Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone
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Marinelli, A., & Stewart, M. R. (2019)
Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale (Fracture and Structural Integrity), 13(50), 438-450. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.37
An experimental investigation of the mechanical and fracture characteristics of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone is undertaken, aiming at enhancing understanding of ...
Energy consumption and modelling of the climate control system in the electric vehicle
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Doyle, A., & Muneer, T. (2018)
Energy consumption and modelling of the climate control system in the electric vehicle. Energy Exploration and Exploitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598718806458
With the introduction of electric vehicles in the automobile market, limited information is available on how the battery’s energy consumption is distributed. This paper focuse...
End effect on determining shear modulus of timber beams in torsion tests
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Gharavi, N., Zhang, H., Xie, Y., & He, T. (2018)
End effect on determining shear modulus of timber beams in torsion tests. Construction and Building Materials, 164, 442-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.191
The end effect plays an important role in determining where the rotation measuring gauges should be located in a torsion test. A thorough review on the impact of end effect in...
Cellulose microfibrils as a pore former in electroless co-deposited anodes for solid oxide fuel cells.
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Turnbull, R. J., Shearer, N., & Wilson, C. (2017)
Cellulose microfibrils as a pore former in electroless co-deposited anodes for solid oxide fuel cells. ECS Transactions, 78(1), 1447-1456. https://doi.org/10.1149/07801.1447ecst
A study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of Cellulose Microfibrils (CMF) as a pore former in the manufacture of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) anodes using Electrole...
Weather impact on containership routing in closed seas: A chance-constraint optimization approach
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Kepaptsoglou, K., Fountas, G., & Karlaftis, M. G. (2015)
Weather impact on containership routing in closed seas: A chance-constraint optimization approach. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 55, 139-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2015.01.027
Weather conditions have a strong effect on the operation of vessels and unavoidably influence total time at sea and associated transportation costs. The velocity and direction...
Vibration Transient Detection of Broken Rotor Bars by PSH Sidebands
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Climente-Alarcon, V., Antonino-Daviu, J. A., Vedreno-Santos, F., & Puche-Panadero, R. (2013)
Vibration Transient Detection of Broken Rotor Bars by PSH Sidebands. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 49(6), 2576-2582. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2013.2265872
In recent years, the study of transients of induction motors for diagnosis purposes has gained strength in order to overcome some inherent problems of the classical diagnosis ...
Exact minimization of large fixed polarity dual form of reed-muller functions
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Yang, M., Xu, H., Wang, L. Y., Tong, J. R., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2007)
Exact minimization of large fixed polarity dual form of reed-muller functions. Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, 1931-1933. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSICT.2006.306532
Dual form of Reed-Muller (DFRM) expansions are implemented in OX/XNOR logic, which are based on the features of coincidence operation and are known as fixed polarity Canonical...
The role of renewable and non-renewable sources for meeting future UK energy needs
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Asif, M., Currie, J., & Muneer, T. (2007)
The role of renewable and non-renewable sources for meeting future UK energy needs. International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology, 1, 372-383. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNGEE.2007.016657
Provision of sufficient, affordable and secure energy is very crucial for modern economies. Countries across the world are facing energy challenges one way or the other. This ...
Comparison of aluminium and stainless steel built-in storage solar water heater
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Asif, M., Currie, J., & Muneer, T. (2007)
Comparison of aluminium and stainless steel built-in storage solar water heater. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 28, 293-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624407082390
This article provides the results and findings of an experimental work undertaken in Pakistan that aimed to compare the performance of stainless steel and aluminium make built...
Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme
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See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., & Excell, P. S. (2007)
Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 55(9), 1986-1994. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmtt.2007.904064
When modeling objects that are small compared with the wavelength, e.g., biological cells at radio frequencies, the standard finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method requir...