Engineering thesis and dissertation collection
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Experimental investigation of the structural evolution of trans-critical fluid interfaces
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-24)This thesis applies simultaneous laser diagnostics to steady, rotationally symmetric, laminar jets of fluoroketone injected into a high-pressure and high-temperature vessel with the goal to unambiguously identify interface ... -
Development of pyroelectric sensor integrated with two-dimensional transistor
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-23)Progress in the complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS) integrated circuit technology and the acceptance of silicon based microelectronics have revolutionised the electronics world. Advancement in human endeavour ... -
Diode pumped liquid crystal lasers
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-22)Liquid crystal (LC) lasers have received much interest in photonics research for over twenty years. Their self-organising micro-scale structure, emission wavelengths spanning the visible spectrum and low thresholds offer ... -
Remediation of potentially toxic elements using live, nuisance macroalgae
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-17)Rapid industrialisation over the last century has led to the rise of complex pollution issues in freshwater and marine environments. Pollutants from industrial, domestic, and municipal sources include antibiotics, nutrients, ... -
Parametric investigation of the fire development in parallel plate systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-16)The factors which influence the rate of fire growth for a parallel plate system of dissimilar materials are investigated. This work has been undertaken within the context of cladding fires and this defines the scope of the ... -
Zinc oxide nanowires integrated with flexible polymer energy harvester devices for biomedical applications
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-15)Flexible piezoelectric energy harvester devices for biomedical applications have been developed and characterized using different encapsulation polymers and ZnO NW growth patterns. A flexible piezoelectric energy harvester ... -
Temporal reasoning in manufacturing planning
(The University of Edinburgh, 2008-10-22)The primary aim of this thesis is to develop a robust and efficient temporal reasoning tool, directly associated with a CAD/CAM system. Thus time can be treated as a fourth dimensional variable along with the 3D geometrical ... -
Kinetic energy based rheology for granular materials
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-03)Granular materials represent the most abundant form of matter on earth and are most simply described as a collection of a large numbers of interacting solid particulates (often referred to as grains or simply particles). ... -
Diagnostics and analytical modelling for permanent-magnet synchronous machines
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-21)This dissertation proposes a novel diagnostic technique that utilises two air-gap search-coils which couple magnetically only under faulty conditions and can detect all the faults occurring in permanent-magnet machines. ... -
Stress and strain fluctuations in crystal microplasticity: stochastic modelling and statistical analysis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-11-29)Plastic deformation on the microscale differs from the macroscopic plasticity in two respects: (i) the flow stress of small samples depends on their size (ii) the scatter of plasticity increases significantly. In this ... -
Full scale friction resistance of rough marine surfaces
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-20)This thesis aims to delineate a methodology for the estimate of added viscous drag by roughness of coated surfaces at full scale ship condition. Most of the current approaches rely on formulations that correlate the geometry ... -
In situ recovery of the anticancer drug “paclitaxel” and its precursors from engineered yeast and plant cells using different macro-porous resins
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-19)The production and recovery of valuable natural products (NPs) with economic and social interest from different natural sources is on the agenda of several research institutes, governments and industries. The recovery and ... -
Real-time optimization via a multiple model approach
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-12)Industrial processes are run with a set of operating conditions which determine the profitability and safety of the plant. Therefore, it is important to optimize the process to find the best operating conditions which ... -
Deep learning processing and interpretation of ground penetrating radar data using a numerical equivalent of a real GPR transducer
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-11)Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a popular non-destructive electromagnetic (EM) technique that is used in diverse applications across different fields, most commonly geophysics and civil engineering. One of the most common ... -
Data-driven damage identification with wavelet energy features
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-10)Vibration-based damage identification is an important topic in structural health monitoring (SHM). Some recent studies have demonstrated that the wavelet energy features contain detailed information which can be highly ... -
Development of microfluidic devices for the separation of blood plasma from capillary samples
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-28)Point-of-care devices have the potential to revolutionise healthcare as we know it. Sensing platforms capable of performing clinical tests rapidly and at the site of a patient can facilitate early diagnoses and enable ... -
Promotional effects of alkali and alkaline earth metals on metal oxide-based catalysts in glycerol upgradation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-20)Upgrading glycerol into value-added products (i.e. glycerol carbonate) has been considered as a promising strategy which not only alleviates the extensive accumulation of glycerol caused by the rapidly growth of the biodiesel ... -
Development of carrier-free nanodrugs for anticancer therapy
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-17)Many anti-cancer drugs are hydrophobic, and this requires the use of organic solvents for their clinical administration, resulting in inefficient therapies and side effects including cardiotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, ... -
Fatigue life reassessment of monopile-supported offshore wind turbine structures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-14)The UK has seen a rapid growth of the offshore wind industry over the past two decades, from a single 4MW project commissioned in 2000 to more than 11GW installed capacity in the UK waters by 2022. The majority of existing ... -
Fire risk associated with photovoltaic installations on flat roof constructions: experimental analysis of fire spread in semi-enclosures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-13)An increase of photovoltaic (PV) installations facilitated by a significant cost reduction give rise to the utilization of commercial flat roof constructions, as unexploited surfaces elevated above ground level are ideal ...
