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Slug Translational Velocity for Highly Viscous Oil and Gas Flows in Horizontal Pipes (2019)
Journal Article
Baba, Y. D., Archibong-Eso, A., Aliyu, A. M., Fajemidupe, O. T., Ribeiro, J. X., Lao, L., & Yeung, H. (2019). Slug Translational Velocity for Highly Viscous Oil and Gas Flows in Horizontal Pipes. Fluids, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4030170

Slug translational velocity, described as the velocity of slug units, is the summation of the maximum mixture velocity in the slug body and the drift velocity. Existing prediction models in literature were developed based on observation from low visc... Read More about Slug Translational Velocity for Highly Viscous Oil and Gas Flows in Horizontal Pipes.

Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm and on the Conservative Power Theory for Imbalance and Harmonic Sharing in 4-Wire Microgrids (2019)
Journal Article
Burgos-Mellado, C., Llanos, J., Cardenas, R., Saez, D., Olivares, D. E., Sumner, M., & Costabeber, A. (2020). Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm and on the Conservative Power Theory for Imbalance and Harmonic Sharing in 4-Wire Microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(2), 1604 -1619. https://doi.org/10.1109/tsg.2019.2941117

A distributed control system is proposed which uses the Conservative Power Theory (CPT) and a consensus algorithm to share imbalance and harmonics between different converters in three-phase four-wire droop-controlled Microgrids (MGs). The CPT is use... Read More about Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm and on the Conservative Power Theory for Imbalance and Harmonic Sharing in 4-Wire Microgrids.

Experimental Study of Square and Rectangular CFDST Sections with Stainless Steel Outer Tubes under Axial Compression (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Young, B., & Gardner, L. (2019). Experimental Study of Square and Rectangular CFDST Sections with Stainless Steel Outer Tubes under Axial Compression. Journal of Structural Engineering, 145(11), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0002408

A comprehensive experimental investigation into the axial compressive response of concrete-filled double skin tubular (CFDST) sections with stainless steel square and rectangular outer tubes is presented. A total of 28 tests was carried out. The expe... Read More about Experimental Study of Square and Rectangular CFDST Sections with Stainless Steel Outer Tubes under Axial Compression.

Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, Z., Turyanska, L., Zamberlan, F., Pacifico, S., Bradshaw, T. D., Moro, F., …Thomas, N. R. (2019). Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells. Nanotechnology, 30(50), Article 505102. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab437c

We report on the synthesis of water-soluble gold nanoclusters capped with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based ligands and further functionalized with folic acid for specific cellular uptake. The dihydrolipoic acid-PEG-based ligands terminated with -OMe,... Read More about Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells.

Use of mode shape ratios for pier scour monitoring in two-span integral bridges under changing environmental conditions (2019)
Journal Article
Malekjafarian, A., Prendergast, L., & OBrien, E. J. (2020). Use of mode shape ratios for pier scour monitoring in two-span integral bridges under changing environmental conditions. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 47(8), 962-973. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2018-0800

In this paper, a novel pier scour indicator is introduced, which uses the ratio between mode shape amplitudes identified at two points on an integral bridge structure to monitor the progression of scour erosion. The Mode Shape Ratio (MSR) is investig... Read More about Use of mode shape ratios for pier scour monitoring in two-span integral bridges under changing environmental conditions.

Assessment of biomass energy potential for SRC willow woodchips in a pilot scale bubbling fluidized bed gasifier (2019)
Journal Article
Ul Hai, I., Sher, F., Yaqoob, A., & Liu, H. (2019). Assessment of biomass energy potential for SRC willow woodchips in a pilot scale bubbling fluidized bed gasifier. Fuel, 258, Article 116143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116143

The current study investigates the short rotation coppice (SRC) gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed gasifier (BFBG) with air as gasifying medium. The thermochemical processes during combustion were studied to get better control over the air gasi... Read More about Assessment of biomass energy potential for SRC willow woodchips in a pilot scale bubbling fluidized bed gasifier.

Carbonation of lime-based materials under ambient conditions for direct air capture (2019)
Journal Article
Erans, M., Nabavi, S. A., & Manovi?, V. (2020). Carbonation of lime-based materials under ambient conditions for direct air capture. Journal of Cleaner Production, 242, Article 118330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118330

Carbonation of lime-based materials at high temperatures has been extensively explored in the processes for decarbonisation of the power and industrial sectors. However, their capability to capture carbon dioxide from air at realistic ambient conditi... Read More about Carbonation of lime-based materials under ambient conditions for direct air capture.

