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Comparative study and optimal design of alternative PM configuration transverse flux linear machine (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Zhu, S., Cox, T., Gerada, C., & Xu, Z. (in press). Comparative study and optimal design of alternative PM configuration transverse flux linear machine.

This paper presents the comparative study and optimal design of a transverse flux linear machine with different PM configurations, viz. surface-mounted and consequent-pole, in which the consequent-pole version is firstly proposed. Firstly, the effect... Read More about Comparative study and optimal design of alternative PM configuration transverse flux linear machine.

Holistic electrical machine optimization for system integration (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Gerada, D., Golovanov, D., Xu, Z., Papini, L., Degano, M., Zhang, H., & Gerada, C. (2017). Holistic electrical machine optimization for system integration. In 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia) (980-985). https://doi.org/10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992174

The power density of electrical machines required for transport applications has become a critical aspect and target of optimization. This paper looks at the development aspects of a multi-domain tool to aid for system-level optimization of electrica... Read More about Holistic electrical machine optimization for system integration.

Continuous Photo-Oxidation in a Vortex Reactor: Efficient Operations Using Air Drawn from the Laboratory (2017)
Journal Article
Lee, D. S., Amara, Z., Clark, C. A., Xu, Z., Kakimpa, B., Morvan, H. P., …George, M. W. (2017). Continuous Photo-Oxidation in a Vortex Reactor: Efficient Operations Using Air Drawn from the Laboratory. Organic Process Research and Development, 21(7), 1042-1050. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.7b00153

© 2017 American Chemical Society. We report the construction and use of a vortex reactor which uses a rapidly rotating cylinder to generate Taylor vortices for continuous flow thermal and photochemical reactions. The reactor is designed to operate un... Read More about Continuous Photo-Oxidation in a Vortex Reactor: Efficient Operations Using Air Drawn from the Laboratory.

Development of an aircraft wheel actuator for green taxiing (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Galea, M., Pickering, S. J., Tighe, C., XU, Z., Hamiti, T., & Gerada, C. (2014). Development of an aircraft wheel actuator for green taxiing. doi:10.1109/ICELMACH.2014.6960537

In this paper, the design and construction aspects of a wheel actuator to be used for aircraft taxiing on the ground and which will be located in the main landing gear are addressed. The main challenges with the application are the high torque densit... Read More about Development of an aircraft wheel actuator for green taxiing.

Mechanical and thermal management design of a motor for an aircraft wheel actuator (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Xu, Z., Galea, M., Tighe, C., Hamiti, T., Gerada, C., & Pickering, S. (2015). Mechanical and thermal management design of a motor for an aircraft wheel actuator. In 2014 17th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEMS.2014.7014056

A permanent magnet motor is designed as an actuator for taxiing large aircraft in an airport. The motor is attached to the main aircraft wheel to provide a direct drive. A special topology for this machine is developed selected and designed. Due to a... Read More about Mechanical and thermal management design of a motor for an aircraft wheel actuator.