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An overview of using small punch testing for mechanical characterization of MCrAlY bond coats (2017)
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Chen, H., Jackson, G., & Sun, W. (2017). An overview of using small punch testing for mechanical characterization of MCrAlY bond coats. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 26(6), 1222-1238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-017-0593-y

Considerable work has been carried out on overlay bond coats in the past several decades because of its excellent oxidation resistance and good adhesion between the top coat and superalloy substrate in the thermal barrier coating systems. Previous st... Read More about An overview of using small punch testing for mechanical characterization of MCrAlY bond coats.

Continuous Photo-Oxidation in a Vortex Reactor: Efficient Operations Using Air Drawn from the Laboratory (2017)
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Lee, D. S., Amara, Z., Clark, C. A., Xu, Z., Kakimpa, B., Morvan, H. P., …George, M. W. (2017). Continuous Photo-Oxidation in a Vortex Reactor: Efficient Operations Using Air Drawn from the Laboratory. Organic Process Research and Development, 21(7), 1042-1050. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.7b00153

© 2017 American Chemical Society. We report the construction and use of a vortex reactor which uses a rapidly rotating cylinder to generate Taylor vortices for continuous flow thermal and photochemical reactions. The reactor is designed to operate un... Read More about Continuous Photo-Oxidation in a Vortex Reactor: Efficient Operations Using Air Drawn from the Laboratory.

The role of small specimen creep testing within a life assessment framework for high temperature power plant (2017)
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Morris, A., Cacciapuoti, B., & Sun, W. (2018). The role of small specimen creep testing within a life assessment framework for high temperature power plant. International Materials Reviews, 63(2), 102-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2017.1332538

The safe operation of components operating at high temperature and pressure faces numerous challenges associated with ageing materials and maintaining commercial viability whilst economies transition to a lower carbon future as part of their climate... Read More about The role of small specimen creep testing within a life assessment framework for high temperature power plant.

3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release (2017)
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Kyobula, M., Adedeji, A., Alexander, M. R., Saleh, E., Wildman, R. D., Ashcroft, I., …Roberts, C. J. (2017). 3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release. Journal of Controlled Release, 261, 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.06.025

A hot melt 3D inkjet printing method with the potential to manufacture formulations in complex and adaptable geometries for the controlled loading and release of medicines is presented. This first use of a precisely controlled solvent free inkjet pri... Read More about 3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release.

A design of experiments (DoE) approach to identify the influencing parameters that determine poly-D,L-lactic acid (PDLLA) electrospun scaffold morphologies (2017)
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Ruiter, F. A. A., Alexander, C., Rose, F. R., & Segal, J. (2017). A design of experiments (DoE) approach to identify the influencing parameters that determine poly-D,L-lactic acid (PDLLA) electrospun scaffold morphologies. Biomedical Materials, 12(5), Article 055009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/aa7b54

Electrospun fibrous materials have increasing applications in regenerative medicine due to the similarity of fibre constructs to the morphology of certain extracellular matrices. Although experimentally the electrospinning method is relatively simple... Read More about A design of experiments (DoE) approach to identify the influencing parameters that determine poly-D,L-lactic acid (PDLLA) electrospun scaffold morphologies.

Size and thermal effects on sedimentation behaviors of two spheres (2017)
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Yang, B., Chen, S., Xiong, Y., Zhang, R., & Zheng, C. (2017). Size and thermal effects on sedimentation behaviors of two spheres. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 114, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.06.046

Gas-solid flows are commonly found in nature, as well as in industries. In such flows the size of the solid particles generally is not uniform. In addition, usually there is heat transfer between solid particles and gas flows. The hydrodynamics and h... Read More about Size and thermal effects on sedimentation behaviors of two spheres.

A Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate-based Polymeric Support Ink for Material Jetting (2017)
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Aboulkhair, N., He, Y., Zhang, F., Saleh, E., Vaithilingam, J., Aboulkhair, N. T., …Wildman, R. D. (2017). A Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate-based Polymeric Support Ink for Material Jetting. Additive Manufacturing, 16, 153-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2017.06.001

© 2017 Support structures and materials are indispensable components in many Additive Manufacturing (AM) systems in order to fabricate complex 3D structures. For inkjet-based AM techniques (known as Material Jetting), there is a paucity of studies o... Read More about A Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate-based Polymeric Support Ink for Material Jetting.

Mixed ionic-electronic conduction in K1/2Bi1/2TiO3 (2017)
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Li, L., Li, M., Reaney, I. M., & Sinclair, D. C. (2017). Mixed ionic-electronic conduction in K1/2Bi1/2TiO3. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5(25), https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC01786C

Recently, it has been reported that the Pb-free piezoelectric perovskite Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3 (NBT) can be compositionally tuned by close control of the A-site starting stoichiometry to exhibit high levels of oxide-ion conduction. The related K1/2Bi1/2TiO3... Read More about Mixed ionic-electronic conduction in K1/2Bi1/2TiO3.

Lowering the cost of large-scale energy storage: high temperature adiabatic compressed air energy storage (2017)
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Cárdenas, B., Pimm, A. J., Kantharaj, B., Simpson, M., Garvey, J., & Garvey, S. D. (2017). Lowering the cost of large-scale energy storage: high temperature adiabatic compressed air energy storage. Propulsion and Power Research, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2017.06.001

Compressed air energy storage is an energy storage technology with strong potential to play a significant role in balancing energy on transmission networks, owing to its use of mature technologies and low cost per unit of storage capacity. Adiabatic... Read More about Lowering the cost of large-scale energy storage: high temperature adiabatic compressed air energy storage.

Energy distribution modulation by mechanical design for electrochemical jet processing techniques (2017)
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Mitchell-Smith, J., Speidel, A., Gaskell, J., & Clare, A. T. (2017). Energy distribution modulation by mechanical design for electrochemical jet processing techniques. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 122, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2017.05.005

The increasing demand for optimised component surfaces with enhanced chemical and geometric complexity is a key driver in the manufacturing technology required for advanced surface production. Current methodologies cannot create complex surfaces in a... Read More about Energy distribution modulation by mechanical design for electrochemical jet processing techniques.

X-ray computed tomography and additive manufacturing in medicine: a review (2017)
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Thompson, A., McNally, D., Maskery, I., & Leach, R. K. (in press). X-ray computed tomography and additive manufacturing in medicine: a review. International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering, 8, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1051/ijmqe/2017015

The use of X-ray computed tomography (XCT) with additive manufacture (AM) within a medical context is examined in this review. The seven AM process families and various XCT scanning techniques are explained in brief, and the use of these technologies... Read More about X-ray computed tomography and additive manufacturing in medicine: a review.

A study of surface swelling caused by graphitisation during pulsed laser ablation of carbon allotrope with high content of sp ³ bounds (2017)
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Cadot, G., Billingham, J., & Axinte, D. A. (in press). A study of surface swelling caused by graphitisation during pulsed laser ablation of carbon allotrope with high content of sp ³ bounds. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50(24), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa70fe

Experiments and theory are employed to investigate the laser ablation of boron doped diamond and tetrahedral amorphous carbon using nanosecond pulses. For a single pulse at low values of fluence, the laser induces a swelling of the surface due to gra... Read More about A study of surface swelling caused by graphitisation during pulsed laser ablation of carbon allotrope with high content of sp ³ bounds.

Microstructure measurement and microgeometric packing characterization of rigid polyurethane foam defects (2017)
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Xu, J., Wu, T., Zhang, J., Chen, H., Sun, W., & Peng, C. (2017). Microstructure measurement and microgeometric packing characterization of rigid polyurethane foam defects. Cellular Polymers, 36(4),

Streak and blister cell defects pose extensive surface problems for rigid polyurethane foams. In this study, these morphological anomalies were visually inspected using 2D optical techniques, and the cell microstructural coefficients including degree... Read More about Microstructure measurement and microgeometric packing characterization of rigid polyurethane foam defects.

