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The Prediction of isothermal cyclic plasticity in 7175-T7351 aluminium alloy with particular emphasis on thermal ageing effects (2018)
Journal Article
Wing Cheong, M. L., Rouse, J., Hyde, C., & Kennedy, A. (2018). The Prediction of isothermal cyclic plasticity in 7175-T7351 aluminium alloy with particular emphasis on thermal ageing effects. International Journal of Fatigue, 114, 92-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.05.010

Rapid thermal ageing has been observed in the literature for certain aerospace aluminium alloys under conditions which are foreseeable in their intended component applications. While several experimental programs have explored this phenomenon in the... Read More about The Prediction of isothermal cyclic plasticity in 7175-T7351 aluminium alloy with particular emphasis on thermal ageing effects.

An open-source toolbox for PEM fuel cell simulation (2018)
Journal Article
Kone, J., Zhang, X., Yan, Y., & Adegbite, S. (2018). An open-source toolbox for PEM fuel cell simulation. Computation, 6(2), Article 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/computation6020038

In this paper, an open-source toolbox that can be used to accurately predict the distributionof the major physical quantities that are transported within a proton exchange membrane (PEM)fuel cell is presented. The toolbox has been developed using the... Read More about An open-source toolbox for PEM fuel cell simulation.

Analysing truck harsh braking incidents to study roundabout accident risk (2018)
Journal Article
Kamla, J., Parry, T., & Dawson, A. (2019). Analysing truck harsh braking incidents to study roundabout accident risk. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 122, 365-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2018.04.031

In order to reduce accident risk, highway authorities prioritise maintenance budgets partly based upon previous accident history. However, as accident rates have continued to fall, this approach has become problematic as accident ‘black spots’ have b... Read More about Analysing truck harsh braking incidents to study roundabout accident risk.

Dynamic compressive response of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy hierarchical honeycomb structures (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, T., Ren, H., Maskery, I., & Ashcroft, I. (2018). Dynamic compressive response of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy hierarchical honeycomb structures. Composite Structures, 195, 45-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.04.021

Periodic honeycombs have been used for their high strength, low weight and multifunctionality. The quasi-static and dynamic compressive responses of three types of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg honeycomb structures, specifically a single-scale hon... Read More about Dynamic compressive response of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy hierarchical honeycomb structures.

Seismic rehabilitation of substandard R.C. buildings with masonry infills (2018)
Journal Article
Pardalopoulos, S. I., Pantazopoulou, S. J., & Thermou, G. E. (2018). Seismic rehabilitation of substandard R.C. buildings with masonry infills. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 24(2), 298-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2018.1453397

Seismic deformation demands are localized in areas of stiffness discontinuity, such as in the soft storys of frame structures, where disproportionate damage is often reported in post-earthquake reconnaissance. In many parts of the world, this damage... Read More about Seismic rehabilitation of substandard R.C. buildings with masonry infills.

Determination of charge-carrier mobility in disordered thin-film solar cells as a function of current density (2018)
Journal Article
Mäckel, H., & MacKenzie, R. C. (2018). Determination of charge-carrier mobility in disordered thin-film solar cells as a function of current density. Physical Review Applied, 9(3), Article 034020. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.9.034020

Charge-carrier mobility is a fundamental material parameter, which plays an important role in determining solar-cell efficiency. The higher the mobility, the less time a charge carrier will spend in a device and the less likely it is that it will be... Read More about Determination of charge-carrier mobility in disordered thin-film solar cells as a function of current density.

A techno-economic assessment of the potential for combining supercritical water oxidation with ‘in-situ’ hydrothermal synthesis of nanocatalysts using a counter current mixing reactor (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Atta, A., Huddle, T., Rodríguez, Y. G., Mato, F., García-Serna, J., Cocero, M. J., …Lester, E. (2018). A techno-economic assessment of the potential for combining supercritical water oxidation with ‘in-situ’ hydrothermal synthesis of nanocatalysts using a counter current mixing reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 344, 431-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.03.058

A combined process of supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) and supercritical water hydrothermal synthesis (SCWHS) in a continuous counter current reactor is reported. Acrylic acid was used as a model unsaturated carboxylic acid compound and the effec... Read More about A techno-economic assessment of the potential for combining supercritical water oxidation with ‘in-situ’ hydrothermal synthesis of nanocatalysts using a counter current mixing reactor.

Understanding the limits of plasmonic enhancement in organic photovoltaics (2018)
Journal Article
Erwin, W. R., MacKenzie, R. C. I., & Bardhan, R. (2018). Understanding the limits of plasmonic enhancement in organic photovoltaics. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(14), 7859-7866. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b00786

Plasmonic enhancement in organic photovoltaics has been extensively studied in the past decade. However, the reported improvements in power conversion efficiency (PCE) are highly inconsistent due to a poor understanding of the limitations of how plas... Read More about Understanding the limits of plasmonic enhancement in organic photovoltaics.

Analysis of Fractional-Slot Concentrated Winding PM Vernier Machines With Regular Open-Slot Stators (2017)
Journal Article
Li, D., Zou, T., Qu, R., & Jiang, D. (2018). Analysis of Fractional-Slot Concentrated Winding PM Vernier Machines With Regular Open-Slot Stators. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 54(2), 1320-1330. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2017.2778686

Permanent magnet (PM) vernier (PMV) machines have been extensively researched for direct-drive applications due to their inherently high torque density. This paper presents a quantitative investigation on fractional-slot concentrated winding PMV (FSC... Read More about Analysis of Fractional-Slot Concentrated Winding PM Vernier Machines With Regular Open-Slot Stators.

Novel performance-based technique for predicting maintenance strategy of bitumen stabilised ballast (2017)
Journal Article
D'Angelo, G., Bressi, S., Giunta, M., Lo Presti, D., & Thom, N. (2018). Novel performance-based technique for predicting maintenance strategy of bitumen stabilised ballast. Construction and Building Materials, 161, 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.115

Despite being the most used worldwide, railway ballasted tracks presents high maintenance cost related to ballast settlement and particle degradation. With the aim of reducing life cycle costs, bitumen stabilised ballast (BSB) has been recently propo... Read More about Novel performance-based technique for predicting maintenance strategy of bitumen stabilised ballast.

Soft-switching operation of the dual-interleaved boost converter over all duty ratios (2017)
Journal Article
Ahmed, M. R., Todd, R., & Forsyth, A. J. (2017). Soft-switching operation of the dual-interleaved boost converter over all duty ratios. IET Power Electronics, 10(11), 1250-1258. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2016.0861

To extend the operating range of the snubber assisted zero-voltage and zero-current transition dual-interleaved boost converter beyond its inherent soft-switching limit of D = 0.5, a resonant pulse transformer is proposed instead of the resonant indu... Read More about Soft-switching operation of the dual-interleaved boost converter over all duty ratios.

Understanding Solvent Degradation: A Study from Three Different Pilot Plants within the OCTAVIUS Project (2017)
Journal Article
Rieder, A., Dhingra, S., Khakharia, P., Zangrilli, L., Schallert, B., Irons, R., …Goetheer, E. (2017). Understanding Solvent Degradation: A Study from Three Different Pilot Plants within the OCTAVIUS Project. Energy Procedia, 114, 1195-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1376

© 2017 The Authors. Degradation of amines is one of the most important issues to be addressed for absorption-desorption based post-combustion CO2 capture. Several laboratory studies have been performed to identify the degradation products and underst... Read More about Understanding Solvent Degradation: A Study from Three Different Pilot Plants within the OCTAVIUS Project.

Advanced High Torque Density PM Vernier Machine With Multiple Working Harmonics (2017)
Journal Article
Zou, T., Li, D., Qu, R., Jiang, D., & Li, J. (2017). Advanced High Torque Density PM Vernier Machine With Multiple Working Harmonics. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 53(6), 5295-5304. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2017.2724505

In recent years, permanent magnet (PM) vernier machines have gained more and more attention due to their high torque density and simple mechanical structure. However, PM vernier (PMV) machines with lap windings always suffer from long end winding len... Read More about Advanced High Torque Density PM Vernier Machine With Multiple Working Harmonics.

Understanding and Modelling the Effect of Dissolved Metals on Solvent Degradation in Post Combustion CO2 Capture Based on Pilot Plant Experience (2017)
Journal Article
Dhingra, S., Khakharia, P., Rieder, A., Cousins, A., Reynolds, A., Knudsen, J., …Goetheer, E. (2017). Understanding and Modelling the Effect of Dissolved Metals on Solvent Degradation in Post Combustion CO2 Capture Based on Pilot Plant Experience. Energies, 10(5), Article 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10050629

© 2017 by the authors. Oxidative degradation is a serious concern for upscaling of amine-based carbon capture technology. Different kinetic models have been proposed based on laboratory experiments, however the kinetic parameters included are limited... Read More about Understanding and Modelling the Effect of Dissolved Metals on Solvent Degradation in Post Combustion CO2 Capture Based on Pilot Plant Experience.

A three-electrode integrated photo-supercapacitor utilizing graphene-based intermediate bifunctional electrode (2017)
Journal Article
Lau, S., Lim, H. N., Ravoof, T., Yaacob, M., Grant, D., Mackenzie, R., …Huang, N. M. (2017). A three-electrode integrated photo-supercapacitor utilizing graphene-based intermediate bifunctional electrode. Electrochimica Acta, 238, 178-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.003

A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) employing a compact and mesoporous titania (TiO2) film as the anode was integrated with a symmetrical supercapacitor utilizing polypyrrole/reduced graphene oxide (PPy/rGO) electrodes to form a photo-supercapacitor.... Read More about A three-electrode integrated photo-supercapacitor utilizing graphene-based intermediate bifunctional electrode.

Navigation by GPS-based systems: engagement with/disengagement from the place and the respective role of urban design (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Ahmadpoor, N., & Heath, T. (2017). Navigation by GPS-based systems: engagement with/disengagement from the place and the respective role of urban design. In A. Karandinou (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference ‘Between Data and Senses: Architecture, Neuroscience and the Digital World (25-26)

The physical environment has started to be taken into consideration in mobile human– computer interaction more and more in order to bring humans and computers closer together. These studies focus on merging the aspects of actual situations in real wo... Read More about Navigation by GPS-based systems: engagement with/disengagement from the place and the respective role of urban design.

Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach (2017)
Book Chapter
Dunwell, I., Condon, L. A., Bul, K. C., Lang, A. R., Atkinson, S., Coulson, N. S., & Collins, E. (2017). Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach. In Serious Games and Edutainment Applications (323-348). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51645-5_15

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Long-term health risks associated with unhealthy lifestyles present a significant current and future burden for healthcare providers. Adolescence represents a critical time for intervention, as habits form... Read More about Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach.

Analysis of a Dual-Rotor, Toroidal-Winding, Axial-Flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine (2017)
Journal Article
Zou, T., Li, D., Qu, R., Li, J., & Jiang, D. (2017). Analysis of a Dual-Rotor, Toroidal-Winding, Axial-Flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 53(3), 1920-1930. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2017.2657493

In this paper, a vernier permanent magnet (VPM) machine with dual-rotor toroidal-winding axial-flux topology is analyzed. Through the combination of toroidal windings with the rotor-stator-rotor topology, the end winding length of the proposed machin... Read More about Analysis of a Dual-Rotor, Toroidal-Winding, Axial-Flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine.