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Adaptive Stabilization of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Based DC Electrical Power System in More Electric Aircraft (2021)
Journal Article
Suyapan, A., Areerak, K., Bozhko, S., Yeoh, S. S., & Areerak, K. (2021). Adaptive Stabilization of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Based DC Electrical Power System in More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 7(4), 2965-2975. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2021.3081161

Most loads of electrical power systems on a more electric aircraft (MEA) are regulated power converters. These loads behave as constant power loads (CPLs) that can significantly affect system stability. The system will become unstable and will be una... Read More about Adaptive Stabilization of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Based DC Electrical Power System in More Electric Aircraft.

TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, B. L., Clifford, M. J., & Jewitt, S. (2021). TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program. Energies, 14(10), Article 2891. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14102891

Set against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7, and the need to increase biomass Improved Cookstove (ICS) adoption and sustained use across the globe, this paper presents an evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s (PAN) Results Based Fi... Read More about TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program.

Magneto-mechanical Design and Development of a Coaxial Magnetic Coupling with Optimization of Torque to Mass Ratio (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Tweedy, O., Akcay, Y., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2021). Magneto-mechanical Design and Development of a Coaxial Magnetic Coupling with Optimization of Torque to Mass Ratio. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMDC47953.2021.9449544

This work covers the design and analysis of a coaxial magnetic coupling with the aim to optimize the torque to mass ratio. Magnetic couplings provide several unique benefits over standard mechanical couplings that are made possible via magnetic torqu... Read More about Magneto-mechanical Design and Development of a Coaxial Magnetic Coupling with Optimization of Torque to Mass Ratio.

Mechanisms of umami taste perception: From molecular level to brain imaging (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, B., Eldeghaidy, S., Ayed, C., Fisk, I. D., Hewson, L., & Liu, Y. (2022). Mechanisms of umami taste perception: From molecular level to brain imaging. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 62(25), 7015-7024. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1909532

Due to unique characteristics, umami substances have gained much attention in the food industry during the past decade as potential replacers to sodium or fat to increase food palatability. Umami is not only known to increase appetite, but also to in... Read More about Mechanisms of umami taste perception: From molecular level to brain imaging.

Understanding the current market enablers for Nepal’s biomass cookstove industry (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, B. L., Jewitt, S., Clifford, M. J., & Hewitt, J. (2022). Understanding the current market enablers for Nepal’s biomass cookstove industry. Development in Practice, 32(1), 52-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2021.1893659

This paper applies the market map tool to the Nepalese biomass cookstove market highlighting existing weaknesses in government policy, cookstove market chains and providing a framework for cookstove interventions that better address the social, econo... Read More about Understanding the current market enablers for Nepal’s biomass cookstove industry.

Alloy design against the solidification cracking in fusion additive manufacturing: an application to a FeCrAl alloy (2021)
Journal Article
Dovgyy, B., Simonelli, M., & Pham, M. S. (2021). Alloy design against the solidification cracking in fusion additive manufacturing: an application to a FeCrAl alloy. Materials Research Letters, 9(8), 350-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2021.1922945

This study developed a design methodology against liquid-state cracking by combining the Scheil–Gulliver solidification simulations and Machine Learning analysis to design alloys for Fusion Additive Manufacturing. Applying this design approach result... Read More about Alloy design against the solidification cracking in fusion additive manufacturing: an application to a FeCrAl alloy.

YAG thermal barrier coatings deposited by suspension and solution precursor thermal spray (2021)
Journal Article
Owoseni, T. A., Rincon Romero, A., Pala, Z., Venturi, F., Lester, E. H., Grant, D. M., & Hussain, T. (2021). YAG thermal barrier coatings deposited by suspension and solution precursor thermal spray. Ceramics International, 47(17), 23803-23813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.05.087

Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) is a promising topcoat material for thermal barrier coatings due to its high temperature stability and better CMAS (calcium-magnesium-alumino-silicate) resistance. YAG topcoats were deposited by suspension and solution... Read More about YAG thermal barrier coatings deposited by suspension and solution precursor thermal spray.

