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Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model – I: Mechanical testing and digital image correlation (2019)
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Franceskides, C., Leger, T., Horsfall, I., Tozzi, G., Gibson, M., & Zioupos, P. (2020). Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model – I: Mechanical testing and digital image correlation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 234(4), 337-345. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411919891885

The mechanisms of skull impact loading may change following surgical interventions such as the removal of bone lesions, but little is known about the consequences in the event of subsequent head trauma. We, therefore, prepared acrylonitrile butadiene... Read More about Evaluation of bone excision effects on a human skull model – I: Mechanical testing and digital image correlation.

Thermal performance analysis of a solar energy storage unit encapsulated with HITEC salt/copper foam/nanoparticles composite (2019)
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Xiao, X., Jia, H., Wen, D., & Zhao, X. (2020). Thermal performance analysis of a solar energy storage unit encapsulated with HITEC salt/copper foam/nanoparticles composite. Energy, 192, 116593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116593

HITEC salt (40 wt. % NaNO2, 7 wt. % NaNO3, 53 wt. % KNO3) with a melting temperature of about 142 °C is a typical phase change material (PCM) for solar energy storage. Both aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanopowder and metal foam were used to enhance pure HI... Read More about Thermal performance analysis of a solar energy storage unit encapsulated with HITEC salt/copper foam/nanoparticles composite.

Theoretical and experimental study of a novel solar indirect-expansion heat pump system employing mini channel PV/T and thermal panels (2019)
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Zhou, J., Zhu, Z., Zhao, X., Yuan, Y., Fan, Y., & Myers, S. (2020). Theoretical and experimental study of a novel solar indirect-expansion heat pump system employing mini channel PV/T and thermal panels. Renewable energy, 151, 674-686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.11.054

This paper presents the investigation of a novel mini channel PV/T and thermal collectors combined heat pump system, using both experimental and theoretical methods. Data were produced under conditions typical for winter days in Lvliang, China. A sim... Read More about Theoretical and experimental study of a novel solar indirect-expansion heat pump system employing mini channel PV/T and thermal panels.

Operational performance of a novel fast-responsive heat storage/exchanging unit (HSEU) for solar heating systems (2019)
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Fan, Y., Zhao, X., Li, J., Cheng, Y., Zhou, J., Yu, M., Li, G., Badiei, A., Du, Z., Ji, J., Zhu, Z., Ma, X., Bai, H., & Myers, S. (2020). Operational performance of a novel fast-responsive heat storage/exchanging unit (HSEU) for solar heating systems. Renewable energy, 151, 137-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.11.007

In order for a solar heating system to provide heat immediately after sunrise, a fast response is needed to the heat demand of a serviced space. The majority of existing solar heating systems have a slow response time due to the large volume of water... Read More about Operational performance of a novel fast-responsive heat storage/exchanging unit (HSEU) for solar heating systems.

Assessment of the cost reduction potential of a novel loop-heat-pipe solar photovoltaic/thermal system by employing the distributed parameter model (2019)
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Ren, X., Yu, M., Zhao, X., Li, J., Zheng, S., Chen, F., Wang, Z., Zhou, J., Pei, G., & Ji, J. (2019). Assessment of the cost reduction potential of a novel loop-heat-pipe solar photovoltaic/thermal system by employing the distributed parameter model. Energy, Article 116338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116338

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd A novel micro-channel loop-heat-pipe solar photovoltaic/thermal (LHP- PV/T) system is developed employing the co-axial tubular heat exchanger as the condenser and upper-end liquid header with tiny holes as the liquid feeder. The d... Read More about Assessment of the cost reduction potential of a novel loop-heat-pipe solar photovoltaic/thermal system by employing the distributed parameter model.

Experimental Investigation of a Novel Solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) System for Heat and Power Generation (2019)
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Yu, M., Chen, F., Zheng, S., Zhou, J., Zhao, X., Wang, Z., Li, G., Li, J., Fan, Y., Ji, J., Diallo, T. M., & Hardy, D. (2019). Experimental Investigation of a Novel Solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) System for Heat and Power Generation. Applied energy, 256, 113929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113929

This paper aims to experimentally investigate a novel solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) system which, making its first attempt to employ the co-axial tubular heat exchanger as the condenser, PV-bound multiple micro... Read More about Experimental Investigation of a Novel Solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) System for Heat and Power Generation.

