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Conjugate natural convection heat transfer in an open-ended square cavity partially filled with porous media (2018)
Journal Article
Chen, S., Gong, W., & Yan, Y. (2018). Conjugate natural convection heat transfer in an open-ended square cavity partially filled with porous media. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.03.084

Conjugate natural convection heat transfer in an open-ended square cavity, which is partially filled with porous media, is a useful research prototype to deepen our insight into many important practical applications, such as solar energy collectors.... Read More about Conjugate natural convection heat transfer in an open-ended square cavity partially filled with porous media.

Human performance and strategies while solving an aircraft routing and sequencing problem: an experimental approach (2018)
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Argyle, E. M., Houghton, R. J., Atkin, J., de Maere, G., Moore, T., & Morvan, H. (2018). Human performance and strategies while solving an aircraft routing and sequencing problem: an experimental approach. Cognition, Technology and Work, 20(3), 425–441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-018-0480-4

As airport resources are stretched to meet increasing demand for services, effective use of ground infrastructure is increasingly critical for ensuring operational efficiency. Work in operations research has produced algorithms providing airport towe... Read More about Human performance and strategies while solving an aircraft routing and sequencing problem: an experimental approach.

Comparison of disturbance wave parameters with flow orientation in vertical annular gas-liquid flows in a small pipe (2018)
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Vasques, J., Cherdantsev, A. V., Cherdantsev, M., Isaenkov, S., & Hann, D. B. (in press). Comparison of disturbance wave parameters with flow orientation in vertical annular gas-liquid flows in a small pipe. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 97, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2018.03.020

The interfacial wave structure of the liquid film in both upward and downward annular gas-liquid flows in an 11.7?mm pipe were investigated using the Brightness Based Laser Induced Fluorescence technique (BBLIF). Film thickness measurements were carr... Read More about Comparison of disturbance wave parameters with flow orientation in vertical annular gas-liquid flows in a small pipe.

Porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for orthobiologic applications (2018)
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Hossain, K. M. Z., Patel, U., Kennedy, A. R., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Sottile, V., Grant, D. M., …Ahmed, I. (2018). Porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for orthobiologic applications. Acta Biomaterialia, 72, 396-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.03.040

© 2018 Orthobiologics is a rapidly advancing field utilising cell-based therapies and biomaterials to enable the body to repair and regenerate musculoskeletal tissues. This paper reports on a cost-effective flame spheroidisation process for producti... Read More about Porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for orthobiologic applications.

Influence of KCl and HCl on high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed NiCrAlY and NiCrMo coatings (2018)
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Sadeghimeresht, E., Reddy, L., Hussain, T., Huhtakangas, M., Markocsan, N., & Joshi, S. (2018). Influence of KCl and HCl on high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed NiCrAlY and NiCrMo coatings. Materials and Design, 148, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.03.048

The oxidation performance of NiCrAlY and NiCrMo coatings thermally sprayed by high velocity air-fuel (HVAF) technique has been investigated in a chloridizing-oxidizing environment, with and without a KCl deposit, at 600 °C for up to 168 h. Both coati... Read More about Influence of KCl and HCl on high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed NiCrAlY and NiCrMo coatings.

Delivering quality along with quantity: the challenge of teaching a large and heterogeneous engineering class (2018)
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Chronopoulos, D. (in press). Delivering quality along with quantity: the challenge of teaching a large and heterogeneous engineering class. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/0306419018764118

The challenges faced by a lecturer teaching large multidisciplinary engineering classes are identified. These are principally related to the size of the class, the extensive mathematical knowledge that is considered as prerequisite, as well as the he... Read More about Delivering quality along with quantity: the challenge of teaching a large and heterogeneous engineering class.

Understanding the effects of peripheral vision and muscle memory on in-vehicle touchscreen interactions (2018)
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Eren, A. L., Burnett, G., Large, D. R., & Harvey, C. (in press). Understanding the effects of peripheral vision and muscle memory on in-vehicle touchscreen interactions. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-its.2017.0229

It is important to gain a better understanding of how drivers interact with in-vehicle touchscreens to help design interfaces to minimise “eyes off road” time. The study aimed to investigate the relative effects of two interaction mechanisms (periphe... Read More about Understanding the effects of peripheral vision and muscle memory on in-vehicle touchscreen interactions.

Effect of non-uniform reactor cooling on fracture and constraint of a reactor pressure vessel (2018)
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Qian, G., Niffenegger, M., Sharabi, M., & Lafferty, N. (2018). Effect of non-uniform reactor cooling on fracture and constraint of a reactor pressure vessel. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 41(7), 1559-1575. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.12796

In the lifetime prediction and extension of a nuclear power plant, a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has to demonstrate the exclusion of brittle fracture. This paper aims to apply fracture mechanics to analyse the non‐uniform cooling effect in case of... Read More about Effect of non-uniform reactor cooling on fracture and constraint of a reactor pressure vessel.

Noise evaluation of a point autofocus surface topography measuring instrument (2018)
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Maculotti, G., Feng, X., Galetto, M., & Leach, R. K. (2018). Noise evaluation of a point autofocus surface topography measuring instrument. Measurement Science and Technology, 29(6), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aab528

In this work, the measurement noise of a point autofocus surface topography measuring instrument is evaluated, as the first step towards establishing a route to traceability for this type of instrument. The evaluation is based on the determination of... Read More about Noise evaluation of a point autofocus surface topography measuring instrument.

Removed material volume calculations in CNC milling by exploiting CAD functionality (2018)
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Benardos, P., & Vosniakos, G. (2018). Removed material volume calculations in CNC milling by exploiting CAD functionality. International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, 10(5), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCAET.2018.10013720

Material removal volume calculations in machining processes are important in a variety of milling simulation applications, including material removal rate estimation and machining force calculation. In this paper two different approaches are presente... Read More about Removed material volume calculations in CNC milling by exploiting CAD functionality.