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A new hybrid suspension and solution precursor thermal spray for wear-resistant silicon carbide composite coatings (2022)
Journal Article
Memon, H., Rincón Romero, A., Derelizade, K., Venturi, F., & Hussain, T. (2022). A new hybrid suspension and solution precursor thermal spray for wear-resistant silicon carbide composite coatings. Materials and Design, 224, Article 111382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111382

Silicon Carbide (SiC) coatings offer exceptional wear resistance and excellent tribological characteristics; however, it is a challenging material to be thermally sprayed due to a lack of melting point. In this study, a hybrid, single-step suspension... Read More about A new hybrid suspension and solution precursor thermal spray for wear-resistant silicon carbide composite coatings.

Effect of scour erosion on mode shapes of a 5 MW monopile-supported offshore wind turbine (2022)
Journal Article
Jawalageri, S., Prendergast, L. J., Jalilvand, S., & Malekjafarian, A. (2022). Effect of scour erosion on mode shapes of a 5 MW monopile-supported offshore wind turbine. Ocean Engineering, 266(Part 5), Article 113131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113131

This paper investigates the influence of scour erosion on the mode shapes of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 5 MW offshore wind turbine (OWT) in varying soil conditions, where modes are derived from wind and wave-induced accelerations... Read More about Effect of scour erosion on mode shapes of a 5 MW monopile-supported offshore wind turbine.

Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S8-corona[n]arenes (n = 8–12) (2022)
Journal Article
Turley, A. T., Hanson-Heine, M. W. D., Argent, S. P., Hu, Y., Jones, T. A., Fay, M., & Woodward, S. (2023). Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S8-corona[n]arenes (n = 8–12). Chemical Science, 14(1), 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc05348a

Previously inaccessible large S8-corona[n]arene macrocycles (n = 8-12) with alternating aryl and 1,4-C6F4 subunits are easily prepared on up to gram scales, without the need for chromatography (up to 45% yield, 10 different examples) through new high... Read More about Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S8-corona[n]arenes (n = 8–12).

Dynamic Capture Using a Traplike Soft Gripper With Stiffness Anisotropy (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, S., Zhou, Y., Walker, I. D., Yang, C., Branson, D. T., Song, Z., …Kang, R. (2023). Dynamic Capture Using a Traplike Soft Gripper With Stiffness Anisotropy. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 28(3), 1337-1346. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2022.3219108

Dynamic capture is a common skill that humans have practiced extensively but is a challenging task for robots in which sensing, planning, and actuation must be tightly coordinated to deal with targets of diverse shapes, sizes, and velocity. In partic... Read More about Dynamic Capture Using a Traplike Soft Gripper With Stiffness Anisotropy.

Signal corrector and decoupling estimations for UAV control (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, X. (2022). Signal corrector and decoupling estimations for UAV control. Aeronautical Journal, 127(1311), 796-817. https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2022.86

For a class of uncertain systems with large-error sensing, the low-order stable signal corrector and observer are presented for signal correction and uncertainty estimation according to completely decoupling estimation. The model-free signal correcto... Read More about Signal corrector and decoupling estimations for UAV control.

Glass Fibre Insulated Wire Assessment Under Partial Discharges Activity via Dielectric Dissipation Factor Measurements (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Naderiallaf, H., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2022). Glass Fibre Insulated Wire Assessment Under Partial Discharges Activity via Dielectric Dissipation Factor Measurements. In 2022 9th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis (CMD 2022) (98-102). https://doi.org/10.23919/CMD54214.2022.9991482

This experimental study evaluates the ageing rate associated with partial discharges (PD) activity for a Type-II insulated wire (i.e., Glass fibre), relying on the dielectric dissipation factor (DDF) and capacitance tip-up measurements. The employed... Read More about Glass Fibre Insulated Wire Assessment Under Partial Discharges Activity via Dielectric Dissipation Factor Measurements.

A Petri net model-based resilience analysis of nuclear power plants under the threat of natural hazards (2022)
Journal Article
Yan, R., Dunnett, S., & Andrews, J. (2023). A Petri net model-based resilience analysis of nuclear power plants under the threat of natural hazards. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 230, Article 108979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2022.108979

Due to global climate change, nuclear power plants are increasingly exposed to the threats of extreme natural disasters. In this paper, a resilience engineering approach is applied to tackle all aspects of nuclear safety, spanning from design, operat... Read More about A Petri net model-based resilience analysis of nuclear power plants under the threat of natural hazards.

Stator current identification in generator among single and composite faults composed by static air‐gap eccentricity and rotor inter‐turn short circuit (2022)
Journal Article
He, Y., Qiu, M., Jiang, M., Zhou, F., Gerada, D., Zhang, X., & Du, X. (2023). Stator current identification in generator among single and composite faults composed by static air‐gap eccentricity and rotor inter‐turn short circuit. IET Electric Power Applications, 17(2), 268-278. https://doi.org/10.1049/elp2.12260

In this study, a fault diagnosis model based on magnetic density is proposed to analyse the current characteristics of synchronous generator rotor inter‐turn short circuit and air gap eccentric single fault and composite fault. The model considers th... Read More about Stator current identification in generator among single and composite faults composed by static air‐gap eccentricity and rotor inter‐turn short circuit.

Highly Controlled Zigzag Perovskite Nanocrystals Enabled by Dipole-Induced Self-Assembly of Nanocubes for Low-Threshold Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, C., Chen, J., Turyanska, L., Wang, J., Wang, W., Wang, L., …Yang, X. (2023). Highly Controlled Zigzag Perovskite Nanocrystals Enabled by Dipole-Induced Self-Assembly of Nanocubes for Low-Threshold Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(3), Article 2211466. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202211466

Self-assembly of nanocrystals into controlled structures while uncompromising their properties is one of the key steps in optoelectronic device fabrication. Herein, zigzag CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals are demonstrated with a precise number of comp... Read More about Highly Controlled Zigzag Perovskite Nanocrystals Enabled by Dipole-Induced Self-Assembly of Nanocubes for Low-Threshold Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing.

Dynamic and dependent tree theory (D2T2): A framework for the analysis of fault trees with dependent basic events (2022)
Journal Article
Andrews, J., & Tolo, S. (2023). Dynamic and dependent tree theory (D2T2): A framework for the analysis of fault trees with dependent basic events. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 230, Article 108959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2022.108959

Fault tree analysis remains the most commonly employed method, particularly in the safety critical industries, to predict the probability or frequency of system failures. Whilst it has its origins back in the 1960s, the assumptions employed in the ma... Read More about Dynamic and dependent tree theory (D2T2): A framework for the analysis of fault trees with dependent basic events.