All Outputs (1223)

Acoustic emission testing of composite-to-metal and metal-to-metal adhesive bond strengths. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
DROUBI, M.G., FAISAL, N.H., STUART, A., MOWAT, J., NOBEL, C. and EL-SHAIB, M.N. 2016. Acoustic emission testing of composite-to-metal and metal-to-metal adhesive bond strengths. In Proceedings of the 32nd European conference on acoustic emission testing (EWGAE 2016), 7-9 September 2016, Prague, Czech Republic. Bad Breisig: NDT.net [online], pages 95-104. Available from: http://www.ndt.net/article/ewgae2016/papers/95_paper.pdf

Composite sandwich structures consisting of two layers with an adhesive contacting interface are of importance in a number of industrial applications such as aerospace, marine and automotive. This research therefore aims to characterise the failure b... Read More about Acoustic emission testing of composite-to-metal and metal-to-metal adhesive bond strengths..

Preparation and analysis of multi-layered hybrid nanostructures. (2016)
Journal Article
KHOBRAGADE, P.S., HANSORA, D.P., NAIK, J.B., NJUGUNA, J. and MISHRA, S. 2016. Preparation and analysis of multi-layered hybrid nanostructures. Applied clay science [online], 132-133, pages 668-674. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2016.08.022

In this study, we report a simple and efficient (bath ultrasonication) method for the preparation of multi-functional layered hybrid nanostructures using graphene oxide (GO) and modified Mg-Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) [LDH@GO]. The functional... Read More about Preparation and analysis of multi-layered hybrid nanostructures..

Assessment of absolute partial discharge intensity from a free-space radiometric measurement. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
JABER, A., LAZARIDIS, P., ZHANG, Y., SAEED, B., KHAN, U., UPTON, D., AHMED, H., MATHER, P., VIEIRA, M.F.Q., ATKINSON, R., JUDD, M. and GLOVER, I.A. 2016. Assessment of absolute partial discharge intensity from a free-space radiometric measurement. In Proceedings of 2016 International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Asia-Pacific radio science conference (URSI AP-RASC 2016), 21-25 August 2016, Seoul, Korea. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 7601345, pages 1011-1014. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/URSIAP-RASC.2016.7601345

Partial discharge (PD) is measured simultaneously using free-space radiometric (FSR) and a galvanic contact measurement technique based on the IEC 60270 standard. The PD source is an emulator of the floating-electrode type. The radiated signal is cap... Read More about Assessment of absolute partial discharge intensity from a free-space radiometric measurement..

Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
AL-HAMAD, S., KOLLAR, L.E., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2016. Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. In Dwivedi, Y.K., Mäntymäki, M., Ravishankar, M.N., Janssen, M., Clement, M., Slade, E.L., Rana, N.P., Al-Sharhan, S. and Simintiras, A.C. (eds.) Social media: the good, the bad and the ugly: proceedings of the 15th International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) e-Business, e-services and e-society conference (I3E 2016), 13-15 September, 2016, Swansea, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 9844. Cham: Springer [online], pages 707-716. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_64

Use of blended learning system in a structured manner results in achieving higher order skills in cognitive domain. However, there is a need to quantify skills improvements as the students go through lower level skills to higher level skills. To asce... Read More about Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning..

Technology audit: assessment of innovative portfolio. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
KURUSHINA, V., KURUSHINA, E. and SHABAROV, A. 2016. Technology audit: assessment of innovative portfolio. In Maltseva, T. (ed.) Proceedings of the 15th International conference on topical problems of architecture, civil engineering, energy efficiency and ecology (TPACEE 2016), 27-29 April 2016, Tyumen, Russia. MATEC web of conferences, 73. Les Ulis: EDP Sciences [online], paper number 07028. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167307028

The article discusses features of technological audit performance in Russian oil and gas companies. To measure the innovation quality level, the scale was developed based on the theory of inventive problem solving and the theory of technological stru... Read More about Technology audit: assessment of innovative portfolio..

Developing a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with pressurised hydrogen storage for modelling the energy efficiency of hydrogen energy storage systems and identifying their operation performance issues. (2016)
Journal Article
ALI, D., GAZEY, R. and AKLIL, D. 2016. Developing a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with pressurised hydrogen storage for modelling the energy efficiency of hydrogen energy storage systems and identifying their operation performance issues. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 66, pages 27-37. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.067

This paper proposes a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with a Pressurised Hydrogen Storage model for modelling Renewable Hydrogen Energy Storage Systems needed to support the uptake of renewable energy sources (RES) integration into t... Read More about Developing a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with pressurised hydrogen storage for modelling the energy efficiency of hydrogen energy storage systems and identifying their operation performance issues..

