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Comparative strength and stability analysis of conventional and lighter composite flexible risers in ultra-deep water subsea environment. (2022)
Journal Article
NAMMI, S.K., GUPTA, R. and PANCHOLI, K. [2022]. Comparative strength and stability analysis of conventional and lighter composite flexible risers in ultra-deep water subsea environment. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: journal of process mechanical engineering [online], OnlineFirst. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089221144394

The hybrid flexible risers have a multi-layered structure and use thermoplastic composite for the pressure and tensile armour. In contrast, a conventional flexible riser uses heavier carbon steel as armour which significantly contributes to its weigh... Read More about Comparative strength and stability analysis of conventional and lighter composite flexible risers in ultra-deep water subsea environment..

Effects of titanium oxide and graphene as nano-fillers on the thermal conductivity of biobased phase change materials as latent thermal heat storage. (2022)
Journal Article
HASBI, S., NORAZMAN, N. and SAHARUDIN, M.S. 2023. Effects of titanium oxide and graphene as nano-fillers on the thermal conductivity of biobased phase change materials as latent thermal heat storage. Materials today: proceedings [online], 75(1): proceedings of the 2022 Innovative manufacturing, mechatronics and material forum (iM3F 2022), pages 181-187. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.426

Biobased phase change materials (BPCMs) have attracted much attention as they offer proper melting temperature, high heat capacity, non-corrosive, low cost, and are abundantly available. However, the BPCMs have a low thermal conductivity which limits... Read More about Effects of titanium oxide and graphene as nano-fillers on the thermal conductivity of biobased phase change materials as latent thermal heat storage..

Characteristics of gas transport through inorganic ceramic membranes as porous media using air and nitrogen. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
IGBAGARA, W., HASHM, I.A., AISUENI, F., OGUNLUDE, P., RAMALAN, M., OGOUN, E., ASIM, T. and GOBINA, E. 2022. Characteristics of gas transport through inorganic ceramic membranes as porous media using air and nitrogen. In Proceedings of the 2nd International congress on scientific advances 2022 (ICONSAD'22), 21-24 December 2022, [virtual conference]. Turkey: ICONSAD [online], pages 417-425. Available from: https://en.iconsad.org/_files/ugd/1dd905_c45aeddf416d497e93113f00f465739b.pdf

Permeation experiments have been conducted using porous ceramic membranes having different pore sizes of 200nm and 6000nm respectively. Air and N2 gases were used as the characterizing fluids and experiments were carried out at temperatures of 20 C,... Read More about Characteristics of gas transport through inorganic ceramic membranes as porous media using air and nitrogen..

Knudsen number sensitivity to pressure drop in a nanoscale membrane. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
RAMALAN, M.M., PRABHU, R., HASHM, I., OGUNLUDE, P., AISUENI, F., ABUNOMAH, O. and GOBINA, E. 2022. Knudsen number sensitivity to pressure drop in a nanoscale membrane. In Proceedings of the 2nd International congress on scientific advances 2022 (ICONSAD'22), 21-24 December 2022, [virtual conference]. Turkey: ICONSAD [online], pages 276-281. Available from: https://en.iconsad.org/_files/ugd/1dd905_c45aeddf416d497e93113f00f465739b.pdf

According to the kinetic theory of gases, gas molecules are in constant random motion and frequently collide with one another and with the walls of their container. They continuously experience changes in velocity and direction. Between collisions, m... Read More about Knudsen number sensitivity to pressure drop in a nanoscale membrane..

Gas diffusion, transport characteristics and modelling in porous membrane systems with application for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
AISUENI, F., RAMALAN, M., ABUNUMAH, O., OGUNLUDE, P., ORAKWE, I., OGOUN, E., GIWA, A., SHEHU, H. and GOBINA, E. 2022. Gas diffusion, transport characteristics and modelling in porous membrane systems with application for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. In Proceedings of the 2nd International congress on scientific advances 2022 (ICONSAD'22), 21-24 December 2022, [virtual conference]. Turkey: ICONSAD [online], pages 144-157. Available from: https://en.iconsad.org/_files/ugd/1dd905_c45aeddf416d497e93113f00f465739b.pdf

Fuel cells convert chemical energy in electrical energy and heat by consuming typically hydrogen and oxygen and producing water as the main by-product. This is achieved by reducing hydrogen at the anode (left hand side) and oxidising oxygen at the ca... Read More about Gas diffusion, transport characteristics and modelling in porous membrane systems with application for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells..

