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Thermoelectric generator performance enhancement by the application of pulsed heat power (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shittu, S., Li, G., Zhao, X., & Ma, X. (2019, June). Thermoelectric generator performance enhancement by the application of pulsed heat power. Presented at International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer: FFHMT'19, Ottawa, Canada

Thermoelectric generator (TEG) is usually studied under steady state heating conditions however, the use of pulsed heat power could significantly enhance its performance. Therefore, this paper presents a numerical investigation of the thermal and ele... Read More about Thermoelectric generator performance enhancement by the application of pulsed heat power.

Sound insulation of plenum windows installed with rigid cylinder array (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, X., & Tang, S. K. (2019, June). Sound insulation of plenum windows installed with rigid cylinder array. Presented at inter-noise 2019: Noise Control for a Better Environment, Madrid, Spain

In this study, a 1:4 scale down model was established to investigate the acoustical performance of plenum window installed with a rigid cylinder array. A total of 6 rigid cylinders were vertically placed as a 2x3 array inside the central cavity of a... Read More about Sound insulation of plenum windows installed with rigid cylinder array.

Effects of sound incidence angle on the effectiveness of noise reduction measures applied to acoustic windows (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leung, M., Tang, S. K., & Fung, M. L. (2019, June). Effects of sound incidence angle on the effectiveness of noise reduction measures applied to acoustic windows. Presented at inter-noise 2019: Noise Control for a Better Environment, Madrid, Spain

With more residential buildings being built close to road network systems in Hong Kong, there is an increasing need to find method to combat excessive traffic noise exposure in residentials unit. Several measures have been employed in various places,... Read More about Effects of sound incidence angle on the effectiveness of noise reduction measures applied to acoustic windows.

Characterization of ultrasonic bubble clouds in a liquid metal by synchrotron X-ray high speed imaging and statistical analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Connolley, T., Tzanakis, I., Eskin, D., & Mi, J. (2020). Characterization of ultrasonic bubble clouds in a liquid metal by synchrotron X-ray high speed imaging and statistical analysis. Materials, 13(1), Article 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13010044

Quantitative understanding of the interactions of ultrasonic waves with liquid and solidifying metals is essential for developing optimal processing strategies for ultrasound processing of metal alloys in the solidification processes. In this researc... Read More about Characterization of ultrasonic bubble clouds in a liquid metal by synchrotron X-ray high speed imaging and statistical analysis.

Experimental analysis of defrosting and heating performance of a solar-assisted heat pump integrated phase change energy storage (2019)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Li, G., Wang, Y., Zhang, F., Badiei, A., Lu, T., Yang, J., Jiang, L., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Experimental analysis of defrosting and heating performance of a solar-assisted heat pump integrated phase change energy storage. International journal of energy research, 44(3), 2173-2182. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5076

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd This thesis investigates a novel solar-assisted heat pump integrated phase change energy storage system. The defrosting performance of this system was studied experimentally and the results were compared with two tradit... Read More about Experimental analysis of defrosting and heating performance of a solar-assisted heat pump integrated phase change energy storage.

Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model—II: Finite element analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Franceskides, C., Gibson, M., & Zioupos, P. (2020). Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model—II: Finite element analysis. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 234(4), 346-355. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411919892799

Patient-specific computational models are powerful tools which may assist in predicting the outcome of invasive surgery on the musculoskeletal system, and consequently help to improve therapeutic decision-making and post-operative care. Unfortunately... Read More about Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model—II: Finite element analysis.

Ageing bone fractures: The case of a ductile to brittle transition that shifts with age (2019)
Journal Article
Zioupos, P., Kirchner, H. O., & Peterlik, H. (2020). Ageing bone fractures: The case of a ductile to brittle transition that shifts with age. Bone, 131, Article 115176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.115176

Human bone becomes increasingly brittle with ageing. Bones also fracture differently under slow and fast loadings, being ductile and brittle, respectively. The effects of a combination of these two factors have never been examined before. Here we sho... Read More about Ageing bone fractures: The case of a ductile to brittle transition that shifts with age.

Scale effect on electrical characteristics of CPC-PV (2019)
Journal Article
Li, G., Lu, Y., Shittu, S., & Zhao, X. (2020). Scale effect on electrical characteristics of CPC-PV. Energy, 192, Article 116726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116726

Recently, the flux distribution and Photovoltaic (PV) structure optimization have been paid more attention in the design of concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) by several researchers while the scale factor is sometimes decided by the processing technolo... Read More about Scale effect on electrical characteristics of CPC-PV.

Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model – I: Mechanical testing and digital image correlation (2019)
Journal Article
Franceskides, C., Leger, T., Horsfall, I., Tozzi, G., Gibson, M., & Zioupos, P. (2020). Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model – I: Mechanical testing and digital image correlation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 234(4), 337-345. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411919891885

The mechanisms of skull impact loading may change following surgical interventions such as the removal of bone lesions, but little is known about the consequences in the event of subsequent head trauma. We, therefore, prepared acrylonitrile butadiene... Read More about Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model – I: Mechanical testing and digital image correlation.

Thermal performance analysis of a solar energy storage unit encapsulated with HITEC salt/copper foam/nanoparticles composite (2019)
Journal Article
Xiao, X., Jia, H., Wen, D., & Zhao, X. (2020). Thermal performance analysis of a solar energy storage unit encapsulated with HITEC salt/copper foam/nanoparticles composite. Energy, 192, 116593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116593

HITEC salt (40 wt. % NaNO2, 7 wt. % NaNO3, 53 wt. % KNO3) with a melting temperature of about 142 °C is a typical phase change material (PCM) for solar energy storage. Both aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanopowder and metal foam were used to enhance pure HI... Read More about Thermal performance analysis of a solar energy storage unit encapsulated with HITEC salt/copper foam/nanoparticles composite.