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Potential contribution of steel slag fillers to asphalt mastic in terms of microwave heating efficiency, electromagnetic mechanisms and fatigue durability (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, R., Sha, T., Xiong, Y., Cai, Y., Yue, J., & Wang, H. (2023). Potential contribution of steel slag fillers to asphalt mastic in terms of microwave heating efficiency, electromagnetic mechanisms and fatigue durability. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(1), Article 2240471. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2240471

This paper investigates the potential contribution mechanisms of steel slag fillers in asphalt mastic, covering asphalt-filler interaction mechanisms, microwave heating efficiency, electromagnetic absorption mechanisms, and fatigue durability. The ph... Read More about Potential contribution of steel slag fillers to asphalt mastic in terms of microwave heating efficiency, electromagnetic mechanisms and fatigue durability.

Hybrid Active PWM Strategy with Dual-Mode Modulation Waves of Three-Level T-type Converter for Aircraft Turboelectric Propulsion Systems (2023)
Journal Article
Guo, F., Ma, Z., Diao, F., Zhao, Y., Wheeler, P., & Cao, Y. (2023). Hybrid Active PWM Strategy with Dual-Mode Modulation Waves of Three-Level T-type Converter for Aircraft Turboelectric Propulsion Systems. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 59(6), 7150-7162. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2023.3300265

Turboelectric propulsion is emerging as an enabling technology for the future aviation industry, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint. To provide electrified thrust for aircraft, the converter-fed motor drive system is a promising solution for the e... Read More about Hybrid Active PWM Strategy with Dual-Mode Modulation Waves of Three-Level T-type Converter for Aircraft Turboelectric Propulsion Systems.

Testing, numerical analysis and design of CFDST cross-sections with square stainless steel outer tubes in bending (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Young, B., & Gardner, L. (2023). Testing, numerical analysis and design of CFDST cross-sections with square stainless steel outer tubes in bending. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 211, Article 108125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2023.108125

The structural performance and design of concrete-filled double skin tubular (CFDST) cross-sections with square stainless steel outer tubes are studied herein. A total of 17 four-point bending tests on CFDST cross-sections with varying concrete grade... Read More about Testing, numerical analysis and design of CFDST cross-sections with square stainless steel outer tubes in bending.

On the attitude stability of flying dandelion seeds (2023)
Journal Article
Qin, L., Jian, Z., Xu, Y., & Ma, L. (2023). On the attitude stability of flying dandelion seeds. Physics of Fluids, 35(8), Article 081904. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0160735

Dandelion seeds possess a complex three-dimensional structure and a self-adapted flying ability. To understand this fascinating flight mechanism, a three-dimensional umbrella-shaped model imitating dandelion seeds is proposed. The effects of folding... Read More about On the attitude stability of flying dandelion seeds.

Bond behavior between section steel and concrete in partially encased composite structural members (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Zhou, Y., Cao, F., Su, T., & Wang, F. (2023). Bond behavior between section steel and concrete in partially encased composite structural members. Construction and Building Materials, 400, Article 132521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132521

In this paper, the bond behavior between the section steel and concrete in partially encased composite structural members (PEC) is investigated, and the concrete strength, anchorage length, and amount of expansion agent are considered. The results sh... Read More about Bond behavior between section steel and concrete in partially encased composite structural members.

SiC/YAG composite coatings by a novel liquid fuelled high velocity oxy-fuel suspension thermal spray (2023)
Journal Article
Venturi, F., Rincon Romero, A., & Hussain, T. (2023). SiC/YAG composite coatings by a novel liquid fuelled high velocity oxy-fuel suspension thermal spray. Surface and Coatings Technology, 471, Article 129865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2023.129865

Despite recent advances in suspension-based thermal spray techniques, there is still a need to widen the capability of available thermal spray setups to handle suspension to explore new compositions and improve the properties and performance of exist... Read More about SiC/YAG composite coatings by a novel liquid fuelled high velocity oxy-fuel suspension thermal spray.

