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The Prediction of isothermal cyclic plasticity in 7175-T7351 aluminium alloy with particular emphasis on thermal ageing effects (2018)
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Wing Cheong, M. L., Rouse, J., Hyde, C., & Kennedy, A. (2018). The Prediction of isothermal cyclic plasticity in 7175-T7351 aluminium alloy with particular emphasis on thermal ageing effects. International Journal of Fatigue, 114, 92-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.05.010

Rapid thermal ageing has been observed in the literature for certain aerospace aluminium alloys under conditions which are foreseeable in their intended component applications. While several experimental programs have explored this phenomenon in the... Read More about The Prediction of isothermal cyclic plasticity in 7175-T7351 aluminium alloy with particular emphasis on thermal ageing effects.

A case study investigation into the effects of spatially dependent convection coefficients on the fatigue response of a power plant header component (2018)
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Rouse, J., Zacharzewski, P., Hyde, C., Jefferson-Loveday, R. J., Morris, A., & Kyaw, S. (2018). A case study investigation into the effects of spatially dependent convection coefficients on the fatigue response of a power plant header component. International Journal of Fatigue, 113, 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.03.032

Societal and environmental pressures are forcing thermal power plant operators to deviate greatly from the generation strategies of the past. The application of high frequency start up/shut down/partial load cycles to components that may well be outs... Read More about A case study investigation into the effects of spatially dependent convection coefficients on the fatigue response of a power plant header component.

Effects of surface roughness on thermo-mechanical fatigue life of a P91 power plant steel (2016)
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Kyaw, S. T., Rouse, J. P., Lu, J., & Sun, W. (in press). Effects of surface roughness on thermo-mechanical fatigue life of a P91 power plant steel. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.086

P91 martensitic steel has now been widely used for power plant components such as steam pipe sections and headers. With the shift to renewable sources, traditional fossil power plants are increasingly expected to operate under so called “two shifting... Read More about Effects of surface roughness on thermo-mechanical fatigue life of a P91 power plant steel.

Determination of material parameters for a unified viscoplasticity-damage model for a P91 power plant steel (2016)
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Kyaw, S. T., Rouse, J. P., Lu, J., & Sun, W. (2016). Determination of material parameters for a unified viscoplasticity-damage model for a P91 power plant steel. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 115-116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2016.06.014

Societal pressures are mounting on electricity operators to operate traditional fossil-fuel power plants in an efficient and flexible manner in conjunction with renewable power plants. This requires the uses of high frequency start up – shut down loa... Read More about Determination of material parameters for a unified viscoplasticity-damage model for a P91 power plant steel.

A comparison of simple methods to incorporate material temperature dependency in the Green’s function method for estimating transient thermal stresses in thick-walled power plant components (2016)
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Rouse, J., & Hyde, C. J. (in press). A comparison of simple methods to incorporate material temperature dependency in the Green’s function method for estimating transient thermal stresses in thick-walled power plant components. Materials, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9010026

The threat of thermal fatigue is an increasing concern for thermal power plant operators due to the increasing tendency to adopt “two-shifting” operating procedures. Thermal plants are likely to remain part of the energy portfolio for the foreseeable... Read More about A comparison of simple methods to incorporate material temperature dependency in the Green’s function method for estimating transient thermal stresses in thick-walled power plant components.

Pragmatic optimisation methods for determining material constants of viscoplasticity model from isothermal experimental data (2013)
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Rouse, J. P., Hyde, C. J., Sun, W., & Hyde, T. (in press). Pragmatic optimisation methods for determining material constants of viscoplasticity model from isothermal experimental data. Materials Science and Technology, 30(1), https://doi.org/10.1179/1743284713Y.0000000277

A procedure to estimate material constants for the unified Chaboche viscoplasticity model from experimental data has been published elsewhere; however several critical assumptions are made to enable this and potential numerical problems can limit the... Read More about Pragmatic optimisation methods for determining material constants of viscoplasticity model from isothermal experimental data.

Comparison of several optimisation strategies for the determination of material constants in the Chaboche visco-plasticity model (2013)
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Rouse, J. P., Hyde, C. J., Sun, W., & Hyde, T. (2013). Comparison of several optimisation strategies for the determination of material constants in the Chaboche visco-plasticity model. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 48(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324713490925

Determining representative material constant sets for models that can accurately predict the complex plasticity and creep behaviour of components undergoing cyclic loading is of great interest to many industries. The Chaboche unified visco-plasticity... Read More about Comparison of several optimisation strategies for the determination of material constants in the Chaboche visco-plasticity model.

Effective determination of cyclic-visco-plasticity material properties using an optimisation procedure and experimental data exhibiting scatter (2013)
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Rouse, J. P., Hyde, C. J., Sun, W., & Hyde, T. H. (2013). Effective determination of cyclic-visco-plasticity material properties using an optimisation procedure and experimental data exhibiting scatter. Materials at High Temperatures, 30(2), 117-128. https://doi.org/10.3184/096034013x13720928952114

It may be inevitable in the design and analysis of most high temperature components (such as power industry pipe work) that variations in load and/or temperature will occur in normal operation. This presents complications in the prediction of the res... Read More about Effective determination of cyclic-visco-plasticity material properties using an optimisation procedure and experimental data exhibiting scatter.