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A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Eskin, D., Mi, J., Wang, C., Koe, B., King, A., …Connolley, T. (2017). A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing. Acta Materialia, 141, 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.09.010

Using synchrotron X-ray high speed radiography, the fragmentation and refinement of pre-existing primary Al2Cu intermetallic dendrites induced by ultrasonic melt processing in a hypereutectic Al-35% Cu alloy were studied in-situ and in real time. The... Read More about A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing.

Design of Cognitive Radio Database using Terrain Maps and Validated Propagation Models (2017)
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Fanan, A. M., Riley, N., & Mehdawi, M. (2017). Design of Cognitive Radio Database using Terrain Maps and Validated Propagation Models. Advances in science, technology and engineering systems journal, 2(6), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.25046/aj020602

Cognitive Radio (CR) encompasses a number of technologies which enable adaptive self-programing of systems at different levels to provide more effective use of the increasingly congested radio spectrum. CRs have potential to use spectrum allocated to... Read More about Design of Cognitive Radio Database using Terrain Maps and Validated Propagation Models.

Evaluation of a micro gas turbine with post-combustion CO2 capture for exhaust gas recirculation potential with two experimentally validated models (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Somehsaraei, H. N., Ali, U., Font-Palma, C., Majoumerd, M. M., Akram, M., Pourkashanian, M., & Assadi, M. (2017). Evaluation of a micro gas turbine with post-combustion CO2 capture for exhaust gas recirculation potential with two experimentally validated models. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2017). Volume 3: Coal, Biomass & Alternative Fuels; Cycle Innovations; Electric Power; Industrial & Cogeneration; Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2017-63551

The growing global energy demand is facing concerns raised by increasing greenhouse gas emissions, predominantly CO2. Despite substantial progress in the field of renewable energy in recent years, quick balancing responses and back-up services are st... Read More about Evaluation of a micro gas turbine with post-combustion CO2 capture for exhaust gas recirculation potential with two experimentally validated models.

Nonlinear Modeling and Verification of a Heaving Point Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion (2017)
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Guo, B., Patton, R., Jin, S., Gilbert, J., & Parsons, D. (2017). Nonlinear Modeling and Verification of a Heaving Point Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 9(1), 453-461. https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2017.2741341

Although the heaving Point Absorber (PA) concept is well known in wave energy conversion research, few studies focus on appropriate modelling of non-linear fluid viscous and mechanical friction dynamics. Even though these concepts are known to have n... Read More about Nonlinear Modeling and Verification of a Heaving Point Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion.

An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2017)
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Ge, C., Wang, B., & Fancey, K. S. (2017). An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Materials Today Communications, 12, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2017.07.001

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying tensile creep to polymeric fibres, the creep load being removed before the fibres are moulded into a resin matrix. Following matrix curing, the viscoelastically... Read More about An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers (2017)
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Wang, J., Rubini, P., & Qin, Q. (2017). Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 127, 324-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.07.003

Perforated panel, or plate, absorbers are commonly employed to reduce sound pressure levels across a broad range of applications including the built environment, industrial installations and propulsion devices. The acoustic performance of a perforate... Read More about Application of a porous media model for the acoustic damping of perforated plate absorbers.

Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler (2017)
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Xu, P., Ma, X., Zhao, X., & Fancey, K. (2017). Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler. Applied energy, 203, 761-777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.095

This paper presents an experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler which, by employing a super performance wet material layer, innovative heat and mass exchanger and intermittent water supply scheme, has achieved a signific... Read More about Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler.

Developing a multivariate model for predicting the noise annoyance responses due to combined water sound and road traffic noise exposure (2017)
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Leung, T. M., Chau, C. K., Tang, S. K., & Xu, J. M. (2017). Developing a multivariate model for predicting the noise annoyance responses due to combined water sound and road traffic noise exposure. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 127, 284-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.06.020

People in an urban environment are exposed to different types of natural and man-made sounds. Human sound perceptions due to exposure to a single noise source, in particular road traffic and aircraft noises, have been investigated for a long time. Ho... Read More about Developing a multivariate model for predicting the noise annoyance responses due to combined water sound and road traffic noise exposure.

Comparative potential of natural gas, coal and biomass fired power plant with post - combustion CO2 capture and compression (2017)
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Ali, U., Font-Palma, C., Akram, M., Agbonghae, E. O., Ingham, D. B., & Pourkashanian, M. (2017). Comparative potential of natural gas, coal and biomass fired power plant with post - combustion CO2 capture and compression. International journal of greenhouse gas control, 63, 184-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.05.022

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The application of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon neutral techniques should be adopted to reduce the CO2 emissions from power generation systems. These environmental concerns have renewed interest towards the use of b... Read More about Comparative potential of natural gas, coal and biomass fired power plant with post - combustion CO2 capture and compression.

Influence of ultrasonic treatment on formation of primary Al3Zr in Al–0.4Zr alloy (2017)
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WANG, F., ESKIN, D., CONNOLLEY, T., & MI, J. W. (2017). Influence of ultrasonic treatment on formation of primary Al3Zr in Al–0.4Zr alloy. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 27(5), 977-985. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1003-6326%2817%2960115-8

© 2017 The Nonferrous Metals Society of China The effect of ultrasonic treatment on the formation of primary Al3Zr was investigated by applying ultrasound to an Al–0.4Zr alloy. Three temperature ranges were selected, i.e., 830 to 790 °C (above liquid... Read More about Influence of ultrasonic treatment on formation of primary Al3Zr in Al–0.4Zr alloy.

