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High pressure water pyrolysis of coal to evaluate the role of pressure on hydrocarbon generation and source rock maturation at high maturities under geological conditions (2014)
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Uguna, C. N., Carr, A. D., Snape, C. E., & Meredith, W. (2015). High pressure water pyrolysis of coal to evaluate the role of pressure on hydrocarbon generation and source rock maturation at high maturities under geological conditions. Organic Geochemistry, 78, 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.10.013

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This study investigates the effect of water pressure on hydrocarbon generation and source rock maturation at high maturities for a perhydrous Tertiary Arctic coal, Svalbard. Using a 25. ml Hastalloy vessel, the coal was pyrolysed... Read More about High pressure water pyrolysis of coal to evaluate the role of pressure on hydrocarbon generation and source rock maturation at high maturities under geological conditions.

A study of an improved cutting mechanism of composite materials using novel design of diamond micro-core drills (2014)
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Butler-Smith, P. W., Axinte, D. A., Daine, M., Kennedy, A. R., Harper, L. T., Bucourt, J. F., & Ragueneau, R. (2015). A study of an improved cutting mechanism of composite materials using novel design of diamond micro-core drills. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 88, 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2014.10.002

Core drilling at small diameters in carbon composite materials is largely carried out using diamond electroplated tools consisting of hollow shafts and simplistic geometries that are likely to work in an abrasional/rubbing mode for material removal.... Read More about A study of an improved cutting mechanism of composite materials using novel design of diamond micro-core drills.

Titanium carbide nanocube core induced interfacial growth of crystalline polypyrrole/polyvinyl alcohol lamellar shell for wide-temperature range supercapacitors (2014)
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Weng, Y., Pan, H., Wu, N., & Chen, G. Z. (2015). Titanium carbide nanocube core induced interfacial growth of crystalline polypyrrole/polyvinyl alcohol lamellar shell for wide-temperature range supercapacitors. Journal of Power Sources, 274, 1118-1125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.10.158

This is the first investigation on electrically conducting polymers–based supercapacitor electrodes over a wide temperature range, from −18 °C to 60 °C. A high-performance supercapacitor electrode material consisting of TiC nanocube core and conforma... Read More about Titanium carbide nanocube core induced interfacial growth of crystalline polypyrrole/polyvinyl alcohol lamellar shell for wide-temperature range supercapacitors.

Viscosity profiles of phosphate glasses through combined quasi-static and bob-in-cup methods (2014)
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PARSONS, A., SHARMIN, N., SHAHARUDDIN, S., & MARSHALL, M. (2015). Viscosity profiles of phosphate glasses through combined quasi-static and bob-in-cup methods. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 408, 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2014.10.014

This study used a combined viscosity approach to determine theoretical fibre drawing points for glasses in the series: xP2O5, 24MgO, 16CaO, (60-x)Na2O (x = 40,45,50,55) and yP2O5, 24MgO, 16CaO, (55-y)Na2O, 5Fe2O3 (y = 40,45,50,55). The points cannot... Read More about Viscosity profiles of phosphate glasses through combined quasi-static and bob-in-cup methods.

Widefield two laser interferometry (2014)
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Patel, R., Achamfuo-Yeboah, S., Light, R. A., & Clark, M. (2014). Widefield two laser interferometry. Optics Express, 22(22), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.027094

A novel system has been developed that can capture the wide- field interference pattern generated by interfering two independent and incoherent laser sources. The interferograms are captured using a custom CMOS modulated light camera (MLC) which is c... Read More about Widefield two laser interferometry.

Spectroscopic Studies of Internal Injector Deposits (IDID) Resulting from the Use of Non-Commercial Low Molecular Weight Polyisobutylenesuccinimide (PIBSI) (2014)
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Barker, J., Reid, J., Snape, C., Scurr, D., & Meredith, W. (2014). Spectroscopic Studies of Internal Injector Deposits (IDID) Resulting from the Use of Non-Commercial Low Molecular Weight Polyisobutylenesuccinimide (PIBSI). SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 7(3), 762-770. https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-2720

Copyright © 2014 SAE International. Since 2009, there has been a rise in deposits of various types found in diesel fuel injection systems. They have been identified in the filter, the injector tip and recently inside the injector. The latter internal... Read More about Spectroscopic Studies of Internal Injector Deposits (IDID) Resulting from the Use of Non-Commercial Low Molecular Weight Polyisobutylenesuccinimide (PIBSI).

