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Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Assisted Green Electrochemical Preparation of Silicon from Solid Silica in Calcium Chloride Melt (2021)
Journal Article
Li, G., Chen, G. Z., Qin, Q., Gao, Y., Huang, Z., & He, L. (2021). Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Assisted Green Electrochemical Preparation of Silicon from Solid Silica in Calcium Chloride Melt. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 52, 1708-1715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-021-02138-1

A novel integrated cell with O2-|YSZ|Pt|O2(air) reference and counter electrodes was constructed using a short yttria-stabilized zirconia solid electrolyte (YSZ) tube. Combining with cyclic voltammetry and potentiostatic electrolysis methods, green e... Read More about Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Assisted Green Electrochemical Preparation of Silicon from Solid Silica in Calcium Chloride Melt.

Critical Success Factors for Safety Training in the Construction Industry (2021)
Journal Article
Tezel, A., Dobrucali, E., Demirkesen, S., & Kiral, I. (2021). Critical Success Factors for Safety Training in the Construction Industry. Buildings, 11(4), Article 139. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11040139

Abstract: Construction is a hazardous industry. The project-based nature and fragmentation in the industry lead to change and uncertainty requiring special expertise. To handle those, construction firms must develop strategies and action plans along... Read More about Critical Success Factors for Safety Training in the Construction Industry.

Rheological characterisation of cold bitumen emulsion slurries (2021)
Journal Article
Mignini, C., Lo Presti, D., Airey, G., & Graziani, A. (2021). Rheological characterisation of cold bitumen emulsion slurries. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 22(Sup1), S232-S250. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2021.1906303

The performance of cold bitumen emulsion (CBE) mixtures is strongly linked to an optimised design of the binder blends and mastics. Types and dosages of bitumen, mineral additions and the workability must be characterised and optimised. This study ai... Read More about Rheological characterisation of cold bitumen emulsion slurries.

Novelty and Convergence in Adaptation to Whole Genome Duplication (2021)
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Bohutínská, M., Alston, M., Monnahan, P., Mandáková, T., Bray, S., Paajanen, P., …Yant, L. (2021). Novelty and Convergence in Adaptation to Whole Genome Duplication. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(9), 3910-3924. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab096

Whole genome duplication (WGD) can promote adaptation but is disruptive to conserved processes, especially meiosis. Studies in Arabidopsis arenosa revealed a coordinated evolutionary response to WGD involving interacting proteins controlling meiotic... Read More about Novelty and Convergence in Adaptation to Whole Genome Duplication.

Experimental evaluation of an energy storage system for medium voltage distribution grids enabling solid?state substation functionality (2021)
Journal Article
Klumpner, C., Rashed, M., De, D., Patel, C., & Asher, G. (2021). Experimental evaluation of an energy storage system for medium voltage distribution grids enabling solid?state substation functionality. IET Smart Grid, 4(2), 190-201. https://doi.org/10.1049/stg2.12019

"Smart grids" is a new concept of managing the power transfer in modern grids that will rely not only on the on-line processing of a variety of consumption and generation power data but will also need new hardware to facilitate a flexible and efficie... Read More about Experimental evaluation of an energy storage system for medium voltage distribution grids enabling solid?state substation functionality.

UV-curable silicone materials with tuneable mechanical properties for 3D Printing (2021)
Journal Article
Foerster, A., Annarasa, V., Terry, A., Wildman, R., Hague, R., Irvine, D., …Tuck, C. (2021). UV-curable silicone materials with tuneable mechanical properties for 3D Printing. Materials and Design, Article 109681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109681

In this paper, we present the development of a family of novel, UV-curable, highly flexible, 3D printable silicone-based materials, the mechanical properties of which can be tuned simply by varying the ratio of the polymerisable reagents within the f... Read More about UV-curable silicone materials with tuneable mechanical properties for 3D Printing.

Analysis of the tribological interaction of a polytetrafluoroethylene-lined radial lip oil seal, shaft and lubricant sample (2021)
Journal Article
Shabbir, S., Garvey, S. D., Dakka, S. M., Rothwell, B. C., Su, R., Leach, R., & Weston, N. (2022). Analysis of the tribological interaction of a polytetrafluoroethylene-lined radial lip oil seal, shaft and lubricant sample. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 236(1), 123-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501211005876

To investigate the tribological interaction and wear mechanisms of polytetrafluoroethylene-lined radial lip oil seals in service, a sleeve, seal and lubricant sample taken off a rotating rig are studied. The test was terminated at 72 h, after severe... Read More about Analysis of the tribological interaction of a polytetrafluoroethylene-lined radial lip oil seal, shaft and lubricant sample.

Modelling of a Grade 91 power plant pressurised header weldment under ultra super-critical creep conditions (2021)
Journal Article
Ragab, R., Parker, J., Li, M., Liu, T., & Sun, W. (2021). Modelling of a Grade 91 power plant pressurised header weldment under ultra super-critical creep conditions. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 192, Article 104389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2021.104389

This paper is concerned with the creep-damage modelling of a Grade 91 pressurised header, which was observed to undergo in-service cracking in the weldments. A multi-axial creep damage model of Kachanov type, with a single state damage variable, has... Read More about Modelling of a Grade 91 power plant pressurised header weldment under ultra super-critical creep conditions.

A component model for column face in bending of extended HolloBolt connections (2021)
Journal Article
Mahmood, M., & Tizani, W. (2021). A component model for column face in bending of extended HolloBolt connections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 182, Article 106655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2021.106655

Extended HolloBolt (EHB) is a practical anchored blind bolting system for concrete-filled steel sections. One of the failure modes of EHB connections is the bending of the column face component. Up to date, no analytical model to estimate the strengt... Read More about A component model for column face in bending of extended HolloBolt connections.

Interlaced layer thicknesses within single laser powder bed fusion geometries (2021)
Journal Article
Clare, A., Gullane, A., Hyde, C., Murray, J. W., Sankare, S., & Wits, W. W. (2021). Interlaced layer thicknesses within single laser powder bed fusion geometries. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2021.03.001

The geometrical design freedoms associated with additive manufacturing techniques are currently well exploited and finding commercial application. The capability of layer-based processes to allow modification of composition and microstructure in proc... Read More about Interlaced layer thicknesses within single laser powder bed fusion geometries.

4-MW Class High-Power-Density Generator for Future Hybrid-Electric Aircraft (2021)
Journal Article
Golovanov, D., Gerada, D., Sala, G., Degano, M., Trentin, A., Connor, P. H., …Gerada, C. (2021). 4-MW Class High-Power-Density Generator for Future Hybrid-Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 7(4), 2952-2964. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2021.3068928

This article describes the underpinning research, development, construction, and testing of a 4-MW multithree phase generator designed for a hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion system demonstrator. The aim of the work is to demonstrate gravimetric po... Read More about 4-MW Class High-Power-Density Generator for Future Hybrid-Electric Aircraft.

A hybrid chain-link push-pull series connected (H-CL-P2SC) M2C with DC fault blocking capability (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Kaya, M., Costabeber, A., Watson, A. J., Tardelli, F., & Clare, J. C. (2021). A hybrid chain-link push-pull series connected (H-CL-P2SC) M2C with DC fault blocking capability. In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES). https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDES49360.2020.9379514

This paper introduces a hybrid chain-link push-pull series connected (H-CL-P2SC) modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications, especially for those considering a connection of off-shore wind farms to the grid. On the ac side, each converter pha... Read More about A hybrid chain-link push-pull series connected (H-CL-P2SC) M2C with DC fault blocking capability.

Mechanisms and Product Options of Magnesiothermic Reduction of Silica to Silicon for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Tan, Y., Jiang, T., & Chen, G. Z. (2021). Mechanisms and Product Options of Magnesiothermic Reduction of Silica to Silicon for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications. Frontiers in Energy Research, 9, Article 651386. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.651386

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been one of the most predominant rechargeable power sources due to their high energy/power density and long cycle life. As one of the most promising candidates for the new generation negative electrode materials in L... Read More about Mechanisms and Product Options of Magnesiothermic Reduction of Silica to Silicon for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications.

Voltage Oriented Controller based Vienna Rectifier for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (2021)
Journal Article
Rajendran, G., Vaithilingam, C. A., Misron, N., Naidu, K., & Ahmed, M. R. (2021). Voltage Oriented Controller based Vienna Rectifier for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. IEEE Access, 9, 50798-50809. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3068653

Vienna rectifiers have gained popularity in recent years for AC to DC power conversion for many industrial applications such as welding power supplies, data centers, telecommunication power sources, aircraft systems, and electric vehicle charging sta... Read More about Voltage Oriented Controller based Vienna Rectifier for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects (2021)
Journal Article
Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Mohammed, H. I., Mahdi, J. M., Ghalambaz, M., Gillott, M., Walker, G. S., …Giddings, D. (2021). Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects. International Journal of Energy Research, 45(9), 13380-13396. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6665

A numerical parametric study is presented of a domestic thermal storage heat exchanger to explore the effect of highly localized positive temperature coefficient cylindrical heating elements in a phase change material (PCM) with conductive enhancemen... Read More about Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects.

A Combined Experimental and Computational Study of the Cu/C (sp2) Interface (2021)
Journal Article
You, X., Bao, R., Zhang, L., Huang, X., Yi, J., Hou, X., & Ling, S. (2021). A Combined Experimental and Computational Study of the Cu/C (sp2) Interface. Carbon Trends, 4, Article 100046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cartre.2021.100046

Interface optimization is the most important and eternal research issue in preparation of the metal matrix composites (MMCs). For nano sp2-carbon material (NSCM)/metal composites, interfacial precipitates are usually formed intentionally or unintenti... Read More about A Combined Experimental and Computational Study of the Cu/C (sp2) Interface.

A novel trench fibre push-out method to evaluate interfacial failure in long fibre composites (2021)
Journal Article
De Meyere, R. M., Song, K., Gale, L., Harris, S., Edmonds, I. M., Marrow, T. J., …Gavaldà-Diaz, O. (2021). A novel trench fibre push-out method to evaluate interfacial failure in long fibre composites. Journal of Materials Research, 36(11), 2305-2314. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00153-1

Traditional fibre push-outs for the evaluation of interfacial properties in long fibre ceramic matrix composites present their limitations—solutions for which are addressed in this work by introducing the novel trench push-out test. The trench push-o... Read More about A novel trench fibre push-out method to evaluate interfacial failure in long fibre composites.

Predictive Torque and Flux Control of an Induction Machine Fed by a Voltage Source Inverter (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Riveros, J., Rodriguez, C., Wheeler, P., & Rohten, J. (2021). Predictive Torque and Flux Control of an Induction Machine Fed by a Voltage Source Inverter. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIV Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA). https://doi.org/10.1109/icaacca51523.2021.9465179

Model predictive control strategies have recently emerged as a viable alternative for the control of power electronic converters in a range of applications. In this paper a new model predictive control technique for both the ux and torque of an induc... Read More about Predictive Torque and Flux Control of an Induction Machine Fed by a Voltage Source Inverter.

A Study of Cost Function Selection in Model Predictive Control Applications (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Rojas, D., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Zanchetta, P., Mirzaeva, G., & Rohten, J. (2021). A Study of Cost Function Selection in Model Predictive Control Applications. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/XXIV Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA). https://doi.org/10.1109/icaacca51523.2021.9465326

The cost function selection is considered one of the most relevant aspects for the implementation of Model Predictive Control strategies. In this paper a study of the most common cost functions used for the control of a two level voltage source inver... Read More about A Study of Cost Function Selection in Model Predictive Control Applications.

An Overview of Solar Energy in Chile (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2021). An Overview of Solar Energy in Chile. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icaacca51523.2021.9465256

This paper shows the installed power capacity of conventional and non-conventional renewable energy in the electrical system networks found in Chile, as well as the evolution of the photovoltaic solar capacity installed from 2015 until the present da... Read More about An Overview of Solar Energy in Chile.