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Stochastic maintenance models for ceramic claddings (2019)
Journal Article
Ferreira, C., Neves, L. C., Silva, A., & de Brito, J. (2020). Stochastic maintenance models for ceramic claddings. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 62(2), 247-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2019.1652657

Maintenance decision-making involves a series of multiple objectives, some of them contradictory. Usually, stakeholders intend to find the optimal maintenance strategy, to minimize the economic burden, while simultaneously maximizing the buildings’ p... Read More about Stochastic maintenance models for ceramic claddings.

Meso-scale optimisation of 3D composites and novel preforming technologies (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Matveev, M., Long, A., & Brown, L. (2019, August). Meso-scale optimisation of 3D composites and novel preforming technologies. Presented at 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM-22, Melbourne, Australia

Various 3D woven composites have been studied and used in last several decades. It was demonstrated that these composites can have better delamination and impact resistance than conventional laminates. However, most of the 3D woven reinforcements hav... Read More about Meso-scale optimisation of 3D composites and novel preforming technologies.

Power Allocation and Generator Sizing Optimisation of More-Electric Aircraft On-board Electrical Power during Different Flight Stages (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, X., Atkin, J., Hill, C., & Bozhko, S. (2019, August). Power Allocation and Generator Sizing Optimisation of More-Electric Aircraft On-board Electrical Power during Different Flight Stages. Presented at AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum, Indianapolis, IN

The development of future More Electric Aircraft (MEA) requires exploitation of light-weighted on-board Electrical Power System (EPS) architectural design and energy saving power management strategies. Seeking for the optimal solutions in these key a... Read More about Power Allocation and Generator Sizing Optimisation of More-Electric Aircraft On-board Electrical Power during Different Flight Stages.

Designing an Advanced Electrical Motor for Propulsion of Electric Aircraft (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Golovanov, D., Xu, Z., Gerada, D., Page, A., Gerada, C., & Sawata, T. (2019, August). Designing an Advanced Electrical Motor for Propulsion of Electric Aircraft. Presented at AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition, 2019, Indianapolis, IN

A prototype motor rated for 500 kW 3,000 rpm has been developed for aircraft electric propulsion. The design of the motor was optimized using a coupled parameter problem of electromagnetic, mechanical and thermal performances. A high power density of... Read More about Designing an Advanced Electrical Motor for Propulsion of Electric Aircraft.

Model Predictive Control for Dual Active Bridge in Naval DC Microgrids Supplying Pulsed Power Loads Featuring Fast Transition and Online Transformer Current Minimization (2019)
Journal Article
Xiao, Q., Chen, L., Jia, H., Wheeler, P. W., & Dragicevic, T. (2020). Model Predictive Control for Dual Active Bridge in Naval DC Microgrids Supplying Pulsed Power Loads Featuring Fast Transition and Online Transformer Current Minimization. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(6), 5197-5203. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2019.2934070

Pulsed power loads (PPLs) are commonly incorporated in medium voltage dc microgrids on naval vessels. To mitigate their detrimental effects, dedicated energy storage systems can be installed and their converters need to have excellent disturbance rej... Read More about Model Predictive Control for Dual Active Bridge in Naval DC Microgrids Supplying Pulsed Power Loads Featuring Fast Transition and Online Transformer Current Minimization.

Evaluating the impact of Ventilation strategy and Window Opening Area on Overheating Issues (2019)
Journal Article
Jimenez-Bescos, C. (2019). Evaluating the impact of Ventilation strategy and Window Opening Area on Overheating Issues. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 294, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/294/1/012042

Thermal mass has the benefit of regulating energy in buildings and generates potential savings in energy and CO2 emissions. The result of the effect of climate change will be more intense and longer periods of summer heat waves. Use of the building... Read More about Evaluating the impact of Ventilation strategy and Window Opening Area on Overheating Issues.

Ultralight three-dimensional, carbon-based nanocomposites for thermal energy storage (2019)
Journal Article
Ola, O., Chen, Y., Niu, Q., Xia, Y., Mallick, T., & Zhu, Y. (2020). Ultralight three-dimensional, carbon-based nanocomposites for thermal energy storage. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 36, 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2019.06.014

Polymer based nanocomposites consisting of elastic three-dimensional (3D) carbon foam (CF), paraffin wax and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) have been created and evaluated for thermal energy storage. The ultralight, highly porous (∼98.6% porosity), an... Read More about Ultralight three-dimensional, carbon-based nanocomposites for thermal energy storage.

Stability and characterisation of spoil heaps in European surface lignite mines: a state-of-the-art review in light of new data (2019)
Journal Article
Masoudian, M. S., Zevgolis, I. E., Deliveris, A. V., Marshall, A. M., Heron, C. M., & Koukouzas, N. C. (2019). Stability and characterisation of spoil heaps in European surface lignite mines: a state-of-the-art review in light of new data. Environmental Earth Sciences, 78(16), Article 505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8506-7

The large amount of spoil material produced during the mining process imposes a significant economic and environmental liability on lignite producers. In this context, the present paper provides an overview of the geotechnical characteristics of Euro... Read More about Stability and characterisation of spoil heaps in European surface lignite mines: a state-of-the-art review in light of new data.

High purity Ge-Sb-Se/S step index optical fibers (2019)
Journal Article
Parnell, H., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Fang, Y., Benson, T., Canedy, C., Kim, C., Kim, M., Merritt, C., Bewley, W., Vurgaftman, I., Meyer, J., & Seddon, A. (2019). High purity Ge-Sb-Se/S step index optical fibers. Optical Materials Express, 9(9), 3616-3626. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.9.003616

Chalcogenide glasses are a promising group of materials for remote sensing applications. Two compositions from the Ge-Sb-Se/S system are investigated as core and cladding glasses in a step index fiber (SIF). Following thermomechanical and refractive... Read More about High purity Ge-Sb-Se/S step index optical fibers.

Reality-based interaction affecting mental workload in virtual reality mental arithmetic training (2019)
Journal Article
Jost, P., Cobb, S., & Hämmerle, I. (2020). Reality-based interaction affecting mental workload in virtual reality mental arithmetic training. Behaviour and Information Technology, 39(10), 1062-1078. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2019.1641228

The concept of digital game-based learning (DGBL) evolves rapidly together with technological enhancements of virtual reality (VR) and smart phones. However, the mental workload (MWL) that VR-training applications demand and motivational qualities or... Read More about Reality-based interaction affecting mental workload in virtual reality mental arithmetic training.