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Working on Sophias Story again :D

-> A little later, Sophia reached maintenance shaft [xy], where the main security system of the SD of the Abyss Chrusher was located. The light activated by a motion sensor flared up in cold white with a delay of a few seconds. Neon Xilkor tubes of the NX-6 series had this somewhat unpleasant habit, which the manufacturer Asterisk never rectified. Despite this, Hallinger-FTL continued to install them in all maintenance rooms of their ship series to this day. The Davar class in particular suffered from this fact, as it had a higher number of such areas due to its modular design. As a result, Sophia had only been able to recognise the large control cabinets and component racks by the myriad of flashing LEDs when she arrived. This sea of red, orange and green diodes, which greeted her auspiciously from the steel racks, secretly watched over the entire crew and ensured that the safety units of the individual SERAHs were working.

Now that the white light flooded the room, she saw it in its entirety, and with it the technology inside. In contrast to the blinking confusion of the Sevix control racks on the right side of the room, the Servagul control cabinets on her left, unusual for a Davar-class ship, emitted a soft green glow. The reason for this was that Servagul built light panels into the doors of their products, which no self-respecting shipbuilder needed. Such nice lighting did nothing but waste power unnecessarily. Sure, ships like the Abyss Chrusher might not lack power, but that was no reason to be so wasteful.

Shrugging her shoulders, the engineer lifted her tool and the testing device before taking them to the control cabinet labelled SUR-2, where she set them down. She unlocked the door with her CAM and the handle whirred out, allowing her to open the cabinet. Sophia sighed, pulled open the cupboard door and, coloured by the light from the front panel, saw another flood of flashing or glowing diodes emanating from the security register cards. It was a sight that filled the engineer with joy, because she had hardly been able to wait to get back into the bowels of the Abyss Chrusher, but the work that was to follow was rather dull. So she plugged her headphones into her CAM, put them in her ears and switched on an album by a band Liv had shown her a few days ago. A harsh guitar riff accompanied by the vocals of a woman singing in the language of the Marlan system rang out.

She then began checking the security tabs, which initially consisted of informing the SD-SERAH of her work via the control panel in the top frame of the device. In fact, Sophia was only slightly keen on an emergency lockout of the SD, even if she could override it with her system authorisations. Basically, you had to give Servagul and Sevix credit for the cleverness of their products. After all, the automatic security system, which according to Ela - unfortunately there were no plans on this subject - summarised one subsystem of the drive per cabinet in order to pass them on to SERAH in a bundle.

You could imagine the tabs and their subsystems as the nervous system of a body, which transmitted every pain of the machines to the consciousness or to an AI. SERAH then reported the information to the Abyss Chrusher's SAM, the ship's main AI, which ensured that appropriate action was taken. What the SERAH was to the SD, the SAM was to the entire ship.

Sophia pulled a small screwdriver from the side pocket on her left arm. She used it to loosen the two neck screws on the top and bottom of the front panel of each of the seven assemblies. She was then able to pull them out by the handle to insert them into the test device. This established a serial, wired connection with the fuse register in order to then interrogate the main function of the unit on the two circuit boards of the modules. For this purpose, the test device simulated a fault by sending a specific signal sequence via the bus interface. The module processed this within a few femtoseconds and signalled an alarm back to the test device. At least that's how it worked when everything was OK. The process only took a few blinks of the eye until the technical measurement results - such as resistance, time and induction values - appeared on the display of the test device. Confirmation of the success or failure of the analysis could then also be obtained.<-

The story of the empty sky - 1 Dreams of electronic tears Chapter 10, A fairy tale of normality

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Affordable Housing in India: A New Blueprint for Urban Design and Equity

As India steps further into its urban century, the landscape of its cities is rapidly evolving. The year 2025 marks a pivotal moment in how urban environments are designed—not only to meet the rising demand for infrastructure but also to address the pressing need for inclusive and accessible living solutions. This transformation is powered by a series of innovative, people-centric urban design projects that are reshaping the future of Indian cities.

What makes the Top 10 urban design projects of 2025 noteworthy is their ability to balance technology with tradition, aesthetics with accessibility, and density with dignity. These projects don’t just create buildings—they build ecosystems that empower communities, protect resources, and support inclusive growth.

The Changing Face of Indian Urban Design :-

India’s urban population is projected to reach 600 million by 2030. As cities expand, the challenge lies not just in accommodating more people, but in doing so sustainably and equitably. The top urban design projects of 2025 respond to this challenge by embracing key principles:

Transit-oriented development.

Green infrastructure.

Social inclusivity.

Community participation.

Affordable housing integration.

This signals a shift away from car-centric planning and toward walkable, mixed-use, and climate-responsive urban environments.

Affordable Housing in India: Beyond Just Cost :-

For decades, affordable housing was perceived as a basic shelter solution, often placed in peripheral areas with limited access to jobs, schools, and healthcare. That mindset is changing. Today, affordable housing in India is being redefined through smart layouts, modular design, and eco-friendly practices—without compromising on quality or dignity.

Affordability now extends beyond just the price tag. It includes:

Proximity to workplaces and public transport.

Energy-efficient design that lowers utility bills.

Community amenities like parks, schools, and healthcare centers.

Resilience to climate challenges like floods and heatwaves.

These homes are no longer just units—they’re vibrant communities.

What the Top 10 Urban Design Projects Reveal :-

Though each project varies in scale and context, they share key features that reflect where India’s urban vision is heading:

1. People-Focused Planning-

Streets, not highways, define the city. Projects now prioritize pedestrians, cyclists, and public gathering spaces to promote interaction and well-being.

2. Transit-Housing Integration-

Many urban design initiatives strategically align affordable housing with transit corridors. This Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model reduces commute time and pollution while improving access for lower-income families.

3. Environmental Sustainability-

From rainwater harvesting to solar rooftops, green features are now baseline design elements. Projects are designed to optimize natural light, ventilation, and temperature control—especially critical for low-income housing.

4. Community-Driven Layouts-

Affordable housing is no longer isolated. Today’s designs integrate homes with local schools, marketplaces, and medical facilities—creating self-sustaining urban villages within cities.

5. High-Density, Low-Impact Development-

To make cities more efficient, vertical living is embraced, but with careful attention to light, airflow, and green pockets. This allows for compact housing without compromising quality of life.

6. Tech-Enabled Construction-

New technologies such as 3D modeling, GIS mapping, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) enable faster planning, better coordination, and more accurate project delivery.

7. Culturally Relevant Architecture-

Urban design in India is increasingly sensitive to local traditions and lifestyles. Regional architecture, community habits, and vernacular materials influence design to make spaces feel familiar and rooted.

8. Climate-Resilient Housing-

Many 2025 projects are responding to the growing risks of climate change. Elevated housing, shaded courtyards, and flood-resistant layouts ensure long-term livability.

9. Public-Private Collaboration-

Affordable housing is being scaled up through joint ventures between governments and private firms. These collaborations allow for both financial feasibility and architectural innovation.

10. Smart City Ecosystems-

The top urban design projects are not standalones—they’re part of wider smart city visions that include data-driven governance, digital infrastructure, and real-time services that enhance urban life.

Conclusion :-

The future of urban design lies in harmony — between growth and equity, innovation and tradition, community and infrastructure. When done right, cities become more than places to live — they become ecosystems that empower every citizen. At the heart of this transformation is affordable housing in India, ensuring that inclusive design reaches those who need it most.

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ARMxy Edge Computing for Smart Tunnel Monitoring and Emergency Response

As urban infrastructure grows in complexity, tunnel systems—whether for traffic, rail, or utilities—require intelligent, resilient monitoring and fast-response mechanisms. Traditional centralized systems often struggle with latency, connectivity issues, and real-time responsiveness, especially in enclosed or remote tunnel environments. This is where edge computing steps in as a transformative solution.

Why Edge Computing for Tunnel Monitoring?

Edge computing enables data processing at or near the source—in this case, within the tunnel itself. By deploying rugged industrial edge gateways, like our ARMxy series, directly in the tunnel environment, data from sensors can be collected, processed, and acted upon in real time without relying on cloud or remote servers.

This architecture supports:

Low-latency event detection (e.g., fire, gas leaks, structural stress)

Reliable local control of ventilation, alarms, lighting, and signage

Offline operation during network outages

Data filtering and compression before sending to cloud SCADA or platforms

Integrated Tunnel Monitoring Capabilities

A smart tunnel solution may integrate:

Environmental sensors: temperature, humidity, CO/CO₂, air flow

Safety sensors: smoke, gas, vibration, intrusion

Video surveillance with AI inference for object detection or congestion analysis

Emergency system integration: fire suppression, evacuation signals, public address systems

With an edge device like ARMxy, all of this can be managed locally. Logic engines like Node-RED, data logging with SQLite or InfluxDB, and visualization through tools like FUXA or Grafana can be embedded right on the device. Moreover, protocols such as Modbus, OPC UA, MQTT allow for flexible and standardized data communication across diverse equipment.

