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Numerical modelling of intra-wave sediment transport on sandy beaches using a non-hydrostatic, wave-resolving model (2020)
Journal Article
Mancini, G., Briganti, R., McCall, R., Dodd, N., & Zhu, F. (2021). Numerical modelling of intra-wave sediment transport on sandy beaches using a non-hydrostatic, wave-resolving model. Ocean Dynamics, 71(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-020-01416-x

The mutual feedback between the swash zone and the surf zone is known to affect large-scale morphodynamic processes such as breaker bar migration on sandy beaches. To fully resolve this feedback in a process-based manner, the morphodynamics in the sw... Read More about Numerical modelling of intra-wave sediment transport on sandy beaches using a non-hydrostatic, wave-resolving model.

Experimental investigations on the chlorine-induced corrosion of HVOF thermal sprayed Stellite-6 and NiAl coatings with fluidised bed biomass/anthracite combustion systems (2020)
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Chi, H., Pans, M. A., Bai, M., Sun, C., Hussain, T., Sun, W., …Liu, H. (2021). Experimental investigations on the chlorine-induced corrosion of HVOF thermal sprayed Stellite-6 and NiAl coatings with fluidised bed biomass/anthracite combustion systems. Fuel, 288, Article 119607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119607

Stellite-6 (Co-based) and NiAl coatings (Ni-based) were deposited via HVOF spraying onto 304 stainless steels and tested in a 20 kWth biomass fired bubbling fluidised bed (BFB) combustor for 20 hours and an industrial scale anthracite fired CFB boile... Read More about Experimental investigations on the chlorine-induced corrosion of HVOF thermal sprayed Stellite-6 and NiAl coatings with fluidised bed biomass/anthracite combustion systems.

Yttrium doped phosphate-based glasses: structural and degradation analyses (2020)
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Arafat, A., Samad, S. A., Titman, J. J., Lewis, A. L., Barney, E. R., & Ahmed, I. (2020). Yttrium doped phosphate-based glasses: structural and degradation analyses. Biomedical Glasses, 6(1), 34-49. https://doi.org/10.1515/bglass-2020-0004

This study investigates the role of yttrium in phosphate-based glasses in the system 45(P2O5)-25(CaO)-(30-x)(Na2O)-x(Y2O3) (0?x?5) prepared via melt quenching and focuses on their structural characterisation and degradation properties. The structural... Read More about Yttrium doped phosphate-based glasses: structural and degradation analyses.

Public transport network optimisation in PTV Visum using selection hyper-heuristics (2020)
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Heyken Soares, P., Ahmed, L., Mao, Y., & Mumford, C. L. (2021). Public transport network optimisation in PTV Visum using selection hyper-heuristics. Public Transport, 13(1), 163-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-020-00249-7

Despite the progress in the field of automatic public transport route optimisation in recent years, there exists a clear gap between the development of optimisation algorithms and their applications in real-world planning processes. In this study, we... Read More about Public transport network optimisation in PTV Visum using selection hyper-heuristics.

A Textile Sleeve for Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Using Multichannel Optical Fibre Photoplethysmography (2020)
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Ballaji, H. K., Correia, R., Korposh, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Hernandez, F. U., Salisbury, B., & Morgan, S. P. (2020). A Textile Sleeve for Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Using Multichannel Optical Fibre Photoplethysmography. Sensors, 20(22), Article 6568. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20226568

Textile-based systems are an attractive prospect for wearable technology as they can provide monitoring of key physiological parameters in a comfortable and unobtrusive form. A novel system based on multichannel optical fibre sensor probes integrated... Read More about A Textile Sleeve for Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Using Multichannel Optical Fibre Photoplethysmography.

