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Solutions for recycling emerging wind turbine blade waste in China are not yet effective (2023)
Journal Article
Yang, J., Meng, F., Zhang, L., McKechnie, J., Chang, Y., Ma, B., …Cullen, J. M. (2023). Solutions for recycling emerging wind turbine blade waste in China are not yet effective. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), Article 466. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01104-w

Wind power supply chains are evolving as markets expand to reach climate goals. With the largest installed wind power capacity globally, China must deal with increasing composite turbine waste and anticipate its associated costs. Here we predict the... Read More about Solutions for recycling emerging wind turbine blade waste in China are not yet effective.

mm-Wave Low Insertion Loss SIW Phase Shifter Based on Liquid Metal Technology (2023)
Journal Article
Alkaraki, S., Qu, Z., & Kelly, J. R. (2024). mm-Wave Low Insertion Loss SIW Phase Shifter Based on Liquid Metal Technology. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, 34(2), 155-158. https://doi.org/10.1109/LMWT.2023.3339200

This letter presents the proof of concept of first liquid metal (LM)-based millimeter-wave (mm-wave) phase shifter that have very low insertion loss (IL) performance. The proposed phase shifter has a phase shift up to 360° with a phase resolution of... Read More about mm-Wave Low Insertion Loss SIW Phase Shifter Based on Liquid Metal Technology.

Kinetics and toxicological potential of heavy metal leaching from asphalt pavements (2023)
Journal Article
Zou, F., Leng, Z., Tan, Z., Li, D., Han, M., Lu, G., & Sreeram, A. (2024). Kinetics and toxicological potential of heavy metal leaching from asphalt pavements. Science of the Total Environment, 912, Article 169193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169193

The leaching of heavy metals from asphalt pavement has attracted increasing attention due to its associated environmental risks. Comprehending the leaching process is crucial for ensuring the safe utilization of asphalt pavement. This study investiga... Read More about Kinetics and toxicological potential of heavy metal leaching from asphalt pavements.

Manufacturable Edgewise Winding Solutions Considering Parallel Slot and Parallel Tooth Stator Structures (2023)
Conference Proceeding
George, L., Walker, A., Zhang, F., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2023). Manufacturable Edgewise Winding Solutions Considering Parallel Slot and Parallel Tooth Stator Structures. . https://doi.org/10.1109/oncon60463.2023.10431188

Due to climate concerns, the push towards transportation electrification to deliver electric machines capable of high-power density performance is becoming increasingly critical. A key component of this is the structure and manufacture of the winding... Read More about Manufacturable Edgewise Winding Solutions Considering Parallel Slot and Parallel Tooth Stator Structures.

Modelling and experimental study of laser-assisted milling of fibre reinforced SiC/Ti-6Al-4V metal matrix composite (2023)
Journal Article
Mypati, O., Panzer, J., Robles-Linares, J. A., Zan, S., Liao, Z., & Axinte, D. (2024). Modelling and experimental study of laser-assisted milling of fibre reinforced SiC/Ti-6Al-4V metal matrix composite. Materials and Design, 237, Article 112552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112552

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) offer unique advantageous mechanical properties by strengthening a ductile metal matrix with a ceramic reinforcement (e.g., Ti6Al-4 V/SiCf). However, their heterogeneous composition poses machining challenges including... Read More about Modelling and experimental study of laser-assisted milling of fibre reinforced SiC/Ti-6Al-4V metal matrix composite.

A Fast and Accurate GaN Power Transistor Model and Its Application for Electric Vehicle (2023)
Journal Article
Li, K., & Sen, S. (2024). A Fast and Accurate GaN Power Transistor Model and Its Application for Electric Vehicle. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 73(4), 4541-4553. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2023.3340297

In order to overcome the challenge of balancing accuracy with simulation speed of power electronics converters for system-level simulation, the paper proposes a GaN power transistor model that can accurately and rapidly predict power losses, which is... Read More about A Fast and Accurate GaN Power Transistor Model and Its Application for Electric Vehicle.

