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CASPER: A modelling framework to link mineral carbonation with the turnover of organic matter in soil (2019)
Journal Article
Kolosz, B. W., Sohi, S. P., & Manning, D. A. (2019). CASPER: A modelling framework to link mineral carbonation with the turnover of organic matter in soil. Computers & geosciences, 124, 58-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2018.12.012

Rapid formation of stable soil carbonates offers a potential biologically-mediated strategy for removing atmospheric CO 2 and forms a part of the negative emissions debate in a bid to maintain global temperatures of 1.5 °C. Microbial respiration in s... Read More about CASPER: A modelling framework to link mineral carbonation with the turnover of organic matter in soil.

Geometry Effect on Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Transient Performance (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shittu, S., Li, G., Zhao, X., & Ma, X. (2019, August). Geometry Effect on Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Transient Performance. Presented at International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2019), Västerås, Sweden

This paper presents a three-dimensional numerical investigation on the effect of thermoelectric geometry on hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric (PVTE) performance under varying weather conditions. Four thermoelectric (TE) geometries corresponding to f... Read More about Geometry Effect on Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Transient Performance.

Dynamics and Deposition of Sediment-Bearing Multi- Pulsed Flows and Geological Implication (2019)
Journal Article
Ho, V. L., Dorrell, R. M., Keevil, G. M., Thomas, R. E., Burns, A. D., Baas, J. H., & McCaffrey, W. D. (2019). Dynamics and Deposition of Sediment-Bearing Multi- Pulsed Flows and Geological Implication. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 8(11), 1127-1139. https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2019.62

Copyright © 2019, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Previous studies on dilute, multi-pulsed, subaqueous saline flows have demonstrated that pulses will inevitably advect forwards to merge with the flow front. On the assumption that pulse mergin... Read More about Dynamics and Deposition of Sediment-Bearing Multi- Pulsed Flows and Geological Implication.

Learning a predictionless resonating controller for wave energy converters (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shi, S., Patton, R. J., Abdelrahman, M., & Liu, Y. (2019, June). Learning a predictionless resonating controller for wave energy converters. Presented at ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Glasgow, Scotland

This article presents a data-efficient learning approach for the complex-conjugate control of a wave energy point absorber. Particularly, the Bayesian Optimization algorithm is adopted for maximizing the extracted energy from sea waves subject to phy... Read More about Learning a predictionless resonating controller for wave energy converters.

Experimental and analytic study of a hybrid solar/biomass rural heating system (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Yang, J., Fan, Y., Zhao, X., Yan, R., Zhao, J., & Myers, S. (2019). Experimental and analytic study of a hybrid solar/biomass rural heating system. Energy, 116392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116392

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd This paper presents a dedicated analytic and experimental study of a hybrid solar/biomass space heating system incorporating a micro-channel solar thermal panels-array, a biomass boiler and a dedicated control algorithm. This syst... Read More about Experimental and analytic study of a hybrid solar/biomass rural heating system.

Global sensitivity analysis of parameter uncertainty in landscape evolution models (2018)
Journal Article
Skinner, C. J., Coulthard, T. J., Schwanghart, W., Van De Wiel, M. J., & Hancock, G. (2018). Global sensitivity analysis of parameter uncertainty in landscape evolution models. Geoscientific Model Development, 11(12), 4873-4888. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-4873-2018

The evaluation and verification of landscape evolution models (LEMs) has long been limited by a lack of suitable observational data and statistical measures which can fully capture the complexity of landscape changes. This lack of data limits the use... Read More about Global sensitivity analysis of parameter uncertainty in landscape evolution models.

Thermo-mechanical behavior assessment of smart wire connected and busbarPV modules during production, transportation, and subsequent field loading stages (2018)
Journal Article
Li, G., Akram, M., Jin, Y., Chen, X., Zhu, C., Ahmad, A., Arshad, R., & Zhao, X. (2019). Thermo-mechanical behavior assessment of smart wire connected and busbarPV modules during production, transportation, and subsequent field loading stages. Energy, 168, 931-945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.002

Thermo-mechanical loads induce stresses in photovoltaic (PV) modules, leading to crack formation. In this context, the understanding of module’s thermo-mechanical behavior is important. To investigate the thermo-mechanical behavior of smart wire conn... Read More about Thermo-mechanical behavior assessment of smart wire connected and busbarPV modules during production, transportation, and subsequent field loading stages.

Civil society contributions to local level flood resilience: Before, during and after the 2015 Boxing Day floods in the Upper Calder Valley (2018)
Journal Article
Forrest, S., Trell, E., & Woltjer, J. (2019). Civil society contributions to local level flood resilience: Before, during and after the 2015 Boxing Day floods in the Upper Calder Valley. Transactions - Institute of British Geographers, 44(2), 422-436. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12279

There is an increasing emphasis on the local level as well as growing expectations regarding civil society actors in flood‐risk management in the UK. However, not enough is known about the potential contributions of civil society to flood resilience... Read More about Civil society contributions to local level flood resilience: Before, during and after the 2015 Boxing Day floods in the Upper Calder Valley.

Thermo-economic evaluation of an innovative direct steam generation solar power system using screw expanders in a tandem configuration (2018)
Journal Article
Li, P., Li, J., Tan, R., Wang, Y., Pei, G., Jiang, B., & Tang, J. (2019). Thermo-economic evaluation of an innovative direct steam generation solar power system using screw expanders in a tandem configuration. Applied thermal engineering, 148, 1007-1017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.11.097

Tandem screw expander (SE) technology is a promising solution for large volume ratio situations. Tandem SE driven direct steam generation (DSG) system is first proposed for distributed solar thermal power generation. Steam accumulator is adopted for... Read More about Thermo-economic evaluation of an innovative direct steam generation solar power system using screw expanders in a tandem configuration.