Plasma electrolytic oxidation thermal barrier coating for reduced heat losses in IC engines (2021)
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Hegab, A., Dahuwa, K., Islam, R., Cairns, A., Khurana, A., Shrestha, S., & Francis, R. (2021). Plasma electrolytic oxidation thermal barrier coating for reduced heat losses in IC engines. Applied Thermal Engineering, 196, Article 117316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117316

The work involved the development and on-engine testing of a new “thermo-swing” barrier coating for reduced wall heat transfer and increased thermal efficiency in future diesel engines utilizing aluminium alloy pistons. Such swing coatings, of low th... Read More about Plasma electrolytic oxidation thermal barrier coating for reduced heat losses in IC engines.

Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information (2019)
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Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Chiachío, J., Chiachío, M., Chronopoulos, D., & Jones, A. (2020). Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 135, Article 106377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2019.106377

Condition-based maintenance critically relies on efficient and reliable structural health monitoring systems, where the number, position and type of sensors are determined according to rational and principled criteria. This paper proposes the use of... Read More about Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information.

A continuum damage model for transverse cracking in UD composites of linear viscoelastic behaviour (2019)
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Xu, F., Jones, I. A., & Li, S. (2019). A continuum damage model for transverse cracking in UD composites of linear viscoelastic behaviour. Composite Structures, 225, Article 110812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.03.084

A damage model for linear viscoelastic unidirectional (UD) composites undergoing transverse matrix cracking is proposed. The damage representation for the corresponding elastic UD composite with an array of dispersed matrix cracks was derived from Li... Read More about A continuum damage model for transverse cracking in UD composites of linear viscoelastic behaviour.

Operational vibration shape measurement of piezoceramic disc actuator using digital image correlation vibrometry with a single reference signal (2018)
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Jones, I., Jabbal, M., & Buss, T. (2018). Operational vibration shape measurement of piezoceramic disc actuator using digital image correlation vibrometry with a single reference signal. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1106, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1106/1/012032

© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. This paper describes the enhancement and application of a digital image correlation (DIC) vibrometry method which avoids the need for high speed cameras. The underlying technique, described earlier by... Read More about Operational vibration shape measurement of piezoceramic disc actuator using digital image correlation vibrometry with a single reference signal.

Small punch creep property evaluation by finite element of Kocks-Mecking-Estrin model for P91 at elevated temperature (2018)
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Al-Abedy, H., Jones, I., & Sun, W. (2018). Small punch creep property evaluation by finite element of Kocks-Mecking-Estrin model for P91 at elevated temperature. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 98, 244-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2018.10.006

Small punch creep testing (SPCT) of thin disc specimens can be considered as a useful technique for determination of creep properties of exposed components of power generation and other thermal structures. Large viscoplastic strain in materials leads... Read More about Small punch creep property evaluation by finite element of Kocks-Mecking-Estrin model for P91 at elevated temperature.

Lamb wave-based damage indicator for plate-like structures (2018)
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Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Chiachío-Ruano, J., Chiachío-Ruano, M., Etxaniz, J., Aranguren, G., Jones, A., Essa, Y., & Martin De La Escalera, F. (2018). Lamb wave-based damage indicator for plate-like structures. European Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society, 4(1),

Structural health monitoring based on ultrasonics typically involves complex data analysis. Ultrasound monitoring based on Lamb waves techniques are extensively used nowadays due to their efficiency in exploring large areas with relatively small atte... Read More about Lamb wave-based damage indicator for plate-like structures.

Electrolyte multiplexing in electrochemical jet processing (2018)
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Mitchell-Smith, J., Speidel, A., Bisterov, I., & Clare, A. T. (2018). Electrolyte multiplexing in electrochemical jet processing. Procedia CIRP, 68, 483-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.12.088

Electrolyte design for electrochemical jet processing (EJP) techniques can directly affect form and finish of machined structures.
A newly developed, industrially focused, EJP machining centre was designed to incorporate complete control of all rele... Read More about Electrolyte multiplexing in electrochemical jet processing.