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Assessment and parameter identification of simplified models to describe the kinetics of semi-continuous biomethane production from anaerobic digestion of green and food waste (2016)
Journal Article
Owhondah, R. O., Walker, M., Ma, L., Nimmo, B., Ingham, D. B., Poggio, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2016). Assessment and parameter identification of simplified models to describe the kinetics of semi-continuous biomethane production from anaerobic digestion of green and food waste. Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 39(6), 977-992. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-016-1577-x

Biochemical reactions occurring during anaerobic digestion have been modelled using reaction kinetic equations such as first-order, Contois and Monod which are then combined to form mechanistic models. This work considers models which include between... Read More about Assessment and parameter identification of simplified models to describe the kinetics of semi-continuous biomethane production from anaerobic digestion of green and food waste.

Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application (2016)
Journal Article
Thein, C. K., Ooi, B. L., Liu, J. S., & Gilbert, J. M. (2016). Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 11(2), 212-227

Piezoelectric materials are excellent transducers in converting vibrational energy into electrical energy, and vibration-based piezoelectric generators are seen as an enabling technology for wireless sensor networks, especially in selfpowered devices... Read More about Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application.

Skeletal immaturity, rostral sparing, and disparate hip morphologies as biomechanical causes for Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease (2016)
Journal Article
Berthaume, M. A., Perry, D. C., Dobson, C. A., Witzel, U., Clarke, N. M., & Fagan, M. J. (2016). Skeletal immaturity, rostral sparing, and disparate hip morphologies as biomechanical causes for Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease. Clinical Anatomy, 29(6), 759-772. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.22690

Legg-Calvé-Perthes' (Perthes') disease is a developmental disease of the hip joint that may result in numerous short and long term problems. The etiology of the disease remains largely unknown, but the mechanism is believed to be vascular and/or biom... Read More about Skeletal immaturity, rostral sparing, and disparate hip morphologies as biomechanical causes for Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease.

Comparison of spectrum occupancy measurements using software defined radio RTL-SDR with a conventional spectrum analyzer approach (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fanan, A., Riley, N., Mehdawi, M., Ammar, M., & Zolfaghari, M. (2016, November). Comparison of spectrum occupancy measurements using software defined radio RTL-SDR with a conventional spectrum analyzer approach. Presented at 2015 23rd Telecommunications Forum Telfor (TELFOR)

In the present day Cognitive Radio has become a realistic option for solution of the spectrum scarcity problem in wireless communication. Recently, the TV band has attracted attention due to the considerable potential for exploitation of available TV... Read More about Comparison of spectrum occupancy measurements using software defined radio RTL-SDR with a conventional spectrum analyzer approach.

Quality measurements of an UWB reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna (2016)
Book Chapter
Zolfaghari, M., Riley, N. G., Mehdawi, M., Fanan, A., Ammar, M., & Meng, F. (2016). Quality measurements of an UWB reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna. . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/TELFOR.2015.7377526

The paper presents a characterization of a compact co-planar waveguide (CPW)-fed slot loaded low return loss planar printed antenna designed for wireless communication and ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. Following a review of the antenna design, w... Read More about Quality measurements of an UWB reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna.

Spectrum occupancy measurements and lessons learned in the context of cognitive radio (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mehdawi, M., Riley, N. G., Ammar, M., Fanan, A., & Zolfaghari, M. (2015, November). Spectrum occupancy measurements and lessons learned in the context of cognitive radio. Presented at 2015 23rd Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2015

Various measurement campaigns have shown that numerous spectrum bands are vacant even though licenses have been issued by the regulatory agencies. Dynamic spectrum access (DSA) based on Cognitive Radio (CR) has been regarded as a prospective solution... Read More about Spectrum occupancy measurements and lessons learned in the context of cognitive radio.

Multi-scale characterisation of the 3D microstructure of a thermally-shocked bulk metallic glass matrix composite (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Bodey, A. J., Sui, T., Kockelmann, W., Rau, C., Korsunsky, A. M., & Mi, J. (2016). Multi-scale characterisation of the 3D microstructure of a thermally-shocked bulk metallic glass matrix composite. Scientific reports, 6(1), 18545-1-18545-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep18545

Bulk metallic glass matrix composites (BMGMCs) are a new class of metal alloys which have significantly increased ductility and impact toughness, resulting from the ductile crystalline phases distributed uniformly within the amorphous matrix. However... Read More about Multi-scale characterisation of the 3D microstructure of a thermally-shocked bulk metallic glass matrix composite.