Optimization of the vibro-impact capsule system. (2016)
Journal Article
LIU, Y., ISLAM, S., PAVLOVSKAIA, E. and WIERCIGROCH, M. 2016. Optimization of the vibro-impact capsule system. Strojniški vestnik: journal of mechanical engineering [online], 62(7-8), pages 430-439. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2016.3754

Optimization of the vibro-impact capsule system for the best progression is considered in this paper focusing on the choice of the excitation parameters and the shape of the capsule. Firstly, the fastest and the most efficient progressions are obtain... Read More about Optimization of the vibro-impact capsule system..

Stress analysis at the interface of metal-to-metal adhesively bonded joints subjected to 4-point bending: finite element method. (2016)
Journal Article
PRATHURU, A.K., FAISAL, N.H., JIHAN, S., STEEL, J.A. and NJUGUNA, J. 2017. Stress analysis at the interface of metal-to-metal adhesively bonded joints subjected to 4-point bending: finite element method. Journal of adhesion [online], 93(11), pages 855-878. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00218464.2016.1172309

This paper presents a study of stress states in two-dimensional models of metal-to-metal adhesively bonded joints subjected to 4-point flexural loading using the finite element (FE) method. The FE simulations were carried out on adhesive bonded joint... Read More about Stress analysis at the interface of metal-to-metal adhesively bonded joints subjected to 4-point bending: finite element method..

Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions. (2016)
Journal Article
MAS'UD, A.A., ALBARRACIN, R., ARDILA-REY, J.A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., ILLIAS, H.A., BANI, N.A. and MUNIR, A.B. 2016. Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions. Energies [online], 9(8), article number 574. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en9080574

In order to investigate how artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been applied for partial discharge (PD) pattern recognition, this paper reviews recent progress made on ANN development for PD classification by a literature survey. Contributions fro... Read More about Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions..

Development of a design methodology for hydraulic pipelines carrying rectangular capsules. (2016)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., ABUSHAALA, S. and JAIN, A. 2016. Development of a design methodology for hydraulic pipelines carrying rectangular capsules. International journal of pressure vessels and piping [online], 146, pages 111-128. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2016.07.007

The scarcity of fossil fuels is affecting the efficiency of established modes of cargo transport within the transportation industry. Efforts have been made to develop innovative modes of transport that can be adopted for economic and environmental fr... Read More about Development of a design methodology for hydraulic pipelines carrying rectangular capsules..

Computational fluid dynamic analysis of sand erosion in 90 degree sharp bend geometry. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
DROUBI, M.G., TEBOWEI, R., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and MITCHELL, E. 2016. Computational fluid dynamic analysis of sand erosion in 90 degree sharp bend geometry. In Proceedings of the 9th International conference on computational fluid dynamics (ICCFD9), 11-15 July 2016, Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul: International conference on computational fluid dynamics (ICCFD) [online], article ID ICCFD9-2016-128. Available from: http://iccfd9.itu.edu.tr/assets/pdf/papers/ICCFD9-2016-128.pdf.

The prediction of erosion damage due to sand presence during hydrocarbon production is a major threat to the integrity of the production facilities. Sand production from oil and gas reservoirs can cause a significant damage to different pipeline comp... Read More about Computational fluid dynamic analysis of sand erosion in 90 degree sharp bend geometry..

Hierarchical control of aerial manipulation vehicle. (2016)
Journal Article
KANNAN, S., BEZZAOUCHA, S., GUZMAN, S.Q., DENTLER, J., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2017. Hierarchical control of aerial manipulation vehicle. AIP conference proceedings [online], 1798: proceedings of the 11th International conference on mathematical problems in engineering, aerospace and sciences world congress 2016 (ICNPAA 2016), 4-8 July 2016, La Rochelle, France, article 020069. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4972661

Hierarchical Control of the Aerial Manipulator is treated here. The modelling aspect of the highly coupled Aerial Vehicle which includes Quadrotor and manipulator is discussed. The control design to perform tasks in operational space is addressed alo... Read More about Hierarchical control of aerial manipulation vehicle..

Model predictive control for cooperative control of space robots. (2016)
Journal Article
KANNAN, S., ALAMDARI, S.A.S., DENTLER, J., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2017. Model predictive control for cooperative control of space robots. AIP conference proceedings [online], 1798: proceedings of the 11th International conference on mathematical problems in engineering, aerospace and sciences world congress 2016 (ICNPAA 2016), 4-8 July 2016, La Rochelle, France, article 020068. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4972660

The problem of Orbital Manipulation of Passive body is discussed here. Two scenarios including passive object rigidly attached to robotic servicers and passive body attached to servicers through manipulators are discussed. The Model Predictive Contro... Read More about Model predictive control for cooperative control of space robots..

Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy of abrasive particle impacts in a slurry flow loop using a statistical distribution model. (2016)
Journal Article
DROUBI, M.G. and REUBEN, R.L. 2016. Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy of abrasive particle impacts in a slurry flow loop using a statistical distribution model. Applied acoustics [online], 113, pages 202-209. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.06.026

Slurry erosion has been recognized as a serious problem in many industrial applications. In slurry flows, the estimation of the amount of incident kinetic energy that transmits from particles suspended in the fluid to the containment structures is a... Read More about Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy of abrasive particle impacts in a slurry flow loop using a statistical distribution model..

Tensile failure analysis of structural materials using acoustic emission. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
MOWAT, J., JIHAN, S. and DROUBI, M.G. 2016. Tensile failure analysis of structural materials using acoustic emission. In Proceedings of the 8th European workshop on structural health monitoring (EWSHM 2016), 5-8 July 2016, Bilbao, Spain. Bad Breisig: NDT.net [online], paper 140. Available from: http://www.ndt.net/events/EWSHM2016/app/content/Paper/140_Droubi.pdf

Materials' testing is an extremely important process in the modern world with new colossal structures being built in every corner of the earth, with the ever-increasing size of structures making safety of vital importance. This research therefore aim... Read More about Tensile failure analysis of structural materials using acoustic emission..

Control of aerial manipulation vehicle in operational space. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
KANNAN, S., QUINTANAR-GUZMAN, S., DENTLER, J., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2016. Control of aerial manipulation vehicle in operational space. In Proceedings of the 8th International conference on electronics, computers and artificial intelligence 2016 (ECAI 2016), 30 June - 02 July 2016, Ploiesti, Romania. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ECAI.2016.7861157

Operational Space Control of an Aerial Manipulation Vehicle is discussed here. The Aerial Manipulation Vehicle has a highly coupled dynamics due to the interaction between the Quadrotor and the attached manipulator. The nonlinear coupling introduces... Read More about Control of aerial manipulation vehicle in operational space..

Lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
QUINTANAR-GUZMÁN, S., KANNAN, S., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2016. Lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires. In Proceedings of the 8th International conference on electronics, computers and artificial intelligence 2016 (ECAI 2016), 30 June - 02 July 2016, Ploiesti, Romania. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ECAI.2016.7861065

The current paper discusses the design, modeling and control of a Light weight robotic arm actuated by Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators, usable for applications such as Aerial Manipulator. Compared to servo motor based robotic arm the proposed desi... Read More about Lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires..

Experimental investigation of sand minimum transport velocity in multiphase fluid flow in pipes. (2016)
Journal Article
BELLO, K. and OYENEYIN, B. 2016. Experimental investigation of sand minimum transport velocity in multiphase fluid flow in pipes. Nigerian journal of technology (NIJOTECH) [online], 35(3), pages 531-536. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.v35i3.9

The production of reservoir fluid through long tiebacks/pipelines has emerged as one of the cost effective alternative especially for many marginal fields which can now be produced as clusters into a common processing facility. However, sand is often... Read More about Experimental investigation of sand minimum transport velocity in multiphase fluid flow in pipes..

Development of an information quality framework for mechanical engineering modules with enhanced treatment for pedagogical content. (2016)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and ALSEDDIQI, M. 2016. Development of an information quality framework for mechanical engineering modules with enhanced treatment for pedagogical content. International journal of handheld computing research [online], 7(3), pages 16-23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/IJHCR.2016070102

The technology based learning systems have capability to comply with diverse requirements of all the stakeholders in the modern education system. In technology based modules, such as those taught in Mechanical Engineering courses, the psychomotor con... Read More about Development of an information quality framework for mechanical engineering modules with enhanced treatment for pedagogical content..

Investigations on the development of a novel hybrid sensor for environmental monitoring applications. (2016)
Thesis
BHAVSAR, K. 2016. Investigations on the development of a novel hybrid sensor for environmental monitoring applications. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1677500

Heavy metal toxicity is a major environmental problem world-wide. Increased spreading and high concentration levels of the toxic heavy metals in water environments have posed a severe threat to human health and the ecosystem. Over the years, to impro... Read More about Investigations on the development of a novel hybrid sensor for environmental monitoring applications..