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  • Causes of scatter in high rate fracture testing of polymers 
    Agnelli, S.; Horsfall, Ian (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2013-12-31)
    A method based on the measurement of failure time is being developed by the European Structural Integrity Society to determine high rate fracture toughness of polymers. The test method appears reasonably straightforward ...
  • Cavitation induced starvation for piston-ring/liner tribological conjunction. 
    Chong, William Woei Fong; Teodorescu, M.; Vaughan, Nicholas D. (Elsevier, 2011-04)
    The study investigates the mechanism of ring-liner lubrication in the vicinity of the top and bottom dead centres of an internal combustion engine. Predicting lubricant transient behaviour is critical when the inlet reversal ...
  • Cavitation of superplastic alloys: a study using a hot microhardness technique 
    Sohal, Gurnam Singh (Cranfield University, 1980-01)
    This thesis is concerned with the study of cavitation behaviour of two-phase superplastic alloys, using mainly a hot microhardness technique. Cavitation is a serious problem in copper and iron base alloys, it drastically ...
  • Cavitation performance of pumped hydrocarbons 
    Lisle-Taylor, S. C. (Cranfield UniversityCranfield University. School of Mechanical Engineering., 1997)
  • CCDeW: Climate Change and Demand for Water. 
    Downing, T. E.; Butterfield, R. E.; Edmonds, B.; Knox, Jerry W.; Moss, S.; Piper, B. S.; Weatherhead, E. K. (2003-02-01)
    The Climate Change and Demand for Water Revisited project (CCDeW) revisits and updates the benchmark study by Herrington (1996) and takes advantage of new data sets, regional coverage of demand projections and new ...
  • CCGT performance simulation and diagnostics for operations optimisation and risk management 
    Mucino, Marco (Cranfield University, 2007-10)
    This thesis presents a techno-economic performance simulation and diagnostics computational system for the operations optimisation and risk management of a CCGT power station. The project objective was to provide a ...
  • CCQM-K90, formaldehyde in nitrogen, 2 μmol mol− 1 Final report 
    Viallon, Joële; Flores, Edgar; Idrees, Faraz; Moussay, Philippe; Wielgosz, Robert Ian; Kim, D.; Kim, Y. D.; Lee, S.; Persijn, S.; Konopelko, L. A.; Kustikov, Y. A.; Malginov, A. V.; Chubchenko, I. K.; Klimov, A. Y.; Efremova, O. V.; Zhou, Z.; Possolo, A.; Shimosaka, T.; Brewer, P.; Macé, T.; Ferracci, Valerio; Brown, Richard J. C.; Aoki, Aoki (IOP, 2017-09-26)
    The CCQM-K90 comparison is designed to evaluate the level of comparability of national metrology institutes (NMI) or designated institutes (DI) measurement capabilities for formaldehyde in nitrogen at a nominal mole fraction ...
  • Celebrating 35 Years of "Focus" 
    Wilding, Richard D. (The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, 2017-06-30)
  • Cellular manufacturing applications in MRO operations 
    McLaughlin, Patrick; Durazo-Cardenas, Isidro (Elsevier, 2013-09-27)
    Cellular manufacturing delivers improvements in productivity, lead time and quality. Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) customers require shorter turn-around-times and reductions in price. The application of cellular ...
  • Cellulose acetate membranes functionalized with resveratrol by covalent immobilization for improved osseointegration 
    Pandele, A. M.; Neacsu, P.; Cimpean, A.; Staras, A. I.; Miculescu, F.; Iordache, A.; Voicu, S. I.; Thakur, Vijay Kumar; Toader, O. D. (Elsevier, 2018-11-13)
    Covalent immobilization of resveratrol onto cellulose acetate polymeric membranes used as coating on a Mg-1Ca-0.2Mn-0.6Zr alloy is presented for potential application in the improvement of osseointegration processes. For ...