Enhancement of thermal and mechanical properties of microencapsulated phase change materials with graphene oxide (2023)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Wang, D., Kokogiannakis, G., Darkwa, J., Li, Y., Wang, L., …Su, W. (2024). Enhancement of thermal and mechanical properties of microencapsulated phase change materials with graphene oxide. Chemical Engineering Journal, 479, 147855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147855

The low thermal conductivity of microencapsulated phase change materials (MEPCMs) limits the latent heat charging and discharging rates for various applications. To overcome this limitation, we prepared MEPCM by co-surfactants of polyvinyl alcohol an... Read More about Enhancement of thermal and mechanical properties of microencapsulated phase change materials with graphene oxide.

Analytical and Numerical Models for Wind and Seismic Design and Assessment of Mass Timber Diaphragms (2023)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, L. G., Barbosa, A. R., Sinha, A., Higgins, C., Breneman, S., Zimmerman, R. B., …Neves, L. C. (2023). Analytical and Numerical Models for Wind and Seismic Design and Assessment of Mass Timber Diaphragms. Journal of Structural Engineering, 150(2), https://doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-12265

While the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels for building construction has increased over the last several decades, current standards and existing literature provide limited information regarding the design of CLT diaphragms or the prediction... Read More about Analytical and Numerical Models for Wind and Seismic Design and Assessment of Mass Timber Diaphragms.

Flexural and cracking behavior of corroded RC continuous beams strengthened with energized C-FRCM system (2023)
Journal Article
Feng, R., Tang, J., Liu, P., Wang, F., Zeng, J., & Zhu, J. (2024). Flexural and cracking behavior of corroded RC continuous beams strengthened with energized C-FRCM system. Structural Concrete, 25(1), 659-676. https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202300397

This paper presents an experimental investigation into the flexural and cracking behavior of corroded reinforced concrete continuous beams with 11-month wet–dry cycles strengthened by anodic polarized carbon-fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (C-F... Read More about Flexural and cracking behavior of corroded RC continuous beams strengthened with energized C-FRCM system.

An inverse application of unit cells for extracting fibre properties from effective properties of composites (2023)
Journal Article
Zou, Z., & Li, S. (in press). An inverse application of unit cells for extracting fibre properties from effective properties of composites. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865231212150

A semi-analytical solution is obtained in this paper for the micromechanical analysis of the square and hexagonal unit cells using complex potentials. It provides a means of numerical characterisation of unidirectionally fibre-reinforced composites f... Read More about An inverse application of unit cells for extracting fibre properties from effective properties of composites.

In vitro immunomodulatory effect of solid versus porous phosphate-based glass microspheres using macrophages (2023)
Journal Article
Sheela, S., AlGhalban, F. M., Ahmed, I., & Abou Neel, E. A. (2023). In vitro immunomodulatory effect of solid versus porous phosphate-based glass microspheres using macrophages. Heliyon, 9(12), e23059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23059

This study aimed to investigate the immunomodulatory effect of two different forms of phosphate-based glass microspheres (solid and porous), on human macrophages. Human THP-1 monocytes were converted to M0 macrophages after being treated with 100 ng/... Read More about In vitro immunomodulatory effect of solid versus porous phosphate-based glass microspheres using macrophages.

Evaluation of E10 and NH3 co-fuelling in a modern spark ignition engine (2023)
Book Chapter
Ambalakatte, A., Geng, S., Cairns, A., La Rocca, A., Harrington, A., Hall, J., & Bassett, M. (2023). Evaluation of E10 and NH3 co-fuelling in a modern spark ignition engine. . Taylor & Francis

Ammonia (NH3) is emerging as a potential favoured fuel for longer range decarbonised heavy transport, particularly in the marine sector, predominantly due to highly favourable characteristics as an effective hydrogen carrier. This is despite generall... Read More about Evaluation of E10 and NH3 co-fuelling in a modern spark ignition engine.

See your stories: Visualisation for Narrative Medicine (2023)
Journal Article
Ma, H., Yuan, X., Sun, X., Lawson, G., & Wang, Q. (2024). See your stories: Visualisation for Narrative Medicine. Health Data Science, 4, Article 0103. https://doi.org/10.34133/hds.0103

Importance: Narrative Medicine (NM), in which patient stories play a crucial role in their diagnosis and treatment, can potentially support a more holistic approach to patient care than traditional scientific ones. However, there are some challen... Read More about See your stories: Visualisation for Narrative Medicine.

