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A value engineering analysis of timber windows

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Asif, M., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2005)
A value engineering analysis of timber windows. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, 26(2), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1191/0143624405bt122oa
Cost effectiveness of products and services has become very important in today’s highly competitive market. The customer needs a product that accomplishes its required functio...

Sustainability analysis of window frames

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Asif, M., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2005)
Sustainability analysis of window frames. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, 26(1), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1191/0143624405bt118tn
The characteristics of the frame materials have significant impacts on the properties of a window. A window itself plays a crucial role in determining the overall energy perfo...

A design tool for predicting the performances of light pipes

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Jenkins, D., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2005)
A design tool for predicting the performances of light pipes. Energy and Buildings, 37(5), 485-492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.09.014
Light pipes are simple means of directing daylight (diffuse and direct light) into interior spaces. Previous work by the authors described the initial work on a luminous flux ...

On the penetration of tubular drill pipes in horizontal oil wells

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McCourt, I., Truslove, T., & Kubie, J. (2004)
On the penetration of tubular drill pipes in horizontal oil wells. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 218(9), 1063-1081. https://doi.org/10.1243/0954406041991233
To carry out remedial work in oil wells through the production tubing string, a method using a continuous length of steel tubing or coiled tubing is used. Furthermore, coiled ...

A study of transient processes in a closed vessel due to injection of hot liquid sprays

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Valha, J., Lewis, J., & Kubie, J. (2004)
A study of transient processes in a closed vessel due to injection of hot liquid sprays. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 47(12-13), 2877-2882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.01.005
An experimental study to investigate the transient processes which occur when hot liquid spray droplets are suddenly injected into a gas contained in a closed chamber was repo...

Thermal modelling and optimisation of heat transfer in a high temperature theatre luminaire.

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Anderson, D. E., Truslove, T. E. & Kubie, J. (2003)
Thermal modelling and optimisation of heat transfer in a high temperature theatre luminaire. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 217, 1039-1048. doi:10.1243/095440603322407272. ISSN 0954-4062
A computational fluid dynamics model has been developed to predict the thermal performance of high-temperature theatre luminaires. The theoretical results are in good agreemen...

Heat transfer: a problem solving approach.

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Muneer, T., Kubie, J., & Grassie, T. (2002)
Heat transfer: a problem solving approach. Taylor & Francis
A core task of engineers is to analyse energy related problems. The analytical treatment is usually based on principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, b...

Penetration of tubulars into horizontal oil wells

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McCourt, I., Truslove, T., & Kubie, J. (2002)
Penetration of tubulars into horizontal oil wells. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 216(12), 1237-1245. https://doi.org/10.1243/095440602321029472
Penetration of tubulars into horizontal oil wells is investigated in this work. Locking of the tubulars by frictional forces alone is modelled by inserting small diameter rubb...

A numerical study of the behaviour of a gas-liquid interface subjected to periodic vertical motion.

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Valha, J., Lewis, J. S. & Kubie, J. (2002)
A numerical study of the behaviour of a gas-liquid interface subjected to periodic vertical motion. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 40, 697-721. doi:10.1002/fld.370. ISSN 0271-2091
A numerical study has been undertaken to examine the behaviour of a gas liquid interface in a vertical cylindrical vessel subjected to a sinusoidal vertical motion. The comput...

A review of vehicular emission models and driving cycles

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Esteves-Booth, A., Muneer, T., Kubie, J., & Kirby, H. (2002)
A review of vehicular emission models and driving cycles. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 216(8), 777-797. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544060260171429
This article reviews the latest and relevant work on both vehicular emission models and driving cycles. The three main types of emission models, namely emission factor models,...

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Investigation of land use planning and its impacts on the performance of the transport system using GIS

2009 - 2015
Mohammed Al-Ali | Director of Studies: Prof Wafaa Saleh | Second Supervisor: Dr Andrew MacIver

An evaluation of the use of combination techniques in improving forecasting accuracy for commercial property cycles in the UK

2009 - 2014
Arvydas Jadevicius | Director of Studies: Dr Andrew Brown

Wind resource assessment: statistical and computational fluid dynamic analysis

2008 - 2012
Wind is an important source of renewable energy and is widely available, despite the changing condition. In recent years a...
Wahid Irshad | Director of Studies: Dr Keng Goh | Second Supervisor: Prof Jorge Kubie

Investigation into the fitness of the Emirati Technical Vocational Education and Training to the needs of the local construction industries

2008 - 2013
Omar Alaidarous | Director of Studies: Prof Naren Gupta

Design and modelling of a photovoltaic driven fan solar air heater for drying woodchips in Scotland

2006 - 2011
Andres Clemente | Director of Studies: Dr Tom Grassie | Second Supervisor: Prof Jorge Kubie

Modelling the energy resource for buildings and the use of appropriate low carbon technologies

2006 - 2011
Aymeric Girard | Director of Studies: Prof Tariq Muneer | Second Supervisor: Prof Jorge Kubie

The effect of injection mould surface finish on the ejection of plastics product

2005 - 2014
The development and fabrication injection of moulding tools is complex and demands highly skilled personal. The research...
Alias Mohd | Director of Studies: Colin Hindle | Second Supervisor: Mike Barker

Cleaning and restoring old masonry building - investigations of physical and chemical characteristics of masonry stones and clay bricks during cleaning

2005 - 2014
Humayun Reza | Director of Studies: Prof Naren Gupta | Second Supervisor: Ben Zhang

Development of a new manufacturing method of electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells

2005 - 2010
William Waugh | Director of Studies: Alan Davidson | Second Supervisor: Mike Barker

Thick film electronic ceramic sensors for civil structures health monitoring

2004 - 2011
Saad Jabir | Director of Studies: Prof Naren Gupta

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