  • Cellulose-Based Bio- and Nanocomposites: A Review 
    Kalia, Susheel; Dufresne, Alain; Cherian, Bibin Mathew; Kaith, B. S.; Avérous, Luc; Njuguna, James A. K.; Nassiopoulos, Elias (2011-10-01)
    Cellulose macro- and nanofibers have gained increasing attention due to the high strength and stiffness, biodegradability and renewability, and their production and application in development of composites. Application ...
  • Cellulosic biomass-based sustainable hydrogels for wastewater remediation: Chemistry and prospective 
    Thakur, Sourbh; Verma, Ankit; Kumar, Vinod; Yang, Xiao Jin; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Coulon, Frederic; Thakur, Vijay Kumar (Elsevier, 2021-10-03)
    Despite several technological improvements and achievements, wastewater treatment remains a serious issue internationally. Toxins in wastewater pose a significant threat to human health if left untreated. Due to macro-porous ...
  • Cenosphere formation and combustion characteristics of single droplets of vacuum residual oils 
    Setyawan, Hendrix Yulis; Zhu, Mingming (Taylor and Francis, 2023-01-17)
    The ignition, combustion characteristics, and cenosphere formation of single droplets combustion of four vacuum residues (VRs) from different refineries with various asphaltene contents were studied experimentally. The ...
  • Central role of dynamic tidal biofilms dominated by aerobic hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria and diatoms in the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in coastal mudflats 
    Coulon, Frederic; Chronopoulou, P-M; Fahy, A; Païssé, S; Goñi-Urriza, M; Peperzak, L; Acuña, Alvarez L; McKew, BA; Brussaard, CPD; Underwood, GJC; Timmis, KN; Duran, R; McGenity, Terry J. (American Society for Microbiology, 2012-05-31)
    Mudflats and salt marshes are habitats at the interface of aquatic and terrestrial systems that provide valuable services to ecosys- tems. Therefore, it is important to determine how catastrophic incidents, such as oil ...
  • CEO chairman controversy: evidence from the post financial crisis period 
    Gontarek, Walter; Belghitar, Yacine (Springer, 2020-07-13)
    Regulators generally discourage bank CEOs also holding the role of board Chairman, as this governance structure can hinder independent decision-making and effective risk oversight. This study examines the issue of CEO ...
  • CEO: Hero or Villain? 
    Turnbull James, Kim (Cranfield University School of Management, 2010-09-01)
  • Ceramic matrix composites for aero engine applications - a review 
    Karadimas, George; Salonitis, Konstantinos (MDPI, 2023-02-26)
    Ceramic matrix materials have attracted great attention from researchers and industry due to their material properties. When used in engineering systems, and especially in aero-engine applications, they can result in reduced ...
  • Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: impact of membrane module 
    Zsirai, T.; Al-Jaml, A. K.; Qiblawey, Hazim; Al-Marri, M.; Ahmed, A.; Bach, S.; Watson, S.; Judd, Simon J. (Elsevier, 2016-04-01)
    Produced water (PW) generated from oil exploration requires rigorous removal of suspended matter (free oil and particulate solids) as tertiary treatment (downstream of hydrocyclone and gas flotation) if it is to be re-injected ...
  • Ceramic production in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) during the middle to late second millennium bce: a geochemical and technological characterization. 
    Pincé, Possum; Braekmans, Dennis; Lycke, Sylvia; Vandenabeele, Peter (Wiley, 2019-02-18)
    A total of 119 middle to late second millennium bce pottery samples from six sites in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) were examined to characterize these ceramics and reconstruct their manufacturing technology and the ...
  • Ceramic vs polymeric membrane implementation for potable water treatment 
    Jarvis, Peter; Carra, Irene; Jafari, M.; Judd, Simon J. (Elsevier, 2022-03-08)
    The continued technological developments and decreased purchase costs of ceramic membranes have seen increased recent interest in the technology as an alternative to the more widely used polymeric membranes. This paper ...