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Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for Mode II fracture energy (2018)
Journal Article
Xu, X., Wisnom, M. R., Sun, X., Rev, T., & Hallett, S. R. (2018). Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for Mode II fracture energy. Composites Science and Technology, 165, 66-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.06.012

Mode II fracture energy, GIIC, is a critical parameter for determining the propagation of delamination in composite laminates. Its value can be affected by Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) stress acting on the crack tip and here this effect has be... Read More about Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for Mode II fracture energy.

Mathematical analysis of the male urine flow rate curve for differentiating between DU and BOO (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Li, R., Gammie, A., Zhu, Q., & Nibouche, M. (2018, June). Mathematical analysis of the male urine flow rate curve for differentiating between DU and BOO. Presented at ICI-RS pre-meeting 2018: The scientific basis of urology, The School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Bristol

Mathematical analysis of the male urine flow rate curve for non-invasive differentiating between DU and BOO

A New Method for Modulation, Control and Power Boosting in Microbial Fuel Cells (2018)
Journal Article
Ieropoulos, I., You, J., Gajda, I., & Greenman, J. (2018). A New Method for Modulation, Control and Power Boosting in Microbial Fuel Cells. Fuel Cells, 18(5), 663-668. https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.201800009

© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are energy transducers, which through the metabolic reactions of facultative anaerobic microorganisms, transform the energy in organic matter directly into electricity. E... Read More about A New Method for Modulation, Control and Power Boosting in Microbial Fuel Cells.

Single engine turboprop aeroplane class in small air transport (2018)
Journal Article
Bakunowicz, J. (2018). Single engine turboprop aeroplane class in small air transport. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 90(7), 1033-1041. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-01-2017-0009

Purpose: This paper aims to present the analysis of introduction of single engine turbo-prop aeroplane class in terms of certification specifications and flight crew licensing regulations. Design/methodology/approach: Following the results of flight... Read More about Single engine turboprop aeroplane class in small air transport.

Individual engineering projects: How to achieve scientific depth and consistency of practice (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Fowles-Sweet, W., & Atoofi, M. (2018, June). Individual engineering projects: How to achieve scientific depth and consistency of practice. Paper presented at UWE Learning and Teaching Conference 2018, Frenchay, Bristol, England

Recent improvements to the UWE Individual Engineering Projects process are discussed, along with some of the outstanding issues. Although the process is up to date and designed to meet requirements set by accrediting bodies, the issues are both acad... Read More about Individual engineering projects: How to achieve scientific depth and consistency of practice.

Development of small scale ceramic Microbial Fuel Cells for clean energy extraction from urine (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gajda, I., Walter, X. A., Obata, T., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2018, June). Development of small scale ceramic Microbial Fuel Cells for clean energy extraction from urine. Presented at 14th International Ceramics Congress 2018, Perugia, Italy

During the last 20 years great interest in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) has intensified due to the extraction of clean electricity from waste streams such as urine. The technology is based on ceramic built MFCs in which the terracotta chassis is also... Read More about Development of small scale ceramic Microbial Fuel Cells for clean energy extraction from urine.

Arc-to-glow transition approach for practical use in DC low-power, low-voltage electric grids (2018)
Journal Article
Nouri, H. (2018). Arc-to-glow transition approach for practical use in DC low-power, low-voltage electric grids. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, 8(6), 932-938. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCPMT.2018.2791480

© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents and discusses results of analysis from investigations of arc-to-glow transformation phenomenon at contact opening, under dc low-energy (≤ 10 J) and low-voltage (≤250 V) inductive loads. Dependence of the duration of a... Read More about Arc-to-glow transition approach for practical use in DC low-power, low-voltage electric grids.

Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks (2018)
Journal Article
Baxter, E. M., Salter, M. G., Smith, L. N., Smith, M. L., Hansen, M. F., Hansen, M. F., …Grieve, B. (2018). Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks. Computers in Industry, 98, 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2018.02.016

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Identification of individual livestock such as pigs and cows has become a pressing issue in recent years as intensification practices continue to be adopted and precise objective measurements are required (e.g. weight). Current b... Read More about Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks.

Visual features based boosted classification of weeds for real-time selective herbicide sprayer systems (2018)
Journal Article
Jamil, A., Khan, M., Imran, A., Wakeel, A., Smith, M., Smith, L., …Irfan, M. (2018). Visual features based boosted classification of weeds for real-time selective herbicide sprayer systems. Computers in Industry, 98, 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2018.02.005

© 2018 Recent years have shown enthusiastic research interest in weed classification for selective herbicide sprayer systems which are helpful in eradicating unwanted plants such as weeds from fields, minimizing the side effects of chemicals on the e... Read More about Visual features based boosted classification of weeds for real-time selective herbicide sprayer systems.

Microbial desalination cell with sulfonated sodium (poly(ether ether ketone) as cation exchange membranes for enhancing power generation and salt reduction (2018)
Journal Article
Moruno Lopez, F., Rubio, J. E., Atanassov, P., Cerrato, J. M., Arges, C., & Santoro, C. (2018). Microbial desalination cell with sulfonated sodium (poly(ether ether ketone) as cation exchange membranes for enhancing power generation and salt reduction. Bioelectrochemistry, 121, 176-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2018.02.004

© 2018 Microbial desalination cell (MDC) is a bioelectrochemical system capable of oxidizing organics, generating electricity, while reducing the salinity content of brine streams. As it is designed, anion and cation exchange membranes play an import... Read More about Microbial desalination cell with sulfonated sodium (poly(ether ether ketone) as cation exchange membranes for enhancing power generation and salt reduction.