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Evaluation of control methods for thermal roll forming of aerospace composite materials (2016)
Journal Article
Land, P., De Sousa, L., Ratchev, S., Branson, D. T., Brookes, H., & Wright, J. (2016). Evaluation of control methods for thermal roll forming of aerospace composite materials. SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-2118

With increased demand for composite materials in the aerospace sector there is a requirement for the development of manufacturing processes that enable larger and more complex geometries, whilst ensuring that the functionality and specific properties... Read More about Evaluation of control methods for thermal roll forming of aerospace composite materials.

Variation Aware Assembly Systems for Aircraft Wings (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Vaughan, D. R., Bakker, O. J., Branson, D. T., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Variation Aware Assembly Systems for Aircraft Wings. In SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-2106

Aircraft manufacturers desire to increase production to keep up with anticipated demand. To achieve this, the aerospace industry requires a significant increase in the manufacturing and assembly performance to reach required output levels. This work... Read More about Variation Aware Assembly Systems for Aircraft Wings.

The processing and properties of syntactic Al foams containing low cost expanded glass particles (2016)
Journal Article
Wright, A., & Kennedy, A. R. (in press). The processing and properties of syntactic Al foams containing low cost expanded glass particles. Advanced Engineering Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.201600467

Expanded glass particles (EGP) are used to manufacture Al syntactic foams using a simple vacuum casting method. Clamping of the casting in the stainless steel mold is observed when preheating the mold to >400?C, causing damage to the EGP, resulting i... Read More about The processing and properties of syntactic Al foams containing low cost expanded glass particles.

Defect formation during preforming of a bi-axial non-crimp fabric with a pillar stitch pattern (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, S., McGregor, O., Harper, L., Endruweit, A., & Warrior, N. (2016). Defect formation during preforming of a bi-axial non-crimp fabric with a pillar stitch pattern. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 91, 156-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.09.016

To capture the asymmetrical shear behaviour of a bi-axial NCF with a pillar stitch, a non-orthogonal constitutive model was developed and implemented in finite element forming simulations. Preforming experiments indicate that the local distribution o... Read More about Defect formation during preforming of a bi-axial non-crimp fabric with a pillar stitch pattern.

Extended Bow-Tie model for asset risk and reliability modeling: application to a passenger lift (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Vileiniskis, M., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2016). Extended Bow-Tie model for asset risk and reliability modeling: application to a passenger lift.

A risk and reliability modelling framework for railway assets based on the Petri Net and the Bow-Tie models is proposed in this paper. A Petri Net model together with the Monte Carlo simulation is used to replicate the projected operational usage of... Read More about Extended Bow-Tie model for asset risk and reliability modeling: application to a passenger lift.

Low profile UHF loop antenna prototyped and investigated by circuit modeling (2016)
Journal Article
Taghvaee, H., Habibi, A., Rezaee, A., & Zarinkhat, F. (2017). Low profile UHF loop antenna prototyped and investigated by circuit modeling. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 59(2), 459-463. https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.30324

Here we proposed a low profile antenna which is an electrically coupled loop fed by a coaxial cable and operates in UHF band. With acquisition of a square loop, near zone is covered by magnetic field that has no harm to living being. By optimizing th... Read More about Low profile UHF loop antenna prototyped and investigated by circuit modeling.

A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities (2016)
Journal Article
Remali, A. M., Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., & Ibrahim, H. G. (2016). A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities. City, Territory and Architecture, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-016-0043-z

© 2016, The Author(s). This paper traces the evolution of housing typologies in four major cities in the Gulf region, namely Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Manama. The study reviews the formation and historical events in the region, which had a significa... Read More about A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities.

One-pot RAFT and fast polymersomes assembly: a ‘beeline’ from monomers to drug-loaded nanovectors (2016)
Journal Article
Mastrotto, F., Breen, A. F., Sicilia, G., Murdan, S., Johnstone, A. D., Marsh, G. E., …Mantovani, G. (2016). One-pot RAFT and fast polymersomes assembly: a ‘beeline’ from monomers to drug-loaded nanovectors. Polymer Chemistry, 7(44), 6714-6724. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6PY01292B

Rapid and simple routes to functional polymersomes are increasingly needed to expand their clinical or industrial applications. Here we describe a novel strategy where polymersomes are prepared through an in-line process in just a few hours, starting... Read More about One-pot RAFT and fast polymersomes assembly: a ‘beeline’ from monomers to drug-loaded nanovectors.

Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe (2016)
Journal Article
Abdulkadir, M., Hernandez-Perez, V., Lowndes, I., Azzopardi, B., & Sam-Mbomah, E. (2016). Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe. Chemical Engineering Science, 156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.09.015

This paper investigates the unsteady hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow occurring within an air–silicone oil mixture, within a horizontal 67 mm internal diameter pipe. A series of slug flow regime experiments were performed for a range of injected a... Read More about Experimental study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of slug flow in a horizontal pipe.

Evaluation of the SST-SAS model for prediction of separated flow inside turbine internal cooling passages (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Zacharzewski, P., Simmons, K., Jefferson-Loveday, R., & Capone, L. (2016). Evaluation of the SST-SAS model for prediction of separated flow inside turbine internal cooling passages. In Conference Proceedings of the ASME 2016 Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2016-56117

The flow and heat transfer over a three-dimensional axisymmetric hill and rectangular ribbed duct is computed in order to evaluate the Shear Stress Transport-Scale Adaptive Simulation (SST-SAS) turbulence model. The study presented here is relevant t... Read More about Evaluation of the SST-SAS model for prediction of separated flow inside turbine internal cooling passages.

