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Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of carbon fibre reinforced composites (2019)
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Munalli, D., Dimitrakis, G., Chronopoulos, D., Greedy, S., & Long, A. (2019). Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of carbon fibre reinforced composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 173, Article 106906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.106906

This paper reports results on the shielding effectiveness parameter of laminated epoxy composites with carbon fibre reinforcements. Measurements of shielding effectiveness were carried out with a coaxial transmission line testing chamber according to... Read More about Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of carbon fibre reinforced composites.

Tapered optical fibre sensors: current trends and future perspectives (2019)
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Korposh, S., James, S. W., Lee, S.-W., & Tatam, R. P. (2019). Tapered optical fibre sensors: current trends and future perspectives. Sensors, 19(10), Article 2294. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19102294

The development of reliable, affordable and efficient sensors is a key step in providing tools for efficient monitoring of critical environmental parameters. This review focuses on the use of tapered optical fibres as an environmental sensing platfor... Read More about Tapered optical fibre sensors: current trends and future perspectives.

Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for integrity assessment in wire–arc additive manufacturing (2019)
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Dryburgh, P., Pieris, D., Martina, F., Patel, R., Sharples, S., Li, W., Clare, A. T., Williams, S., & Smith, R. J. (2019). Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for integrity assessment in wire–arc additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 28, 236-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.04.015

Wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is an emergent method for the production and repair of high value components. Introduction of plastic strain by inter-pass rolling has been shown to produce grain refinement and improve mechanical properties, ho... Read More about Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for integrity assessment in wire–arc additive manufacturing.

Mid-IR supercontinuum generation in birefringent, low loss, ultra-high numerical aperture Ge-As-Se-Te chalcogenide step-index fiber (2019)
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Jayasuriya, D., Petersen, C. R., Furniss, D., Markos, C., Tang, Z., Habib, M. S., Bang, O., Benson, T. M., & Seddon, A. B. (2019). Mid-IR supercontinuum generation in birefringent, low loss, ultra-high numerical aperture Ge-As-Se-Te chalcogenide step-index fiber. Optical Materials Express, 9(6), 2617-2629. https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.9.002617

This work reports on the fabrication and subsequent supercontinuum generation in a Ge-As-Se-Te/Ge-As-Se core/clad chalcogenide step-index fiber with an elliptical-core and an ultra-high numerical aperture of 1.88 ± 0.02 from 2.5 - 15 µm wavelength. T... Read More about Mid-IR supercontinuum generation in birefringent, low loss, ultra-high numerical aperture Ge-As-Se-Te chalcogenide step-index fiber.

Enzymatic hydrolysis of thermally pre-treated chitin and antimicrobial activity of N,N′-diacetylchitobiose (2019)
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Abidin, M. Z., Kourmentza, C., Karatzas, A. K., & Niranjan, K. (2019). Enzymatic hydrolysis of thermally pre-treated chitin and antimicrobial activity of N,N′-diacetylchitobiose. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 94(8), 2529-2536. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.6043

BACKGROUND: N,N′-diacetylchitobiose (GlcNAc2) is known to be highly functional and offers a wide range of applications, especially as an antimicrobial agent. In this study, a thermal pre-treatment process using steam under pressure in an autoclave wa... Read More about Enzymatic hydrolysis of thermally pre-treated chitin and antimicrobial activity of N,N′-diacetylchitobiose.

Sparse Voltage Measurement-Based Fault Location Using Intelligent Electronic Devices (2019)
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Jia, K., Yang, B., Dong, X., Feng, T., Bi, T., & Thomas, D. (2020). Sparse Voltage Measurement-Based Fault Location Using Intelligent Electronic Devices. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(1), 48-60. https://doi.org/10.1109/tsg.2019.2916819

This paper proposes a fault-section location method based on sparse measurements, aimed at asymmetrical faults. A virtual current vector is defined to indicate the faulted section, which is sufficiently sparse except that the fault position correspon... Read More about Sparse Voltage Measurement-Based Fault Location Using Intelligent Electronic Devices.

Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties and dissolution behaviour in SBF of Bioglass (45S5) coatings deposited by Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray (2019)
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Bano, S., Ahmed, I., Grant, D., Nommeots-Nomm, A., & Hussain, T. (2019). Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties and dissolution behaviour in SBF of Bioglass (45S5) coatings deposited by Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray. Surface and Coatings Technology, 372, 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.05.038

Hydrogen sorption kinetics, hydrogen permeability, and thermal properties of compacted 2LiBH4--MgH2 doped with activated carbon nanofibers (2019)
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Thiangviriya, S., Sitthiwet, C., Plerdsranoy, P., Capurso, G., Pistidda, C., Utke, O., Dornheim, M., Klassen, T., & Utke, R. (2019). Hydrogen sorption kinetics, hydrogen permeability, and thermal properties of compacted 2LiBH4--MgH2 doped with activated carbon nanofibers. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(29), 15218-15227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.04.146

To improve the packing efficiency in tank scale, hydrides have been compacted into pellet form; however, poor hydrogen permeability through the pellets results in sluggish kinetics. In this work, the hydrogen sorption properties of compacted 2LiBH4[s... Read More about Hydrogen sorption kinetics, hydrogen permeability, and thermal properties of compacted 2LiBH4--MgH2 doped with activated carbon nanofibers.

Energy Storage Sizing Strategy for Grid-Tied PV Plants under Power Clipping Limitations (2019)
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Müller, N., Kouro, S., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., Bittner, G., & Girardi, F. (2019). Energy Storage Sizing Strategy for Grid-Tied PV Plants under Power Clipping Limitations. Energies, 12(9), Article 1812. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12091812

This paper presents an analyses of an Energy Storage System (ESS) for grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) systems, in order to harness the energy usually lost due to PV array oversizing. A real case of annual PV power generation analysis is presented to illu... Read More about Energy Storage Sizing Strategy for Grid-Tied PV Plants under Power Clipping Limitations.

A study on heat storage sizing and flow control for a domestic scale solar-powered organic Rankine cycle-vapour compression refrigeration system (2019)
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Kutlu, C., Erdinc, M. T., Li, J., Wang, Y., & Su, Y. (2019). A study on heat storage sizing and flow control for a domestic scale solar-powered organic Rankine cycle-vapour compression refrigeration system. Renewable Energy, 143, 301-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.017

This paper presents the off-design modelling of a domestic scale solar organic Rankine cycle (ORC) and vapour compression cycle (VCC) in a coupled operation in different operating modes by using evacuated flat plate (EFP) collectors. Thermodynamic an... Read More about A study on heat storage sizing and flow control for a domestic scale solar-powered organic Rankine cycle-vapour compression refrigeration system.