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3D simulation and parametric analysis of polymer melt flowing through spiral mandrel die for pipe extrusion (2018)
Journal Article
Nie, Y., Hao, J., Lin, Y.-J., & Sun, W. (2018). 3D simulation and parametric analysis of polymer melt flowing through spiral mandrel die for pipe extrusion. Advances in Polymer Technology, 37(8), 3882-3895

With the increasing demands for large scale and high productivity, polymer pipes are recently produced using the advanced spiral mandrel dies. However, the fundamental research related to polymer melt flow mechanism in the spiral mandrel die for pipe... Read More about 3D simulation and parametric analysis of polymer melt flowing through spiral mandrel die for pipe extrusion.

Design and Development of a Slender Dual-Structure Continuum Robot for In-Situ Aeroengine Repair (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, M., Palmer, D., Dong, X., Alatorre, D., Axinte, D., & Norton, A. (2018, October). Design and Development of a Slender Dual-Structure Continuum Robot for In-Situ Aeroengine Repair. Presented at 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, Spain

© 2018 IEEE. In-situ aeroengine maintenance works (e.g. inspection, repair) are highly beneficial as it can significantly reduce currently accepted maintenance cycle which is extensive and costly due to the need to remove engines from the wing of an... Read More about Design and Development of a Slender Dual-Structure Continuum Robot for In-Situ Aeroengine Repair.

Comparative study of praseodymium additives in active selenide chalcogenide optical fibers (2018)
Journal Article
Tang, Z., Sojka, L., Furniss, D., Nunes, J., Sakr, H., Barney, E., Sujecki, S., Benson, T. M., & Seddon, A. B. (2018). Comparative study of praseodymium additives in active selenide chalcogenide optical fibers. Optical Materials Express, 8(12), 3910-3926. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.8.003910

The choice of rare earth additive when doping chalcogenide glasses can affect their mid-infrared fiber performance. Three praseodymium additives, Pr-foil, PrCl3 and PrI3 are investigated in Ge-As-Ga-Se fibers. All the fibers are X-ray amorphous and t... Read More about Comparative study of praseodymium additives in active selenide chalcogenide optical fibers.

Some considerations in using the small punch testing for thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coatings (2018)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Rushworth, A., Sun, W., He, J., & Guo, H. (2019). Some considerations in using the small punch testing for thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 357, 684-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.10.080

Small punch testing exhibits great potential in mechanical characterisation of thin coatings. This testing method can be used to determine the mechanical performance of thermally sprayed coatings, especially to qualitatively characterise the effects... Read More about Some considerations in using the small punch testing for thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coatings.

A sign-preserving filter for signal decomposition (2018)
Journal Article
Cárdenas, B., Davenne, T. R., & Garvey, S. (2019). A sign-preserving filter for signal decomposition. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 233(9), 1106-1126. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651818811182

There are optimization problems in which an improvement in performance or a reduction in cost can be attained if the input signal of the system is split into multiple components. Splitting the signal allows customizing the design of the system’s hard... Read More about A sign-preserving filter for signal decomposition.

Mechanical vibration bandgaps in surface-based lattices (2018)
Journal Article
Elmadih, W., Syam, W. P., Maskery, I., Chronopoulos, D., & Leach, R. (2019). Mechanical vibration bandgaps in surface-based lattices. Additive Manufacturing, 25, 421-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.11.011

In this paper, the phonon dispersion curves of several surface-based lattices are examined, and their energy transmission spectra, along with the corresponding bandgaps are identified. We demonstrate that these bandgaps may be controlled, or tuned, t... Read More about Mechanical vibration bandgaps in surface-based lattices.

A neural network approach for determining spatial and geometry dependent Green's functions for thermal stress approximation in power plant header components (2018)
Journal Article
Rouse, J., Hyde, C., & Morris, A. (2018). A neural network approach for determining spatial and geometry dependent Green's functions for thermal stress approximation in power plant header components. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 168, 269-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2018.10.020

The trend in power generation to operate plant with a greater frequency of on/partial/off load conditions creates several concerns for the long term structural integrity of many high temperature components. The Green's function method has been used f... Read More about A neural network approach for determining spatial and geometry dependent Green's functions for thermal stress approximation in power plant header components.

Prospective on using mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources for in vivo spectral discrimination of disease (2018)
Journal Article
Seddon, A. B., Napier, B., Lindsay, I., Lamrini, S., Moselund, P. M., Stone, N., Bang, O., & Farries, M. (2018). Prospective on using mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources for in vivo spectral discrimination of disease. Analyst, 143(24), 5874-5887. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8an01396a

Mid-infrared (MIR) fibre-optics may play a future role in in vivo diagnosis of disease, including cancer. Recently, we reported for the first time an optical fibre based broadband supercontinuum (SC) laser source spanning 1.3 to 13.4 μm wavelength to... Read More about Prospective on using mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources for in vivo spectral discrimination of disease.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA6092/SiC metal matrix composite (2018)
Journal Article
Salih, O. S., Ou, H., Wei, X., & Sun, W. (2019). Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA6092/SiC metal matrix composite. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 742, 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.10.116

There is a need for improved understanding on the effects of friction stir welding (FSW) on the metallurgical and mechanical properties of aluminium matrix composite (AMC). In this study, AA6092/SiC/17.5p-T6 AMC joints were produced by using FSW with... Read More about Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA6092/SiC metal matrix composite.

Operational vibration shape measurement of piezoceramic disc actuator using digital image correlation vibrometry with a single reference signal (2018)
Journal Article
Jones, I., Jabbal, M., & Buss, T. (2018). Operational vibration shape measurement of piezoceramic disc actuator using digital image correlation vibrometry with a single reference signal. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1106, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1106/1/012032

© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. This paper describes the enhancement and application of a digital image correlation (DIC) vibrometry method which avoids the need for high speed cameras. The underlying technique, described earlier by... Read More about Operational vibration shape measurement of piezoceramic disc actuator using digital image correlation vibrometry with a single reference signal.