This thesis reports on flame-wall interaction (FWI) and flame-cooling-air interaction (FCAI), and shows that they can directly impact exhaust CO emission ([CO]_exh). These conclusions are determined through the application ...

In today’s age of rapid technological advancement, there is an extensive choice of advertising channels available to marketing practitioners. From traditional offline channels to burgeoning online channels, the options and ...

An adaptive cruise control (ACC) is designed to schedule the velocity of a vehicle whilst maintaining an adequate distance to a vehicle in front. Subject to this distance requirement, the velocity control problem can show ...

The advances in surgical instruments have played a significant role in the reduction of surgical trauma on patients. The evolution of surgical applications to the current popular approaches of minimally invasive surgery ...

Iterative learning control (ILC) is an advanced control algorithm that achieves tracking of the desired reference trajectory through repetitions without using the precise knowledge of the dynamic systems. In a feed-forward ...

This thesis presents a model to optimise the operation of a small-scale, grid-connected, hybrid power plant in deterministic and stochastic frameworks. The model minimises the total cost of supplying electricity from a ...

In this dissertation, we present the first measurements of two-dimensional (2-D) energy spectra of the streamwise velocity component (u) in high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layers. The measurements in the logarithmic ...

Previous research has demonstrated the potential of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) for producing wood particle based biocomposites. By disturbing wood particle structure and reducing cellulose crystallinity, wood ...

In power systems around the world, substantial quantities of Variable Renewable Generation (VRG) sources such as wind and solar are being introduced. Challenges arise from increasing VRG as it is characterised by significant ...

This thesis details the results of a research effort both to acquire sufficiently-resolved velocity and vorticity vector time-series in turbulent wall-bounded flows, as well as to use the acquired data to juxtapose two ...