Enhancing Emergency Response

In the event of a critical incident—fire, flood, or equipment failure—edge computing enables immediate localized decisions:

Triggering alarms and ventilation automatically

Sending real-time alerts via SMS or voice gateways

Logging events for diagnostics and compliance

Coordinating evacuation routes through smart signage

Final Thoughts

Smart tunnel systems demand more than traditional SCADA setups can deliver. Edge computing, combined with modular I/O and modern communication protocols, empowers real-time, intelligent infrastructure. Our ARMxy industrial edge gateways are purpose-built for such high-stakes environments, bridging the gap between sensors and smart decision-making at the edge.

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Research: Sustainable Digital Art Installations

A creative concept I wanted to implement at Northshore is an sustainable digital art installation. I find myself pondering the dearth of interactive digital art installations in Brisbane. It struck me how such a vibrant city could lack a space where technology and creativity converge to captivate and inspire.

Before listing down the places I researched, I want to emphasise what a digital art installation is. Digital installation art is a large field of activity that takes various shapes. Some resemble video installations, particularly large-scale works that use projections and live video capture. The theme of the digital art installation I want to implement in Northshore is a sustainable theme. Here are some examples

Solar Equation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Solar Equation is a large-scale public art work featuring an accurate reproduction of the Sun that is 100 million times smaller than the real thing. The Light in Winter Festival in Melbourne commissioned the piece, which features the world's largest spherical balloon, custom-manufactured for the purpose, suspended over Federation Square and animated with five projectors. Solar animation on balloons is created using real-time mathematical algorithms that recreate the turbulence, flares, and sunspots found on the Sun's surface. This results in a continually changing display that never repeats itself, offering spectators a glimpse of the beautiful phenomena that may be seen on the solar surface but have only just been discovered by astronomers. Powered entirely by solar energy, Solar Equation engages viewers by allowing them to manipulate the sun's appearance through a touchscreen interface.

2. Light Barrier by Kimchi and Chips: Kimchi and Chips' work Light Barrier (2014) creates phantoms of light in the air by crossing millions of calibrated beams. The light installation generates floating visual objects that move through space as they do in time. Impressionist painters' style was driven by a fascination with natural light; they experimented with new colours and the passage of time. Kimchi and Chips' exploration of digital light explores a new visual mechanic, with their installation expanding the visual language of space and light.

3. Aqueous by Jen Lewin:

Aqueous is a series of interactive LED platforms that create light trails. During the day, the sculpture changes colour and reflects the sky. At night, AQUEOUS shines with full lit interactivity, engaging groups in a constantly changing world.

AQUEOUS is one of the first pattern-based sculptures created at this scale, inspired by the symmetry seen in natural systems. The sculpture is made up of hundreds of interactive modular platforms developed from the Golden Ratio and can be erected in a variety of configurations. Each platform is controlled by code provided by the artist, allowing them to feel human interaction independently while also linking together to produce interconnected paths of light effects.

4. Waterlicht by Daan Roosegaarde: is a dream landscape about the power and poetry of water. As a virtual flood, WATERLICHT shows how high the water level could reach. WATERLICHT is a collective experience to remind us of the importance of water innovation and the impact of climate change.

References:

Kimchi and Chips. (2014). Light Barrier. https://www.kimchiandchips.com/works/lightbarrier/

Lewin, J. (2017). Aqueous. Jen Lewin Studio. https://www.jenlewinstudio.com/portfolio/aqueous/

Lozano-Hemmer, R. (2010). Solar Equation. RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER. https://www.lozano-hemmer.com/solar_equation.php3

Roosegaarde, D. (2013). Studio roosegaarde. Waterlicht. https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/waterlicht

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AN-TGD03 series LED adjustable flood light is an engineering lighting fixture with adjustable LED module angle. Different from the previous LED floodlight for sale at Anern with the same led modular designs, AN-TGD03 series increased a design for each module to adjust the angle independently, thereby achieving accent lighting for a certain area.

 The Details of Adjustable Modular LED Flood Light (TGD03)

The adjustable angle design of the LED adjustable flood light allows flexible adjustment of the lighting area.

Lenses with 60°/90°/150*75° beam angle are available for choice, with high light transmittance.

Each LED module of our LED flood lights wholesale is independently equipped with a driving power supply. If one power supply fails, the other modules of the adjustable floodlight can also be used normally.

The fin-type heat dissipation housing can effectively control the temperature of the lamp body and ensure the service life of the led chips.

 The Specification of Adjustable Modular LED Flood Light (TGD03)

The Production of Adjustable Modular LED Flood Light (TGD03)

This batch of LED floodlights of 1000w will be used in a tunnel project in Peru. As a professional LED floodlight supplier, Anern provides standardized production, professional packaging, and fast delivery for TGD03 series.

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Kwong Von Glinow offers an alternative to Chicago's standard developer housing

Chicago studio Kwong Von Glinow has built Ardmore House to prove it's possible to design a high-quality home for a standard city lot.

Studio founders Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow acted as both architects and developers for this project, their first built work since founding their studio in 2017.

Wooden trusses divide up living space on the first floor

Located on a standard residential plot in Edgewater, north Chicago, the house has a simple, vernacular form, with a rectangular footprint and a standard pitched roof.

However, inside the building feels modern and spacious thanks to a curved, double-height atrium and light-filled, open-plan living spaces.

Open-plan living spaces and large windows make spaces feel generous

Kwong and Von Glinow, who were awarded the New York Architectural League Prize for Young Architects in 2018, wanted to offer an alternative to the standard houses being built by developers in the city.

"Chicago is saturated with many standard developer-driven housing projects that are fuelled by real-estate market demand, profit, and little else," the pair told Dezeen.

"In Ardmore House, we designed the home with values rather than checklist criteria," they continued. "We considered what the future of housing could be, and what kind of values the architecture of the home could bring to how the future residents would live."

A curved, double-height atrium provides access to bedrooms on the ground floor

Key to the design is an upside-down layout, placing bedrooms on the ground floor and living spaces upstairs. There's also a partially sunken basement level that is able to accommodate flexible uses.

This arrangement made it possible to create a highly open interior, where the upper level feels more like a mezzanine. This floor is completely open-plan, divided only by the triangular roof trusses overhead.

The staircase is positioned alongside the atrium

"The upside-down layout is the obvious choice for a house along an alley, to give privacy for the dweller," said Kwong and Von Glinow.

"This sectional flip allows more light and a more generous ceiling height," they explained. "The goal is to optimise the space where the residents will spend most of their time to the maximum potential. This means bringing in light and air to create a healthy living environment."

The house is built on a standard residential lot in Chicago

The structure of the house is relatively simple, built using standard materials. The base is concrete, while the upper levels are clad in an Accoya wood facade system in two different shades.

Like many American homes, the house has a wood-frame construction. But instead of taking a typical approach, Kwong and Von Glinow chose to use a balloon frame – a system that was first developed in Chicago.

The base is concrete and the upper levels are clad in wood

With this method, wooden members span the full height of the building, supported by the four trusses that frame the roof.

These trusses are clad in oak tongue-and-groove boards, allowing them to become a solid presence within the living spaces.

"Since the upper level living spaces are open to one another, we use the trusses to define each of the spaces below: living room, powder room, dining room, kitchen island and the kitchen," said the architects.

The house has three bedrooms

Three bedrooms are located on the ground floor, with bathrooms slotted in between. They are accessed via the curved atrium, which is also where the staircase is situated.

This double-height space was designed in this way to make it more functional than a standard corridor would be.

A nook provides quiet space for reading in the atrium

"For a lot of our projects, our priority is how can we minimise or eliminate hallways and corridors," said the architects. "In most cases they do not add spatial value besides providing a means of circulation from point A to point B."

"In Ardmore House, the curved atrium acts as an interior courtyard that allows circulation to each of the bedrooms, but also becomes a space itself," they added, suggesting it could be used as a space for reading a book, or for children to play.

The kitchen window lines up with the worktop

This space is flanked by a high-level window with a width of 56 feet (17 metres ), as well a square picture window below. This ensures that both the ground and first floors are flooded with natural light.

A similar level of care is given to windows in other rooms too. The kitchen window lines up with the position of the worktop, while the bedroom windows are positioned with privacy in mind, either facing towards a brick wall or to a secluded rear courtyard.

Kwong von Glinow has previously designed conceptual Hong Kong high-rises with multi-storey homes for the Dezeen x MINI Living series as well as a conceptual modular building system for New York for the same series.

Photography is by James Florio.

Project credits

Client: Kwong Von Glinow, Enjoy Architecture Development Architect: Kwong Von Glinow Structural engineer: Goodfriend Magruder Structures Contractor: Oslo Builders

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Presenting The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards 2020 Residential Architecture Finalists!

