Security assessment of importing solar electricity for the EU
Journal Article
Asif, M., Currie, J., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2009)
Security assessment of importing solar electricity for the EU. Journal of the Energy Institute, 82(2), 102-105. doi:10.1179/014426009x394008
Prosperity in any society is subject to an adequate and consistent provision of energy. It is crucial
to adopt an energy strategy with least dependence on vulnerable energy su...
A design guide for performance assessment of solar light-pipes
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2002)
A design guide for performance assessment of solar light-pipes. Lighting Research and Technology, 34(2), 149-168. https://doi.org/10.1191/1365782802li041oa
Due to an increasing demand for an improvement in environmental conditions for living and a need for energy saving, development of daylight exploitation products has accelerat...
A review of vehicular emission models and driving cycles
Journal Article
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,...
A value engineering analysis of timber windows
Journal Article
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...
Heat transfer: a problem solving approach.
Book
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...
Sustainability analysis of window frames
Journal Article
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
Journal Article
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 ...
Design of a PV driven low flow solar domestic hot water system and modelling of the system collector outlet temperature.
Journal Article
Grassie, T., MacGregor, K., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2002)
Design of a PV driven low flow solar domestic hot water system and modelling of the system collector outlet temperature. Energy Conversion and Management, 43, 1063-1078. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0196-8904%2801%2900090-5
The system under consideration comprises a new freeze tolerant flat plate collector connected directly to a domestic hot water storage tank. Water is circulated by means of a ...
The teaching of thermodynamics today.
Book
Bartlett, R., & Kubie, J. (2015)
The teaching of thermodynamics today. In M. W. Collins, R. C. Dougal, C. Koenig, & I. S. Ruddock (Eds.), Kelvin, Thermodynamics and the Natural World; WIT Transactions on State of the Art in Science and Engineering, 261-271. WITPRESS LTD. doi:10.2495/978-1-84564-149-8/011
Although there are several robust theories of ‘thermodynamics’ operating very successfully over a range of different disciplines, for example, biology, chemistry, geoscience, ...
A study of transient processes in a closed vessel due to injection of hot liquid sprays
Journal Article
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...