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Influences of graphite anode area on electrolysis of solid metal oxides in molten salts (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, H., Jin, X., Yu, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2014). Influences of graphite anode area on electrolysis of solid metal oxides in molten salts. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 18(12), 3317-3325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2645-2

Laboratory studies of electrochemical reduction of refractory metal oxides, e.g. TiO2 and Ta2O5, in molten CaCl2 often involve a graphite anode and a cell voltage of 3.0 V or higher, which deviates significantly from thermodynamic predictions. The ca... Read More about Influences of graphite anode area on electrolysis of solid metal oxides in molten salts.

Visualized effect of oxidation on magnetic recording fidelity in pseudo-single-domain magnetite particles (2014)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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), Article 262. 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.

Design Optimisation of High-Brightness Laser Diodes for External Cavity Operation in the BRIDLE Project (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Larkins, E., Bull, S., Kaunga-Nyirenda, S., Helal, M., Vilokkinen, V., Uusimaa, P., …Erbert, G. (2014). Design Optimisation of High-Brightness Laser Diodes for External Cavity Operation in the BRIDLE Project. In 2014 International Semiconductor Laser Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/islc.2014.143

We report on the design aspects of high performance diode lasers for application in high-brightness spectral beam combining and coherent beam combining modules. Key performance trade-offs are identified and potential solutions are explored.

Investigation of electrochemical reduction of GeO2 to Ge in molten CaCl2-NaCl (2014)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Anticipating and Responding to Pavement Performance as Climate Changes (2014)
Book Chapter
Dawson, A. (2014). Anticipating and Responding to Pavement Performance as Climate Changes. In K. Gopalakrishnan, W. J. Steyn, & J. Harvey (Eds.), Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability and Pavements (127-157). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44719-2_4

As climate changes, the performance of pavements can be expected to change too. More rainfall can be expected to lead to softer subgrades and less sup-port to the pavement structure with consequences for more rapid cracking and rut-ting. Even if the... Read More about Anticipating and Responding to Pavement Performance as Climate Changes.

Energy Harvesting from Pavements (2014)
Book Chapter
Dawson, A., Mallick, R., Hernandez, A. G., & Dehdezi, P. K. (2014). Energy Harvesting from Pavements. In J. Gopalakrishnan, W. J. Steyn, & J. Harvey (Eds.), Climate change, energy, sustainability and pavements (481-517). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44719-2_18

Against a background of the immense solar radiation incident with available pavement surfaces, the opportunity for energy to be harvested from pavements is investigated. While the emphasis is on the harvesting of solar-derived heat energy, some atten... Read More about Energy Harvesting from Pavements.

The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns (2014)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Single pulse avalanche robustness and repetitive stress ageing of SiC power MOSFETs (2014)
Journal Article
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.

Implementing Determinate Assembly for the Leading Edge Sub-Assembly of Aircraft Wing Manufacture (2014)
Journal Article
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.

Optimum community energy storage system for PV energy time-shift (2014)
Journal Article
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.

The influence of surface hardness on the fretting wear of steel pairs: its role in debris retention in the contact (2014)
Journal Article
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.

The application of the Intermittent SBAS (ISBAS) InSAR method to the South Wales Coalfield, UK (2014)
Journal Article
Bateson, L., Cigna, F., Boon, D., & Sowter, A. (2015). The application of the Intermittent SBAS (ISBAS) InSAR method to the South Wales Coalfield, UK. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 34, 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2014.08.018

Satellite radar interferometry is a well-documented technique for the characterisation of ground motions over large spatial areas. However, the measurement density is often constrained by the land use, with best results obtained over urban and semi u... Read More about The application of the Intermittent SBAS (ISBAS) InSAR method to the South Wales Coalfield, UK.

Mapping ergonomics application to improve SMEs working condition in industrially developing countries: a critical review (2014)
Journal Article
Hermawati, S., Lawson, G., & Sutarto, A. P. (2014). Mapping ergonomics application to improve SMEs working condition in industrially developing countries: a critical review. Ergonomics, 57(12), https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2014.953213

In industrially developing countries (IDC), small and medium enterprises (SMEs) account for the highest proprotion of employment. Unfortunately, the working conditions in SMEs are often very poor and expose employees to a potentially wide range of he... Read More about Mapping ergonomics application to improve SMEs working condition in industrially developing countries: a critical review.