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Hossain, Abul; Smith, David and Davies, Philip (2017). Effects of engine cooling water temperature on performance and emission characteristics of a CI engine operated with biofuel blend. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 5 (1), pp. 46-57.

Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D.; Iniyan, S.; Suganthi, L. and Davies, P.A. (2016). Solar stills:a comprehensive review of designs, performance and material advances. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 63 , pp. 464-496.

Mudgal, A. and Davies, P.A. (2016). A cost-effective steam-driven RO plant for brackish groundwater. Desalination, 385 , pp. 167-177.

Hossain, A.K.; Serrano, C.; Brammer, J.; Omran, A.; Ahmed, F.; Smith, D.I. and Davies, P.A. (2016). Combustion of fuel blends containing digestate pyrolysis oil in a multi-cylinder compression ignition engine. Fuel, 171 , pp. 18-28.

Elsarrag, Esam; Igobo, Opubo N.; Alhorr, Yousef and Davies, Philip A. (2016). Solar pond powered liquid desiccant evaporative cooling. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 58 , pp. 124-140.

Lefers, Ryan; Bettahalli, Narasimha Murthy Srivatsa; Nunes, Suzana P.; Fedoroff, Nina; Davies, Philip A. and Leiknes, TorOve (2016). Liquid desiccant dehumidification and regeneration process to meet cooling and freshwater needs of desert greenhouses. Desalination and Water Treatment, Latest ,

Orfi, Jamel; Loussif, Nizar and Davies, Philip A. (2016). Heat and mass transfer in membrane distillation used for desalination with slip flow. Desalination, 381 , pp. 135-142.

Nixon, J.D. and Davies, P.A. (2016). Construction and experimental study of an elevation linear Fresnel reflector. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138 (3),

Song, Gu; Xu, Guoqiang; Quan, Yongkai; Yuan, Qingchun and Davies, Philip A. (2016). Uniform design for the optimization of Al2O3 nanofilms produced by electrophoretic deposition. Surface and coatings technology, 286 , pp. 268-278.

Sen, Padma Vasudevan; Sen, P.K.; Hegde, S.; Singh, S. N.; Mukhopadhyay, A.; Singh, Prahalad; Davies, P.A.; Berry, R.; Dey, P.K. and Engineer, Cyrus (2015). A micro industry with closed energy and water cycles for sustainable rural development. Procedia Engineering, 105 , pp. 36-45.

Davies, P.A. (2015). Solar thermal decomposition of desalination reject brine for carbon dioxide removal and neutralisation of ocean acidity. Enviromental Science, 1 (2), pp. 131-138.

Igobo, Opubo N. and Davies, Philip A. (2015). Low-temperature organic Rankine cycle engine with isothermal expansion for use in desalination. Desalination and Water Treatment, 55 (13), pp. 3694-3703.

McCarthy, David; Matopoulos, Aristides and Davies, Philip (2015). Life cycle assessment in the food supply chain:a case study. International Journal of Logistics, 18 (2), pp. 140-154.

Qiu, T.Y. and Davies, P. A. (2015). Concentration polarization model of spiral-wound membrane modules with application to batch-mode RO desalination of brackish water. Desalination, In Pre ,

Igobo, Opubo N. and Davies, Philip A. (2014). Review of low-temperature vapour power cycle engines with quasi-isothermal expansion. Energy, 70 , pp. 22-34.

Nixon, J.D.; Dey, P.K.; Davies, P.A.; Sagi, S. and Berry, R.F. (2014). Supply chain optimisation of pyrolysis plant deployment using goal programming. Energy, 68 , 262–271.

Nixon, J.D.; Davies, P.A. and Dey, P.K. (2013). Design of a novel solar thermal collector using a multi-criteria decision-making methodology. Journal of Cleaner Production, 59 , pp. 150-159.

Nixon, J.D.; Davies, P.A.; Wright, D.G.; Dey, P.K. and Ghosh, S.K. (2013). A comparative assessment of waste incinerators in the UK. Waste management, 33 (11), pp. 2234-2244.