Presenting The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards 2020 Residential Architecture Finalists!

TDF Design Awards

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House At Otago Bay by Topology Studio. Photo – Paul Hermes.

Topology Studio, House At Otago Bay

Located on a lazy bend of the Derwent River in Hobart, this house by Topology Studio accentuates the drama of living on the water’s edge. Connections with the landscape oscillate between enclosure and embrace. A courtyard, colonnade, ledges and terraces soften the distinction between house and landscape with a series of steps and paths.

Left: Bismarck House by Andrew Burges Architects. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Right: Beaumaris House by Clare Cousins. Photo – Sharyn Cairns.

Andrew Burges Architects, Bismarck House

The Bismarck House is the younger sibling of a pair of semi-detached dwellings in Bondi developed by the partners of Robert Plumb Build – Bill Clifton and Will Dangar – and designed by Andrew Burges Architects. The project responds to the house next door, and orchestrates the potential for social engagement between the more public areas of the house and the laneway running the northern boundary. 

Revisit our feature on this project here.

Clare Cousins Architects, Beaumaris House

Sited on a corner block, Beaumaris House by Clare Cousins Architects asserts itself with a confident yet sensitive response to a somewhat atypical suburban condition. While monolithic in nature, the house subtly reveals itself as a sensitive suburban intervention, giving vegetated life back to the streetscape, and a considered familial sanctuary to those within.

Left: Davison Street by Archier & HIP V. HYPE. Photo – Tess Kelly. Right: Glassbook House by Sibling Architecture. Photo – Kat Lu.

Archier & HIP V. HYPE, Davison Street

Three built-professional couples came together to develop three sustainable townhouses designed by Archier with an 8+ star NatHERS rating. This project is the first to be created under the ‘Collaborative Development’ blueprint by HIP V. HYPE – a model that allows collaborators to join forces to create quality, more sustainable and financially accessible townhouse-style homes in urban locations. 

Revisit our feature on this project here.

Sibling Architecture, Glassbook House

This two-storey addition to a Federation-style house in Temple, NSW by Sibling Architecture explores the home as a sanctuary that revolves around the owner’s extensive collection of books. Social spaces are choreographed around the double-height bookshelf, which sits at the centre of the house and stretches to the ceiling, cutting across the three split levels of the home. Daylight filters through the southern glass brick facade deep into the interior.

Revisit our feature on this project here.

Left: Quandong Cottage by Zana Wright. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Right: Tjuringa by Jesse Bennett Studio. Photo – Kristoffer Paulsen.

Zana Wright, Quandong Cottage

The design of this small off-the-grid dwelling comprises separate sleeping and living pavilions, with all other functions located outdoors on the undercover deck. The project by Zana Wright is nestled into a hill in the rural Byron Bay hinterland with a north aspect overlooking a billabong and lush native bush.

Revisit our feature on this project here.

Jesse Bennett Studio, Tjuringa

An adaptable new family home in Toowoomba by Jesse Bennett Studio conjuring the essence and character of a previous existing 1960s house on site.  Taking inspiration from a traditional Aboriginal Tjurunga artefact, sweeping shapes and rounded edges were adopted early in the design development phase, becoming a suitable design motif for many elements throughout the building.

CLT House by FMD Architects. Photo – Dianna Snape.

FMD Architects, CLT House

An existing home is reconfigured and extended by FMD Architects via an upper floor addition, featuring cross laminated timber (CLT) throughout. The rhythmic quality of the sawtooth roof to the new bridge structure is both lyrical and rational. The pitched roofs to the north integrate an extensive solar array with high level windows at its peak to capture the changing light throughout the day.

Left: Ruckers Hill House by Studio Bright. Photo – Rory Gardiner. Right: The Good Life House by MRTN Architects. Photo – Photo – Dave Kulesza.

Studio Bright, Ruckers Hill House

A prominent, corner-sited Edwardian in Northcote has been restored and enlarged by Studio Bright, with new living spaces in a separate rear-garden pavilion. The completed house is the perfect blend of playful and practical, with versatile interior spaces, and a greater connection to the garden.

Revisit our feature on this project here.

MRTN Architects, Good Life House

Recognising the number of nearby overscaled developments not in keeping with the dominant character and scale of the street, the clients of this Fairfield project engaged MRTN Architects to design a new home more suitable to its context. By cleverly concealing a second storey, and adopting a sympathetic materials palette, this home perfectly nestles into its suburban streetscape, while internally adopting the feel of a rambling farmhouse.

Revisit our feature on this project here.

Left: Highgate Park House by Vokes & Peters. Photo – Christopher Frederick Jones. Right: Woollahra House by CO-AP Architects. Photo – Ross Honeysett.

Vokes and Peters, Highgate Park House

An extended original cottage in Brisbane designed to manage privacy, while engaging with its adjacent hilltop park. A thick brick ‘garden wall’ surrounds the perimeter of the property and its courtyard garden, while the house is planned around two principal circulation corridors: one open to the street, and another more private route servicing the bedrooms. Architecture by Vokes and Peters, with interior design by Georgia Cannon and landscape architecture by Dan Young Landscape Architect.

CO-AP Architects, Woollahra Courtyard House

A new four-bedroom home designed for an empty nester couple and three generations of extended family visitors. Located on the site of a former 1970s single-storey courtyard house, the new house by CO-AP Architects takes cues from its predecessor to feature its own central courtyard. The project also facilitates disability access, and responds to its current neighbouring context of two-storey dwellings.

Left: RaeRae House by Austin Maynard Architects. Photo – Peter Bennetts. Right: Fitzroy North House 02 by Rob Kennon Architects. Photo – Derek Swalwell

Austin Maynard Architects, RaeRae House

This new five-bedroom family home by Austin Maynard Architects incorporates the front of two pre-existing terrace homes in Fitzroy North. A glazed, setback entry unites the two structures and forms the gateway to the new build with an innovative mountain-like roof. While unconventional in appearance, this is a highly functional and practical house, with exciting moments of discovery throughout. 

Revisit our feature on this project here.

Rob Kennon Architects, Fitzroy North House 02

This Fitzroy North project by Rob Kennon Architects challenges the traditional rhythm of a house with a backyard. The home instead consists of two buildings  – one a contemporary interpretation of a workers’ cottage, followed by the main two-storey house – with a main central garden in between them, then a second garden at the very back. By rethinking a typical terrace house, this project creates a freedom and openness not often experienced on tight inner-city blocks.

Revisit our feature on this project here.

Left: Park Road House by Lineburg Wang. Photo – Christopher Frederick Jones. Right: Balmain Rock by Benn & Penna. Photo – Tom Ferguson.

Lineburg Wang, Park Road House

An existing two-storey Queenslander is reconfigured to establish a greater aspect to its generous site. Early testing by Lineburg Wang found the removal, instead of addition, of rooms would best satisfy the client desire for enhanced indoor-outdoor living. The regulatory pool fence – typically an obstruction between house and pool that seeks to be hidden – was embraced and celebrated as a full-height metal screen enveloping the north and eastern elevations.

Benn + Penna Architecture, Balmain Rock

An extension and restoration project of an 1870s sandstone cottage in Balmain East. Benn + Penna conceived the new extension as an augmented duplicate of the existing cottage, featuring cement akin in weight and texture to sandstone. The complete home is a cohesive, protected space with interiors that feel as though carved from the one rock.

Revisit our feature on this project here. 

Left: CLT House by Emma Mitchell Architects. Right: Waratah Secondary House by Anthrosite Architects. Photo – Christopher Frederick Jones.

Emma Mitchell Architects, CLT House

This Emma Mitchell Architects project in Anglesea explores the possibilities of cross laminated timber (CLT) construction, engaging with site specificity, environmental considerations, structural solutions and cost efficiency. An L-shaped plan provides ground level wheelchair access, garden connection, solar gain and wind-protected outdoor spaces.

Anthrosite Architects, Waratah Secondary House

A secondary, 60 square metre dwelling designed by Anthrosite Architects, located on a dual frontage site. Habitable rooms are elevated 1.2 metres above ground level to suit the requirements of a flood prone site. The use of standard blockwork, structural insulated panels, prefinished fibre cement panels. and modular components made this a time-efficient, low-maintenance build taking just three months.

The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards 2020 Residential Architecture award is presented by Brickworks.

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Flooring for schools: Breakout areas

What is a breakout area?

Despite the slightly misleading name, breakout areas aren't just designed for breaks and breaks only. Breakout areas are a space outside of the classroom which offers students and staff an informal space to meet, study, relax and socialise.

Creating these spaces for students to gather outside of the classroom is invaluable to learning. An extension of the classroom, these informal seating areas allow students to study quietly alone or together in teams to continue class discussions or work on group projects. Everyone learns differently and for some these flexible and collaborative spaces will inspire creativity and collaboration, allowing students more control over their education.

