitigating the e... Read More about Performance comparison of CO2 conversion in slurry and monolith photoreactors using Pd and Rh-TiO2 catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation.

Evaluation of a digitally controlled power electronic emulator for supercapattery (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulsangcharoen, P., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., De, D., Patel, C., Asher, G., & Chen, G. Z. (2012). Evaluation of a digitally controlled power electronic emulator for supercapattery. In 6th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2012). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2012.0341

Newly developed electrochemical energy storage devices are typically produced as single/small quantity and small size devices. This makes their evaluation very difficult in high power applications that would require production of much larger size dev... Read More about Evaluation of a digitally controlled power electronic emulator for supercapattery.

CFD modelling of an entire synchronous generator for improved thermal management (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Connor, P. H., Pickering, S. J., Gerada, C., Eastwick, C. N., & Micallef, C. (2012). CFD modelling of an entire synchronous generator for improved thermal management. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2012.0290

This paper is the first in a series dedicated to investigating the airflow and thermal management of electrical machines. Due to the temperature dependent resistive losses in the machine's windings any improvement in cooling provides a direct reducti... Read More about CFD modelling of an entire synchronous generator for improved thermal management.

Produced water treatment technologies (2012)
Journal Article
Igunnu, E. T., & Chen, G. Z. (2014). Produced water treatment technologies. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 9(3), 157-177. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts049

Produced water is a complex mixture of organic and inorganic compounds and the largest volume of by-product generated during oil and gas recovery operations. The potential of oilfield produced water to be a source of fresh water for water-stressed oi... Read More about Produced water treatment technologies.

Synchronization of tool tip and tool orientation contour errors in five-axis machining (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
A. El Khalick, M., Uchiyama, N., & Sano, S. (2012). Synchronization of tool tip and tool orientation contour errors in five-axis machining. In 2012 American Control Conference (ACC). https://doi.org/10.1109/acc.2012.6314878

In current CNC machines, each axis is generally controlled by an individual controller, which tries to minimize the axial position tracking error. However, eliminating the tracking errors of each individual axis in multi-axis feed drive systems may n... Read More about Synchronization of tool tip and tool orientation contour errors in five-axis machining.

Deflection and frequency monitoring of the Forth Road Bridge, Scotland, by GPS (2012)
Journal Article
Roberts, G. W., Brown, C. J., Meng, X., Ogundipe, O., Atkins, C., & Colford, B. (2012). Deflection and frequency monitoring of the Forth Road Bridge, Scotland, by GPS. Proceedings of the ICE - Bridge Engineering, 165(2), https://doi.org/10.1680/bren.9.00022

The use of carrier phase kinematic GPS (global positioning system) has evolved into a reliable technique to measure both the three-dimensional magnitudes and frequencies of movements of structures. Techniques have been developed that tackle errors ca... Read More about Deflection and frequency monitoring of the Forth Road Bridge, Scotland, by GPS.

Review: Sketches of Frank Gehry: Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch, directors. Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect. Arthouse Films, New York, 2010, DVD, 97 mins., $19.95, http://www.arthousefilms online.com (2012)
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Kauffman, J. (2012). Review: Sketches of Frank Gehry: Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch, directors. Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect. Arthouse Films, New York, 2010, DVD, 97 mins., $19.95, http://www.arthousefilms online.com. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 71(2), 245-246. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2012.71.2.242

During the past decade, it became clear that the postmodern belief in the death of the author as a narrative construct was greatly exaggerated. As architects realized the marketing value of the authorial persona—labeled the “starchitect” by the media... Read More about Review: Sketches of Frank Gehry: Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch, directors. Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect. Arthouse Films, New York, 2010, DVD, 97 mins., $19.95, http://www.arthousefilms online.com.

Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes (2012)
Journal Article
McLaren, S. J., Leng, M. J., Knowles, T., & Bradley, A. V. (2012). Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 348-349, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.05.010

A stratigraphically and temporally ordered sequence of channel calcretes preserved along the Wadi Dana, Southern Jordan, records the Quaternary evolution of the formation and infilling of rock-cut channels and their subsequent incision in a tectonica... Read More about Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes.

Urban evolution of the city of Doha: An investigation into the impact of economic transformations on urban structures (2012)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., & Thierstein, A. (2012). Urban evolution of the city of Doha: An investigation into the impact of economic transformations on urban structures. Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 29(2), 35-61. https://doi.org/10.4305/METU.JFA.2012.2.2

During the second half of the 20th century Qatar has witnessed its first urbanisation period, which was linked to the rapidly increasing oil production. Today, new development strategies, which have been implemented to diversify its economy, have led... Read More about Urban evolution of the city of Doha: An investigation into the impact of economic transformations on urban structures.

Performance of an integrated solar absorption cooling system in a sub-tropical region (2012)
Journal Article
Darkwa, J., & Fraser, S. (2012). Performance of an integrated solar absorption cooling system in a sub-tropical region. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts024

Evaluation of an integrated solar absorption cooling system located in a sub-tropical region has been carried out. Analysis of the results revealed an operational efficiency of 61% for the solar collectors at a mean differential temperature forumla o... Read More about Performance of an integrated solar absorption cooling system in a sub-tropical region.