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Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery (2024)
Journal Article
Parsons, A. J., Johnson, M. S., Piano, S., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2025). Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 190, Article 108626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108626

Thermoplastic composites are intrinsically suited to recycling, but processes are poorly realised. Methods applied to thermosets are energy intensive, resulting in fibre downgrading and matrix loss. With digital manufacturing and data intertwining, t... Read More about Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery.

A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Matrix Converter-Fed BDFIM Drives (2021)
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Wheeler, P., Wang, H., Chen, X., Zhao, X., Dan, H., Su, M., Sun, Y., Zhang, F., & Rivera, M. (2021). A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Matrix Converter-Fed BDFIM Drives. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 7(4), 2541-2550. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2021.3061742

This article proposes a cascade proportional-integral second-order sliding mode control (PI-SMC) method for matrix converter-fed brushless doubly fed induction machine (BDFIM). The PI-SMC method consists of a PI speed controller with an inner-loop se... Read More about A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Matrix Converter-Fed BDFIM Drives.

Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burgos-Mellado, C., Gutierrez, J., Pineda, C., Donoso, F., Watson, A., Sumner, M., Cardenas, R., & Mora, A. (2020, November). Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM. Presented at 2020 IEEE 21st Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Aalborg, Denmark

© 2020 IEEE. Cascaded H-bridge converters are widely used in the implementation of medium voltage static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs). This is because of the advantages of relatively high-power density and the improved utilisation of low-volta... Read More about Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM.

Highly Emissive Perylene Diimide-Based Metallacages and Their Host–Guest Chemistry for Information Encryption (2020)
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Hou, Y., Zhang, Z., Lu, S., Yuan, J., Zhu, Q., Chen, W.-P., Ling, S., Li, X., Zheng, Y.-Z., Zhu, K., & Zhang, M. (2020). Highly Emissive Perylene Diimide-Based Metallacages and Their Host–Guest Chemistry for Information Encryption. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(44), 18763–18768. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09904

Here we report two highly emissive perylene diimide (PDI)-based metallacages and explore their complexation with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as pyrene, triphenylene, and perylene. The fluorescence quantum yields of metallacages exceed 90%... Read More about Highly Emissive Perylene Diimide-Based Metallacages and Their Host–Guest Chemistry for Information Encryption.

Single-phase consensus-based control for regulating voltage and sharing unbalanced currents in 3-wire isolated AC microgrids (2020)
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Burgos-Mellado, C., Llanos, J., Espina, E., Saez, D., Cardenas, R., Sumner, M., & Watson, A. (2020). Single-phase consensus-based control for regulating voltage and sharing unbalanced currents in 3-wire isolated AC microgrids. IEEE Access, 8, 164882-164898. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3022488

A distributed control strategy is proposed to share unbalanced currents in three-phase threewire isolated AC Microgrids (MGs). It is based on a novel approach where, rather than analysing the MG as a three-phase system, it is analysed as three single... Read More about Single-phase consensus-based control for regulating voltage and sharing unbalanced currents in 3-wire isolated AC microgrids.

Phase-Field Material Point Method for dynamic brittle fracture with isotropic and anisotropic surface energy (2019)
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Kakouris, E. G., & Triantafyllou, S. P. (2019). Phase-Field Material Point Method for dynamic brittle fracture with isotropic and anisotropic surface energy. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 357, Article 112503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2019.06.014

A novel phase field material point method is introduced for robust simulation of dynamic fracture in elastic media considering the most general case of anisotropic surface energy. Anisotropy is explicitly introduced through a properly defined crack d... Read More about Phase-Field Material Point Method for dynamic brittle fracture with isotropic and anisotropic surface energy.

The role of microstructural development in the hydrothermal corrosion of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogues in simulated PWR conditions (2019)
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Karimi, G., Carrington, M., Thomas, J., Shipway, P., Stewart, D., & Hussain, T. (2019). The role of microstructural development in the hydrothermal corrosion of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogues in simulated PWR conditions. Corrosion Science, 159, Article 108141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2019.108141

The corrosion behaviour of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogue materials in PWR-simulating conditions was investigated. The cast alloy exhibited localised corrosion at the boundary between the matrix and the M7C3 carbides, with this being attributed t... Read More about The role of microstructural development in the hydrothermal corrosion of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogues in simulated PWR conditions.

Developing a sustainable route to environmentally relevant metal-organic frameworks: ultra-rapid synthesis of MFM-300(Al) using microwave heating (2019)
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Thomas-Hillman, I., Stevens, L. A., Lange, M., Möllmer, J., Lewis, W., Dodds, C., Kingman, S., & Laybourn, A. (2019). Developing a sustainable route to environmentally relevant metal-organic frameworks: ultra-rapid synthesis of MFM-300(Al) using microwave heating. Green Chemistry, 21(18), 5039-5045. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9gc02375e

NO2, SO2 and CO2 are major air pollutants causing significant environmental and health problems. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), in particular [Al2(OH)2(C16O8H6)](H2O)6 (trivial names: NOTT-300/MFM-300(Al)), have shown great promise for capturing th... Read More about Developing a sustainable route to environmentally relevant metal-organic frameworks: ultra-rapid synthesis of MFM-300(Al) using microwave heating.

Binder and Mixture Fatigue Performance of Plant-Produced Road Surface Course Asphalt Mixtures with High Contents of Reclaimed Asphalt (2019)
Journal Article
Subhy, A., Pires, G., Carrión, A., Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2019). Binder and Mixture Fatigue Performance of Plant-Produced Road Surface Course Asphalt Mixtures with High Contents of Reclaimed Asphalt. Sustainability, 11(13), Article 3752. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133752

© 2019 by the authors. The aged properties of Reclaimed Asphalt (RA) binders are one of the main factors working against their utilisation in high-RA content ( > 30%) mixes for surface courses. Fatigue cracking is the main distress of surface courses... Read More about Binder and Mixture Fatigue Performance of Plant-Produced Road Surface Course Asphalt Mixtures with High Contents of Reclaimed Asphalt.

