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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Cylindrical and Shaped Cooling Holes With Forward and Reverse Injection (2024)
Journal Article
Gaurav, R., Singh, A. K., Singh, K., & Singh, D. (2024). Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Cylindrical and Shaped Cooling Holes With Forward and Reverse Injection. Heat Transfer Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2024.2317612

The present work proposes a suitable injection hole configuration of cylinder and laidback fan-shaped with forward and reverse direction for film cooling of a gas turbine blades application, based on experimental and numerical analysis. The experimen... Read More about Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Cylindrical and Shaped Cooling Holes With Forward and Reverse Injection.

Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Zhu, Y., Yang, T., Wang, Z., Yan, X., Bozhko, S., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications. In 2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) (2226-2231). https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC48139.2024.10509461

Within a More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) dc power distribution system, Half-Bridge-Active-Clamped (HBAC) converters can be used to control the power transfer between different dc buses, for example, between +/-270V to 28V dc buses. However, due to the r... Read More about Parasitic Inductance Impact of a High-Turn-Ratio Half Bridge Active Clamped Converter for More-Electric Aircraft Applications.

A data-driven approach for scour detection around monopile-supported offshore wind turbines using Naive Bayes classification (2024)
Journal Article
Jawalageri, S., Ghiasi, R., Jalilvand, S., Prendergast, L. J., & Malekjafarian, A. (2024). A data-driven approach for scour detection around monopile-supported offshore wind turbines using Naive Bayes classification. Marine Structures, 95, Article 103565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2023.103565

This paper proposes a novel data-driven framework for scour detection around offshore wind turbines (OWTs), where damage features are derived from wind and wave-induced acceleration signals collected along the tower. A numerical mod... Read More about A data-driven approach for scour detection around monopile-supported offshore wind turbines using Naive Bayes classification.

Oxygen-resistant [FeFe]hydrogenases: new biocatalysis tools for clean energy and cascade reactions (2024)
Journal Article
Valetti, F., Morra, S., Barbieri, L., Dezzani, S., Ratto, A., Catucci, G., …Gilardi, G. (2024). Oxygen-resistant [FeFe]hydrogenases: new biocatalysis tools for clean energy and cascade reactions. Faraday Discussions, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4fd00010b

The use of enzymes to generate hydrogen, instead of using rare metal catalysts, is an exciting area of study in modern biochemistry and biotechnology, as well as biocatalysis driven by sustainable hydrogen. Thus far, the oxygen sensitivity of the fas... Read More about Oxygen-resistant [FeFe]hydrogenases: new biocatalysis tools for clean energy and cascade reactions.

Modelling the mechanical behaviour of clay using particle-scale simulations (2024)
Journal Article
de Bono, J., & McDowell, G. (2024). Modelling the mechanical behaviour of clay using particle-scale simulations. Granular Matter, 26(2), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-024-01401-x

This paper demonstrates the latest developments in particle-scale modelling of a clay. It shows that by creating an initial sample of platelets featuring aggregated stacks, excellent macroscopic behaviour is achieved. This approach is justified by ex... Read More about Modelling the mechanical behaviour of clay using particle-scale simulations.

Development of samarium-doped phosphate glass microspheres for internal radiotheranostic applications (2024)
Journal Article
Arjuna, A., Milborne, B., Putra, A. R., Mulyaningsih, T. R., Setiawan, H., Islam, M. T., …Ahmed, I. (2024). Development of samarium-doped phosphate glass microspheres for internal radiotheranostic applications. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 653, Article 123919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123919

Internal radiotherapy delivers radioactive sources inside the body, near to or into malignant tumours, which may be particularly effective when malignancies are not responding to external beam radiotherapy. A pure beta emitter, 90Y, is currently used... Read More about Development of samarium-doped phosphate glass microspheres for internal radiotheranostic applications.

A Hybrid Multiresonances Suppression Method for Nonsynchronous LCL-Type Grid-Connected Inverter Clusters Under Weak Grid (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Sun, X., Chen, Z., Chi, Y., Song, W., Zhu, Q., & Wheeler, P. (2024). A Hybrid Multiresonances Suppression Method for Nonsynchronous LCL-Type Grid-Connected Inverter Clusters Under Weak Grid. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 39(5), 5386-5399. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2024.3366191

Multiresonance phenomena occur in inverter clusters under weak grid, with more complex resonance characteristics. Traditional suppression methods are difficult to determine control parameters when considering dynamic resonance under the variation of... Read More about A Hybrid Multiresonances Suppression Method for Nonsynchronous LCL-Type Grid-Connected Inverter Clusters Under Weak Grid.

