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Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming Part 1: Shape modelling - Droplet deposition, splashing and redeposition (2008)
Journal Article
Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2008). Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming Part 1: Shape modelling - Droplet deposition, splashing and redeposition. Acta Materialia, 56(7), 1588-1596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2007.12.021

A numerical model has been developed to simulate the dynamic shape evolution of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming. The model comprises: (1) a droplet primary deposition model, simulating droplet primary deposition at a deposition surface; (2)... Read More about Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming Part 1: Shape modelling - Droplet deposition, splashing and redeposition.

Analysis of the tensile behaviour of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2008)
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Pang, J. W. C., & Fancey, K. S. (2008). Analysis of the tensile behaviour of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Composites Science and Technology, 68(7-8), 1903-1910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.12.018

A novel composite material is reported, in which tension, applied to polymeric fibres, is released prior to moulding them into a matrix. Following matrix solidification, compressive stresses imparted by the viscoelastically strained fibres impede cra... Read More about Analysis of the tensile behaviour of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

Numerical modelling of spray formed grain size evolution (2007)
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Mi, J. W., & Grant, P. S. (2007). Numerical modelling of spray formed grain size evolution. Materials Science Forum, 561-565(PART 3), 1991-1994. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.561-565.1991

A numerical model has been developed to simulate the distribution of polygonal grain size in a sprayed microstructure formed from an alloy droplet spray containing a large number of solid, mushy and liquid droplets. The model takes into account the e... Read More about Numerical modelling of spray formed grain size evolution.

Multiphysics modelling of the spray forming process (2007)
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Mi, J., Grant, P., Fritsching, U., Belkessam, O., Garmendia, I., & Landaberea, A. (2008). Multiphysics modelling of the spray forming process. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 477(1-2), 2-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.08.083

An integrated, multiphysics numerical model has been developed through the joint efforts of the University of Oxford (UK), University of Bremen (Germany) and Inasmet (Spain) to simulate the spray forming process. The integrated model consisted of fou... Read More about Multiphysics modelling of the spray forming process.

Force measurement from viscoelastically recovering Nylon 6,6 fibres (2007)
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Pang, J. W. C., Lamin, B. M., & Fancey, K. S. (2008). Force measurement from viscoelastically recovering Nylon 6,6 fibres. Materials letters, 62(10-11), 1693-1696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2007.09.061

The force generated from viscoelastically stored energy in nylon 6,6 fibres was investigated. A 320 MPa, 24 h tensile creep stress was applied to annealed yarn. Following elastic (short-term) recovery, the yarn was allowed to contract from a loose st... Read More about Force measurement from viscoelastically recovering Nylon 6,6 fibres.

Optimisation of spray forming ni superalloys via process modelling and on-line monitoring (2007)
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Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2007). Optimisation of spray forming ni superalloys via process modelling and on-line monitoring. Materials Science Forum, 546-549, 1327-1332. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.546-549.1327

The optimisation of spray forming IN718 alloy rings for aeroengine applications was investigated using both modelling and experimental approaches. A multiphysics numerical model has been developed and implemented to assist in the optimisation of the... Read More about Optimisation of spray forming ni superalloys via process modelling and on-line monitoring.

Imaging of aerosols using time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (2007)
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Font Palma, C., Evans, G. J., & Sodhi, R. N. (2007). Imaging of aerosols using time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. Applied Surface Science, 253(14), 5951-5956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2006.12.126

Interest in environmental aerosol chemistry has grown over the last decade as a result of its role in both climate change and troposheric pollution. In this work, the combination of ToF-SIMS and SEM/EDX was employed to explore the surface chemistry o... Read More about Imaging of aerosols using time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.

Assessing mechanical function of the zygomatic region in macaques: validation and sensitivity testing of finite element models (2006)
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Kupczik, K., Dobson, C. A., Fagan, M. J., Crompton, R. H., Oxnard, C. E., & O'Higgins, P. (2007). Assessing mechanical function of the zygomatic region in macaques: validation and sensitivity testing of finite element models. Journal of anatomy, 210(1), 41-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00662.x

Crucial to the interpretation of the results of any finite element analysis of a skeletal system is a test of the validity of the results and an assessment of the sensitivity of the model parameters. We have therefore developed finite element models... Read More about Assessing mechanical function of the zygomatic region in macaques: validation and sensitivity testing of finite element models.

An investigation into the long-term viscoelastic recovery of Nylon 6,6 fibres through accelerated ageing (2006)
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Pang, J. W. C., & Fancey, K. S. (2006). An investigation into the long-term viscoelastic recovery of Nylon 6,6 fibres through accelerated ageing. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 431(1-2), 100-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2006.05.052

As part of investigations into the development of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites, time-temperature superposition principles have been adopted to evaluate the long-term viscoelastic strain recovery characteristics of nylon 6,... Read More about An investigation into the long-term viscoelastic recovery of Nylon 6,6 fibres through accelerated ageing.

