Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC) publications

• Journal articles
• Chapters
• Conference proceedings papers
• Preprints

Journal articles

• Zhang R, Xia J, Ahmed I, Gough A, Armstrong I, Upadhyay A, Fu Y, Enemali G, Lengden M, Johnstone W , Wright P et al (2023) A fast sensor for non-intrusive measurement of concentration and temperature in turbine exhaust. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 134500-134500.
• Rojas-Michaga MF, Michailos S, Cardozo E, Akram M, Hughes KJ, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M (2023) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production through power-to-liquid (PtL): A combined techno-economic and life cycle assessment. Energy Conversion and Management, 292, 117427-117427.
• Calili-Cankir F, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) Air-breathing polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A review. Renewable Energy, 213, 86-108.
• Rabea K, Michailos S, Udeh GT, Park J, Lee Y, Kim S, Yang W, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) A Comprehensive Technoeconomic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a Smart Farm in South Korea. International Journal of Energy Research, 2023, 1-18.
• Shboul B, Koh SCL, Veneti C, Herghelegiu AI, Zinca AE & Pourkashanian M (2023) Evaluating sustainable development practices in a zero‑carbon university campus: a pre and post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery study. Science of The Total Environment, 896.
• S.Saraee H, Hughes K & Pourkashanian M (2023) A compact chemical kinetic mechanism for modelling isocetane. Journal of the Energy Institute, 101253-101253.
• Okereke IC, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes K, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) Single- and double-sided coated gas diffusion layers used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells: a numerical study. Energies, 16(11).
• Nik Norizam NNA, Yang X, Ingham D, Szuhánszki J, Yang W, Rezende J, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) An improved index to predict the slagging propensity of woody biomass on high-temperature regions in utility boilers. Journal of the Energy Institute, 109.
• Tian J, Ismail MS, Ingham D, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) Multiphase, three-dimensional PEM fuel cell numerical model with a variable cross-sectional area flow channel. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 33(8), 2778-2799.
• Mullen D, Herraiz L, Gibbins J & Lucquiaud M (2023) On the cost of zero carbon hydrogen: a techno-economic analysis of steam methane reforming with carbon capture and storage. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 126.
• Celik Y, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) Novel hybrid blade design and its impact on the overall and self-starting performance of a three-dimensional H-type Darrieus wind turbine. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 119.
• Zhang G, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) A porous medium approach to the 3D modelling of an entire rotating packed bed for post-combustion carbon capture. Chemical Engineering Science, 274.
• Jiang L, Liu W, Wang RQ, Gonzalez-Diaz A, Rojas-Michaga MF, Michailos S, Pourkashanian M, Zhang XJ & Font-Palma C (2023) Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 95, 101069-101069.
• Harman-Thomas JM, Kashif TA, Hughes KJ, Pourkashanian M & Farooq A (2023) Experimental and modelling study of hydrogen ignition in CO2 bath gas. Fuel, 334, 126664-126664.
• Adams C, Alborzi E, Meijer AJHM, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2023) Mechanistic investigation into the formation of insolubles in bulk fuel jet fuel using quantum chemical and experimental techniques. Fuel, 334, 126202-126202.
• Ercelik M, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) X-ray CT-based numerical investigation of nickel foam-based GDLs under compression. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Lee FC, Ismail MS, Zhang K, Ingham DB, Aldakheel F, Hughes KJ, Ma L, El-Kharouf A & Pourkashanian M (2023) Optimisation and characterisation of graphene-based microporous layers for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Akram M, Skylogianni E, Veronezi Figueiredo R, Monteiro J, Grimstvedt A, Vevelstad SJ, Milkowski K, Gibbins J, van Os P & Pourkashanian M (2022) Comparison of TERC and TNO’s LR2 CO2 capture rigs for normal and accelerated degradation.