Charging and discharging in thermal energy storage unit with fin-stone hybrid structure for enhancing heat transfer of phase change materials (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., Yan, Y., Cheng, Z., & Wang, F. (2024). Charging and discharging in thermal energy storage unit with fin-stone hybrid structure for enhancing heat transfer of phase change materials. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 224, Article 125325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125325

This work proposes a fin-stone hybrid structure integrating fins (popular thermal enhancers) and natural stones (widely used sensible heat storage media) to enhance the heat transfer of phase change materials for on-site thermal energy storage applic... Read More about Charging and discharging in thermal energy storage unit with fin-stone hybrid structure for enhancing heat transfer of phase change materials.

Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Resonant Converter with Ultra Wide Output Voltage Range (2024)
Journal Article
Qazi, S., Venugopal, P., Watson, A. J., Wheeler, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2024). Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Resonant Converter with Ultra Wide Output Voltage Range. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 39(5), 5750-5763. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2024.3365391

In this article, a reconfigurable isolated dc/dc converter is proposed suitable for a wide output voltage range of 180–1500 V for efficient onshore charging in maritime applications. The proposed circuit concept can also fulfill the requirements of o... Read More about Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Resonant Converter with Ultra Wide Output Voltage Range.

Lattice strain enhanced phase transformation of NaYbF4: 2% Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles by tuning the molar ratio of Na+/Yb3+ (2024)
Journal Article
Xiao, W., Chen, J., Wang, F., Luan, W., Wu, Y., & Turyanska, L. (2024). Lattice strain enhanced phase transformation of NaYbF4: 2% Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles by tuning the molar ratio of Na+/Yb3+. Advanced Optical Materials, 12(16), Article 2303132. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202303132

NaYbF4 upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) have enhanced optical properties compared to the NaYF4 UCNPs. However, synthesis of monodisperse NaYbF4 with controllable size and optical properties poses challenges, and the mechanism of phase transformatio... Read More about Lattice strain enhanced phase transformation of NaYbF4: 2% Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles by tuning the molar ratio of Na+/Yb3+.

Interfacial characteristics between bitumen and corrosion products on steel slag surface from molecular scale (2024)
Journal Article
Xu, H., Zou, Y., Airey, G., Wang, H., Zhang, H., Wu, S., …Liang, Y. (2024). Interfacial characteristics between bitumen and corrosion products on steel slag surface from molecular scale. Construction and Building Materials, 417, Article 135324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135324

Corrosion commonly happened on the surface of steel slag during the weathering and accumulation process, whose products would form weak points and affect the interface between bitumen and steel slag. To clear its characteristics in the atomic scales,... Read More about Interfacial characteristics between bitumen and corrosion products on steel slag surface from molecular scale.

Short review and prospective: chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre lasers (2024)
Journal Article
Seddon, A. B., Farries, M., Nunes, J. J., Xiao, B., Furniss, D., Barney, E., …Sujecki, S. (2024). Short review and prospective: chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre lasers. European Physical Journal Plus, 139(2), Article 142. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04841-1

Rare-earth ion doped, silica glass, optical fibre amplifiers have transformed the world by enabling high speed communications and the Internet. Fibre lasers, based on rare-earth ion doped silica glass optical fibres, achieve high optical powers and a... Read More about Short review and prospective: chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre lasers.

Fully angularly resolved 3D microrheology with optical tweezers (2024)
Journal Article
Matheson, A. B., Mendonca, T., Smith, M. G., Sutcliffe, B., Fernandez, A. J., Paterson, L., …Tassieri, M. (2024). Fully angularly resolved 3D microrheology with optical tweezers. Rheologica Acta, 63(3), 205-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-024-01435-1

Microrheology with optical tweezers (MOT) is an all-optical technique that allows the user to investigate a materials’ viscoelastic properties at microscopic scales, and is particularly useful for those materials that feature complex microstructures,... Read More about Fully angularly resolved 3D microrheology with optical tweezers.

