Browsing by Author "Atkins, Martin John"

• Accounting for stream variability in retrofit problems using Monte Carlo simulation 

  Lal, Nathan S.; Atkins, Martin John; Walmsley, Michael R.W.; Neale, James R.; Walmsley, Timothy Gordon (2018)

  The aim of this paper is to use Monte Carlo simulation to analyse the effect of stream data variation on the economic performance of retrofit designs. The input stream data is fitted to a distribution which can be sampled ...

  

• An investigation of milk powder deposition on parallel fins 

  Walmsley, Timothy Gordon; Walmsley, Michael R.W.; Atkins, Martin John; Neale, James R. (2012-09-23)

  One method to reduce the energy consumption of industrial milk spray dryers is to recover waste heat from the exhaust dryer air. A significant challenge associated with this opportunity is the air contains a small amount ...

  

• Analysis of skim milk powder deposition on stainless steel tubes in cross-flow 

  Walmsley, Timothy Gordon; Walmsley, Michael R.W.; Atkins, Martin John; Neale, James R. (Elsevier, 2015)

  Particulate fouling on the gas side of heat recovery equipment is a common industrial problem. The aim of this study is to characterize the deposition of skim milk powder on a single bare tube in cross-flow. A custom built ...

  

• Application of P-graph techniques for efficient use of wood processing residues in biorefineries 

  Atkins, Martin John; Walmsley, Timothy Gordon; Ong, Benjamin H.Y.; Walmsley, Michael R.W.; Neale, James R. (AIDIC, 2016)

  It is anticipated that demand for chemicals and fuel derived from sustainably grown bio-mass will increase over the coming decades. Forest and wood processing residues and waste are likely to become a significant feedstock ...

  

• Appropriate placement of vapour recompression in ultra-low energy industrial milk evaporation systems using Pinch Analysis 

  Walmsley, Timothy Gordon; Atkins, Martin John; Walmsley, Michael R.W.; Neale, James R. (Elsevier, 2016)

  This study focuses on applying Pinch Analysis to an industrial milk evaporator case study to quantify the potential energy savings. Modern milk evaporators are typically integrated using both mechanical and thermal vapour ...

  

• Exploration of a digital twin concept for income maximisation of the Waikaremoana Power Scheme 

  Ly, Seng Theng (The University of Waikato, 2022)

  Digital twins are digital emulations of real-world objects or systems which mirrors the asset in terms of both behaviour and likeness. Genesis Energy Ltd, an electricity generation company in New Zealand, is interested in ...

  

• Investigation of the heat transfer enhancement effects of nanofluids in process heating and cooling 

  Kaggwa, Abdul (The University of Waikato, 2022)

  The global energy system faces a dual challenge; the need for more energy and less carbon emission. Out of the 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases emitted each year, 24.2 % comes from energy use in industries such as ...

  

• An integrated site and device selection methodology for the ocean wave energy sector 

  Bertram, Danielle Valerie (The University of Waikato, 2021)

  The ocean covers approximately 70 % of the earth’s surface and contains an immense source of renewable energy, in terms of ocean waves. However, this resource is unevenly distributed throughout the world, and so, therefore, ...

  

• A Seabased wave energy device: An experimental investigation 

  Zhu, Haofeng (The University of Waikato, 2020)

  Ocean waves are a largely untapped treasure-house of renewable energy resource, and the potential renewable energy harvested from ocean waves is considerable around the world. Abundant research and development on this field ...

  

• Automated retrofit of heat exchanger networks 

  Lal, Nathan S. (The University of Waikato, 2020)

  In a large industrial processing plant, a significant amount of process heat is generated using fossil fuels, contributing to New Zealand’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. While New Zealand’s renewable energy sources ...

  

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