Automated dynamic thermal simulation of houses and housing stocks using readily available reduced data (2019)
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Allinson, D., Lomas, K. J., Badiei, A., Allinson, D., & Lomas, K. J. (2019). Automated dynamic thermal simulation of houses and housing stocks using readily available reduced data. Energy and Buildings, 203, Article 109431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109431

This paper describes a new method to swiftly model the dynamics of heating energy demand and indoor air temperatures of houses and housing stocks. The Reduced data Energy Model (RdDEM) provides a cost-effective alternative to steady-state modelling b... Read More about Automated dynamic thermal simulation of houses and housing stocks using readily available reduced data.

Insertion loss of asymmetrical balconies on a building facąde (2019)
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Tang, S. K., Ho, C. Y., & Chan, W. Y. (2019). Insertion loss of asymmetrical balconies on a building facąde. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 146(3), 1580-1594. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5125135

The acoustical insertion loss of asymmetrical balconies on high-rise buildings was studied experimentally using a 1:3 scaled down model in the present study. Four balcony forms featured by the presence of a full-height side-wall were included. A line... Read More about Insertion loss of asymmetrical balconies on a building facąde.

Preliminary experiment on a novel photovoltaic-thermoelectric system in summer (2019)
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Li, G., Shittu, S., zhou, K., Zhao, X., & Ma, X. (2019). Preliminary experiment on a novel photovoltaic-thermoelectric system in summer. Energy, 188, Article 116041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116041

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Compared with the PV electricity generation, the hybrid Photovoltaic-thermoelectric (PV-TE) can generate more electricity due to its ability to utilize a wider solar spectrum than the PV. The PV-TE employing micro-channel heat pip... Read More about Preliminary experiment on a novel photovoltaic-thermoelectric system in summer.

Operational performance of a novel heat pump coupled with mini-channel PV/T and thermal panel in low solar radiation (2019)
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Zhou, J., Zhao, X., Yuan, Y., Li, J., Yu, M., & Fan, Y. (2020). Operational performance of a novel heat pump coupled with mini-channel PV/T and thermal panel in low solar radiation. Energy and Built Environment, 1(1), 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2019.08.001

Here we describe a heat pump system coupled with novel PV/T and thermal panels for space heating in low solar radiation conditions. Existing solar indirect-expansion systems connect the solar panels and evaporator of the heat pump in parallel with th... Read More about Operational performance of a novel heat pump coupled with mini-channel PV/T and thermal panel in low solar radiation.

Statistical investigation of a dehumidification system performance using Gaussian process regression (2019)
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Akhlaghi, Y. G., Zhao, X., Shittu, S., Badiei, A., Cattaneo, M. E., & Ma, X. (2019). Statistical investigation of a dehumidification system performance using Gaussian process regression. Energy and Buildings, 202, 109406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109406

Swift performance assessment of dehumidification systems, in design stage and while operation of the system is of substantial importance for commercialization and wide implementation of this technology. This paper presents a novel statistical model,... Read More about Statistical investigation of a dehumidification system performance using Gaussian process regression.

Strain rate dependence of work of fracture tests on bone and similar tissues: Reflections on testing methods and mineral content effects (2019)
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Currey, J. D., Brear, K., & Zioupos, P. (2019). Strain rate dependence of work of fracture tests on bone and similar tissues: Reflections on testing methods and mineral content effects. Bone, 128, Article 115038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.115038

This paper is concerned with the effect of different strain rate on the Work of Fracture (Wf) of various vertebrate mineralised tissues, controlling for the effect of mineral content and Young's modulus of elasticity. Using specimens of uniform shape... Read More about Strain rate dependence of work of fracture tests on bone and similar tissues: Reflections on testing methods and mineral content effects.

Recent Advances in Hybrid Optical Materials: Integrating Nanoparticles within a Glass Matrix (2019)
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Wei, Y., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., & Zhao, J. (. (2019). Recent Advances in Hybrid Optical Materials: Integrating Nanoparticles within a Glass Matrix. Advanced Optical Materials, 7(21), Article 1900702. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201900702

Abstract Glass containing optically active nanoparticles have been manufactured for centuries. However, only in the early 1900s, the invention of ultramicroscope and development of Mie theory paved the way to discovering the occurrence of nanoparticl... Read More about Recent Advances in Hybrid Optical Materials: Integrating Nanoparticles within a Glass Matrix.

