Engineering thesis and dissertation collection
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Predicting failure of dynamic offshore cables by insulation breakdown due to water treeing
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The offshore wind industry has progressed from traditional fixed bottom platforms for the wind turbines to be installed on, to having floating platforms. This allows access to wind resources further offshore that were ... -
Corrosion and biofouling of offshore wind monopile foundations
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The impact of corrosion and biofouling on offshore wind turbines is considered to be a key issue in terms of operation and maintenance (O&M) which must be better addressed. Early design assumptions for monopile ... -
Novel compact antenna designs for future wireless communication systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-07-10)Wireless and mobile devices are becoming packed with more applications that require an increasing number of communication technologies as well as a constant desire for size reduction. Ideally, every single communication ... -
Increasing the penetration of renewable energy through community energy projects. An economic approach based on biform games
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)In 2014, the Chilean government promulgated the Law 20,571. This law gives to regulated clients, mainly residential electricity customers, the right to produce energy/electricity for self-consumption and sell any surplus ... -
Coordination of distributed battery energy storage systems in networks with high penetration of photovoltaics
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The use of battery energy storage system (BESS) in the electricity grid is growing in popularity as a major player in facilitating the integration to greater levels of renewable energy sources (RES) into the electricity ... -
Time-domain simulations of marine operations and their application to the offshore renewable energy sector
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-02-06)In the coming decades, offshore renewable energy is expected to play a crucial role in the decarbonisation of global electricity supply essential for limiting anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to an acceptable level. ... -
Blast wave propagation in confined spaces and its action on structures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-02-10)The safety of both military personnel and equipment in unstable regions has for a long time been a major issue and concern. Protective shelters with multiple configurations have been widely used to meet safety requirements. ... -
Electrical impedance tomography for real-time 3D tissue culture monitoring
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-02-13)Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an emerging image technique that can image the spatial conductivity distribution in the sensing area by generating an electric field and measuring the induced boundary voltages. With ... -
Energy efficient and low complexity techniques for the next generation millimeter wave hybrid MIMO systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-31)The fifth generation (and beyond) wireless communication systems require increased capacity, high data rates, improved coverage and reduced energy consumption. This can be potentially provided by unused available spectrum ... -
Development of an integrated complex 3D fluidic device assembled from fully characterised functional blocks: Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics analysis as a case study
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-31)The work presented in this thesis demonstrates a new approach to the design of integrated uidic devices. Most `lab-on-a-chip' are in fact `chips-in-a-lab'. The equipment used to operate them, such as microscopes and ... -
Anti-biofouling strategy for operators: a systems approach for the tidal energy industry
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-11)For a tidal energy operator, reducing costs and increasing reliability are paramount to delivering competitive renewable energy. This can be done in part by considering anti-biofouling solutions: the reduction, removal ... -
Development and validation of direct contact gas liquid heat exchange for energy storage
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Decarbonisation of the electrical grid, necessitated by international targets to limit further global warming, will require a steadily increasing penetration of non-dispatchable intermittent renewable electricity generation ... -
Adsorption for desalination, cooling and generation of electricity from low-grade heat
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-30)Two thirds of all primary energy are converted into waste heat causing thermal pollution and economic loss. The heat is emitted at different temperatures, but most of it is 100 °C and below, where it is more difficult ... -
CCell wave energy converter: optimisation of paddle manufacture and design
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-17)This thesis investigates the optimisation of the structural design and manufacture of the fibre-reinforced composite components of the CCell wave energy converter. An innovative solution was required to maximise the power ... -
Modelling the relative risk of large fires across the informal settlements of Cape Town
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019)Home to an estimated 1 billion people globally, informal settlements are urban environments that are subject to a high risk of extensive fire spread. Their dense layouts and light, combustible building materials often ... -
Highway bridges in fire: characterisation of fire loading and structural behaviour
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-02-02)In bridge design, extreme hazards have been considered as design loads for years, including wind, earthquake, snow, and floods; but fire hazard is not usually considered in the design process. However, severe fire accidents ... -
Investigating the micromechanics of granular soils subjected to cyclic loading using discrete element method
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-18)he soil experiences millions of load cycle from nature, i.e., earthquake or many geo-engineering structures are subjected to cyclic loading during normal operation, e.g., renewable offshore wind turbines are likely to ... -
Model-based reconstruction of accelerated quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-18)Quantitative MRI refers to the determination of quantitative parameters (T1,T2,diffusion, perfusion etc.) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The ’parameter maps’ are estimated from a set of acquired MR images using a ... -
Sedimentation dynamics in Waste Stabilization Ponds and implications for helminth eggs removal
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-09)Helminthic infections pose significant worldwide public health challenges, and standard therapy includes mass drug administration (for de-worming) and three monthly vaccinations. However, research suggests that improved ... -
Flow velocity mapping in a circular experimental wave/current basin with small scale underwater acoustic tomography method
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-29)Several researches normally use the rectangle tank for ocean device testing in laboratory trails. Rectangle experimental tanks, however, can only generate normalized flow in one or some fixed directions with limited ...
