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Characterization of biomass combustion at high temperatures based on an upgraded single particle model. (2015)
Journal Article
LI, J., PAUL, M.C., YOUNGER, P.L., WATSON, I., HOSSAIN, M. and WELCH, S. 2015. Characterization of biomass combustion at high temperatures based on an upgraded single particle model. Applied energy [online], 156, pages 749-755. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.027

Biomass co-firing is becoming a promising solution to reduce CO2 emissions, due to its renewability and carbon neutrality. Biomass normally has high moisture and volatile contents, complicating its combustion behavior, which is significantly differen... Read More about Characterization of biomass combustion at high temperatures based on an upgraded single particle model..

Progress of solar photovoltaic in ASEAN countries: a review. (2015)
Journal Article
ISMAIL, A.M., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., ASIF, M., MUNIR, A.B. and MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. 2015. Progress of solar photovoltaic in ASEAN countries: a review. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 48, pages 399-412. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.010

The present global energy scenario, in which fossil fuels play a preponderant role, faces significant energy and environmental challenges. To help address these challenges, countries across the world are increasing the contribution made by renewable... Read More about Progress of solar photovoltaic in ASEAN countries: a review..

Modelling of electroluminescence in polymeric material using dimensional analysis method: effect of applied voltage and frequency. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
BANI, N.A., ABDUL-MALEK, Z., AHMAD, H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., ABUBAKAR MAS'UD, A. 2015. Modelling of electroluminescence in polymeric material using dimensional analysis method: effect of applied voltage and frequency. In Mohamed, Z., Hamid, M.K.A., Saeed, F., Hamid-Mosaku, I.A., Abdulwareth, A., Hassan, I., Aljailani, N., Alsofyani, I., Iqbal, N., Kazi, S., Abdullah, A., Farouk, A.U., Aliyu, A.S., Alhazmi, A., Zubair, S. and Mogammed, L. (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st ICRIL international conference on innovation in science and technology (IICIST 2015), 20 April 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia [online], pages 803-806. Available from: http://www.utm.my/iicist/?page_id=442

Electroluminescence (EL) method has been used by several researchers to observe the behaviour of an aged polymeric material. EL is a phenomenon that occurs when the atoms of a material are being excited due to the application of and external high ele... Read More about Modelling of electroluminescence in polymeric material using dimensional analysis method: effect of applied voltage and frequency..

LED-controlled tuning of ZnO nanowires' wettability for biosensing applications. (2015)
Journal Article
BHAVSAR, K., ROSS, D., PRABHU, R. and POLLARD, P. 2014. LED-controlled tuning of ZnO nanowires' wettability for biosensing applications. Nano reviews [online], 6, Article 26711. Available from:https://doi.org/10.3402/nano.v6.26711

Background: Wettability is an important property of solid materials which can be controlled by surface energy. Dynamic control over the surface wettability is of great importance for biosensing applications. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a biocompatible materi... Read More about LED-controlled tuning of ZnO nanowires' wettability for biosensing applications..

Role of feed-in tariff policy in promoting solar photovoltaic investments in Malaysia: a system dynamics approach. (2015)
Journal Article
AHMAD, S., TAHAR, R.M., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., MUNIR, A.B. and RAHIM, R.A. 2015. Role of feed-in tariff policy in promoting solar photovoltaic investments in Malaysia: a system dynamics approach. Energy [online], 84, pages 808-815. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.047

Solar photovoltaic has shown a significant rise in terms of worldwide installation. One of the main reason is due to the introduction of the FiT (feed-in tariff) policy by the governments. This paper aims to evaluate FiT policy in promoting solar PV... Read More about Role of feed-in tariff policy in promoting solar photovoltaic investments in Malaysia: a system dynamics approach..

Method to discard partial discharge (PD) pulses from neighboring high voltage equipment. (2015)
Journal Article
MOHAMED, F.P., SIEW, W.H., STRACHAN, S.S., AYUB, A.S. and MCLELLAN, K. 2015. Method to discard partial discharge (PD) pulses from neighboring high voltage equipment. High voltage engineering [online], 4, pages 1125-1131. Available from: http://caod.oriprobe.com/articles/44523683/Method_to_Discard_Partial_Discharge_Pulses_from_Neighboring_High_Volta.htm

On-line partial discharge (PD) diagnostics data are corrupted by various noise sources and this makes it more challenging to extract the PD signal contained in the raw data. Though the noise sources can be filtered out using signal processing techniq... Read More about Method to discard partial discharge (PD) pulses from neighboring high voltage equipment..

Neutron diffraction residual strain measurements of plasma sprayed solid oxide fuel cells. [Dataset] (2015)
Dataset
FAISAL, N., PRATHURU, A., AHMED, R. and ZHANG, S.Y. 2015. Neutron diffraction residual strain measurements of plasma sprayed solid oxide fuel cells. [Dataset]. Hosted on STFC ISIS neutron and muon source data journal [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.58451518

Manufacturing of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) using thermal spray technology is one of the most economical and technologically advanced approaches for energy applications. High cooling rates during thermal spray deposition process however impart res... Read More about Neutron diffraction residual strain measurements of plasma sprayed solid oxide fuel cells. [Dataset].

Hydrogen transport through dense and porous membranes for fuel cell applications. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
NWOGU, N.C., ALKALI, A. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Hydrogen transport through dense and porous membranes for fuel cell applications. Proceedings of the 1st International industrial technology and management science conference 2015 (ITMS 2015), 27-28 March 2015, Tianjin, China. Advances in computer science research, 34. Amsterdam: Atlantis press [online], pages 157-160. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2991/itms-15.2015.40

In this work the design of a nano structured ceramic membrane is carried out for fuel cell applications. However the innovation is that a membrane porous network is modified through its immersion in silica based solution and in a palladium solution t... Read More about Hydrogen transport through dense and porous membranes for fuel cell applications..

Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy in slurry impingement using a new model for particle impact. (2015)
Journal Article
DROUBI, M.G., REUBEN, R.L. and WHITE, G. 2015. Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy in slurry impingement using a new model for particle impact. Mechanical systems and signal processing [online], 62-63, pages 415-430. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2015.01.023

A series of systematic impact tests have been carried out to investigate the influence of particle size, free stream velocity, particle impact angle, and nominal particle concentration on the amount of energy dissipated in a carbon steel target using... Read More about Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy in slurry impingement using a new model for particle impact..

Highly textured and transparent RF sputtered Eu2O3 doped ZnO films. (2015)
Journal Article
SREEDHARAN, R. S., GANESAN, V., SUDARSANAKUMAR, C. P., BHAVSAR, K., PRAHBU, R. and PILLAI, V.P.P.M., 2015. Highly textured and transparent RF sputtered Eu2O3 doped ZnO films. Nano reviews [online], 6, Article 26759. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3402/nano.v6.26759

Background: Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a wide, direct band gap II-VI oxide semiconductor. ZnO has large exciton binding energy at room temperature, and it is a good host material for obtaining visible and infrared emission of various rare-earth ions. Method... Read More about Highly textured and transparent RF sputtered Eu2O3 doped ZnO films..