All Outputs (196)

Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks (2015)
Conference Proceeding
You, M., Mou, X., & Sun, H. (2015). Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks. . https://doi.org/10.1109/camad.2015.7390508

Smart grid represents a significant new technology of improving the efficiency, reliability and economics of the production, transmission and distribution of electricity that helps reduce carbon emissions. Communication networks become a key to achie... Read More about Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks.

Economic analysis of a hybrid energy storage system based on liquid air and compressed air (2015)
Journal Article
Pimm, A. J., Garvey, S. D., & Kantharaj, B. (2015). Economic analysis of a hybrid energy storage system based on liquid air and compressed air. Journal of Energy Storage, 4, 24-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2015.09.002

A hybrid energy storage system is defined here as one which comprises two series-connected energy stores (using different storage technologies), only one of which is connected to the grid. Such a plant can take advantage of certain characteristics of... Read More about Economic analysis of a hybrid energy storage system based on liquid air and compressed air.

The allotropic transformation of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride structures resulting from the thermal effects of pulsed laser ablation (2015)
Journal Article
Axinte, D. A., Butler-Smith, P. W., Pacella, M., Pacella, M., Fay, M. W., Butler-Smith, P. W., & Axinte, D. A. (2015). The allotropic transformation of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride structures resulting from the thermal effects of pulsed laser ablation. Diamond and Related Materials, 59, 62-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2015.09.009

© 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. Cubic boron nitride, being only second to diamond for its hardness and possessing superior thermal stability is suitable for a wide range of applications. In particular, the versatility of this material and its polyc... Read More about The allotropic transformation of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride structures resulting from the thermal effects of pulsed laser ablation.

Atypical effect of temperature tuning on the insertion of the catalytic iron?sulfur center in a recombinant [FeFe]-hydrogenase (2015)
Journal Article
Morra, S., Cordara, A., Gilardi, G., & Valetti, F. (2015). Atypical effect of temperature tuning on the insertion of the catalytic iron?sulfur center in a recombinant [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Protein Science, 24(12), 2090-2094. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.2805

© 2015 The Protein Society. The expression of recombinant [FeFe]-hydrogenases is an important step for the production of large amount of these enzymes for their exploitation in biotechnology and for the characterization of the protein-metal cofactor... Read More about Atypical effect of temperature tuning on the insertion of the catalytic iron?sulfur center in a recombinant [FeFe]-hydrogenase.

An adaptive weighting based on modified DOP for collaborative indoor positioning (2015)
Journal Article
Jing, H., Pinchin, J., Hill, C., & Moore, T. (2016). An adaptive weighting based on modified DOP for collaborative indoor positioning. Journal of Navigation, 69(2), https://doi.org/10.1017/S037346331500065X

Indoor localisation has always been a challenging problem due to poor Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) availability in such environments. While inertial measurement sensors have become popular solutions for indoor positioning, they suffer la... Read More about An adaptive weighting based on modified DOP for collaborative indoor positioning.

Wilderness, camera, action: conservation, commercialisation and change in National Parks landscapes (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Porter, N. (2015). Wilderness, camera, action: conservation, commercialisation and change in National Parks landscapes. In Landscapes in Flux, 223-226

How is wilderness defined, and how do such definitions change over time? It has long been recognised that the idea of wilderness and perceptions of nature in general, are socially, politically, culturally and legally constructed. In this paper, a hig... Read More about Wilderness, camera, action: conservation, commercialisation and change in National Parks landscapes.

Automatic detection of points of interest using spatio-temporal data mining (2015)
Journal Article
Basiri, A., Marsh, S., Moore, T., & Amiran, P. (2015). Automatic detection of points of interest using spatio-temporal data mining

Location Based Services (LBS) are still in their infancy but they are evolving rapidly. It is expected to have more intelligent, adaptive and predictive LBS applications in the future, which can detect users’ intentions and understand their needs, de... Read More about Automatic detection of points of interest using spatio-temporal data mining.

