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Thermo-economic analysis of a novel partial cascade organic-steam Rankine cycle (2023)
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Li, P., Qian, T., Li, J., Lin, H., Wang, Y., Pei, G., Jie, D., & Liu, D. (2023). Thermo-economic analysis of a novel partial cascade organic-steam Rankine cycle. Energy Conversion and Management, 283, Article 116941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.116941

Conventional heat batteries and concentrated solar power systems adopt subcritical steam Rankine cycles (SRCs) to avoid the technical challenges of supercritical cycles. The water evaporation temperature of 310–337 °C and live steam pressure of 10–14... Read More about Thermo-economic analysis of a novel partial cascade organic-steam Rankine cycle.

Annual analysis of the photovoltaic direct-expansion heat pump assisted by double condensing equipment for secondary power generation (2023)
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Song, Z., Ji, J., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Li, J., & Zhao, X. (2023). Annual analysis of the photovoltaic direct-expansion heat pump assisted by double condensing equipment for secondary power generation. Renewable energy, 209, 169-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.059

Thermoelectric generation (TEG) converts heat directly into electricity based on temperature difference. Many studies on combining TEG with photovoltaics to convert waste heat into electricity to increase overall power generation have been conducted.... Read More about Annual analysis of the photovoltaic direct-expansion heat pump assisted by double condensing equipment for secondary power generation.

Novel fluorescent probe for sequential recognition of Zn2+ and pyrophosphate in aqueous based on aggregation-induced emission (2023)
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Bai, Q., Xia, Y., Liang, G., Wang, C., Redshaw, C., & Xiao, X. (2023). Novel fluorescent probe for sequential recognition of Zn2+ and pyrophosphate in aqueous based on aggregation-induced emission. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 295, Article 122585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2023.122585

A new fluorescent probe (E)-4-(4-([2,2':6',2''-terpyridin]-4'-yl)styryl)-1-dodecylpyridin-1-ium (TPy-SD), with the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property in aqueous solution, has been synthesized and characterized. The new probe, TPy-SD exhibite... Read More about Novel fluorescent probe for sequential recognition of Zn2+ and pyrophosphate in aqueous based on aggregation-induced emission.

Supramolecular Assembly of Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril and 2-Picolylamine (2023)
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Fan, Y., Cen, R., Shan, P., Redshaw, C., Cong, H., Xiao, X., & Ge, Q. (2023). Supramolecular Assembly of Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril and 2-Picolylamine. ACS Omega, 8(11), 9919–9924. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c06989

The supramolecular assembly of symmetrical tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (TMeQ[6]) and 2-picolylamine (AMPy) has been investigated via various techniques, including ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, isothermal tit... Read More about Supramolecular Assembly of Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril and 2-Picolylamine.

Experimental investigation of a novel two-stage heat recovery heat pump system employing the vapor injection compressor at cold ambience and high water temperature conditions (2023)
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Li, Y., Li, Z., Fan, Y., Zeng, C., Cui, Y., Zhao, X., Li, J., Chen, Y., Chen, J., & Shen, C. (2023). Experimental investigation of a novel two-stage heat recovery heat pump system employing the vapor injection compressor at cold ambience and high water temperature conditions. Renewable energy, 205, 678-694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.01.101

Heat pumps (HPs) are energy-efficient space heating devices that are key to global carbon reduction and carbon neutrality. However, current commercial HPs have performance issues in cold climates where space heating is needed most, including low COP... Read More about Experimental investigation of a novel two-stage heat recovery heat pump system employing the vapor injection compressor at cold ambience and high water temperature conditions.

Multi-fidelity modelling of shark skin denticle flows: insights into drag generation mechanisms (2023)
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Lloyd, C., Mittal, K., Dutta, S., Dorrell, R. M., Peakall, J., Keevil, G. M., & Burns, A. D. (2023). Multi-fidelity modelling of shark skin denticle flows: insights into drag generation mechanisms. Royal Society Open Science, 10(2), Article 220684. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220684

We investigate the flow over smooth (non-ribletted) shark skin denticles in an open-channel flow using direct numerical simulation (DNS) and two Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) closures. Large peaks in pressure and viscous drag are observed at... Read More about Multi-fidelity modelling of shark skin denticle flows: insights into drag generation mechanisms.

Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control (2023)
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Liu, Y., Patton, R. J., & Shi, S. (2023). Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control. Renewable energy, 205, 432-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.01.092

Offshore wind turbine (OWT) rotors have large diameters with flexible blade structures which are subject to asymmetrical loads caused by blade flapping and turbulent or unsteady wind flow. Rotor imbalance inevitably leads to enhanced fatigue of blade... Read More about Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control.

Using UAV-Based Photogrammetry Coupled with In Situ Fieldwork and U-Pb Geochronology to Decipher Multi-Phase Deformation Processes: A Case Study from Sarclet, Inner Moray Firth Basin, UK (2023)
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Tamas, A., Holdsworth, R. E., Tamas, D. M., Dempsey, E. D., Hardman, K., Bird, A., Underhill, J. R., McCarthy, D., McCaffrey, K. J., & Selby, D. (2023). Using UAV-Based Photogrammetry Coupled with In Situ Fieldwork and U-Pb Geochronology to Decipher Multi-Phase Deformation Processes: A Case Study from Sarclet, Inner Moray Firth Basin, UK. Remote Sensing, 15(3), Article 695. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15030695

Constraining the age of formation and repeated movements along fault arrays in superimposed rift basins helps us to better unravel the kinematic history as well as the role of inherited structures in basin evolution. The Inner Moray Firth Basin (IMFB... Read More about Using UAV-Based Photogrammetry Coupled with In Situ Fieldwork and U-Pb Geochronology to Decipher Multi-Phase Deformation Processes: A Case Study from Sarclet, Inner Moray Firth Basin, UK.

Density stratification controls the bedform phase diagram of saline-gravity currents versus open-channel flows (2023)
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Ohata, K., de Cala, I., Dorrell, R. M., Naruse, H., McLelland, S. J., Simmons, S. M., & McCaffrey, W. D. (in press). Density stratification controls the bedform phase diagram of saline-gravity currents versus open-channel flows. Sedimentology, https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.13075

Sedimentary bedforms such as ripples and dunes are generated both by river flows and sediment-laden gravity currents. Gravity current deposits are usually parameterized using existing bedform phase diagrams which are based on data from laboratory exp... Read More about Density stratification controls the bedform phase diagram of saline-gravity currents versus open-channel flows.