Attributing Extreme Weather Events to Climate Change: Practices, Perceptions and Policies
Project Description “Climate change means more extreme weather” is a common headline. The potential and serious effects of anthropogenic climate change are often communicated through this soundbite. It has become a popular shorthand with scientists and the media to get the public and governments to act against further increases in global temperature and their associated […]
Analysis of Post-Combustion CO2 Capture from Natural Gas Power Plants using CFD and Process Co-Simulation
Project Description The use of natural gas as a fuel for electricity production is expected to gradually increase in the next decades. Since it is acknowledged that large CO2 emission cuts should be achieved in the near future, it seems plausible that these systems may have to be coupled to CO2 capture schemes. This research […]
Network Management of Small and Micro-AD Sites
Project Description Through our industry-led micro-AD development work it has become clear that the eventual scenario of institutional, community, business and household-scale AD will take the form of a network of sites across a geographical region which are managed by a central organisation that both monitors the sites, and is able to provide technical support, […]
Advanced Virtual Reality Future Power Plant Dynamic Simulations
Project Description This project aims to combine computational fluid dynamics, chemical process modelling and virtual system simulation techniques to develop a dynamic modelling tool for power plant performance simulations. The developed tool can be employed to investigate the integration of new technologies to the power plant, to optimise the control of the plant performance under […]
Fluidised Bed Biomass Combustion
Project Description To achieve the UK’s ambitious target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 without compromising energy security, the UK’s conventional power plants must be operated in a flexible manner in terms of high efficiency, using alternative fuels (e.g. biomass) and integrating technologies for carbon abatement (e.g. Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS). […]
Ash Melting Behaviour and Deposition in Oxyfuel Biomass Combustion
Project Description The combustion of biomass is proposed as a ‘carbon neutral’ alternative to fossil fuel utilisation and even a ‘carbon negative’ technology when combined with Carbon Capture and Storage technologies such as oxyfuel combustion (Bio-CCS). Biomass contains significant amounts of alkali metals, which modify ash melting, slagging, fouling and deposition behaviour within power plant […]
Slagging and Ash Deposition Prediction
Project Description Ash related problems such as slagging, fouling, and corrosions on the superheat-exchange tubes are significant problems of coal fired power plant, in particular when firing low grade coals, biomass and under oxyfuel conditions. Increased ash deposition in boilers would reduce system efficiency and also affect safe operation. An advanced ash deposition models will […]
Mechanics of Large Deformation in Soft Solids
Project Description Solid materials that can undergo large deformations are ubiquitous in nature and are widely used to manufacture engineering components. Naturally occurring materials include soft biological tissues such as heart, arteries, skin and brain. Study of their deformation characteristics is not only important to understand biological function but also necessary to develop an efficient […]
Improved Understanding of The Vaiont Landslide Based on Refined Modelling Using Updated Geological Information
Project Description The Vaiont landslide occurred in 1963 in northern Italy and has perplexed researchers ever since. Recently, however, new geological information and interpretations have led to an entirely new framework for understanding the event. We are now in a position to investigate the detailed controls on the occurrence of the landslide and to reliably […]
Development of Novel Statistical Methods and Application to Searches for New Physics Using the ATLAS Detector at The LHC
Project Description The long-established RHUL ATLAS group has extensive expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods, as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. The group also plays an important role in the upcoming upgrades of the detector for the High-Luminosity running of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The […]