Investigation on the Solar Absorption Property of the Nanoporous Alumina Sheet for Solar Application (2019)
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He, S., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., Wang, Z., Zhao, X., & Wang, P. (2019). Investigation on the Solar Absorption Property of the Nanoporous Alumina Sheet for Solar Application. Materials, 12(14), Article 2329. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12142329

In order to improve the absorption performance of the aluminum sheet for solar application, the nanoporous alumina sheets with the pore diameters of 30 nm and 400 nm were prepared by the anodic oxidation method. The absorption properties of the nanop... Read More about Investigation on the Solar Absorption Property of the Nanoporous Alumina Sheet for Solar Application.

Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a micro-channel PV/T modules based direct-expansion solar heat pump system (2019)
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Zhou, J., Ma, X., Zhao, X., Yuan, Y., Yu, M., & Li, J. (2020). Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a micro-channel PV/T modules based direct-expansion solar heat pump system. Renewable energy, 145, 1992-2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.049

This paper presents a novel solar driven direct-expansion heat pump system employing micro-channel PV/T modules as the evaporator. The system can provide both the electrical power and thermal energy used for space heating for buildings. Experimental... Read More about Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a micro-channel PV/T modules based direct-expansion solar heat pump system.

Active cancellation of sound generated by finite length coherent line sources using piston-like secondary source arrays (2019)
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Hu, Q., & Tang, S. K. (2019). Active cancellation of sound generated by finite length coherent line sources using piston-like secondary source arrays. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 145(6), 3647-3655. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5112761

The active cancellation of the sound generated by finite length coherent line sources is investigated numerically in the present study. A secondary source consists of a central circular core enclosed within an annulus is proposed. It is demonstrated... Read More about Active cancellation of sound generated by finite length coherent line sources using piston-like secondary source arrays.

Feasibility of an innovative amorphous silicon photovoltaic/thermal system for medium temperature applications (2019)
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Ren, X., Li, J., Hu, M., Pei, G., Jiao, D., Zhao, X., & Ji, J. (2019). Feasibility of an innovative amorphous silicon photovoltaic/thermal system for medium temperature applications. Applied energy, 252, Article 113427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113427

Medium temperature photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems have immense potential in the applications of absorption cooling, thermoelectric generation, and organic Rankine cycle power generation, etc. Amorphous silicon (a-Si) cells are promising in such... Read More about Feasibility of an innovative amorphous silicon photovoltaic/thermal system for medium temperature applications.

A statistical model for dew point air cooler based on the multiple polynomial regression approach (2019)
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Akhlaghi, Y. G., Ma, X., Zhao, X., Shittu, S., & Li, J. (2019). A statistical model for dew point air cooler based on the multiple polynomial regression approach. Energy, 181, 868-881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.213

Swift assessment of evaporative cooling systems has become a necessity in practical engineering applications of this advanced technology. This paper bypasses details of the performance process and pioneers in developing a statistical model based on t... Read More about A statistical model for dew point air cooler based on the multiple polynomial regression approach.

Methods for the Treatment of Cattle Manure—A Review (2019)
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Font-Palma, C. (2019). Methods for the Treatment of Cattle Manure—A Review. C - An Open Access Journal of Carbon Research, 5(2), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/c5020027

Environmental concerns, caused by greenhouse gases released to the atmosphere and overrunning of nutrients and pathogens to water bodies, have led to reducing direct spread onto the land of cattle manure. In addition, this practice can be a source of... Read More about Methods for the Treatment of Cattle Manure—A Review.

Daylighting characteristics and experimental validation of a novel concentrating photovoltaic/daylighting system (2019)
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Xuan, Q., Li, G., Lu, Y., Zhao, B., Zhao, X., & Pei, G. (2019). Daylighting characteristics and experimental validation of a novel concentrating photovoltaic/daylighting system. Solar Energy, 186, 264-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.05.014

Daylight plays an important role on the environmental comfort level for buildings. As for the energy consumption in the building, lighting is one of the main contributors. However, traditional building integrated solar utilization systems such as fla... Read More about Daylighting characteristics and experimental validation of a novel concentrating photovoltaic/daylighting system.