Pipeline leakage detection and characterisation with adaptive surrogate modelling using particle swarm optimisation. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
ADEGBOYE, M.A., KARNIK, A., FUNG, W.-K. and PRABHU, R. 2022. Pipeline leakage detection and characterisation with adaptive surrogate modelling using particle swarm optimisation. In Proceedings of the 9th International conference on soft computing and machine intelligence 2022 (ISCMI 2022), 26-27 November 2022, Toronto, Candada. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 129-134. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/iscmi56532.2022.10068436

Pipelines are often subject to leakage due to ageing, corrosion, and weld defects, and it is difficult to avoid as the sources of leakages are diverse. Several studies have demonstrated the applicability of the machine learning model for the timely p... Read More about Pipeline leakage detection and characterisation with adaptive surrogate modelling using particle swarm optimisation..

An evaluation of the morphological, microstructural and mechanical behaviour of the glass fibre/HDPE thermoplastic composite pipe. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
OKOLIE, O., NJUGUNA, J. and FAISAL, N. 2022. An evaluation of the morphological, microstructural and mechanical behaviour of the glass fibre/HDPE thermoplastic composite pipe. Presented at 2022 Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering 2022, 21 November 2022, Edinburgh, UK.

Composite pipes are increasingly being used as an alternative solution to conventional metal-based pipes. This development is in response to significant corrosion failures with the metallic pipes and enables better decision making especially for the... Read More about An evaluation of the morphological, microstructural and mechanical behaviour of the glass fibre/HDPE thermoplastic composite pipe..

Enhancing the appearance of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) through the application of traditional symbols: a case study. (2022)
Journal Article
AWUKU, S.A., BENNADJI, A. MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and SELLAMI, N. 2022. Enhancing the appearance of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) through the application of traditional symbols: a case study. AIP conference proceedings: proceedings of 3rd International conference on energy and power 2021 (ICEP 2021), 18-20 November 2021, Chiang Mai, Thailand [online], 2681, article 020050. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0114941

Over the past years, advanced renewable technologies such as Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) has transformed to become more efficient, reliable, less costly and attractive. A migration to Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) and push for Green B... Read More about Enhancing the appearance of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) through the application of traditional symbols: a case study..

Manufacturing defects in thermoplastic composite pipes and their effect on the in-situ performance of thermoplastic composite pipes in oil and gas applications. (2022)
Journal Article
OKOLIE, O., LATTO, J., FAISAL, N., JAMIESON, H., MUKHERJI, A. and NJUGUNA, J. 2023. Manufacturing defects in thermoplastic composite pipes and their effect on the in-situ performance of thermoplastic composite pipes in oil and gas applications. Applied composite materials [online], 30(1), pages 231-306. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-022-10066-9

Thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP), which are a form of fibre reinforced thermoplastic pipes, have proven benefits such as being lightweight and non-corrosive. However, during manufacturing, certain defects are induced because of certain parameters,... Read More about Manufacturing defects in thermoplastic composite pipes and their effect on the in-situ performance of thermoplastic composite pipes in oil and gas applications..

Dynamic analysis of closed die electromagnetic sheet metal forming to predict deformation and failure of AA6061-T6 alloy using a fully coupled finite element model. (2022)
Journal Article
KHAN, Z., KHAN, M., YOOK, S.-J., KHAN, A., YOUNAS, M., ZAHIR, M.Z. and ASAD, M. 2022. Dynamic analysis of closed die electromagnetic sheet metal forming to predict deformation and failure of AA6061-T6 alloy using a fully coupled finite element model. Materials [online], 15(22), article 7997. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15227997

This research presents a fully coupled 3D numerical model to analyse the dynamics of high-speed electromagnetic forming process for aluminium alloy AA6061-T6. The effect of Lorentz force distribution, velocity and kinetic energy on deformation, the b... Read More about Dynamic analysis of closed die electromagnetic sheet metal forming to predict deformation and failure of AA6061-T6 alloy using a fully coupled finite element model..

Numerical prediction of the effect of thermal plume of a standing human on the airborne aerosol flow in a room: assessment of the social distancing rule. (2022)
Journal Article
HOSSAIN, M., CHINENYE-KANU, N., FAISAL, N.H., PRATHURU, A., ASIM, T. and BANIK, S. [2022]. Numerical prediction of the effect of thermal plume of a standing human on the airborne aerosol flow in a room: assessment of the social distancing rule. Aerosol science and engineering [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-022-00165-2

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the dispersion of droplet nuclei/aerosol which are produced during coughing and continuous talking in order to quantify the risk of infection due to airborne disease transmission. Methods: A three-d... Read More about Numerical prediction of the effect of thermal plume of a standing human on the airborne aerosol flow in a room: assessment of the social distancing rule..

