Outputs (624)

The effect of cooling rate on the wear performance of a ZrCuAlAg bulk metallic glass (2014)
Journal Article
Huang, Y., Fan, H., Wang, D., Sun, Y., Liu, F., Shen, J., Sun, J., & Mi, J. (2014). The effect of cooling rate on the wear performance of a ZrCuAlAg bulk metallic glass. Materials and Design, 58, 284-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2014.01.067

In the present work, the local atomic ordering and the wear performance of ZrCuAlAg bulk metallic glass (BMG) samples with different diameters have been studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) plus autocorrelation function analysis, and... Read More about The effect of cooling rate on the wear performance of a ZrCuAlAg bulk metallic glass.

Investigation of a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump system (2014)
Thesis
Zhang, X. Investigation of a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump system. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215578

With the widespread deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal devices imminent, this research aims to resolve some engineering barriers to the existing solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies by incorporating an innovative loop heat pi... Read More about Investigation of a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump system.

Understanding the deformation mechanism of individual phases of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass matrix composite using in situ diffraction and imaging methods (2014)
Journal Article
Huang, Y., Khong, J. C., Connolley, T., & Mi, J. (2014). Understanding the deformation mechanism of individual phases of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass matrix composite using in situ diffraction and imaging methods. Applied physics letters, 104(3), Article 031912. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863095

The plasticity of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass composite consisting of glassy matrix and crystalline dendritic phase was studied in-situ under identical tensile loading conditions using scanning electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffracti... Read More about Understanding the deformation mechanism of individual phases of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass matrix composite using in situ diffraction and imaging methods.

Survey: A comparison of spectrum sensing techniques in cognitive radio (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fanan, A., Riley, N., Mehdawi, M., Ammar, M., & Zolfaghari, M. (2014, January). Survey: A comparison of spectrum sensing techniques in cognitive radio. Presented at International Conference Image Processing, Computers and Industrial Engineering

In the present day Cognitive Radio has become a realistic option for solution of the spectrum scarcity problem in wireless communication. One of the most challenging issues in cognitive radio systems is spectrum sensing concepts, which is considered... Read More about Survey: A comparison of spectrum sensing techniques in cognitive radio.

A Spectrum Sensing Test Bed based on Matlab and USRP2 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ammar, M., Mehdawi, M., Riley, N., Fanan, A., Paulson, K., & Zolfaghari, M. (2014, January). A Spectrum Sensing Test Bed based on Matlab and USRP2. Presented at International Conference on Machine Learning, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

— The spectrum monitoring has gained new aspects with development of the software defined radio SDR as its very important issue in the spectrum management area. In this paper a spectrum monitoring technique with SDR is proposed, the setup of the prot... Read More about A Spectrum Sensing Test Bed based on Matlab and USRP2.

Process analysis of intensified absorber for post-combustion CO₂ capture through modelling and simulation (2013)
Journal Article
Joel, A. S., Wang, M., Ramshaw, C., & Oko, E. (2014). Process analysis of intensified absorber for post-combustion CO₂ capture through modelling and simulation. International journal of greenhouse gas control, 21, 91-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.12.005

Process intensification (PI) has the potential to significantly reduce capital and operating costs in postcombustion CO₂ capture using monoethanolamine (MEA) solvent for power plants. The intensified absorber using rotating packed bed (RPB) was model... Read More about Process analysis of intensified absorber for post-combustion CO₂ capture through modelling and simulation.

Development of a strain rate dependent material model of human cortical bone for computer-aided reconstruction of injury mechanisms (2013)
Journal Article
Asgharpour, Z., Zioupos, P., Graw, M., & Peldschus, S. (2014). Development of a strain rate dependent material model of human cortical bone for computer-aided reconstruction of injury mechanisms. Forensic Science International, 236, 109-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.11.010

Computer-aided methods such as finite-element simulation offer a great potential in the forensic reconstruction of injury mechanisms. Numerous studies have been performed on understanding and analysing the mechanical properties of bone and the mechan... Read More about Development of a strain rate dependent material model of human cortical bone for computer-aided reconstruction of injury mechanisms.

A novel method to develop nanoporous polymeric membranes using self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles as templates (2013)
Thesis
Ng, J. K. G. A novel method to develop nanoporous polymeric membranes using self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles as templates. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216058

Nanoporous membrane systems have received attention within the scientific community due to their potential in micro-fluidic devices and bio-medical applications over the past decades. The increasing interest in applications drives the development of... Read More about A novel method to develop nanoporous polymeric membranes using self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles as templates.

Cooperative wideband spectrum sensing with multi-bit hard decision in cognitive radio (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mehdawi, M. A., Riley, N. G., Ammar, M., Fanan, A., & Zolfaghari, M. (2013, November). Cooperative wideband spectrum sensing with multi-bit hard decision in cognitive radio. Presented at 2013 21st Telecommunications Forum Telfor, TELFOR 2013 - Proceedings of Papers

Cognitive radio offers an increasingly attractive solution to overcome the underutilization problem. A sensor network based cooperative wideband spectrum sensing is proposed in this paper. The purpose of the sensor network is to determine the frequen... Read More about Cooperative wideband spectrum sensing with multi-bit hard decision in cognitive radio.

Active fault tolerant control for nonlinear systems with simultaneous actuator and sensor faults (2013)
Journal Article
Sami, M., & Patton, R. J. (2013). Active fault tolerant control for nonlinear systems with simultaneous actuator and sensor faults. International journal of control, automation and systems, 11(6), 1149-1161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-013-0227-1

The goal of this paper is to describe a novel fault tolerant tracking control (FTTC) strategy based on robust fault estimation and compensation of simultaneous actuator and sensor faults. Within the framework of fault tolerant control (FTC) the chall... Read More about Active fault tolerant control for nonlinear systems with simultaneous actuator and sensor faults.