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Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, C., Hann, D. B., Voisey, K., & Aitken, S. (in press). Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling. Journal of Laser Applications, 29(2), Article 022204. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.4983269

Melt ejection is the dominant material removal mechanism in long, ms, pulse laser drilling of metals, a process with applications such as the drilling of cooling holes in turbine blades. Droplets of molten material are ejected through the entrance ho... Read More about Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling.

The role of temperature and frequency on fretting wear of a like-on-like stainless steel contact (2017)
Journal Article
Jin, X., Shipway, P., & Sun, W. (2017). The role of temperature and frequency on fretting wear of a like-on-like stainless steel contact. Tribology Letters, 65, Article 77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-017-0858-0

The influences of environmental temperature and fretting frequency on the mechanisms and rates of wear in a like-on-like 304 stainless steel contact were examined, and mainly attributed to changes in the mechanical response of the bulk material and t... Read More about The role of temperature and frequency on fretting wear of a like-on-like stainless steel contact.

Synthesising industry-standard manufacturing process controllers (2017)
Conference Proceeding
de Silva, L., Felli, P., Chaplin, J. C., Logan, B., Sanderson, D., & Ratchev, S. (2017). Synthesising industry-standard manufacturing process controllers. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2017) (1811-1813)

A lattice Boltzmann model for heat transfer in porous media (2017)
Journal Article
Chen, S., Yang, B., & Zheng, C. (2017). A lattice Boltzmann model for heat transfer in porous media. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.04.054

Porous media are commonly found not only in the nature but also in industries. Furthermore, porous media is an important research prototype for a diversity of disciplines. So far a REV (representative elementary volume) scale lattice Boltzmann (LB) m... Read More about A lattice Boltzmann model for heat transfer in porous media.

Flexible robot sealant dispensing cell using RGB-D sensor and off-line programming (2017)
Journal Article
Maiolino, P., Woolley, R., Branson, D. T., Benardos, P., Popov, A. A., & Ratchev, S. (in press). Flexible robot sealant dispensing cell using RGB-D sensor and off-line programming. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2017.04.004

In aerospace manufacture the accurate and robust application of sealant is an integral and challenging part of the manufacturing process that is still performed by human operator. Automation of this process is difficult and not cost effective due to... Read More about Flexible robot sealant dispensing cell using RGB-D sensor and off-line programming.

Small ring testing of high temperature materials (2017)
Journal Article
Hyde, C. J., Hyde, T. H., & Sun, W. (in press). Small ring testing of high temperature materials. Key Engineering Materials, 734, https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.734.168

In service components such as steam pipes, pipe branches, gas and steam turbine blades, etc. which operate in engineering applications such as power plant, aero-engines, chemical plant etc., can operate at temperatures which are high enough for creep... Read More about Small ring testing of high temperature materials.

The high temperature creep properties of a thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coating via small punch creep testing (2017)
Journal Article
Jackson, G., Chen, H., Sun, W., & McCartney, D. (2017). The high temperature creep properties of a thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coating via small punch creep testing. Key Engineering Materials, 734,

Thermal barrier coatings (TBC’s) protect superalloy components from excessively high temperatures in gas turbines. TBC’s comprise of a ceramic top coat, a metallic bond coat and a thermally grown oxide (TGO). The creep behaviour of the MCrAlY bond co... Read More about The high temperature creep properties of a thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coating via small punch creep testing.

The application of the small punch tensile test to evaluate the ductile to brittle transition of a thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coating (2017)
Journal Article
Jackson, G., Sun, W., & McCartney, D. (2017). The application of the small punch tensile test to evaluate the ductile to brittle transition of a thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coating. Key Engineering Materials, 734,

Thermally sprayed MCrAlY bond coats are important elements of thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems which are applied to the surface of gas turbine components to protect them in high temperature environments. Knowledge of their mechanical properties... Read More about The application of the small punch tensile test to evaluate the ductile to brittle transition of a thermally sprayed CoNiCrAlY coating.

Determination of creep damage properties from miniature thin beam bending using an inverse approach (2017)
Journal Article
Lu, J., Campbell-Brown, A., Tu, S., & Sun, W. (2017). Determination of creep damage properties from miniature thin beam bending using an inverse approach. Key Engineering Materials, 734,

In this work, a novel method for determining the creep damage properties which can be used to represent the full life until failure from a miniature bending creep test specimen is developed based on a mathematical analysis and an inverse approach. Us... Read More about Determination of creep damage properties from miniature thin beam bending using an inverse approach.

What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel (2017)
Journal Article
Lewis, L., Patel, H., D’Cruz, M., & Cobb, S. (2017). What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel. Ergonomics, 60(11), 1461-1470. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1313456

The invasion of personal space is often a contributory factor to the experience of discomfort in aircraft passengers. This paper presents a questionnaire study which investigated how air travellers are affected by invasions of personal space and how... Read More about What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel.

Sliding wear analysis of cobalt based alloys in nuclear reactor conditions (2017)
Journal Article
McCarron, R., Stewart, D., Shipway, P., & Dini, D. (2017). Sliding wear analysis of cobalt based alloys in nuclear reactor conditions. Wear, 376-377(B), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2016.12.018

The study of the wear behaviour of cobalt based alloys in nuclear reactor environmental conditions is the focus of this work. The alloys are used in components within reactors due to their excellent wear and corrosion resistance and their high hardne... Read More about Sliding wear analysis of cobalt based alloys in nuclear reactor conditions.

