Browsing PhD, EngD, MPhil and MSc by research theses (SAS) by Title

Browsing PhD, EngD, MPhil and MSc by research theses (SAS) by Title

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  • Barriers to energy reduction in manufacturing 
    Lunt, Peter A. V. (Cranfield University, 2012-11)
    Sustainability has become an important part of the culture of most organisations, with shareholders and customers demanding that companies operate in an environmentally responsible way. This research focuses specifically ...
  • Benchmarking best practices in aerospace sector for the qualification and validation of medical devices 
    Chen Chen, Hao (Cranfield University, 2012-09)
    The validation stage in the development of a medical device plays a critical role as it demonstrates that the new product meets all the functional, reliability and quality requirements of both customer and regulatory ...
  • Benchmarking risk management practice within the water utility sector 
    MacGillivray, Brian H. (Cranfield University, 2006-12)
    Explicit approaches to risk analysis within the water utility sector, traditionally applied to occupational health and safety and public health protection, are now seeing broader application in contexts including corporate ...
  • Best practice indicators for new product development at universities 
    Iglesias Bares, Belen (Cranfield University, 2014-02)
    It is public domain that the development of new products is a crucial activity for business success. Since new product development (NPD) is only conceived as a process within the industry environment, nearly all of the ...
  • Better safe than sorry: towards appropriate water safety plans for urban self supply systems 
    Kilanko-Oluwasanya, Grace Olutope (Cranfield University, 2009-11)
    Self Supply Systems (SSS) can be defined as privately owned household level water sources. The research focus is on urban self supply hand dug wells in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Self supply wells serve an estimated 45% of ...
  • Bioaerosol emissions from open windrow composting facilities : emission characterisation and dispersion modelling improvements 
    Douglas, Philippa (Cranfield University, 2013-06)
    Bioaerosol emissions from open windrow composting facilities are becoming of increasing concern due to the negative health effects associated with bioaerosols, and the fact that emissions from open windrow facilities are ...
  • Bioaerosol release from composting facilities 
    Mohamed Taha, M. P. B (Cranfield University, 2005-10)
    The use of composting is expected to increase dramatically due to its economic and environmental benefits. For public health protection, regulators and licensing authorities are requesting risk assessments to be conducted ...
  • Biogas enhancement with membranes 
    McLeod, Andrew J. (Cranfield University, 2014-04)
    Biogas is generated during anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge at wastewater treatment works (WWTW) and consists of approximately 50-70 % methane (CH4) balanced primarily by carbon dioxide (CO2). It is commonly ...
  • Biology and management of freesia flower specking caused by Botrytis cinerea 
    Darras, Anastasios I. (Cranfield University, 2003)
    There is no published research regarding postharvest infection of freesia flowers by Botrytis cinerea. Although, infection problems have concerned freesia growers and wholesalers in recent years. The overall objectives ...
  • Biomass thermal conversion : pelletisation of lignocelluloses and the effect on the gasification process 
    Kallis, Kyriakos Xenofon (Cranfield University, 2012-03)
    Agricultural residues and energy crops constitute an important part of the energy chain although they are not being used extensively in the energy generation processes since they are associated with disadvantages such ...
  • Biotic and Abiotic Controls on Calcium Carbonate Formation in Soils 
    Versteegen, Audrey (Cranfield University, 2010)
    Over half of the carbon (C) taking part in the global C cycle is held in terrestrial systems. Because of the sensitivity of the C cycle to changes in such soil-based pools of carbon, it is important to understand the ...
  • Biowaste and vegetable waste compost application to agriculture 
    Kokkora, Maria I. (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Applied Sciences, 2008-03)
    The landfilling of biodegradable waste is proven to contribute to environmental degradation. Compost use in agriculture is increasing as both an alternative to landfilling for the management of biodegradable waste, as well ...
  • A bottom-up lean implementation study at a Malaysian automotive parts manufacturer 
    Chay, Tick Fei (Cranfield University, 2014-04)
    The aim of this research was to investigate shop floor employees’ involvement (including supervisory staffs) in lean implementation or Kaizen activities at a Malaysian automotive parts manufacturer leading in lean; and ...
  • Brand associations as a design driver 
    Kefallonitis, E. G. (Cranfield University, 2004)
    This thesis presents an exploratory study over the constructive parameters of an 'emerging' brand through consumer associations. Streams of research for brand study, academic and business practice, were brought together ...
  • Business process optimisation using an evolutionary multi-objective framework 
    Vergidis, K. (Cranfield University, 2008-11)
    In response to the increasingly volatile and competitive environment, organisations are examining how their core business processes may be redesigned in order to improve business performance and market responsiveness. ...
  • CAD interface and framework for curve optimisation applications 
    Munaux, Olivier (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, 2004-09)
    Computer Aided Design is currently expanding its boundaries to include more design features in its processes. Design is identified as an iterative process converging to solutions satisfying a set of constraints. ...
  • CAP-DAIRY: computer aided planning of dairy farms 
    Rodrigues, Luiz Henrique Antunes (Cranfield University, 1995-09)
    A linear programming (LP) model has been developed (CAP-DAIRY) to describe the grass utilisation and feeding system on a dairy farm. It links several components of the system and optimizes the system as a whole. The model ...
  • Capturing and assessing the chemical milling process capability 
    Sun, Yuhui (Cranfield University, 2011-01)
    In order to support the chemical milling process decision making on the new product producing, a process capability model is developed. The model uses process factors, capability measures and the assessing methods to ...
  • Carbon dioxide utilisation in anaerobic digesters as an on-site carbon revalorisation strategy 
    Bajón Fernández, Yadira (Cranfield University, 2014-11)
    The increasing carbon footprint of the water and organic waste sectors has led to water utilities to voluntarily include carbon mitigation approaches within their strategic plans and to an increase in research aimed at ...
  • The carbon storage benefits of agroforestry and farm woodlands 
    Upson, Matthew A. (Cranfield University, 2014-07)
    Planting trees on agricultural land either as farm woodlands or agroforestry (trees integrated with farming) is one option for reducing the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Trees store carbon as biomass, and may increase ...

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