Experimental and numerical analysis of initial plasticity in P91 steel small punch creep samples (2017)
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Cortellino, F., Sun, W., Rouse, J. P., Cacciapuoti, B., & Hyde, T. (in press). Experimental and numerical analysis of initial plasticity in P91 steel small punch creep samples. Experimental Mechanics, 57(8), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-017-0296-9

To date, the complex behaviour of small punch creep test (SPCT) specimens has not been completely understood, making the test hard to numerically model and the data difficult to interpret. This paper presents a novel numerical model able to generate... Read More about Experimental and numerical analysis of initial plasticity in P91 steel small punch creep samples.

Characterization on insulation performance, poststability, and foaming process of rigid polyurethane sandwich panel for cold storage warehouse (2017)
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Xu, J., Wu, T., Sun, W., & Peng, C. (2017). Characterization on insulation performance, poststability, and foaming process of rigid polyurethane sandwich panel for cold storage warehouse. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29(9), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0001984

Polyurethane (PU) is a commonly used insulation material for cold storage warehouses. The insulation performance of PU sandwich panels made from blended blowing agents were re-assessed by k-factor measurements and insulation thickness calculation bas... Read More about Characterization on insulation performance, poststability, and foaming process of rigid polyurethane sandwich panel for cold storage warehouse.

Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling (2017)
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Jones, C., Hann, D. B., Voisey, K., & Aitken, S. (in press). Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling. Journal of Laser Applications, 29(2), Article 022204. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.4983269

Melt ejection is the dominant material removal mechanism in long, ms, pulse laser drilling of metals, a process with applications such as the drilling of cooling holes in turbine blades. Droplets of molten material are ejected through the entrance ho... Read More about Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling.

The role of temperature and frequency on fretting wear of a like-on-like stainless steel contact (2017)
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Jin, X., Shipway, P., & Sun, W. (2017). The role of temperature and frequency on fretting wear of a like-on-like stainless steel contact. Tribology Letters, 65, Article 77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-017-0858-0

The influences of environmental temperature and fretting frequency on the mechanisms and rates of wear in a like-on-like 304 stainless steel contact were examined, and mainly attributed to changes in the mechanical response of the bulk material and t... Read More about The role of temperature and frequency on fretting wear of a like-on-like stainless steel contact.

A lattice Boltzmann model for heat transfer in porous media (2017)
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Chen, S., Yang, B., & Zheng, C. (2017). A lattice Boltzmann model for heat transfer in porous media. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.04.054

Porous media are commonly found not only in the nature but also in industries. Furthermore, porous media is an important research prototype for a diversity of disciplines. So far a REV (representative elementary volume) scale lattice Boltzmann (LB) m... Read More about A lattice Boltzmann model for heat transfer in porous media.

Flexible robot sealant dispensing cell using RGB-D sensor and off-line programming (2017)
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Maiolino, P., Woolley, R., Branson, D. T., Benardos, P., Popov, A. A., & Ratchev, S. (in press). Flexible robot sealant dispensing cell using RGB-D sensor and off-line programming. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2017.04.004

In aerospace manufacture the accurate and robust application of sealant is an integral and challenging part of the manufacturing process that is still performed by human operator. Automation of this process is difficult and not cost effective due to... Read More about Flexible robot sealant dispensing cell using RGB-D sensor and off-line programming.

Small ring testing of high temperature materials (2017)
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Hyde, C. J., Hyde, T. H., & Sun, W. (in press). Small ring testing of high temperature materials. Key Engineering Materials, 734, https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.734.168

In service components such as steam pipes, pipe branches, gas and steam turbine blades, etc. which operate in engineering applications such as power plant, aero-engines, chemical plant etc., can operate at temperatures which are high enough for creep... Read More about Small ring testing of high temperature materials.