Sustainability assessment of continuous-flow hydrothermal synthesis of nanomaterials in the context of other production technologies (2019)
Journal Article
Stieberova, B., Zilka, M., Ticha, M., Freiberg, F., Caramazana-González, P., McKechnie, J., & Lester, E. (2019). Sustainability assessment of continuous-flow hydrothermal synthesis of nanomaterials in the context of other production technologies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 241, Article 118325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118325

In this paper, we provide a comprehensive techno-economic and life cycle environmental evaluation of the continuous-flow hydrothermal synthesis (CFHS) of nanoparticles in the context of current production technologies. This method is compared with a... Read More about Sustainability assessment of continuous-flow hydrothermal synthesis of nanomaterials in the context of other production technologies.

A New Capacitor Voltage Balancing Method for Trapezoidal Operation of Modular Multilevel DC-DC Converters (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Saleh, B. M., Costabeber, A., Watson, A., Tardelli, F., & Clare, J. (2019). A New Capacitor Voltage Balancing Method for Trapezoidal Operation of Modular Multilevel DC-DC Converters. In 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE '19 ECCE Europe) (1-9). https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE.2019.8915177

© 2019 EPE Association. In this paper, a new submodule (SM) capacitor voltage balancing algorithm is proposed for the trapezoidal operation of a Modular Multilevel DC-DC converter (MMC-DC-DC) for HVDC/MVDC. Trapezoidal wave-shaping leads to SM switch... Read More about A New Capacitor Voltage Balancing Method for Trapezoidal Operation of Modular Multilevel DC-DC Converters.

On the Importance of Sleeve Flexibility in Passive Control of Critical Speeds of a Rotating Shaft Using Eccentric Sleeves (2019)
Journal Article
Kirk, A., & Griffiths, J. (2019). On the Importance of Sleeve Flexibility in Passive Control of Critical Speeds of a Rotating Shaft Using Eccentric Sleeves. Machines, 7(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines7030056

In this paper, the critical speeds of a rotating shaft fitted with eccentric balance sleeves are identified from a scaled, high speed experimental test facility. The results are compared with the results of dynamic finite element simulations. It is s... Read More about On the Importance of Sleeve Flexibility in Passive Control of Critical Speeds of a Rotating Shaft Using Eccentric Sleeves.

Determination of Creep Damage Properties from Small Punch Creep Tests Considering Pre-Straining Effect Using an Inverse Approach (2019)
Journal Article
Sun, W., & Liu, H. (2019). Determination of Creep Damage Properties from Small Punch Creep Tests Considering Pre-Straining Effect Using an Inverse Approach. Mechanics of Materials, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2019.103171

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Although the small punch creep test (SPCT) has been commonly accepted as an effective small specimen material characterisation technique (e.g. the European Code of Practice (CoP) for small punch test was produced in 2006 to provid... Read More about Determination of Creep Damage Properties from Small Punch Creep Tests Considering Pre-Straining Effect Using an Inverse Approach.

Wireless Nanobioelectronics for Electrical Intracellular Sensing (2019)
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Sanjuan-Alberte, P., Jain, A., Shaw, A. J., Abayzeed, S. A., Domínguez, R. F., Alea-Reyes, M. E., …Rawson, F. J. (2019). Wireless Nanobioelectronics for Electrical Intracellular Sensing. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2(10), 6397-6408. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b01374

For the field of bioelectronics to make an impact on healthcare, there is an urgent requirement for the development of “wireless” electronic systems to enable modulation of chemistry inside of cells. Herein we report on an intracellular wireless elec... Read More about Wireless Nanobioelectronics for Electrical Intracellular Sensing.

Utilising carbon dioxide for transport fuels: The economic and environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs (2019)
Journal Article
Cuéllar-Franca, R., García-Gutiérrez, P., Dimitriou, I., Elder, R. H., Allen, R. W., & Azapagic, A. (2019). Utilising carbon dioxide for transport fuels: The economic and environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs. Applied Energy, 253, Article 113560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113560

© 2019 The Authors Producing fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide (CO2) could reduce our dependence on fossil resources and help towards climate change mitigation. This study evaluates the sustainability of utilising CO2 for production of transpor... Read More about Utilising carbon dioxide for transport fuels: The economic and environmental sustainability of different Fischer-Tropsch process designs.

