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Climate-informed flood risk mapping using a GAN-based approach (ExGAN) (2024)
Journal Article
Belhajjam, R., Chaqdid, A., Yebari, N., Seaid, M., & Moçayd, N. E. (2024). Climate-informed flood risk mapping using a GAN-based approach (ExGAN). Journal of Hydrology, 638, Article 131487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131487

This study develops a class of robust models for flood risk mapping in highly vulnerable regions by focusing on accurately depicting extreme precipitation patterns aligned with regional climates. By implementing sophisticated hydrodynamics modeling a... Read More about Climate-informed flood risk mapping using a GAN-based approach (ExGAN).

Conformal MIMO Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design for High-Speed Wireless Telemetry in Capsule Endoscopy Systems (2024)
Journal Article
Chang, L., Iqbal, A., Basir, A., Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., & Mabrouk, I. B. (2024). Conformal MIMO Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design for High-Speed Wireless Telemetry in Capsule Endoscopy Systems. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72(7), 5724-5732. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2024.3411703

This article presents a novel ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) operations in wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) applications. The design is capable of supporting high channel capacity for real-time transmission and... Read More about Conformal MIMO Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design for High-Speed Wireless Telemetry in Capsule Endoscopy Systems.

Effect of soil stiffness on end bearing resistance of foundations in clay from large deformation numerical modelling (2024)
Journal Article
Zhou, S., Zhang, W., & Osman, A. S. (2024). Effect of soil stiffness on end bearing resistance of foundations in clay from large deformation numerical modelling. Computers and Geotechnics, 173, Article 106515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106515

Accurately predicting the installation resistance is of great benefit to a rational and economical design of foundations. This research performs a large-deformation finite-element analysis to investigate the effect of soil stiffness on the end bearin... Read More about Effect of soil stiffness on end bearing resistance of foundations in clay from large deformation numerical modelling.

Numerical Investigation on the Indicated Mean Effective Pressure and Integral Heat Release Rate Variations under Different Key Operating Parameters of a Spark‐Ignited Free Piston Engine Generator (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Jia, B., Yang, Z., Zhang, Z., Liu, C., Wang, W., Feng, H., Zuo, Z., & Roskilly, T. (2024). Numerical Investigation on the Indicated Mean Effective Pressure and Integral Heat Release Rate Variations under Different Key Operating Parameters of a Spark‐Ignited Free Piston Engine Generator. International Journal of Energy Research, 2024(1), https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1341603

Free-piston engine generator is a new type of hybrid power device and is regarded as the next-generation energy conversion device which can replace the traditional internal combustion engine. This paper focused on the combustion stability and combine... Read More about Numerical Investigation on the Indicated Mean Effective Pressure and Integral Heat Release Rate Variations under Different Key Operating Parameters of a Spark‐Ignited Free Piston Engine Generator.

Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, A., Zhao, N., You, C., Chen, L., & Chen, Y. (2024). Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 42(9), 2179-2195. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2024.3413981

Positioning and sensing over wireless networks are imperative for many emerging applications. However, since traditional wireless channel models oversimplify the user equipment (UE) as a point target, they cannot be used for sensing the attitude of t... Read More about Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling.

A time viscosity-splitting method for incompressible flows with temperature-dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity (2024)
Journal Article
El-Amrani, M., Obbadi, A., Seaid, M., & Yakoubi, D. (2024). A time viscosity-splitting method for incompressible flows with temperature-dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 429, Article 117103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.117103

A fractional-step method is proposed and analyzed for solving the incompressible thermal Navier–Stokes equations coupled to the convection–conduction equation for heat transfer with a generalized source term for which the viscosity and thermal conduc... Read More about A time viscosity-splitting method for incompressible flows with temperature-dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity.

AC Hysteresis Modeling of Grain-Oriented Silicon Steel Considering DC Hysteresis and Anomalous Field (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kira, A., Gao, Y., Guan, W., Hamzehbahmani, H., & Muramatsu, K. (2024, June). AC Hysteresis Modeling of Grain-Oriented Silicon Steel Considering DC Hysteresis and Anomalous Field. Presented at 2024 IEEE 21st Biennial Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), Jeju, Korea, Republic of

Highly accurate iron loss calculations are necessary to accurately predict the efficiency of electrical equipment. Currently, most iron loss calculations for electrical equipment only take initial magnetization curves into consideration. At the same... Read More about AC Hysteresis Modeling of Grain-Oriented Silicon Steel Considering DC Hysteresis and Anomalous Field.

Effects of Hydrogen Plasma Treatment on the Electrical Behavior of Solution-Processed ZnO Thin Films. (2024)
Journal Article
Park, J.-I., Lee, H. U., Pearson, C., Petty, M. C., & Jeong, Y. (2024). Effects of Hydrogen Plasma Treatment on the Electrical Behavior of Solution-Processed ZnO Thin Films. Materials, 17(11), Article 2673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112673

In this study, the effect of atmospheric hydrogen plasma treatment on the in-plane conductivity of solution-processed zinc oxide (ZnO) in various environments is reported. The hydrogen-plasma-treated and untreated ZnO films exhibited ohmic behavior w... Read More about Effects of Hydrogen Plasma Treatment on the Electrical Behavior of Solution-Processed ZnO Thin Films..

Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Farms (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saxena, I., Kazemtabrizi, B., Troffaes, M. C., & Crabtree J., C. (2024, May). Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Farms. Presented at Torque 2024, Florence, Italy

Offshore wind farms are one of the major renewable energy resources that can help the UK to reach its net zero target. Under the 10 point plan of the green revolution, the UK is set to quadruple its wind energy production by increasing its offshore w... Read More about Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Farms.

Characterisation and Integration of Piezoelectric Trimorph Actuators for Blade Active Surface Control on a Scaled Wind Turbine (2024)
Journal Article
Fuentes Holden, J. P., Gan, L., Sims-Williams, D., Gilbert, J., Osborne, P., & Bastankhah, M. (2024). Characterisation and Integration of Piezoelectric Trimorph Actuators for Blade Active Surface Control on a Scaled Wind Turbine. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2767(9), Article 092094. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2767/9/092094

The paper investigates the integration of piezoelectric bending actuators on trailing edge flaps (TEF). The characterisation of piezoelectric actuators is of great importance due to differences in performance resulting from sample variability, actuat... Read More about Characterisation and Integration of Piezoelectric Trimorph Actuators for Blade Active Surface Control on a Scaled Wind Turbine.

Blind Equalization for QAM System in the Presence of Impulsive Noise (2024)
Journal Article
Li, J., Liu, M., Chen, Y., & Zhao, N. (2024). Blind Equalization for QAM System in the Presence of Impulsive Noise. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2024.3407718

This paper investigates time domain-blind equalization of dispersive communication systems that employ high throughput quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signals under impulsive noise environments. A novel cost function that integrates negative mo... Read More about Blind Equalization for QAM System in the Presence of Impulsive Noise.

Assessment of the lead and zinc contaminations on the strength and physical properties of sand mixed with kaolinite, bentonite, and zeolite fines (2024)
Journal Article
Karimian, A. (2024). Assessment of the lead and zinc contaminations on the strength and physical properties of sand mixed with kaolinite, bentonite, and zeolite fines. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 83, Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-024-03756-0

The concentration of heavy metals in soil layers has increased due to the rapid development of the industry. Lead and zinc are two frequent heavy metal contaminants in soil. This paper aims to study the effect of these types of contaminants on differ... Read More about Assessment of the lead and zinc contaminations on the strength and physical properties of sand mixed with kaolinite, bentonite, and zeolite fines.

Power Quality Investigation of a Grid-Connected Single-Phase Bidirectional AC/DC for Electric Vehicle Applications (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Genc, S., Gezegin, C., Ozgonenel, O., Akpinar, K. N., Gundogdu, B., & Sarma, N. (2024, May). Power Quality Investigation of a Grid-Connected Single-Phase Bidirectional AC/DC for Electric Vehicle Applications. Presented at 2024 12th International Conference on Smart Grid (icSmartGrid), Setubal, Portugal

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) is growing rapidly in almost all countries, and as a result, the power consumption to charge EVs is also sharply increasing. The characteristics of EV charging are extremely variable, which creates negative impac... Read More about Power Quality Investigation of a Grid-Connected Single-Phase Bidirectional AC/DC for Electric Vehicle Applications.

Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction (2024)
Journal Article
Mathias, S. A., Bolster, D., & Veremieiev, S. (2024). Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction. Transport in Porous Media, 151(8), 1709-1727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-024-02091-y

Reliable reactive transport models require careful separation of mixing and dispersion processes. Here we treat displacing and displaced fluids as two separate fluid phases and invoke Whitman’s classical two-film theory to model mass transfer between... Read More about Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction.

Manufacturing an Artificial Arterial Tree Using 3D printing (2024)
Journal Article
Hacham, W. S., & Khir, A. W. (2024). Manufacturing an Artificial Arterial Tree Using 3D printing. Heliyon, 10(11), Article e31764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31764

Models of the arterial network are useful in studying mechanical cardiac assist devices as well as complex pathological states that are difficult to investigate in-vivo otherwise. Earlier work of artificial arterial tree (AAT) have... Read More about Manufacturing an Artificial Arterial Tree Using 3D printing.

A computational modelling tool for prediction of head reshaping following endoscopic strip craniectomy and helmet therapy for the treatment of scaphocephaly (2024)
Journal Article
Deliege, L., Carriero, A., Ong, J., James, G., Jeelani, O., Dunaway, D., …Borghi, A. (2024). A computational modelling tool for prediction of head reshaping following endoscopic strip craniectomy and helmet therapy for the treatment of scaphocephaly. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 177, Article 108633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108633

Endoscopic strip craniectomy followed by helmet therapy (ESCH) is a minimally invasive approach for correcting sagittal craniosynostosis. The treatment involves a patient-specific helmet designed to facilitate lateral growth while constraining sagitt... Read More about A computational modelling tool for prediction of head reshaping following endoscopic strip craniectomy and helmet therapy for the treatment of scaphocephaly.