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Fluid-rock interaction experiments with andesite at 100°C for potential carbon storage in geothermal reservoirs (2024)
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Belshaw, G. E., Steer, E., Ji, Y., Azis, H., Sapiie, B., Muljadi, B., & Vandeginste, V. (2024). Fluid-rock interaction experiments with andesite at 100°C for potential carbon storage in geothermal reservoirs. Deep Underground Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/dug2.12097

Geothermal energy extraction often results in the release of naturally occurring carbon dioxide (CO2) as a byproduct. Research on carbon storage using volcanic rock types other than basalt under both acidic and elevated temperature conditions has bee... Read More about Fluid-rock interaction experiments with andesite at 100°C for potential carbon storage in geothermal reservoirs.

Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study (2024)
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Wikaputri, A., Irvine, D., Stockman, R., & Shivaprasad, P. (2024). Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 16, Article 101186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101186

This study aims to develop, for the very first time, a kinetic model for the simultaneous transesterification of geraniol and citronellol using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase to produce their respective esters. This allows us to test the feasibility... Read More about Simultaneous geraniol and citronellol transesterification using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase for the production of fragrance and flavour esters: a kinetic study.

Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers (2024)
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El Mellas, I., Samkhaniani, N., Falsetti, C., Stroh, A., Icardi, M., & Magnini, M. (2024). Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 228, Article 125620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125620

Micro-pin-fin evaporators are a promising alternative to multi-microchannel heat sinks for two-phase cooling of high power-density devices. Within pin-fin evaporators, the refrigerant flows through arrays of obstacles in cross-flow and is not restric... Read More about Numerical investigation of bubble dynamics and flow boiling heat transfer in cylindrical micro-pin-fin heat exchangers.

Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors (2024)
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Skoulaxinos, S., Wheeler, P., & Vakil, G. (in press). Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors. IET Electric Power Applications, https://doi.org/10.1049/elp2.12442

Machine acoustics is an important area of research impacting the quality and comfort of human life. With increased levels of electrification and the wider use of electric motors, the contribution of motor drives towards quieter acoustic systems becom... Read More about Active noise control by means of high frequency injection in electric motors.

Population infection estimation from wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Nagpur, India during the second pandemic wave (2024)
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Acheampong, E., Husain, A. A., Dudani, H., Nayak, A. R., Nag, A., Meena, E., …Monaghan, T. M. (in press). Population infection estimation from wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Nagpur, India during the second pandemic wave. PLoS ONE,

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as an effective environmental surveillance tool for predicting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease outbreaks in high-income countries (HICs) with centralized sewage infr... Read More about Population infection estimation from wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Nagpur, India during the second pandemic wave.

Effect of textile density and number of layers on the flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with steel reinforced grout systems (2024)
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Alotaibi, S., Thermou, G., Hajirasouliha, I., & Guadagnini, M. (in press). Effect of textile density and number of layers on the flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with steel reinforced grout systems. Construction and Building Materials,

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with multi-layer Steel Reinforced Grout (SRG) systems. The effect of textile density (4 and 8 cords/in) and numb... Read More about Effect of textile density and number of layers on the flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with steel reinforced grout systems.

Deconvoluting the Mechanisms of Thermal Degradation and Oxidation during the Aging Simulation of Elastomeric Modified Asphalt Binders (2024)
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Adwani, D., Sreeram, A., & Bhasin, A. (2024). Deconvoluting the Mechanisms of Thermal Degradation and Oxidation during the Aging Simulation of Elastomeric Modified Asphalt Binders. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 36(7), https://doi.org/10.1061/jmcee7.mteng-17450

Developing new and efficient methods to simulate the aging of asphalt binders and mixtures continues to be an important area of research for the asphalt community around the world. Temperatures exceeding pavement service temperatures are typically us... Read More about Deconvoluting the Mechanisms of Thermal Degradation and Oxidation during the Aging Simulation of Elastomeric Modified Asphalt Binders.

Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction (2024)
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Ma, Y., Tian, Z., Wang, B., Zhao, Y., Nie, Y., Wildman, R., …He, Y. (2024). Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction. Materials and Design, 241, Article 112978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112978

Like many pixel-based additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, digital light processing (DLP) based vat pho-topolymerization faces the challenge that the square pixel based processing strategy can lead to zigzag edges especially when feature sizes com... Read More about Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction.

Enabling High-fidelity Personalized Pharmaceutical Tablets through Multimaterial Inkjet 3D Printing with a Water-soluble Excipient (2024)
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Rivers, G., Lion, A., Rofiqoh Eviana Putri, N., Rance, G., Moloney, C., Taresco, V., …He, Y. (in press). Enabling High-fidelity Personalized Pharmaceutical Tablets through Multimaterial Inkjet 3D Printing with a Water-soluble Excipient. Materials Today Advances,

Additive manufacturing offers manufacture of personalised pharmaceutical tablets through design freedoms and material deposition control at an individual voxel level. This control goes beyond geometry and materials choices: inkjet based 3D printing e... Read More about Enabling High-fidelity Personalized Pharmaceutical Tablets through Multimaterial Inkjet 3D Printing with a Water-soluble Excipient.