• Parks CM, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2022) Correction to “Rationalizing Product Formation in Piperazine Degradation: A Computational Study”. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 61(47), 17393-17394.
• Parks CM, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2022) Correction to “Modeling AMP Degradation Product Formation”. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 61(47), 17390-17392.
• Elsakka MM, Ingham DB, Ma L, Pourkashanian M, Moustafa GH & Elhenawy Y (2022) Response Surface Optimisation of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine at low wind speeds. Energy Reports, 8, 10868-10880.
• Lee FC, Kusdhany I, Ismail M, Ingham D, Hughes K, Lyth S, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Preparation and Characterisation of Microporous Layers Derived from Graphene Foam. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2022-02(39), 1394-1394.
• Ercelik M, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Efficient X-ray CT-based numerical computations of structural and mass transport properties of nickel foam-based GDLs for PEFCs. Energy, 125531-125531.
• Parks C, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2022) Furthering the understanding of product formation in monoethanolamine degradation: A mechanistic DFT study. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 119, 103732-103732.
• Harman-Thomas JM, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2022) The development of a chemical kinetic mechanism for combustion in supercritical carbon dioxide. Energy, 255, 124490-124490.
• Lee FC, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L, Lyth SM & Pourkashanian M (2022) Alternative architectures and materials for PEMFC gas diffusion layers: A review and outlook. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166, 112640-112640.
• Okereke IC, Ismail MS, Ingham D, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) The effects of GDL anisotropic transport properties on the PEFC performance. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow. View this article in WRRO
• Alfailakawi MS, Michailos S, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Multi-temporal resolution aerosols impacted techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power in arid regions: Case study of solar power tower in Kuwait. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 52, 102324.
• Jaroenkhasemmeesuk C, Tippayawong N, Shimpalee S, Ingham DB & Pourkashanian M (2022) Improved simulation of lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis plant using chemical kinetics in Aspen Plus® and comparison with experiments. Alexandria Engineering Journal.
• Alborzi E, Flyagina IS, Mielczarek DC, Blakey SG & Pourkashanian M (2022) A theoretical investigation into the comparative adsorption between dissolved oxygen and oxygenate species on zeolite 3.7 Å during aviation fuel treatment for thermal stability improvement. Fuel, 317, 123451-123451.
• Calili-Cankir F, Ismail MS, Berber MR, Alrowaili ZA, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Dynamic models for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A comparative study. Renewable Energy.
• Michailos S & Gibbins J (2022) A modelling study of post-combustion capture plant process conditions to facilitate 95–99% CO2 capture levels from gas turbine flue gases. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10.
• Parks CM, Meijer AJHM, Blakey SG, Alborzi E & Pourkashanian M (2022) Computational studies on the reactions of thiols, sulfides and disulfides with hydroperoxides. Relevance for jet fuel autoxidation. Fuel, 316, 123326-123326.
• Meka W, Szuhanszki J, Finney K, Gudka B, Jones J, Pourkashanian M & Fennell PS (2022) Modeling and Evaluation of Ash-Forming Element Fate and Occurrence in Woody Biomass Combustion in an Entrained-Flow Burner. ACS Omega.
• Zheng L, Boylu R, Cronly J, Ahmed I, Ubogu E & Khandelwal B (2022) Experimental study on the impact of alternative jet fuel properties and derived cetane number on lean blowout limit. The Aeronautical Journal, 1-20.
• Celik Y, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Design and aerodynamic performance analyses of the self-starting H-type VAWT having J-shaped aerofoils considering various design parameters using CFD. Energy, 251. View this article in WRRO
• AL-Arfi I, Shboul B, Poggio D, Ingham D, Ma L, Hughes K & Pourkashanian M (2022) Thermo-economic and design analysis of a solar thermal power combined with anaerobic biogas for the air gap membrane distillation process. Energy Conversion and Management, 257, 115407-115407.
