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Fragments from a medieval archive: the life and death of Sir Robert Constable (2013)
Journal Article
McDonagh, B. (2013). Fragments from a medieval archive: the life and death of Sir Robert Constable. Journal of Historical Geography, 42(Oct 2013), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2013.06.002

This article asks what we can know of historical individuals in pre-Reformation England. While recognizing the challenges of writing medieval biography, it points to the opportunities offered by a range of under-utilized sources for engaging both wit... Read More about Fragments from a medieval archive: the life and death of Sir Robert Constable.

Making and breaking property: Negotiating enclosure and common rights in sixteenth-century england (2013)
Journal Article
McDonagh, B. (2013). Making and breaking property: Negotiating enclosure and common rights in sixteenth-century england. History workshop journal : HWJ, 76(1), 32-56. https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbs054

This paper explores the making – and breaking – of property in early sixteenth-century England, examining the range of strategies available to those engaged in negotiating and resisting enclosure, common rights and land-use change. It interrogates th... Read More about Making and breaking property: Negotiating enclosure and common rights in sixteenth-century england.

Monitoring the generation and evolution of the sediment plume behind towed fishing gears using a multibeam echosounder (2013)
Journal Article
O'Neill, F. G., Simmons, S. M., Parsons, D. R., Best, J. L., Copland, P. J., Armstrong, F., Breen, M., & Summerbell, K. (2013). Monitoring the generation and evolution of the sediment plume behind towed fishing gears using a multibeam echosounder. ICES journal of marine science : journal du conseil, 70(4), 892-903. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst051

O'Neill, F. G., Simmons, S. M., Parsons, D. R., Best, J. L., Copland, P. J., Armstrong, F., Breen, M., and Summerbell, K. 2013. Monitoring the generation and evolution of the sediment plume behind towed fishing gears using a multibeam echosounder. -... Read More about Monitoring the generation and evolution of the sediment plume behind towed fishing gears using a multibeam echosounder.

Parliamentary enclosure, vermin and the cultural life of English parishes, 1750-1850 (2013)
Journal Article
Cragoe, M., & McDonagh, B. (2013). Parliamentary enclosure, vermin and the cultural life of English parishes, 1750-1850. Continuity and Change, 28(1), 27-50. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0268416013000118

This article explores the impact of parliamentary enclosure on the cultural life of English villages after 1750. It focuses on parish-sponsored vermin control, arguing that the popular 'hunting' sanctioned by parish vestries under Tudor legislation,... Read More about Parliamentary enclosure, vermin and the cultural life of English parishes, 1750-1850.

Analysis of a novel gravity driven organic Rankine cycle for small-scale cogeneration applications (2013)
Journal Article
Li, J., Pei, G., Li, Y., & Ji, J. (2013). Analysis of a novel gravity driven organic Rankine cycle for small-scale cogeneration applications. Applied energy, 108, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.014

A naturally-controlled organic Rankine cycle (ORC) without negative work is proposed. Compared with conventional ORCs, the novel system uses gravity instead of a pump to pressurize the working fluid, and hence the problems associated with the pump ca... Read More about Analysis of a novel gravity driven organic Rankine cycle for small-scale cogeneration applications.

Methane Dynamics in Peat: Importance of Shallow Peats and a Novel Reduced-Complexity Approach for Modeling Ebullition (2013)
Book Chapter
Ramirez, J., Coulthard, T. J., Baird, A. J., & Waddington, J. M. (2013). Methane Dynamics in Peat: Importance of Shallow Peats and a Novel Reduced-Complexity Approach for Modeling Ebullition. In Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands; Geophysical Monograph Series (173-185). American Geophysical Union. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008gm000811

Northern peatlands are one of the largest natural sources of atmospheric methane (CH4), and it is important to understand the mechanisms of CH4 loss from these peatlands so that future rates of CH4 emission can be predicted. CH4 is lost to the atmosp... Read More about Methane Dynamics in Peat: Importance of Shallow Peats and a Novel Reduced-Complexity Approach for Modeling Ebullition.

