Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC) publications

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Journal articles

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Fernihough O, Ismail MS & El-kharouf A (2022) Intermediate temperature PEFC’s with Nafion® 211 membrane electrolytes: an experimental and numerical study. Membranes, 12(4).
• 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.
• Theaker H, Jensen H, Walker M & Pourkashanian M (2021) Effect of a variable organic loading rate on process kinetics and volatile solids destruction in synthetic food waste-fed anaerobic digesters. Waste Management, 134, 149-158.
• Kaya MN, Köse F, Uzol O, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) Aerodynamic Optimization of a Swept Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 143(9).
• Alshehri F, Beck S, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) Sensitivity analysis of a vertical geothermal heat pump system in a hot dry climate. Renewable Energy. View this article in WRRO
• Clery DS, Mason PE, Barnes DC, Szuhánszki J, Akram M, Jones JM, Pourkashanian M & Rayner CM (2021) The effect of biomass ashes and potassium salts on MEA degradation for BECCS. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 108. View this article in WRRO
• Auzani AS, Clements AG, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB & Pourkashanian M (2021) Assessment of ethanol autoxidation as a drop-in kerosene and surrogates blend with a new modelling approach. Heliyon, 7(6), e07295-e07295.
• Aliyu AA, Akram M, Hughes KJ, Ma L, Ingham DB & Pourkashanian M (2021) Investigation into simulating Selective Exhaust Gas Recirculation and varying Pressurized Hot Water temperature on the performance of the Pilot-scale Advanced CO2 Capture Plant with 40 wt(%) MEA. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 107.
• Aldakheel F, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) Effects of compression on mechanical integrity, gas permeability and thermal stability of gas diffusion layers with/without sealing gaskets. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Pupo-Roncallo O, Campillo J, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) The role of energy storage and cross-border interconnections for increasing the flexibility of future power systems: the case of Colombia. Smart Energy. View this article in WRRO
• Lucquiaud M, Herraiz L, Su D, Thomson C, Chalmers H, Becidan M, Ditaranto M, Roussanaly S, Anantharaman R, Moreno Mendaza J , Schmid M et al (2021) Negative Emissions in the Waste-to-Energy Sector: An Overview of the Newest-CCUS Programme.
• Alborzi E, Dwyer MR, Parks CM, Sheikhansari A, Mielczarek DC, Zanganeh M, Meijer AJHM, Blakey SG & Pourkashanian M (2021) Construction of a reduced chemical kinetic mechanism for autoxidation of n-paraffinic solvent – A model for aviation fuel. Fuel.
• Akram M, Milkowski K, Gibbins J & Pourkashanian M (2021) Controlling capture plants to avoid CO2 emissions penalties during peak load demand. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 106. View this article in WRRO
• Herraiz L, Elena Diego M, Bellas J-M, Akram M, Finney KN, Pourkashanian M, Runyon J, Giles A, Marsh R & Lucquiaud M (2021) Selective Exhaust Gas Recycling in Gas Turbines with CO2 capture: A comprehensive technology assessment.
• Ismail MS, Mohamed AM, Poggio D & Pourkashanian M (2021) Direct contact membrane distillation : a sensitivity analysis and an outlook on membrane effective thermal conductivity. Journal of Membrane Science. View this article in WRRO
• Elsakka MM, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) Comparison of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Predictions of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Performance Against Detailed Pressure Measurements. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 11(1), 276-293.
• Calili F, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) A dynamic model of air-breathing polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC): A parametric study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Udeh GT, Michailos S, Ingham D, Hughes KJ, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2021) A techno-enviro-economic assessment of a biomass fuelled micro-CCHP driven by a hybrid Stirling and ORC engine. Energy Conversion and Management, 227.
• Xia D, Xu Y, Mannering J, Ma X, Ismail MS, Borman D, Baker DL, Pourkashanian M & Menzel R (2021) Correction to Tuning the Electrical and Solar Thermal Heating Efficiencies of Nanocarbon Aerogels. Chemistry of Materials, 33(3), 1082-1082.
• Sheikhansari A, Alborzi E, Parks C, Siouris S & Blakey S (2021) Investigation of Aviation Lubricant Aging under Engine Representative Conditions. Tribology Transactions, 64(3), 501-512.
• Sheikhansari A, Knapton J, Benito D, Shaw B, Alborzi E & Blakey S (2021) Development of an Apparatus for Testing of High-Temperature Static Seals. Tribology Transactions, 64(3), 381-391.