The Development of Biophotovoltaic Systems for Power Generation and Biological Analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Wey, L. T., Bombelli, P., Chen, X., Lawrence, J. M., Rabideau, C. M., Rowden, S. J., …Howe, C. J. (2019). The Development of Biophotovoltaic Systems for Power Generation and Biological Analysis. ChemElectroChem, 6(21), 5375-5386. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201900997

Biophotovoltaic systems (BPVs) resemble microbial fuel cells, but utilise oxygenic photosynthetic microorganisms associated with an anode to generate an extracellular electrical current, which is stimulated by illumination. Study and exploitation of... Read More about The Development of Biophotovoltaic Systems for Power Generation and Biological Analysis.

Microencapsulation of Paraffin with Poly (Urea Methacrylate) Shell for Solar Water Heater (2019)
Journal Article
Su, W., Li, Y., Zhou, T., Darkwa, J., Kokogiannakis, G., & Li, Z. (2019). Microencapsulation of Paraffin with Poly (Urea Methacrylate) Shell for Solar Water Heater. Energies, 12(18), Article 3406. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12183406

Previous research has demonstred that microencapsulated phase change materials (MEPCMs) could significantly increase the energy storage density of solar thermal energy storage (TES) systems. Compared with traditional phase change materials (PCMs), ME... Read More about Microencapsulation of Paraffin with Poly (Urea Methacrylate) Shell for Solar Water Heater.

Comparison of two noise reduction methods in coherence scanning interferometry for surface measurement (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Gomez, C., Su, R., Lawes, S., & Leach, R. (2019). Comparison of two noise reduction methods in coherence scanning interferometry for surface measurement

Coherence scanning interferometry (CSI) can measure relatively flat surfaces with sub-nanometre precision, but the measurement noise may increase significantly if the intensity of the interferometric signal reduces when measuring non-flat surfaces or... Read More about Comparison of two noise reduction methods in coherence scanning interferometry for surface measurement.

3D printed architected hollow sphere foams with low-frequency phononic band gaps (2019)
Journal Article
McGee, O., Jiang, H., Qian, F., Jia, Z., Wang, L., Meng, H., …Zuo, L. (2019). 3D printed architected hollow sphere foams with low-frequency phononic band gaps. Additive Manufacturing, 30, Article 100842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100842

We experimentally and numerically investigate elastic wave propagation in a class of lightweight architected materials composed of hollow spheres and binders. Elastic wave transmission tests demonstrate the existence of vibration mitigation capabilit... Read More about 3D printed architected hollow sphere foams with low-frequency phononic band gaps.

Expression and role of CYP505A1 in pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (2019)
Journal Article
Minerdi, D., Sadeghi, S. J., Pautasso, L., Morra, S., Aigotti, R., Medana, C., …Gilardi, G. (2020). Expression and role of CYP505A1 in pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae. BBA - Proteins and Proteomics, 1868(1), Article 140268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2019.140268

Background: Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) are monooxygenases present in every domain of life. In fungi CYPs are involved in virulence. Fusarium wilt of lettuce, caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae, is the most serious disease of lettuce. F. oxy... Read More about Expression and role of CYP505A1 in pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae.

High-accuracy surface measurement through modelling of the surface transfer function in interference microscopy (2019)
Journal Article
Su, R., Thomas, M., Liu, M., Coupland, J., & Leach, R. (2019). High-accuracy surface measurement through modelling of the surface transfer function in interference microscopy. Proceedings of SPIE, 11102, Article 1110205. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528911

Surfaces featuring complex topographies, such as high slope angles, large curvatures and high aspect-ratio structures on both macro- and micro-scales, present significant challenges to optical measuring instruments. Here we demonstrate a method to ch... Read More about High-accuracy surface measurement through modelling of the surface transfer function in interference microscopy.

Does interferometry work? A critical look at the foundations of interferometric surface topography measurement (2019)
Journal Article
de Groot, P. J., Colonna de Lega, X., Su, R., & Leach, R. K. (2019). Does interferometry work? A critical look at the foundations of interferometric surface topography measurement. Proceedings of SPIE, 11102, Article 111020G. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2526654

© 2019 SPIE. Interferometers for the measurement of surface form and texture have a reputation for high performance. However, the results for many types of surface features can deviate from the expectation of one cycle of phase shift per half wavelen... Read More about Does interferometry work? A critical look at the foundations of interferometric surface topography measurement.