• Udeh GT, Michailos S, Ingham D, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) A modified rule-based energy management scheme for optimal operation of a hybrid PV-wind-Stirling engine integrated multi-carrier energy system. Applied Energy, 312, 118763-118763.
• Rabea K, Michailos S, Akram M, Hughes KJ, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M (2022) An improved kinetic modelling of woody biomass gasification in a downdraft reactor based on the pyrolysis gas evolution. Energy Conversion and Management, 258, 115495-115495.
• Udeh GT, Michailos S, Ingham D, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Optimal sizing of a hybrid PV-WT-battery storage system: Effects of split-ST and combined ST + ORC back-ups in circuit charging and load following. Energy Conversion and Management, 256, 115370-115370.
• Zhang G, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Modelling of 3D liquid dispersion in a rotating packed bed using an Eulerian porous medium approach. Chemical Engineering Science, 250.
• Fernanda Rojas Michaga M, Michailos S, Akram M, Cardozo E, Hughes KJ, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M (2022) Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) potential in jet fuel production from forestry residues: A combined Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment approach. Energy Conversion and Management, 255, 115346-115346.
• Calili-Cankir F, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study. Energy, 250, 123827-123827.
• Ismail MS, Mohamed AM, Poggio D & Pourkashanian M (2022) Corrigendum to “Direct contact membrane distillation: A sensitivity analysis and an outlook on membrane effective thermal conductivity” [J. Membr. Sci. 624 (2021) 119035]. Journal of Membrane Science, 644, 120152-120152.
• Ismail MS, Mohamed AM, Poggio D, Walker M & Pourkashanian M (2022) Modelling mass transport within the membrane of direct contact membrane distillation modules used for desalination and wastewater treatment: Scrutinising assumptions. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 45, 102460-102460.
• Bauer C, Treyer K, Antonini C, Bergerson J, Gazzani M, Gencer E, Gibbins J, Mazzotti M, McCoy ST, McKenna R , Pietzcker R et al (2022) On the climate impacts of blue hydrogen production. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 6(1), 66-75. View this article in WRRO
• Zheng L, Singh P, Cronly J, Ubogu EA, Ahmed I, Ling C, Zhang Y & Khandelwal B (2021) Impact of aromatic structures and content in formulated fuel for jet engine applications on particulate matter emissions. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 143(12). View this article in WRRO
• Sultan AJ, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) Optimization and performance enhancement of concentrating solar power in a hot and arid desert environment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 149, 111411-111411.
• Shboul B, AL-Arfi I, Michailos S, Ingham D, AL-Zoubi OH, Ma L, Hughes K & Pourkashanian M (2021) Design and Techno-economic assessment of a new hybrid system of a solar dish Stirling engine instegrated with a horizontal axis wind turbine for microgrid power generation. Energy Conversion and Management, 245, 114587-114587.
• Shahrokhi A, Berthaut-Gerentes J, Ma L, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M () Large Eddy Simulation Inflow Generation Using Reduced Length Scales for Flows Past Low-Rise Buildings. Sustainability, 15(17), 12786-12786.
• Neehall ND, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M () Effect of Microporous Layer Ink Homogenisation on the Through-Plane Gas Permeability of PEFC Porous Media. Energies, 16(16), 5944-5944.
• Harman‐Thomas JM, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M () Role of methyldioxy radical chemistry in high-pressure methane combustion in CO2. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics.
• Poggio D, Sastraatmaja A, Walker M, Michailos S, Nimmo W & Pourkashanian M () Experimental Evaluation of Continuous In-Situ Biomethanation of CO2 in Anaerobic Digesters Fed on Sewage Sludge and Food Waste and the Influence of Hydrogen Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer. Processes, 11(2), 604-604.
• Saraee HS, Hughes KJ, Shi S, Ingham DB & Pourkashanian M () Skeletal and Compact Validated Mechanisms for Iso-dodecane Using a Decoupling Methodology. Energy & Fuels.