Breakout areas also acts a time-out zone (not the bad time out, the I just need 5 minutes time-out) where students can enjoy a bit of normality before returning to the chaos of the classroom. We all need a bit of 'me' time every now and then when things get a bit much, breakout areas are safe place for students to go.

It’s all in the interior design choices

Breakout areas should be flooded with vivid and stimulating colours to motivate students and get their creative thoughts pumping. It's amazing how much flooring can totally transform the look and feel of the room. Therefore, opting for fresh new carpet tiles or vinyl flooring can totally transform a dull and tired space into a motivational breakout area.

Now we all love a bit of mixing and matching and combining carpet tiles and vinyl products are ideal for these spaces. This classic combo helps to differentiate the areas through zoning. Zoning is clearly defines different whilst making your flooring more interesting and visually stimulating.

So, you're going to need some pretty hard wearing carpet tiles and some vinyl products that are easy to clean. There is definitely going to be some choccy biscuts nibbled on during study time (I mean, studying without snacks is practically illegal) therefore you are going to need something that can withstand the crumbs and easy to clean without any hassle.

Carpet tiles for breakout areas

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Interview: Electric Awe

Photo by Chantal Anderson

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Like many writers, I’m guilty of (twice) calling Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith a “synth wizard” in past articles. With her upcoming album The Mosaic of Transformation, out tomorrow on Ghostly International, she shows that her skills and ideas are increasingly firmly rooted in the terrestrial realm, the spaces within us as much as the spaces surrounding us. 2016′s Ears was the soundtrack to “driving a spaceship through futuristic jungles,” whereas 2017′s The Kid (one of our favorite albums of that year) was “a concept album about four stages of life.” But her releases and endeavors since then invoke much more corporeal life. After releasing The Kid, she founded Touchtheplants, part record label, part publishing house from which she’s released the first volumes in her Electronic Series and books on listening as well as modular synth work recorded back in 2013 (Tides: Music for Meditation and Yoga). All of this informs The Mosaic of Transformation, an album centered around her awe for electricity and how it exists within the body.

The music on The Mosaic of Transformation, simply put, feels alive, looking to burst from the seams. The appropriately titled opener “Unbraiding Boundless Energy Within Boundaries” begins with a tropical beat that dances into ascension. “The Spine Is Quiet In The Center” hovers like buzzing bees waiting to pollinate a flower. “Understanding Body Messages” is burbling and buoyant. At the same time, Smith captures life when the songs retreat into minimalism, like with the weepy strings and layered vocals of “Remembering” and dropped beat of the previously sprightly organ waltz of “The Steady Heart”. Elsewhere, tracks like “Overflowing” and “Deepening The Flow Of” are less than 30 seconds of pause between more major pieces, including 10.5-minute opus “Expanding Electricity” that closes the album.

I spoke to Smith over the phone last month about the record. The release of it wasn’t delayed due to COVID-19, but her tour with Caribou was postponed (and has since been rescheduled, including a stop in October at the Riviera). In the meantime, she’s used streamed performances on her Twitch channel as a way to reveal bits and pieces of the album. And of course, she’s been going on walks, trying to stay safely distanced from others but closer to nature.

Read our conversation below, edited for length and clarity.

Since I Left You: As you’ve said, a lot of The Mosaic of Transformation centers around your exploration of dance and the body and is contextualized in the music you’ve done for yoga and Touchtheplants. What else is some key inspiration or context for looking at the record?

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: A lot of it for me stems from my heart’s response to experiences I’ve had with electricity, feeling such a state of appreciation for all the many facets and capabilities of electricity. It’s my musical response to that admiration.

SILY: Are you talking about electricity from a scientific perspective or more metaphorically?

KAS: I guess there’s always elements of both. It’s such a potent part of all aspects of life, and our body’s made of electricity. I’ve been studying the nervous system a lot the last few years, and that really deepened my appreciation for learning about an internal experience of electricity, and I make music with electricity, so I have this external and internal experience. It’s been fascinating.

SILY: Where have you been studying the nervous system?

KAS: I’ve been learning about it from a lot of different teachers and readings. It’s kind of a self-study. I’ve done different online programs about electricity in the body.

SILY: When you think about the word “electricity,” people usually think of a light bulb or light switch. But like you mention, there’s a lot of electricity found in the natural world and in our bodies. To what extent are you trying to explore something natural with this record as opposed to electric objects?

KAS: To me, it’s the same thing, just in a different capsule. That’s where my admiration really started to expand. Having all these different experiences with electricity. It takes different shapes and can do different things depending upon the container that it’s in. It’s just a really interesting medium. It’s such a foundation for what animates life and objects.

You know when you feel so overwhelmed with awe at something? To me, that’s what inspiration is. You think, “I have to communicate this in a different way. I have to find an outlet for it.”

SILY: There are different ways to musically manifest electricity or what it sounds like, but to me, you seemed to skirt the cliche of buzzing or zooming noises. A lot of the time, your music is more fluttery. Was that a conscious decision?

KAS: It’s interesting you say the word “flutter,” because that was one of the first words I wrote down, because before I start a project, usually the moment I feel inspiration flooding in, I start compiling the words and images coming through, and they don’t all connect yet. “Flutter” was a really prominent word in that process. It was neat, because at that time, I was doing this residency with these wooden pipe organs and was recording a lot of stuff on those. That’s what gives it that fluttering sound.

SILY: I could definitely hear the organ on “The Steady Heart”, but I love records where the instrument that makes the sound is not the one you thought it did.

KAS: Me too. I had that experience with On The Other Ocean by David Behrman and Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians.

SILY: One thing that stood out to me about the new record is it’s about half short-form tracks, whereas other songs, like the closing track “Expanding Electricity”, are almost their own suites. How do you make the decisions behind when a track ends and begins?

KAS: I never feel like I’m really making the decisions. It’s kind of just what is coming through. It’s what the inspiration feels like. I remember when I was first writing down the words, one of the ideas was to make an opera, where it had reoccurring themes and felt like you were going through set changes. After set changes, there were these moments where characters were expressing themselves and communicating like opera. It turned into that structure.

SILY: You don’t sing as much on this one, either.

KAS: I sing probably half on it. I feel like most of my albums tend to be like that. The Kid was the exception. It’s just that my voice isn’t my primary instrument. It depends on what that piece is asking for. Sometimes, the thing that wants to be communicated just isn’t through the voice.

SILY: I definitely think of your voice as one being used as an instrument rather than a communicator of words, like on “Remembering”, where you layer your voice and it’s hard to decipher what you’re saying. At the same time, how do you come up with your lyrics?

KAS: It’s mostly what I hear. I don’t have a formula for the actual creation of pieces, but the way that I go about composing is always the same: I first get a really strong feeling of inspiration, and there’s an urgency that has to get communicated, and I can’t say it in English words. Then, I sit and listen with closed ears and don’t play anything. I usually get the full scope of what the sound is in an inner listening experience. During that process is usually when I hear the words. Then, I’ll write them down, and try to actualize what I heard internally.

SILY: I really like your use of space on the album, and you use it in different ways. On “The Steady Heart”, where the beat comes in, it’s fitting, and you realize what the track was previously lacking. On the flip side, on “Deepening The Flow Of”, the song momentarily empties out. How do you go about trying to inject a sense of space into your compositions?

KAS: It’s a hard question, because sometimes I honestly feel like I’m along for the ride creatively most of the time. It doesn’t feel like I’m making decisions. That process is happening, but I mostly am doing that matching process where I hear something internally and actualize what I heard. So it’s less of a conscious process of methodical decisions, “That part will communicate this and this.” It’s more, “I heard that inside, how do I match what I heard?”

SILY: What’s the story behind the album art?

KAS: It’s kind of a long story, but it’s a really big process of the album. When I first got the inspiration for the album, the full sonic listening experience of it, while I was having that experience, I kept getting these visuals of making these symmetrical shapes. I decided to give myself a physical symbol of me working through a transformation and through my body’s electricity while I wrote the album. The whole process of the album, each day, I would show up to working on the music, and usually, what would happen is I would experience a lot of challenges, frustration, and emotion matching what I heard inside, so my process to clear that out was to do the physical practice. They became this double practice that helped each other. I just kept track of my progress, and shapes were the end product of my physical transformation of being able to make these shapes with my body I couldn’t make before. The sonic version was to create what I heard inside. It went through a lot of different versions. I probably rewrote it 12 times.

SILY: What has been your approach to adapting these pieces to a performance?

KAS: The idea was to always make each performance different. It was always going to involve a more performance art vibe by having visuals and some sort of dance element to it. The live streams have been doing makeshift versions of that, but there are still a lot more elements that are going to be coming out as the album comes out. I’m performing using some Buchla gear, and I had written out parts for an orchestra with the hopes there would be some orchestral performances.

SILY: Why did you decide to release this record on Ghostly International instead of Western Vinyl?

