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Numerical and experimental analysis of a novel heat pump driven sorption storage heater (2017)
Journal Article
Aydin, D., Casey, S. P., Chen, X., & Riffat, S. (2018). Numerical and experimental analysis of a novel heat pump driven sorption storage heater. Applied Energy, 211, 954-974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.102

This study investigates a hybrid “solid sorption heat storage/air sourced heat pump” system for energy efficient heating of buildings. The proposed system could convert excess energy generated using photovoltaic panels/off-peak electricity to heat an... Read More about Numerical and experimental analysis of a novel heat pump driven sorption storage heater.

Transitory electrochemical masking for precision jet processing techniques (2017)
Journal Article
Mitchell-Smith, J., Speidel, A., & Clare, A. (2018). Transitory electrochemical masking for precision jet processing techniques. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2017.11.028

Electrochemical jet processing techniques provide an efficient method for large area surface structuring and micro-milling, where the metallurgy of the near-surface is assured and not adversely affected by thermal loading. Here, doped electrolytes ar... Read More about Transitory electrochemical masking for precision jet processing techniques.

Effect of particle and carbide grain sizes on a HVOAF WC-Co-Cr coating for the future application on internal surfaces: microstructure and wear (2017)
Journal Article
Pulsford, J., Kamnis, S., Murray, J., Bai, M., & Hussain, T. (2017). Effect of particle and carbide grain sizes on a HVOAF WC-Co-Cr coating for the future application on internal surfaces: microstructure and wear. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 27, 207-219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-017-0669-8

The use of nanoscale WC grain or finer feedstock particles are possible methods of improving the performance of WC-Co-Cr coatings. Finer powders are being pursued for the development of coating internal surfaces, as less thermal energy is required to... Read More about Effect of particle and carbide grain sizes on a HVOAF WC-Co-Cr coating for the future application on internal surfaces: microstructure and wear.

Riemann solution for a class of morphodynamic shallow water dam-break problems (2017)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., & Dodd, N. (2018). Riemann solution for a class of morphodynamic shallow water dam-break problems. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 835, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.794

This paper investigates a family of dam-break problems over an erodible bed. The hydrodynamics are described by the shallow water equations, and the bed change by a sediment conservation equation, coupled to the hydrodynamics by a sediment transport... Read More about Riemann solution for a class of morphodynamic shallow water dam-break problems.

Feature-based characterisation of signature topography in laser powder bed fusion of metals (2017)
Journal Article
Senin, N., Thompson, A., & Leach, R. K. (2018). Feature-based characterisation of signature topography in laser powder bed fusion of metals. Measurement Science and Technology, 29(4), Article 045009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aa9e19

The use of state-of-the-art areal topography measurement instrumentation allows for a high level of detail in the acquisition of topographic information at micrometric scales. The three-dimensional geometric models of surface topography obtained from... Read More about Feature-based characterisation of signature topography in laser powder bed fusion of metals.

Compressive behaviour of concrete columns confined with steel-reinforced grout jackets (2017)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Hajirasouliha, I. (2018). Compressive behaviour of concrete columns confined with steel-reinforced grout jackets. Composites Part B: Engineering, 138, 222-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.11.041

This paper investigates the compressive strength of concrete columns confined with a new jacketing system using high strength steel reinforced fabrics embedded in an inorganic matrix (SRG). A comprehensive experimental programme was conducted on 52 c... Read More about Compressive behaviour of concrete columns confined with steel-reinforced grout jackets.

Targeted rework strategies for powder bed additive manufacture (2017)
Journal Article
Hirsch, M., Dryburgh, P., Catchpole-Smith, S., Patel, R., Parry, L., Sharples, S., …Clare, A. (2018). Targeted rework strategies for powder bed additive manufacture. Additive Manufacturing, 19, 127-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2017.11.011

A major factor limiting the adoption of powder-bed-fusion additive manufacturing for production of parts is the control of build process defects and the effect these have upon the certification of parts for structural applications. In response to thi... Read More about Targeted rework strategies for powder bed additive manufacture.

Seeing the woods for the trees: the problem of information inefficiency and information overload on operator performance (2017)
Journal Article
Dadashi, N., Golightly, D., & Sharples, S. (in press). Seeing the woods for the trees: the problem of information inefficiency and information overload on operator performance. Cognition, Technology and Work, 19(4), 561–570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-017-0451-1

One of the recurring questions in designing dynamic control environments is whether providing more information leads to better operational decisions. The idea of having every piece of information is increasingly tempting (and in safety critical domai... Read More about Seeing the woods for the trees: the problem of information inefficiency and information overload on operator performance.

Uncertainty in geometry of fibre preforms manufactured with Automated Dry Fibre Placement and its effects on permeability (2017)
Journal Article
Matveev, M. Y., Ball, F. G., Jones, I. A., Long, A. C., Schubel, P. J., & Tretyakov, M. V. (2018). Uncertainty in geometry of fibre preforms manufactured with Automated Dry Fibre Placement and its effects on permeability. Journal of Composite Materials, 52(16), 2255-2269. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998317741951

© 2017, The Author(s) 2017. Resin transfer moulding is one of several processes available for manufacturing fibre-reinforced composites from dry fibre reinforcement. Recently, dry reinforcements made with Automated Dry Fibre Placement have been intro... Read More about Uncertainty in geometry of fibre preforms manufactured with Automated Dry Fibre Placement and its effects on permeability.

Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources (2017)
Journal Article
Sujecki, S., Sójka, L., Bereś-Pawlik, E., Sakr, H., Tang, Z., Barney, E. R., …Seddon, A. B. (2017). Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 49(12), Article 416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1255-5

A model is developed of a terbium (III) ion doped selenide chalcogenide glass fibre source that provides spontaneous emission within the mid-infrared (MIR) wavelength range. Three numerical algorithms are used to calculate the solution and compare th... Read More about Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources.

Gesture, signing, and tracking (2017)
Book Chapter
Craven, M. (2017). Gesture, signing, and tracking. In S. Federici, & M. Scherer (Eds.), Assistive technology assessment handbook (355-373). (Second edition). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: Taylor & Francis Open

Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas (2017)
Journal Article
Shirzadi, M., Naghashzadegan, M., & Mirzaei, P. (2018). Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas. Sustainable Cities and Society, 37, 451-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.11.020

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are widely used in many wind-related urban morphology studies in urban areas, including cross-ventilation. The accuracy of the CFD models, however, is still a challenging issue for accurate prediction of... Read More about Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas.

An idealised study for the long term evolution of crescentic bars (2017)
Journal Article
Chen, W., Dodd, N., Tiessen, M., & Calvete, D. (in press). An idealised study for the long term evolution of crescentic bars. Continental Shelf Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.11.006

An idealised study that identifies the mechanisms in the long term evolution of crescentic bar systems in nature is presented. Growth to finite amplitude (i.e., equilibration, sometimes referred to as saturation) and higher harmonic interaction are h... Read More about An idealised study for the long term evolution of crescentic bars.

Combined GPS and BDS for single-frequency continuous RTK positioning through real-time estimation of differential inter-system biases (2017)
Journal Article
Gao, W., Meng, X., Gao, C., Pan, S., & Wang, D. (2018). Combined GPS and BDS for single-frequency continuous RTK positioning through real-time estimation of differential inter-system biases. GPS Solutions, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-017-0687-5

Double-differenced (DD) ambiguities between overlapping frequencies from different GNSS constellations can be fixed to integers if the associated differential inter-system biases (DISBs) are well known. In this case, only one common pivot satellite i... Read More about Combined GPS and BDS for single-frequency continuous RTK positioning through real-time estimation of differential inter-system biases.

Model-free control for continuum robots based on an adaptive Kalman filter (2017)
Journal Article
Li, M., Kang, R., Branson, D. T., & Dai, J. S. (2018). Model-free control for continuum robots based on an adaptive Kalman filter. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2017.2775663

Continuum robots with structural compliance have promising potential to operate in unstructured environments. However, this structural compliance brings challenges to the controller design due to the existence of considerable uncertainties in the rob... Read More about Model-free control for continuum robots based on an adaptive Kalman filter.

The Roles of Blending and of Molecular Weight Distribution on Craze Initiation (2017)
Journal Article
Sánchez-Valencia, A., Smerdova, O., Hutchings, L. R., & De Focatiis, D. S. A. (2017). The Roles of Blending and of Molecular Weight Distribution on Craze Initiation. Macromolecules, 50(23), 9507-9514. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01289

Craze initiation stress was measured in three-point bending isochronal creep tests on a series of entangled bimodal blends of polystyrenes of narrow dispersity, on three polystyrenes of broad dispersity, and on four blends of polystyrenes of broad di... Read More about The Roles of Blending and of Molecular Weight Distribution on Craze Initiation.

Amplitude Modulation of Anomalously Refracted Terahertz Waves with Gated-Graphene Metasurfaces (2017)
Journal Article
Kim, T., Kim, H., Kenney, M., Park, H. S., Kim, H., Min, B., & Zhang, S. (2018). Amplitude Modulation of Anomalously Refracted Terahertz Waves with Gated-Graphene Metasurfaces. Advanced Optical Materials, 6(1), Article 1700507. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201700507

Although recent progress in metasurfaces has shown great promise for applications, optical properties in metasurfaces are typically fixed by their structural geometry and dimensions. Here, an electrically controllable amplitude of anomalously‐refract... Read More about Amplitude Modulation of Anomalously Refracted Terahertz Waves with Gated-Graphene Metasurfaces.

Theoretical and experimental thermal performance assessment of an innovative external wall insulation system for social housing retrofit (2017)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, L., White, J., Gillott, M., Braham, E., & Ishaque, A. (2018). Theoretical and experimental thermal performance assessment of an innovative external wall insulation system for social housing retrofit. Energy and Buildings, 162, 77-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.10.020

© 2017 The UK building stock, being amongst the oldest in the developed world, is also one of the least energy efficient and accounts for approximately 45% of UK carbon emission. Energy use from housing alone was responsible for 13% of total UK carbo... Read More about Theoretical and experimental thermal performance assessment of an innovative external wall insulation system for social housing retrofit.