Modelling human skull growth: a validated computational model (2017)
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Libby, J., Marghoub, A., Johnson, D., Khonsari, R. H., Fagan, M. J., & Moazen, M. (2017). Modelling human skull growth: a validated computational model. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 14(130), 20170202. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0202

© 2017 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. During the first year of life, the brain grows rapidly and the neurocranium increases to about 65% of its adult size. Our understanding of the relationship between the biomecha... Read More about Modelling human skull growth: a validated computational model.

Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation (2017)
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Lan, J., Patton, R. J., & Zhu, X. (2017). Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation. IET Control Theory and Applications, 11(14), 2232-2241. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cta.2016.1602

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2017. This study proposes a fault estimation (FE)-based fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy to maintain system reliability and achieve desirable control performance for a 3-DOF helicopter system with... Read More about Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation.

Micro-encapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries: characterization and building applications (2017)
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Qiu, Z., Ma, X., Li, P., Zhao, X., & Wright, A. (2017). Micro-encapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries: characterization and building applications. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 77, 246-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.001

© 2017 Micro-encapsulated Phase Change Material (MPCM) slurries, acting as the heat transfer fluids or thermal storage mediums, have gained applications in various building thermal energy systems, significantly enhancing their energy efficiency and o... Read More about Micro-encapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries: characterization and building applications.

In situ observation of ultrasonic cavitation-induced fragmentation of the primary crystals formed in Al alloys (2017)
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Wang, F., Tzanakis, I., Eskin, D., Mi, J., & Connolley, T. (2017). In situ observation of ultrasonic cavitation-induced fragmentation of the primary crystals formed in Al alloys. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 39, 66-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.03.057

The cavitation-induced fragmentation of primary crystals formed in Al alloys were investigated for the first time by high-speed imaging using a novel experimental approach. Three representative primary crystal types, Al3Ti, Si and Al3V with different... Read More about In situ observation of ultrasonic cavitation-induced fragmentation of the primary crystals formed in Al alloys.

The effects of neighborhood views containing multiple environmental features on road traffic noise perception at dwellings (2017)
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Leung, T. M., Xu, J. M., Chau, C. K., Tang, S. K., & Pun-Cheng, L. S. (2017). The effects of neighborhood views containing multiple environmental features on road traffic noise perception at dwellings. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141(4), 2399-2407. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4979336

The importance of non-acoustical factors including the type of visual environment on human noise perception becomes increasingly recognized. In order to reveal the relationships between long-term noise annoyance and different types of neighborhood vi... Read More about The effects of neighborhood views containing multiple environmental features on road traffic noise perception at dwellings.

Vortex sound radiation in a flow duct with a dipole source and a flexible wall of finite length (2017)
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Chiang, Y. K., Choy, Y. S., & Tang, S. K. (2017). Vortex sound radiation in a flow duct with a dipole source and a flexible wall of finite length. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141(3), 1999-2010. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4978521

The noise attenuation of fan-ducted noise at low blade-passage frequency remains a challenge. The present study investigates the noise reduction mechanism of a tensioned membrane housing device that directly controls the sound radiation from the doub... Read More about Vortex sound radiation in a flow duct with a dipole source and a flexible wall of finite length.

Form-function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective (2017)
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Blanke, A., Schmitz, H., Patera, A., Dutel, H., & Fagan, M. J. (2017). Form-function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 14(128), Article 20161038. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.1038

© 2017 The Author(s). Functional requirements may constrain phenotypic diversification or foster it. For insect mouthparts, the quantification of the relationship between shape and function in an evolutionary framework remained largely unexplored. He... Read More about Form-function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective.

Benchmarking of a micro gas turbine model integrated with post-combustion CO 2 capture (2017)
Journal Article
Ali, U., Font-Palma, C., Nikpey Somehsaraei, H., Mansouri Majoumerd, M., Akram, M., Finney, K. N., …Pourkashanian, M. (2017). Benchmarking of a micro gas turbine model integrated with post-combustion CO 2 capture. Energy, 126, 475-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.03.040

© 2017 The deployment of post-combustion CO2 capture on large-scale gas-fired power plants is currently progressing, hence the integration of the power and capture plants requires a good understanding of operational requirements and limitations to su... Read More about Benchmarking of a micro gas turbine model integrated with post-combustion CO 2 capture.

Voice restoration after laryngectomy based on magnetic sensing of articulator movement and statistical articulation-to-speech conversion (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gonzalez, J. A., Cheah, L. A., Gilbert, J. M., Bai, J., Ell, S. R., Green, P. D., & Moore, R. K. (2017). Voice restoration after laryngectomy based on magnetic sensing of articulator movement and statistical articulation-to-speech conversion. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 690, 295-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54717-6_17

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. In this work, we present a silent speech system that is able to generate audible speech from captured movement of speech articulators. Our goal is to help laryngectomy patients, i.e. patients who have lost... Read More about Voice restoration after laryngectomy based on magnetic sensing of articulator movement and statistical articulation-to-speech conversion.

Towards an intraoral-based silent speech restoration system for post-laryngectomy voice replacement (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cheah, L. A., Gilbert, J. M., Gonzalez, J. A., Bai, J., Ell, S. R., Green, P. D., & Moore, R. K. (2017). Towards an intraoral-based silent speech restoration system for post-laryngectomy voice replacement. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 690, 22-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54717-6_2

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017, Silent Speech Interfaces (SSIs) are alternative assistive speech technologies that are capable of restoring speech communication for those individuals who have lost their voice due to laryngectomy or disea... Read More about Towards an intraoral-based silent speech restoration system for post-laryngectomy voice replacement.