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Adaptive Design of a Prototype Electricity-Producing Biomass Cooking Stove
Robinson, Anthony; O'Shaughnessy, Seamus (2015)This work is a second iteration of an adaptive design project aimed at developing an appropriate off-grid technology for small-scale electricity generation in rural Malawi, and possibly for other developing countries. ... -
Battery Charging Considerations in Small Scale Electricity Generation from a Thermoelectric Module
Robinson, Anthony; O'Shaughnessy, Seamus (2014)This project involves the development of a prototype electrical gen erator for delivering and storing small amounts of electricity. Power is generated using the thermoelectric effect. A single ... -
Convective heat transfer due to thermal Marangoni flow about two bubbles on a heated wall
Robinson, Anthony; O'Shaughnessy, Seamus (2014)Three dimensional simulations of t hermal Marangoni convection about two bubbles situated on a heated wall immersed in a liquid silicone oil layer have been performed to gain some insight into the thermal and ... -
The effect of concentration, cooling rate and cell seeding density on the initial mechanical properties of agarose hydrogels.
Buckley, Conor; Robinson, Anthony; Kelly, Daniel (2009)Agarose hydrogels are commonly used for cartilage tissue engineering studies and to provide a three dimensional environment to investigate cellular mechanobiology. Interpreting the results of such studies requires accurate ... -
Electricity Generation from a Biomass Cookstove with MPPT Power Management and Passive Liquid Cooling
O'Shaughnessy, Seamus; Robinson, Anthony (2018) -
Electrospray array heat transfer
Robinson, Anthony; Gibbons, Michael (2018)Multiple source electrospraying enables higher droplet mass flux and greater cooling coverage area in comparison with its single source counterpart. The local convective heat flux to a multiple source electrospray array ... -
Field Trial Testing of an Electricity-Producing Portable Biomass Cooking Stove in Rural Malawi
Robinson, Anthony; O'Shaughnessy, Seamus (2014)A novel off - grid electricity - producing device has been designed for integration with biomass - fuelled improved cooking stoves commonly in use in the developing world. The device operates on the ... -
Heat transfer characteristics of single cone-jet electrosprays
Robinson, Anthony; Gibbons, Michael (2017)Spray cooling is an attractive proposition for thermal dissipation due to its high efficiency and markedly lower power requirements compared with more conventional air cooling systems. The local convective heat flux to ... -
Heat Transfer Characterization of a Single Source Ultra-Low Flow Rate Electrospray
Robinson, Anthony; Gibbons, Michael (2013)The development and optimization of two phase electrospray cooling is currently restricted,in part due to the insufficient knowledge of how the various parameters that define an electrospray interact ... -
Heat Transfer near an isolated gas bubble: The Combined Influence of Thermocapillarity and Buoyancy
Robinson, Anthony; O'Shaughnessy, Seamus (2013) -
The Influence of the Magnitude of Gravitational Acceleration on the Marangoni Convection about an Isolated Bubble under a Heated Wall
Robinson, Anthony; O'Shaughnessy, Seamus (2009)Thermocapillary or Marangoni convection is the liquid motion caused by surface tension variation in the presence of a temperature gradient along a gas–liquid or vapor–liquid interface. This work numerically ... -
Local Heat Transfer to an Evaporating Sessile Droplet in an Electric Field
Robinson, Anthony; Gibbons, Michael (2016)Local heat transfer of an evaporating sessile droplet under a static electric field is an underdeveloped topic. In this research an 80 μl water droplet is placed in the centre of a 25 μm thick stainless steel substrate. A ... -
Local heat transfer to an evaporating superhydrophobic droplet
Robinson, Anthony; Gibbons, Michael (2018)The heat flux distribution beneath a superhydrophobic evaporating droplet has been explored. High speed, high resolution infrared thermography was employed to measure the heat transfer characteristics of the evaporating ... -
Numerical Investigation of Bubble Induced Marangoni Convection: Some Aspects of Bubble Geometry
Robinson, Anthony; O'Shaughnessy, Seamus (2008)Thermocapillary or Marangoni convection is a surface tension driven flow that occurs when a gas–liquid or vapor–liquid interface is subjected to a temperature gradient. In the past, the contribution to local heat transfer ... -
Performance analysis of a prototype small scale electricity-producing biomass cooking stove
O'Shaughnessy, Seamus; Robinson, Anthony (2015)An electrical generator has been integrated with a locally produced, biomass-fed clay cooking stove in rural Malawi. The generator produces small amounts of electricity based on the thermoelectric effect. Five demonstrator ... -
Plume Characterisation of a Single Source Electrospray for Micro Electronic Cooling
Gibbons, Michael; Robinson, Anthony (2014)Development and optimization of two phase electrospray cooling is an undeveloped topic, in part due to unavailable knowledge of how the various electrical, geometrical, thermal and hydraulic parameters influence both ... -
Simulation-Driven Design of a Passive Liquid Cooling System for a Thermoelectric Generator
O'Shaughnessy, Seamus; Robinson, Anthony (2017) -
Small Scale Electricity Generation from a Portable Biomass Cookstove: Prototype Design and Preliminary Results
O'Shaughnessy, Seamus; Robinson, Anthony (2013)The World Health Organisation estimates that over 20% of the global population (~1.4 billion people) lack access to electricity. Furthermore, 40% of the global population (~2.7 billion people) rely on the traditional use ...