Dynamic structural design of offshore direct-drive wind turbine electrical generators.
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Jaen-Sola, P., McDonald, A. S., & Oterkus, E. (2018)
Dynamic structural design of offshore direct-drive wind turbine electrical generators. Ocean Engineering, 161, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.04.074
Direct-drive permanent magnet generators for multi-MW wind turbines are low speed high torque electrical machines requiring large, heavy and robust structures to maintain the ...
Numerical investigation for optimizing segmented micro-channel heat sink by Taguchi-Grey method
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Naqiuddin, N. H., Saw, L. H., Yew, M. C., Yusof, F., Poon, H. M., Cai, Z., & Thiam, H. S. (2018)
Numerical investigation for optimizing segmented micro-channel heat sink by Taguchi-Grey method. Applied Energy, 222, 437-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.186
• Novel segmented micro-channel heat sink has been designed. • CFD models have been developed to simulate the performance of the segmented micro-channel. • Enhanced the coolin...
Numerical investigation of a joint approach to thermal energy storage and compressed air energy storage in aquifers
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Guo, C., Zhang, K., Pan, L., Cai, Z., Li, C., & Li, Y. (2017)
Numerical investigation of a joint approach to thermal energy storage and compressed air energy storage in aquifers. Applied Energy, 203, 948-958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.030
Different from conventional compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems, the advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage (AA-CAES) system can store the compression heat ...
Exploring multi-objective trade-offs in the design space of a waste heat recovery system
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Mokhtar, M., Burns, S., Ross, D., & Hunt, I. (2017)
Exploring multi-objective trade-offs in the design space of a waste heat recovery system. Applied Energy, 195, 114-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.03.030
A waste heat recovery system (WHRS) is used to capture waste heat released from an industrial process, and transform the heat into reusable energy. In practice, it can be diff...
Finite Volume Computational Fluid Dynamics Package for Solving Convective Heat Transfer Cases
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Junaidi, H., Henderson, D., Grassie, T., Currie, J., & Muneer, T. (2008)
Finite Volume Computational Fluid Dynamics Package for Solving Convective Heat Transfer Cases. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 36(2), 92-112. https://doi.org/10.7227/ijmee.36.2.2
Computational fl uid dynamics (CFD) has brought a step change in the fi eld of fl ow analysis,
particularly in the areas of fl uid dynamics and heat transfer, which are intert...
Modelling of a low temperature differential Stirling Engine.
Journal Article
Robson, A., Grassie, T. & Kubie, J. (2006)
Modelling of a low temperature differential Stirling Engine. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 221, 927-943. doi:10.1243/09544062JMES631. ISSN 0954-4062
Abstract: A full theoretical model of a low temperature difference Stirling engine is developed in this paper.
The model, which starts from the first principles, gives a full ...