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Journal Articles

Beh,C.C.K., P.A.Webley, “Control of the Oxygen Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process. Part 1 – Multiple Loop Control”, Control Engineering Practice, in review, 2003.

Kearns,D., P.A.Webley, “Exergy Development for PSA systems.Part 1.Theoretical Development”, Chemical Engineering Science, ISSN: 0009-2509 in review, 2003.

Kearns,D., P.A.Webley, “Exergy Development for PSA systems. Part II. Application to Air Separation”, Chemical Engineering Science, ISSN: 0009-2509 in review, 2003.

Beh,C.C.K., P.A.Webley, “Control of the Oxygen Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process. Part 2 – Single Loop Control”, Control Engineering Practice, in review, 2003.

Webley, P.A. and R.S. Todd, “Kinetics of Mixed Adsorbent Systems in Gas-Solid Adsorption”, Adsorption Science and Technology, ISSN 0263-6174, 21(1), pg9, 2003

Beh, C.C.K. and P.A. Webley, “A Method for the Determination of Composition Profiles in Industrial Air Separation, Pressure Swing Adsorption Systems”, Adsorption Science and Technology, 21(1), 35-52,ISSN 0263-6174, 2003

Todd, R.S., B. Ferraris, G. Manca and P.A. Webley, “Improved ODE Integrator and Mass Transfer Approach to Accelerating a Cyclic Adsorption Process”, Computers and Chemical Engineering, ISSN: 0098-1354, 27, 883-899, 2003

Beh, C.C.K., K.A. Smith and P.A. Webley, “The VSA Process for Oxygen Enrichment – Process Description and Dynamic Modelling Using Neural Networks”, International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design, ISSN 1025-5818, Volume 5, Number 1/January-March 2003, pg 1-9.

Wilson,S., P.A.Webley “Perturbation Techniques for Accelerated Convergence of Cyclic Steady State (CSS) in Oxygen VSA Simulations”, Chemical Engineering Science,ISSN: 0009-2509, Vol.57, pg 4145-4159, 2002.

Todd,S., P.A.Webley “Limitations of the LDF/Equimolar Counter-diffusion assumption for mass transfer within porous adsorbent pellets” Chemical Engineering ScienceISSN: 0009-2509,Vol.57, pg4227-4242, 2002.

Wilson,S., P.A.Webley “Cyclic Steady State Axial Temperature Profiles in Multi-Layer, Bulk Gas PSA – The Case of Oxygen VSA”. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ISSN 0888-5885, Vol.41, pg 2753-2765. 2002.

Todd,R.S, J. He, P.A.Webley, C. Beh, S.Wilson, and M.A.Lloyd, “Fast Finite-Volume Method for PSA/VSA Cycle Simulation-Experimental Validation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ISSN 0888-5885, Vol.40, No.14, pg 3217-3224, 2001.

Wilson,S., C.Beh., S.Todd, and P.A.Webley, “Effect of trace component adsorption on thermal profiles in cyclic adsorption systems. The case of O2VSA” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ISSN 0888-5885, Vol.40, No.12, pg 2702-2713, 2001.

Webley,P.A., He,J., “Fast solution-adaptive finite volume method for PSA/VSA cycle simulation; 1. Single step simulation” Computers and Chemical Engineering, ISSN: 0098-1354, Vol.23, pg 1701-1712, 2000.

Tester,J.W., Holgate,H.R.,Armellini,F.J.,Webley,P.A.,Killilea,W.R., Hong,G.T. and Barner,H.E. “Supercritical Water Oxidation Technology: A review of Process Developemnt and Fundamental Research”. In Emerging Technologies for Hazardous Waste Management III, D.W.Tedder and F.G.Pohland (eds.). ACS Symposium Series, 518, Chapter 3, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 1993.

J.W.Tester, P.A.Webley, H.R.Holgate, “Revised global kinetic measurements of methanol oxidation in supercritical water.” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research ISSN 0888-5885, Vol. 32, p236-241, 1993.

H.R.Holgate, P.A.Webley, J.W.Tester, “Carbon monoxide oxidation in supercritical water. The effects of heat transfer and the water gas shift reaction on observed kinetics.”Energy & Fuels, ISSN: 0887-0624, Vol.6, No.5, p586-591, 1992.

Webley,P.A., Tester,J.W., Holgate,H.R. “Oxidation kinetics of ammonia and ammonia-methanol mixtures in supercritical water in the temperature range 530-700°C at 246 bar.” Ind.Eng.Chem.Res. 30(8), p1745-1754, 1991.