Investigation of GNSS integrity augmentation synergies with unmanned aircraft sense-and-avoid systems (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Sabatini, R., Moore, T., Hill, C., & Ramasamy, S. (2015). Investigation of GNSS integrity augmentation synergies with unmanned aircraft sense-and-avoid systems. In SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2456

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) can support the development of low-cost and high performance navigation and guidance architectures for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and, in conjunction with suitable data link technologies, the provision... Read More about Investigation of GNSS integrity augmentation synergies with unmanned aircraft sense-and-avoid systems.

Technology review of thermal forming techniques for use in composite component manufacture (2015)
Journal Article
Land, P., Crossley, R., Branson, D. T., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Technology review of thermal forming techniques for use in composite component manufacture. SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2610

There is a growing demand for composites to be utilised in the production of large-scale components within the aerospace industry. In particular the demand to increase production rates indicates that traditional manual methods are no longer sufficien... Read More about Technology review of thermal forming techniques for use in composite component manufacture.

Gradient-Based Quantitative Image Reconstruction in Ultrasound-Modulated Optical Tomography: First Harmonic Measurement Type in a Linearised Diffusion Formulation (2015)
Journal Article
Powell, S., Arridge, S. R., & Leung, T. S. (2016). Gradient-Based Quantitative Image Reconstruction in Ultrasound-Modulated Optical Tomography: First Harmonic Measurement Type in a Linearised Diffusion Formulation. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 35(2), 456-467. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmi.2015.2478742

Ultrasound-modulated optical tomography is an emerging biomedical imaging modality which uses the spatially localised acoustically-driven modulation of coherent light as a probe of the structure and optical properties of biological tissues. In this w... Read More about Gradient-Based Quantitative Image Reconstruction in Ultrasound-Modulated Optical Tomography: First Harmonic Measurement Type in a Linearised Diffusion Formulation.

Rubberised bitumen manufacturing assisted by rheological measurements (2015)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., Subhy, A., Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2016). Rubberised bitumen manufacturing assisted by rheological measurements. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 17(2), 290-310. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2015.1079549

This paper investigates the effect of processing temperature and time on the rheological properties of recycled tyre rubber-modified bitumens (RTR-MBs) produced using two different base binders and an ambient ground crumb rubber modifier (CRM). The p... Read More about Rubberised bitumen manufacturing assisted by rheological measurements.

Green corrosion inhibitors: amino acids and plant extracts (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Elphick, D., Ajayi, O., Everitt, N., & Voisey, K. (2015). Green corrosion inhibitors: amino acids and plant extracts.

Corrosion inhibitors are chemicals that are used in many industries to control corro-sion. As they are injected into process streams they have to be continually replen-ished in order to maintain protection. Many chemicals used are environmentally un-... Read More about Green corrosion inhibitors: amino acids and plant extracts.

Improvement of pavement foundation response with multi-layers of geocell reinforcement: cyclic plate load test (2015)
Journal Article
Khalaj, O., Tafreshi, S. N. M., Mask, B., & Dawson, A. (2015). Improvement of pavement foundation response with multi-layers of geocell reinforcement: cyclic plate load test. Geomechanics and Engineering, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2015.9.3.373

Comprehensive results from cyclic plate loading at a diameter of 300 mm supported by layers of geocell are presented. The plate load tests were performed in a test pit measuring in plane and 700 mm in depth. To simulate half and full traffic loadings... Read More about Improvement of pavement foundation response with multi-layers of geocell reinforcement: cyclic plate load test.

Stochastic generation of virtual air pores in granular materials (2015)
Journal Article
Chiarelli, A., Dawson, A., & Garcia, A. (2015). Stochastic generation of virtual air pores in granular materials. Granular Matter, 17(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-015-0585-x

A computational method is described for the generation of virtual air pores with randomized features in granular materials. The method is based on the creation of a stack of two dimensional stochastically generated domains of packed virtual aggregate... Read More about Stochastic generation of virtual air pores in granular materials.

