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A case study of retrofitting a non-domestic building in Scotland. (2013)
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ABDEL-WAHAB, M., ALI, D. and JENKINS, D. 2013. A case study of retrofitting a non-domestic building in Scotland. Presented at 2013 Sustainable building (sb 13 Munich): implementing sustainability; barriers and chances, 24-26 April 2013, Munich, Germany.

Enhancing the energy performance of buildings is a complex undertaking which involves the implementation of various measures which can include: insulation using innovative technologies in-particular for hard-to-treat buildings (e.g. historic listed b... Read More about A case study of retrofitting a non-domestic building in Scotland..

Modelling hydrogen energy technology to facilitate increased renewable penetration. (2013)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2013. Modelling hydrogen energy technology to facilitate increased renewable penetration. Presented at the 2nd ETP (Energy Technology Partnership) annual conference 2013, 16-17 April 2013, Edinburgh, UK.

Started on the 01st February 2011, this research project has developed models for the innovative applications of Hydrogen (H2) production, storage and end-use technologies to facilitate the planned increase of renewable generation into existing elect... Read More about Modelling hydrogen energy technology to facilitate increased renewable penetration..

Smart grid operation while integrating photovoltaic through green hydrogen technology. (2013)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, A. and AKLIL, D. 2013. Smart grid operation while integrating photovoltaic through green hydrogen technology. Presented at the 2nd TAMUQ (Texas A and M University at Qatar) annual research and industry forum 2013, 4-5 March 2013, Doha, Qatar.

Environmental pressures coupled with high fossil fuel prices have led to the rapid penetration of electricity generation from Renewable Energy Sources (RES). Because of the rapid RES penetration, the stability of grid energy infrastructures are now b... Read More about Smart grid operation while integrating photovoltaic through green hydrogen technology..

Drill bit performance investigation using computational fluid dynamics. (2012)
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TESFA, B., MISHRA, R., ASIM, T. and PRADHAN, S. 2012. Drill bit performance investigation using computational fluid dynamics. Presented at 39th National conference on fluid mechanics and fluid power 2012 (NCFMFP 2012), 13-15 December 2012, Surat, India.

Drilling tools are extensively used in mining and quarrying industries. Even though working environments may be different for different drilling tools application, the basic working principle has extensive similarity. The markedly different physical... Read More about Drill bit performance investigation using computational fluid dynamics..

An Investigation on Ventilation Air Distribution within Rectangular and Circular Enclosures (2012)
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RAO, V., MISHRA, R., ASIM, T. and PRADHAN, S. 2012. An investigation on ventilation air distribution within rectangular and circular enclosures. Presented at 39th National conference on fluid mechanics and fluid power 2012 (NCFMFP 2012), 13-15 December 2012, Surat, India.

One of the important parameters that dictate the effectiveness of ventilation system is air change rate. The air change rate provides overall effectiveness of ventilation in an enclosed space and it needs to be examined with age of air particles to d... Read More about An Investigation on Ventilation Air Distribution within Rectangular and Circular Enclosures.

Condition based monitoring of vertical axis wind turbines using computational fluid dynamics. (2012)
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PARK, K.-S., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and PRADHAN, S. 2012. Condition based monitoring of vertical axis wind turbines using computational fluid dynamics. Presented at 39th National conference on fluid mechanics and fluid power 2012 (NCFMFP 2012), 13-15 December 2012, Surat, India.

Scarcity of fossil fuels and a rapid escalation in the fuel prices around the world recently has lead the search for alternative energy sources. Out of the available energy sources, wind is being considered as the prime next generation energy source.... Read More about Condition based monitoring of vertical axis wind turbines using computational fluid dynamics..

Stabilising the grid through use of energy storage. (2012)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2012. Stabilising the grid through use of energy storage. Presented at 10th IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) International conference on AC and DC power transmission 2012 (ACDC 2012), 4-6 December 2012, Birmingham, UK.

A low carbon economy is now a central policy objective for the UK Government, with renewable energy as one of the key delivery mechanisms. Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy generation, the UK's renewable energy targets will be diffic... Read More about Stabilising the grid through use of energy storage..

Simulation based approach to predict vertical axis wind turbine faults using computational fluid dynamics. (2012)
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PARK, K.-S., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2012. Simulation based approach to predict vertical axis wind turbine faults using computational fluid dynamics. Presented at 1st Through-life engineering services international conference 2012 (TESConf 2012), 5-6 November 2012, Cranfield, UK.

Use of on-line fault detection techniques is integral to successful operation and maintenance of a wind turbine installation. The deployment of condition monitoring systems needs to be structured and sensitive to likely faults that may occur. In this... Read More about Simulation based approach to predict vertical axis wind turbine faults using computational fluid dynamics..

Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies. (2012)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2012. Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies. Presented at the 2012 Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) annual conference, 21-23 March 2012, Glasgow, UK.

Renewable energy represents a small fraction of the total power generation profile in use today. However, recent global climate change policies have lead to significant increases of electricity generation from Renewable Energy Sources (RES). Within S... Read More about Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies..

Enabling the uptake of renewables through economical hydrogen energy storage systems: studentship case study. (2012)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, D., AKLIL, D. and FINNEY, S. 2012. Enabling the uptake of renewables through economical hydrogen energy storage systems: studentship case study. Presented at the 2012 Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) annual conference, 21-23 March 2012, Glasgow, UK.

Collaboration between academic research, teams of industry professionals and research students on the research project 'Renewable H2 Energy storage systems for enabling projected increase of renewables onto electrical power grids', enabled all invol... Read More about Enabling the uptake of renewables through economical hydrogen energy storage systems: studentship case study..

Pressure drop in capsule transporting pipeline carrying spherical capsules. (2011)
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ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., SAQIB, M. and UBBI, K. 2011. Pressure drop in capsule transporting pipeline carrying spherical capsules. Presented at 38th National conference on fluid mechanics and fluid power 2011 (NCFMFP 2011), 15-17 December 2011, Bhopal, India.

Design parameters of hydraulic pipelines in which capsules flow can be developed if pressure drops (∆P/L)m are known. Designers are in need of a general correlation to calculate pressure drop. Researchers, so far, have used rather simplified empirica... Read More about Pressure drop in capsule transporting pipeline carrying spherical capsules..

Evaluation of Hydrogen Office wind/hydrogen demonstration system using operational data and simulation tools. (2011)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2011. Evaluation of hydrogen office wind/hydrogen demonstration system using operational data and simulation tools. Presented at 4th World hydrogen technology convention 2011 (WHTC 2011): renewables to hydrogen, 14-16 September 2011, Glasgow, UK.

The first minister for Scotland, Alex Salmond, opened the Hydrogen Office officially in January 2011. Within the Hydrogen Office, a groundbreaking autonomous wind/hydrogen energy storage system has been installed. The main components installed in the... Read More about Evaluation of Hydrogen Office wind/hydrogen demonstration system using operational data and simulation tools..

Economic assessment of energy storage systems. (2011)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, D., AKLIL, D. and FINNEY, S. 2011. Economic assessment of energy storage systems. Presented at the 2011 IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Renewable power generation conference (IET RPG 2011), 6-8 September 2011, Edinburgh, UK.

The Scottish Government's ambitious national target is to achieve renewable generation of 80% by the year 2020. Existing electrical infrastructure in becoming increasingly constrained. Electrolysis as a network deferrable balancing load has the poten... Read More about Economic assessment of energy storage systems..

Hydrogen Office: modelling an energy storage system. (2011)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, A., AKLIL, D. and FINNEY, S. 2011. Hydrogen office: modelling an energy storage system. Presented at the 2011 All energy conference and exhibition: power storage: the holy grail, 18-20 May 2011, Aberdeen, UK.

United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) predict global renewable energy output is to increase by over 50% (excluding bio-fuels) between 2010 and 2023. Scotland's ambitious targets are focused on achieving renewable generation of 80% by... Read More about Hydrogen Office: modelling an energy storage system..

Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage: fuel cell technologies. (2011)
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GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2011. Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies. Presented at the 2011 Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability (IDEAS) annual conference, February 2011, Aberdeen, UK.

One of the main solutions to increase the penetration of renewables is to provide the ability to store energy. Electrical power generated by renewables (such as wind, hydro, solar) would be stored at times when renewable power production is high. The... Read More about Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage: fuel cell technologies..

Destruction of preferential accumulation using Lorentz force interactions. (2008)
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KARNIK, A. and SHRIMPTON, J. 2008. Destruction of preferential accumulation using Lorentz force interactions. Presented at the 22nd European conference on liquid atomization and spray systems (ILASS2008), 8-10 September 2008, Como Lake, Italy [online]. Available from: https://www.ilasseurope.org/ICLASS/ILASS2008_COMO/file/papers/5-1.pdf

The effect of electric charge, residing on particles, upon the phenomenon of preferential accumulation is investigated using direct numerical simulations of forced isotropic turbulence. It is well known that particles with a certain range of Stokes n... Read More about Destruction of preferential accumulation using Lorentz force interactions..

Recent advances in fuel cells technology. (2004)
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ALI, D. and SALMAN, S.K. 2004. Recent advances in fuel cells technology. Presented at the 2004 Energy storage and renewable power systems conference, 7 July 2004, Aberdeen, UK.

The 21st Century will be the Dispersed generation or decentralized power systems (wind turbines, photovoltaic, fuel cells FC) century. Fuel cell is an emerging energy efficient technology with zero carbon emission to replace engines and batteries sav... Read More about Recent advances in fuel cells technology..