Webley,P.A., and J.W.Tester, “Fundamental Kinetics of Methane Oxidation in Supercritical Water”. Energy & Fuels, ISSN: 0887-0624, Vol.5, No.3, pg411-420, 1991.

Webley,P.A., Holgate,H.R., Stevenson,D.M. and J.W.Tester, “Oxidation kinetics of model compounds of human metabolic waste in supercritical water”SAE Technical Paper Series #901333, 20th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Williamsburg, VA, July 9-12, 1990.

Webley,P.A., and J.W.Tester, “Fundamental kinetics of methanol oxidation in supercritical water”, ACS. Symp. Ser. 406: Supercritical Fluid Science and Technology, K.P.Johnston and J.M.L. Penniger, eds. Washington, D.C. American Chemical Society p 259-275, 1989.

Webley,P.A. “Fundamental oxidation kinetics of simple compounds in supercritical water” Doctoral Thesis, MIT, 1989.

Webley,P.A., and Tester, J.W. “Fundamental kinetics and mechanistic pathways for oxidation reactions in supercritical water” SAE Technical Paper Series #881039, 18th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, San Francisco, CA, July 11-13, 1988.

Raal, J. D.; Webley, P. A.“Microflow calorimeter design for heats of mixing”.AIChE Journal. Vol. 33 No.4, pg604-18, 1987.

Conference presentations and proceedings

Todd,R.S., and P.A.Webley, “Knudsen Diffusion and viscous flow Dusty-Gas coefficients for pelletised zeolites from kinetic uptake experiments.” Fundamentals of Adsorption 8, accepted for presentation, May 22-28, 2004.

Singh,R., and P.A.Webley, “Adsorption of N2, O2, and Ar in potassium chabazite.” Fundamentals of Adsorption 8, accepted for presentation, May 22-28, 2004.

Kearns,D., and P.A.Webley, “Exergy analysis of PSA systems”, accepted for presentation, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November,2003.

Beh,C.C.K, P.A.Webley, “Control of Periodic Adsorption Processes – A Review and Some Recent Developments”, accepted for presentation, CHEMECA, Adelaide, September 29, 2003.

Beh, C.C.K. and P.A. Webley, “Open Loop Dynamics of an Oxygen Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, November, Paper No. 121e, 2002

Todd, R.S. and P.A. Webley, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Ergun Equation for Pressure Drop with Adsorption”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana,November, Paper No. 123d, 2002

Todd, R.S. and P.A. Webley, “Limitations of the LDF and Equimolar Counter Diffusion Assumption for an Adsorbent Pellet Under non-Isothermal Conditions”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, November, Paper No. 123p, 2002

Webley, P.A. and R.S. Todd, “Linear Driving Force Rate Constants for Adsorbent Mixtures”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana,November, Paper No. 123c, 2002

Beh,C., P.A.Webley, “On-line modelling of the O2VSA process using neural networks”. Presented at the 6th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, September 23, 2001. published in “Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering” Editor: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 10 pages, ISBN: 0 7340 2201 8,2002.

Todd,R.S., P.A.Webley, “Low Purity Oxygen Production by Rapid Pressure Swing Adsorption”. Presented at the 6th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, September 23, 2001. published in “Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering” Editor: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 10 pages, ISBN: 0 7340 2201 8,2002.

Beh,C., R.S.Todd, P.A.Webley, “Capturing Mass Transfer Effects using Neural Network Models. Case Study – Breakthrough Fronts for N2/O2 Separation.” Presented at the 6th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, September 23, 2001. published in “Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering” Editor: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 10 pages, ISBN: 0 7340 2201 8,2002.

Wilson,S.J., R.S.Todd, P.A.Webley, “Damping Thermal Swings in Oxygen VSA (Vacuum Swing Adsorption)”, Presented at the 6th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, September 23, 2001. published in “Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering” Editor: 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 10 pages, ISBN: 0 7340 2201 8,2002.

Beh,C., K.Smith, P.A.Webley, “Dynamic modelling using neural networks. Case study – pilot scale VSA process for Oxygen production”, presented at ANNIE conference, St.Louis, Missouri, November 2001, published in Smart Engineering System Design: Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Evolutionary Programming, Data Mining and Complex Systems, C.H. Dagli, A.L. Buczak, J. Ghosh, MJ. Embrechts, O. Erosy and S. Kercel (Eds.), ASME Press, New Jersey, 11, pp. 551-556, 2001.

