• Technoeconomic distribution network planning using smart grid techniques with evolutionary self-healing network states 

  Nieto-Martin, Jesus; Kipouros, Timoleon; Savill, Mark; Woodruff, Jennifer; Butans, Jevgenijs (Hindawi - Wiley, 2018-10-10)

  The transition to a secure low-carbon system is raising a set of uncertainties when planning the path to a reliable decarbonised supply. The electricity sector is committing large investments in the transmission and ...
• Computational design optimization for S-ducts 

  D’Ambros, Alessio; Kipouros, Timoleon; Zachos, Pavlos; Savill, Mark; Benini, Ernesto (MDPI, 2018-10-12)

  In this work, we investigate the computational design of a typical S-Duct that is found in the literature. We model the design problem as a shape optimization study. The design parameters describe the 3D geometrical changes ...
• The Castalia mission to Main Belt Coment 133P/Elst-Pizarro 

  Snodgrass, C.; Jones, G. H.; Boehnhardt, H.; Gibbings, A.; Homeister, M.; Andre, N.; Beck, P.; Bentley, M. S.; Bertini, I.; Bowles, N.; Capria, M. T.; Carr, C.; Ceriotti, M.; Coates, A. J.; Della Corte, V.; Donaldson Hanna, K. L.; Fitzsimmons, A.; Gutiérrez, P. J.; Hainaut, O. R.; Herique, A.; Hilchenbach, M.; Hsieh, H. H.; Jehin, E.; Karatekin, O.; Kofman, W.; Lara, L. M.; Laudan, K.; Licandro, J.; Lowry, S. C.; Marzari, F.; Masters, A.; Meech, K. J.; Moreno, F.; Morse, A.; Orosei, R.; Pack, A.; Plettemeier, D.; Prialnik, D.; Rotundi, A.; Rubin, M.; Sánchez, Joan Pau; Sheridan, S.; Trieloff, M.; Winterboer, A. (Elsevier, 2017-09-19)

  We describe Castalia, a proposed mission to rendezvous with a Main Belt Comet (MBC), 133P/Elst-Pizarro. MBCs are a recently discovered population of apparently icy bodies within the main asteroid belt between Mars and ...
• A wedge-DCB test methodology to characterise high rate mode-I interlaminar fracture properties of fibre composites 

  Ponnusami, Sathiskumar A.; Cui, Hao; Erice, Borja; Pathan, Mehtab; Petrinic, Nik (EDP Sciences, 2018-09-07)

  A combined numerical-experimental methodology is presented to measure dynamic Mode-I fracture properties of fiber reinforced composites. A modified wedge-DCB test using a Split-Hopkinson Bar technique along with cohesive ...
• Type II hot corrosion screening tests of a Cr2AlC MAX phase compound 

  Smialek, James L.; Gray, Simon (Sopringer, 2018-07-24)

  Low-temperature hot corrosion tests were performed on bulk Cr2AlC MAX phase compounds for the first time. This material is a known alumina-former with good oxidation and Type I high-temperature hot corrosion resistance. ...
• Fibre-bridged fatigue delamination in multidirectional composite laminates 

  Yao, Liaojun; Cui, Hao; Sun, Yi; Guo, Licheng; Chen, Xiangming; Zhao, Meiying; Alderliesten, R. C. (Elsevier, 2018-09-28)

  The influence of fibre bridging on delamination failure in multidirectional composite laminates with different thickness scales is characterized, and the dependence of fibre bridging significance on laminate thickness as ...
• Effect of morphological changes due to increasing carbon nanoparticles content on the quasi-static mechanical response of epoxy resin 

  Nezhad, Hamed Yazdani; Thakur, Vijay Kumar (MDPI, 2018-10-06)

  Mechanical failure in epoxy polymer and composites leads them to commonly be referred to as inherently brittle due to the presence of polymerization-induced microcrack and microvoids, which are barriers to high-performance ...
• A finite element study of fatigue crack propagation in single lap bonded joint with process-induced disbond 

  Liu, Yiding; Lemanski, Stuart; Zhang, Xiang; Ayre, David; Nezhad, Hamed Yazdani (Elsevier, 2018-09-09)

  This paper presents a method for predicting fatigue crack propagation in adhesive bonded composite joints with an initial full-width disbond using finite element analysis and numerical integration of the material's fatigue ...
• Vortex induced aerodynamic forces on a flat plate in ground proximity 

  Holt, Jenny; Garry, Kevin (AIAA, 2016-12-31)

  Vehicle underbody longitudinal vortices can have a significant effect on the aerodynamic loads experienced by a body in close ground proximity. A series of wind tunnel tests at a nominal Reynolds number of 2.26 x 106 ,were ...
• Mid-infrared spectroscopic instrumentation for airborne monitoring of atmospheric gas species 

  Davis, Nicholas Mark (2018-02)

  Methane is a colourless, odourless gas that can be found extensively in nature. The average global concentration of methane is currently approximately 1.8ppm, the highest concentration for over 800,000 years. Although ...
• Developing a proof of principle 3D-printed lab-on-a-disc assay platform. 

