Engineering thesis and dissertation collection: Recent submissions
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Advanced bioprocessing strategies for optimised high-value isoprenoid production using microbial cell factories
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-07-29)Currently over 95% of transport fuels and most pharmaceutical products are derived from petroleum. Sustainable alternatives are critical to achieving net-zero emissions without detriment to quality of life. The blockbuster ... -
Investigation into Brain and Intracranial Structure Representations in FE Head Models
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-29)Concussion is a common injury within contact sports, carrying risks of life-long consequences. Over the past two decades, Finite Element Head Models (FEHM) have become a valuable tool in researching the intracranial effects ... -
Compact battery free implantable wireless medical device - antenna design and system integration
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-08-01)To ensure that a patient does not experience hypothermia, during surgery, the patient’s core body temperature is continuously monitored, when under general anaesthetic. As such, temperature monitoring and perioperative ... -
Data-driven frameworks for robust and interpretable damage detection in wind turbine blades
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-07-29)Wind energy has rapidly become one of the pillars of the energy transition generating more than 20% of the world’s renewable electricity in 2019. By the end of 2020, 743 GW of wind capacity had been installed globally. ... -
Unsteady lift on high-amplitude pitching aerofoils with massive flow separation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-07-29)The ability to accurately predict unsteady lift acting on an aerofoil in real-time when significant flow variations occur is important for a variety of applications such as manoeuvrability and control of small aerial and ... -
Interlaminar fracture behaviour of fibre reinforced powder epoxy composites
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-07-01)The aim of this work is to study delamination in fibre reinforced composites with applications in wind and tidal turbine blades. Powder epoxy composites are a very promising option for the manufacturing of large composite ... -
Study and optimisation of ultra-high temperature thermal insulation structures with application to thermal energy storage
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-07-01)Today, high capacity energy storage remains one of the major obstacles to an economical full-scale development of renewable energy technologies, without which hundred-percent decarbonised electricity grid, power and heating ... -
Circular cylinder in subsonic cross-flow at moderate Reynolds numbers: free and near-wall effects
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-30)The flow around a cylinder is a crucial engineering approximation and is well studied for a range of Reynolds numbers. However, the research into the effects of compressibility has lagged behind as a recent paper notes ... -
Detection and monitoring of the autophagy response in mammalian cells using Raman spectroscopy and machine learning
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-29)Autophagy is a highly conserved biological process in eukaryotic cells with an essential role in cellular homeostasis, where dysfunction in this process is a key factor in a multitude of diseases. To this end, accuracy and ... -
Design and development of catalytic hollow fibre-based reactors for methane emission abatement under extreme conditions
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-29)Natural gas is playing a key role in the decarbonisation of our energy system. This transition fuel is the cleanest fossil fuel and its combustion produces 50% less carbon dioxide than coal and 30% less than oil per unit ... -
Particle based method to include interstitial gas contribution to conductive heat transfer in dense granular systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-28)Roads are a key element of infrastructure connecting people, goods, and services. Increasing the sustainability of road construction helps balance the ecological impact of economic growth. Some road materials like hot mix ... -
Experimental study of the evaporation, interaction and deposition patterns from volatile droplets
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-27)Evaporation of sessile droplets and the driven particles self-assembly are a common phenomenon in daily life, which has many applications in manufacturing, medicine and cooling in micro/nano- electronmechanical systems ... -
Experimental and numerical study for the principal fire dynamics within thermally-thin bounded compartments (case study: informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-24)It is estimated that there are one billion people living in Informal Settlements (ISs) around the globe and that this number is increasing. Fire risks in ISs arise not just from poor infrastructure (e.g., lack of water or ... -
Thermal energy storage for renewable integration: a techno-economic analysis in the Chilean energy context
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-24)Chile has set ambitious targets to reach 100% renewable generation in the electric system and supply 80% of its heating with sustainable sources by 2050. The fulfilment of these goals brings new challenges for balancing ... -
Development of graphene-based microelectromechanical systems for acoustic sensing
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-24)Graphene has been considered to be a desirable material in the application of semiconductor devices for the next generation due to its outstanding electrical and mechanical properties. In this thesis, the research focuses ... -
Performance of pin-loaded carbon fibre reinforced polymer straps at elevated temperatures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-23)Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are ideal for demanding structural engineering applications which require high-strength, stiffness, and durability. This is particularly the case for carbon fibre-reinforced ... -
Investigations into CO2 immiscible displacements from pore scale to core scale
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-23)The flow of immiscible displacement in porous media is of great importance in many applications of subsurface transports, such as geological sequestration of CO2 in saline aquifers and depleted oil/gas fields, enhanced oil ... -
External fire spread from timber lined compartments
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-23)Mass timber or engineered timber products have become increasingly high profile in the past decade. They are advocated by the construction industry as structural elements, or elements of the building envelope that perform ... -
On-board hydrogen production using multifunctional catalytic hollow fibre-based reactors
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-22)Faced with the imminent depletion of fossil resources and the large environmental impact associated with their use, the 21st century society demands a gradual change from an economy based on fossil sources to one based ... -
Deep generative models for medical image synthesis and strategies to utilise them
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-17)Medical imaging has revolutionised the diagnosis and treatments of diseases since the first medical image was taken using X-rays in 1895. As medical imaging became an essential tool in a modern healthcare system, more ...