Image-based flow decomposition using empirical wavelet transform (2020)
Journal Article
Ren, J., Mao, X., & Fu, S. (2021). Image-based flow decomposition using empirical wavelet transform. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 906, Article A22. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.817

We propose an image-based flow decomposition developed from the two-dimensional (2-D) tensor empirical wavelet transform (EWT) (Gilles, IEEE Trans. Signal Process., vol. 61, 2013, pp. 3999-4010). The idea is to decompose the instantaneous flow data,... Read More about Image-based flow decomposition using empirical wavelet transform.

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)
Conference Proceeding
Burgos-Mellado, C., Gutierrez, J., Pineda, C., Donoso, F., Watson, A., Sumner, M., …Mora, A. (2020). Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM. In 2020 IEEE 21st Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2020 (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPEL49091.2020.9265758

© 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.

Zero-Current Switching (ZCS) for a High Step Ratio Modular Multilevel dc-dc Converter with wide voltage range operation (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Pineda, C., Pereda, J., Burgos-Mellado, C., Watson, A., & Rojas, F. (2020). Zero-Current Switching (ZCS) for a High Step Ratio Modular Multilevel dc-dc Converter with wide voltage range operation. In 2020 IEEE 21st Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/compel49091.2020.9265848

© 2020 IEEE. The rise of new dc technologies is pushing the development of highly efficient dc-dc converters, especially at high voltage and high step ratio. Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are an attractive alternative because they can manage m... Read More about Zero-Current Switching (ZCS) for a High Step Ratio Modular Multilevel dc-dc Converter with wide voltage range operation.

Spatially Resolved Molecular Compositions of Insoluble Multilayer Deposits Responsible for Increased Pollution from Internal Combustion Engines (2020)
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Edney, M. K., Lamb, J. S., Spanu, M., Smith, E. F., Steer, E., Wilmot, E., …Scurr, D. J. (2020). Spatially Resolved Molecular Compositions of Insoluble Multilayer Deposits Responsible for Increased Pollution from Internal Combustion Engines. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12(45), 51026-51035. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c14532

Internal combustion engines are used heavily in diverse applications worldwide. Achieving the most efficient operation is key to improving air quality as society moves to a decarbonized energy system. Insoluble deposits that form within internal comb... Read More about Spatially Resolved Molecular Compositions of Insoluble Multilayer Deposits Responsible for Increased Pollution from Internal Combustion Engines.

An Overview of Applications of the Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter (2020)
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Diaz, M., Cárdenas Dobson, R., Ibaceta, E., Mora, A., Urrutia, M., Espinoza, M., …Wheeler, P. (2020). An Overview of Applications of the Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter. Energies, 13(21), Article 5546. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13215546

The modular multilevel matrix converter is a relatively new power converter topology suitable for high-power alternating current (AC)-to-AC applications. Several publications in the literature have highlighted the converter capabilities, such as full... Read More about An Overview of Applications of the Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter.

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., …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.

Application of image analysis tools in Matlab to better estimate the degree of binder coverage in rolling bottles test (2020)
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Zaidi, S. B. A., Grenfell, J., Airey, G., Ahmad, N., Ahmed, I., Fareed, A., & Abed, A. (2020). Application of image analysis tools in Matlab to better estimate the degree of binder coverage in rolling bottles test. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 23(3), 601-616. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2020.1834441

© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. In asphalt mixture, a strong affinity between binder and aggregates is of prime importance, especially under conditions susceptible to moisture damage. Out of various modifiers/additives... Read More about Application of image analysis tools in Matlab to better estimate the degree of binder coverage in rolling bottles test.

Weibull Distribution and Geometrical Size Factor for Evaluating the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines' Insulation (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020). Weibull Distribution and Geometrical Size Factor for Evaluating the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines' Insulation. In IECON 2020 The 46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (1114-1119). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON43393.2020.9255227

© 2020 IEEE. The thermal lifetime assessment of electrical machines' insulation systems is generally performed at the design and prototyping stages. Hence, the insulation system's thermal endurance curve (or temperature index) can be extrapolated, al... Read More about Weibull Distribution and Geometrical Size Factor for Evaluating the Thermal Life of Electrical Machines' Insulation.