Nixon, J.D.; Dey, P.K.; Ghosh, S.K. and Davies, P.A. (2013). Evaluation of options for energy recovery from municipal solid waste in India using the hierarchical analytical network process. Energy, 59 , pp. 215-223.

Igobo, Opubo N. and Davies, Philip A. (2013). A high-efficiency solar rankine engine with isothermal expansion. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 8 (Suppl.), i27-i33.

Hossain, A.K. and Davies, P.A. (2013). Pyrolysis liquids and gases as alternative fuels in internal combustion engines:a review. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 21 , pp. 165-189.

Hossain, A.K.; Ouadi, M.; Siddiqui, S.U.; Yang, Y.; Brammer, J.; Hornung, A.; Kay, M. and Davies, Philip A. (2013). Experimental investigation of performance, emission and combustion characteristics of an indirect injection multi-cylinder CI engine fuelled by blends of de-inking sludge pyrolysis oil with biodiesel. Fuel, 105 , 135–142.

Hossain, A.K.; Thorpe, R.; Vasudevan, P.; Sen, P.K.; Critoph, R.E. and Davies, P.A. (2013). Omnigen:providing electricity, food preparation, cold storage and pure water using a variety of local fuels. Renewable energy, 49 , pp. 197-202.

Nixon, Jonathan; Dey, Prasanta K. and Davies, Philip (2013). An interdisciplinary approach to designing and evaluating a hybrid solar-biomass power plant. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 7 (3), pp. 321-337.

Qiu, T.Y.; Igobo, O.N. and Davies, P.A. (2013). DesaLink:solar powered desalination of brackish groundwater giving high output and high recovery. Desalination and Water Treatment, 51 (4-6), pp. 1279-1289.

Sen, P.K.; Ashutosh, K.; Bhuwanesh, K.; Engineer, Z.; Hegde, S.; Sen, P.V. and Davies, P. (2013). Linear Fresnel mirror solar concentrator with tracking. Procedia Engineering, 56 , pp. 613-618.

Tandon, Mamta; Vasudevan, Padma; Naik, S.N. and Davies, Philip (2013). Oil bearing seasonal crops in India:energy and phytoremediation potential. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 7 (3), pp. 338-354.

Vasudevan, Padma; Sen, P.K.; Singh, S.N.; Singh, Prahlad; Davies, Philip; Dey, Prasanta K. and Berry, Robert (2013). Trigeneration using biomass energy for sustainable development. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 7 (3), pp. 309-320.

Hossain, A. and Davies, P. (2012). Combustion and emission characteristics of a typical biodiesel engine operated on waste cooking oil derived biodiesel. SAE Technical Papers, 9 ,

Lychnos, George; Amdouni, Ridha and Davies, Philip (2012). Concentrated seawater brines for use in solar-powered desiccant cooling cycles. RSC advances, 2 (21), pp. 7978-7982.

Pedescoll, A.; Knowles, P.R.; Davies, P.; García, J. and Puigagut, J. (2012). A comparison of in situ constant and falling head permeameter tests to assess the distribution of clogging within horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 223 (5), pp. 2263-2275.

Qiu, Tianyu and Davies, Philip A. (2012). Longitudinal dispersion in spiral wound RO modules and its effect on the performance of batch mode RO operations. Desalination, 288 , pp. 1-7.

Davies, Philip and Nixon, Jonathan (2012). Cost-exergy optimisation of linear Fresnel reflectors. Solar energy, 86 (1), pp. 147-156.

Qiu, T.Y. and Davies, P.A. (2011). The scope to improve the efficiency of solar-powered reverse osmosis. Desalination and Water Treatment, 35 (1-3), pp. 14-32.

Sen, P.K.; Sen, Padma Vasudevan; Mudgal, Anurag; Singh, S.N.; Vyas, S.K. and Davies, Philip (2011). A small scale Multi-effect Distillation (MED) unit for rural micro enterprises:part I-design and fabrication. Desalination, 279 (1-3), pp. 15-26.