Visualized effect of oxidation on magnetic recording fidelity in pseudo-single-domain magnetite particles (2014)
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Almeida, T. P., Kasama, T., Muxworthy, A. R., Williams, W., Nagy, L., Hansen, T. W., …Dunin-Borkowski, R. E. (2014). Visualized effect of oxidation on magnetic recording fidelity in pseudo-single-domain magnetite particles. Nature Communications, 5(5154), https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6154

Magnetite (Fe3O4) is an important magnetic mineral to Earth scientists, as it carries the dominant magnetic signature in rocks, and the understanding of its magnetic recording fidelity provides a critical tool in the field of palaeomagnetism. However... Read More about Visualized effect of oxidation on magnetic recording fidelity in pseudo-single-domain magnetite particles.

Closed sets of correlations: answers from the zoo (2014)
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Lang, B., Vértesi, T., & Navascués, M. (2014). Closed sets of correlations: answers from the zoo. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 47(42), Article 424029. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/47/42/424029

We investigate the conditions under which a set of multipartite nonlocal correlations can describe the distributions achievable by distant parties conducting experiments in a consistent universe. Several questions are posed, such as: are all such set... Read More about Closed sets of correlations: answers from the zoo.

Experimental investigation on EV battery cooling and heating by heat pipes (2014)
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Wang, Q., Jiang, B., Xue, Q., Sun, H., Li, B., Zou, H., & Yan, Y. (2015). Experimental investigation on EV battery cooling and heating by heat pipes. Applied Thermal Engineering, 88, 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.09.083

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Enhancing battery safety and thermal behaviour are critical for electric vehicles (EVs) because they affect the durability, energy storage, lifecycle, and efficiency of the battery. Prior studies of using air, liquid or phase cha... Read More about Experimental investigation on EV battery cooling and heating by heat pipes.

Dynamic interactions between the ground heat exchanger and environments in earth–air tunnel ventilation of buildings (2014)
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Gan, G. (2014). Dynamic interactions between the ground heat exchanger and environments in earth–air tunnel ventilation of buildings. Energy and Buildings, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.09.030

Earth–air tunnel ventilation is an energy efficient method of preheating or cooling of supply air to abuilding. The purposes of this study are to investigate the performance of earth–air heat exchangersunder varying soil and atmosphere conditions and... Read More about Dynamic interactions between the ground heat exchanger and environments in earth–air tunnel ventilation of buildings.

Adapting narrative exposure therapy for Chinese earthquake survivors: a pilot randomised controlled feasibility study (2014)
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Zang, Y., Hunt, N., & Cox, T. (2014). Adapting narrative exposure therapy for Chinese earthquake survivors: a pilot randomised controlled feasibility study. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0262-3

© 2014 Zang et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is a brief, manualised treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It has been shown to have therapeutic benefits for a wide range of individuals an... Read More about Adapting narrative exposure therapy for Chinese earthquake survivors: a pilot randomised controlled feasibility study.

Investigation of electrochemical reduction of GeO2 to Ge in molten CaCl2-NaCl (2014)
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Rong, L., He, R., Wang, Z., Peng, J., Jin, X., & Chen, G. Z. (2014). Investigation of electrochemical reduction of GeO2 to Ge in molten CaCl2-NaCl. Electrochimica Acta, 147, 352-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2014.09.107

Electrochemical reduction of solid GeO2 has been investigated in the mixed CaCl2-NaCl melt at 1023 K for developing a more efficient process for preparation of Ge. Cyclic voltammetry and potentiostatic electrolysis were applied to study the GeO2-load... Read More about Investigation of electrochemical reduction of GeO2 to Ge in molten CaCl2-NaCl.

Turbulent ‘stopping plumes’ and plume pinch-off in uniform surroundings (2014)
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Kattimeri, A., & Scase, M. M. (2014). Turbulent ‘stopping plumes’ and plume pinch-off in uniform surroundings. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-014-9387-7

Observations of turbulent convection in the environment are of variously sus- tained plume-like flows or intermittent thermal-like flows. At different times of the day the prevailing conditions may change and consequently the observed flow regimes ma... Read More about Turbulent ‘stopping plumes’ and plume pinch-off in uniform surroundings.

The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns (2014)
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Azzopardi, B. J., Pioli, L., & Abdulkareem, L. (2014). The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 67, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.08.013

Very viscous liquids (>100 Pa s) are found in form of heavy oils and polymers in industry as well as in the natural environment (silicatic magma). Little is known of their behaviour as gas bubbles up through them in vertical columns. Using advanced t... Read More about The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns.

Impact of automation: measurement of performance, workload and behaviour in a complex control environment (2014)
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Balfe, N., Sharples, S., & Wilson, J. R. (2014). Impact of automation: measurement of performance, workload and behaviour in a complex control environment. Applied Ergonomics, 47, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.08.002

This paper describes an experiment that was undertaken to compare three levels of automation in rail signalling; a high level in which an automated agent set routes for trains using timetable information, a medium level in which trains were routed al... Read More about Impact of automation: measurement of performance, workload and behaviour in a complex control environment.

Optimum community energy storage system for PV energy time-shift (2014)
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Parra, D., Gillott, M., Norman, S. A., & Walker, G. S. (2015). Optimum community energy storage system for PV energy time-shift. Applied Energy, 137, 576-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.060

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. A novel method has been designed to obtain the optimum community energy storage (CES) systems for end user applications. The method evaluates the optimum performance (including the round trip efficiency and annual discharge), lev... Read More about Optimum community energy storage system for PV energy time-shift.

Single pulse avalanche robustness and repetitive stress ageing of SiC power MOSFETs (2014)
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Fayyaz, A., Yang, L., Riccio, M., Castellazzi, A., & Irace, A. (2014). Single pulse avalanche robustness and repetitive stress ageing of SiC power MOSFETs. Microelectronics Reliability, 54(9-10), 2185-2190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microrel.2014.07.078

This paper presents an extensive electro-thermal characterisation of latest generation silicon carbide (SiC) Power MOSFETs under unclamped inductive switching (UIS) conditions. Tests are carried out to thoroughly understand the single pulse avalanche... Read More about Single pulse avalanche robustness and repetitive stress ageing of SiC power MOSFETs.

The influence of surface hardness on the fretting wear of steel pairs: its role in debris retention in the contact (2014)
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Lemm, J., Warmuth, A., Pearson, S., & Shipway, P. (2014). The influence of surface hardness on the fretting wear of steel pairs: its role in debris retention in the contact. Tribology International, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2014.09.003

The influence of specimen hardness (between 275 kgf mm?2 and 835 kgf mm?2) in an AISI Type O1 steel-on-steel fretting contact was examined. In equal-hardness pairs, a variation in the wear volume of around 20% across the range of hardnesses examined... Read More about The influence of surface hardness on the fretting wear of steel pairs: its role in debris retention in the contact.

Implementing Determinate Assembly for the Leading Edge Sub-Assembly of Aircraft Wing Manufacture (2014)
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Irving, L., Ratchev, S., Popov, A., & Rafla, M. (2014). Implementing Determinate Assembly for the Leading Edge Sub-Assembly of Aircraft Wing Manufacture. SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 7(2), 246-254. https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-2252

Copyright © 2014 SAE International. The replacement for the current single-aisle aircraft will need to be manufactured at a rate significantly higher that of current production. One way that production rate can be increased is by reducing the process... Read More about Implementing Determinate Assembly for the Leading Edge Sub-Assembly of Aircraft Wing Manufacture.