All Outputs (12)

Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Sardar, M. A., Rahman, M., & Rubini, P. (2024). Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis. Energies, 17(21), Article 5486. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17215486

In this paper, the performance of aluminum-based nanofluids with a possible application in pressurized water reactors is numerically investigated. A 605 mm long 4-rod array square (2 × 2) subchannel geometry with a uniform heat flux of 50 kW/m2 has b... Read More about Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis.

Airflow rates and breathlessness recovery from submaximal exercise in healthy adults: prospective, randomised, cross-over study (2023)
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Brew, A., O'Beirne, S., Johnson, M. J., Ramsenthaler, C., Watson, P., Rubini, P. A., Fagan, M. J., Swan, F., & Simpson, A. (online). Airflow rates and breathlessness recovery from submaximal exercise in healthy adults: prospective, randomised, cross-over study. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2023-004309

Objectives: Facial airflow from a hand-held fan may reduce breathlessness severity and hasten postexertion recovery. Data from randomised controlled trials are limited and the optimal airflow speed remains unknown. We aimed to determine the effect of... Read More about Airflow rates and breathlessness recovery from submaximal exercise in healthy adults: prospective, randomised, cross-over study.

A porous media model for the numerical simulation of acoustic attenuation by perforated liners in the presence of grazing flows (2021)
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Wang, J., Rubini, P., & Qin, Q. (2021). A porous media model for the numerical simulation of acoustic attenuation by perforated liners in the presence of grazing flows. Applied Sciences, 11(10), Article 4677. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11104677

In this paper, a novel model is proposed for the numerical simulation of noise-attenuating perforated liners. Effusion cooling liners offer the potential of being able to attenuate combustion instabilities in gas turbine engines. However, the acousti... Read More about A porous media model for the numerical simulation of acoustic attenuation by perforated liners in the presence of grazing flows.

A model to predict acoustic resonant frequencies of distributed Helmholtz resonators on gas turbine engines (2019)
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Wang, J., Rubini, P., Qin, Q., & Houston, B. (2019). A model to predict acoustic resonant frequencies of distributed Helmholtz resonators on gas turbine engines. Applied Sciences, 9(7), Article 1419. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9071419

© 2019 by the authors. Helmholtz resonators, traditionally designed as a narrow neck backed by a cavity, are widely applied to attenuate combustion instabilities in gas turbine engines. The use of multiple small holes with an equivalent open area to... Read More about A model to predict acoustic resonant frequencies of distributed Helmholtz resonators on gas turbine engines.

Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers (2017)
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Wang, J., Rubini, P., & Qin, Q. (2017). Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 127, 324-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.07.003

Perforated panel, or plate, absorbers are commonly employed to reduce sound pressure levels across a broad range of applications including the built environment, industrial installations and propulsion devices. The acoustic performance of a perforate... Read More about Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers.

A dynamic HAZOP case study using the Texas City refinery explosion (2016)
Journal Article
Isimite, J., Rubini, P., & Isimite, J. O. (2016). A dynamic HAZOP case study using the Texas City refinery explosion. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 40(March), 496-501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2016.01.025

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. The catastrophic explosion that occurred at Texas City on 23 March 2005 during the start-up of the raffinate splitter resulted in an estimated 15 deaths and 180 injuries. Since the incident, several studies have investigated the... Read More about A dynamic HAZOP case study using the Texas City refinery explosion.

Sound absorption of porous cement composites: effects of the porosity and the pore size (2015)
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Rutkevičius, M., Austin, Z., Chalk, B., Mehl, G. H., Qin, Q., Rubini, P. A., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2015). Sound absorption of porous cement composites: effects of the porosity and the pore size. Journal of materials science, 50(9), 3495-3503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-8912-5

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. We prepared sound absorbing cement–hydrogel composites using a hydrogel slurry templating technique. We air-dried the wet cement composites containing a varying percentage and size of entrapped hydrog... Read More about Sound absorption of porous cement composites: effects of the porosity and the pore size.

Sound absorption properties of porous composites fabricated by a hydrogel templating technique (2013)
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Rutkevicius, M., Mehl, G. H., Paunov, V. N., Qin, Q., Rubini, P. A., Stoyanov, S. D., & Petkov, J. (2013). Sound absorption properties of porous composites fabricated by a hydrogel templating technique. Journal of Materials Research, 28(17), 2409-2414. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2013.194

We have used a hydrogel templating technique followed by the subsequent evaporation of water present to fabricate porous cement and porous PDMS composites, and we have analyzed their sound absorption properties. All experiments were carried out with... Read More about Sound absorption properties of porous composites fabricated by a hydrogel templating technique.

A numerical study of secondary flow and large eddies in a driven cavity (2012)
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Yau, Y. H., Badarudin, A., & Rubini, P. A. (2012). A numerical study of secondary flow and large eddies in a driven cavity. Journal of mechanical science and technology, 26(1), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-011-0913-y

This paper reports on the application of a newly developed LES flow solver to compute a true three-dimensional flow. The research also investigates the behavior of turbulence statistics by comparing transient simulation results to available data base... Read More about A numerical study of secondary flow and large eddies in a driven cavity.

Numerical and scalability analysis of an unstructured Cartesian flow solver (2011)
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Yau, Y. H., Badarudin, A., & Rubini, P. A. (2011). Numerical and scalability analysis of an unstructured Cartesian flow solver. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part C, Mechanical engineering science, 225(9), 2138-2148. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406211404870

This article describes a systematic approach in building a flow solver for large eddy simulation (LES). Finite volume discretizations of the filtered, incompressible, Navier–Stokes equations were explained. The theory progresses to the description of... Read More about Numerical and scalability analysis of an unstructured Cartesian flow solver.

Wave propagation in stereo-lithographical (STL) bone replicas at oblique incidence (2011)
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Aygün, H., Attenborough, K., Lauriks, W., Rubini, P. A., & Langton, C. M. (2011). Wave propagation in stereo-lithographical (STL) bone replicas at oblique incidence. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 72(7), 458-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2011.01.010

Comparisons between predictions of a Biot-Allard model allowing for angle-dependent elasticity and angle-and-porosity dependent tortuosity and transmission data obtained at normal incidence on water-saturated replica bones are extended to oblique inc... Read More about Wave propagation in stereo-lithographical (STL) bone replicas at oblique incidence.

Modelling of light extinction by soot particles (2010)
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Zhang, Q., & Rubini, P. A. (2011). Modelling of light extinction by soot particles. Fire Safety Journal, 46(3), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2010.11.002

A simplified model for the prediction of light extinction through combustion generated smoke is presented. The model builds upon existing theory and available experimental data to account for the principal factors that influence light extinction in p... Read More about Modelling of light extinction by soot particles.