Outputs (767)

Rapidly predicting the effect of tool geometry on the wrinkling of biaxial NCFs during composites manufacturing using a deep learning surrogate model (2023)
Journal Article
Viisainen, J., Yu, F., Codolini, A., Chen, S., Harper, L., & Sutcliffe, M. (2023). Rapidly predicting the effect of tool geometry on the wrinkling of biaxial NCFs during composites manufacturing using a deep learning surrogate model. Composites Part B: Engineering, 253, Article 110536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110536

A deep learning surrogate model is developed to rapidly predict the wrinkling patterns of a biaxial non-crimp fabric (NCF) layup for any given tool geometry during forming. The underlying dataset of finite element simulations is used to investigate t... Read More about Rapidly predicting the effect of tool geometry on the wrinkling of biaxial NCFs during composites manufacturing using a deep learning surrogate model.

Multi-scale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a CoNiCrAlY bond coat alloy during small punch testing (2023)
Journal Article
Sithole, K., Taylor, C., Rouse, J., & Hyde, C. (2023). Multi-scale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a CoNiCrAlY bond coat alloy during small punch testing. Materials and Design, 226, Article 111601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111601

The present work is undertaken to determine the ability of the small punch test to determine mechanical properties of CoNiCrAlY, a two phase bond-coat material found in thermal barrier coatings. It utilises a multi-scale modelling methodology in whic... Read More about Multi-scale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a CoNiCrAlY bond coat alloy during small punch testing.

Computational study of free surface film flow and subsequent disintegration of a sheet and ligaments into droplets from a rotary disk atomizer (2023)
Journal Article
Singh, K., Ambrose, S., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Nicoli, A., & Mouvanal, S. (2023). Computational study of free surface film flow and subsequent disintegration of a sheet and ligaments into droplets from a rotary disk atomizer. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 17(1), Article 2162971. https://doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2022.2162971

In the present study, a computational methodology based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is developed to investigate free surface film flow and its subsequent disintegration on a rotary disk atomizer. The present study provides an insight into e... Read More about Computational study of free surface film flow and subsequent disintegration of a sheet and ligaments into droplets from a rotary disk atomizer.

Analysis of the response of a roadway bridge under extreme flooding-related events: Scour and debris-loading (2023)
Journal Article
Kosič, M., Prendergast, L., & Anžlin, A. (2023). Analysis of the response of a roadway bridge under extreme flooding-related events: Scour and debris-loading. Engineering Structures, 279, Article 115607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115607

Hydraulic actions on bridges are a leading cause of failure, especially due to the occurrence of scour erosion. Due to climate change, flooding and scour risks are exacerbating for bridges worldwide, leading to a significant stress burden on asset ma... Read More about Analysis of the response of a roadway bridge under extreme flooding-related events: Scour and debris-loading.

Comparison of Great Britain and Ukraine railway systems based on their EMC capability and electrification systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adhena, H. H., Serdiuk, T., Thomas, D., & Greedy, S. (2023, January). Comparison of Great Britain and Ukraine railway systems based on their EMC capability and electrification systems. Presented at 2023 IEEE 7th Global Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference (GEMCCON), Nusa Dua, Indonesia

In this paper, a comparison based on electromagnetic compatibility capability, electromagnetic interference susceptibility, signalling, and electrification systems of Great Britain and Ukraine's railway systems will be analyzed.

Stochastic Approach to Modelling Emissions of Multiple Power Electronic Converters (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ballukja, E., Aitbar, I., Niewiadomski, K., Thomas, D. W., Sumner, M., & Smolenski, R. (2023, January). Stochastic Approach to Modelling Emissions of Multiple Power Electronic Converters. Presented at 2023 IEEE 7th Global Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference (GEMCCON), Nusa Dua, Indonesia

The aim of this paper is to describe the effects of time delays (Δt) between the switching of several converters on the statistical quantification of the common mode current caused by a multiple converters set-up. To this end, the time delays are con... Read More about Stochastic Approach to Modelling Emissions of Multiple Power Electronic Converters.

Stacking sequence optimisation of an aircraft wing skin (2023)
Journal Article
Ntourmas, G., Glock, F., Deinert, S., Daoud, F., Schuhmacher, G., Chronopoulos, D., Özcan, E., & Ninić, J. (2023). Stacking sequence optimisation of an aircraft wing skin. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 66(2), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-022-03483-8

This paper demonstrates a stacking sequence optimisation process of a composite aircraft wing skin. A two-stage approach is employed to satisfy all sizing requirements of this industrial sized, medium altitude, long endurance drone. In the first stag... Read More about Stacking sequence optimisation of an aircraft wing skin.

Shrinkage features, microstructure evolution and properties of Gd2O3-MgO optical composite ceramics with Zr as phase stabilizer (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, B., Chen, H., Zhu, Q., Yin, Z., Liu, P., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Tian, R., Mao, X., Zhang, J., & Wang, S. (2023). Shrinkage features, microstructure evolution and properties of Gd2O3-MgO optical composite ceramics with Zr as phase stabilizer. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 43(5), 2115-2124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.12.058

A novel composite ceramic, composed of equal-volumetric Zr-stabilized Gd2O3 and MgO phases, was prepared to be transparent in mid-wave infrared range. Zr stabilized Gd2O3 is proved to have a lower lattice parameter (10.7516Å) using XRD refinement. Pr... Read More about Shrinkage features, microstructure evolution and properties of Gd2O3-MgO optical composite ceramics with Zr as phase stabilizer.

Use and uptake of technology by people with dementia and their supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Barbosa, A., Ferreira, A. R., Smits, C., Hegerath, F.-M., Vollmar, H., Fernandes, L., Craven, M. P., Innes, A., Casey, D., Sezgin, D., Hopper, L., & Øksnebjerg, L. (2024). Use and uptake of technology by people with dementia and their supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aging and Mental Health, 28(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2163375

Objective
This rapid review aims to identify the types of technologies used by people with dementia and their supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the issues which influenced technology adoption within their usual care routines.

Methods... Read More about Use and uptake of technology by people with dementia and their supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CO2 capture from fluid catalytic crackers via chemical looping combustion: Regeneration of coked catalysts with oxygen carriers (2023)
Journal Article
Güleç, F., Meredith, W., & Snape, C. E. (2023). CO2 capture from fluid catalytic crackers via chemical looping combustion: Regeneration of coked catalysts with oxygen carriers. Journal of the Energy Institute, 107, Article 101187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2023.101187

Oil refineries are responsible for ∼5% of total global CO2 emissions and approximately 25–35% of these emissions are released from a single unit called Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC). Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) has been recently proposed as a... Read More about CO2 capture from fluid catalytic crackers via chemical looping combustion: Regeneration of coked catalysts with oxygen carriers.