Effect of stator blades on the startup dynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine. (2022)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., SINGH, D., SIDDIQUI, M.S. and MCGLINCHEY, D. 2022. Effect of stator blades on the startup dynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine. Energies [online], 15(21), 8135. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218135

Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are omni-directional, low-cost, low-efficiency wind power extractors. A conventional drag-based VAWT consists of multiple thin rotor blades with a typical peak Tip Speed Ratio (λ) of less than 1. Their lower cut-in... Read More about Effect of stator blades on the startup dynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine..

Combustion characterization of hybrid methane-hydrogen gas in domestic swirl stoves. (2022)
Journal Article
LIU, X., ZHU, G., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2022. Combustion characterization of hybrid methane-hydrogen gas in domestic swirl stoves. Fuel [online], 333(Part 2), article 126413. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126413

Combustion of hybrid natural gas (methane) and hydrogen mixture in domestic swirl stoves has been characterized using hot-state experiments and numerical analysis. The detailed combustion mechanism of methane and hydrogen (GRI-Mech 3.0) has been simp... Read More about Combustion characterization of hybrid methane-hydrogen gas in domestic swirl stoves..

Developing a virtual engineering lab using ADDIE model. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
AMISH, M. 2022. Developing a virtual engineering lab using ADDIE model. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes a project in RGU's School of Engineering that aims to develop a complete learning management product that will aim to address the limitations of hands-on laboratories and meet students' growing expectation for seamless integrati... Read More about Developing a virtual engineering lab using ADDIE model..

University-employer partnerships: petroleum engineering work-based learning models using adopted Merrill's first principles of instruction. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
AMISH, M. 2022. University-employer partnerships: petroleum engineering work-based learning models using adopted Merrill's first principles of instruction. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes models for work-based learning used by the petroleum engineering industry, in partnership with the RGU School of Engineering. The reasoning and impact of such models are evaluated, and reflections made on their benefits.

Developing a technology to design a collaborative online project-based learning model. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
AMISH, M. 2022. Developing a technology to design a collaborative online project-based learning model. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes a project that aimed to develop technology that would support the design of collaborative online project-based learning within the RGU School of Engineering. Project-based learning is reported to help students develop soft skill... Read More about Developing a technology to design a collaborative online project-based learning model..

RGU ECHO work in progress. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
HOSSAIN, M. and MCGOWAN, J. 2022. RGU ECHO work in progress. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The mental health (MH) and wellbeing (MW) of higher education students is a subject that has increased in visibility in recent years. The evidence available for students as a population indicates: higher risk of poor mental wellbeing; the challenging... Read More about RGU ECHO work in progress..

The role of video aids in online teaching: engineering design as a case study. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
ABOLLE, J. and IYALLA, I. 2022. The role of video aids in online teaching: engineering design as a case study. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The use of video aids has long been the subject of argument in pedagogic research (Hamel et al. 2019). With the recent shift from face-to-face to a more blended mode of teaching due to COVID, it is clear that video aids should be an inevitable part o... Read More about The role of video aids in online teaching: engineering design as a case study..

Weathering the storm. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
WORK, F. and the RGU INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE PROJECT GROUP. 2022. Weathering the storm. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Resilient Learning Communities is the 2020-2023 sector-wide QAA Enhancement theme (QAA 2020), with a specific aim to improve the student learning experience. QAA Enhancement themes involve institutions, staff and students working together to share pr... Read More about Weathering the storm..

Application of thermal spray coatings in electrolysers for hydrogen production: advances, challenges, and opportunities. (2022)
Journal Article
FAISAL, N.H., PRATHURU, A., AHMED, R. et al. 2022. Application of thermal spray coatings in electrolysers for hydrogen production: advances, challenges, and opportunities. ChemNanoMat [online], 8(12), article number e202200384. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202200384

Thermal spray coatings have the advantage of providing thick and functional coatings from a range of engineering materials. The associated coating processes provide good control of coating thickness, morphology, microstructure, pore size and porosity... Read More about Application of thermal spray coatings in electrolysers for hydrogen production: advances, challenges, and opportunities..