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Optically addressable, integrative composite polymer microcapsules
(2009)
The development of remotely addressable tools to encapsulate, store and deliver active materials to
living cells is a particularly challenging topic of material science. As drug delivery agents,
microcontainers not only ...
Burning velocity of premixed turbulent flames in the weakly wrinkled regime
(2005)
Turbulent burning velocities have been measured for methane/air and ethylene/air
planar flames stabilised in a wide-angled conical diffuser where the flow is
decelerated axially. Novel instrumentation, involving a rotating ...
Protein changes associated with embryonic stem cell differentiation to vascular smooth muscle cells
(2006)
Embryonic stem (ES) cells can differentiate into many different cell lines,
including vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The aim of this project is to
characterize protein changes during this differentiation process. ...
Control of shock-induced boundary layer separation at supersonic speeds
(2007)
The results of a systematic experimental investigation into the effects that Sub-
Boundary Layer Vortex Generators (SBVGs) have on reducing normal shock-induced
turbulent boundary layer separation are presented. The ...
Characterisation of electrospray properties in high vacuum with a view to application in colloid thruster technology
(2005)
The operational environment of colloid thrusters is high vacuum (10-3 _ 10-6 mbar)
however, much of the experimental data collected to date to identify parameter
relationships in cone jet mode electrosprays (ES), such ...
The Potential of Pulsed Low Intensity Ultrasound to stimulate Chondrocytes in a 3D Model System
(2009)
Pulsed low intensity ultrasound (PLIUS) is used clinically to accelerate fracture healing.
although the mode of action is unclear. However studies suggest that PLIUS may
stimulate endochondral ossification and consequently ...
Model Identification and Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Twin Rotor MIMO System
(2009)
This thesis presents an investigation into a number of model predictive control
(MPC) paradigms for a nonlinear aerodynamics test rig, a twin rotor multi-input
multi-output system (TRMS). To this end, the nonlinear dynamic ...
Non-linearities in the thermoacoustic response of a premixed swirl burner
(2009)
Lean premixed combustion remains one of the simplest and most effective methods of
reducing NOx emissions in industrial gas turbines. Lean premixed flames are however prone
to an undesirable side effect known as combustion ...
Dynamics of vortex shedding from slender cones
(2009)
The dynamics of vortex shedding from bluff bodies has been investigated
experimentally for many decades, with the simple geometric case for the
investigation being a uniform circular cylinder aligned with its axis ...
Numerical analysis of flow structures and bed entrainment in turbulent open-channel flow
(2009)
The results from a Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) and a Large Eddy
Simulation (LES) are employed to study the large-scale coherent structures
and bed entrainment in the turbulent open-channel flow. The gravel bed ...