Engineering, School of: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Human neutrophil elastase phenotyping: classifying neutrophils by function with novel imaging agents
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-27)This thesis describes approaches taken to classify the functionally diverse neutrophil by its different functions in a live-cell imaging tool. Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) cleaves over 30 substrates, its release is ... -
Data-driven operations and maintenance for offshore wind farms: tools and methodologies
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-21)Offshore wind assets have reached multi-GW scale and additional capacity is being installed and developed. To achieve demanding cost of energy targets, awarded by competitive auctions, the operations and maintenance (O&M) ... -
Shaping drops with magnetic fields
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-23)The control of small volumes of fluids (or drops) is important for a wide range of applications, including lab-on-chip devices, where drops are transported and merged for sensing and chemical mixing; liquid lenses, where ... -
Advanced sparse sampling techniques for accelerating structural and quantitative MRI
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-16)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has become a routine clinical procedure for the screening, diagnosis and treatment monitoring of various clinical conditions. Although MRI has highly desirable properties such as being ... -
Structural behaviour of cross-laminated timber elements in fires
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-26)Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a comparatively novel engineered material consisting of timber boards that are arranged in layers of alternating directions and bonded with adhesives. It is increasingly the material of ... -
Study of MIMO techniques for optical wireless communications
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)With its huge spectral resource, optical wireless communication (OWC) has emerged as a promising complementary technology to the radio frequency (RF) communication systems. OWC provides data communications for a variety ... -
Acoustic tomography imaging for atmospheric temperature and wind velocity field reconstruction
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-06)Owing to its non-invasive nature, fast imaging speed, low equipment cost, scalability for a variety of measurement ranges, and ability to simultaneously monitor both temperature and wind velocity fields, acoustic tomography ... -
Practical implementation of multiple-input multiple-output visible light communication systems
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-06)Wireless data transmission occurs everywhere and the global data traffic is growing rapidly. Current radio frequency (RF) spectrum resource is becoming saturated and our current RF based wireless communication system ... -
Production and optimisation of molten salt compatible micro- and nanoelectrodes for enhanced electroanalysis in LiCl-KCl Eutectic
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)The unique properties of molten salts have made their utilisation in a variety of industrial processes indispensable. Many of these benefits make them an attractive option for the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. In ... -
Numerical modelling of superconducting power cables with second generation high temperature superconductors
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)The advancements made in the manufacturing technology have made the second-generation high-temperature superconducting (2G HTS) applications increasingly appealing for the power transmission industry. The 2G HTS materials, ... -
Modelling power systems in a long-term power shortage
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)This thesis proposes and analyses decision support models for power systems operating in chronic power shortage conditions. Mostly these power systems exist in Sub-Saharan Africa, but other countries, for example Pakistan, ... -
Coupled hybrid modelling for fire engineering
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Due to time and cost constraints, fire engineers typically curtail the domain of analysis when carrying out quantitative assessments using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based fire modelling. This could embody ... -
Development of a solar powered refrigeration system: Stirling-cycle based
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Solar refrigeration has been tirelessly studied since the 1970s. Yet, no renewable technology has been superior to the conventional grid powered technology for household applications. However, Photovoltaic (PV) powered ... -
Transforming acoustic hologram with CMOS Active Matrix Drivers
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Acoustic holograms facilitate biocompatible, contactless 3-D manipulations of nanometer to micron-scale particles and particle groups. This has the potential to permit many biomedical applications, notably including ... -
Limpet: a multi-sensing robotic platform for monitoring offshore energy platforms
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Abstract: The oil and gas industry faces increasing pressure to remove people from dangerous offshore environments for health and safety reasons, and to look for more cost-effective and safer methods for inspection, ... -
Characterisation of trabecular bone behaviour under impact
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Increasing ageing population around the world implies deteriorated bone quality due to diseases such as osteoporosis. Osteoporosis results in reduced bone density and strength and increases the risk of bone fractures due ... -
Towards biomedical imaging with liquid crystal lasers
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Lasers are important components in the advanced imaging techniques that have enabled rapid progress in biomedical research. Tunable wavelength lasers provide control of sample illumination, desirable for efficient ... -
Consideration of atmospheric stability in wind energy modelling
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Improvements in wind flow modelling accuracy can impact positively on wind farm business cases and therefore contribute towards meeting national and global energy decarbonisation targets. ‘Atmospheric stability’ is a ...
