All Outputs (9)

A conceptual framework for the evaluation of fuel-cell energy systems in the UK built environment. (2012)
Journal Article
ABDEL-WAHAB, M. and ALI, D. 2013. A conceptual framework for the evaluation of fuel-cell energy systems in the UK built environment. International journal of green energy [online], 10(2), pages 137-150. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2011.642089

Energy-efficient buildings can reduce human impact on the environment. Energy efficiency is not only concerned with generating more energy using fewer resources, nor reducing energy usage, but also it is about harnessing natural resources, such as wi... Read More about A conceptual framework for the evaluation of fuel-cell energy systems in the UK built environment..

Investigation of species transport in a gas diffusion layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell through two-phase modelling. (2012)
Journal Article
HOSSAIN, M., ISLAM, S.Z., and POLLARD, P. 2013. Investigation of species transport in a gas diffusion layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell through two-phase modelling. Renewable energy [online], 51, pages 404-418. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.008

A two-phase polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell model has been developed to investigate transport of species in a gas diffusion layer taking into account effects of liquid water saturation. A set of governing equations for mass, momentum, species... Read More about Investigation of species transport in a gas diffusion layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell through two-phase modelling..

Development of a doped titania immobilised thin film multi tubular photoreactor. (2012)
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ADAMS, M., SKILLEN, N., MCCULLAGH, C., AL-KHATIB, S. and ROBERTSON, P.K.J. 2013. Development of a doped titania immobilised thin film multi tubular photoreactor. Applied catalysis B: Environmental [online], 130-131, pages 99-105. Avaialable from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.10.008

This paper describes a novel doped titania immobilised thin film multi tubular photoreactor which has been developed for use with liquid, vapour or gas phase media. In designing photocatalytic reactors measuring active surface area of photocatalyst w... Read More about Development of a doped titania immobilised thin film multi tubular photoreactor..

Real world renewable hydrogen transport. (2012)
Journal Article
GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2012. Real world renewable hydrogen transport. Journal of technology innovations in renewable energy [online] 1(1), pages 14-22. Available from: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-6002.2012.01.01.2

Hydrogen represents an excellent energy storage option as it can act as both a short and long-term energy store. As the UK Government is strategically moving the UK towards a low carbon economy, hydrogen can play an important role as a solution to ma... Read More about Real world renewable hydrogen transport..

A laboratory study of rail-wheel interaction monitoring using acoustic emission: effect of rolling conditions with and without lateral rattling. (2012)
Journal Article
THAKKAR, N.A., STEEL, J.A. and REUBEN, R.L. 2013. A laboratory study of rail-wheel interaction monitoring using acoustic emission: effect of rolling conditions with and without lateral rattling. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, part F: journal of rail and rapid transit [online], 227(2), pages 161-175. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409712458497

This paper presents part of an extended laboratory study on the potential to apply the acoustic emission (AE) technique for in-situ rail-wheel interaction monitoring using rail-mounted sensors. The essential monitoring principle is that the intensity... Read More about A laboratory study of rail-wheel interaction monitoring using acoustic emission: effect of rolling conditions with and without lateral rattling..

Water dynamics inside a cathode channel of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. (2012)
Journal Article
HOSSAIN, M., ISLAM, S.Z., COLLEY-DAVIES, A. and ADOM, E. 2013. Water dynamics inside a cathode channel of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. Renewable energy [online], 50, pages 763-779. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.041

The present study focuses on the investigation of water dynamics inside a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell using two different modelling approaches: Eulerian two-phase mixture and volume of fluid interface tracking models. The Eulerian two-phas... Read More about Water dynamics inside a cathode channel of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell..

Numerical study of the effect of effective diffusivity and permeability of the gas diffusion layer on fuel cell performance. (2012)
Journal Article
HOSSAIN, M., ISLAM, S.Z. and POLLARD, P. 2012. Numerical study of the effect of effective diffusivity and permeability of the gas diffusion layer on fuel cell performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, part A: journal of power and energy [online], 226(7), pages 907-921. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650912454402

A three-dimensional, single-phase, isothermal, explicit electrochemistry polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell model has been developed and the developed computational model has been used to compare various effective diffusivity models of the gas di... Read More about Numerical study of the effect of effective diffusivity and permeability of the gas diffusion layer on fuel cell performance..

Mitigation of preferential concentration of small inertial particles in stationary isotropic turbulence using electrical and gravitational body forces. (2012)
Journal Article
KARNIK, A.U. and SHRIMPTON, J.S. 2012. Mitigation of preferential concentration of small inertial particles in stationary isotropic turbulence using electrical and gravitational body forces. Physics of fluids [online], 24(7), article ID 073301. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4732540

Particles with a certain range of Stokes numbers preferentially concentrate due to action of turbulent motion and body forces such as gravity are known to influence this process. The effect of electric charge, residing on particles, upon the phenomen... Read More about Mitigation of preferential concentration of small inertial particles in stationary isotropic turbulence using electrical and gravitational body forces..

Effect of controlled periodic-based illumination on the photonic efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. (2012)
Journal Article
TOKODE, O.I., PRABHU, R., LAWTON, L.A. and ROBERTSON, P.K.J. 2012. Effect of controlled periodic-based illumination on the photonic efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. Journal of catalysis [online], 290, pages 138-142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2012.03.011

The use of controlled periodic illumination with UV LEDs for enhancing photonic efficiency of photocatalytic decomposition processes in water has been investigated using methyl orange as a model compound. The impact of the length of light and dark ti... Read More about Effect of controlled periodic-based illumination on the photonic efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange..