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Contemporary craft and cultural sustainability: a case study of the Scottish Craft Centre (1970-1990). (2013)
Journal Article
PEACH, A. 2013. Contemporary craft and cultural sustainability: a case study of the Scottish Craft Centre (1970-1990). Making futures journal [online], 3: proceedings of the 3rd Making futures international research conference: interfaces between craft knowledge and design: new opportunities for social innovation and sustainable practice, 26-27 September 2013, Torpoint, UK, pages 524-529. Available from: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1n2tXWhwnr37F23cWIjX5nEmISQS2Rud7

1970-1990 was a period of renaissance for the crafts in the UK and North America. The creation of national organisations and infrastructures to support craft, and define its identity, played a crucial role. It is often assumed that Scottish craft his... Read More about Contemporary craft and cultural sustainability: a case study of the Scottish Craft Centre (1970-1990)..

Optimal design methodology for on-shore hydraulic pipelines transporting spherical capsules. (2013)
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ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., PARIS, A. and ZALA, K. 2013. Optimal design methodology for on-shore hydraulic pipelines transporting spherical capsules. Procedia CIRP [online], 11: 2nd Through-life engineering services international conference 2013 (TESConf 2013), 5-6 November 2013, Cranfield, UK, pages 305-310. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2013.07.010

The third generation of pipelines comprises of the transportation of capsules that are hollow, water-borne containers, usually spherical or cylindrical in shape, filled with goods. These capsules are transported within pipelines along with the fluid,... Read More about Optimal design methodology for on-shore hydraulic pipelines transporting spherical capsules..

Computational fluid dynamics based optimal design of vertical axis marine current turbines. (2013)
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ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., UBBI, K. and ZALA, K. 2013. Computational fluid dynamics based optimal design of vertical axis marine current turbines. Procedia CIRP [online], 11: proceedings of 2nd Through-life engineering services international conference 2013 (TESConf 2013), 5-6 November 2013, Cranfield, UK, pages 323-327. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2013.07.023

Marine turbines are being increasingly used to harness kinetic energy of water and convert it into other useful forms of energy. Widespread commercial acceptability of these machines depends upon their efficiency. This largely depends upon the geomet... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics based optimal design of vertical axis marine current turbines..

Performance of a vertical axis wind turbine under accelerating and decelerating flows. (2013)
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SHAHZAD, A., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and PARIS, A. 2013. Performance of a vertical axis wind turbine under accelerating and decelerating flows. Procedia CIRP [online], 11: proceedings of 2nd Through-life engineering services international conference 2013 (TESConf 2013), 5-6 November 2013, Cranfield, UK, pages 311-316. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2013.07.006

Rapid increase in global energy requirements has resulted in considerable attention towards energy generation from the renewable energy sources. In order to meet renewable energy targets, harnessing energy from all available resources including those... Read More about Performance of a vertical axis wind turbine under accelerating and decelerating flows..

Particle size effects on optimal sizing and lifetime of pipelines transporting multi-sized solid-liquid mixtures. (2013)
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KOLLÁR, L.E., MISHRA, R. and ASIM, T. 2013. Particle size effects on optimal sizing and lifetime of pipelines transporting multi-sized solid-liquid mixtures. Procedia CIRP [online], 11: proceedings of 2nd Through-life engineering services international conference 2013 (TESConf 2013), 5-6 November 2013, Cranfield, UK, pages 317-322. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2013.07.008

A life-cycle cost analysis model is developed in this study, to examine the effects of particle size distribution of the solid particles to be transported on the optimal sizing and lifetime of the pipelines used for transportation of solid-liquid mix... Read More about Particle size effects on optimal sizing and lifetime of pipelines transporting multi-sized solid-liquid mixtures..

Development of dithizone based fibre optic evanescent wave sensor for heavy metal ion detection in aqueous environments. (2013)
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BHAVSAR, K., PRABHU, R. and POLLARD, P. 2013. Development of dithizone based fibre optic evanescent wave sensor for heavy metal ion detection in aqueous environments. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 450: proceedings of the 17th Sensors and their applications, 16-18 September 2013, Dubrovnik, Croatia, article 012011. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/450/1/012011

Detection of highly toxic heavy metal ions requires rapid, simple, sensitive and selective detection methods in the environment. Optical fibre based sensing facilitates the remote, continuous and in-situ detection approaches in the environment. Herei... Read More about Development of dithizone based fibre optic evanescent wave sensor for heavy metal ion detection in aqueous environments..

Numerical simulation of 2D turbulent natural convection of humid air in a cavity filled with solid objects. (2013)
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IYI, D., HASAN, R. and PENLINGTON, R. 2013. Numerical simulation of 2D turbulent natural convection of humid air in a cavity filled with solid objects. Procedia engineering [online], 56: proceedings of 5th Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers (BSME) International conference on thermal engineering 2012 (ICTE 2012), held during 21-23 December 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pages 538-543. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.157

Natural convection flow in enclosures containing solid objects is important in the design of a wide range of industrial and engineering applications. Numerical calculations were performed for low turbulence double-diffusion convection for humid air i... Read More about Numerical simulation of 2D turbulent natural convection of humid air in a cavity filled with solid objects..

Goin' Holyrood? (2013)
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BAXTER, G., MARCELLA, R., CHAPMAN, D. and FRASER, A. 2013. Goin' Holyrood? A study of voters' online information behaviour when using parties' and candidates' websites during the 2011 Scottish Parliament election campaign. Procedia: social and behavioral sciences [online], 73: proceedings of the 2nd International conference on integrated information (IC-ININFO 2012), 30 August - 3 September 2012, Budapest, Hungary, pages 209-216. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.02.043

This paper reports the results of a study of voters' online behaviour conducted during the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election campaign. Here, 64 citizens of Aberdeen, North-east Scotland, were observed and questioned while they searched for, browse... Read More about Goin' Holyrood?.