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Synthesis of Integrated Flower Waste Biorefinery: Multi-Objective Optimisation with Economic and Environmental Consideration (2022)
Journal Article
Chong, E. H. Y., Andiappan, V., Ng, L. Y., Shivaprasad, P., & Ng, D. K. S. (2022). Synthesis of Integrated Flower Waste Biorefinery: Multi-Objective Optimisation with Economic and Environmental Consideration. Processes, 10(11), Article 2240. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10112240

The improper disposal of flower waste from cultural activities is one of the main challenges in certain countries such as India. If the flower waste is not managed properly, it causes a number of environmental issues. Therefore, various technologies... Read More about Synthesis of Integrated Flower Waste Biorefinery: Multi-Objective Optimisation with Economic and Environmental Consideration.

Personalized medicine: manufacturing oral solid dosage forms through additive manufacturing (2022)
Book Chapter
He, Y., Inês Evangelista Barreiros, M., & Cader, H. (2023). Personalized medicine: manufacturing oral solid dosage forms through additive manufacturing. In K. Zhou (Ed.), Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Functionalities and Applications (113-150). Cham: Springer

Medicine is moving towards personalized treatments, where the ultimate goal is that both drug delivery devices and loaded pharmaceutica tablets can be customized to meet the specific needs of individuals. The evolution of additive manufacturing (AM)... Read More about Personalized medicine: manufacturing oral solid dosage forms through additive manufacturing.

Performance characterisation of asphalt mixture modified with one-component polyurethane (2022)
Journal Article
Lu, G., Li, R., Li, G., Leng, Z., & Wang, H. (2022). Performance characterisation of asphalt mixture modified with one-component polyurethane. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, https://doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.22.00062

The use of polyurethane (PU)-modified asphalt for paving purposes has recently gained increasing interest in both academia and industry. This study aimed to characterise the engineering performance of an asphalt mixture modified with one-component PU... Read More about Performance characterisation of asphalt mixture modified with one-component polyurethane.

Rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: a performance-related evaluation (2022)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., Lo Presti, D., Airey, G., & Edwards, P. (2023). Rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: a performance-related evaluation. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 24(9), 2280-2300. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2022.2136580

The binder content of rubberised asphalt mixtures is usually increased compared to that used in conventional asphalt. This increase is deemed important to compensate for the reduction in the actual bitumen due to the existence of rubber particles. Th... Read More about Rubberised stone mastic asphalt mixtures: a performance-related evaluation.

Design decisions and data completeness for experience sampling methods used in psychosis: systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Deakin, E., Ng, F., Young, E., Thorpe, N., Newby, C., Coupland, C., Craven, M., & Slade, M. (2022). Design decisions and data completeness for experience sampling methods used in psychosis: systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 22, Article 669. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04319-x

Background: The experience sampling method (ESM) is an intensive longitudinal research method. Participants complete questionnaires at multiple times about their current or very recent state. The design of ESM studies is complex. People with psychosi... Read More about Design decisions and data completeness for experience sampling methods used in psychosis: systematic review.

A Novel Airgap Permeance Modeling Approach for Magnetic Field Analysis of Electrical Machines Based on Electrostatic FEA (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cui, M., Zou, T., Li, D., Gerada, D., Qu, R., & Gerada, C. (2022). A Novel Airgap Permeance Modeling Approach for Magnetic Field Analysis of Electrical Machines Based on Electrostatic FEA. In 2022 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific). https://doi.org/10.1109/itecasia-pacific56316.2022.9941839

Detailed airgap permeance information is of great importance for analyzing the operation principle and optimizing the electromagnetic field distribution of an electric machine with unconventional topology. So far, analytical approaches upon calculati... Read More about A Novel Airgap Permeance Modeling Approach for Magnetic Field Analysis of Electrical Machines Based on Electrostatic FEA.

An Overview of the Colombian Power System (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bravo-Lopez, M., Marin, S., Terreros-Barreto, J. R., Garces, A., Molina, A., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2022). An Overview of the Colombian Power System. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXV Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICA-ACCA56767.2022.10006289

The Colombian power system is facing a transition from hydro-thermal generation to a diversified mix of hydro, solar, and wind energy. This paper presents an overview of the current situation and the challenges of transitioning to a more sustainable... Read More about An Overview of the Colombian Power System.

A Switched Mid-Point Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications (2022)
Journal Article
Hassan, Z., Watson, A. J., Tardelli, F., & Clare, J. (2023). A Switched Mid-Point Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 38(3), 1534-1547. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpwrd.2022.3217715

The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has emerged as the industry standard for voltage source converters (VSC) based high voltage direct-current (HVDC) applications since its benefits of scalability, modularity, high efficiency and better output qua... Read More about A Switched Mid-Point Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications.

GT2022-82180 Experimental investigation into oil film thickness and behaviour near an aero-engine bearing (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sinha, A., Hann, D., Johnson, K., & Walsh, M. (2022). GT2022-82180 Experimental investigation into oil film thickness and behaviour near an aero-engine bearing. In Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition. GT 2022 June 13-17, 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2022-82180

In an aero-engine transmission system, bearings are used for shaft location and load support. These bearings are housed in bearing chambers and oil is supplied to the chamber for lubrication and cooling. To achieve the targets of ACARE Flightpath 205... Read More about GT2022-82180 Experimental investigation into oil film thickness and behaviour near an aero-engine bearing.