Clinical effectiveness and cost minimisation model of Alpha-Stim cranial electrotherapy stimulation in treatment seeking patients with moderate to severe generalised anxiety disorder (2019)
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Morriss, R., Xydopoulos, G., Craven, M., Price, L., & Fordham, R. (2019). Clinical effectiveness and cost minimisation model of Alpha-Stim cranial electrotherapy stimulation in treatment seeking patients with moderate to severe generalised anxiety disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 253, 426-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.020

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Background: Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is a well-tolerated neuromodulation treatment with demonstrated trial efficacy in anxiety disorders. The aim of the current study was to demonstrate its clinical and cost effec... Read More about Clinical effectiveness and cost minimisation model of Alpha-Stim cranial electrotherapy stimulation in treatment seeking patients with moderate to severe generalised anxiety disorder.

Synthesis of microcapsules for carbon capture via needle-based droplet microfluidics (2019)
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Yew, M., Ren, Y., Koh, K. S., Sun, C., Snape, C., & Yan, Y. (2019). Synthesis of microcapsules for carbon capture via needle-based droplet microfluidics. Energy Procedia, 160, 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.179

“Off-the-shelf” devices have attracted much consideration lately, especially in emulsions production in droplet-based microfluidics. While many simple and cost-effective designs have been proposed and demonstrated, the functionability of these purpor... Read More about Synthesis of microcapsules for carbon capture via needle-based droplet microfluidics.

Numerical study on inertial effects on liquid-vapor flow using lattice Boltzmann method (2019)
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Lei, S., Shi, Y., Yan, Y., & Zhang, X. (2019). Numerical study on inertial effects on liquid-vapor flow using lattice Boltzmann method. Energy Procedia, 160, 428-435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.177

Liquid-vapor flow in porous media is studied in this article. To fulfill this goal, a double-distribution-function lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is proposed based on the separate-phase governing equations at the representative elementary volume (REV)... Read More about Numerical study on inertial effects on liquid-vapor flow using lattice Boltzmann method.

Galileo Augmenting GPS Single-Frequency Single-Epoch Precise Positioning with Baseline Constrain for Bridge Dynamic Monitoring (2019)
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Zhang, Q., Ma, C., Meng, X., Xie, Y., Psimoulis, P., Wu, L., Yue, Q., & Dai, X. (2019). Galileo Augmenting GPS Single-Frequency Single-Epoch Precise Positioning with Baseline Constrain for Bridge Dynamic Monitoring. Remote Sensing, 11(4), Article 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11040438

© 2019 by the authors. The Single-frequency Single-epoch double-differenced baseline resolution technique of Global Positioning System (GPS) provides a good opportunity for monitoring the displacement or deflection behavior of bridges under different... Read More about Galileo Augmenting GPS Single-Frequency Single-Epoch Precise Positioning with Baseline Constrain for Bridge Dynamic Monitoring.

Synthesis of methacrylate-terminated block copolymers with reduced transesterification by controlled ring-opening polymerization (2018)
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Ruiz-Cantu, L. A., Pearce, A. K., Burroughs, L., Bennett, T. M., Vasey, C. E., Wildman, R., Irvine, D. J., Alexander, C., & Taresco, V. (2019). Synthesis of methacrylate-terminated block copolymers with reduced transesterification by controlled ring-opening polymerization. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 220(2), Article 1800459. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201800459

This work presents a robust method to achieve the synthesis of low molecular weight polyesters 26 via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) initiated by 2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate (HEMA) 27 when using triazabicyclodecene (TBD) as catalyst. The effect th... Read More about Synthesis of methacrylate-terminated block copolymers with reduced transesterification by controlled ring-opening polymerization.

Mid-Complexity Circuital Model of Induction Motor with Rotor Cage: A Numerical Resolution (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bolognesi, P., Gerada, C., Papini, L., & Marfoli, A. (2018, September). Mid-Complexity Circuital Model of Induction Motor with Rotor Cage: A Numerical Resolution. Presented at XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2018), Alexandroupoli, Greece

A general middle complexity model of electromagnetic devices is applied to a cage induction motor. Such modelling approach has been simplified and adapted in order to pursue a fair representation of the electrical machine. Particular attention was gi... Read More about Mid-Complexity Circuital Model of Induction Motor with Rotor Cage: A Numerical Resolution.

A methodology for railway track maintenance modelling using Plausible Petri nets (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chiachio, M., Chiachio, J., Prescott, D., & Andrews, J. (2018, September). A methodology for railway track maintenance modelling using Plausible Petri nets. Paper presented at Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management PSAM 14

This paper proposes a new mathematical methodology to model expert systems with the ability to sequentially learn from data. To this end, the Plausible Petri nets (PPNs) methodology, first developed in M. Chiachío et al. [Proceedings of the Future Te... Read More about A methodology for railway track maintenance modelling using Plausible Petri nets.

Novel bioresorbable textile composites for medical applications (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhu, C., Ahmed, I., Parsons, A. J., Wang, Y., Tan, C., Liu, J., Rudd, C. D., & Liu, X. (2018, August). Novel bioresorbable textile composites for medical applications. Presented at 21st International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-21), Xi'an, China

Currently, phosphate glass fibre (PGF) reinforced composites are a potential solution for bone repairing due to sufficient mechanical properties and full bioresorbability. In this study, a small inkle-type loom for hand weaving facilitated the produc... Read More about Novel bioresorbable textile composites for medical applications.