KAS: That’s a really hard question to answer. Nobody’s ever asked me that question before, and it’s complicated. It’s like asking someone, “You were collaborating with this person, why are you collaborating with that person?” It’s not really a “this or that” as much as a “this and that.” You keep on growing. It’s not like one replaces the other. It expands.

SILY: How did the Ghostly relationship start?

KAS: We had been friends for a while, and it kind of just happened naturally. I shared the album with them.

SILY: Is anything else next for you?

KAS: A lot of things. I usually don’t have that long of a break before finishing something. I usually go right into making new music. I’m working on a lot of Touchtheplants projects right now. I’m writing the 2nd of 12 planned books on listening. Those are the main things I’m focusing on.

SILY: Do you have a favorite plant?

KAS: Ooh! Not of all time, but I have different plants I highlight at different times. Right now, I’m working a lot with rosemary and fennel. I like to put rosemary in all my water I drink. It’s anti-viral, and it’s got this lecithin that protects the fat around your cells, so it’s a really nice one to work with. But for all plants, like if you’re taking medicine, do your research! And fennel propagates really easily.

SILY: When you go to different cities, do you visit their arboretums? 

KAS: Usually on tour, I try to find where’s the closest park or garden.

SILY: Pre- or during lockdown, is there anything you’ve been watching, reading, or listening to that’s inspired you, comforted you, or caught your attention?

KAS: I go mbira.org a lot and listen to mbira music from that website. I like to support the musicians on that website because the money goes straight to them in Zimbabwe, and American money to them is a lot of money. They don’t have a streaming thing, and you have to buy it from them. You can’t find it online or anywhere else. I’ve mostly been reading about the nervous system, but I just got this book I haven’t read yet called Surrendering. I’ve read a few pages of it and I’m really excited to read that. It’s not comforting, but I’ve been watching the Tiger King. It’s the opposite of comforting. It definitely caught my attention. I watch a lot of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. That, in a weird way, has been comforting. In a weird way, it’s helped me process everything that’s going on by learning about what’s going on. Whenever I go a day or two without staying updated, I start to feel a little bit weird. I like learning from The Daily Show because it’s delivered in a humorous way.

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Take a look around this gorgeous Scandi-inspired home that you can only view virtually

SThe lockdown might have put a halt to any in-person house viewings at the moment. However, that hasn’t impacted the housing concept House by Urban Splash.

Related: Explore this characterful two-bedroom oak-framed new-build in the New Forest

House by Urban Splash is a unique concept, in that you can only view its properties virtually. The homes can be toured by a 360-degree CGI experience, perfect for when you’re sitting at home.

The brand has only recently rolled out is virtual viewings as a way of helping potential buyers to purchase off-plan. House by Urban Splash specialises in modern new builds purchased off-plan.

However, these aren’t just any new builds. The two styles of house, Mansion House and Town House have been designed by award-winning architects and then built in a factory.

Why don’t we take a quick peek around one of the Mansion Houses?

Mansion House, House by Urban Splash

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Mansion Houses is a series of modular apartments, that can be easily adapted to your preferences. Here are just three of the ways in can be adapted.

The standard large windows and high ceilings ensure these apartments are flooded with light.

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The timber walls and ceiling complement the light and breezy space. The pine finish gives the apartment a distinctly modern look that is complemented by ceramic flooring.

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If you fancy mimicking this pine wall look, you can easily create a feature wall using strips of timber. However, we can’t guarantee it will look as fabulous as one of these sleek apartments.

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The large windows are one of the biggest draws of this gorgeous home. The entire space oozes Scandinavian appeal.

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The final perk of one of these homes is the enormous balcony. A feature that – as of two weeks ago –became a necessity for many house hunters in the City, rather than just a nice to have.

‘House has always embraced technology to push boundaries,’ explains Toby Brown, Senior Sales Manager at House by Urban Splash. ‘Right through from the construction of its homes to enhancing the overall buyer experience.’

House by Urban Splash, is just one of many in the property market looking to virtual house tours to keep the housing market ticking over.

Related: Go through the keyhole to explore this bright, Scandi-style new-build in Southampton

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A Creative Home Design With A Mix Of Modern Styles

A unique home, designed and visualised by York Architects, exhibits an interesting mix of modern styles. Beginning with the living room, we’re welcomed into a cosy situation that’s decorated in olive green and warm terracotta colours, and a deeply patterned rug. In contrast, the adjoined kitchen diner is a crisp white and minimalist affair that’s kept free of any frills. A bright bedroom weighs in with a light blue and orange arrangement, and the orange tones continue into a terrazzo floored master bathroom. The second bedroom swings back toward the white minimalist aesthetic, along with a colourless walk in wardrobe design and a matching ensuite. Come with us on this creative modern mix journey!

It’s a modern sofa that paints a stripe of olive green through the cosy living room design, which has perhaps been inspired by the colourful work of art upon the wall exhibiting the same tone. A small side table, coffee table and accent chair bring in some sturdy black base notes. Behind the sofa, a glass wall bedroom wall brings borrowed natural light flooding into the living space.

Windows on the adjacent living room wall look out upon the view and a large balcony area with lots of plants. One mature plant has made it inside of the doors to grace the lounge with its leafy presence.

A terracotta coloured tv wall stretches out in front of the olive green modern sofa. Slatted doors conceal the tv screen from the open plan living room when not in use, so as not to clutter the design or distract from the pleasant view.

The two slatted doors of the TV cabinet pivot on hinges that allow the doors to hang flush against the cabinet when open. General storage cabinets top the TV unit, reaching up to the ceiling. Media storage cabinets run along the floor at baseboard height.

The cosy colourful living room stands vibrant against a neighbouring white minimalist kitchen diner design.

A busily patterned rug swirls on the floor of the lounge area.

A black floor lamp provides reading light by the accent chair.

The floor lamp and TV provide ambient lighting in the cosy living room.

Out on the luxurious balcony, a spiral staircase climbs with the ivy beside an outdoor lounge and dining area.

White modern outdoor chairs and outdoor dining table nestle between the greenery.

Back at the indoor minimalist dining room, a thick stemmed round dining table is teamed with the CH20 Elbow chair.

White cabinets, white faucet and a white integrated oven make up the minimalist L-shaped kitchen design around the dining area.

A white mosaic tile backsplash finishes the minimalist kitchen.

Inside the bright bedroom of the home, modern bedroom pendant lights hang down into a light blue and orange decor scheme. Green indoor plants bring in a third accent colour.

Contrasting bedroom chairs face each other across a black coffee table.

A wooden ceiling fan whirrs overhead.

Terracotta tones return in the first of the home’s three bathrooms, on wall panels that conceal the toilet cistern and pipework for a wall hung toilet and bidet set. Storage cupboards have been installed above them to utilise the recess.

A terrazzo treatment dapples the floor with colour and movement.

An illuminated vanity mirror crosses the wall above the basin in a partial eclipse-like design.

The second bedroom of the home has a white minimalist bedroom design.

White decor gets a little shook up on the other side of the room, with the addition of a black modern home office desk. A collection of unique planters over the home office shelves bring in a splash of greenery. A larger planter holds a cactus, perched upon a floor level window seat. A run of floor cushions make the wooden window seat a more inviting place to sit and read for a while.

Terrazzo flooring returns inside a predominantly white walk in wardrobe. A black pouf sits at one end.

White shelves, garment rails and white chests of drawers populate the clean modular closet arrangement.

The series of open and closed closet storage volumes provide many options for wardrobe organisation.

A second walk in wardrobe design in the home follows a similar crisp white aesthetic. This time smooth wood laminate flooring provides a more serene finish than the energetic terrazzo. A mesh panel builds a light screen.

Black, grey and white terrazzo tiles floor the next bathroom design, taking the pattern through but not the colour. A black and white vanity area stretches along one wall of the bathroom, with a mesh finish that’s reminiscent of the previous walk in closet screen.

The terrazzo treatment carries on all the way up and around the bathtub and shower area. A quirky wall decal makes a splash above the bath.

A shelving tower and an integrated cabinet are edged in black.

The last bathroom in this home is a much darker design, with black coming through as the most prominent shade. Black tiles fill the walls of the dark bathroom, and a black frame holds the shower screen.

This time the dappled floor is a grey colourway. A white bathroom vanity and white wall hung toilet stand out crisply against the darker elements of the room.

Mesh panels show up in this space too, as two towering semi-transparent black doors to a storage area. A black vertical radiator completes the room.

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Effects of Nanoparticles on Rheological Behavior of Polyacrylamide Related to Enhance Oil Recovery-Juniper Publishers

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Abstract

The effect of nanoparticles SiO2, TiO2 and Fe2O3 on the rheological behavior of anionic polyacrylamide and a mixed assembly of polymer and cationic surfactants were measured systematically by shear viscosity and oscillatory testing at different concentration of Nano-materials. The results of shear viscosity measurement indicate that for all of the systems, the shear viscosity increases with the addition of nanoparticles and show shear thinning behavior at low shear rate. In the oscillatory test, all of the systems show elastic behavior, which depend on the concentration of nanoparticles. The storage modulus (G’) and loss modulus (G’’) increased as nanoparticles concentration increase. The core flooding experiment were also done with polymer-surfactant solution in presence and absence of nanoparticles and the obtained result indicates the higher oil recovery in presence of nanomaterials. In enhance oil recovery process; the viscosity and viscoelasticity are key parameters for the success of the recovery process.

Keywords: Wettability; Viscoelasticity; Displacement efficiency; Nanoparticles

    Introduction

Due to the increasing demand of energy and diminishing amount of conventional oil, the oil industries have been relying on enhanced oil recovery methods for decades. Presently, lots of researches are being carried out globally to improve enhanced oil recovery techniques to fulfill the demands of oil. Recently, the use of nanoparticles in enhance oil recovery has been proved very efficient. With a nano size and large surface area to volume ratio, nanoparticles have the potential to penetrate the pores in the reservoir rocks where conventional enhance oil recovery process are unable to. The nanoparticles can alter the oil reservoir characteristics such as mobility ratio, wettability, interfacial tension, injected fluid viscosity and are stable than the polymer-surfactant at harsh and saline conditions [1-3]. The oil recovery decreases by increasing the salt concentration during the polymer flooding, whereas in the case of flooding with a suspension of nano-silica in the polymer, decreasing the rate of oil recovery is lower [4]. The nanoparticles are more capable of the reduction of interfacial tension and the alteration of wettability in the case of light oil reservoir [5].

In the last decade, nanoparticles have attracted many researcher’s attention in the field of enhance oil recovery due to their unique properties. Maghzi et al., [6] reported that at the same salinity, the oil recovery is 10% higher with nanoparticles than the polymer flooding in the absence of nanoparticles. Hu et al., [7] reported that with 5ppm concentration of nanoparticles recovered the original oil in place about 35.8%, with 10ppm of nanoparticles it is 41.8% and with 20ppm of nanoparticles, 39.8% of original oil in place was recovered. At low nanoparticles concentrations, the rate of recovery of oil increases with an increase of nanoparticles concentration and reaching a peak value at 20ppm, above which it starts to decline.

Joonaki et al., [8] reported in his result, the total oil recovery by using nanoparticles is 92.5%, 88.6% and 95.3% in the three scenarios. This result indicates that the oil recovery will be higher, and less amount of oil is remaining trapped within the porous media, if the nano fluid injection begins earlier. In the experiment of Pei et al., [9], 50% of the OOIP were recovered with silica nanoparticles. These results demonstrate that the injection of nanoparticles with polymer and surfactant system can significantly increase the wettability, reduce the mobility ratio and thus leads to the improvement of enhance oil recovery. Yousefvand et al., [10] reported in his paper that the oil recovery factor after one pore volume of the injected fluid has been obtained and results indicate that in the presence of nano silica an improvement about 10% in the ultimate oil recovery can be achieved and this is due to the viscosity enhancement of the injected fluid. Also, nanoparticles have ability to change the wettability to water-wet in some portions of the micro model.  

 In this study, we have organized a series of experiments to know the potential effects of nano-materials on the rheological behavior of polyacrylamide solution. The sample viscosities in different concentrations of nanoparticles, shear rates, temperature were measured. Because the viscosity plays a very important role in enhance oil recovery. Also, this paper presents a comparison between the effects of different nanoparticles on the rheology of polyacrylamide in the presence of surfactants. In addition, the viscoelasticity of polyacrylamide solution in the presence of different nanoparticles was also measured.

    Procedure

Materials

For this study, polyacrylamide (PAM) of molecular weight 150000, was purchased from Sigma Aldrich, U.S.A. CTAB surfactant (≥99.0%, Merck, Germany) was used as received. Gemini surfactants α,ω- bis (hexadecyldimethylammonium) alkane dibromides (16-6-16 and 16-5-16) were prepared and purified. Also, three types of nanoparticles were used for this study. These nanoparticles are Silica fumes (particle size 0.007μm, specific surface area 395 ± 25m2/g, density 36.8424649kg/m3), TiO2 (particle size < 100nm, purity 99.5% trace metal basis, specific surface area 50 -100nm) and Fe2O3 (particle size 50- 100nm, purity 97% trace metal basis, specific surface area 40- 60m2/g) was purchased from Sigma Aldrich, St. Lucia, U.S.A. All the experiments were conducted at 50 °C and all the solution was prepared in double distilled water (Table 1).  

Preparation of solution

The polymer solution of 1.0wt% concentration was prepared in distilled water. The nanoparticle of SiO2, TiO2, Fe2O3 in a concentration of 0.2wt% to 1.0wt% was mixed with polyacrylamide solution. After conducting several tests of polymer and nanoparticle mixture, we add cationic surfactants with these solutions. It is also observed that above 1.0wt% of a nanoparticle of SiO2 and TiO2 (except Fe2O3), the solution of polymer and Gemini surfactants gets precipitated. This will set the limit and we add the nanoparticle at low concentration very carefully. The solutions of polymer-surfactant-nanoparticle are not easily mixed with each other and the solution will require a heating and agitation for several hours.  

    Methods

There is a wide range of rheological measurement techniques are available and each one has its advantages and disadvantages. To maximize the value of the data generated it is obviously important to ensure that the most appropriate technique is used for the application. The shear viscosity of the prepared solution as a function of shear rate and concentration were measured using Anton Paar’s Modular Compact Rheometer (series 102) with cone shaped measuring geometry at 50°C. The shear viscosity at all solution concentrations, over a shear rate range of 0 to 500s- 1 was measured. The oscillatory frequency test was also carried out at an angular frequency of 0.1 to 100 rad. s-1. Generally, the oscillatory tests were carried out to determine the viscoelastic behavior of the solution.

Core flooding experiment were performed to measure the recovery of crude oil by using sand pack system. The crude oil was obtained from Rajasthan oil field, India with API of 19.2 at 28 °C. The sandstone with the permeability of 2.5 milli Darcy and porosity 0.19 was used for the test. During the test, the sand pack was flooded with crude oil at 30psig. Then, the polymer-surfactant and polymer-surfactant-nanoparticle solution was introduced in a sand pack when water cut exceeded 95%.

    Results and Discussion

Effect of different concentration of nanoparticles on viscosity

The rheological properties of the injected fluid are an important parameter in a chemical flooding process. The additional increase in viscosity of injected fluid, the oil displacement efficiency is increased, and more oil recovered from the porous rock. To observe the effect of silica nanoparticles on the viscosity of polymer solution, the viscosity measurement test was performed with 1.0 wt.% of a polymer solution and also with polymersurfactants system containing different silica concentration at 50 0C. From a Figure 1, the viscosity of polymer solution increases with increase in a concentration of Nano-silica. The ion-dipole interaction is developed between cations and oxygen atoms in the tetrahedral structure of silica. Thus, the attack of cations to polymer molecules is reduced to some extent and the increase in viscosity of the solution is observed in the presence of silica nanoparticles. Consequently, the oil recovery increases during chemical flooding test by increasing the silica nanoparticles concentration [4].  

 The same effect of nano-TiO2 and nano-Fe2O3 on the rheology of polyacrylamide was also obtained at the same operating conditions (Figure 2&3). The viscosity of the polymer increases with increase in the concentration of nano-TiO2 and nano-Fe2O3 as expected. But there is a more drastic change in the viscosity of polyacrylamide is observed with the nano- materials of metal oxides. TiO2 shows the ability to provide much better result in enhance oil recovery process while chemical flooding. Comparing with the nano-silica, the nano- TiO2 increases the viscosity of polymer solution up to 83.33% and the nano-Fe2O3 increases the viscosity of about 64.28%. Also, some research studies suggested that the reduction of oil viscosity is possible via nanoparticles of metals oxide. A Bayat et al., [11] reported in his work, that SiO2, TiO2, Al2O3 and nano-fluids flooding at 60 ͦC caused 8, 24 and 34% viscosity reduction compared to the original oil viscosity at the same temperature, respectively. This is because TiO2, Al2O3 and Fe2O3 have higher thermal conductivity than SiO2.

 The effect of nanoparticles on the mixed assembly of polymer and surfactant are shown in Figure 4,5 and 6. The concentration of polymer and surfactants are fixed and the test was conducted at 50 0C. The shear viscosity of all the systems increases with nanosilica concentration. As shown in Figure 4, the polymer solution with CTAB surfactant shows a more drastic change in the viscosity with a given Nano-silica concentration range. In a case of TiO2 and Fe2O3, the Gemini (16-5-16) surfactant shows more effect on the rheological property of polyacrylamide. The interaction between the polymer and nanoparticles are affected by the presence of a surfactant (Figure 5&6). The surfactants in the solution can dislocate and relocate on the surface of the nanomaterial and ultimately created new surfactant coated particles. This will lead to increase in the viscosity of the solution.

