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Investigation of the effect of forming parameters in incremental sheet forming using a micromechanics based damage model (2018)
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Gatea, S., Lu, B., Chen, J., Ou, H., & McCartney, G. (2019). Investigation of the effect of forming parameters in incremental sheet forming using a micromechanics based damage model. International Journal of Material Forming, 12(4), 553–574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-018-1434-3

The incremental sheet forming (ISF) process is considered as a feasible solution for forming a variety of small batch and even customised sheet components. The quality of an ISF product is affected by various process parameters, e.g. sheet material,... Read More about Investigation of the effect of forming parameters in incremental sheet forming using a micromechanics based damage model.

Simulation of interaction between a freely moving solid particle and a freely moving liquid droplet by lattice Boltzmann method (2018)
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Yang, B., & Chen, S. (2018). Simulation of interaction between a freely moving solid particle and a freely moving liquid droplet by lattice Boltzmann method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 127, 474-484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.06.112

Solid particles and liquid droplets widely coexist in many industrial processes. Particle-droplet interactions critically influence the dynamics of those processes. In this study, the interactions between a freely moving solid particle and a freely m... Read More about Simulation of interaction between a freely moving solid particle and a freely moving liquid droplet by lattice Boltzmann method.

Wet steam measurement techniques (2018)
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Walker, D., Barham, S., Giddings, D., & Dimitrakis, G. (2019). Wet steam measurement techniques. Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 35(5), 627-648. https://doi.org/10.1515/revce-2017-0078

In recent years a greater need for power station efficiency has become evident; improving turbine blade efficiency is one of the methods proposed. This efficiency relies upon the wetness of the steam that comes into contact with the blades of the low... Read More about Wet steam measurement techniques.

Formation of hollow carbon nanoshells from thiol stabilised silver nanoparticles via heat treatment (2018)
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Watts, J. A., Fay, M. W., Rance, G. A., Brown, P. D., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2018). Formation of hollow carbon nanoshells from thiol stabilised silver nanoparticles via heat treatment. Carbon, 139, 538-544. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2018.06.074

Uniform, less 10?nm sized, hollow carbon nano-shells (HCNS) have been prepared via a single-step, thermal treatment of alkanethiol stabilised Ag nanoparticles (TS-AgNP). Direct evidence for the formation of spherical HCNS from TS-AgNP is provided by... Read More about Formation of hollow carbon nanoshells from thiol stabilised silver nanoparticles via heat treatment.

Analytical solution and experimental study of effective Young’s modulus of SLM-fabricated lattice structure with triangular unit cells (2018)
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Niu, J., Choo, H. L., Sun, W., & Mok, S. H. (2018). Analytical solution and experimental study of effective Young’s modulus of SLM-fabricated lattice structure with triangular unit cells. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 140(9), Article 091008. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040159

Research on materials, design, processing, and manufacturability of parts produced by additive manufacturing (AM) has been investigated significantly in the past. However, limited research on tensile behavior of cellular lattice structures by AM was... Read More about Analytical solution and experimental study of effective Young’s modulus of SLM-fabricated lattice structure with triangular unit cells.

Comparative nanostructure analysis of gasoline turbocharged direct injection and diesel soot-in-oil with carbon black (2018)
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Pfau, S., La Roca, A., Haffner-Staton, E., Rance, G., Fay, M., Brough, R., & Malizia, S. (2018). Comparative nanostructure analysis of gasoline turbocharged direct injection and diesel soot-in-oil with carbon black. Carbon, 139, 342-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.06.050

Two gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) and two diesel soot-in-oil samples were compared with one flame-generated soot sample. High resolution transmission electron microscopy imaging was employed for the initial qualitative assessment of t... Read More about Comparative nanostructure analysis of gasoline turbocharged direct injection and diesel soot-in-oil with carbon black.

Comparing life cycle energy and global warming potential of carbon fibre composite recycling technologies and waste management options (2018)
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Meng, F., Olivetti, E. A., Zhao, Y., Chang, J. C., Pickering, S. J., & McKechnie, J. (in press). Comparing life cycle energy and global warming potential of carbon fibre composite recycling technologies and waste management options. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01026

Carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) are used in increasing quantities as they have some of the best properties in terms of specific strength and stiffness of any widely available material. By 2020, annual global CFRP production is expected to be... Read More about Comparing life cycle energy and global warming potential of carbon fibre composite recycling technologies and waste management options.

Wave interaction with defects in pressurised composite structures (2018)
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Apalowo, R., Chronopoulos, D., & Tanner, G. (2018). Wave interaction with defects in pressurised composite structures. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 37, Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-018-0501-5

There exists a great variety of structural failure modes which must be frequently inspected to ensure continuous structural integrity of composite structures. This work presents a Finite Element (FE) based method for calculating wave interaction with... Read More about Wave interaction with defects in pressurised composite structures.

Investigation of short-term creep deformation mechanisms in MarBN steel at elevated temperatures (2018)
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Benaarbia, A., Xu, X., Sun, W., Becker, A., & Jepson, M. (2018). Investigation of short-term creep deformation mechanisms in MarBN steel at elevated temperatures. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 734, 491-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.06.063

This paper reports the short-term creep behavior at elevated temperatures of a MarBN steel variant. Creep tests were performed at 3 different temperatures (625oC, 650oC and 675oC) with applied stresses ranging from 160 MPa to 300 MPa, and failure tim... Read More about Investigation of short-term creep deformation mechanisms in MarBN steel at elevated temperatures.

Design of power, propulsion, and thermal sub-systems for a 3U CubeSat measuring Earth’s radiation imbalance (2018)
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Claricoats, J., & Dakka, S. M. (2018). Design of power, propulsion, and thermal sub-systems for a 3U CubeSat measuring Earth’s radiation imbalance. Aerospace, 5(2), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace5020063

The paper presents the development of the power, propulsion, and thermal systems for a 3U CubeSat orbiting Earth at a radius of 600 km measuring the radiation imbalance using the RAVAN (Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned NanoTubes) payloa... Read More about Design of power, propulsion, and thermal sub-systems for a 3U CubeSat measuring Earth’s radiation imbalance.

Deformation and fracture characteristics of Al6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite sheets due to heat treatments (2018)
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Gatea, S., Ou, H., & McCartney, G. (2018). Deformation and fracture characteristics of Al6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite sheets due to heat treatments. Materials Characterization, 142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.05.050

In metal matrix composite (MMC) materials, the reaction between the metal matrix and reinforcement particles could change the composition of the matrix and the interface and lead to interfacial compounds. These intermetallic compounds may have either... Read More about Deformation and fracture characteristics of Al6092/SiC/17.5p metal matrix composite sheets due to heat treatments.

Output feedback control of flow separation over an aerofoil using plasma actuators (2018)
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Broglia, R., Choi, K., Houston, P., Pasquale, L., & Zanchetta, P. (2018). Output feedback control of flow separation over an aerofoil using plasma actuators. International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, 15(6),

We address the problem of controlling the unsteady flow separation over an aerofoil, using plasma actuators. Despite the complexity of the dynamics of interest, we show how the problem of controlling flow separation can be formulated as a simple set... Read More about Output feedback control of flow separation over an aerofoil using plasma actuators.

Process parameter optimisation of laser clad iron based alloy: Predictive models of deposition efficiency, porosity and dilution (2018)
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Reddy, L., Preston, S. P., Shipway, P., Davis, C., & Hussain, T. (2018). Process parameter optimisation of laser clad iron based alloy: Predictive models of deposition efficiency, porosity and dilution. Surface and Coatings Technology, 349, 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.05.054

As a candidate coating material for heat-exchanger surfaces in commercial power generation boiler, an amorphous/glass forming Fe-Cr-B alloy NanoSteel SHS 7170 was deposited by a 2 kW fibre laser onto a boiler grade steel substrate (15Mo3). A comprehe... Read More about Process parameter optimisation of laser clad iron based alloy: Predictive models of deposition efficiency, porosity and dilution.

GA based adaptive singularity-robust path planning of space robot for on-orbit detection (2018)
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Wu, J., Bin, D., Feng, X., Wen, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2018). GA based adaptive singularity-robust path planning of space robot for on-orbit detection. Complexity, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3702916

As a new on-orbit detection platform, the space robot could ensure stable and reliable operation of spacecraft in complex space environments. The tracking accuracy of the space manipulator end-effector is crucial to the detection precision. In this p... Read More about GA based adaptive singularity-robust path planning of space robot for on-orbit detection.

Mechanical behavior optimization of chitosan extracted from shrimp shells as a sustainable material for shopping bags (2018)
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D’Angelo, G., Elhussieny, A., Faisal, M., Fahim, I., & Everitt, N. M. (2018). Mechanical behavior optimization of chitosan extracted from shrimp shells as a sustainable material for shopping bags. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 9(2), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb9020037

The use of biodegradable materials for shopping bag production, and other products made from plastics, has recently been an object of intense research—with the aim of reducing the environmental burdens given by conventional materials. Chitosan is a p... Read More about Mechanical behavior optimization of chitosan extracted from shrimp shells as a sustainable material for shopping bags.

Small launch platforms for micro-satellites (2018)
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Cappelletti, C., Battistini, S., & Graziani, F. (2018). Small launch platforms for micro-satellites. Advances in Space Research, 62(12), 3298-3304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2018.05.004

The number of small satellites launched into orbit has enormously increased in the last twenty years. The introduction of new standards of micro-satellites has multiplied the launch demand around the world. Nevertheless, not all the missions can easi... Read More about Small launch platforms for micro-satellites.

A self-calibration rotational stitching method for precision measurement of revolving surfaces (2018)
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Liu, M., Cheung, C., Feng, X., Wang, C., & Leach, R. (in press). A self-calibration rotational stitching method for precision measurement of revolving surfaces. Precision Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2018.05.002

When measuring revolving objects, it is often desired to obtain not only the geometrical form of the workpiece, but also the topography of the surface, as they both affect the performance of the part. However, holistic measurement of the entire three... Read More about A self-calibration rotational stitching method for precision measurement of revolving surfaces.

Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings (2018)
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Bai, M., Kazi, H., Zhang, X., Liu, J., & Hussain, T. (2018). Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings. Nature, 8, Article 6973. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25375-y

This study has presented an efficient coating method, namely suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal spraying, to produce large super-hydrophobic ceramic surfaces with a unique micro- and nano-scale hierarchical structures to mimic natural... Read More about Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings.