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A quantitative study of solute diffusion field effects on heterogeneous nucleation and the grain size of alloys (2011)
Journal Article
Shu, D., Sun, B., Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2011). A quantitative study of solute diffusion field effects on heterogeneous nucleation and the grain size of alloys. Acta Materialia, 59(5), 2135-2144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2010.12.014

The nucleation ability of inoculating particles inside the solute diffusion zone around growing grains during alloy solidification is studied using a spherical, equiaxed dendritic grain model coupled with a new modified free growth model to predict t... Read More about A quantitative study of solute diffusion field effects on heterogeneous nucleation and the grain size of alloys.

Simulation of vortex sound using the viscous/acoustic splitting approach (2011)
Journal Article
Zheng, T. H., Tang, S. K., & Shen, W. Z. (2011). Simulation of vortex sound using the viscous/acoustic splitting approach. Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, 35(1), 39-56. https://doi.org/10.1139/tcsme-2011-0003

A numerical viscous/acoustic splitting approach for the calculation of an acoustic field is applied to study the sound generation by a pair of spinning vortices and by the unsteady interaction between an inviscid vortex and a finite length flexible b... Read More about Simulation of vortex sound using the viscous/acoustic splitting approach.

Quantum cutting downconversion by cooperative energy transfer from Bi3+ to Yb3+ in Y2O3 phosphor (2010)
Journal Article
Xian-Tao, W., Jiang-Bo, Z., Yong-Hu, C., Min, Y., & Yong, L. (2010). Quantum cutting downconversion by cooperative energy transfer from Bi3+ to Yb3+ in Y2O3 phosphor. Chinese Physics B, 19(7), Article 077804. https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/19/7/077804

Bi3+ and Yb3+ codoped cubic Y2O3 phosphors are prepared by pechini sol–gel method. Strong near-infrared (NIR) emission around 980 nm from Yb3+ (2F5/2 →2 F7/2) is observed under ultraviolet light excitation. A broad excitation band ranging from 320 to... Read More about Quantum cutting downconversion by cooperative energy transfer from Bi3+ to Yb3+ in Y2O3 phosphor.

Functional loading, facial remodelling and the formation of the maxillary sinus and maxillary fossa in Macacca fascicularis and Cercocebus torquatus (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Liu, J., Shi, J., Fitton, L., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. Functional loading, facial remodelling and the formation of the maxillary sinus and maxillary fossa in Macacca fascicularis and Cercocebus torquatus

Why do humans have chins? Testing the mechanical significance of modern human symphyseal morphology with finite element analysis (2010)
Journal Article
Gröning, F., Liu, J., Fagan, M. J., & O'Higgins, P. (2011). Why do humans have chins? Testing the mechanical significance of modern human symphyseal morphology with finite element analysis. American journal of physical anthropology, 144(4), 593-606. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21447

The modern human mandibular symphysis differs from those of all other primates in being vertically orientated and possessing a chin, but the functional significance of this unique morphology is not well understood. Some hypotheses propose that it is... Read More about Why do humans have chins? Testing the mechanical significance of modern human symphyseal morphology with finite element analysis.

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites - Potential for useful life and impact protection (2010)
Journal Article
Fancey, K. (2010). Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites - Potential for useful life and impact protection. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 41(6), 454-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.05.002

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying tension to polymeric fibres, the tensile load being released prior to moulding the fibres into a matrix. Following matrix solidification, compressive stresses i... Read More about Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites - Potential for useful life and impact protection.

Combining geometric morphometrics and functional simulation: an emerging toolkit for virtual functional analyses (2010)
Journal Article
O'Higgins, P., Cobb, S. N., Fitton, L. C., Gröning, F., Phillips, R., Liu, J., & Fagan, M. J. (2011). Combining geometric morphometrics and functional simulation: an emerging toolkit for virtual functional analyses. Journal of anatomy, 218(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01301.x

The development of virtual methods for anatomical reconstruction and functional simulation of skeletal structures offers great promise in evolutionary and ontogenetic investigations of form-function relationships. Key developments reviewed here inclu... Read More about Combining geometric morphometrics and functional simulation: an emerging toolkit for virtual functional analyses.

Numerical study of a M-cycle cross-flow heat exchanger for indirect evaporative cooling (2010)
Journal Article
Zhan, C., Zhao, X., Smith, S., & Riffat, S. B. (2011). Numerical study of a M-cycle cross-flow heat exchanger for indirect evaporative cooling. Building and Environment, 46(3), 657-668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.09.011

Spray forming of bulk ultrafine-grained Al-Fe-Cr-Ti (2010)
Journal Article
Banjongprasert, C., Hogg, S. C., Liotti, E., Kirk, C. A., Thompson, S. P., Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2010). Spray forming of bulk ultrafine-grained Al-Fe-Cr-Ti. Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science, 41(12), 3208-3215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-010-0386-0

An Al-2.7Fe-1.9Cr-1.8Ti alloy has been spray formed in bulk and the microstructure and properties compared with those of similar alloys produced by casting, powder aomization (PA), and mechanical alloying (MA) routes. In PA and MA routes, a nanoscale... Read More about Spray forming of bulk ultrafine-grained Al-Fe-Cr-Ti.

Preliminary trials of in situ ammonia stripping from source segregated domestic food waste digestate using biogas: Effect of temperature and flow rate (2010)
Journal Article
De la Rubia, M. Á., Walker, M., Heaven, S., Banks, C. J., & Borja, R. (2010). Preliminary trials of in situ ammonia stripping from source segregated domestic food waste digestate using biogas: Effect of temperature and flow rate. Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 101(24), 9486-9492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.096

Batch experiments to remove ammonia from food waste digestate were set up, and preliminary runs undertaken. These experiments were based on gas stripping in a heated column reactor; the effects of different temperatures (35, 55 and 70 °C) and gas flo... Read More about Preliminary trials of in situ ammonia stripping from source segregated domestic food waste digestate using biogas: Effect of temperature and flow rate.