授权威廉希尔体育的技术

一种厌氧消化沼气预处理平台技术, enhancing the operational efficiency of combined heat power (CHP) plants and minimising carbon footprint.

该技术是一种控制CO的预处理装置单元₂/CH₄ 由AD衍生的沼气中的比例. 当沼气富含甲烷时，AD和CHP之间的协同作用最大化. 65%). 一氧化碳含量高的沼气₂ 降低燃烧速度, 降低功率输出, CHP system profitability and return on investment while simultaneously increasing the concentrations of unburned fuel and greenhouse gases in exhaust emissions. CSR装置实现了CO的精确控制₂/CH₄ 通过独特的相分离和选择性CO2萃取技术, 并且可以很容易地集成到现有的沼气管道基础设施中, 为广泛的AD工厂和工艺提供灵活的沼气预处理, 从小规模的农场AD到污水处理厂，以及介于两者之间的所有规模.

已申请优先专利保护控制CO的方法₂/CH₄ 浓度及其在沼气厂中的应用, and as a pre-treatment unit for CHP for the sustainable production of both thermal and electrical energy. 克兰菲尔德欢迎有兴趣利用这一机会的各方联系.

多相动力流条件下提高采收率.

威廉希尔体育 has developed a novel jet pump apparatus to supplement oil flow from low pressure wells without the need for a separate electrically powered booster pump. Jet pumps are based on the Venturi principle and use available high pressure lines to provide a motive flow to generate suction at the well head, 因此是节能的, 没有活动部件的, 维护成本低. A major drawback though of existing jet pumps is that they choke up rapidly if the high pressure line contains a mixture of liquid and gas. 威廉希尔体育的新型泵设计结合了紧凑, integral phase separator and enables it to work effectively under a wide range of motive fluid conditions with mixtures of liquid and gas, 不中断生产流程.

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Design and manufacturing process for ultra-轻质结构件 using combined uni-directional and random carbon fibre with metal inserts.

威廉希尔体育的研究人员开发了一种低成本的新功能, 制造率高, 轻质结构件. 这是基于设计和结构优化方面的专业知识. 这篇作文, position and orientation of uni-directional fibre tape is determined to achieve the desired properties and to minimise part thickness. 重量, cost and stiffness are maximised according to loading and metallic inserts can be robustly embedded for subsequent attachment of parts.

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Morphing structures following biologically inspired designs have an intelligent ability to optimise their shape in operation using distributed sensors and actuators. 在自然界中, this adaptive ability has been observed in many species: for example birds which mould the shape of their body and change the configuration of their wings in a complex way to adapt themselves to the current flight phase. The radical continuous aerodynamic shape changes attained by morphing technology can enhance flow control effectiveness locally and offer significant improvements, 比如全球飞机性能.

研究ers at 威廉希尔体育 have developed a novel mechanical metamaterial based on 'fish cells' structures, 能够在两个平面方向上实现零泊松比. Integrating zero Poisson's ratio (ZPR) metamaterials into a hierarchy of structures allows adaptation and optimisation for outstanding performance.

Using the 'fish cells' metamaterial as a compliant 'skin' or cladding over a structure as it changes shape can address the problem of 'stiffness augmentation' under deformation which resists the shape change, 因为应力耦合将不再存在. The 'fish cells' metamaterial aims to remove stiffness augmentation under large deformations without undesired side effects on neighbouring components.

应用 'fish cells' metamaterial offers greater flexibility for a designer to create structures for applications where out-of-plane bending-twist is required for large spans, e.g. aircraft wings under flexure, due to extension-shear coupling, which is a very important advantage.

Metamaterials with zero Poisson ratio behaviour can be very beneficial for morphing applications because of preventing stiffness augmentation and anticlastic curvature, 哪个提供了更好的几何一致性. Substituting zero Poisson ratio metamaterials for conventional honeycombs can solve many structural integrity issues. Key benefits are minimising weight and maximising multi-functionality to reduce material demand and to increase resource efficiency.

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Complete coverage of methane gas detection along the length of a single optical fibre cable with defined sensing locations.

威廉希尔体育 has developed a method to enable simultaneous measurements of gas concentrations at multiple points, 使用光纤, 用单光纤耦合激光器和光电探测器, 通过将可调谐二极管激光光谱学(TDLS)和距离分辨干涉测量法(RRI)相结合. Closely spaced gas detection cells can be deployed along the length of the fibre and can be positioned to follow an individual gas pipe or to provide multi-point gas sensing adjacent to an individual process or other hazardous location. There is potential for a much lower cost per measurement point with improved lifetime and lower maintenance.

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