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Numerical simulations using RANS-based CFD have been utilised to carry out investigations on the effects of steady and unsteady wind on the performance of a wind tunnel scale VAWT. Using a validated CFD model, steady wind simulations at U∞=7m/s were conducted and results have shown a typical...
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With the soaring energy demands, an urge to explore the alternate and renewable energy resources has become the focal point of various active research fronts. The scientific community is revisiting the inkling to tap the wind resources in more rigorous and novel ways. Recent idea of net-zero...
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An experimental investigation was carried out on a wind tunnel scale vertical axis wind turbine with unsteady wind conditions. The wind speed at which testing was conducted was 7m/s (giving a Reynolds number of around 50,000) with both 7% and 12% fluctuations in wind velocity at a frequency of...
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Compliance is key to the operation and reputation of the financial services sector and is now completely embedded in the way financial services organisations carry on investment business. It is also fundamental to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in seeking to achieve its regulatory...
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Purpose – Compliance competence is key to the operation and reputation of the financial services sector and is now completely embedded in the way financial services organisations carry on investment business. It is also fundamental to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in seeking to...
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Purpose – To provide a practical insight into the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) “Treating Customers Fairly” (TCF) initiative for financial services firms endeavouring to implement such an approach. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative paper subjectively considers the TCF...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the perceived implications of economic and monetary union (EMU) as a driver for changes in the hotel business environment and, consequently, on Portuguese competitiveness, in terms of the conceptual framework and methodology adopted and...
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This paper, set in the context of a rationale for financial regulation, considers how the Financial Services Authority’s (the regulator) approach to establishing compliance competent organisations in the life assurance sector (the regulated) has evolved from a prescriptive approach to one of...
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