The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials
Conference Proceeding
Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., & Barreto, D. (2017)
The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods. , (253-264). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1926-5_29
The mechanical response of granular material depends both on the material properties (e.g. stiffness, anisotropy, permeability, etc.) and particle geometry (shape, roughness, ...
An investigation of possible improvements in accuracy of regressions between diffuse and global solar irradiation.
Journal Article
Clarke, P., Munawwar, S., Davidson, A., Muneer, T. & Kubie, J. (2007)
An investigation of possible improvements in accuracy of regressions between diffuse and global solar irradiation. Building Service Engineering Research and Technology. 28, 189-197. doi:10.1177/0143624407076907
Horizontal hourly and sub-hourly diffuse and beam irradiance are required for the estimation of global irradiance on a given tilted surface. This information is used by engine...
Harmonic errors associated with the use of choppers in optical experiments.
Journal Article
Benjamin, K., Armitage, A. & South, R. B. (2006)
Harmonic errors associated with the use of choppers in optical experiments. Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation. 39, 764-770. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2006.02.008. ISSN 0263-2241
Rotating chopper wheels are used to modulate optical radiation in many experimental systems, typically for measuring the frequency response of an optical system. The assumptio...
Performance and modelling of a PV driven transpired solar air heater.
Conference Proceeding
Grassie, T. (2006)
Performance and modelling of a PV driven transpired solar air heater. ISBN 904963731
Life cycle assessment of a medium-sized photovoltaic facility at a high latitude location
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Younes, S., Lambert, N., & Kubie, J. (2006)
Life cycle assessment of a medium-sized photovoltaic facility at a high latitude location. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 220(6), 517-524. https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509jpe253
Performance of a 160 m 2 photovoltaic installation at the Napier University's Merchiston Campus, situated 3 km from Edinburgh's city centre, is presented. The alternative curr...
Inherent optical properties of the Irish Sea and their effect on satellite primary production algorithms.
Journal Article
Martinez-Vicente, V., Tilstone, G. H., Smyth, T. J., Gowen, R. J., & Groom, S. B. (2005)
Inherent optical properties of the Irish Sea and their effect on satellite primary production algorithms. Journal of plankton research, 27(11), (1127-1148). doi:10.1093/plankt/fbi075. ISSN 1464-3774
Three cruises were conducted in the Irish Sea during May, June and July 2001 to determine the variability in inherent optical properties (IOP), photo physiological parameters ...
Thermal modelling and optimisation of heat transfer in a high temperature theatre luminaire.
Journal Article
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...