  Tothill, Alexander M. (2017-05)

  A 3D-printed microfluidic lab-on-a-disc (LOAD) device was designed and manufactured using a low cost (˜£1600) consumer grade fused deposition modelling (FDM) Ultimaker 2+ 3D printer with imbedded microfluidic channels 1 ...
• Improving the operating efficiency of the more electric aircraft concept through optimised flight procedures 

  Seresinhe, Ravinka; Lawson, Craig; Madani, Irfan (Springer, 2018-09-22)

  The increasing awareness of the environmental risks and costs due to the growing demand in aviation has prompted both academic and industrial research into short-term and long-term technologies which could help address the ...
• Optimal impact angle guidance for exo-atmospheric interception utilizing gravitational effect 

  He, Shaoming; Lee, Chang-Hun (IEEE, 2018-09-24)

  This paper aims to develop a new optimal intercept angle guidance law for exo-atmospheric interception by utilizing gravity. A finite-time optimal regulation problem is formulated by considering the instantaneous ...
• In-situ tuning of catalytic activity by thermoelectric effect for ethylene oxidation 

  Achour, Abdenour; Liu, Jian; Peng, Ping; Shaw, Christopher; Huang, zhaorong (American Chemical Society, 2018-09-20)

  Thermoelectric material BiCuSeO used as a support and promoter for catalytic ethylene oxidation is reported here. The catalytic activity on the continuous and non-continuous catalyst Pt supported on BiCuSeO was observed ...
• Accelerated microwave curing of fibre-reinforced thermoset polymer composites for structural applications: A review of scientific challenges 

  Mgbemena, Chinedum Ogonna; Li, Danning; Lin, Meng-Fang; Liddel, Paul Daniel; Katnam, Kali Babu; Kumar, Vijay Thakur; Nezhad, Hamed Yazdani (Elsevier, 2018-09-12)

  Accelerated curing of high performance fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites via microwave heating or radiation, which can significantly reduce cure time and increase energy efficiency, has several major challenges ...
• A rate dependent experimental and numerical analysis of adhesive joints under different loading directions 

  Lißner, Maria; Alabort, Enrique; Erice, Borja; Cui, Hao; Petrinic, Nik (Springer, 2018-09-10)

  Adhesively bonded joints subjected to dynamic loading demand reliable and accurate measurement techniques to capture their rate dependent traction–separation behaviour. Particularly challenging is the measurement of damage ...
• Impact time control based on time-to-go prediction for sea-skimming antiship missiles 

  Tahk, Min-Jea; Shim, Sang-Wook; Hong, Seong-Min; Choi, Han-Lim; Lee, Chang-Hun (IEEE, 2018-02-07)

  This paper proposes a novel approach for guidance law design to satisfy the impact-time constraints for a certain class of homing missiles. The proposed guidance law provides proper lateral acceleration commands that make ...
• ECAC use case of optimised pre-tactical time of arrival adjustments to reduce probability of separation infringements 

  Gatsinzi, Dany; Saez Nieto, Francisco Javier; Madani, Irfan (Elsevier, 2018-07-19)

  Currently, a maximum allowable number of aircraft (A/C) entering and or within a sector for a given period is fixed. Anytime this threshold is reached, involved A/C are regulated by Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management ...
• Multidisciplinary analysis of subsonic stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicles 

  Sepulveda, Eduardo; Smith, Howard; Sziroczak, David (Springer, 2018-08-01)

  In this paper, the GENUS multidisciplinary aircraft design and analysis environment is presented in its application to the conceptual design of tailless, low-observable unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). Analysis ...
• Analyses of the costs associated with very high turbine entry temperatures in helium recuperated gas turbine cycles for Generation IV nuclear power plants 

  Gad-Briggs, Arnold; Pilidis, Pericles; Nikolaidis, Theoklis (ASME, 2018-08-27)

  Previous analyses of Generation IV (GEN IV) helium gas turbine cycles indicated the possibility for high Turbine Entry Temperatures (TETs) up to 1200°C in order to improve cycle efficiency, using improved turbine blade ...

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