Davies, Philip A.; Hossain, Abul K.; Igobo, Opubo N.; Garantziotis, G.; Srivastava, R.K. and Kaphaliya, B. (2011). A greenhouse integrating desalination, water saving and rainwater harvesting for use in salt-affected inland regions. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 70 (8), pp. 628-633.

Hossain, A.K.; Thorpe, R.; Critoph, R.E. and Davies, P.A. (2011). Development of a small-scale trigeneration plant based on a CI engine fuelled by neat non-edible plant oil. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 70 (8), pp. 688-693.

Sen, P.K.; Vasudevan, Padman; Singh, S.N. and Davies, Philip (2011). Sustainable rural micro-enterprises through co- and tri-generation:review of concepts. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 70 (8), pp. 683-687.

Toky, O.P.; Riddell-Black, D.; Harris, P.J.C.; Vasudevan, P. and Davies, P.A. (2011). Biomass production in short rotation effluent-irrigated plantations in North-West India. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 70 (8), pp. 601-609.

Vasudevan, Padman; Thapliyal, Alka; Sen, P.K.; Dastidar, M.G. and Davies, Philip (2011). Buried clay pot irrigation for efficient and controlled water delivery. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 70 (8), pp. 645-652.

Morris, Robert H.; Newton, Michael I.; Knowles, Paul R.; Bencsik, Martin; Davies, Philip A.; Griffin, Paul and McHale, Glen (2011). Analysis of clogging in constructed wetlands using magnetic resonance. Analyst, 136 (11), pp. 2283-2286.

Davies, Philip A. (2011). A solar-powered reverse osmosis system for high recovery of freshwater from saline groundwater. Desalination, 271 (1-3), pp. 72-79.

Davies, Philip A. and Hossain, Abul K. (2010). Development of an integrated reverse osmosis-greenhouse system driven by solar photovoltaic generators. Desalination and Water Treatment, 22 (1-3), pp. 161-173.

Lychnos, Georgios; Fletcher, John P. and Davies, Philip A. (2010). Properties of seawater bitterns with regard to liquid-desiccant cooling. Desalination, 250 (1), pp. 172-178.

Hossain, Abul K. and Davies, Philip A. (2010). Plant oils as fuels for compression ignition engines: a technical review and life-cycle analysis. Renewable energy, 35 (1), pp. 1-13.

Davies, Philip A.; Hossain, Abul K. and Vadudevan, P. (2009). Stand-alone groundwater desalination system using reverse osmosis combined with a cooled greenhouse for use in arid and semi-arid zones of India. Desalination and Water Treatment, 5 (1-3), pp. 223-234.

Knowles, P.R. and Davies, Philip A. (2009). A method for the in-situ determination of the hydraulic conductivity of gravels as used in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. Desalination and Water Treatment, 5 (1-3), pp. 257-266.

Davies, Philip A. and Orfi, Jamel Self-powered desalination of geothermal saline groundwater:technical feasibility. Water, 6 (11), pp. 3409-3432.

Davies, Philip A.; Wayman, James; Alatta, Chioma; Nguyen, Kim and Orfi, Jamel A desalination system with efficiency approaching the theoretical limits. Desalination and Water Treatment, Latest ,

Hossain, Abul K. and Davies, Philip A. Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of an indirect injection (IDI) multi-cylinder compression ignition (CI) engine operating on neat jatropha and karanj oils preheated by jacket water. Biomass and Bioenergy, 46 , pp. 332-342.

Khanzada, N.K.; Khan, S. Jamal and Davies, P.A. Performance evaluation of reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment technologies for in-land brackish water treatment. Desalination, 406 , pp. 44-50.

Knowles, P.R.; Griffin, P. and Davies, Philip A. Complementary methods to investigate the development of clogging within a horizontal sub-surface flow tertiary treatment wetland. Water Research, 44 (1), pp. 320-330.