Improvement of two grid power factor control methods for matrix converter open-end-winding drive with common-mode voltage elimination supplied by unbalanced grid (2022)
Journal Article
Stanić, L., Ristić, L., Bebić, M., & Rivera, M. (2023). Improvement of two grid power factor control methods for matrix converter open-end-winding drive with common-mode voltage elimination supplied by unbalanced grid. IET Power Electronics, 16(4), 596-611. https://doi.org/10.1049/pel2.12411

This paper investigates space-vector-modulation (SVM) technique that uses only rotating space vectors to drive a direct matrix converter (DMC) with zero common-mode voltage (CMV). Two methods for controlling grid power factor have been proposed in th... Read More about Improvement of two grid power factor control methods for matrix converter open-end-winding drive with common-mode voltage elimination supplied by unbalanced grid.

Hybrid vacuum-robotic forming of reinforced composite laminates (2022)
Journal Article
Elkington, M. P., Mistry, P. J., Johnson, M. S., & Ou, H. (2023). Hybrid vacuum-robotic forming of reinforced composite laminates. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 42(11-12), 611-623. https://doi.org/10.1177/07316844221135211

A methodology is presented to implement robotic actuators into diaphragm forming of composite laminates. This Hybrid Vacuum-Robotic (HyVR) process is specifically targeted to prevent ‘bridging’ type defects. Examples are presented of successfully for... Read More about Hybrid vacuum-robotic forming of reinforced composite laminates.

The future of manufacturing: Utopia or dystopia? (2022)
Journal Article
Marinescu, A., Argyle, E. M., Duvnjak, J., Wilson, M. L., Lawson, G., Sharples, S., …Justham, L. (2023). The future of manufacturing: Utopia or dystopia?. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries, 33(2), 184-200. https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.20976

Digital manufacturing technologies (DMTs) have the potential to transform industry productivity, but their introduction into the workplace is often a complex process, requiring not only technical expertise but also an awareness of ethical and societa... Read More about The future of manufacturing: Utopia or dystopia?.

Cage Molecules Stabilize Lead Halide Perovskite Thin Films (2022)
Journal Article
Sun, S., Liu, M., Thapa, J., Hartono, N. T. P., Zhao, Y., He, D., …Buonassisi, T. (2022). Cage Molecules Stabilize Lead Halide Perovskite Thin Films. Chemistry of Materials, 34(21), 9384–9391. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01502

The environmental stability of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite (HOIP) materials needs to increase, to enable their widespread adoption in thin-film solar and optoelectronic devices. Molecular additives emerged recently as an effective strategy to... Read More about Cage Molecules Stabilize Lead Halide Perovskite Thin Films.

Service Based Approach to Asset Administration Shell for Controlling Testing Processes in Manufacturing (2022)
Journal Article
Rehman, H. U., Chaplin, J. C., Zarzycki, L., Mo, F., Jones, M., & Ratchev, S. (2022). Service Based Approach to Asset Administration Shell for Controlling Testing Processes in Manufacturing. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 55(10), 1852-1857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.668

The rise in demand for customised products and lower costs has generated the need for incorporating intelligence in production systems. Intelligence is the main driver for enabling intelligent control in production systems to meet feature, part and c... Read More about Service Based Approach to Asset Administration Shell for Controlling Testing Processes in Manufacturing.

Optimisation of nuclear reactor primary coolant design and maintenance parameters (2022)
Journal Article
Wootton, M. J., Zhou, Y., Andrews, J. D., Smith, R., Arul, A. J., Vinod, G., …Garg, V. (2024). Optimisation of nuclear reactor primary coolant design and maintenance parameters. Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 40(3), 725-745. https://doi.org/10.1002/asmb.2722

An optimisation methodology is presented using the primary coolant circulation system of a nuclear reactor as its case study, the purpose of which is to find combinations of selected design and maintenance parameters to maximise the reactor safety an... Read More about Optimisation of nuclear reactor primary coolant design and maintenance parameters.

Matrix Converter Based on Trapezoidal Current Injection (2022)
Journal Article
Lei, J., Huang, X., Wheeler, P., Xia, Y., Zhao, J., & Chen, W. (2022). Matrix Converter Based on Trapezoidal Current Injection. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2022.3216862

The Matrix Converter (MC) is a direct AC-AC power converter featuring high power density and high efficiency. However, the conventional MC (CMC) topologies require high control complexity and high transistor capacity, hindering the wide applications.... Read More about Matrix Converter Based on Trapezoidal Current Injection.

Developing Porous Ortho- and Pyrophosphate-Containing Glass Microspheres; Structural and Cytocompatibility Characterisation (2022)
Journal Article
Milborne, B., Murrell, L., Cardillo-Zallo, I., Titman, J., Briggs, L., Scotchford, C., …Ahmed, I. (2022). Developing Porous Ortho- and Pyrophosphate-Containing Glass Microspheres; Structural and Cytocompatibility Characterisation. Bioengineering, 9(11), Article 611. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9110611

Phosphate-based glasses (PBGs) are promising materials for bone repair and regeneration as they can be formulated to be compositionally similar to the inorganic components of bone. Alterations to the PBG formulation can be used to tailor their degrad... Read More about Developing Porous Ortho- and Pyrophosphate-Containing Glass Microspheres; Structural and Cytocompatibility Characterisation.

Surface texture characterisation with reduced boundary effect for diamond-turned micro-structured surfaces (2022)
Journal Article
Guo, P., Liu, M., Zhang, B., Li, J., Xiong, Z., Piano, S., & Zhang, S. (2023). Surface texture characterisation with reduced boundary effect for diamond-turned micro-structured surfaces. Precision Engineering, 79, 236-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2022.10.005

Micro-structured surfaces, fabricated by ultra-precision diamond turning (UPDT) with nanometric surface texture, have been widely used due to their wide range of functionalities. Their functional performance is closely related to their surface textur... Read More about Surface texture characterisation with reduced boundary effect for diamond-turned micro-structured surfaces.