Chapters

• Hampartsoumian E, Nimmo W, Pourkashanian M, Williams A & Missaghi M (2022) The Prediction of NOx Emissions from Spray Combustion, Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment (pp. 237-256). CRC Press
• Shboul B, Al-Arfi I, Michailos S, Ingham D, Udeh GT, Ma L, Hughes K & Pourkashanian M (2022) Multi-Objective Optimal Performance of a Hybrid CPSD-SE/HWT System for Microgrid Power Generation, Applications of Nature-Inspired Computing in Renewable Energy Systems (pp. 166-210). IGI Global

Conference proceedings papers

• Abu Saleh A, Siouris S, Hughes K, Yuan R & Pourkashanian M (2023) Assessment of mixtures of iso-pentanol and Jet A-1 for use in aviation gas turbine engines. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
• Al-Fawaz A, Pourkashanian M, Williams A & Yap LT (2023) COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AN OXYGEN BASED LIQUID-FUEL SPRAY BURNER FOR UNIFORM HEAT TRANSFER. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 18 July 1994 - 22 July 1994.
• Undavalli V, Hamilton J, Ubogu E, Ahmed I & Khandelwal B (2022) Impact of HEFA Fuel Properties on Gaseous Emissions and Smoke Number in a Gas Turbine Engine. Volume 3B: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions, 13 June 2022 - 17 June 2022.
• Lee FC, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L, El-Kharouf A & Pourkashanian M (2022) THE OPTIMISATION OF GRAPHENE-BASED MICROPOROUS LAYERS FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS. Proceedings of WHEC 2022 - 23rd World Hydrogen Energy Conference: Bridging Continents by H2 (pp 754-757)
• Alborzi E, Blakey SG, Flyagina IS, Mielczarek DC & Pourkashanian M (2022) Comparison of Selectivity-Reactivity of Zeolite Coated Monoliths on Improvement of Aviation Fuel Thermal Stability. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Stability Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels, IASH 2022
• Adams C, Alborzi E, Meijer AJ, Blakey S & Pourkashanian M (2022) Density Functional Study of the Deposition and Adsorption of Fuel Species on Stainless Steel. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Stability Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels, IASH 2022

Preprints

• Okereke IC, Ismail MS, Ingham D, Hughes K, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2023) Single and Double-sided Coated Gas Diffusion Layers used in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: A Numerical Study, MDPI AG.
• Ismail I, AL-Arfi I, Shboul B, Michailos S, Alfailakawi M, Udeh G, Ingham D, Ma L, Hughes K & Pourkashanian M (2022) Multi-objective optimal sizing of a hybrid concentrated solar power-biogas for desalination and power generation, Applied Energy Innovation Institute (AEii).
• Mohammed M, Alfailakawi M, Michailos S, Ingham D, AL-Arfi I, Hughes K, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2022) Performance Improvement of Aerosols Impacted Concentrated Solar Power in Arid Regions: Case Study of Solar Power Tower Hybridization With Wind Turbines in Kuwait, Applied Energy Innovation Institute (AEii).
• Harman-Thomas JM, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M (2022) The Development of a Chemical Kinetic Mechanism for Combustion in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, arXiv.
• Elamawy K, Michailos S, Udeh G, Park J, Lee Y, Kim S, Yang W, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M () A Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of a Cchp System Through Systems Modelling: A Case Study of a Smart Farm in the Republic of Korea.
• Akram M, Skylogianni E, Veronezi Figueiredo R, Monteiro J, Grimstvedt A, Vevelstad SJ, Milkowski K, Gibbins J, van Os P & Pourkashanian M () Comparison of TERC and TNO’s LR2 CO2 capture rigs for normal and accelerated degradation.
• Celik Y, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M () Design and Aerodynamic Performance Analyses of the Self-Starting H-Type Vawt Having J-Shaped Aerofoils Considering Various Design Parameters Using Cfd.
• Harman-Thomas JM, Kashif TA, Hughes KJ, Pourkashanian M & Farooq A () Experimental and Modelling Study of Hydrogen Ignition in Co2 Bath Gas.
• Harman-Thomas JM, Kashif TA, Hughes KJ, Pourkashanian M & Farooq A () Experimental and Modelling Study of Syngas Combustion in Co2 Bath Gas.