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Evolution of alluvial mudrock forced by early land plants (2018)
Journal Article
McMahon, W. J., & Davies, N. S. (2018). Evolution of alluvial mudrock forced by early land plants. Science, 359(6379), 1022-1024. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan4660

Mudrocks are a primary archive of Earth’s history from the Archean eon to recent times, and their source-to-sink production and deposition play a central role in long-term ocean chemistry and climate regulation. Using original and published stratigra... Read More about Evolution of alluvial mudrock forced by early land plants.

Wake hydrodynamics downstream from a horizontal axis turbine under current flow and waves (2018)
Thesis
Jordan, L.-B. Wake hydrodynamics downstream from a horizontal axis turbine under current flow and waves. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220800

Due to concerns over the potential impacts of climate change on the environment, there is a growing interest in developing renewable forms of energy. Tidal streams are a potential source of renewable energy that can be harnessed for electricity gener... Read More about Wake hydrodynamics downstream from a horizontal axis turbine under current flow and waves.

Near-Bed Turbulent Kinetic Energy Budget Under a Large-Scale Plunging Breaking Wave Over a Fixed Bar (2018)
Journal Article
van der Zanden, J., van der A, D. A., Cáceres, I., Hurther, D., McLelland, S. J., Ribberink, J. S., & O'Donoghue, T. (2018). Near-Bed Turbulent Kinetic Energy Budget Under a Large-Scale Plunging Breaking Wave Over a Fixed Bar. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(2), 1429-1456. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017jc013411

Hydrodynamics under regular plunging breaking waves over a fixed breaker bar were studied in a large-scale wave flume. A previous paper reported on the outer flow hydrodynamics; the present paper focuses on the turbulence dynamics near the bed (up to... Read More about Near-Bed Turbulent Kinetic Energy Budget Under a Large-Scale Plunging Breaking Wave Over a Fixed Bar.

Hydrometeorological impact of climate change in two Mediterranean basins (2018)
Journal Article
Vozinaki, A.-E. K., Tapoglou, E., & Tsanis, I. K. (2018). Hydrometeorological impact of climate change in two Mediterranean basins. International Journal of River Basin Management, 16(2), 245-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2018.1437742

The impact of climate change in specific hydrological issues is investigated in two Mediterranean watersheds of the island of Crete, Koutsoulidis, and Giofyros, by using the HBV hydrological model. Koutsoulidis basin is analysed in terms of future wa... Read More about Hydrometeorological impact of climate change in two Mediterranean basins.

Life-cycle assessment of a low-concentration PV module for building south wall integration in China (2018)
Journal Article
Li, G., Xuan, Q., Pei, G., Su, Y., Lu, Y., & Ji, J. (2018). Life-cycle assessment of a low-concentration PV module for building south wall integration in China. Applied energy, 215, 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.005

Low-concentration PV (CPV, concentrating photovoltaic) technology is a promising concept because it can work with the fixed installation. However, besides the economic consideration, the environmental impacts of the CPV module throughout its life cyc... Read More about Life-cycle assessment of a low-concentration PV module for building south wall integration in China.

Inconsistent phenomenon of thermoelectric load resistance for photovoltaic–thermoelectric module (2018)
Journal Article
Li, G., Zhou, K., Song, Z., Zhao, X., & Ji, J. (2018). Inconsistent phenomenon of thermoelectric load resistance for photovoltaic–thermoelectric module. Energy Conversion and Management, 161, 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.01.079

Combing PV with Thermoelectric (TE) would be dominant because it can employ the solar fully spectrum to produce electricity. But the TE efficiency is significantly lower than PV efficiency and the coupling effect between them will limit the performan... Read More about Inconsistent phenomenon of thermoelectric load resistance for photovoltaic–thermoelectric module.

Experimental Study of a Point-Focus Fresenel High Concentrator Photovoltaic/Thermal System (2018)
Journal Article
Jin, Z., Ji, J., Xu, N., Sun, W., Li, J., & Huang, W. (2018). Experimental Study of a Point-Focus Fresenel High Concentrator Photovoltaic/Thermal System. 880-01 Tai yang neng xue bao = Acta energiae solaris sinica / CSES, 39(1), 69-75

This paper proposes and builds a novel type of high concentration photovoltaic/thermal(HPV/T)system, combines the Fresnel type point-focus photovoltaic system with PV/T system effectively, and carries on the experimental study. Through outdoor test a... Read More about Experimental Study of a Point-Focus Fresenel High Concentrator Photovoltaic/Thermal System.

Analytical investigation of the heat-transfer limits of a novel solar loop-heat pipe employing a mini-channel evaporator (2018)
Journal Article
Diallo, T. M., Yu, M., Zhou, J., Zhao, X., Ji, J., & Hardy, D. (2018). Analytical investigation of the heat-transfer limits of a novel solar loop-heat pipe employing a mini-channel evaporator. Energies, 11(1), Article 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11010148

© 2018 by the authors. This paper presents an analytical investigation of heat-transfer limits of a novel solar loop-heat pipe developed for space heating and domestic hot water use. In the loop-heat pipe, the condensate liquid returns to the evapora... Read More about Analytical investigation of the heat-transfer limits of a novel solar loop-heat pipe employing a mini-channel evaporator.

Sediment Transport of Fine Sand to Fine Gravel on Transverse Bed Slopes in Rotating Annular Flume Experiments (2018)
Journal Article
Baar, A. W., de Smit, J., Uijttewaal, W. S. J., & Kleinhans, M. G. (2018). Sediment Transport of Fine Sand to Fine Gravel on Transverse Bed Slopes in Rotating Annular Flume Experiments. Water Resources Research, 54(1), 19-45. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020604

Large‐scale morphology, in particular meander bend depth, bar dimensions, and bifurcation dynamics, are greatly affected by the deflection of sediment transport on transverse bed slopes due to gravity and by secondary flows. Overestimating the transv... Read More about Sediment Transport of Fine Sand to Fine Gravel on Transverse Bed Slopes in Rotating Annular Flume Experiments.

Comparison of hydrodynamic loading models for vertical cylinders in nonlinear waves (2017)
Journal Article
Mockute, A., Marino, E., Lugni, C., & Borri, C. (2017). Comparison of hydrodynamic loading models for vertical cylinders in nonlinear waves. Procedia Engineering, 199, 3224-3229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.329

This paper introduces a comparison study between various hydrodynamic loading models in highly nonlinear waves and discusses its first phase - comparing Morison equation and Rainey corrections on a fixed cylinder in regular steep waves. In this study... Read More about Comparison of hydrodynamic loading models for vertical cylinders in nonlinear waves.