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Refinement of the grain structure of additive manufactured titanium alloys via epitaxial recrystallization enabled by rapid heat treatment (2020)
Journal Article
Zou, Z., Simonelli, M., Katrib, J., Dimitrakis, G., & Hague, R. (2020). Refinement of the grain structure of additive manufactured titanium alloys via epitaxial recrystallization enabled by rapid heat treatment. Scripta Materialia, 180, 66-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.01.027

The coarse prior-β grain structure in titanium alloys produced by additive manufacturing is associated to mechanical anisotropy and limited fatigue life. Here we report a novel methodology to refine such structure by rapid heat treatment of Ti-6Al-4V... Read More about Refinement of the grain structure of additive manufactured titanium alloys via epitaxial recrystallization enabled by rapid heat treatment.

Analytical Model for Reluctance and Cage Rotor Bar Magnetic Gear (2020)
Journal Article
Akcay, Y., Cox, T., Costabeber, A., & Sala, G. (2020). Analytical Model for Reluctance and Cage Rotor Bar Magnetic Gear. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(3), 2752-2761. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2020.2970861

Magnetic gearboxes are becoming more attractive in gearing areas because of their high torque density and high efficiency. In this article, we proposed a 2-D analytical model in a coaxial magnetic gearbox by considering design aspects that can make t... Read More about Analytical Model for Reluctance and Cage Rotor Bar Magnetic Gear.

Polymer powder bed fusion surface texture measurement (2020)
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de Pastre, M.-A., Thompson, A., Quinsat, Y., Albajez, J. A., Senin, N., & Leach, R. K. (2020). Polymer powder bed fusion surface texture measurement. Measurement Science and Technology, 31(5), Article 055002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ab63b1

Polymer laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) surfaces can be challenging to measure. These surfaces comprise complex features including undercuts, deep recesses, step-like transitions, a large range of measurement scales and unfavourable optically material... Read More about Polymer powder bed fusion surface texture measurement.

Carbon Encapsulated WS₂ Nanocomposites Derived from ZIF-67@WS₂ Core-Shell Nanoparticles and their electrocatalytic applications (2020)
Journal Article
Niu, Q., Ola, O., Wang, N., Chen, B., Zhu, Y., & Xia, Y. (2020). Carbon Encapsulated WS₂ Nanocomposites Derived from ZIF-67@WS₂ Core-Shell Nanoparticles and their electrocatalytic applications. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 15, 12370-12379. https://doi.org/10.20964/2020.12.85

In this work, Co9S8 and N,S co-dopped carbon encapsulated WS2 nanocomposites (Co9S8-N,S-C@WS2) has been successfully prepared through a high-temperature carbonization of the precursor ZIF-67@WS2 nanoparticles. The obtained Co9S8-N,S-C@WS2 nanoparticl... Read More about Carbon Encapsulated WS₂ Nanocomposites Derived from ZIF-67@WS₂ Core-Shell Nanoparticles and their electrocatalytic applications.

Lens aberration compensation in interference microscopy (2020)
Journal Article
Su, R., Thomas, M., Liu, M., Drs, J., Bellouard, Y., Pruss, C., Coupland, J., & Leach, R. (2020). Lens aberration compensation in interference microscopy. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 128, Article 106015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106015

Emergence of products that feature functional surfaces with complex geometries, such as freeform optics in consumer electronics and augmented reality and virtual reality, requires high-accuracy non-contact surface measurement. However, large discrepa... Read More about Lens aberration compensation in interference microscopy.

Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms (2020)
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Xiao, Z., Liu, X., Harper, L. T., Endruweit, A., & Warrior, N. A. (2020). Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms. Journal of Composite Materials, 54(20), 2739-2751. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998320902506

A force-directed algorithm was developed to create representative geometrical models of fibre distributions in Directed Carbon Fibre Preforms (DCFP). Local permeability values were calculated for the preform models depending on the local fibre orient... Read More about Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms.

Deep Learning with Dynamically Weighted Loss Function for Sensor-Based Prognostics and Health Management (2020)
Journal Article
Rengasamy, D., Jafari, M., Rothwell, B., Chen, X., & Figueredo, G. P. (2021). Deep Learning with Dynamically Weighted Loss Function for Sensor-Based Prognostics and Health Management. Sensors, 20(3), Article 723. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20030723

Deep learning has been employed to prognostic and health management of automotive and aerospace with promising results. Literature in this area has revealed that most contributions regarding deep learning is largely focused on the model’s architectur... Read More about Deep Learning with Dynamically Weighted Loss Function for Sensor-Based Prognostics and Health Management.

Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics (2020)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., & Yan, Y. (2020). Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics. Energy Conversion and Management, 205, Article 112444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112444

Efficient, clean and quiet thermal management has become a vital challenge in for cooling of electronic devices. To enhance the capability and efficiency of passive thermal management , novel composite materials have been designed by the combination... Read More about Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics.

CFDST sections with square stainless steel outer tubes under axial compression: Experimental investigation, numerical modelling and design (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Young, B., & Gardner, L. (2020). CFDST sections with square stainless steel outer tubes under axial compression: Experimental investigation, numerical modelling and design. Engineering Structures, 207, Article 110189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110189

The use of concrete-filled double skin tubular (CFDST) cross-sections for compression members has become increasingly popular in construction. A recently proposed innovative form of CFDST cross-section, ultilising stainless steel for the outer tube,... Read More about CFDST sections with square stainless steel outer tubes under axial compression: Experimental investigation, numerical modelling and design.

A new non-linear RANS model with enhanced near-wall treatment of turbulence anisotropy (2020)
Journal Article
Fadhila, H., Medina, H., Aleksandrova, S., & Benjamin, S. (2020). A new non-linear RANS model with enhanced near-wall treatment of turbulence anisotropy. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 82, 293-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2020.01.056

A new ω-based non-linear eddy-viscosity model is proposed. It was developed based on the original k−ω model and formulated using a quadratic stress-strain relation for the Reynolds stress tensor, with an added realisability condition. For enhanced tr... Read More about A new non-linear RANS model with enhanced near-wall treatment of turbulence anisotropy.