All Outputs (6)

Optimising Electrical Power Supply Sustainability Using a Grid-Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System—An NHS Hospital Case Study (2021)
Journal Article
Kahwash, F., Barakat, B., Taha, A., Abbasi, Q. H., & Imran, M. A. (2021). Optimising Electrical Power Supply Sustainability Using a Grid-Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System—An NHS Hospital Case Study. Energies, 14(21), Article 7084. https://doi.org

This study focuses on improving the sustainability of electrical supply in the healthcare system in the UK, to contribute to current efforts made towards the 2050 net-zero carbon target. As a case study, we propose a grid-connected hybrid renewable e... Read More about Optimising Electrical Power Supply Sustainability Using a Grid-Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System—An NHS Hospital Case Study.

Integration and optimisation of high-penetration Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for fulfilling electrical and thermal demand for off-grid communities (2021)
Journal Article
Kahwash, F., Maheri, A., & Mahkamov, K. (2021). Integration and optimisation of high-penetration Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for fulfilling electrical and thermal demand for off-grid communities. Energy Conversion and Management, 236, Article 114035.

The recent steep decline in the cost of PV panels and wind turbines provides an opportunity to utilise Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRES) to fulfil thermal loads as well as the electrical demand. Two coupled system architectures are proposed and... Read More about Integration and optimisation of high-penetration Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for fulfilling electrical and thermal demand for off-grid communities.

Enhancing thermal conductivity of paraffin wax 53–57 °C using expanded graphite (2019)
Journal Article
Kenisarin, M., Mahkamov, K., Kahwash, F., & Makhkamova, I. (2019). Enhancing thermal conductivity of paraffin wax 53–57 °C using expanded graphite. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 200, Article 110026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110

The latent heat thermal storage using Phase Change Materials (PCMs) is one of the essential aspects to be addressed for rapid expansion of utilisation of Renewable Energy sources and waste heat. The major disadvantage of PCMs, deployed in such therma... Read More about Enhancing thermal conductivity of paraffin wax 53–57 °C using expanded graphite.

Dynamic simulation of machining composites using the explicit element-free Galerkin method (2018)
Journal Article
Kahwash, F., Shyha, I., & Maheri, A. (2018). Dynamic simulation of machining composites using the explicit element-free Galerkin method. Composite Structures, 198, 156-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.05.034

Machining operations are performed on composite parts to obtain the final geometry. However, machining composites is challenging due to their low machinability and high cost. Numerical modelling of machining presents a valuable tool for cost reductio... Read More about Dynamic simulation of machining composites using the explicit element-free Galerkin method.

An Investigation into the Dependency of Cutting Forces on the Volume Fraction and Fibre Orientation during Machining Composite Materials (2017)
Journal Article
Kahwash, F., Shyha, I., & Maheri, A. (2017). An Investigation into the Dependency of Cutting Forces on the Volume Fraction and Fibre Orientation during Machining Composite Materials. Materials Science Forum, 882, 61-65. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scienti

This paper presents an empirical force model quantifying the effect of fibre volume fraction and fibre orientation on the cutting forces during orthogonal cutting of unidirectional composites. Glass fibre plates and high speed steel cutting tools are... Read More about An Investigation into the Dependency of Cutting Forces on the Volume Fraction and Fibre Orientation during Machining Composite Materials.

Meshfree formulation for modelling of orthogonal cutting of composites (2017)
Journal Article
Kahwash, F., Shyha, I., & Maheri, A. (2017). Meshfree formulation for modelling of orthogonal cutting of composites. Composite Structures, 166, 193-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.01.021

The Element-Free Galerkin method (EFG) is a prominent member of the meshfree methods family. In this work, EFG is utilised to simulate the orthogonal cutting process of unidirectional composites. The mathematical model is derived from the weak form o... Read More about Meshfree formulation for modelling of orthogonal cutting of composites.