Model refinements with experimental validation in piezoelectric plate actuators (2024)
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Popov, A., Gungordu, B., & Jabbal, M. (2024). Model refinements with experimental validation in piezoelectric plate actuators. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Article 118462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2024.118462

The axisymmetric vibration analysis of circular plates with piezoelectric layers and step changes in plate thickness is conducted. For the chosen configurations, it is necessary to solve a coupled system of differential equations for extensional and... Read More about Model refinements with experimental validation in piezoelectric plate actuators.

Investigating levels of remote operation in high-level on-road autonomous vehicles using operator sequence diagrams (2024)
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Parr, H., Harvey, C., Burnett, G., & Sharples, S. (2024). Investigating levels of remote operation in high-level on-road autonomous vehicles using operator sequence diagrams. Cognition, Technology and Work, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-024-00762-w

The continuing development of autonomous vehicle technology is making the presence of fully autonomous vehicles (SAE Level 5 of Driving Automation) on the road an ever more likely possibility. Similarly, regulation changes show countries are preparin... Read More about Investigating levels of remote operation in high-level on-road autonomous vehicles using operator sequence diagrams.

Numerical investigation into the thermal interference of slinky ground heat exchangers (2024)
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Luo, M., & Gan, G. (2024). Numerical investigation into the thermal interference of slinky ground heat exchangers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 248(Part A), Article 123215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123215

The thermal performance of a slinky ground heat exchanger has been investigated using a validated transient 3D model for different trench separations, installation depths, soil properties, and daily operation hours. The effect of trench separation on... Read More about Numerical investigation into the thermal interference of slinky ground heat exchangers.

Extracting focus variation data from coherence scanning interferometric measurements (2024)
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Liu, J., Hooshmand, H., Piano, S., Leach, R., Coupland, J., Ren, M., …Su, R. (2024). Extracting focus variation data from coherence scanning interferometric measurements. Precision Engineering, 88, 699-706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2024.04.016

Coherence scanning interferometry (CSI), based on the principle of interference, can achieve sub-nanometer precision for height measurements. On the other hand, focus variation microscopy (FVM), combining the small depth of field of the objective, is... Read More about Extracting focus variation data from coherence scanning interferometric measurements.

A review of techno-economic analyses and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of biomass-to-hydrocarbon “drop-in” fuels (2024)
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Lilonfe, S., Davies, B., Abdul-Manan, A. F., Dimitriou, I., & McKechnie, J. (2024). A review of techno-economic analyses and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of biomass-to-hydrocarbon “drop-in” fuels. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 47, 425-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.04.016

Synthetic “drop-in” fuels are compatible with existing fuel and vehicle infrastructures and, when produced sustainably, they could play an important role in mitigating the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from transportation, especially in the har... Read More about A review of techno-economic analyses and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of biomass-to-hydrocarbon “drop-in” fuels.

A machine learning-driven approach to predicting thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication in journal bearings (2024)
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Cartwright, S., Rothwell, B. C., Figueredo, G., Medina, H., Eastwick, C., Layton, J., & Ambrose, S. (2024). A machine learning-driven approach to predicting thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication in journal bearings. Tribology International, 196, Article 109670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.109670

Traditional methods of evaluating the performance of journal bearings, for example thermal-elastic-hydrodynamic- lubrication theory, are limited to simplified conditions that often fail to accurately model real-world components. Numerical models that... Read More about A machine learning-driven approach to predicting thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication in journal bearings.

From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production (2024)
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Thangamuthu, M., Kohlrausch, E. C., Li, M., Speidel, A., Clare, A. T., Plummer, R., …Alves Fernandes, J. (2024). From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ta00711e

Hydrogen is considered to be the key element to achieving climate neutrality, leading to a massive demand for electrocatalysts. This work explores the transformation of metal waste into active and stable electrode materials for water splitting by mod... Read More about From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production.

Label-free Brillouin endo-microscopy for the quantitative 3D imaging of sub-micrometre biology (2024)
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La Cavera, S., Chauhan, V. M., Hardiman, W., Yao, M., Fuentes-Domínguez, R., Setchfield, K., …Clark, M. (2024). Label-free Brillouin endo-microscopy for the quantitative 3D imaging of sub-micrometre biology. Communications Biology, 7(1), Article 451. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06126-4

This report presents an optical fibre-based endo-microscopic imaging tool that simultaneously measures the topographic profile and 3D viscoelastic properties of biological specimens through the phenomenon of time-resolved Brillouin scattering. This u... Read More about Label-free Brillouin endo-microscopy for the quantitative 3D imaging of sub-micrometre biology.

A new hybrid stretch forming and double-layer two-point incremental sheet forming process (2024)
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Zhao, X., & Ou, H. (2024). A new hybrid stretch forming and double-layer two-point incremental sheet forming process. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 30, 3485-3509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.04.093

This research presents a new hybrid stretch forming and double-layer two-point incremental sheet forming (hybrid stretch forming and DL-TPIF). The novelty of the proposed hybrid process is first to employ double-layer blank sheets in the conventi... Read More about A new hybrid stretch forming and double-layer two-point incremental sheet forming process.