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Optical efficiency study of PV crossed compound parabolic concentrator (2012)
Journal Article
Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2013). Optical efficiency study of PV crossed compound parabolic concentrator. Applied Energy, 102, 868-876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.052

Static solar concentrators present a solution to the challenge of reducing the cost of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) by reducing the area of solar cells. In this study a 3-D ray trace code has been developed using MATLAB in order to determi... Read More about Optical efficiency study of PV crossed compound parabolic concentrator.

Design of nonimaging static solar concentrator for window integrated photovoltaic (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2012, April). Design of nonimaging static solar concentrator for window integrated photovoltaic. Presented at 8th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems: CPV-8, Toledo, Spain

The focus of this research is to develop a solar concentrator for the purpose of building integration which is compact, static and, at the same time, able to collect maximum solar energy. The novel concentrator is designed to be used in Window Integr... Read More about Design of nonimaging static solar concentrator for window integrated photovoltaic.

Modelling of a vibro-impact capsule system (2012)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E., & Yu, H. (2013). Modelling of a vibro-impact capsule system. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 66, 2-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2012.09.012

The model of a vibro-impact capsule system is studied in this paper to provide a fundamental understanding of its dynamics for potential medical and engineering applications. The system consists of a capsule having a main body which interacts with an... Read More about Modelling of a vibro-impact capsule system.

Diagnosis of faults in induction generators under fluctuating load conditions through the instantaneous frequency of the fault components (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vedreno-Santos, F., Riera-Guasp, M., Henao, H., & Pineda-Sanchez, M. (2012, September). Diagnosis of faults in induction generators under fluctuating load conditions through the instantaneous frequency of the fault components. Presented at 2012 XXth International Conference on Electrical Machines

This paper introduces a methodology for
improving the reliability of diagnosis of different types of
faults in wound rotor induction generators which works under
variable load conditions; the method is based on the extraction
of the Instantaneous... Read More about Diagnosis of faults in induction generators under fluctuating load conditions through the instantaneous frequency of the fault components.

Vibration transient detection of broken bars by PSH sidebands (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Climente-Alarcon, V., Antonino-Daviu, J., Vedreno-Santos, F., & Puche-Panadero, R. (2012, September). Vibration transient detection of broken bars by PSH sidebands. Presented at 2012 XXth International Conference on Electrical Machines

Abstract:
In recent years, the study of transients of induction motors for diagnosis purposes has gained strength in order to overcome some inherent problems of the classical diagnosis of such machines, which uses Fourier analysis of steady-state qu... Read More about Vibration transient detection of broken bars by PSH sidebands.

Scottish cinema – myth and reality from Hollywood to Holyrood. (2012)
Book Chapter
MacPherson, R. (2012). Scottish cinema – myth and reality from Hollywood to Holyrood. In E. Bell, & N. Mitchell (Eds.), Directory of World Cinema: Britain. Intellect ltd

Introductory essay on Scottish Cinema for Scotland section of Directory of World Cinema: Britain

Creative use of BIPV materials: barriers and solutions (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerrouche, A., Hardy, D., Blekastad, S., Roaf, S., & Richards, B. (2012, September). Creative use of BIPV materials: barriers and solutions. Paper presented at 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany

Inventive use of photovoltaic (PV) materials in architecture can be developed through use of PV in artworks. This is particularly important in increasing the uptake of building-integrated building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), by developing novel... Read More about Creative use of BIPV materials: barriers and solutions.

Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers (2012)
Thesis
Munoz-Frigola, J. Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5694

Loudspeaker research has been carried out for many years and some of the latest developments involve a panel to produce the sound. Using panels to produce sound offers many possible advantages – for example, it is possible to create sound using a win... Read More about Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers.

Maritime clusters: concept, trends and case studies. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cullinane, K. (2012, September). Maritime clusters: concept, trends and case studies. Presented at Developing a Knowledge-Based Marine Economy

A maritime cluster can be defined as the agglomeration (coming together) or grouping of related business activities to achieve some form of synergy and economic gain. Such a cluster will certainly have some sort of physical manifestation associated w... Read More about Maritime clusters: concept, trends and case studies..

Nanorod-based glucose sensor. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
La Spada, L., Iovine, R., Bilotti, F., & Vegni, L. (2012, September). Nanorod-based glucose sensor. Presented at Metamaterials '2012: The Sixth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russia

In this paper, a metamaterial-based sensor consisting of an array of nanorods is proposed. An analytical model, describing the electromagnetic response of the nanorods, is proposed. Such model is verified through the comparison to full-wave numerical... Read More about Nanorod-based glucose sensor..

A low-profile ultra-wideband modified planar inverted-f antenna (2012)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Hraga, H. I., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., McEwan, N. J., Noras, J. M., & Excell, P. S. (2013). A low-profile ultra-wideband modified planar inverted-f antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 61(1), 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2012.2216494

A miniaturized modified planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is presented and experimentally studied. This antenna consists of a planar rectangular monopole top-loaded with a rectangular patch attached to two rectangular plates, one shorted to the ground... Read More about A low-profile ultra-wideband modified planar inverted-f antenna.

The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A., & Zhang, J. (2012, July). The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2012)

This paper presents details of the experimental method and test results from a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus and shear strength of solid timber joist. The variation of shear modulus within and between test samples,... Read More about The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists.

Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A., Chui, Y., & Smith, I. (2012, July). Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering

Floors with repetitive parallel wood joists overlain by wood panel sheathing behave as orthotropic two-way structures since their along-joist stiffness is much higher than across-joist stiffness. Due to this orthotropy, they have a tendency to produc... Read More about Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors..