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Gas and liquid-fuelled HVOF spraying of Ni50Cr coating: microstructure and high temperature oxidation (2016)
Journal Article
Song, B., Pala, Z., Voisey, K., & Hussain, T. (in press). Gas and liquid-fuelled HVOF spraying of Ni50Cr coating: microstructure and high temperature oxidation. Surface and Coatings Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.07.046

Ni50Cr thermally sprayed coatings are widely used for high temperature oxidation and corrosion in thermal power plants. In this study, a commercially available gas atomised Ni50Cr powder was sprayed onto a power plant alloy (ASME P92) using both gas... Read More about Gas and liquid-fuelled HVOF spraying of Ni50Cr coating: microstructure and high temperature oxidation.

Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Golightly, D., Sharples, S., Patel, H., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 55, 12-21

Cloud manufacturing adopts a cloud computing paradigm as the basis for delivering shared, on-demand manufacturing services. The result is customer-centric supply chains that can be configured for cost, quality, speed and customisation. While the tech... Read More about Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective.

Modelling the spatiotemporal change of canopy urban heat islands (2016)
Journal Article
Jasim M, A., Marsh, S., & Smith, M. J. (2016). Modelling the spatiotemporal change of canopy urban heat islands. Building and Environment, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.07.010

This study models the spatiotemporal change of Birmingham’s urban heat island (UHI) using air temperature measurements made during the HiTemp project to study the atmospheric conditions over the city [1]. The study identifies the causative factors an... Read More about Modelling the spatiotemporal change of canopy urban heat islands.

Automated experience-based learning for plug and produce assembly systems (2016)
Journal Article
Scrimeri, D., Antzoulatos, N., Castro, E., & Ratchev, S. M. (2017). Automated experience-based learning for plug and produce assembly systems. International Journal of Production Research, 55(13), 3674-3685. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1207817

This paper presents a self-learning technique for adapting modular automated assembly systems. The technique consists of automatically analysing sensor data and acquiring experience on the changes made on an assembly system to cope with new productio... Read More about Automated experience-based learning for plug and produce assembly systems.

See I told you I was taking it! - attitudes of adolescents with asthma towards a device monitoring their inhaler use: Implications for future design (2016)
Journal Article
Howard, S., Lang, A. R., Sharples, S., & Shaw, D. E. (2017). See I told you I was taking it! - attitudes of adolescents with asthma towards a device monitoring their inhaler use: Implications for future design. Applied Ergonomics, 58, 224-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2016.06.018

Adherence to treatment in asthma is often poor, particularly in adolescents and children where the condition is most prevalent. Electronic monitoring devices have shown potential for improving inhaler use, yet little research has considered the attit... Read More about See I told you I was taking it! - attitudes of adolescents with asthma towards a device monitoring their inhaler use: Implications for future design.

True mid-infrared Pr3+ absorption cross-section in a selenide-chalcogenide host-glass (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Seddon, A. B., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Sójka, L., Benson, T. M., Caspary, R., & Sujecki, S. (2016). True mid-infrared Pr3+ absorption cross-section in a selenide-chalcogenide host-glass. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2016.7550709

The mid-infrared (MIR) spans the 3-25 m wavelength range. Rare-earth-ion doped selenide-chalcogenide glasses are being developed for direct-emission MIR fibre lasers. The true Pr3+ absorption cross-section in the 3.5-6 µm wavelength region of a Pr3+... Read More about True mid-infrared Pr3+ absorption cross-section in a selenide-chalcogenide host-glass.

Numerical modeling of lathanide-ion doped fibre lasers operating within mid-infrared wavelength region (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Sójka, L., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Sakr, H., Barney, E. R., Benson, T. M., …Fuhrberg, P. (2016). Numerical modeling of lathanide-ion doped fibre lasers operating within mid-infrared wavelength region.

We discuss the numerical modelling of lanthanide-ion doped chalcogenide glass fibre lasers for operation in the mid-infrared wavelength region. We extract the modelling parameters from emission and absorption measurements using Judd-Ofelt and McCumbe... Read More about Numerical modeling of lathanide-ion doped fibre lasers operating within mid-infrared wavelength region.

Biohydrogen and biomethane production sustained by untreated matrices and alternative application of compost waste (2016)
Journal Article
Arizzi, M., Morra, S., Pugliese, M., Gullino, M. L., Gilardi, G., & Valetti, F. (2016). Biohydrogen and biomethane production sustained by untreated matrices and alternative application of compost waste. Waste Management, 56, 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.06.039

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Biohydrogen and biomethane production offers many advantages for environmental protection over the fossil fuels or the existing physical-chemical methods for hydrogen and methane synthesis. The aim of this study is focused on the... Read More about Biohydrogen and biomethane production sustained by untreated matrices and alternative application of compost waste.

Linear and nonlinear fractional hereditary constitutive laws of asphalt mixtures (2016)
Journal Article
Di Mino, G., AIREY, G., Di Paola, M., Pinnola, F. P., D’Angelo, G., & LO PRESTI, D. (2016). Linear and nonlinear fractional hereditary constitutive laws of asphalt mixtures. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 22(7), 882-889. https://doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2014.914104

The aim of this paper is to propose a fractional viscoelastic and viscoplastic model of asphalt mixtures using experimental data of several tests such as creep and creep recovery performed at different temperatures and at different stress levels. Fro... Read More about Linear and nonlinear fractional hereditary constitutive laws of asphalt mixtures.

Monitoring capabilities of a mobile mapping system based on navigation qualities (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Jing, H., Slatcher, N., Meng, X., & Hunter, G. (in press). Monitoring capabilities of a mobile mapping system based on navigation qualities. . https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B1-625-2016

Mobile mapping systems are becoming increasingly popular as they can build 3D models of the environment rapidly by using a laser scanner that is integrated with a navigation system. 3D mobile mapping has been widely used for applications such as 3D c... Read More about Monitoring capabilities of a mobile mapping system based on navigation qualities.

Occupant satisfaction in LEED and BREEAM-certified office buildings (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Altomonte, S., Saadouni, S., & Schiavon, S. (2016). Occupant satisfaction in LEED and BREEAM-certified office buildings.

Green certification schemes, such as LEED in US and BREEAM in UK, are contributing to promote the sustainability agenda in the design and operation of office buildings. However, the role of rating tools towards improved workplace experience is still... Read More about Occupant satisfaction in LEED and BREEAM-certified office buildings.

A tool for predicting heating uniformity in industrial radio frequency processing (2016)
Journal Article
Ferrari-John, R., Katrib, J., Palade, P., Batchelor, A., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (in press). A tool for predicting heating uniformity in industrial radio frequency processing. Food and Bioprocess Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-016-1762-6

Radio frequency energy is utilised for heating in a wide range of applications, particularly in the food industry. A major challenge of RF processing is non-uniform heating in loads of variable and angular geometry, leading to reduced quality and pro... Read More about A tool for predicting heating uniformity in industrial radio frequency processing.

The case for hybrid ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Vi Le, T. H., Gillott, M. C., & Rodrigues, L. T. (2016). The case for hybrid ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

This study investigates indoor environmental quality and users’ perception in 14 classrooms of a mixed-mode ventilated primary school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during the rainy season by qualitative and quantitative research methods. Spot and lon... Read More about The case for hybrid ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

A CFD study of the parameters influencing heat transfer in microchannel slug flow boiling (2016)
Journal Article
Magnini, M., & Thome, J. R. (2016). A CFD study of the parameters influencing heat transfer in microchannel slug flow boiling. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 110, 119-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2016.06.032

© 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS Boiling heat transfer in microchannels has been investigated extensively in the last two decades. However, most results from independent experimental studies display a substantial disagreement on the influence of the flow c... Read More about A CFD study of the parameters influencing heat transfer in microchannel slug flow boiling.

Effect of solidification rate on pore connectivity of aluminium foams and its consequences on mechanical properties (2016)
Journal Article
Lázaro, J., Solórzano, E., Rodríguez-Pérez, M., & Kennedy, A. R. (in press). Effect of solidification rate on pore connectivity of aluminium foams and its consequences on mechanical properties. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 672, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2016.07.015

This study evaluates the influence of solidification rate on the generation and control of pore connectivity of closed-cell aluminium foams. Additionally, it gives the experimental support to evaluate and model the effect of this pore connectivity on... Read More about Effect of solidification rate on pore connectivity of aluminium foams and its consequences on mechanical properties.

Quadrature wavelength scanning interferometry (2016)
Journal Article
Moschetti, G., Forbes, A., Leach, R. K., Jiang, X., & O’Connor, D. (2016). Quadrature wavelength scanning interferometry. Applied Optics, 55(20), 5332-5340. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.55.005332

A novel method to double the measurement range of wavelength scanning interferometry (WSI) is described. In WSI the measured optical path difference (OPD) is affected by a sign ambiguity, i.e. from an interference signal it is not possible to disting... Read More about Quadrature wavelength scanning interferometry.