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Heavy oil production has drawn more and more attention in petroleum industry. The amount of heavy oil in the world is twice more than the conventional oil (low
viscosity), which has been consumed rapidly from the past. ...
Abdulnabi, I. O. N.(Cranfield University, 2008-04)
There are five M.O.L. Centrifugal pumps “Main Oil Line” in Ghani oil field for
transporting crude oil from Ghani oil field to Joffra oil field at a distance of about 81.25
miles (130Km) then from Joffra oil field to Ras ...
The topic of this thesis is Aircraft Icing and Aircraft Icing and Thermo-Mechanical Expulsion De-icing Technology. The main objectives are to investigate aircraft icing meteorology and effects on aircraft, ice protection ...
The present study investigated the impact of a number of assessor characteristics upon the relative contribution of individual assessor ratings to the final assessment centre decision. Berger, Cohen and Zelditch (1966) ...
Kaduoka, Carlos Yoshihiro(Cranfield University, 2016-12)
The evolution of the airport business is demonstrated by airports that are adopting
new business strategies and commercial models, which allow them to be, for
example, service providers instead of real-estate managers, ...
It is widely acknowledged that bearing failures are the primary reason for
breakdowns in rotating machinery. These failures are extremely costly,
particularly in terms of lost production. Roller bearings are widely used ...
Geometrical parameterisation has an important role in the aircraft design process due to its impact on the computational efficiency and accuracy in evaluating different configurations. In the early design stages, an aircraft ...
Renewable energy is an environmentally friendly alternative to the use of fossil fuels. In
response to reducing the dependency on fossil fuels, the European Wind Energy Association
(EWEA) has made a policy to increase ...
Gas turbine design needs of high-speed turbomachinery whose layout is organised in
compressor-turbine pairs mechanically linked by concentric shafts. The mechanical
failure of a shaft leads to compressor-turbine decoupling ...
The aerodynamic integration of an aero-engine intake system with the airframe
can pose some notable challenges. This is particularly so for many military air-
craft and is likely to become a more pressing issue for both ...
The combat aircraft and the gas turbine engine interact with one another. These
interactions have become of even greater significance than previously due to the fact
that the modern aircraft have increased requirements ...
With an increased urgency for global action towards climate change mitigation,
this research was undertaken with the aim of evaluating post-combustion CO2
capture as an emission abatement strategy for gas-fired power ...
Botrytis species affect over 300 host plants in all climate areas of the world, at both pre
and post-harvest stages, leading to significant losses in agricultural produce. Therefore,
the development of a rapid, sensitive ...
There are many pieces of flight deck research on general use of written English language
technical information and problem solving using technical documentation. Contributory
causes of aircraft accidents have been due ...
The aim of this study is to propose an alternative approach in prognostics for
airborne avionics system in order to enhance maintenance process and aircraft
availability. The objectives are to analyse the dependency of ...
Due to the growing transport needs in emerging economies and recent success of
the low-cost airlines, the demand for short/medium-haul aeroplanes is increasing.
Within the next twenty years, the existing single-aisle ...
A novel design axial flow cyclonic separator called I-SEP was tested with an extensive set of experiments using air-water two phase flow mixture at atmospheric pressure. These experiments provided valuable data on the ...
The method of electrodeless conductivity measurement using two coils wound on toroidal ferrite cores in close proximity, coupled by the induced current in the electrolyte and operating in the audio range of frequencies has ...
The following reports on the past four years of work to examine the feasibility, sustainability and economic viability of developing a renewable, greenhouse-gas-neutral, liquid biofuel for commercial aircraft.
The sharp ...
Dharmaraj Ram Manohar, Ravi Shankar(Cranfield University, 2013-05)
The adoption of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) is widely seen as an
interim solution for the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Within a PHEV,
determining the required energy storage capacity of the battery ...