Lychnos, George and Davies, Philip A. Modelling and experimental verification of a solar-powered liquid desiccant cooling system for greenhouse food production in hot climates. Energy, 40 (1), pp. 116-130.

Nixon, J.D.; Dey, P.K. and Davies, P.A. Which is the best solar thermal collection technology for electricity generation in north-west India? Evaluation of options using the analytical hierarchy process. Energy, 35 (12), pp. 5230-5240.

Nixon, J.D.; Wright, D.G.; Dey, P.K.; Ghosh, S.K. and Davies, P.A. A comparative assessment of waste incinerators in the UK. Waste Management, 33 (11), pp. 2234-2244.

Nixon, Jonathan; Dey, Prasanta and Davies, Philip The feasibility of hybrid solar-biomass power plants in India. Energy, 46 (1), pp. 541-554.

Qiu, Tianyu and Davies, Philip Comparison of configurations for high-recovery inland desalination systems. Water, 4 (3), pp. 690-706.

Vasudevan, Padma; Thapliyal, Alka; Srivastava, R.K.; Pandey, Asha; Dastidar, M.G. and Davies, Philip Fertigation potential of domestic wastewater for tree plantations. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 69 (2), pp. 146-150.

de Richter, Renaud; Ming, Tingzhen; Davies, Philip; Liu, Wei and Caillol, Sylvain Removal of non-CO2 greenhouse gases by large-scale atmospheric solar photocatalysis. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 60 , pp. 68-96.

Book Section

Davies, Philip A. (2016). Sustainable energy systems for seawater reverse osmosis desalination. IN: Emerging membrane technology for sustainable water treatment. Singh, Rajindar and Hankins, Nicholas (eds) Oxford (UK): Elsevier.

Hossain, Abul; Nyah, Junior; Ahmad, Ako; Omran, Abdelnasir and Davies, Philip (2016). Experimental investigation of the fuel properties of glidfuel, palm oil mill effluent biodiesel and blends. IN: Chemical engineering transactions. Chemical Engineering Transactions . AIDIC.

Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, D.; Iniyan, S.; Suganthi, L.; Davies, P.A. and Akinaga, Takeshi (2015). Analysis of solar still with nanoparticle incorporated phase change material for solar desalination application. IN: ISES Solar World Congress 2015, Conference Proceedings. International Solar Energy Society.

Knowles, Paul R. and Davies, Philip A. (2011). A finite element approach to modelling the hydrological regime in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. IN: Water and nutrient management in natural and constructed wetlands. Vymazal, Jan (ed.) Netherlands: Springer.

Davies, Philip A.; Hossain, Abul K.; Lychnos, George and Paton, Carol (2008). Energy saving and solar electricity in fan-ventilated greenhouses. IN: International Workshop on Greenhouse Environmental Control and Crop Production in Semi-Arid Regions. Kubota, C. and Kacira, M. (eds) ISHS Acta Horticulturae, 797 . Leuven (BE): International Society for Horticultural Science.

Lychnos, George and Davies, Philip A. (2008). A solar powered liquid-desiccant cooling system for greenhouses. IN: International Workshop on Greenhouse Environmental Control and Crop Production in Semi-Arid Regions. Kubota, C. and Kacira, M. (eds) ISHS Acta Horticulturae, 797 . Leuven (BE): International Society for Horticultural Science.

Davies, P.A.; Harris, I. and Knowles, P.R. (2006). Cooling of greenhouses using seawater:a solar driven liquid-desiccant cycle for greenhouse cooling in hot climates. IN: Proceedings of the international symposium on greenhouse cooling. Bailey, B.J. (ed.) ISHS Acta Horticulturae . Almería (ES): International Society for Horticultural Science.

Conference or Workshop Item

Hossain, Abul; Javed, Saleem; Khatoon, Fatimah; Smith, David I and Davies, Philip A (2015). Effects of engine cooling water temperature on performance and exhaust emission characteristics of a multi-cylinder CI engine operated with Jatropha-Butanol blend. IN: 10th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. 2015-09-27 - 2015-10-02. (Unpublished)