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Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off (2015)
Journal Article
Bertola, L., Cox, T., Wheeler, P., Garvey, S. D., & Morvan, H. (2015). Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off. Archives of Electrical Engineering, 64(4), https://doi.org/10.1515/aee-2015-0039

This paper considers the feasibility of different technologies for an electromagnetic launcher to assist civil aircraft take-off. This method is investigated to reduce the power required from the engines during initial acceleration. Assisted launch h... Read More about Electromagnetic launch systems for civil aircraft assisted take-off.

Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mitchell, A. J., Simmons, K., & Hann, D. B. (2015). Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging. In Volume 1: Advances in Aerospace Technology. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-51677

Aeroengine bearing chambers are geometrically complex, typically containing shafts, bearings, seals and stationary components. Oil is supplied for lubrication and cooling and so the chamber contains a highly rotating two-phase (oil/air) flow where th... Read More about Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging.

Thermal properties of asphalt pavements under dry and wet conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Hassn, A., Chiarelli, A., Dawson, A., & Garcia, A. (2016). Thermal properties of asphalt pavements under dry and wet conditions. Materials and Design, 91, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.11.116

Air voids play an important role in the temperature evolution of asphalt pavements exposed to the sun's radiation and the environment, but their effects have never been precisely quantified before. The objective of this article is to understand and q... Read More about Thermal properties of asphalt pavements under dry and wet conditions.

The experience of couples being given an oxygen concentrator to use at home: A longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Thomson, R., Martin, J. L., & Sharples, S. (2017). The experience of couples being given an oxygen concentrator to use at home: A longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(6), 798-810. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315615932

This longitudinal study explores the lived experience of four couples where one person from each couple is prescribed an oxygen concentrator to use at home. Transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The findings report... Read More about The experience of couples being given an oxygen concentrator to use at home: A longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis.

An experimental study of a novel integrated desiccant air conditioning system for building applications (2015)
Journal Article
Elmer, T., Worall, M., Wu, S., & Riffat, S. (2016). An experimental study of a novel integrated desiccant air conditioning system for building applications. Energy and Buildings, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.11.065

To date, the application of liquid desiccant air conditioning systems in built environment applications, particularly small scale, has been limited. This is primarily due to large system size and complexity, issues of desiccant solution leakage and c... Read More about An experimental study of a novel integrated desiccant air conditioning system for building applications.

Optimising performance of a confocal fluorescence microscope with a differential pinhole (2015)
Journal Article
Kakade, R., Walker, J. G., & Phillips, A. J. (2015). Optimising performance of a confocal fluorescence microscope with a differential pinhole. Measurement Science and Technology, 27(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/27/1/015401

The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)-resolution trade-off is of great importance to bio-imaging applications where the aim is to image the sample using as little light as possible without significantly sacrificing image quality. In this paper the inherent... Read More about Optimising performance of a confocal fluorescence microscope with a differential pinhole.

On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties (2015)
Journal Article
Aboulkhair, N. T., Maskery, I., Tuck, C., Ashcroft, I., & Everitt, N. M. (2016). On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 230, 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2015.11.016

Selective laser melting (SLM) is a relatively new manufacturing technique that can be used to process a range of materials. Aluminum alloys are potential candidates for SLM but are more difficult to process than the titanium alloys more commonly used... Read More about On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties.

Indoor location based services market drivers and challenges (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Basiri, A., Moore, T., Hill, C., & Bhatia, P. (2015). Indoor location based services market drivers and challenges.

Indoor Location Based Service (LBS) applications, such as indoor navigation, have not yet found a prominent position in the market as it deals with many challenges, both technical and non-technical. They include indoor positioning, availability and u... Read More about Indoor location based services market drivers and challenges.

Road maintenance planning using network flow modelling (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, C., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (in press). Road maintenance planning using network flow modelling. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpv031

This paper presents a road maintenance planning model that can be used to balance out maintenance cost and road user cost, since performing road maintenance at night can be convenient for road users but costly for highway agency. Based on the platfor... Read More about Road maintenance planning using network flow modelling.

Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication (2015)
Journal Article
Neate, N., Fay, M., Parmenter, C., Athanasiou, G. S., Ernst, J., Furniss, D., …Seddon, A. B. (2016). Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 34(4), 1212-1219. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2015.2496786

Scanning near-field infrared microscopy (SNIM) potentially enables subdiffraction, broadband mid-infrared (MIR:3–25-μm wavelength range) spectral-mapping of human cells and tissue for real-time molecular sensing, with prospective use in disease diagn... Read More about Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication.

Preparation of reduced carbon-wrapped carbon–sulfur composite as cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, X., Zhu, W., Caoa, G., & Zhao, X. (2015). Preparation of reduced carbon-wrapped carbon–sulfur composite as cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Advances, 5(114), 93926-93936. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20262k

Sulfur is a promising cathode material for lithium–sulfur batteries as it possesses high theoretical specific capacity and low cost. In this work, the dispersion for sulfur and restriction for lithium polysulfides have been combined to improve the pe... Read More about Preparation of reduced carbon-wrapped carbon–sulfur composite as cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries.

On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Figueiredo e Silva, P., Basiri, A., Lohan, E. S., Pinchin, J., Hill, C., & Moore, T. (2015). On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy. In Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Mobile Entity Localization and Tracking in GPS-less Environments - MELT '15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2830571.2830573

This paper focuses on the study of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning applications using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). While BLE tries to avoid interference with other protocols in the same frequency band, such as Wi-Fi, the intra-sy... Read More about On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy.

Design Framework for Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing: Placement and Routing of Three-Dimensional Printed Circuit Volumes (2015)
Journal Article
Panesar, A., Brackett, D., Ashcroft, I., Wildman, R. D., & Hague, R. J. (2015). Design Framework for Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing: Placement and Routing of Three-Dimensional Printed Circuit Volumes. Journal of Mechanical Design, 137(11), Article 111414. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030996

© 2015 by ASME. A framework for the design of additively manufactured (AM) multimaterial parts with embedded functional systems is presented (e.g., structure with electronic/electrical components and associated conductive paths). Two of the key stran... Read More about Design Framework for Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing: Placement and Routing of Three-Dimensional Printed Circuit Volumes.

Moisture-induced degradation of interfacial bond in FRP-strengthened masonry (2015)
Journal Article
Maljaee, H., Ghiassi, B., Lourenço, P. B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2016). Moisture-induced degradation of interfacial bond in FRP-strengthened masonry. Composites Part B: Engineering, 87, 47-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.10.022

Externally bonded strengthening of masonry structures using Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) has been accepted as a promising technique. Although the effectiveness of FRPs in improving the performance of masonry components has been extensively invest... Read More about Moisture-induced degradation of interfacial bond in FRP-strengthened masonry.

Economic assessment of use of pond ash in pavements (2015)
Journal Article
Sarkar, R., & Dawson, A. (in press). Economic assessment of use of pond ash in pavements. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2015.1095915

The paper introduces a new type of industrial waste-based subbase material which can replace conventional subbase material (CSM) in pavement construction. Utilisation of this industrial waste, namely pond coal ash produced from a thermal power plant... Read More about Economic assessment of use of pond ash in pavements.

Breaking axi-symmetry in stenotic flow lowers the critical transition Reynolds number (2015)
Journal Article
Samuelsson, J., Tammisola, O., & Juniper, M. P. (2015). Breaking axi-symmetry in stenotic flow lowers the critical transition Reynolds number. Physics of Fluids, 27(10), Article 104103. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934530

Flow through a sinuous stenosis with varying degrees of non-axisymmetric shape variations and at Reynolds number ranging from 250 to 750 is investigated using direct numerical simulation (DNS) and global linear stability analysis. At low Reynolds num... Read More about Breaking axi-symmetry in stenotic flow lowers the critical transition Reynolds number.

Deriving the ideal ore texture for microwave treatment of metalliferous ores (2015)
Journal Article
Batchelor, A., Jones, D., Plint, S., & Kingman, S. (2015). Deriving the ideal ore texture for microwave treatment of metalliferous ores. Minerals Engineering, 84, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2015.10.007

High power density microwave treatments on metalliferous ores have historically been shown to reduce ore competency prior to beneficiation at economically feasible energy inputs. However, the relationship between mineralogical textural features and t... Read More about Deriving the ideal ore texture for microwave treatment of metalliferous ores.