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Tool Life Analysis When Turning Ti-6Al-4V Using Vegetable oil-based Cutting Fluid (2017)
Book Chapter
Gariani, S., Shyha, I., Jackson, C., & Inam, F. (2017). Tool Life Analysis When Turning Ti-6Al-4V Using Vegetable oil-based Cutting Fluid. In S. Debnath (Ed.), Manufacturing Sciences and Technologies VII (36-40). Trans Tech Publications

This paper details experimental results when turning Ti-6Al-4V using water-miscible vegetable oil-based cutting fluid. The effects of coolant concentration and working conditions on tool flank wear and tool life were evaluated. L27 fractional factori... Read More about Tool Life Analysis When Turning Ti-6Al-4V Using Vegetable oil-based Cutting Fluid.

Combining Forward and Reverse Osmosis for Shale Gas Wastewater Treatment to Minimize Cost and Freshwater Consumption (2017)
Book Chapter
Salcedo-Díaz, R., Ruiz-Femenia, R., Carrero-Parreño, A., Onishi, V. C., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2017). Combining Forward and Reverse Osmosis for Shale Gas Wastewater Treatment to Minimize Cost and Freshwater Consumption. In A. Espuña, M. Graells, & L. Puigjaner (Eds.), 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (2725-2730). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63965-3.50456-6

One of the challenges for the future of the shale gas production industry is the water management due to the large demand of water for wells drilling and fracturing and the high volumes of liquid effluent produced. On-site treatment is a convenient o... Read More about Combining Forward and Reverse Osmosis for Shale Gas Wastewater Treatment to Minimize Cost and Freshwater Consumption.

Multistage Membrane Distillation for the Treatment of Shale Gas Flowback Water: Multi-Objective Optimization under Uncertainty (2017)
Book Chapter
Carrero-Parreño, A., Onishi, V. C., Ruiz-Femenia, R., Salcedo-Díaz, R., Caballero, J. A., & Reyes-Labarta, J. A. (2017). Multistage Membrane Distillation for the Treatment of Shale Gas Flowback Water: Multi-Objective Optimization under Uncertainty. In A. Espuña, M. Graells, & L. Puigjaner (Eds.), 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (571-576). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63965-3.50097-0

In this work, we analyze the effect of shale gas well data uncertainty on the multi-objective optimization of a multistage direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) model. The uncertain parameters, flowrate and salt concentration of the flowback wa... Read More about Multistage Membrane Distillation for the Treatment of Shale Gas Flowback Water: Multi-Objective Optimization under Uncertainty.

Optimal Shale Gas Flowback Water Desalination under Correlated Data Uncertainty (2017)
Book Chapter
Onishi, V. C., Ruiz-Femenia, R., Salcedo-Díaz, R., Carrero-Parreño, A., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2017). Optimal Shale Gas Flowback Water Desalination under Correlated Data Uncertainty. In A. Espuña, M. Graells, & L. Puigjaner (Eds.), 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (943-948). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63965-3.50159-8

Optimal flowback water desalination is critical to improve overall efficiency and sustainability of shale gas production. Nonetheless, great uncertainty in well data from shale plays strongly hinders the design task. In this work, we introduce a new... Read More about Optimal Shale Gas Flowback Water Desalination under Correlated Data Uncertainty.

Multi-Objective Optimization of Renewable Energy-Driven Desalination Systems (2017)
Book Chapter
Onishi, V. C., Ruiz-Femenia, R., Salcedo-Díaz, R., Carrero-Parreño, A., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2017). Multi-Objective Optimization of Renewable Energy-Driven Desalination Systems. In A. Espuña, M. Graells, & L. Puigjaner (Eds.), 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (499-504). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63965-3.50085-4

Environmental impacts related to increasing greenhouse gas emissions and depletion of fossil-fuel reserves and water resources are major global concerns. In this work, we introduce a new multi-objective optimization model for simultaneous synthesis o... Read More about Multi-Objective Optimization of Renewable Energy-Driven Desalination Systems.

Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications (2017)
Book Chapter
See, C. H., Saleh, A., Alabdullah, A. A., Hameed, K., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Jones, S., & Majeed, A. H. (2018). Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications. In I. Elfergani, A. Hussaini, J. Rodriguez, & R. Abd-Alhameed (Eds.), Antenna Fundamentals for Legacy Mobile Applications and Beyond (191-209). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63967-3_10

Over the last decade, significant research effort has been devoted to enhance the isolation between multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna elements. This has led to offer several solutions, which in terms of band calcifications may be categori... Read More about Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications.

Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications (2017)
Book Chapter
See, C. H., Oguntala, G. A., Shuaieb, W., Noras, J. M., & Excell, P. S. (2018). Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications. In I. Elfergani, A. Hussaini, J. Rodriguez, & R. Abd-Alhameed (Eds.), Antenna Fundamentals for Legacy Mobile Applications and Beyond (39-52). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63967-3_2

This chapter will present and analyse a compact and dual frequency inverted L-F antennas for the operating frequency bands to meet the requirement for IEEE 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth and ZigBee standards; the optimal design providing a compromise between... Read More about Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications.

Changing Hats: From Academics to Entrepreneurs (2017)
Book Chapter
Bica, M., Sathyan, S., Aleksandrova, I., Dziobczenski, P., Alimohammadisagvand, B., & Mokammel, F. (2017). Changing Hats: From Academics to Entrepreneurs. In Y. Neuvo, E. Ormala, & M. Kuikka (Eds.), Bit Bang 9: Entrepreneurship (87-123). Aalto University

Metal Bioaccumulation by Plants in Roadside Soils: Perspectives for Bioindication and Phytoremediation (2017)
Book Chapter
Novo, L. A. B., Onishi, V. C., Bernardino, C. A. R., & da Silva, E. F. (2017). Metal Bioaccumulation by Plants in Roadside Soils: Perspectives for Bioindication and Phytoremediation. In N. A. Anjum, S. Singh Gill, & N. Tuteja (Eds.), Enhancing Cleanup of Environmental Pollutants, Volume 1: Biological Approaches (215-230). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55426-6_10

Traffic-related metal pollution is a serious worldwide concern. Roadside soils are constantly subjected to the deposition of metals released by tailpipe gases, vehicle parts, and road infrastructure components. These metals, including platinum group... Read More about Metal Bioaccumulation by Plants in Roadside Soils: Perspectives for Bioindication and Phytoremediation.

A Scottish perspective on timber offsite construction (2017)
Book Chapter
Hairstans, R., & Sanna, F. (2017). A Scottish perspective on timber offsite construction. In Offsite Architecture: Constructing the future. Routledge

This Chapter exemplifies the recent advancements in Scottish offsite construction through the research work carried out at the Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures (COCIS) at Edinburgh Napier University, Institute for Sustainable C... Read More about A Scottish perspective on timber offsite construction.

An update on grading timber for structural use (2017)
Book Chapter
Mansfield-Williams, H., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). An update on grading timber for structural use. In TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2017 (148-155)

The quality of timber varies and, while we have little control over tree growth compared to industrial manufacturing processes, we do know many of the factors that influence wood properties. Both the species and the growth region are important since... Read More about An update on grading timber for structural use.

Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution (2017)
Book Chapter
Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2017). Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution. In Building Information Modelling, Building Performance, Design and Smart Construction (31-44). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50346-2_3

Circular economy is quickly gaining momentum across numerous research fields. The founding principles of circular economies lie in a different perspective on, and management of, resources under the idea that an ever-growing economic development and p... Read More about Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution.