All Outputs (182)

Mechanical and structural assessment of laboratory- and field-compacted asphalt mixtures (2014)
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Airey, G., & Collop, A. (in press). Mechanical and structural assessment of laboratory- and field-compacted asphalt mixtures. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2014.925551

Compaction forms an integral part in the formation of the aggregate orientation and structure of an asphalt mixture and therefore has a profound influence on its final volumetric and mechanical performance. This article describes the influence of var... Read More about Mechanical and structural assessment of laboratory- and field-compacted asphalt mixtures.

Tuneable paramagnetic susceptibility and exciton g-factor in Mn-doped PbS colloidal nanocrystals (2014)
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Turyanska, L., Hill, R. J. A., Makarovsky, O., Moro, F., Knott, A. N., Larkin, O. J., …Curry, R. J. (2014). Tuneable paramagnetic susceptibility and exciton g-factor in Mn-doped PbS colloidal nanocrystals. Nanoscale, 6(15), 8919-8925. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4nr02336f

We report on PbS colloidal nanocrystals that combine within one structure solubility in physiological solvents with near-infrared photoluminescence, and magnetic and optical properties tuneable by the controlled incorporation of magnetic impurities (... Read More about Tuneable paramagnetic susceptibility and exciton g-factor in Mn-doped PbS colloidal nanocrystals.

Swellable, Water- and Acid-Tolerant Polymer Sponges for Chemoselective Carbon Dioxide Capture (2014)
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Hasell, T., Woodward, R. T., Snape, C. E., Stevens, L. A., Dawson, R., Vijayaraghavan, M., …Cooper, A. A. I. (2014). Swellable, Water- and Acid-Tolerant Polymer Sponges for Chemoselective Carbon Dioxide Capture. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(25), 9028-9035. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5031968

Numerical analysis of particle flows within a double expansion (2014)
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Love, A., Giddings, D., & Power, H. (2014). Numerical analysis of particle flows within a double expansion. Powder Technology, 266, 22-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2014.05.057

The effect of solid particles within flows having zones of recirculation is of interest in pulverised fuel distribution and combustion at burners. Previous modelling of a 1/4 scale test rig was performed by Giddings et al. (2004), and an instability... Read More about Numerical analysis of particle flows within a double expansion.

Sliding Mode Contouring Control for Biaxial Feed Drive Systems with a Nonlinear Sliding Surface (2014)
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El Khalick M., A., Uchiyama, N., & Sano, S. (2014). Sliding Mode Contouring Control for Biaxial Feed Drive Systems with a Nonlinear Sliding Surface. Procedia CIRP, 14, 506-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2014.03.071

Control input variance is one of the important criteria in machining because it affects the surface roughness, machining precisions and consumed energy. This paper presents a nonlinear controller design for biaxial feed drive systems for reducing the... Read More about Sliding Mode Contouring Control for Biaxial Feed Drive Systems with a Nonlinear Sliding Surface.

Real-time method for tip following navigation of continuum snake arm robots (2014)
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Palmer, D., Cobos-Guzman, S., & Axinte, D. (2014). Real-time method for tip following navigation of continuum snake arm robots. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 62(10), 1478-1485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2014.05.013

This paper presents a novel technique for the navigation of a snake arm robot, for real-time inspections in complex and constrained environments. These kinds of manipulators rely on redundancy, making the inverse kinematics very difficult. Therefore,... Read More about Real-time method for tip following navigation of continuum snake arm robots.

Impedance Spectroscopy of (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-BaTiO3 Based High-Temperature Dielectrics (2014)
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Zang, J., Li, M., Sinclair, D., Frömling, T., Jo, W., & Rödel, J. (2014). Impedance Spectroscopy of (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-BaTiO3 Based High-Temperature Dielectrics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 97(9), 2825-2831. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.13012

Characterization of debonding in FRP-strengthened masonry using the acoustic emission technique (2014)
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Ghiassi, B., Verstrynge, E., Lourenço, P. B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2014). Characterization of debonding in FRP-strengthened masonry using the acoustic emission technique. Engineering Structures, 66, 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.01.050

Parameters influencing the maximum controllable current in gate commutated thyristors (2014)
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Lophitis, N., Antoniou, M., Udrea, F., Nistor, I., Arnold, M., Wikstro?m, T., & Vobecky, J. (2014). Parameters influencing the maximum controllable current in gate commutated thyristors. IET Circuits, Devices and Systems, 8(3), 221--226. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cds.2013.0217

The model of interconnected numerical device segments can give a prediction on the dynamic performance of large area full wafer devices such as the Gate Commutated Thyristors (GCTs) and can be used as an optimisation tool for designing GCTs. In this... Read More about Parameters influencing the maximum controllable current in gate commutated thyristors.

Theory of Stark spectroscopy transients from thin film organic semiconducting devices (2014)
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MacKenzie, R. C. I., Göritz, A., Greedy, S., von Hauff, E., & Nelson, J. (2014). Theory of Stark spectroscopy transients from thin film organic semiconducting devices. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 89, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.89.195307

Herein, we propose a model to describe picosecond-nanosecond charge separation and nongeminate recombination in organic semiconductors. The model is used to explain time-resolved electroabsorption (EA) measurements performed on diodes made from pheny... Read More about Theory of Stark spectroscopy transients from thin film organic semiconducting devices.

Triazine-based graphitic carbon nitride: a two-dimensional semiconductor (2014)
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Siller-Algara, G., Severin, N., Chong, S. Y., Björkman, T., Palgrave, R. G., Laybourn, A., …Bojdys, M. J. (2014). Triazine-based graphitic carbon nitride: a two-dimensional semiconductor. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(29), https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201402191

Graphitic carbon nitride has been predicted to be structurally analogous to carbon-only graphite, yet with an inherent bandgap. We have grown, for the first time, macroscopically large crystalline thin films of triazine-based, graphitic carbon nitrid... Read More about Triazine-based graphitic carbon nitride: a two-dimensional semiconductor.

Capturing CO2 from ambient air using a polyethyleneimine–silica adsorbent in fluidized beds (2014)
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Zhang, W., Liu, H., Sun, C., Drage, T. C., & Snape, C. E. (2014). Capturing CO2 from ambient air using a polyethyleneimine–silica adsorbent in fluidized beds. Chemical Engineering Science, 116, 306-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2014.05.018

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) uses a combination of technologies to capture, transport and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from large point sources such as coal or natural gas-fired power plants. Capturing CO2 from ambient air has been consid... Read More about Capturing CO2 from ambient air using a polyethyleneimine–silica adsorbent in fluidized beds.

A stochastic model for railway track asset management (2014)
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Andrews, J., Prescott, D., & De Rozières, F. (2014). A stochastic model for railway track asset management. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 130, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2014.04.021

The determination of the strategy to ensure that the geometry for railway track is kept within acceptable limits, in a cost effective manner, is a complex process. It requires the simultaneous consideration of the activities which govern inspection,... Read More about A stochastic model for railway track asset management.

Impacts of pre-treatment technologies and co-products on greenhouse gas emissions and energy use of lignocellulosic ethanol production (2014)
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Pourbafrani, M., McKechnie, J., Shen, T., Saville, B. A., & MacLean, H. L. (2014). Impacts of pre-treatment technologies and co-products on greenhouse gas emissions and energy use of lignocellulosic ethanol production. Journal of Cleaner Production, 78, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.050

Life cycle environmental performance of lignocellulosic ethanol produced through different production pathways and having different co-products has rarely been reported in the literature, with most studies focusing on a single pre-treatment and singl... Read More about Impacts of pre-treatment technologies and co-products on greenhouse gas emissions and energy use of lignocellulosic ethanol production.

Experimental investigation of air–water two-phase flow through vertical 90° bend (2014)
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Saidj, F., Kibboua, R., Azzi, A., Ababou, N., & Azzopardi, B. J. (2014). Experimental investigation of air–water two-phase flow through vertical 90° bend. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 57, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2014.04.020

The behaviour of two-phase air–water mixture flowing from the horizontal to the vertical through a 90° bend has been investigated experimentally. Cross sectional void fraction at nine positions, three upstream and six downstream of the bend have been... Read More about Experimental investigation of air–water two-phase flow through vertical 90° bend.

Population genomics reveal recent speciation and rapid evolutionary adaptation in polar bears (2014)
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Liu, S., Lorenzen, E. D., Fumagalli, M., Li, B., Harris, K., Xiong, Z., …Wang, J. (2014). Population genomics reveal recent speciation and rapid evolutionary adaptation in polar bears. Cell, 157(4), 785-794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.054

Polar bears are uniquely adapted to life in the High Arctic and have undergone drastic physiological changes in response to Arctic climates and a hyperlipid diet of primarily marine mammal prey. We analyzed 89 complete genomes of polar bear and brown... Read More about Population genomics reveal recent speciation and rapid evolutionary adaptation in polar bears.

Electro-deposition and re-oxidation of carbon in carbonate containing molten salts (2014)
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Ijije, H. V., Chen, G., Lawrence, R. C., Siambun, N. J., Jeong, S. M., Jewell, D. A., & Hu, D. (2014). Electro-deposition and re-oxidation of carbon in carbonate containing molten salts. Faraday Discussions of the Chemical Society, 172, 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4fd00046c

Forced vibration experiments on flexible piezoelectric devices operating in air and water environments (2014)
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McWilliam, S., Popov, A. A., Tanaka, Y., Oko, T., Mutsuda, H., & Patel, R. (2014). Forced vibration experiments on flexible piezoelectric devices operating in air and water environments. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 45(1-4), 573-580. https://doi.org/10.3233/jae-141879

Using probabilistic sampling-based sensitivity analyses for indoor air quality modelling (2014)
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Das, P., Jones, B., Shrubsole, C., Hamilton, I., Chalabi, Z., Davies, M., …Taylor, J. (2014). Using probabilistic sampling-based sensitivity analyses for indoor air quality modelling. Building and Environment, 78, 171-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.017

A review on application of flocculants in wastewater treatment (2014)
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Lee, C. S., Robinson, J., & Chong, M. F. (2014). A review on application of flocculants in wastewater treatment. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 92(6), 489-508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2014.04.010

© 2014 The Institution of Chemical Engineers Flocculation is an essential phenomenon in industrial wastewater treatment. Inorganic coagulants (salts of multivalent metals) are being commonly used due to its low cost and ease of use. However, their ap... Read More about A review on application of flocculants in wastewater treatment.