Todd, R.S., C.C.K. Beh, S.J. Wilson and P.A. Webley, “Simplified Modelling of Pressure Driven Flow in Pressure Swing Adsorption Process”, Proceedings of the Melbourne Graduate Fluids Conference, 5 July, 5-8, 2001

Webley,P.A., C.Beh,J.He,S.Wilson,S.Todd, “Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of Multiple-Layer, Non-Isothermal, Bulk gas pressure swing adsorption.” Proceedings of the 2nd Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology, Novotel Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, May 14-18, page 658, 2000.

Beh,C., S.Wilson,P.A.Webley,J.He. “The control of the vacuum swing adsorption process for air separation.” Proceedings of the 2nd Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology, Novotel Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, May 14-18, page 663, 2000.

P.A.Webley, S.J.Wison, “A Technique for Accelerated Convergence of Cyclic Steady State in Oxygen VSA Simulations” Presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting and appearing in proceedings, Dallas, TX, Oct.31-Nov.5, 1999.

P.A.Webley, S.Wilson, “Laboratory Scale Oxygen VSA and Thermal Behavior: How close to Industrial Scale?” Poster presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting and appearing in proceedings, Dallas, TX, Oct.31-Nov.5, 1999.

P.A.Webley,S.Wilson,J.He,E.Hu, “Optimisation of PSA Systems for Air Separation”, presented at Fundamentals of Adsorption Conference in Giens, France, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Fundamentals of Adsorption., Fundamentals of Adsorption 6, ISBN: 2-84299-053-6, pg 775-780. 1998.

P.A.Webley, S.Wilson, J.He,“Thermal Profiles in O2VSA Operation”, Proceedings of the1998 Chemeca Conference, Port Douglas, September 28-30, ISBN: 185825 683 5, 1998.

P.A.Webley, S.Wilson, J.He, “O2VSA Optimisation Process”, Proceedings of the1998 Chemeca Conference, Port Douglas, September 28-30, ISBN: 185825 683 5, 1998.

Hu,E.J., P.A.Webley,”Research and Development of Environmental Friendly Solar Powered Solid Adsorption Refrigerator in Monash University” p98 in ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Ed. Q.Yu, C.Huanqin, Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Chemical Engineering, October 8-11, 1997, Guangzhou, China

Tester,J.W., H.R.Holgate, F.J.Armellini, P.A.Webley, W.R.Killilea, G.T.Hong, and H.E.Barner, “Supercritical Water Oxidation Technology: A Review of Process Development and Fundamental Research.” ACS Symposium Series Paper on Emerging Technologies for Hazardous Waste Management, 1991.

Webley,P.A., and J.W.Tester, “Oxidation of Methanol, Ammonia, and Methanol-Ammonia mixtures in Supercritical Water.”presented at the Annual AIChE meeting in Chicago, November 15, 1990.

Webley,P.A., H.R.Holgate, D.M.Stevenson and J.W.Tester, “ Oxidation Kinetics of Model Compounds of Metabolic Waste in Supercritical Water.” presented at the 20th International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 11, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1990.Published in SAE Transactions, # 901333, 1990.

Webley,P.A., and J.W.Tester, “Fundamental Kinetics of Methanol Oxidation in Supercritical Water.”Presented at the Annual AIChE meeting, November 14, 1988.Published in ACS Symposium Proceedings Series 406, Ch17, pg. 259, 1989.

Webley,P.A., and J.W.Tester, “Fundamental Oxidation Kinetics in Supercritical Water”. SAE Technical Paper Series, #881039, presented at the 18th Intersociety Conf. on Environmental Systems, San Francisco, July 12, 1988.

Patents

S.J.Weigel, J.E.MacDougall, C.G.Coe, Yanliang Xiong, J.A.Martens, P.A.Jacobs, P.A.Webley, “Gas Separation with Lithium-Containing ZSM-2 Metallosilicates” US Patent 5,779,766 14 July 1998.

Golden,T.C., P.A.Webley, S.R.Auvil, W.C.Kratz, “Pretreatment Layer for CO-VSA” US Patent 5,531,809, July 2, 1996.

C.F.Watson,R.Agrawal, P.Webley, J.Wehrman, “VSA Adsorption Process with Energy Recovery”, US Patent 5,656,067, Aug. 12, 1997.

P.A.Webley,S.R.Auvil, R.Allem, “System for cooling feed gas to membrane and adsorption systems” US Patent 5,325,900. 1994