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Assessment of stress-blended eddy simulation model for accurate performance prediction of vertical axis wind turbine (2020)
Journal Article
Syawitri, T. P., Yao, Y., Yao, J., & Chandra, B. (2021). Assessment of stress-blended eddy simulation model for accurate performance prediction of vertical axis wind turbine. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 31(2), 655-673. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-09-2019-0689

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to assess the ability of a stress-blended eddy simulation (SBES) turbulence model to predict the performance of a three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The grid sensitivity study is conducted to ev... Read More about Assessment of stress-blended eddy simulation model for accurate performance prediction of vertical axis wind turbine.

On the turbulence amplification in shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction (2020)
Journal Article
Fang, J., Zheltovodov, A. A., Yao, Y., Moulinec, C., & Emerson, D. R. (2020). On the turbulence amplification in shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 897, Article A32. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.350

The mechanism of turbulence amplification in shock-wave/boundary layer interactions is reviewed, and a new turbulence amplification mechanism is proposed based on the analysis of data from direct numerical simulation of an oblique shock-wave/flat-pla... Read More about On the turbulence amplification in shock-wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction.

Novel joint-drift-free scheme at acceleration level for robotic redundancy resolution with tracking error theoretically eliminated (2020)
Journal Article
Jin, L., Xie, Z., Liu, M., Chen, K., Li, C., & Yang, C. (2021). Novel joint-drift-free scheme at acceleration level for robotic redundancy resolution with tracking error theoretically eliminated. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 26(1), 90-101. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2020.3001624

In this article, three acceleration-level joint-drift-free (ALJDF) schemes for kinematic control of redundant manipulators are proposed and analyzed from perspectives of dynamics and kinematics with the corresponding tracking error analyses. First, t... Read More about Novel joint-drift-free scheme at acceleration level for robotic redundancy resolution with tracking error theoretically eliminated.

Effect of out-of-plane wrinkles in curved multi-directional carbon/epoxy laminates (2020)
Journal Article
Xu, X., Jones, M. I., Ali, H., Wisnom, M. R., & Hallett, S. R. (2020). Effect of out-of-plane wrinkles in curved multi-directional carbon/epoxy laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 197, Article 108282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108282

Defects such as out-of-plane wrinkles are known to strongly affect in-plane strength but there has been very little research on their effect on out-of-plane properties. Experimental and numerical studies of multi-directional curved-beam laminates wer... Read More about Effect of out-of-plane wrinkles in curved multi-directional carbon/epoxy laminates.

Model-based information navigation for engineering documents (2020)
Journal Article
Jones, D., Snider, C., Matthews, J., Yon, J., Barrie, J., Robinson, K., & Hicks, B. (2020). Model-based information navigation for engineering documents. Computers in Industry, 121, 103254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2020.103254

Engineering and the manner in which engineers think is largely visual and functional, and yet engineers are typically provided with search engines that are text-based. While software based on a visual and functional ethos exist (CAD for example), whe... Read More about Model-based information navigation for engineering documents.

The effect of gurney flap on flow characteristics of vertical axis wind turbine (2020)
Journal Article
Syawitri, T. P., Yao, Y. F., Yao, J., & Chandra, B. (2020). The effect of gurney flap on flow characteristics of vertical axis wind turbine. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 34(14n16), Article 2040107. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979220401074

Recently, the Gurney Flap (GF) has been used to improve the performance of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) by enhancing its lift coefficient. Compared to HAWT, research on GF application for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) is very limited. More... Read More about The effect of gurney flap on flow characteristics of vertical axis wind turbine.

Air-breathing cathode self-powered supercapacitive microbial fuel cell with human urine as electrolyte (2020)
Journal Article
Santoro, C., Walter, X. A., Soavi, F., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2020). Air-breathing cathode self-powered supercapacitive microbial fuel cell with human urine as electrolyte. Electrochimica Acta, 353, Article 136530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136530

In this work, a membraneless microbial fuel cell (MFC) with an empty volume of 1.5 mL, fed continuously with hydrolysed urine, was tested in supercapacitive mode (SC-MFC). In order to enhance the power output, a double strategy was used: i) a double... Read More about Air-breathing cathode self-powered supercapacitive microbial fuel cell with human urine as electrolyte.

Understanding sustainable operation of micro-hydropower: A field study in Nepal (2020)
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Butchers, J., Williamson, S., Booker, J., Tran, A., Karki, P. B., & Gautam, B. (2020). Understanding sustainable operation of micro-hydropower: A field study in Nepal. Energy for Sustainable Development, 57, 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.04.007

Off-grid renewable energy technologies are important in improving electricity access for rural communities. However, methods for ensuring their sustainable operation are often poorly understood. In this article, existing approaches for the assessment... Read More about Understanding sustainable operation of micro-hydropower: A field study in Nepal.

Pathological response rates and quality of life outcomes of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (2020)
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Challapalli, A., Masson, S., White, P., Dailami, N., Pearson, S., Rowe, E., …Bahl, A. (2020). Pathological response rates and quality of life outcomes of neoadjuvant cabazitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy for muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38(15 Suppl.), 5030-5030. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.5030

Optical Imaging Technology In Colonoscopy - Is There A Role For Photometric Stereo (2020)
Journal Article
Smith, M., Shandro, B. M., Emrith, K., Slabaugh, G., & Poullis, A. (in press). Optical Imaging Technology In Colonoscopy - Is There A Role For Photometric Stereo. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 12(5), 138-148. https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v12.i5.138

Abstract Colonoscopy screening for the detection and removal of colonic adenomas is central to efforts to reduce the morbidity and mortality of colorectal cancer. However, up to a third of adenomas may be missed at colonoscopy, and the majority of p... Read More about Optical Imaging Technology In Colonoscopy - Is There A Role For Photometric Stereo.