The effect of nucleating agent on the multiphase change materials for energy storage in buildings (2023)
Journal Article
Sinaga, R., Darkwa, J., Worall, M., & Su, W. (2024). The effect of nucleating agent on the multiphase change materials for energy storage in buildings. Applied Thermal Engineering, 239, Article 122153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.122153

Phase change materials (PCMs) have the potential to be used for widespread energy storage applications in buildings. However, available PCMs can only function at fixed phase transitional temperatures, restricting their seasonal applicability. To this... Read More about The effect of nucleating agent on the multiphase change materials for energy storage in buildings.

Modular asset management framework based on Petri-net formalisations and risk-aware maintenance (2023)
Journal Article
Hadri, O., & Prescott, D. (2024). Modular asset management framework based on Petri-net formalisations and risk-aware maintenance. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 243, Article 109828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109828

Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) is fundamental in safety assessment. Current PRA tools face notable limitations for complex systems, such as the heavily reliance on historical failure data. Moreover, existing tools cannot replicate complex asset ma... Read More about Modular asset management framework based on Petri-net formalisations and risk-aware maintenance.

Exploring a novel tubular-type modular reactor for solar-driven thermochemical energy storage (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Hu, M., Chen, Z., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2024). Exploring a novel tubular-type modular reactor for solar-driven thermochemical energy storage. Renewable Energy, 221, Article 119767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119767

Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) has gained extensive attention as a potential solution to address the mismatch between solar thermal energy production and demand. In this study, a novel tubular-type modular TCES reactor is introduced. COMSOL mod... Read More about Exploring a novel tubular-type modular reactor for solar-driven thermochemical energy storage.

Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study (2023)
Journal Article
Kulumkanov, N., Nadeem, A., & Tokbolat, S. (2023). Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2600(9), Article 092027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2600/9/092027

Green roofs are widely used as a passive building design technique to decrease the cooling demand in buildings. The vegetation uses the energy of the surroundings during the evapotranspiration process, leading to a temperature decrease in air. This p... Read More about Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study.

Chlorine Fixing Ability of Electric Arc Furnace Dust During the Thermal Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride under Oxidative Conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Al-Harahsheh, M., Altarawneh, S., Al-Omari, M., Altarawneh, M., Kingman, S., & Dodds, C. (2023). Chlorine Fixing Ability of Electric Arc Furnace Dust During the Thermal Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride under Oxidative Conditions. Jordanian Journal of Engineering and Chemical Industries, 6(3), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.48103/jjeci672023

Electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are two hazardous wastes that are accumulated world-wide at an alarming rate. Utilising these two wastes simultaneously towards a sustainable recycling loop can greatly mitigate their envi... Read More about Chlorine Fixing Ability of Electric Arc Furnace Dust During the Thermal Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride under Oxidative Conditions.

Modeling Humidity Impact on PDIV for Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors at Different Temperatures (2023)
Journal Article
Naderiallaf, H., Ji, Y., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2023). Modeling Humidity Impact on PDIV for Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors at Different Temperatures. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/tdei.2023.3338138

This paper models the partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) as a function of ambient humidity ( H ) at various temperatures ( Ts ) using Schumann’s streamer inception criterion (SCSIC) for turn-to-turn insulation, which is the most vulnerable pa... Read More about Modeling Humidity Impact on PDIV for Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors at Different Temperatures.

A Reconfigurable Cascaded Multilevel Converter for EV Powertrain (2023)
Journal Article
Tresca, G., Formentini, A., Riccio, J., Anglani, N., & Zanchetta, P. (2024). A Reconfigurable Cascaded Multilevel Converter for EV Powertrain. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 60(2), 3332-3344. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2023.3337763

This paper presents a new topology for EV powertrain, called Reconfigurable Cascaded Multilevel Converter, able to simultaneously implement power conversion and active battery system management. The latter feature is performed through the Reconfigura... Read More about A Reconfigurable Cascaded Multilevel Converter for EV Powertrain.