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Modelling the electromagnetic separation of non-metallic particles from liquid metal flowing through a two-stage multichannel (2011)
Journal Article
Shu, D., Mi, J., Wang, J., & Sun, B. (2011). Modelling the electromagnetic separation of non-metallic particles from liquid metal flowing through a two-stage multichannel. Isij International, 51(1), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.51.21

A two-stage multichannel was designed to increase the efficiency of separating non-metallic particles from liquid metal flowing through an alternating magnetic field. Numerical method was developed to calculate the particle concentration and separati... Read More about Modelling the electromagnetic separation of non-metallic particles from liquid metal flowing through a two-stage multichannel.

On the recovery of moving source characteristics using time-frequency approach (2011)
Journal Article
Tam, K. C., Tang, S. K., & Lau, S. K. (2012). On the recovery of moving source characteristics using time-frequency approach. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 73(4), 366-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2011.10.012

Four time-frequency analysis techniques, namely the short-time Fourier transform, the wavelet transform, the polynomial phase estimation and the Chirplet transform, are used in the present study to recover the moving speed, the sound frequency and th... Read More about On the recovery of moving source characteristics using time-frequency approach.

Refining the understanding of inhibitory processes: how response prepotency is created and overcome (2011)
Journal Article
Simpson, A., Riggs, K., Beck, S. R., Gorniak, S. L., Wu, Y., Abbott, D., & Diamond, A. (2012). Refining the understanding of inhibitory processes: how response prepotency is created and overcome. Developmental Science, 15(1), 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01105.x

Understanding (a) how responses become prepotent provides insights into when inhibition is needed in everyday life. Understanding (b) how response prepotency is overcome provides insights for helping children develop strategies for overcoming such te... Read More about Refining the understanding of inhibitory processes: how response prepotency is created and overcome.

An implicit parallel multigrid computing scheme to solve coupled thermal-solute phase-field equations for dendrite evolution (2011)
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Guo, Z., Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2012). An implicit parallel multigrid computing scheme to solve coupled thermal-solute phase-field equations for dendrite evolution. Journal of Computational Physics, 231(4), 1781-1796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2011.11.006

An implicit, second-order space and time discretization scheme together with a parallel multigrid method involving a strip grid domain partitioning has been developed to solve fully coupled, nonlinear phase field equations involving solute and heat t... Read More about An implicit parallel multigrid computing scheme to solve coupled thermal-solute phase-field equations for dendrite evolution.

Gleeble experiments concerning dendrite re-melting and its role in microstructural evolution in spray formed high-alloy metals (2011)
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Zhang, Y., Liu, N., Li, Z., Zhang, G., Yuan, H., Xu, W., Gao, Z., & Mi, J. (2011). Gleeble experiments concerning dendrite re-melting and its role in microstructural evolution in spray formed high-alloy metals. Rare Metals, 30(SUPPL.1), 401-404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-011-0312-7

An experimental approach was designed to understand dendrite fragmentation of atomized droplets deposition in spray materials, and to study the relationship between dendrite fragmentation behavior and subsequent microstructural evolution. A Gleeble 3... Read More about Gleeble experiments concerning dendrite re-melting and its role in microstructural evolution in spray formed high-alloy metals.

Ammonia removal in anaerobic digestion by biogas stripping: An evaluation of process alternatives using a first order rate model based on experimental findings (2011)
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Walker, M., Iyer, K., Heaven, S., & Banks, C. (2011). Ammonia removal in anaerobic digestion by biogas stripping: An evaluation of process alternatives using a first order rate model based on experimental findings. Chemical Engineering Journal, 178, 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.027

The feasibility of biogas stripping to remove ammonia in the anaerobic digestion of source segregated food waste was investigated. It was found in batch experiments that ammonia could be removed from digestate and that the removal followed 1st order... Read More about Ammonia removal in anaerobic digestion by biogas stripping: An evaluation of process alternatives using a first order rate model based on experimental findings.

Characterisation, kinetics and modelling of gasification of poultry manure and litter: An overview (2011)
Journal Article
Font-Palma, C. (2012). Characterisation, kinetics and modelling of gasification of poultry manure and litter: An overview. Energy Conversion and Management, 53(1), 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2011.08.017

Environmental implications of the disposal of waste from the poultry industry have created the need for proper waste management. As a result, poultry litter has been proposed as a potential fuel candidate for thermal conversion technologies since it... Read More about Characterisation, kinetics and modelling of gasification of poultry manure and litter: An overview.

On weak unsteady signal detection using statistical tests (2011)
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Chan, C. M., Tang, S. K., Wong, H., & Lee, W. L. (2012). On weak unsteady signal detection using statistical tests. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 73(2), 164-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2011.06.018

Two statistical tests, namely the Jarque-Bera and the D'Agostino tests, originally adopted for checking data normality are used to recover the initialization of an exponentially growing wave embedded inside a stationary background noise in the presen... Read More about On weak unsteady signal detection using statistical tests.

Mass and energy balance for a rotating-drum composting plant (2011)
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Eades, P., Banks, C., Heaven, S., & Walker, M. (2011). Mass and energy balance for a rotating-drum composting plant. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 164(3), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1680/warm.2011.164.3.151

The Bioganix in-vessel composting system at Leominster, UK, received 33 515 t of waste from January 2006 to December 2007, of which 9200 t was source-segregated biodegradable municipal waste (BMW). The process operated with a nominal in-vessel retent... Read More about Mass and energy balance for a rotating-drum composting plant.

Full scale model investigation on the acoustical protection of a balcony-like faade device (L) (2011)
Journal Article
Tong, Y. G., Tang, S. K., & Yeung, M. K. (2011). Full scale model investigation on the acoustical protection of a balcony-like faade device (L). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130(2), 673-676. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3598430

The acoustical insertion losses produced by a balcony-like structure in front of a window are examined experimentally. The results suggest that the balcony ceiling is the most appropriate location for the installation of artificial sound absorption f... Read More about Full scale model investigation on the acoustical protection of a balcony-like faade device (L).