Characterization of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump water heating system (2013)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Zhao, X., Xu, J., & Yu, X. (2013). Characterization of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump water heating system. Applied energy, 102, 1229-1245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.039

This paper introduced the concept, potential application and benefits relating to a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe (PV/LHP) heat pump system for hot water generation. On this basis, the paper reported the process and results of characterizin... Read More about Characterization of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump water heating system.

Turning the tide: experimental creation of tidal channel networks and ebb deltas (2012)
Journal Article
Terwisscha Van Scheltinga, R., Kleinhans, M. G., Van Der Vegt, M., van Scheltinga, R. T., Baar, A. W., & Markies, H. (2012). Turning the tide: experimental creation of tidal channel networks and ebb deltas. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 91(3), 311-323. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600000469

Tidal channel networks, estuaries and ebb deltas are usually formed over a period longer than observations cover. Much is known about their characteristics and formation from linear stability analyses, numerical modelling and field observations. Howe... Read More about Turning the tide: experimental creation of tidal channel networks and ebb deltas.

Assessment of the technical potential for multifunction building zero-carbon renovation with EnergyPlus (2012)
Journal Article
Zhu, Z. (2014). Assessment of the technical potential for multifunction building zero-carbon renovation with EnergyPlus. International journal of low carbon technologies, 9(3), 178-188. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts066

Energy consumed in the building field accounts for 30-40% of social energy consumption in the entire world. The energy used in office-educational buildings, especially in developed countries, takes up a large proportion, because of the high occupant... Read More about Assessment of the technical potential for multifunction building zero-carbon renovation with EnergyPlus.

Flow separation at the inner (convex) and outer (concave) banks of constant-width and widening open-channel bends (2012)
Journal Article
Blanckaert, K., Kleinhans, M. G., Mclelland, S. J., Uijttewaal, W. S., Murphy, B., van de Kruijs, A., Parsons, D. R., & Chen, Q. (2013). Flow separation at the inner (convex) and outer (concave) banks of constant-width and widening open-channel bends. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, 38(7), 696-716. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3324

There is a paucity of data and insight in the mechanisms of, and controls on flow separation and recirculation at natural sharply-curved river bends. Herein we report on successful laboratory experiments that elucidate flow structure in one constant-... Read More about Flow separation at the inner (convex) and outer (concave) banks of constant-width and widening open-channel bends.

Examination of the expander leaving loss in variable organic Rankine cycle operation (2012)
Journal Article
Li, J., Pei, G., Li, Y., Wang, D., & Ji, J. (2013). Examination of the expander leaving loss in variable organic Rankine cycle operation. Energy Conversion and Management, 65, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2012.06.023

The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) favorably operates at low temperature. It differs significantly from the steam Rankine cycle in fluid enthalpy drop during expansion and reaction to change in condensation temperature. In current method for ORC-based e... Read More about Examination of the expander leaving loss in variable organic Rankine cycle operation.

A novel organic thermodynamic cycle on the use of gravity for pressurization (2012)
Journal Article
Li, J., Pei, G., & Ji, J. (2012). A novel organic thermodynamic cycle on the use of gravity for pressurization. Kung Cheng Je Wu Li Hsueh Pao/Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 33(5), 729-734

Compared with water pump used in the steam Rankine cycle, pump for the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has several disadvantages such as great difficulty in manufacture, low efficiency, easily-invited cavitation and high cost. A novel organic fluid therm... Read More about A novel organic thermodynamic cycle on the use of gravity for pressurization.

Dynamic performance of a façade-based solar loop heat pipe water heating system (2012)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Duan, Z., Zhao, X., & Chen, M. (2012). Dynamic performance of a façade-based solar loop heat pipe water heating system. Solar Energy, 86(5), 1632-1647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2012.02.031

This paper reported a dedicated study of a novel façade-based solar loop heat pipe (LHP) water heating system using both theoretical and experimental methods. This system employs a modular panel incorporating a unique loop heat pipe that is able to s... Read More about Dynamic performance of a façade-based solar loop heat pipe water heating system.