Macro modelling of traffic flow using continuous timed Petri nets (2021)
Journal Article
Ferreira, C., & Neves, L. C. (2021). Macro modelling of traffic flow using continuous timed Petri nets. Transportation Planning and Technology, 44(5), 503-523. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2021.1927304

In this paper, continuous timed Petri nets (CTPN) are used to develop a hybrid traffic model, where the network is modelled as a macroscopic model and calibrated by microscopic models. The concept of CTPN is used to build a modular model, where first... Read More about Macro modelling of traffic flow using continuous timed Petri nets.

Fire safety and emergency evacuation guidelines for intensive care units and operating theatres: for use in the event of fire, flood, power cut, oxygen supply failure, noxious gas, structural collapse or other critical incidents: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the Intensive Care Society (2021)
Journal Article
Kelly, F. E., Bailey, C. R., Aldridge, P., Brennan, P. A., Hardy, R. P., Henrys, P., …Taft, D. (2021). Fire safety and emergency evacuation guidelines for intensive care units and operating theatres: for use in the event of fire, flood, power cut, oxygen supply failure, noxious gas, structural collapse or other critical incidents: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the Intensive Care Society. Anaesthesia, 76(10), 1377-1391. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15511

The need to evacuate an ICU or operating theatre complex during a fire or other emergency is a rare event but one potentially fraught with difficulty: Not only is there a risk that patients may come to harm but also that staff may be injured and unab... Read More about Fire safety and emergency evacuation guidelines for intensive care units and operating theatres: for use in the event of fire, flood, power cut, oxygen supply failure, noxious gas, structural collapse or other critical incidents: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the Intensive Care Society.

Post-fire mechanical response of high strength steels (2021)
Journal Article
Pandey, M., & Young, B. (2021). Post-fire mechanical response of high strength steels. Thin-Walled Structures, 164, Article 107606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2021.107606

A test programme looking into the residual mechanical properties of fire exposed high strength steels (HSS) has been presented in this study. Accurate predictions of the residual mechanical properties of fire exposed structures are necessary to devel... Read More about Post-fire mechanical response of high strength steels.

Residual polymer stabiliser causes anisotropic electrical conductivity during inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles (2021)
Journal Article
Trindade, G. F., Wang, F., Im, J., He, Y., Balogh, A., Scurr, D., …Roberts, C. J. (2021). Residual polymer stabiliser causes anisotropic electrical conductivity during inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles. Communications Materials, 2(1), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00151-0

Inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles allows for design flexibility, rapid processing and enables the 3D printing of functional electronic devices through co-deposition of multiple materials. However, the performance of printed devices, especially t... Read More about Residual polymer stabiliser causes anisotropic electrical conductivity during inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles.

Nucleation of frictional sliding by coalescence of microslip (2021)
Journal Article
Schär, S., Albertini, G., & Kammer, D. S. (2021). Nucleation of frictional sliding by coalescence of microslip. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 225, Article 111059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.111059

The onset of frictional motion is mediated by the dynamic propagation of a rupture front, analogous to a shear crack. The rupture front nucleates quasi-statically in a localized region of the frictional interface and slowly increases in size. When it... Read More about Nucleation of frictional sliding by coalescence of microslip.

Double diaphragm forming simulation using a global-to-local modelling strategy for detailed defect detection in large structures (2021)
Journal Article
Yu, F., Chen, S., Harper, L., & Warrior, N. (2021). Double diaphragm forming simulation using a global-to-local modelling strategy for detailed defect detection in large structures. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 147, Article 106457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106457

A global-to-local modelling strategy is presented based on a sub-modelling approach to predict the formation of macroscale defects in bi-axial non-crimp fabric (NCF) during double diaphragm forming (DDF). A full-scale global simulation is initially p... Read More about Double diaphragm forming simulation using a global-to-local modelling strategy for detailed defect detection in large structures.