Coupled atomistic–continuum simulations of nucleate boiling (2024)
Journal Article
Gennari, G., Smith, E. R., Pringle, G. J., & Magnini, M. (2024). Coupled atomistic–continuum simulations of nucleate boiling. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 200, Article 108954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2024.108954

Boiling is a striking example of a multiscale process, where the dynamics of bubbles is governed by the interplay between the molecular interactions responsible for nucleation, and the macroscale hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers. A complete d... Read More about Coupled atomistic–continuum simulations of nucleate boiling.

Numerical modelling of tsunami propagation in idealised converging water body geometries (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, Z., Heller, V., & Briganti, R. (2024). Numerical modelling of tsunami propagation in idealised converging water body geometries. Coastal Engineering, 189, Article 104482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2024.104482

Tsunamis have caused many severe natural disasters in human history, such as in 2018 at Palu City located in a narrow bay resulting in over 4340 fatalities. The tsunami propagation characteristics are greatly affected by the water body geometry. For... Read More about Numerical modelling of tsunami propagation in idealised converging water body geometries.

Wetting of bio-rejuvenator nanodroplets on bitumen: A molecular dynamics investigation (2024)
Journal Article
Xu, H., Zou, Y., Airey, G., Wang, H., Zhang, H., Wu, S., & Chen, A. (2024). Wetting of bio-rejuvenator nanodroplets on bitumen: A molecular dynamics investigation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 444, Article 141140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141140

Wetting is the first step during the mix process between rejuvenator and bitumen, which is important for mix efficiency and performance recovery. The wetting of bio-rejuvenator nanodroplets on bitumen was investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) simul... Read More about Wetting of bio-rejuvenator nanodroplets on bitumen: A molecular dynamics investigation.

An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty (2024)
Journal Article
Semple, T., Rodrigues, L., Harvey, J., Figueredo, G., Nica-Avram, G., Gillott, M., …Goulding, J. (2024). An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty. Energy Policy, 186, Article 114014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114014

Fuel poverty is a complex socioenvironmental issue of increasing global significance. In England, fuel poverty is assessed via the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator, yet concerns exist regarding the efficacy of this metric given its... Read More about An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty.

microbeMASST: a taxonomically informed mass spectrometry search tool for microbial metabolomics data (2024)
Journal Article
Zuffa, S., Schmid, R., Bauermeister, A., Gomes, P. W. P., Caraballo-Rodriguez, A., Abiead, Y. E., …Dorrestein, P. (2024). microbeMASST: a taxonomically informed mass spectrometry search tool for microbial metabolomics data. Nature Microbiology, 9(2), 336-345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01575-9

microbeMASST, a taxonomically informed mass spectrometry (MS) search tool, tackles limited microbial metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics experiments. Leveraging a curated database of >60,000 microbial monocultures, users can search known... Read More about microbeMASST: a taxonomically informed mass spectrometry search tool for microbial metabolomics data.

Thermal performance of an advanced smart fenestration systems for low-energy buildings (2024)
Journal Article
Ming, Y., Sun, Y., Liu, X., Liu, X., & Wu, Y. (2024). Thermal performance of an advanced smart fenestration systems for low-energy buildings. Applied Thermal Engineering, 244, Article 122610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.122610

Windows significantly influence a building's indoor environment and energy consumption due to their high optical transmittance and low thermal resistance comparing with walls, affecting both indoor daylight comfort and heat gain or loss. Thermotropic... Read More about Thermal performance of an advanced smart fenestration systems for low-energy buildings.

Building information modeling (BIM) in project management: A bibliometric and science mapping review (2024)
Journal Article
Ye, Z., Antwi-Afari, M. F., Tezel, A., & Manu, P. (in press). Building information modeling (BIM) in project management: A bibliometric and science mapping review. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ecam-04-2023-0355

Purpose: The impact of building information modeling (BIM) on various aspects of project management has attracted much attention in the past decade. However, previous studies have focused on a particular facet of project management (e.g., safety, qua... Read More about Building information modeling (BIM) in project management: A bibliometric and science mapping review.