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  • Rawesat, Abdulwahab; Pilidis, Pericles (MDPI, 2024-02-22)
    In the quest for achieving decarbonisation, it is essential for different sectors of the economy to collaborate and invest significantly. This study presents an innovative approach that merges technological insights with ...
  • Pidou, Marc; Memon, Fayyaz Ali; Stephenson, Tom; Jefferson, Bruce; Jeffrey, Paul (Thomas Telford, 2007-01-01)
    Wastewater is an immense resource which could have significant applications in regions of water scarcity. Greywater has particular advantages in that it is a large source with a low organic content. Through critical analysis ...
  • Goteng, Gokop; Tiwari, Ashutosh; Roy, Rajkumar (2007-03-01)
    Grid Computing is fast gaining ground both within academia and the commercial sectors. It has shifted from its traditional scientific-based applications to serviceoriented problem solving environments for commerce and ...
  • Goteng, Gokop; Tiwari, Ashutosh; Roy, Rajkumar (Cranfield University Press, 2009-03-31)
    The emerging grid technology is defined as an infrastructure for secure and coordinated large-scale resource sharing. In this paper, we describe the architecture and grid services of DECGrid. DECGrid enables distributed ...
  • Boshier, G. C. (College of Aeronautics, 1967)
    An investigation has been made into the sequential control of a grinding machine using electro—pneumatic, ball valve and wall attachment switching elements. Each system has been tested on a grinding cycle simulator ...
  • Comley, Paul; Morantz, Paul; Shore, Paul; Tonnellier, Xavier (Technische Rundschau, Hallwag Publishers; 1999, 2011-04-21)
    The next generation of ground based telescopes require many hundreds of metre scale off-axis mirrors. In this paper the grinding of a 1.45m scale Zerodur® mirror segment for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) ...
  • Comley, Paul (Cranfield University, 2005-03)
    The introduction of high performance grinding machines in combination with the latest superabrasive technology has the potential to impact significantly on existing process chains. The aim of the research was to look at ...
  • Hillier, M. J. (College of Aeronautics, 1962-09)
    This report presents a review and extension of current grinding theory. Grinding operations are classified on the basis of (a) the cutting action of the grit, (b) the geometry of wheel and work, (c) the type of chip ...
  • Saghiri, Soroosh; Aktas, Emel; Mohammadipour, Maryam (Emerald, 2023-03-07)
    Purpose: Perishable inventory management for the grocery sector has become more challenging with extended omnichannel activities and emerging consumer expectations. This paper aims to identify and formalize key performance ...
  • Kusmarwanto, I. (Cranfield University, 1985-03)
    The effect of the ground on a rotor wake in forward flight has been investigated experimentally in the working section of an 8ft x Oft straight-through wind tunnel. A three bladed fully articulated rotor with a solidity ...
  • Lilley, G. M.; Spillman, J. J. (College of Aeronautics, 1960-05)
    The Whitham-Walkden theory for the estimation of the strength of shock waves at ground level from aircraft flying at supersonic speeds is applied to the case of a typical projected supersonic civil transport aeroplane. If ...
  • Dessena, Gabriele; Ignatyev, Dmitry I.; Whidborne, James F.; Pontillo, Alessandro; Zanotti Fragonara, Luca (MDPI, 2022-08-10)
    Beam-like flexible structures are of interest in many fields of engineering, particularly aeronautics, where wings are frequently modelled and represented as such. Experimental modal analysis is commonly used to characterise ...
  • Dessena, Gabriele; Ignatyev, Dmitry I.; Whidborne, James F.; Pontillo, Alessandro; Zanotti Fragonara, Luca (ICAS, 2022-11-28)
    The advancements in the aeronautical industry and research on materials and manufacturing methods in the last 70 years have been shifting the paradigm of wing design to high aspect ratio flexible wings. These wings can ...
  • Mehravar, M.; Yang, H.; Zhang, Wei; Webb, D. J. (SPIE, 2019-08-28)
    Optical fibre Bragg grating sensors inscribed in polymer optical fibre have been shown to be sensitive to the water content of the medium surrounding the fibre and this property has been applied, for example, to the ...
  • Hunter, Ruth F.; Rodgers, Sarah E.; Hilton, Jeremy (Taylor and Francis, 2022-09-20)
    Natural environments, such as parks, woodlands and lakes, have positive impacts on health and wellbeing. Urban Green and Blue Spaces (UGBS), and the activities that take place in them, can significantly influence the health ...
  • Nussbaumer, David; Sutton, Ian; Parker, Alison (MDPI, 2016-04-06)
    Groundwater management by water service providers in Lusaka, Zambia, includes borehole siting, drilling and on-going monitoring. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) and ...
  • Zhang, Jingqi; Hu, Hanjun; Chao, Jingbo; Tang, Yang; Wan, Pingyu; Yuan, Qipeng; Fisher, Adrian C.; Coulon, Frederic; Hu, Qing; Yang, Xiao Jin (Elsevier, 2021-10-22)
    In situ remediation of groundwater by zerovalent iron (ZVI)-based technology faces the problems of rapid passivation, fast agglomeration, limited range of pollutants and secondary contamination. Here a new concept of ...
  • Ignatyev, Dmitry I.; Shin, Hyo-Sang; Zolotas, Argyrios; Tsourdos, Antonios (Elsevier, 2021-11-18)
    Group Design Project (GDP) is a common education strategy in engineering. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, GDP cannot be fulfilled in a typical lab condition. The paper describes an example of delivering intensive ...
  • O'Brien, T (Wiley, 2013-07)
    Ecological modernization has established an important position in the field of environmental politics. The adoption of technocratic solutions to environmental challenges is attractive to policymakers. Ecological modernization ...