• Xia D, Xu Y, Mannering J, Ma X, Ismail MS, Borman D, Baker DL, Pourkashanian M & Menzel R (2020) Tuning the electrical and solar thermal heating efficiencies of nanocarbon aerogels. Chemistry of Materials. View this article in WRRO
• Alshehri F, Beck S, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2020) Technico-economic modelling of ground and air source heat pumps in a hot and dry climate. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy.
• De Santis A, Clements AG, Pranzitelli A, Ingham DB & Pourkashanian M (2020) Assessment of the impact of subgrid-scale stress models and mesh resolution on the LES of a partially-premixed swirling flame. Fuel, 281, 118620-118620.
• (2020) The RAeS 2019 Written Paper Prizes. The Aeronautical Journal, 124(1282), 1847-1848.
• Sultan AJ, Hughes KJ, Ingham DB, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2020) Techno-economic competitiveness of 50 MW concentrating solar power plants for electricity generation under Kuwait climatic conditions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 134, 110342-110342.
• Lee FC, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Hughes KJ, Ma L, Lyth SM & Pourkashanian M (2020) An Assessment of Novel Graphene Foam and Graphene-Based Microporous Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: Fabrication and Characterisation.. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-02(33), 2116-2116.
• Michailos S, Walker M, Moody A, Poggio D & Pourkashanian M (2020) A techno-economic assessment of implementing power-to-gas systems based on biomethanation in an operating waste water treatment plant. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 104735-104735.
• Day H, Ingham D, Ma L & Pourkashanian M (2020) Adjoint based optimisation for efficient VAWT blade aerodynamics using CFD. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 104431-104431.
• Carcadea E, Ismail MS, Ingham DB, Patularu L, Schitea D, Marinoiu A, Ion-Ebrasu D, Mocanu D & Varlam M (2020) Effects of geometrical dimensions of flow channels of a large-active-area PEM fuel cell: A CFD study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
• Celik Y, Ma L, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M (2020) Aerodynamic investigation of the start-up process of H-type vertical axis wind turbines using CFD. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 204. View this article in WRRO
• Rosado Hau N, Ma L, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M (2020) A critical analysis of the stall onset in vertical axis wind turbines. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 204. View this article in WRRO
• Herraiz L, Lucquiaud M, Chalmers H & Gibbins J (2020) Sequential combustion in steam methane reformers for hydrogen and power production with CCUS in decarbonized industrial clusters. Frontiers in Energy Research, 8.
• Mohamed U, Zhao Y, Huang Y, Cui Y, Shi L, Li C, Pourkashanian M, Wei G, Yi Q & Nimmo W (2020) Sustainability evaluation of biomass direct gasification using chemical looping technology for power generation with and w/o CO2 capture. Energy, 205. View this article in WRRO
• Parks C, Hughes K & Pourkashanian M () Rationalizing Product Formation in Piperazine Degradation: A Computational Study. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
• Neehall ND, Ismail MS, Hughes KJ & Pourkashanian M () Effect of composition and structure of gas diffusion layer and microporous layer on the through‐plane gas permeability of PEFC porous media. International Journal of Energy Research.
• Berber MR, Ismail MS, Pourkashanian M, Zakaria Hegazy MB & Apfel U-P () Promising Membrane for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Shows Remarkable Proton Conduction over Wide Temperature and Humidity Ranges. ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
• Emenike O, Michailos S, Hughes KJ, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M () Techno-economic and environmental assessment of BECCS in fuel generation for FT-fuel, bioSNG and OMEx. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 5(13), 3382-3402.
• Ismail MS, Berber MR, Alrowaili ZA & Pourkashanian M () Fully-developed laminar flow in trapezoidal ducts with rounded corners: a numerical solution and case study. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print).

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
• Behjani MA, Ismail MS, Ahmed W, Pourkashanian M & Hassanpour A (2021) Mathematical modeling of sustainable energy production using nanotechnology, Emerging Nanotechnologies for Renewable Energy (pp. 559-590). Elsevier
• Michaga MFR, Michailos S, Hughes KJ, Ingham D & Pourkashanian M (2021) Techno-economic and life cycle assessment review of sustainable aviation fuel produced via biomass gasification, Sustainable Biofuels (pp. 269-303). Elsevier