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Comprehensive inter-fibre failure analysis and failure criteria comparison for composite materials using micromechanical modelling under biaxial loading (2023)
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Wan, L., Ullah, Z., Yang, D., & Falzon, B. G. (2023). Comprehensive inter-fibre failure analysis and failure criteria comparison for composite materials using micromechanical modelling under biaxial loading. Journal of Composite Materials, 57(18), 2919-2932. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983231176609

Inter-fibre failure analysis of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, under biaxial loading conditions, has been a longstanding challenge and is addressed in this study. Biaxial failure analysis of IM7/8552 CFRP unidirectional (UD) compo... Read More about Comprehensive inter-fibre failure analysis and failure criteria comparison for composite materials using micromechanical modelling under biaxial loading.

China's green data center development:Policies and carbon reduction technology path (2023)
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Li, G., Sun, Z., Wang, Q., Wang, S., Huang, K., Zhao, N., Di, Y., Zhao, X., & Zhu, Z. (2023). China's green data center development:Policies and carbon reduction technology path. Environmental Research, 231, 116248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116248

Data center is a very important infrastructure to support the development of information technology, and its development and increment are very remarkable. However, with the rapid and large-scale development of data centers, the problem of energy con... Read More about China's green data center development:Policies and carbon reduction technology path.

Effects of heat treatments on the microstructure and tensile properties of IN738 superalloy with high carbon content fabricated via laser powder bed fusion (2023)
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Zhou, W., Tian, Y., Wei, D., Tan, Q., Kong, D., Luo, H., Huang, W., Zhu, G., Shu, D., Mi, J., & Sun, B. (2023). Effects of heat treatments on the microstructure and tensile properties of IN738 superalloy with high carbon content fabricated via laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 953, 170110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.170110

Heat treatment is a key process governing the final microstructure and mechanical properties of precipitation-hardened superalloys. However, traditional heat treatments are typically designed for cast or wrought superalloys. Therefore, this study inv... Read More about Effects of heat treatments on the microstructure and tensile properties of IN738 superalloy with high carbon content fabricated via laser powder bed fusion.

Quantifying microcracks on fractured bone surfaces – Potential use in forensic anthropology (2023)
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Walden, S. J., Rowe, W., Mulville, J., Evans, S. L., & Zioupos, P. (2023). Quantifying microcracks on fractured bone surfaces – Potential use in forensic anthropology. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 142, 105824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105824

Bone fracture surface morphology (FSM) can provide valuable information on the cause of failure in forensic and archaeological applications and it depends primarily on three factors, the loading conditions (like strain rate), the ambient conditions (... Read More about Quantifying microcracks on fractured bone surfaces – Potential use in forensic anthropology.

Annual analysis of the photovoltaic direct-expansion heat pump assisted by double condensing equipment for secondary power generation (2023)
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Song, Z., Ji, J., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Li, J., & Zhao, X. (2023). Annual analysis of the photovoltaic direct-expansion heat pump assisted by double condensing equipment for secondary power generation. Renewable energy, 209, 169-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.059

Thermoelectric generation (TEG) converts heat directly into electricity based on temperature difference. Many studies on combining TEG with photovoltaics to convert waste heat into electricity to increase overall power generation have been conducted.... Read More about Annual analysis of the photovoltaic direct-expansion heat pump assisted by double condensing equipment for secondary power generation.

Relationship between stair ascent gait speed, bone density and gait characteristics of postmenopausal women (2023)
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Dostan, A., Dobson, C. A., & Vanicek, N. (2023). Relationship between stair ascent gait speed, bone density and gait characteristics of postmenopausal women. PLoS ONE, 18(3), e0283333. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283333

Stair ascent is a biomechanically challenging task for older women. Bone health may affect gait stability during stair walking. This study investigated the gait biomechanics associated with stair ascent in a group of postmenopausal women in relation... Read More about Relationship between stair ascent gait speed, bone density and gait characteristics of postmenopausal women.

Evaluation of Mathematical Models for CO2 Frost Formation in a Cryogenic Moving Bed (2023)
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Cann, D., & Font-Palma, C. (2023). Evaluation of Mathematical Models for CO2 Frost Formation in a Cryogenic Moving Bed. Energies, 16(5), 2314. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052314

Moving bed heat exchangers (MBHE)s are used in industrial applications including waste heat recovery and the drying of solids. As a result, energy balance models have been developed to simulate the heat transfer between a moving bed and the gas phase... Read More about Evaluation of Mathematical Models for CO2 Frost Formation in a Cryogenic Moving Bed.

Probability embedded failure prediction of unidirectional composites under biaxial loadings combining machine learning and micromechanical modelling (2023)
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Wan, L., Ullah, Z., Yang, D., & Falzon, B. G. (2023). Probability embedded failure prediction of unidirectional composites under biaxial loadings combining machine learning and micromechanical modelling. Composite Structures, 312, 116837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116837

This study presents a data-driven, probability embedded approach for the failure prediction of IM7/8552 unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials under biaxial stress states based on micromechanical modelling and artif... Read More about Probability embedded failure prediction of unidirectional composites under biaxial loadings combining machine learning and micromechanical modelling.

Experimental Evaluation of Continuous In-Situ Biomethanation of CO2 in Anaerobic Digesters Fed on Sewage Sludge and Food Waste and the Influence of Hydrogen Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer (2023)
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Poggio, D., Sastraatmaja, A., Walker, M., Michailos, S., Nimmo, W., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Experimental Evaluation of Continuous In-Situ Biomethanation of CO2 in Anaerobic Digesters Fed on Sewage Sludge and Food Waste and the Influence of Hydrogen Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer. Processes, 11(2), 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11020604

In-situ biomethanation combines conventional biogas production from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic matter with the addition of hydrogen to produce a higher quality biomethane gas. However, challenges surrounding its performance and control c... Read More about Experimental Evaluation of Continuous In-Situ Biomethanation of CO2 in Anaerobic Digesters Fed on Sewage Sludge and Food Waste and the Influence of Hydrogen Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer.

Masticatory biomechanics of red and grey squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris and Sciurus carolinensis) modelled with multibody dynamics analysis (2023)
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Cox, P. G., & Watson, P. J. (2023). Masticatory biomechanics of red and grey squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris and Sciurus carolinensis) modelled with multibody dynamics analysis. Royal Society Open Science, 10(2), 220587. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220587

The process of feeding in mammals is achieved by moving the mandible relative to the cranium to bring the teeth into and out of occlusion. This process is especially complex in rodents which have a highly specialized configuration of jaw adductor mus... Read More about Masticatory biomechanics of red and grey squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris and Sciurus carolinensis) modelled with multibody dynamics analysis.