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Robert Taylor

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

NSW 2052

Australia

  • University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (11)

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1.

A Comprehensive Investigation of Different Porous Media Effects on the Performance of Photovoltaic Thermal Systems

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 May 2023
Ali Sangtarash, Seyed Reza Maadi, Robert Taylor, Ahmad Arabkoohsar, Mehrdad Mesgarpour, Somchai Wongwises, Mikhail A. Sheremet, Omid Mahian and Ahmet Sahin
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Tomsk State University, Imperial College London and Istanbul Technical University
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Photovoltaic thermal collectors, Solar Energy, Porous media, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Performance enhancement

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Global Site Selection for Hybrid Solar Thermal Desalination: Advancing the Energy-Water Nexus with Open-Source Tools

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Global Site Selection for Hybrid Solar Thermal Desalination: Advancing the Energy-Water Nexus with Open-Source Tools

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Nov 2024
G.L. Leslie, Yingfei Huang, Amr Omar and Robert Taylor
University of New South Wales (UNSW), affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Downloads 79 (819,435)

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Solar desalination, energy-water nexus, concentrated solar power, multi-effect distillation

Global Site Selection for Hybrid Solar Thermal Desalination: Advancing the Energy-Water Nexus with Open-Source Tools

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Jun 2025
G.L. Leslie, Yingfei Huang, Amr Omar and Robert Taylor
University of New South Wales (UNSW), affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Solar desalination, energy-water nexus, concentrated solar power, multi-effect distillation

Global Site Selection for Hybrid Solar Thermal Desalination: Advancing the Energy-Water Nexus with Open-Source Tools

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Jun 2025
G.L. Leslie, Yingfei Huang, Amr Omar and Robert Taylor
University of New South Wales (UNSW), affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Solar desalination, energy-water nexus, concentrated solar power, multi-effect distillation

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Reclaiming Water from a Direct Air Capture Plant Using Vacuum Membrane Distillation – a Bench-Scale Study

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Jul 2022
Nouman Rafique Mirza, Debra Fernandes, Qiyuan Li, Amr Omar, Shuaifei Zhao, Zongli Xie, Robert Taylor, Jessica Allen and Paul Feron
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Deakin University, CSIRO Manufacturing, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Newcastle and CSIRO Energy
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Membrane modules, Vacuum membrane distillation, direct air capture, Solvents, Water reclamation

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A Novel Concentrated Solar Membrane-Distillation for Water Purification in a Building Integrated Design

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Nov 2021
Alexander Charlton, Qiyuan Li, Amr Omar, Bac Dang, Pierre Le-Clech and Robert Taylor
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vacuum Membrane Distillation, Spacer Design, Solar Energy, Cogeneration System, Concentrated Evacuated Tube Collector

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An Ultra-High-Temperature Geothermal Battery for Sustainable Solar Power

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Jan 2025
Putra Agson-Gani, Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, Robert Taylor, Hamid Roshan and Sheik Rahman
McGill University, Curtin University, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 54 (1,020,567)

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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Underground thermal energy storage (UTES), Supercritical geothermal battery, High-temperature Brayton cycle, System performance, Efficiency enhancement, Renewable Energy

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Sustainable Water and Energy for Water-stressed Coastal Cities under Future Climate Scenarios

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Sep 2025
Yingfei Huang, Shukla Poddar, Amr Omar, Robert Taylor, Merlinde Kay and G.L. Leslie
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering and University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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Water-stressed, Coastal megacities, Energy-water nexus, Techno-economic assessment, Future climate projections, CO2 emissions

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The Effect of Optical Properties and Heating Rates on the Solar-Driven Bayer Process: An Experimental and Numerical Analysis

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The Effect of Optical Properties and Heating Rates on the Solar-Driven Bayer Process: An Experimental and Numerical Analysis

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Jul 2025
Che Jiang, Qiyuan Li, David Saldivia, Xianping Liu, Woei Saw, Ahmed Eissa and Robert Taylor
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Hunan University of Science and Technology, The University of Adelaide, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Solar, Bayer process, calcination, alumina, Thermochemical, optical properties

The Effect of Optical Properties and Heating Rates on the Solar-Driven Bayer Process: An Experimental and Numerical Analysis

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Jun 2025
Che Jiang, David Saldivia, Xianping Liu, Woei Saw, Ahmed Eissa and Robert Taylor
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Hunan University of Science and Technology, The University of Adelaide, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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solar, Bayer process, calcination, alumina, thermochemical, optical properties

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Synthesis and Thermophysical Property Characterisation of Aqueous Graphene Quantum Dot Dispersions for Chilled Water (Air-Conditioning) Applications

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Mar 2024
Mahdi Motamedi, Xiaoran Zheng, Pramod Koshy and Robert Taylor
University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Quantum dot, Thermal properties, Compatibility, stability, Dispersion

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A Comprehensive Thermodynamic Assessment of an Integrated CSP-Brayton and Geothermal Battery System

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 17 Apr 2026
Putra Agson-Gani, H. Roshan, Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, Robert Taylor and Sheikh Shahidur Rahman
McGill University, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Curtin University, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and University of New South Wales
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oncentrated solar thermal power (CSP), Underground thermal energy storage (UTES), geothermal battery, High-temperature Brayton cycle, Supercritical fluids, Renewable energy

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Optical Analysis of a Semi-Transparent Packed Bed of Spheres for Next-Generation Volumetric Solar Receivers

Posted: 25 Aug 2021
Mohammadreza Sedighi, Ricardo Vasquez Padilla, Andrew Rose and Robert Taylor
Southern Cross University - Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Southern Cross University and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

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Volumetric receivers; Semi-transparent absorber; Ray-tracing analysis; Solar simulator; Optical analysis.

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Urban Heat Island: Mechanisms, Implications, and Possible Remedies

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 40, pp. 285-307, 2015
Posted: 11 Nov 2015
Patrick Phelan, Kamil Kaloush, Mark Miner, Jay Golden, Bernadette Phelan, Humberto Silva and Robert Taylor
Arizona State University (ASU) - School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy, Arizona State University (ASU) - School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University (ASU) - School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy, Duke University - Pratt School of Engineering, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc., University of New Mexico - Mechanical Engineering Department and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

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