Monitoring suspended sediment dynamics using MBES
(2010)
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Simmons, S. M., Parsons, D. R., Best, J. L., Orfeo, O., Lane, S. N., Kostaschuk, R., Hardy, R. J., West, G., Malzone, C., Marcus, J., & Pocwiardowski, P. (2010). Monitoring suspended sediment dynamics using MBES. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 136(1), 45 - 49. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29HY.1943-7900.0000110
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Gravity-driven flow in a submarine channel bend: Direct field evidence of helical flow reversal (2010)
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Parsons, D. R., Peakall, J., Aksu, A. E., Flood, R. D., Hiscott, R. N., Beşiktepe, Ş., & Mouland, D. (2010). Gravity-driven flow in a submarine channel bend: Direct field evidence of helical flow reversal. Geology, 38(12), 1063-1066. https://doi.org/10.1130/G31121.1Submarine meandering channels are conduits that transport gravity-driven flows and sediments into the deep sea. Such channel systems form distributive networks across submarine fans, ultimately forming the largest sedimentary deposits on Earth. Despi... Read More about Gravity-driven flow in a submarine channel bend: Direct field evidence of helical flow reversal.
Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment (2010)
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Shields, M. A., Woolf, D. K., Grist, E. P. M., Kerr, S. A., Jackson, A., Harris, R. E., …Side, J. (2011). Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment. Ocean and Coastal Management, 54(1), 2--9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.036Many countries now recognise the need for mitigation of climate change induced by human activities and have incorporated renewable energy resources within their energy policy. There are extensive resources of renewable energy within the marine enviro... Read More about Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment.
Modelling the response of river systems to environmental change: progress, problems and prospects for palaeo-environmental reconstructions (2010)
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Van De Wiel, M. J., Coulthard, T. J., Macklin, M. G., & Lewin, J. (2011). Modelling the response of river systems to environmental change: progress, problems and prospects for palaeo-environmental reconstructions. Earth-Science Reviews, 104(1-3), 167-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2010.10.004Over the last decade several computational models, and several types of model, have been developed to simulate the response of river systems to environmental change over time scales of decades to millennia: hydrological models, flood inundation model... Read More about Modelling the response of river systems to environmental change: progress, problems and prospects for palaeo-environmental reconstructions.
Numerical study of a M-cycle cross-flow heat exchanger for indirect evaporative cooling (2010)
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Zhan, C., Zhao, X., Smith, S., & Riffat, S. B. (2011). Numerical study of a M-cycle cross-flow heat exchanger for indirect evaporative cooling. Building and Environment, 46(3), 657-668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.09.011
Novel design and simulation of a hybrid solar electricity system with organic Rankine cycle and PV cells (2010)
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Li, J., Pei, G., Li, Y., & Ji, J. (2010). Novel design and simulation of a hybrid solar electricity system with organic Rankine cycle and PV cells. International journal of low carbon technologies, 5(4), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctq027The proposed system mainly consists of flat-plate compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs) integrated with photovoltaic (PV) cells and organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The technologies of CPC, PV cell and ORC are analyzed, and feasibility of the hybrid so... Read More about Novel design and simulation of a hybrid solar electricity system with organic Rankine cycle and PV cells.
Response of river-dominated delta channel networks to permanent changes in river discharge (2010)
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Edmonds, D., Slingerland, R., Best, J., Parsons, D., & Smith, N. (2010). Response of river-dominated delta channel networks to permanent changes in river discharge. Geophysical research letters, 37(12), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043269Using numerical experiments, we investigate how river-dominated delta channel networks are likely to respond to changes in river discharge predicted to occur over the next century as a result of environmental change. Our results show for a change in... Read More about Response of river-dominated delta channel networks to permanent changes in river discharge.
Optimization of low temperature solar thermal electric generation with Organic Rankine Cycle in different areas (2010)
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Jing, L., Gang, P., & Jie, J. (2010). Optimization of low temperature solar thermal electric generation with Organic Rankine Cycle in different areas. Applied energy, 87(11), 3355-3365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.05.013The presented low temperature solar thermal electric generation system mainly consists of compound parabolic concentrators (CPC) and the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) working with HCFC-123. A novel design is proposed to reduce heat transfer irreversibi... Read More about Optimization of low temperature solar thermal electric generation with Organic Rankine Cycle in different areas.
A new methodology for the quantitative visualization of coherent flow structures in alluvial channels using multibeam echo-sounding (MBES) (2010)
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Best, J., Simmons, S., Parsons, D., Oberg, K., Czuba, J., & Malzone, C. (2010). A new methodology for the quantitative visualization of coherent flow structures in alluvial channels using multibeam echo-sounding (MBES). Geophysical research letters, 37(6), Article ARTN L06405. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009gl041852In order to investigate the interactions between turbulence and suspended sediment transport in natural aqueous environments, we ideally require a technique that allows simultaneous measurement of fluid velocity and sediment concentration for the who... Read More about A new methodology for the quantitative visualization of coherent flow structures in alluvial channels using multibeam echo-sounding (MBES).
Sedimentation of bidisperse suspensions (2010)
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Dorrell, R., & Hogg, A. J. (2010). Sedimentation of bidisperse suspensions. International journal of multiphase flow, 36(6), 481-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2010.02.001The average settling velocity of a suspension of identical particles through otherwise quiescent fluid is smaller than the settling velocity of a single particle in an unbounded fluid. When a suspension settles out to form a deposit, this hindered se... Read More about Sedimentation of bidisperse suspensions.
Analysis of low temperature solar thermal electric generation using regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle (2010)
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Pei, G., Li, J., & Ji, J. (2010). Analysis of low temperature solar thermal electric generation using regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle. Applied thermal engineering, 30(8-9), 998-1004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.01.011The innovative configuration of low temperature solar thermal electric generation with regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is designed, mainly consisting of small concentration ratio compound parabolic concentrators (CPC) and the regenerative OR... Read More about Analysis of low temperature solar thermal electric generation using regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle.
Observing bedload/suspended load using multi-frequency-acoustic backscatter (2010)
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McLelland, S. (2010). Observing bedload/suspended load using multi-frequency-acoustic backscatterPublished alongside Gray, J.R., Laronne, J.B., Marr, J.D.G., 2010, Bedload-surrogate monitoring technologies: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5091This paper describes the application of acoustic backscatter from multiple... Read More about Observing bedload/suspended load using multi-frequency-acoustic backscatter.
Self-organized criticality in river basins: challenging sedimentary records of environmental change (2010)
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Van De Wiel, M. J., & Coulthard, T. J. (2010). Self-organized criticality in river basins: challenging sedimentary records of environmental change. Geology, 38(1), 87-90. https://doi.org/10.1130/g30490.1For many years researchers have linked increases in sediment and bedload from drainage basins to external factors such as increased rainfall. However, natural systems have always shown a high degree of scatter or nonlinearity in this response, which... Read More about Self-organized criticality in river basins: challenging sedimentary records of environmental change.