Synthesis, characterization and visible light photocatalytic activity of metal based TiO2 monoliths for CO2 reduction (2015)
Journal Article
Maroto-Valer, M. M., & Ola, O. (2016). Synthesis, characterization and visible light photocatalytic activity of metal based TiO2 monoliths for CO2 reduction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 283, 1244-1253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.090

The use of multichannel monoliths for CO2 photoreduction applications is gaining increased attention over slurry and annular reactors due to their tunable geometry for reactor designs and exposed surface area per volume. Metal based TiO2 sol with var... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and visible light photocatalytic activity of metal based TiO2 monoliths for CO2 reduction.

Residual stress distribution in a Ti-6Al-4V T-joint weld measured using synchrotron X-ray diffraction (2015)
Journal Article
Xu, L., Zhang, S., Sun, W., McCartney, D. G., Hyde, T. H., James, J., & Drakopoulos, M. (2015). Residual stress distribution in a Ti-6Al-4V T-joint weld measured using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 50(7), 445-454. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324715599462

To improve the manufacturing quality of welded structures, to prevent failures at weld joints and to predict their lifetime, measurements of the residual stresses generated by welding in the structures are extremely useful. The residual stresses may... Read More about Residual stress distribution in a Ti-6Al-4V T-joint weld measured using synchrotron X-ray diffraction.

Multivariable analysis of potential evaporation from moist asphalt mixture (2015)
Journal Article
Garcia, A., Hassn, A., Chiarelli, A., & Dawson, A. (2015). Multivariable analysis of potential evaporation from moist asphalt mixture. Construction and Building Materials, 98, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.08.061

Asphalt pavements are normally dark colored and may get a very high temperature difference with the environment during daytime, but the influence of water evaporation in their temperature is unknown. Water evaporation experiments have been conducted... Read More about Multivariable analysis of potential evaporation from moist asphalt mixture.

Highly sensitive optical fibre long period grating biosensor anchored with silica core gold shell nanoparticles (2015)
Journal Article
Marques, L. M., Hernandez, F. U., James, S. W., Morgan, S. P., Clark, M., Tatam, R. P., & Korposh, S. (2016). Highly sensitive optical fibre long period grating biosensor anchored with silica core gold shell nanoparticles. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 75, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2015.08.046

An optical fibre long period grating (LPG), modified with a coating of silica core gold shell (SiO2:Au) nanoparticles (NPs) deposited using the layer-by-layer method, was employed for the development of a biosensor. The SiO2:Au NPs were electrostatic... Read More about Highly sensitive optical fibre long period grating biosensor anchored with silica core gold shell nanoparticles.

Compressed air energy storage with liquid air capacity extension (2015)
Journal Article
Kantharaj, B., Garvey, S. D., & Pimm, A. J. (2015). Compressed air energy storage with liquid air capacity extension. Applied Energy, 157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.07.076

As renewable electricity generation capacity increases, energy storage will be required at larger scales. Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) at large scales, with effective management of heat, is recognised to have potential to provide affordable g... Read More about Compressed air energy storage with liquid air capacity extension.

On the effect of the water body geometry on landslide–tsunamis: physical insight from laboratory tests and 2D to 3D wave parameter transformation (2015)
Journal Article
Heller, V., & Spinneken, J. (2015). On the effect of the water body geometry on landslide–tsunamis: physical insight from laboratory tests and 2D to 3D wave parameter transformation. Coastal Engineering, 104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2015.06.006

Preliminary landslide–tsunami hazard assessment is commonly based on empirical equations derived from wave channel (2D) or wave basin (3D) experiments. The far-field wave in 2D can easily be an order of magnitude larger than in 3D. The present study... Read More about On the effect of the water body geometry on landslide–tsunamis: physical insight from laboratory tests and 2D to 3D wave parameter transformation.