Numerical modeling of oscillating Taylor bubbles (2016)
Journal Article
Ambrose, S., Hargreaves, D. M., & Lowndes, I. (2016). Numerical modeling of oscillating Taylor bubbles. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 10(1), 578-598. https://doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2016.1224737

© 2016 The Author(s). In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling is used to simulate Taylor bubbles rising in vertical pipes. Experiments indicate that in large diameter (0.29 m) pipes for an air-water system, the bubbles can rise in... Read More about Numerical modeling of oscillating Taylor bubbles.

Wave propagation in pressurised composite structures with frequency band gap behaviour (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ampatzidis, T., & Chronopoulos, D. (2016). Wave propagation in pressurised composite structures with frequency band gap behaviour.

In engineering there are numerous examples of structures, such as train rails and airplane fuselages, that present periodicity in their geometry or mechanical properties. It has been observed that this periodicity leads to banded frequency response a... Read More about Wave propagation in pressurised composite structures with frequency band gap behaviour.

Development and application of optical fibre strain and pressure sensors for in-flight measurements (2016)
Journal Article
Lawson, N. J., Correia, R., James, S. W., Partridge, M., Staines, S. E., Gautrey, J. E., …Tatam, R. P. (2016). Development and application of optical fibre strain and pressure sensors for in-flight measurements. Measurement Science and Technology, 27(10), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/27/10/104001

Fibre optic based sensors are becoming increasingly viable as replacements for traditional flight test sensors. Here we present laboratory, wind tunnel and flight test results of fibre Bragg gratings (FBG) used to measure surface strain and an extrin... Read More about Development and application of optical fibre strain and pressure sensors for in-flight measurements.

Avionics-Based GNSS Integrity Augmentation for UAS mission planning and real-time trajectory optimisation (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Sabatini, R., Moore, T., & Hill, C. (2016). Avionics-Based GNSS Integrity Augmentation for UAS mission planning and real-time trajectory optimisation.

This paper explores the potential of integrating Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Avionics Based Integrity Augmentation (ABIA) functionalities in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to perform mission planning and real-time trajectory optimisation... Read More about Avionics-Based GNSS Integrity Augmentation for UAS mission planning and real-time trajectory optimisation.

The control and maintenance of desired flow patterns in bends of different orientations (2016)
Journal Article
Zhao, D., Omar, R., Abdulkadir, M., Abdulkareem, L. A., Azzi, A., Saidj, F., …Azzopardi, B. J. (in press). The control and maintenance of desired flow patterns in bends of different orientations. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 53(B), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2016.09.003

Multiphase flows are common in industrial settings and bends in pipe lines cannot be avoided due to space limitations. Gas-liquid two phase flows could form material discontinuities that could have adverse effect on productivity and the pipe network... Read More about The control and maintenance of desired flow patterns in bends of different orientations.

Using crowdsourced trajectories for automated OSM data entry approach (2016)
Journal Article
Basiri, A., Amirian, P., & Mooney, P. (2016). Using crowdsourced trajectories for automated OSM data entry approach. Sensors, 16(9), Article 1510. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16091510

The concept of crowdsourcing is nowadays extensively used to refer to the collection of data and the generation of information by large groups of users/contributors. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a very successful example of a crowd-sourced geospatial data... Read More about Using crowdsourced trajectories for automated OSM data entry approach.

Mechanical durability of superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of surface modification technologies (2016)
Journal Article
Zhi, J., Zhang, L., Yan, Y., & Zhu, J. (2017). Mechanical durability of superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of surface modification technologies. Applied Surface Science, 392, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.09.049

Various surface modification technologies have been used to develop superhydrophobic surface, however their durability has been recognized as the major obstacle for the real applications. Here a quantitative investigation was conducted to evaluate th... Read More about Mechanical durability of superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of surface modification technologies.

Pancharatnam-Berry Phase Induced Spin-Selective Transmission in Herringbone Dielectric Metamaterials (2016)
Journal Article
Kenney, M., Li, S., Zhang, X., Su, X., Kim, T., Wang, D., …Zhang, S. (2016). Pancharatnam-Berry Phase Induced Spin-Selective Transmission in Herringbone Dielectric Metamaterials. Advanced Materials, 28(43), 9567-9572. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201603460

A dielectric metamaterial approach for achieving spin‐selective transmission of electromagnetic waves is proposed. The design is based on spin‐controlled constructive or destructive interference between propagating phase and Pancharatnam–Berry phase.... Read More about Pancharatnam-Berry Phase Induced Spin-Selective Transmission in Herringbone Dielectric Metamaterials.

Blood sampling: two sides to the story (2016)
Journal Article
Pickup, L., Atkinson, S., Hollnagel, E., Bowie, P., Gray, S., Rawlinson, S., & Forrester, K. (2017). Blood sampling: two sides to the story. Applied Ergonomics, 59A, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2016.08.027

This study aimed to investigate why there is variability in taking blood. A multi method Pilot study was completed in four National Health Service Scotland hospitals. Human Factors/Ergonomics principles were applied to analyse data from 50 observatio... Read More about Blood sampling: two sides to the story.