Static resistances of cold-formed high strength steel tubular non-90° X-Joints (2021)
Journal Article
Pandey, M., & Young, B. (2021). Static resistances of cold-formed high strength steel tubular non-90° X-Joints. Engineering Structures, 239, Article 112064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112064

This paper presents a test programme to investigate the static joint resistances and load vs deformation behaviour of cold-formed high strength steel (CFHSS) tubular non-90° X-joints. The investigation presented in this study predominantly focused on... Read More about Static resistances of cold-formed high strength steel tubular non-90° X-Joints.

Preparation and characterization of composites using blends of divinylbenzene-based hyperbranched and linear functionalized polymers (2021)
Journal Article
Kabir, S. F., Adlington, K., Parsons, A. J., Irvine, D. J., & Ahmed, I. (2021). Preparation and characterization of composites using blends of divinylbenzene-based hyperbranched and linear functionalized polymers. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 32(8), 3333-3342. https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.5346

In this study, hyperbranched polymers were explored as matrix modifiers to create E-glass fiber (GF) reinforced polymer composites with enhanced mechanical properties. Hyperbranched polymers have lower viscosities than their linear equivalents, poten... Read More about Preparation and characterization of composites using blends of divinylbenzene-based hyperbranched and linear functionalized polymers.

Numerical investigation and design of fully chord supported tubular T-joints (2021)
Journal Article
Pandey, M., Chung, K., & Young, B. (2021). Numerical investigation and design of fully chord supported tubular T-joints. Engineering Structures, 239, Article 112063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112063

A numerical investigation focusing on the design of fully chord supported cold-formed high strength steel (CFHSS) tubular T-joints is presented in this paper. The nominal yield strengths of the tubular members were 900 and 960 MPa. Square, rectangula... Read More about Numerical investigation and design of fully chord supported tubular T-joints.

Educating the mindful design practitioner (2021)
Journal Article
Altay, B., & Porter, N. (2021). Educating the mindful design practitioner. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 41, Article 100842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100842

Mindfulness applications are increasing exponentially across many disciplines. However, mindfulness theory and practice within design pedagogy is relatively scarce. What are the operational concepts and applications of mindfulness for acquiring desig... Read More about Educating the mindful design practitioner.

A comprehensive bibliometric overview: antibiotic resistance and Escherichia coli in natural water (2021)
Journal Article
Şahin, S., Sivri, N., Akpinar, I., Çinçin, Z. B., & Sönmez, V. Z. (2021). A comprehensive bibliometric overview: antibiotic resistance and Escherichia coli in natural water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(25), 32256-32263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14084-1

The environment is the most important reservoir for both resistance mechanisms and gene transfer in biological science studies. This study gives a bibliometric overview of studies of “antibiotic resistance” and “Escherichia coli” in the field of “Agr... Read More about A comprehensive bibliometric overview: antibiotic resistance and Escherichia coli in natural water.

A case study investigation into the risk of fatigue in synchronous flywheel energy stores and ramifications for the design of inertia replacement systems (2021)
Journal Article
Rouse, J., Garvey, S., Cárdenas, B., Hoskin, A., Swinfen-Styles, L., & Xu, W. (2021). A case study investigation into the risk of fatigue in synchronous flywheel energy stores and ramifications for the design of inertia replacement systems. Journal of Energy Storage, 39, Article 102651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.102651

Flywheels are an attractive energy storage solution for many reasons; high turnaround efficiencies, long cycling lives and high “ramp-up” power rates have all been noted in the literature. Novel flywheel based hybrid energy storage systems have also... Read More about A case study investigation into the risk of fatigue in synchronous flywheel energy stores and ramifications for the design of inertia replacement systems.

Inkjet 3D Printing of Polymers Resistant to Fungal Attachment (2021)
Journal Article
He, Y., Vallières, C., Alexander, M. R., Wildman, R. D., & Avery, S. V. (2021). Inkjet 3D Printing of Polymers Resistant to Fungal Attachment. Bio-protocol, 11(9), Article e4016. https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.4016

Inkjet 3D printing is an additive manufacturing method that allows the user to produce a small batch of customized devices for comparative study versus commercial products. Here, we describe the use of a commercial 2D ink development system (Dimatix... Read More about Inkjet 3D Printing of Polymers Resistant to Fungal Attachment.