What do we know about rail suicide incidents?: analysis of 257 fatalities on the rail network in Great Britain (2017)
Journal Article
Ryan, B. (2017). What do we know about rail suicide incidents?: analysis of 257 fatalities on the rail network in Great Britain. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 231(10), 1150-1173. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409717701775

There are over two hundred and fifty suicides on the railway in Great Britain (GB) each year. Descriptive statistics are compiled, producing national and international data. The industry know how many and, to a limited extent, where these fatalities... Read More about What do we know about rail suicide incidents?: analysis of 257 fatalities on the rail network in Great Britain.

Modelling fracture of aged graphite bricks under radiation and temperature (2017)
Journal Article
Hashim, A., Kyaw, S., & Sun, W. (2017). Modelling fracture of aged graphite bricks under radiation and temperature. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 11, 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2017.03.038

The graphite bricks of the UK carbon dioxide gas cooled nuclear reactors are subjected to neutron irradiation and radiolytic oxidation during operation which will affect thermal and mechanical material properties and may lead to structural failure. I... Read More about Modelling fracture of aged graphite bricks under radiation and temperature.

Erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet machining: model microstructures and single particle experiments (2017)
Journal Article
Mieszala, M., Lozano Torrubia, P., Axinte, D. A., Schwiedrzik, J., Mischler, S., & Michler, J. (2017). Erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet machining: model microstructures and single particle experiments. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 247, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.04.003

The erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet (AWJ) machining have been examined for a variety of materials. However, no systematic study has considered the effect of the microstructure–property relationship on the erosion mechanisms in metals. In... Read More about Erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet machining: model microstructures and single particle experiments.

Dynamics of a small gap gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions (2017)
Journal Article
Bailey, N. Y., Hibberd, S., & Power, H. (2017). Dynamics of a small gap gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 818, 68-99. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.142

A gas lubricated bearing model is derived which is appropriate for a very small bearing face separation by including velocity slip boundary conditions and centrifugal inertia effects. The bearing dynamics are examined when an external harmonic force... Read More about Dynamics of a small gap gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions.

Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort (2017)
Journal Article
Patel, H., & D'Cruz, M. (2018). Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort. Transport Reviews, 38(2), 252-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2017.1307877

Enhancing passenger comfort in an air cabin environment is uniquely challenging. Air travel offers a restrictive passenger experience in terms of available space and the ability to change one’s position or journey. The first step to designing experie... Read More about Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort.

Effects of three-dimensional coating interfaces on thermo-mechanical stresses within plasma spray thermal barrier coatings (2017)
Journal Article
Kyaw, S., Jones, A., Jepson, M. A., Hyde, T., & Thomson, R. C. (2017). Effects of three-dimensional coating interfaces on thermo-mechanical stresses within plasma spray thermal barrier coatings. Materials and Design, 125, 189-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.03.067

It has been acknowledged that stresses within a thermal barrier coating (TBC) and its durability are significantly affected by the coating interfaces. This paper presents a finite element approach for stress analysis of the plasma sprayed TBC system,... Read More about Effects of three-dimensional coating interfaces on thermo-mechanical stresses within plasma spray thermal barrier coatings.

Effect of viscosity ratio on the self-sustained instabilities in planar immiscible jets (2017)
Journal Article
Tammisola, O., Loiseau, J., & Brandt, L. (2017). Effect of viscosity ratio on the self-sustained instabilities in planar immiscible jets. Physical Review Fluids, 2(3), Article 033903. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.2.033903

Previous studies have shown that intermediate magnitude of surface tension has a counterintuitive destabilizing effect on two-phase planar jets. In the present study, the transition process in confined two-dimensional jets of two fluids with varying... Read More about Effect of viscosity ratio on the self-sustained instabilities in planar immiscible jets.

Gas-to-gas heat exchanger design for high performance thermal energy storage (2017)
Journal Article
Cardenas, B., Garvey, S. D., Kantharaj, B., & Simpson, M. (2017). Gas-to-gas heat exchanger design for high performance thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 14(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2017.03.004

The mathematical modelling and optimization of a gas-to-gas heat exchanger with a non-constant cross sectional area is presented. The design of the cross sectional area of the heat exchanger analyzed is based on an hexagonal mesh, which would be high... Read More about Gas-to-gas heat exchanger design for high performance thermal energy storage.

Verification of micro-scale photogrammetry for smooth three-dimensional object measurement (2017)
Journal Article
Sims-Waterhouse, D., Piano, S., & Leach, R. (2017). Verification of micro-scale photogrammetry for smooth three-dimensional object measurement. Measurement Science and Technology, 28(5), Article 055010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aa6364

© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. By using sub-millimetre laser speckle pattern projection we show that photogrammetry systems are able to measure smooth three-dimensional objects with surface height deviations less than 1 μm. The projection of laser speckl... Read More about Verification of micro-scale photogrammetry for smooth three-dimensional object measurement.