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Direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump coupled with crystallisation-controlled supercooled PCM for shifting building electricity demand (2023)
Journal Article
Kutlu, C., Zhang, Y., Lyu, Q., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2023). Direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump coupled with crystallisation-controlled supercooled PCM for shifting building electricity demand. Energy and Buildings, 301, Article 113660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113660

This paper proposes a novel approach for improving the performance of a direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump (DX-SAHP) system by integrating a crystallisation controllable phase change material (PCM) and building energy demand shifting strategy.... Read More about Direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump coupled with crystallisation-controlled supercooled PCM for shifting building electricity demand.

Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Li, P., Aboulkhair, N. T., Wu, J., Leng, K. L., Yang, D., Clare, A. T., Hou, X., & Xu, F. (2023). Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 27, 4891-4907

Self-lubricating aluminium matrix composites with enhanced tribological properties are sought for weight critical applications. In previous studies, the Al composites incorporating the solid lubricant WS2 have been shown to reduce both the coefficien... Read More about Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis.

Material Jetting (2023)
Book Chapter
Gilani, N., Foerster, A., & Aboulkhair, N. T. (2023). Material Jetting. In E. Pei, A. Bernard, D. Gu, C. Klahn, M. Monzón, M. Petersen, & T. Sun (Eds.), Springer Handbook of Additive Manufacturing (371-387). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20752-5_23

Material jetting is a process whereby a 3D structure can be manufactured using either a continuous jet or drop-on-demand jet. Material is transformed into a liquid state and actuated for a stream of material or droplets to be generated and ejected th... Read More about Material Jetting.

Single-ended recovery of optical fiber transmission matrices using neural networks (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, Y., Wright, T., Wen, Z., Yang, Q., & Gordon, G. S. D. (2023). Single-ended recovery of optical fiber transmission matrices using neural networks. Communications Physics, 6(1), Article 306. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01410-x

Ultra-thin multimode optical fiber imaging promises next-generation medical endoscopes reaching high image resolution for deep tissues. However, current technology suffers from severe optical distortion, as the fiber’s calibration is sensitive to ben... Read More about Single-ended recovery of optical fiber transmission matrices using neural networks.

Deep Dynamic Layout Optimisation of Photogrammetry Camera Position based on Digital Twin (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, L., Wang, Z., Kendall, P., Gumma, K., Turner, A., & Ratchev, S. (2024). Deep Dynamic Layout Optimisation of Photogrammetry Camera Position based on Digital Twin. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 21(4), 6176-6189. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2023.3323088

The photogrammetry system has been widely used in industrial manufacturing applications, such as high-precision assembly, reverse engineering and additive manufacturing. In order to meet the demand of the product variety and short product lifecycle,... Read More about Deep Dynamic Layout Optimisation of Photogrammetry Camera Position based on Digital Twin.

Multilayer GZ/YSZ thermal barrier coating from suspension and solution precursor plasma spray (2023)
Journal Article
Leng, K., Romero, A. R., Curry, N., & Hussain, T. (2024). Multilayer GZ/YSZ thermal barrier coating from suspension and solution precursor plasma spray. Ceramics International, 50(1, Part A), 631-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.10.142

Gas turbines rely on thermal barrier coating (TBC) to thermally insulate the nickel-based superalloys underneath during operation; however, current TBCs, yttria stabilised zirconia (YSZ), limit the operating temperature and hence efficiency. At an op... Read More about Multilayer GZ/YSZ thermal barrier coating from suspension and solution precursor plasma spray.

Identifying interaction types and functionality for automated vehicle virtual assistants: An exploratory study using speech acts cluster analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Clark, J. R., Large, D. R., Shaw, E., Nichele, E., Galvez Trigo, M. J., Fischer, J. E., Burnett, G., & Stanton, N. A. (2024). Identifying interaction types and functionality for automated vehicle virtual assistants: An exploratory study using speech acts cluster analysis. Applied Ergonomics, 114, Article 104152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104152

Onboard virtual assistants with the ability to converse with users are gaining favour in supporting effective human-machine interaction to meet safe standards of operation in automated vehicles (AVs). Previous studies have highlighted the need to com... Read More about Identifying interaction types and functionality for automated vehicle virtual assistants: An exploratory study using speech acts cluster analysis.

Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies (2023)
Journal Article
Phillips, F., Crowley, J., Warburton, S., Parra-Blanco, A., & Gordon, G. S. D. (in press). Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies. Endoscopy International Open, 11(10), E1001-E1004. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2173-1711

Background and study aims: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopies are considered aerosol-generating procedures (AGP) that risk spread of airborne diseases such as SARS-CoV-2. We aimed to investigate where clinically approved bronchoscopy masks applied to... Read More about Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies.

Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Briceño, P., Watson, A., Clare, J., Wheeler, P., Venugopal, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2023, October). Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole. Presented at IECON 2023-49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore

The usage of an Auxiliary Resonant Commutated Pole (ARCP) circuit with an 11-level Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) converter as an option for feeding high-power Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) track-pads in traction applications is proposed in this research. B... Read More about Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole.

Numerical investigation of swash–swash interaction effects on beachface evolution using Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations (2023)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., & Dodd, N. (2023). Numerical investigation of swash–swash interaction effects on beachface evolution using Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations. Advances in Water Resources, 181, Article 104546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104546

This paper presents a numerical investigation of multiple identical swash events to study the swash–swash interaction processes and their impacts on beachface evolution. The numerical model, based on the Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations, is first ca... Read More about Numerical investigation of swash–swash interaction effects on beachface evolution using Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations.