Kimberly King

Loughborough University, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Alumnus

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alumna in renewable energy systems technology | out thinking the systems engineering box | hope & trimethylxanthine addict | fluid mechanics | heat transfer | poopologist | ecosan

SKILLS and INTERESTS include:

◦ #INNOVATION: To be a transformative leader and change agent for rebranding waste as a resource, and developing and implementing innovative and agile #eco-sanitation service options for application in the built/urban environment.
◦ Research, planning, scope, design, deployment, installation, operations and maintenance (O&M).
◦ Broad-based computer skills including hardware, web and software.
◦ Knowledge of current research and trends being conducted in the field of renewable energy and sustainable development; nationally and internationally.

STRENGTHS include :

◦ Out thinking the box
◦ Strategizing and provoking innovative evaluation, development and implementation
◦ Taking bold, decisive, definitive action identifying and revealing solutions others don't realize
◦ Identify opportunities for developing and implementing everyday brilliance for disaster resilience
◦ Agile networker, building strategic alliances utilizing conventional/unconventional approaches
◦ Working in collaborative teams
◦ Composing concrete, concise, clear technical documentation
◦ User innovation
Supervisors: simon watson

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INTERIM REPORT Wind Speed and Energy Yield Analysis of Small Wind Turbines on a 45m High-rise Building in the Built Environment

KEYWORDS: Wind energy, wind engineering, built environment, building effects, urban meteorology, ... more

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Papers by Kimberly King

The Kailash Ecovillage project converting human excreta into organic foodstuffs and sanitized compost using new international building codes for compost toilet and urine diversion systems

Blue-Green Systems, 2019

Since March 2014, a sustainably focused community located on a 0.7 hectares site in Portland, Ore... more Since March 2014, a sustainably focused community located on a 0.7 hectares site in Portland, Oregon, USA, has been undertaking an experimental composting toilet system modeled after the Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard (WE-Stand) set forth by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO). This system collects urine and hot composts human excreta in a dry-composting toilet system for eventual use on the community's organic gardens. The system design reduces the need to access municipal water, sewer, and electrical infrastructure, enhancing emergency preparedness. It conserves an otherwise wasted nutrient flow, and safely produces a valuable compost. The system consists of urine collection vessels, multiple portable collection containers for excreta, toilet paper, and additive, and a compost processor. Urine diversion has allowed the community to reclaim nitrogen and other nutrients otherwise lost in conventional sewage systems, resulting in l...

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Ethane-a green(er), clean(er) transportation fuel opportunity

PLEA 2017, 2017

Given their reliance on emissions-heavy air transport and shipping transport, package delivery co... more Given their reliance on emissions-heavy air transport and shipping transport, package delivery companies are challenged to reduce their carbon footprints. UPS-type hydraulic hybrid ground fleets can be greener by optimizing energy use in these low-emission vehicles, since stopping, and starting is key to saving fuel in these types of vehicles. With a residence time of only 78 days in the troposphere after combustion, more economical ethane (C 2 H 6) can be a greener bridge in the transportation sector. Ethane can act as an alternative fuel stock to expand this vehicle truck option, provide an oil saving solution, and reduce global warming emissions without drivers changing their driving habits. This is the best use of ethane adding the highest value using the simplest technology. In 2015, an ethane bi-fuel field trial was conducted in Jewett, Texas, USA using a modified fuel injection system in a Ford F150 4.6L Triton pickup truck. Emissions results returned 2 ppm particulate matter, 0.00% Carbon Monoxide (CO), 0.01% Carbon Dioxide (CO 2), and 20.79% Oxygen. Performance results returned torque slightly better than gasoline, and fuel injection time slightly slower than gasoline, providing better combustion. A higher, 9% increase in miles/GGE (gasoline gallon equivalent) efficiency versus gasoline was produced, resulting in 30% less CO 2 /mile on the same vehicle compared to gasoline. We are proposing a follow-up test. This test will show the ethane truck functions well in colder conditions, heavy traffic, that it meets or exceeds California's air pollution laws, and that the test is repeatable. This paper will provide some background on ethane production and usage, and assert that it constitutes a better fuel system for the entire United States.

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