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Chlorine-induced high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed Ni-based alumina and chromia forming coatings (2017)
Journal Article
Sadeghimeresht, E., Reddy, L., Hussain, T., Markocsan, N., & Joshi, S. (2018). Chlorine-induced high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed Ni-based alumina and chromia forming coatings. Corrosion Science, 132, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2017.12.033

Chlorine-induced corrosion of HVAF-sprayed Ni21Cr and Ni5Al coatings was investigated in 5 vol.% O2 + 500vppm HCl + N2 with and without KCl at 600 °C up to 168 h. Both coatings were protective in the absence of KCl. With KCl, Ni21Cr degraded through... Read More about Chlorine-induced high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed Ni-based alumina and chromia forming coatings.

Processing and properties of PLA-HA nanocomposites: The effect of particle morphology and dispersants (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tomczynska, M. M., Ward, M., Choong, G. Y. H., Walton, K., De Focatiis, D. S. A., Grant, D. M., …Parsons, A. J. (2017). Processing and properties of PLA-HA nanocomposites: The effect of particle morphology and dispersants. In Proceedings of PPS-32: The 32nd International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society - Conference Papers (150004-1 - 150004-5). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5016781

Biodegradable polylactic acid nanocomposites for orthopaedic implants require optimum particle dispersion and high molecular weight in load bearing applications. Novel coated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles can offer new opportunities for enhanced dispe... Read More about Processing and properties of PLA-HA nanocomposites: The effect of particle morphology and dispersants.

Impression creep test of a P91 steel: a round robin programme (2017)
Journal Article
Brett, S., Dyson, C. N., Purdy, D., Shingledecker, J., Rantala, J., Eaton-Mckay, J., & Sun, W. (2018). Impression creep test of a P91 steel: a round robin programme. Materials at High Temperatures, 35(6), 529-534. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603409.2017.1410330

The process of standardisation of small specimen creep testing techniques, specifically the impression creep test requires the repeatability of the test method. In this study it is accomplished through a round robin programme involving four different... Read More about Impression creep test of a P91 steel: a round robin programme.

Unified viscoplasticity modelling and its application to fatigue-creep behaviour of gas turbine rotor (2017)
Journal Article
Benaarbia, A., Rae, Y., & Sun, W. (2018). Unified viscoplasticity modelling and its application to fatigue-creep behaviour of gas turbine rotor. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 136, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.12.008

This paper presents an elasto-visco-plastic finite element modelling framework including the associated UMAT codes to investigate the high temperature behaviour of gas turbine rotor steels. The model used in the FE study is an improved and unified mu... Read More about Unified viscoplasticity modelling and its application to fatigue-creep behaviour of gas turbine rotor.

Generalization and modelling of rigid polyisocyanurate foam reaction kinetics, structural units effect, and cell configuration mechanism (2017)
Journal Article
Xu, J., Wu, T., Sun, W., & Peng, C. (2017). Generalization and modelling of rigid polyisocyanurate foam reaction kinetics, structural units effect, and cell configuration mechanism. Cellular Polymers, 36(6),

PIR/PUR ratio was derived from differential manipulation of generalized polyisocyanurate kinetic model. The structural unit effects on polymerization of isocyanurate, urethane and urea linkages were evaluated based on Mayo-Lewise tercopolymerization... Read More about Generalization and modelling of rigid polyisocyanurate foam reaction kinetics, structural units effect, and cell configuration mechanism.

Heat treatment of cold-sprayed C355 Al for repair: microstructure and mechanical properties (2017)
Journal Article
Murray, J., Zuccoli, M., & Hussain, T. (in press). Heat treatment of cold-sprayed C355 Al for repair: microstructure and mechanical properties. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-017-0665-z

Cold gas dynamic spraying of commercially pure aluminum is widely used for dimensional repair in the aerospace sector as it is capable of producing oxide-free deposits of hundreds of micrometer thickness with strong bonding to the substrate, based on... Read More about Heat treatment of cold-sprayed C355 Al for repair: microstructure and mechanical properties.

