Engineering thesis and dissertation collection
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Spatially distributed microelectrode arrays in smart contact lenses: novel sensing designs, theory and methods
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-06-21)Smart contact lenses (SCLs) are a new class of wearable medical device set to revolutionise the way we approach healthcare. SCLs have been designed for functions such as active vision correction, drug delivery, display ... -
Towards implanted biosensors: methods for miniaturising and protecting peptide-based electrochemical sensors
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)There is real interest in developing selective and sensitive tools to detect protease activity; these play pivotal roles in cancer progression with changes in their amounts and types linked to several pathological processes ... -
Merging, spreading and jumping nanodroplets
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Droplet-based systems appear in various aspects of our daily lives: in understanding the process of atmospheric storm cloud formation -involving very large length and time scales; in determining the shelf life of emulsion-based ... -
Development of software for the simulation of marine operations and logistics
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Generating electricity from renewable energy sources is part of the solution to achieve the drastic reduction in anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide that is required to meet climate change objectives. The potential ... -
Multiphase flow modelling for enhanced oil and gas drilling and production
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)From the exploration to the abandonment of an oil and gas discovery, operators and engineers are constantly faced with the challenge of achieving the best commercial potential of oil fields. Although the petroleum engineering ... -
Hybrid rotational femtosecond/picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy of nitrogen at high pressures and temperatures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)In this thesis, the use of two-beam hybrid rotational femtosecond/picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (HR-CARS) for temperature measurements in nitrogen gas at high pressures (1-70 atm) and temperatures ... -
Kinetic model of a CO2 recycling rotary adsorption wheel for gas turbine power plants with carbon capture
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The selective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) upstream of post-combustion capture processes can greatly reduce both the size of equipment and capital costs by process intensification. For combined cycle gas turbine ... -
Complex dynamics of solid-fluid systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The focus of this thesis was the investigation of the complex dynamics of solid-fluid systems. These systems are of great industrial importance, such as in methane clathrate formation in sub-sea pipelines. As well as being ... -
Quantifying and reducing uncertainty in tidal energy yield assessments
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-03-19)Tidal stream energy has the potential to contribute to a diverse future energy mix. As the industry moves towards commercialisation and array scale deployment, there is an opportunity to better understand the uncertainties ... -
Synchrophasor-based predictive control considering optimal phasor measurement unit placements methods
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)A blackout is the total collapse of an electric power grid, due to the inability to balance load demand and power generation. Blackouts generally develop from a series of unattended voltage stability problems, stemming ... -
Cartilage tissue engineering: pioneering new approaches for the development of bioactive scaffolds with anatomically relevant morphologies
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Progressive pathological changes in osteoarthritis are attributed to the fact that articular cartilage has a lack of vasculature, limiting its ... -
Novel rotational effects of granular intruders in dense granular systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)In the present numerical work, it is demonstrated that the flow generated by the rotation of an intruder with a circular cross-section fully immersed within a dry granular system compacted by gravity generates a lift force, ... -
Pitching paddles, hydraulic PTOs and shallow water waves: the development of a coupled non-linear modelling approach for WEC design
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-05-05)Investor confidence in the wave energy industry has been eroded by the collapse of forerunners who went “too big too quickly” and relied on models that were developed primarily for other industries such as Oil & Gas. The ... -
Design and fabrication of soft circuit elements and integrated soft electronic systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Soft systems are machines that are chiefly fabricated with soft (highly compliant) materials. These soft machines often take inspiration from biology, mimicking the softness and flexibility of organisms, like the octopus, ... -
Cavitation dynamics of surface nanobubbles
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Cavitation is the fluid phenomenon where a bubble of gas or vapour can spontaneously form in a liquid in response to a local drop or variation in pressure. Unlike bubbles formed from other types of processes such as boiling, ... -
Computational modelling of separation processes for green continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally implemented batch manufacturing for the production of a wide range of products due to its mature technological development and ability for recall of products where necessary. ... -
Independent speed control of tidal turbine rotors in an array
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)A novel control strategy is proposed for the control of two fixed pitch tidal turbines subjected to discrete flow speeds whilst interconnected in an array. It is suggested that reliability will be increased by locating ... -
Blast loading effects on externally strengthened concrete structures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Concrete is a commonly used construction material in both civil and military infrastructures. Over the last few decades, it has been widely demonstrated that the use of externally bonded fibre reinforced composites (FRP) ... -
Numerical simulation and characterization of site specific tidal flow turbulence
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The main area of study of this thesis was to research the effect of the bathymetry (the topography of the ocean floor) on the turbulent nature of a tidal energy site by way of high-resolution computational fluid dynamics ... -
Evaluating the Way2Production SolFlex350 Digital Light Projection 3D printer as a fabrication technology for microfluidics
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Development of microfluidic devices for automated cell culture and integrated experiments offers a valuable evolution of biological laboratory practice. The strengths of 3D printing – versatile fabrication, low-cost and ...