Optimal Selection of Manufacturing Configurations Using Object-Oriented and Mathematical Data Models (2023)
Book Chapter
Torayev, A., Wang, Z., Martínez-Arellano, G., Chaplin, J. C., Sanderson, D., & Ratchev, S. (2023). Optimal Selection of Manufacturing Configurations Using Object-Oriented and Mathematical Data Models. In L. Tang (Ed.), Industrial Engineering and Applications (3-12). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE230025

In this work, we optimize manufacturing configurations, i.e., the set of necessary assets, using the known capabilities and capacities of manufacturing equipment. In particular, the work provides an Object-Oriented data model and the translation of t... Read More about Optimal Selection of Manufacturing Configurations Using Object-Oriented and Mathematical Data Models.

SARIS: Scattering Aware Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Model and Optimization for Complex Propagation Channels (2023)
Journal Article
Mursia, P., Phang, S., Sciancalepore, V., Gradoni, G., & Di Renzo, M. (2023). SARIS: Scattering Aware Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Model and Optimization for Complex Propagation Channels. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 12(11), 1921-1925. https://doi.org/10.1109/lwc.2023.3299304

The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is an emerging technology that changes how wireless networks are perceived, therefore its potential benefits and applications are currently under intense research and investigation. In this letter, we focu... Read More about SARIS: Scattering Aware Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Model and Optimization for Complex Propagation Channels.

A comprehensive analysis on the synthesis of value-added chemicals via slow pyrolysis: Valorisation of rapeseed residue, whitewood, and seaweed (Laminaria digitata) (2023)
Journal Article
Güleç, F., Sudibyo, H., Kostas, E. T., Williams, O., Samson, A., Meredith, W., & Lester, E. (2023). A comprehensive analysis on the synthesis of value-added chemicals via slow pyrolysis: Valorisation of rapeseed residue, whitewood, and seaweed (Laminaria digitata). Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 173, Article 106093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2023.106093

Pyrolysis has emerged as a crucial thermochemical conversion technology in the field of biomass processing. Maximising the valorisation of biomass is an essential area of investigation, as it plays a pivotal role in understanding the economic viabili... Read More about A comprehensive analysis on the synthesis of value-added chemicals via slow pyrolysis: Valorisation of rapeseed residue, whitewood, and seaweed (Laminaria digitata).

Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys (2023)
Journal Article
Sim, K. B., Lee, M. L., RemenytePrescott, R., & Wong, S. Y. (2023). Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 95, Article 103854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103854

Surveys and interviews were conducted in the present study among the public and landslide experts from various sectors in Malaysia to study their perception towards landslide risk in the country. Utilizing a questionnaire survey and interviews can pr... Read More about Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys.

Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2023)
Journal Article
Le, T. H. V., Gillott, M., & Rodrigues, L. (2023). Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. E3S Web of Conferences, 403, Article 04007. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202340304007

Overheating of premises is a typical thermal discomfort issue in naturally ventilated primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Several design parameters were shown to affect the indoor thermal environment. A parametric study was conducted and ba... Read More about Parametric study of design parameters and thermal comfort in primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Modelling and design of cold-formed S960 steel brace-rotated tubular T- and X-joints (2023)
Journal Article
Pandey, M., & Young, B. (2023). Modelling and design of cold-formed S960 steel brace-rotated tubular T- and X-joints. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 211, Article 107721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2022.107721

This paper presents detailed numerical investigation and design of cold-formed S960 steel grade brace-rotated (BR) tubular T- and X-joints. The BR tubular joint is one of the novel bird-beak tubular joint configurations, where the rotation of brace m... Read More about Modelling and design of cold-formed S960 steel brace-rotated tubular T- and X-joints.

A New Thermal Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication Solver Implementation in OpenFOAM (2023)
Journal Article
Layton, J., Rothwell, B. C., Ambrose, S., Eastwick, C., Medina, H., & Rebelo, N. (2023). A New Thermal Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication Solver Implementation in OpenFOAM. Lubricants, 11(7), Article 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants11070308

Designing effective thermal management systems within transmission systems requires simulations to consider the contributions from phenomena such as hydrodynamic lubrication regions. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) remains computationally expensiv... Read More about A New Thermal Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication Solver Implementation in OpenFOAM.

Experimental and numerical investigation of pool boiling heat transfer from finned surfaces (2023)
Journal Article
Jaswal, R., Sathyabhama, A., Singh, K., & Yandapalli, A. P. (2023). Experimental and numerical investigation of pool boiling heat transfer from finned surfaces. Applied Thermal Engineering, 233, Article 121167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121167

An experimental study of the pool boiling process on three test surfaces, namely, Plain surface, Rectangular finned surface, and Trapezoidal finned surface, was carried out using distilled water as the working fluid at atmospheric pressure. A paramet... Read More about Experimental and numerical investigation of pool boiling heat transfer from finned surfaces.

