Robert T. Dobson

996 total citations
50 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Robert T. Dobson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert T. Dobson has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert T. Dobson's work include Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (12 papers), Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (10 papers) and Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics (8 papers). Robert T. Dobson is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (12 papers), Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (10 papers) and Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics (8 papers). Robert T. Dobson collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and United States. Robert T. Dobson's co-authors include Andrea Mammoli, Thomas Harms, Maarten J. Kamper, Frank Dinter, Rong‐Jie Wang, Willem H. Steyn, A.B. Sebitosi, Shaibal Roy, Abdenour Kemoun and Muthanna H. Al‐Dahhan and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Applied Energy and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Robert T. Dobson

47 papers receiving 758 citations

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Yonghong Xu China

Muhammad Abdul Basit Pakistan

Jinlong Liu China

Mario L. Ferrari Italy

Kenneth Kelly United States

Trevor Hocksun Kwan China

Yuanfei Li China

Yi‐Peng Xu China

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2020). Simulation, manufacture and experimental validation of a novel single-acting free-piston Stirling engine electric generator. Applied Energy. 263. 114585–114585. 30 indexed citations

Harms, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Derivation and numerical case study of a one-dimensional, compressible-flow model of a novel free-piston Stirling engine. Energy. 199. 117404–117404. 24 indexed citations

Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2019). Thermal-hydraulic simulation and evaluation of a natural circulation thermosyphon loop for a reactor cavity cooling system of a high-temperature reactor. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 52(2). 271–278. 9 indexed citations

Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2018). Flow characterisation of a two-phase natural circulation loop.

Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2018). Theoretical simulation, design and manufacture, and experimental evaluation of a free piston Stirling engine electric generator. 7 indexed citations

Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2017). Modelling and testing a passive night-sky radiation system. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 28(1). 76–76. 5 indexed citations

Mammoli, Andrea, et al.. (2017). Customer domain supply and load coordination: A case for smart villages and transactive control in rural off-grid microgrids. Energy. 135. 430–441. 51 indexed citations

Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2017). Smart Village Load Planning Simulations in Support of Digital Energy Management for Off-grid Rural Community Microgrids. 2(1). 2–18. 8 indexed citations

Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2016). Model based design of a novel Stirling solar micro-cogeneration system with performance and fuel transition analysis for rural African village locations. Solar Energy. 133. 315–330. 26 indexed citations

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Mammoli, Andrea, et al.. (2016). Discrete cogeneration optimization with storage capacity decision support for dynamic hybrid solar combined heat and power systems in isolated rural villages. Energy. 116. 1051–1064. 27 indexed citations

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Mammoli, Andrea, et al.. (2016). Participatory smartgrid control and transactive energy management in community shared solar cogeneration systems for isolated rural villages. 352–359. 13 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2015). STAND-ALONE PARABOLIC SOLAR COOKERS AND RURAL INDUSTRIALISATION IN SOUTH AFRICA. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 1 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2013). HEAT PIPE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY. SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University). 4(2). 6 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2013). BOILING AND CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS FOR A DOWTHERM-A CHARGED HEAT PIPE HEAT EXCHANGER. 4(2). 2 indexed citations

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Botha, Frederik C., et al.. (2013). Simulation of a syngas from a coal production plant coupled to a high temperature nuclear reactor. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 24(2). 37–45. 7 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2013). Theoretical and experimental modelling of a heat pipe heat exchanger for high temperature nuclear reactor technology. Applied Thermal Engineering. 61(2). 259–267. 35 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2007). Flow and heat transfer in a closed loop thermosyphon Part II – experimental simulation. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 18(4). 41–48. 10 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2006). A heat pipe heat recovery heat exchanger for a mini-drier. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 17(1). 50–57. 6 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T., et al.. (2003). Thermal modelling of an axial flux permanent magnet machine. Applied Thermal Engineering. 24(2-3). 193–207. 39 indexed citations

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Dobson, Robert T.. (1998). Simulation of the two-phase flow in a thermosyphon using an inclined transparent tube with the lower-end closed and the upper-end open. Revue Générale de Thermique. 37(11). 968–972. 5 indexed citations

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