Using laser ultrasound to detect sub-surface defects in metal laser powder bed fusion components (2017)
Journal Article
Everton, S. K., Dickens, P., Tuck, C., & Dutton, B. (in press). Using laser ultrasound to detect sub-surface defects in metal laser powder bed fusion components. JOM Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2661-7

Laser powder bed fusion offers many advantages over conventional manufacturing methods, such as the integration of multiple parts which can result in significant weight-savings. The increased design freedom that layer-wise manufacture allows has also... Read More about Using laser ultrasound to detect sub-surface defects in metal laser powder bed fusion components.

Strategies for functionally graded lattice structures derived using topology optimisation for additive manufacturing (2017)
Journal Article
Panesar, A., Abdi, M., Hickman, D., & Ashcroft, I. (2018). Strategies for functionally graded lattice structures derived using topology optimisation for additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2017.11.008

A number of strategies that enable lattice structures to be derived from Topology Optimisation (TO) results suitable for Additive Manufacturing (AM) are presented. The proposed strategies are evaluated for mechanical performance and assessed for AM s... Read More about Strategies for functionally graded lattice structures derived using topology optimisation for additive manufacturing.

On the machinability of directed energy deposited Ti6Al4V (2017)
Journal Article
Oyelola, O., Crawforth, P., M’Saoubi, R., & Clare, A. T. (2018). On the machinability of directed energy deposited Ti6Al4V. Additive Manufacturing, 19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2017.11.005

Current class Directed Energy Deposition (DED) techniques used for component manufacture and repair have inherently poor geometrical tolerance. Hence, there remains a requirement to apply conventional machining strategies post build in order to achie... Read More about On the machinability of directed energy deposited Ti6Al4V.

Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes (2017)
Journal Article
Cossutta, M., McKechnie, J., & Pickering, S. J. (in press). Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes. Green Chemistry, 19(24), https://doi.org/10.1039/C7GC02444D

This study is an LCA of three graphene production routes: electrochemical exfoliation of graphite rods, chemical oxidation and subsequent chemical or thermal reduction and chemical vapour deposition (CVD). Different processes for each route are analy... Read More about Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes.

Thermal management of electronics devices with PCMs filled pin-fin heat sinks: a comparison (2017)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Ali, H. M., Jabbal, M., & Verdin, P. (in press). Thermal management of electronics devices with PCMs filled pin-fin heat sinks: a comparison. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.065

The present paper covers the comparison of two different configurations (square and circular) pinfin heat sinks embedded with two different phase change materials (PCMs) namely paraffin wax and n-eicosane having different thermo-physical properties w... Read More about Thermal management of electronics devices with PCMs filled pin-fin heat sinks: a comparison.

3-dimensional inkjet printing of macro structures from silver nanoparticles (2017)
Journal Article
Vaithilingam, J., Saleh, E., Körner, L., Wildman, R. D., Hague, R. J., Leach, R. K., & Tuck, C. J. (2018). 3-dimensional inkjet printing of macro structures from silver nanoparticles. Materials and Design, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.10.070

The adoption of additive manufacturing technology is gaining interest for processing precious metals. In this study, the capability of inkjet printing was explored to fabricate macroscopic parts from commercial silver nanoparticle ink (AgNPs). A besp... Read More about 3-dimensional inkjet printing of macro structures from silver nanoparticles.

Evaluation of formability and fracture of pure titanium in incremental sheet forming (2017)
Journal Article
Gatea, S., Xu, D., Ou, H., & McCartney, G. (in press). Evaluation of formability and fracture of pure titanium in incremental sheet forming. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-017-1195-z

A forming limit diagram (FLD) is commonly used as a useful means for characterizing the formability of sheet metal forming processes. In this study, the Nakajima test was used to construct the forming limit curve at necking (FLCN) and fracture (FLCF)... Read More about Evaluation of formability and fracture of pure titanium in incremental sheet forming.