Integrating user-centred design in the development of a silent speech interface based on permanent magnetic articulography (2015)
Book Chapter
Cheah, L. A., Gilbert, J. M., Gonzalez, J. A., Bai, J., Ell, S. R., Fagan, M. J., Moore, R. K., Green, P. D., & Rychenko, S. I. (2015). Integrating user-centred design in the development of a silent speech interface based on permanent magnetic articulography. In Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies; Communications in Computer and Information Science (324-337). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27707-3_20

Abstract: A new wearable silent speech interface (SSI) based on Permanent Magnetic Articulography (PMA) was developed with the involvement of end users in the design process. Hence, desirable features such as appearance, port-ability, ease of use and... Read More about Integrating user-centred design in the development of a silent speech interface based on permanent magnetic articulography.

Effect of ultrasonic melt treatment on the refinement of primary Al3Ti intermetallic in an Al–0.4Ti alloy (2015)
Journal Article
Mi, J., Connolley, T., Eskin, D., & Wang, F. (2016). Effect of ultrasonic melt treatment on the refinement of primary Al3Ti intermetallic in an Al–0.4Ti alloy. Journal of Crystal Growth, 435, 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2015.11.034

High intensity ultrasonic melt treatment was applied to an Al–0.4 wt% Ti alloy over three selected temperature ranges: 810 to 770 °C (above liquidus), 770 to 730 °C (across liquidus), and 730 to 690 °C (below liquidus). The size and morphology of the... Read More about Effect of ultrasonic melt treatment on the refinement of primary Al3Ti intermetallic in an Al–0.4Ti alloy.

Optimal operation of MEA-based post-combustion carbon capture for natural gas combined cycle power plants under different market conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Luo, X., & Wang, M. (2016). Optimal operation of MEA-based post-combustion carbon capture for natural gas combined cycle power plants under different market conditions. International journal of greenhouse gas control, 48(Part 2), 312-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.11.014

Carbon capture for fossil fuel power generation attracts an increasing attention in order to address the significant challenge of global climate change. This study aims to explore the optimal operation under different market conditions for an assumed... Read More about Optimal operation of MEA-based post-combustion carbon capture for natural gas combined cycle power plants under different market conditions.

Design optimization of TBM disc cutters for different geological conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Xia, Y., Zhang, K., & Liu, J. (2015). Design optimization of TBM disc cutters for different geological conditions. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 3(4), 218-231. https://doi.org/10.4236/wjet.2015.34023

A novel optimization methodology for the disc cutter designs of tunnel boring machines (TBM) was presented. To fully understand the characteristics and performance of TBM cutters, a comprehensive list of performance parameters were investigated, incl... Read More about Design optimization of TBM disc cutters for different geological conditions.

Noise control of dipole source by using micro-perforated panel housing (2015)
Journal Article
Xi, Q., Choy, Y. S., Cheng, L., & Tang, S. K. (2016). Noise control of dipole source by using micro-perforated panel housing. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 362, 39-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2015.09.047

Mitigating low-frequency noise in a small ducted fan system such as hairdryer is still a technical challenge. Traditional duct lining with porous materials work ineffectively due to the limitation of its thickness and length of small domestic product... Read More about Noise control of dipole source by using micro-perforated panel housing.

Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2015)
Journal Article
Fancey, K. S., & Wang, B. (2016). Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 87, 336-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.09.003

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying a tensile creep load to polymeric fibres, the load being released before the fibres are moulded into a polymeric matrix. The viscoelastically recovering fibres... Read More about Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

In situ synchrotron X-ray studies of the coupled effects of thermal and solutal supercoolings on the instability of dendrite growth (2015)
Journal Article
Li, F., Zhang, J., Dong, Q., Dai, Y., Fu, Y., Xie, H., Mi, J., Yin, F., & Sun, B. (2015). In situ synchrotron X-ray studies of the coupled effects of thermal and solutal supercoolings on the instability of dendrite growth. Materials Characterization, 109, 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2015.09.008

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Special growth pattern representing unique growth conditions is a vital clue to investigate the morphology evolution mechanism in metallic alloy solidification. The dendrite pattern and growth orientation of... Read More about In situ synchrotron X-ray studies of the coupled effects of thermal and solutal supercoolings on the instability of dendrite growth.

A method to estimate trends in distributions of 1 min rain rates from numerical weather prediction data (2015)
Journal Article
Paulson, K., Ranatunga, C., & Bellerby, T. (2015). A method to estimate trends in distributions of 1 min rain rates from numerical weather prediction data. Radio science, 50(9), 931-940. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015RS005651

It is known that the rain rate exceeded 0.01% of the time in the UK has experienced an increasing trend over the last 20 years. It is very likely that rain fade and outage experience a similar trend. This paper presents a globally applicable method t... Read More about A method to estimate trends in distributions of 1 min rain rates from numerical weather prediction data.

Process intensification for post combustion CO₂ capture with chemical absorption: a critical review (2015)
Journal Article
Wang, M., Joel, A. S., Ramshaw, C., Eimer, D., & Musa, N. M. (2015). Process intensification for post combustion CO₂ capture with chemical absorption: a critical review. Applied energy, 158, 275-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.08.083

The concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly. CO₂ emissions may have an impact on global climate change. Effective CO₂ emission abatement strategies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) are required to combat this trend. Compa... Read More about Process intensification for post combustion CO₂ capture with chemical absorption: a critical review.

Ab initio simulation: The correlation between the local melt structure and segregation behavior of Fe, V, Ti and Si in liquid Al (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, J., Zhang, J., Dai, Y., Ma, J., Li, F., Bian, F., Mi, J., & Sun, B. (2015). Ab initio simulation: The correlation between the local melt structure and segregation behavior of Fe, V, Ti and Si in liquid Al. Computational Materials Science, 109, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.05.033

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. In this study, the elements Fe, Si, V and Ti, which exhibit typical segregation behavior in Al, were chosen as solute atoms to be analyzed. The structure of molten Al, the local structure around solute atoms... Read More about Ab initio simulation: The correlation between the local melt structure and segregation behavior of Fe, V, Ti and Si in liquid Al.

Security aspects in cognitive radio networks detection and mitigation of primary user emulation attacks (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ammar, M., Riley, N., Mehdawi, M., Fanan, A., & Zolfaghari, M. (2015, April). Security aspects in cognitive radio networks detection and mitigation of primary user emulation attacks. Presented at COCORA 2015 : The Fifth International Conference on Advances in Cognitive Radio

Cognitive Radio Networks (CR) is an advanced growing technique and a promising technology for the upcoming generation of the wireless networks. Deployment of such networks is hindered by the vulnerabilities that these networks are exposed to, in this... Read More about Security aspects in cognitive radio networks detection and mitigation of primary user emulation attacks.

Study on heat integration of supercritical coal-fired power plant with post-combustion CO₂ capture process through process simulation (2015)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Chen, J., Luo, X., Wang, M., & Meng, H. (2015). Study on heat integration of supercritical coal-fired power plant with post-combustion CO₂ capture process through process simulation. Fuel, 158(October), 625-633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.06.033

Coal-fired power plant (CFPP) is one of the main sources of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions. Capturing CO₂ from CFPP by post-combustion process plays an important role to mitigate CO₂ emissions. However, a significant thermal efficiency drop was observed... Read More about Study on heat integration of supercritical coal-fired power plant with post-combustion CO₂ capture process through process simulation.

Process analysis of pressurized oxy-coal power cycle for carbon capture application integrated with liquid air power generation and binary cycle engines (2015)
Journal Article
Aneke, M., & Wang, M. (2015). Process analysis of pressurized oxy-coal power cycle for carbon capture application integrated with liquid air power generation and binary cycle engines. Applied energy, 154(September), 556-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.05.030

In this paper, the thermodynamic advantage of integrating liquid air power generation (LAPG) process and binary cycle waste heat recovery technology to a standalone pressurized oxy-coal combustion supercritical steam power generation cycle is investi... Read More about Process analysis of pressurized oxy-coal power cycle for carbon capture application integrated with liquid air power generation and binary cycle engines.