Potential sealing and repair of human FM defects after trauma with peptide amphiphiles and Cx43 antisense (2020)
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Barrett, D. W., Okesola, B. O., Costa, E., Thrasivoulou, C., Becker, D. L., Mata, A., …Chowdhury, T. T. (2021). Potential sealing and repair of human FM defects after trauma with peptide amphiphiles and Cx43 antisense. Prenatal Diagnosis, 41(1), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.5826

Objective: We examined whether peptide amphiphiles functionalised with adhesive, migratory or regenerative sequences could be combined with amniotic fluid (AF) to form plugs that repair fetal membrane (FM) defects after trauma and co-culture with con... Read More about Potential sealing and repair of human FM defects after trauma with peptide amphiphiles and Cx43 antisense.

Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Zou, T., Gerada, D., Walker, A., Vakil, G., La Rocca, S., La Rocca, A., …Gerada, C. (2020). Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines. In 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (1357-1363). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235712

In recent years, synchronous reluctance (Syn-Rel) machines are research hotspots in variable speed motor drives due to their robust rotor structure and wide constant power speed range (CPSR). More practically, when kVA limitation is considered, embed... Read More about Influence of Airgap Length on Performance of High Power PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machines.

Control of a Dual Fed Open End Winding SPMSM with a Floating Capacitor (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Minaglia, D., Rovere, L., Formentini, A., Leuzzi, R., Pipolo, S., Marchesoni, M., & Zanchetta, P. (2020). Control of a Dual Fed Open End Winding SPMSM with a Floating Capacitor. In 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (4036-4043). https://doi.org/10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235937

Surface Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (SPMSM) are not the first choice when a motor drive is required to operate over a wide speed range with an extended Constant Power Speed Range (CPSR). Nevertheless, SPMSMs offer high torque density, high eff... Read More about Control of a Dual Fed Open End Winding SPMSM with a Floating Capacitor.

An observation of non-stationary response to non-synoptic wind on the Forth Road Bridge (2020)
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Owen, J. S., Nguyen, D. T., Meng, X., Psimoulis, P., & Xie, Y. (2020). An observation of non-stationary response to non-synoptic wind on the Forth Road Bridge. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 206, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104389

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd The GeoSHM project feasibility study for monitoring the Forth Road Bridge is briefly introduced and the instrumentation summarised. The events of January 9th, 2015 are described, when the bridge was struck by storm Elon, which cau... Read More about An observation of non-stationary response to non-synoptic wind on the Forth Road Bridge.

Challenges and approaches in assessing the interplay between microorganisms and their physical micro-environments (2020)
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Harvey, H. J., Wildman, R. D., Mooney, S. J., & Avery, S. V. (2020). Challenges and approaches in assessing the interplay between microorganisms and their physical micro-environments. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 18, 2860-2866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.09.030

© 2020 The Author(s) Spatial structure over scales ranging from nanometres to centimetres (and beyond) varies markedly in diverse habitats and the industry-relevant settings that support microbial activity. Developing an understanding of the interpla... Read More about Challenges and approaches in assessing the interplay between microorganisms and their physical micro-environments.

Controllable synthesis of hierarchical micro/nano structured FePO4 particles under synergistic effects of ultrasound irradiation and impinging stream (2020)
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Dong, B., Qian, H., Xue, C., Yang, X., Li, G., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Controllable synthesis of hierarchical micro/nano structured FePO4 particles under synergistic effects of ultrasound irradiation and impinging stream. Advanced Powder Technology, 31(10), 4292-4300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2020.09.002

© 2020 The Society of Powder Technology Japan Hierarchical micro/nano-structured FePO4 (FP) particles were environmental-friendly and controllable synthesized through synergistic intensification of ultrasound and impinging streams. Nano-scale FP seed... Read More about Controllable synthesis of hierarchical micro/nano structured FePO4 particles under synergistic effects of ultrasound irradiation and impinging stream.