Effect of yarn cross-sectional shape on resin flow through inter-yarn gaps in textile reinforcements (2017)
Journal Article
Endruweit, A., Zeng, X., Matveev, M. Y., & Long, A. C. (2018). Effect of yarn cross-sectional shape on resin flow through inter-yarn gaps in textile reinforcements. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.10.020

Axial flow through gaps between aligned straight yarns with realistic cross-sectional shapes, described by power-ellipses, was analysed numerically. At a given fibre volume fraction, equivalent gap permeabilities have a maximum at minimum size of elo... Read More about Effect of yarn cross-sectional shape on resin flow through inter-yarn gaps in textile reinforcements.

Experimental investigation of PCM based round pin-fin heat sinks for thermal management of electronics: effect of pin-fin diameter (2017)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Ali, H. M., Khushnood, S., & Jabbal, M. (in press). Experimental investigation of PCM based round pin-fin heat sinks for thermal management of electronics: effect of pin-fin diameter. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.008

This experimental study presents the parametric analysis for the round pin-finned heat sinks subjected to steady heat densities for effective and reliable cooling of mobile electronic devices. Phase change material (PCM) namely paraffin wax is adopte... Read More about Experimental investigation of PCM based round pin-fin heat sinks for thermal management of electronics: effect of pin-fin diameter.

Modelling of single spark interactions during electrical discharge coating (2017)
Journal Article
Algodi, S. J., Clare, A. T., & Brown, P. D. (2018). Modelling of single spark interactions during electrical discharge coating. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 252, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.10.029

Electrical discharge coating (EDC) methods may be used to enhance the surface functionality of electrical discharge machined components. However, industrial uptake of EDC has been restricted due to limited understanding of the fundamental interaction... Read More about Modelling of single spark interactions during electrical discharge coating.

Manufacturing-error-based maintenance for high-precision machine tools (2017)
Journal Article
Shi, S., Lin, J., Xu, X., Feng, X., & Piano, S. (2018). Manufacturing-error-based maintenance for high-precision machine tools. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 95(1-4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-017-1070-y

Nowadays, the condition-based maintenance (CBM), in which repairs are triggered by the heuristic symptoms of the component faults, is finding increasing applications in the industrial fields. However, for the high-precision machine tools, the convent... Read More about Manufacturing-error-based maintenance for high-precision machine tools.

Novel bioresorbable phosphate glass fiber textile composites for medical applications (2017)
Journal Article
Zhu, C., Ahmed, I., Parsons, A. J., Wang, Y., Tan, C., Liu, J., …Liu, X. (2018). Novel bioresorbable phosphate glass fiber textile composites for medical applications. Polymer Composites, 39(S1), E140-E151. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.24499

A manual bench-top inkle-type loom was designed to enable hand woven textiles. These PGF textiles, along with unidirectional (UD) fiber mats made from the same batch of yarns, were utilized to manufacture fully resorbable textile composites (T-C), un... Read More about Novel bioresorbable phosphate glass fiber textile composites for medical applications.

A coupled Euler-Lagrange CFD modelling of droplets-to-film (2017)
Journal Article
Adeniyi, A. A., Morvan, H. P., & Simmons, K. A. (in press). A coupled Euler-Lagrange CFD modelling of droplets-to-film. Aeronautical Journal, 121(1246), https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2017.107

In this paper, a droplet to film interaction model technique is presented. In the proposed approach, the liquid and gas continua are modelled using an enhanced Volume of Fluid (VoF) technique while the droplets are tracked using a Lagrangian framewor... Read More about A coupled Euler-Lagrange CFD modelling of droplets-to-film.

Environmental aspects of use of recycled carbon fibre composites in automotive applications (2017)
Journal Article
Meng, F., McKechnie, J., Turner, T., Wong, K. H., & Pickering, S. J. (in press). Environmental aspects of use of recycled carbon fibre composites in automotive applications. Environmental Science and Technology, 51(21), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b04069

The high cost and energy intensity of virgin carbon fibre manufacture provides an opportunity to recover substantial value from carbon fibre reinforced plastic wastes. In this study, we assess the life cycle environmental implications of recovering c... Read More about Environmental aspects of use of recycled carbon fibre composites in automotive applications.