Energetic and exergetic investigation of an organic Rankine cycle at different heat source temperatures (2012)
Journal Article
Li, J., Pei, G., Li, Y., Wang, D., & Ji, J. (2012). Energetic and exergetic investigation of an organic Rankine cycle at different heat source temperatures. Energy, 38(1), 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.12.032

The energetic and exergetic performance of an updated ORC (organic Rankine cycle) is investigated. The thermal efficiencies of the ORC at different heat source temperatures of about 100, 90, 80, and 70°C are explored. The thermodynamic irreversibilit... Read More about Energetic and exergetic investigation of an organic Rankine cycle at different heat source temperatures.

Enclosure stories: narratives from Northamptonshire (2012)
Journal Article
McDonagh, B., & Daniels, S. (2012). Enclosure stories: narratives from Northamptonshire. cultural geographies, 19(1), 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474474011427361

This paper rethinks and revises enclosure narratives, thickening the concept of enclosure by researching a particular place and period: the English Midland county of Northamptonshire in the period between the 16th and the 19th centuries. It argues th... Read More about Enclosure stories: narratives from Northamptonshire.

Length and time scales of response of sediment suspensions to changing flow conditions (2011)
Journal Article
Dorrell, R. M., & Hogg, A. J. (2012). Length and time scales of response of sediment suspensions to changing flow conditions. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 138(5), 430-439. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29hy.1943-7900.0000532

Turbulent suspensions of sediment are investigated to establish the characteristic length and time scales on which they adjust from one state to another. The suspensions are modeled by using a simple closure for the turbulent fluctuations in which th... Read More about Length and time scales of response of sediment suspensions to changing flow conditions.

Comparative study of the performance of the M-cycle counter-flow and cross-flow heat exchangers for indirect evaporative cooling - Paving the path toward sustainable cooling of buildings (2011)
Journal Article
Zhan, C., Duan, Z., Zhao, X., Smith, S., Jin, H., & Riffat, S. (2011). Comparative study of the performance of the M-cycle counter-flow and cross-flow heat exchangers for indirect evaporative cooling - Paving the path toward sustainable cooling of buildings. Energy, 36(12), 6790-6805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.10.019

This paper provides a comparative study of the performance of cross-flow and counter-flow M-cycle heat exchangers for dew point cooling. It is recognised that evaporative cooling systems offer a low energy alternative to conventional air conditioning... Read More about Comparative study of the performance of the M-cycle counter-flow and cross-flow heat exchangers for indirect evaporative cooling - Paving the path toward sustainable cooling of buildings.

Evaluation of external heat loss from a small-scale expander used in organic Rankine cycle (2011)
Journal Article
Li, J., Pei, G., Li, Y., & Ji, J. (2011). Evaluation of external heat loss from a small-scale expander used in organic Rankine cycle. Applied thermal engineering, 31(14-15), 2694-2701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.04.039

With the scaling down of the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), the engine shaft power is not only determined by the enthalpy drop in the expansion process but also the external heat loss from the expander. Theoretical and experimental support in evaluatin... Read More about Evaluation of external heat loss from a small-scale expander used in organic Rankine cycle.

Construction and dynamic test of a small-scale organic rankine cycle (2011)
Journal Article
Pei, G., Li, J., Li, Y., Wang, D., & Ji, J. (2011). Construction and dynamic test of a small-scale organic rankine cycle. Energy, 36(5), 3215-3223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.03.010

The fundamentals of a newly constructed kW-scale Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system on the use of R123 were illustrated. A specially designed and manufactured turbine was innovatively applied to this system. Formulations were developed to examine the... Read More about Construction and dynamic test of a small-scale organic rankine cycle.

The structure of the deposit produced by sedimentation of polydisperse suspensions (2011)
Journal Article
Dorrell, R. M., Hogg, A. J., Sumner, E. J., & Talling, P. J. (2011). The structure of the deposit produced by sedimentation of polydisperse suspensions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 116(F1), https://doi.org/10.1029/2010jf001718

To interpret the deposits from particle-laden flows it is necessary to understand particle settling at their base. In this paper a quantitative model is developed that not only captures how particles settle out of suspension but also the composition... Read More about The structure of the deposit produced by sedimentation of polydisperse suspensions.