This thesis aims at identifying the opportunities for saving energy, which are available to those working within the final link of the UK food system (i. e. at, or in relation to, the points of consumption). Substantia ...

The assessment of room air movements, in all but elementary cases, relies on investigations using either full-size mock-ups or scaled models. Temperature considerations severly limit the maximum geometric scale factor. A ...

It is indeed seldom that a specialised subject can be considered independently. Usually it is allied to and embodied in a systematic sequence of principles, and its field is generally an integral part of a ...

The design of a water based thermal store for use in a domestic central heating system has been investigated theoretically, experimentally and numerically. The transient operation of the store during both the space ...

The origin of the wind-turbine is discussed and its subsequent development reviewed. Various types of sail wind-turbine are described and their advantages and different types detailed. Their appropriateness for driving ...