Effect of shear on the rheological properties of the polymer-nanoparticles and polymer-surfactant-nanoparticles hybrid system

In this section, the effects of shear rate on the viscosity of polymer-nanoparticles and polymer-surfactant-nanoparticles hybrid system were studied. The results are plotted in Figure 7, 8 and 9 for a fixed PAM concentration of 0.5 wt.% with varying concentration of nano-Si, nano-TiO2 and nano-Fe2O3 from 0.5 to 1.0 wt.%. The results indicate that the addition of nanoparticles in the polyacrylamide solution leads to increase in viscosity. Because of the irreversible adsorption of polyacrylamide on nanoparticles, the resultant macro-molecular structure is stable and not easily broken, and it leads to increase in viscosity of the system. The viscosity of polymer-nanomaterial system is greater than the viscosity of polyacrylamide solution at same temperature and shear rate. Figure 10, 11 and 12 shows the viscosity variation of polymer-surfactant-nanoparticles hybrid system. Across all the polymer, surfactants and nanoparticles concentrations, it is found that the samples revealed non-Newtonian shear thinning behavior at low shear rate (γ < 25 s-1). But at high shear rate the solution loses it’s non-Newtonian and shows shear thickening behavior [12]. At low shear rate, the viscosity of the system is obviously dropped. The bond between the polymer and nanoparticles are not easily broken in normal state, but progressively weakens as shear rate increases, thus the flow of the suspension is shear thinning [13]. The shear thinning behavior and incremental shear viscosity with concentration of polyacrylamide and nanoparticles can be responsible for strong interaction between polymer and nanoparticles.  

On the basis of results, adding a small amount of nanoparticles can improve the pseudo-plasticity behavior of polymer solution at a given shear rate. From the above discussion, it is observed that the nano-suspension increases the viscosity of the solution in comparison to polymer viscosity. It indicates that the nanoparticles can increase the sweep efficiency of the polymer solution and oil recovery will be higher with nanoparticles. The more nanoparticles transportation will be the more effective the wettability alteration and better effective sweep efficiency of the polymer-surfactant solution.

Effect of nanoparticles on viscoelastic behavior of polymer

The viscoelastic properties of polymer solution are widely used to gain insight into structure strength of polymer in the solution. The viscoelastic property of polymer plays an important role in increasing the oil recovery. Larger the viscoelasticity, greater will be the sweep efficiency of the polymer solution. Figure 13 shows the plots of storage modulus (G’) as a function of oscillatory angular frequency (ω) for polyacrylamide solution and polymer-silica mixed system at 50 0C. For all the solutions, storage modulus G’ is a strong function of angular frequency and increases over the entire range. The elastic part of the polymer is called the storage modulus (G’) and it is a measure of the energy stored and recovered. The viscous part is called the loss modulus G” which is a measure of the energy dissipated [14]. The value of storage modulus increases with increases the concentration of nanoparticles due to the more numbers of nanoparticles available in the solution. With the addition of silica nanoparticles, storage modulus of polymer-silica system greater than that of the polyacrylamide solution. This indicates that the polyacrylamidenanosilica mixed system undergoes microstructural changes and they have ability to increase the oil recovery. In the polymersilica mixed system, the interaction between the amide group of polyacrylamide and silanol functional group of nano-silica occurred. So, the structure of polyacrylamide strengthened, and the elasticity of the mixed system becomes more pronounced. The elastic property is more dominant than the viscous i.e., G’ is greater than G’’. This indicates that there is a significant buildup of network structure that is responsible for imparting a significant elasticity to the polymer solutions [12].

 Figure 14 shows the loss modulus (G’’) as a function of increasing angular frequency for PAM and PAM-silica mixed system. The loss modulus (G’’) is the characteristic of the viscous behaviors of the solution. When the value of storage modulus is greater than the loss modulus, it represents the solution exhibits viscoelastic gel like behavior and when the value of loss modulus is greater than storage modulus, the system displays a liquid like behavior. The value of G’ and G’’ increased with the angular frequency. On comparing the viscoelastic effect of nano-silica on polymer solution with TiO2 and Fe2O3 from Figure (15&17), the storage modulus (G’) of TiO2 is much larger than that of nano-Si and Fe2O3. G’ and G’’ increases with increase in a concentration of nanoparticles. The increase in a concentration of nanoparticles found to strengthen the network structure of polyacrylamide solution and this leads to increase the viscoelastic properties. At 1.0wt.% of TiO2, the flow curve is constant with the increase of angular frequency and G’ > G’’, this means the elastic effect is more dominant. The elastic behavior of all the above systems is more than that of loss modulus because the decreased friction at the polymer-nanoparticles interface led to the slight decrease in the loss modulus. From (Figure 16 & 18), the loss modulus is also increasing with the addition of nanoparticles, but the value of loss modulus is slightly less than the storage modulus at all concentration. Also, the value of loss modulus never exceeds to zero [15].

Core flooding Results

From Figure 19, the core flooding test was conducted by injecting a polymer and surfactant solution. First, the sandstone system saturated with the crude oil and then brine solution is injected to measure the porosity. The porosity of the sandstone system was found 0.19 or 19%. Then the crude oil was flooded with 30psi pressure. Brine solution is then injected in a sand pack system to displace the oil via secondary recovery and around 39% of oil is recovered. After that the polymer and surfactant solution were injected to recover the remaining oil as tertiary recovery. Additional recovery of 5.5%, 13.5%, and 17.3% were obtained for 1.0wt. PAM+50mmol CTAB, 1.0wt. PAM+50mmol G5 and 1.0wt. PAM+50 mmol G6 respectively. The polyacrylamide renders the mobility to the oil rich phase by increasing the viscosity of injected fluid. The crude oil droplets are mobilized by reducing the interfacial tension between the oil-water interfaces. As the spaces length of Gemini surfactant increases from 16-5-16 to 16-6-16, the crude oil saturation increases due to improved coalescing of mobilized crude oil droplets to form an oil bank and this result in better oil displacement and hence greater oil recovery. In presence of nanoparticles, the oil recovery percentage is improved as shown in Figure 20. The nanoparticles increase the viscosity of polymer solution significantly and this will lead to increase in storage modulus and loss modulus of polyacrylamide solution, results in the oil recovery will increase. The nano titanium oxide shows good result as compare to nano silica and nano iron oxide material.  

    Conclusion

In the present study, the rheological behavior of polyacrylamide and polymer-surfactant solution in the presence of nanoparticles was examined. The result reveals that the presence of nanoparticles strongly influences the rheological properties of solutions. It is found that the shear viscosity of polyacrylamide solution increased with the addition of nanoparticles. With the introduction of nanoparticles in the polymer solution, the polymer chains adsorb on the nanoparticles surface and complex micelle type structure is formed and this interaction leads to increase the viscosity, which indicates that increase in sweep efficiency. A non- Newtonian shear thinning behavior was observed at low shear rate (γ < 25s-1). The titanium oxide shows the promising prospects for potential application in enhance oil recovery. The addition of nanoparticles improves the viscoelastic properties of polymer. The additional 11.5%, 17.5% and 22% of oil recovery were observed in presence of nanoparticles. It means nano-suspension can be used in enhance oil recovery and more beneficial than chemical flooding without nanoparticles.

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Essential RPGs on Android & iOS

The best RPGs are ones that offer unique environments, well-rounded/written characters, and unusual, original plots. Some of these games are more action-oriented while others are strictly turn-based, but they all have distinct, immersive visions in which the player might find their own ego subsumed, for a time, as deeply as is desired.

Bored of RPGs? How about some board games instead?

Below is not only a collection of great games, but they're also paragons of the genre and represent ‘role-play’ at its finest whether you're playing on Android or iOS.

Community Favourites

Our readers have their own wishlists of top RPGs they'd want to celebrate. We can't we'll be able to rotate them into the main list, but that doesn't mean their voices can't be heard. If you're looking to widen your RPG net, these recommendations from other PTers might fit the bill:

7 Mages

Severed

Monster Hunter Stories

Avernum series

The Quest HD

Aurum Blade

Dungeon Chronicle

Partia 3: Knights of Partia

Recently Released

One recent release of note is Nomads of the Fallen Star (pictured), a sci-fi sandbox RPG with a tactical turn-based strategy layer. It's been ported from PC and would be a shoe-in for this list, if it weren't for some lack-lustre implementation. The mobile interface especially is well below what you'd expect for a game of this nature. Still, we highlight it because it's the kind of game we like seeing on mobile, and there's always the chance the interface will be fixed in the future.

Star Traders: Frontiers (Review)

Developer: Trese Brothers Platform: iOS Universal, Android Price: $6.99

One of 2019's best releases so far and an excellent addition to the RPG roster, STF is the culmination of nearly a decade's worth of effort making quality premium games on mobile. You customise your captains and your crew and sail amongst stars trying to eek out a living in a hostile universe. Trade, go on missions, fight pirates and aliens... this is a very diverse sandbox RPG in space, and an excellent port of the original PC version.

The only thing to keep in mind when jumping into Frontiers is that there's a lot to consider all at once, and the openness is almost intimidating. There are some tool tips and an initial main quest that will teach you some ropes, but beyond that one criticism is that its not very good at explaining itself. Still, trial and error is not the worst thing and the more you learn, the more fun you'll have as you explore all the different play-styles and gameplay options. On top of that, the developers are constantly updating the game with free content, so you'll be well served in the future.

Barbearian (Review)

Developer: Kimmo Lahtinen Platform: iOS Universal Price: $8.99

Nick sums up our thoughts perfectly on Barbearian in his review: 

Barbearian is a real-time action/RPG that features frenetic combat full of huge hits against vast hordes of enemies. The constant motion, explosive hits, and overwhelming odds of it reminds us of running around Diablo III maps looking for more things to kill. It looks great, is loaded with smashy goodness and visceral feel, and is a ton of fun to play. It offers plenty of challenge without nearing the rage-quit-and-never-look-at-the-game-again reaction some similar games seem to elicit. The ability to micromanage the difficulty and completely control the UI layout is just icing on the cake.

An easy one to recommend to RPG fans and definitely GOTY material.

Demons' Rise

Developer: Wave Light Games Platform: iOS Universal, Android Price: $7.99

This dark fantasy, turn-based RPG is a favourite amongst PT staffers, and the sequel reviewed very well when it came out. Even three years later, it still manages to draw new players with its deep approach to tactical combat, and it's D&D-style treatment of the game world. While there's an argument to be made that Demon's Rise 2 should also be on this list (either in addition to, or instead of), which one you end up picking up you're not going to regret your choice.

Fans of tactical RPGs, Dungeons & Dragons, and MMO-style combat will really take to the campaign and won't regret adding this game to their collection.

Also look out for: Wave Light have recently released another fantasy-themed tactical RPG called Shieldwall Chronicles. We quite liked it, although whether it's better than Demon's Rise is a matter for debate (we think probably not). Still, if you've already checked out DR and are looking for a new challenge, Shieldwall would be a good place to start.

Planescape Torment: Enhanced Edition (Review)

Developer: Overhaul Games Platforms: iOS, Android Price: $9.99

Planescape is strange and idiosyncratic, its characters ranging from a chaotic fire-lord whose passion is simple, total consumption and destruction of the world around him to a cherub from the Brothel for Slaking Intellectual Lusts. Its take on a D&D system isn’t particularly balanced, for the stats and character builds favor wisdom above all, both in terms of raw bonus experience and the extra interactions and dialogue options. But the story is to die for. 

The multiplanar quest of an immortal, tormented, amnesiac main character to know thyself is at once alien and deeply human. Enjoying this pre-millennium classic before its enhanced edition debut last year meant overlooking a multitude of practical shortcomings; the non-scalable and at times grainy graphics, to say nothing of bugs and lost content. Now one can meet the protagonist and experience his joys and sorrows with ease, if not comfort. The game’s peccadillos are entirely the point, its strange, singular vision undimmed by age.

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

Developer: Aspyr Platforms:  iOS, Android Price: $9.99

In a galaxy far, far away, in a distant time immemorial, the Sith and Jedi wore very different masks. To make something as nostalgic and cherished as Star Wars new again, BioWare and LucasArts flung their players millennia into the past and pitted them against Darth Malak in a struggle for the fate of the galaxy.

The characters remain iconic and memorable to this day (HK-47 as a murderous, seemingly punctilious droid, for example), and the now-standard paragon-neutral-renegade trifecta of alignment-based decision rubric for RPGs was a natural fit for the Star Wars mythos. Choose light or dark, good or evil: these archetypes resonate because they work, as does the class- and skill-systems which were tweaked from the paper RPG baseline.

Legend of Grimrock (Review)

Developer: Almost Human Platform: iOS Price: $4.99

What is Grimrock? Four prisoners marked for death are flung into the heart of an ancient mountain to see trial by the elements. By delving deeper as a party, defeating the enemies and unravelling the riddles, you will overturn your sentence and start afresh. The mysteries of the game’s titular dungeon, whose design indicates was intended a prison for a multitude of strange beings, mount with each level until the mother-horror is finally met on the deepest level. An old-school game with grid-based real-time combat, riddles, puzzles, traps and hand-crafted (read: non-procedural, non-roguelike) levels. Good looking and thoughtfully made, its battle pace and minimal input requirements make it a natural fit for mobile.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (Review)

Developer: Overhaul Games Platforms: iOS Universal, Android Price: $9.99

D&D spent a long time banished to the corners of a select few lives, shining for hours at a time in small gatherings held regularly among the elect. There have been many implementations of the various settings and rule systems of the original grand-daddy of pen-and-paper RPGs, but Baldur’s Gate is perhaps the most significant and enduring of them all. (Sorry, Temple of Elemental Evil and friends, close but no cigar).

Chrono Trigger

Developer: Square Enix Platforms: iOS Universal, Android Price: $9.99 

A journey for the ages, with a motley crew visiting each era to repair the mistakes of the past and break other timelines, zig-zagging across character arcs and plot holes with aplomb. The RPG elements are just as great as the story, both of them equally...timeless. And the soundtrack is nuanced and varied, with mysterious, mournful threnodies as well as rousing boss-battle hymns. The game keeps popping up everywhere, and for good reason, for its characters, music and story both exemplify the JRPG genre and somehow transcend it. Chrono Trigger is Chrono Trigger; to play it involves learning about RPG conventions and mechanics but to experience it is so much more, a different creature altogether.

Titan Quest (Review)

Developer: THQ Nordic Platforms: iOS Univeral, Android Price: $6.99, $8.99 

A diabolic, pan-Hellenic action-RPG whose loot system and mythic references have earned its place in the pantheon. See the world, from the Aegean to Bosphorus, to the Nile, slay its beasts of prominence. At the time of its release in 2006, the game seemed redundant and derivative; now it shines in a mobile market where a premium game with fascinating, nay, compelling, rich pool of random loot, none of it locked behind premium currency or lootboxes, is something of a rara avis. Serviceable combat, shiny loot, excellent pacing and nice controls: this is good simple fun.

Transistor

Developer: Supergiant Games Platforms:  iOS Universal Price: $4.99

The world is falling apart, being destroyed from without while society crumbles and the citizens of Cloudbank panic and retreat from their formerly comfortable lives. Transistor’s pace has only one setting, relentlessly pushing the player to new areas while a narrator overdubs the scenery and battles with evocative, if florid, prose. Transistor’s techno-utopia has clearly gone wrong at some point, and the whole city is flooded with swarms of the Process, a monochrome enemy whose various forms eerily mimic lifeforms.

The modular battle system with its flexible customization options is fun and satisfying, for any program you acquire can be equipped either as a primary (active) ability, a modifier boosting another active, or as a passive. The relative small number of programs means that this mix-and-match is always interesting, never burdensome. The combat itself is real time with the special ability to ‘pause’ the game and plan out actions.

Final Fantasy IX

Developer: Square Enix Platforms: iOS Universal, Android Price: $20.99

Nick once considered this the best of all of Square's Final Fantasy ports, so now that we're officially adding JRPGs to the list (for the moment, might spin them off to their own list-ED), we thought we'd pay homage to the grand-daddy of all JRPGs with their finest mobile offering. FF9 was released at the turn of the millennium, and moved the series forward with new mechanics whilst also paying homage to the classical games.

As far as the mobile version is concerned, you couldn't ask for more. Officially it's a remaster of the original game with features such as HD movies and in-game graphics, and they added in an auto-save feature which is essential for the drop-in/drop-out nature of mobile gaming. The only downside of this and any of Square's FF ports is the pricing - at £20 full price, which is far more than what most mobile gamers are willing to pay.

Final Fantasy-like Alternatives

Once upon a time, we posted a feature of Final Fantasy alternatives. We're trying to consolidate a bit, so we're migrating that information here for your convenience. We'll expand on this section during a future update, but for the moment, here's a shortlist of Nick's recommendations if you're looking for a FF like game, but don't want to pay the price of admission:

Doom & Destiny

Doom & Destiny Advanced

Symphony of the Origin

Revenant Dogma

Dragon Quest

Dragon Fantasy

Phantasy Star II Classic

Hall of Fame

These games graced the list in a previous life, but have since past on into legend. Here's a reminder, in case we forget:

The World Ends with You

Avadon: The Black Fortress

Shadowrun Returns

What would your list of the best mobile RPGs look like? Let us know in the comments!

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