Investigation of rejuvenation mechanisms of reclaimed asphalt rubber pavement through mortar tests (2023)
Journal Article
Li, D., Leng, Z., Tan, Z., Yang, B., Chen, Z., Wang, H., & Lu, G. (2023). Investigation of rejuvenation mechanisms of reclaimed asphalt rubber pavement through mortar tests. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(1), Article 2235631. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2235631

Conventional rejuvenation methods recover the rheological properties of aged bitumen by adding rejuvenators to supplement the content of light fractions of bitumen. However, these methods cannot fully restore the microstructure and advantages of aged... Read More about Investigation of rejuvenation mechanisms of reclaimed asphalt rubber pavement through mortar tests.

The development of ultrafine grain structure in an additively manufactured titanium alloy via high-temperature microscopy (2023)
Journal Article
Simonelli, M., Zou, Z., Barriobero-Vila, P., & Tse, Y. Y. (2023). The development of ultrafine grain structure in an additively manufactured titanium alloy via high-temperature microscopy. Materialia, 30, Article 101856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101856

Microstructures dominated by acicular α' martensitic phase, such as in the case of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by laser powder-bed fusion (PBF-LB), are known to suffer from reduced ductility and low toughness. The decomposition of such metastable microstruc... Read More about The development of ultrafine grain structure in an additively manufactured titanium alloy via high-temperature microscopy.

A Taxonomically-informed Mass Spectrometry Search Tool for Microbial Metabolomics Data (2023)
Working Paper
Zuffa, S., Schmid, R., Bauermeister, A., Gomes, P. W. P., Caraballo-Rodriguez, A. M., Abiead, Y. E., …Dorrestein, P. C. A Taxonomically-informed Mass Spectrometry Search Tool for Microbial Metabolomics Data

MicrobeMASST, a taxonomically-informed mass spectrometry (MS) search tool, tackles limited microbial metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics experiments. Leveraging a curated database of >60,000 microbial monocultures, users can search known... Read More about A Taxonomically-informed Mass Spectrometry Search Tool for Microbial Metabolomics Data.

Weldable and electrochemically stable composite of graphene and polyvinylidene fluoride as a current collector for promoting reversible lithium plating/stripping (2023)
Journal Article
Guo, Q., Wang, S., Li, Y., Wang, J., Wu, Y., Yu, Y., …Liu, Z. (2023). Weldable and electrochemically stable composite of graphene and polyvinylidene fluoride as a current collector for promoting reversible lithium plating/stripping. Journal of Power Sources, 580, Article 233401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233401

Cu foils are physically heavy and chemically inappropriate for lithium metal rechargeable batteries with lithium-metal-free negatrode (LMFRBs). Physically light carbon-based current collectors (CBCCs) with high conductivity and stro... Read More about Weldable and electrochemically stable composite of graphene and polyvinylidene fluoride as a current collector for promoting reversible lithium plating/stripping.

A lithium-air battery and gas handling system demonstrator (2023)
Journal Article
Jordan, J. W., Vailaya, G., Holc, C., Jenkins, M., McNulty, R. C., Puscalau, C., …Johnson, L. R. (2024). A lithium-air battery and gas handling system demonstrator. Faraday Discussions, 248, 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3fd00137g

The lithium-air (Li-air) battery offers one of the highest practical specific energy densities of any battery system at >400 W h kgsystem−1. The practical cell is expected to operate in air, which is flowed into the positive porous electrode where it... Read More about A lithium-air battery and gas handling system demonstrator.

Enabling Coordinated Elastic Responses of Manufacturing Systems through Semantic Modelling (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Martínez-Arellano, G., Niewiadomski, K., Mo, F., Elshafei, B., Chaplin, J. C., Mcfarlane, D., & Ratchev, S. (2023). Enabling Coordinated Elastic Responses of Manufacturing Systems through Semantic Modelling.

Resilience to supply chain disruptions and to changing product volumes and specifications are currently major challenges for the manufacturing sector. To maintain quality and productivity, manufacturers need to be able to respond to disruption using... Read More about Enabling Coordinated Elastic Responses of Manufacturing Systems through Semantic Modelling.