Three dimensional stereolithography models of cancellous bone structures from μCT data: Testing and validation of finite element results (2006)
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Dobson, C. A., Sisias, G., Phillips, R., Langton, C. M., & Fagan, M. J. (2006). Three dimensional stereolithography models of cancellous bone structures from μCT data: Testing and validation of finite element results. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 220(3), 481-484. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544119H00405

Stereolithography (STL) models of complex cancellous bone structures have been produced from three-dimensional micro-computed tomography data sets of human cancellous bone histological samples from four skeletal sites. The STL models have been mechan... Read More about Three dimensional stereolithography models of cancellous bone structures from μCT data: Testing and validation of finite element results.

A mechanical model for creep, recovery and stress relaxation in polymeric materials (2005)
Journal Article
Fancey, K. S. (2005). A mechanical model for creep, recovery and stress relaxation in polymeric materials. Journal of materials science, 40(18), 4827-4831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-2020-x

A mechanical model is presented, in which viscoelastic response is described by the action of time-dependent latch elements. The model represents viscoelastic changes occurring through incremental jumps as opposed to continuous motion. This is suppor... Read More about A mechanical model for creep, recovery and stress relaxation in polymeric materials.

Surface tension: Floater clustering in a standing wave (2005)
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Falkovich, G., Weinberg, A., Denissenko, P., & Lukaschuk, S. (2005). Surface tension: Floater clustering in a standing wave. Nature, 435(7045), 1045-1046. https://doi.org/10.1038/4351045a

How do waves affect the distribution of small particles that float on water? Here we show that drifting small particles concentrate in either the nodes or antinodes of a standing wave, depending on whether they are hydrophilic or hydrophobic, as a re... Read More about Surface tension: Floater clustering in a standing wave.

Stereo visualization of 3D trabecular bone structures produced by bone remodelling simulation (2003)
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Phillips, R., Grunchec, J. A., Ward, J. W., Fagan, M. J., Dobson, C. A., Langton, C. M., & Sisias, G. Stereo visualization of 3D trabecular bone structures produced by bone remodelling simulation

Adult human bone is constantly being renewed by a process known as remodelling. For cancellous bone this renewal process occurs at the interface between bone and marrow where bone is depleted by osteoclasts and rebuilt by osteoblasts. This remodellin... Read More about Stereo visualization of 3D trabecular bone structures produced by bone remodelling simulation.

Algorithms for accurate rapid prototyping replication of cancellous bone voxel maps (2002)
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Sisias, G., Phillips, R., Dobson, C., Fagan, M., & Langton, C. (2002). Algorithms for accurate rapid prototyping replication of cancellous bone voxel maps. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 8(1), 6-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552540210413266

A set of algorithms has been developed and evaluated for 3D and 21/2D rapid prototyping replication of 3D reconstructions of cancellous bone samples. The algorithms replicate a voxel map without any loss of fidelity, so as to increase the validity of... Read More about Algorithms for accurate rapid prototyping replication of cancellous bone voxel maps.

Smoothing of pixelated finite element models of cancellous bone structures and the effect on the predicted structural properties of the bone (2002)
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Dobson, C. A., Sisias, G., Phillips, R., Langton, C. M., & Fagan, M. J. (2002). Smoothing of pixelated finite element models of cancellous bone structures and the effect on the predicted structural properties of the bone. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 216(2), 145-149. https://doi.org/10.1243/0954411021536360

Many areas of biomedical engineering involve the modelling of biological systems, often using data from medical scanning techniques such as computed microtomography (μCT), and the prediction of the mechanical properties of these systems via finite el... Read More about Smoothing of pixelated finite element models of cancellous bone structures and the effect on the predicted structural properties of the bone.

The intelligent technology of CMM (2001)
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Zhao, Y., Li, Z., Zhang, G., Liu, S., Wang, J., & Ma, X. (2001). The intelligent technology of CMM. Ji liang xue bao = Acta metrologica Sinica, 22(3), 164-167. https://doi.org/10.3321/j.issn%3A1000-1158.2001.03.002

The key technologies of intelligent CMM, including extracting the measuring information of a part from its CAD files, deciding measuring strategies, making algorithms of object-oriented error compensation, accuracy optimization, and collision-free me... Read More about The intelligent technology of CMM.

Stochastically simulated assessment of anabolic treatment following varying degrees of cancellous bone resorption (2000)
Journal Article
Langton, C., Haire, T., Ganney, P., Dobson, C., Fagan, M., Sisias, G., & Phillips, R. (2000). Stochastically simulated assessment of anabolic treatment following varying degrees of cancellous bone resorption. Bone, 27(1), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/s8756-3282%2800%2900290-8

The aim of this study was to investigate the recovery in cancellous bone stiffness resulting from anabolic treatment following varying degrees of resorption, using a stochastic simulation applied to a simplistic structure consisting of five vertical... Read More about Stochastically simulated assessment of anabolic treatment following varying degrees of cancellous bone resorption.