Limits on the penetration of coiled tubing in horizontal oil wells: effect of the pipe geometry.
Journal Article
McCourt, I., & Kubie, J. (2005)
Limits on the penetration of coiled tubing in horizontal oil wells: effect of the pipe geometry. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 219(11), 1191-1197. https://doi.org/10.1243/095440605X32066
To carry out remedial work in oil wells through the production tubing string, a method using a continuous length of steel coiled tubing is used. In horizontal wells substantia...
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...
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...
On the penetration of tubular drill pipes in horizontal oil wells
Journal Article
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 ...
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...
A numerical study of the behaviour of a gas-liquid interface subjected to periodic vertical motion.
Journal Article
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...
One safeguard too many
Journal Article
Kubie, J. (2001)
One safeguard too many. Engineering Management, 11(2), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1049/em%3A20010208
To protect against accidents and their consequences, companies may take one of several courses of action. They can choose to do nothing, and live with an 'acceptable risk', or...