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Monitoring wind turbine gearboxes (2012)
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Feng, Y., Qiu, Y., Crabtree, C., Long, H., & Tavner, P. (2012). Monitoring wind turbine gearboxes. Wind Energy, 16(5), 728-740. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.1521

Concerns amongst wind turbine (WT) operators about gearbox reliability arise from complex repair procedures, high replacement costs and long downtimes leading to revenue losses. Therefore, reliable monitoring for the detection, diagnosis and predicti... Read More about Monitoring wind turbine gearboxes.

Evaluation of dual-axis fatigue testing of large wind turbine blades (2012)
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Greaves, P., Dominy, R., Ingram, G., Long, H., & Court, G. (2012). Evaluation of dual-axis fatigue testing of large wind turbine blades. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 226(7), 1693-1704. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406211428013

That testing is usually performed about the flapwise and edgewise axes independently but a new method for resonant fatigue testing has been developed in which the flapwise and edgewise directions are tested simultaneously, thus also allowing the inte... Read More about Evaluation of dual-axis fatigue testing of large wind turbine blades.

Review of recent offshore wind power developments in China. (2012)
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Liu, T., Tavner, P., Feng, Y., & Qiu, Y. (2012). Review of recent offshore wind power developments in China. Wind Energy, 16(5), 786-803. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.1523

Rapid wind power development in China has attracted worldwide attention. The huge market potential and fast development of wind turbine manufacturing capacity are making China a world leader in wind power development. In 2010, with the newly installe... Read More about Review of recent offshore wind power developments in China..

Study of weather and location effects on wind turbine failure rates. (2012)
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Tavner, P., Greenwood, D., Whittle, M., Gindele, R., Faulstich, S., & Hahn, B. (2012). Study of weather and location effects on wind turbine failure rates. Wind Energy, 16(2), 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.538

Understanding the availability of wind turbines (WT) is vital to maximize WT energy production and minimize the capital payback period. Previous work on this subject concentrated on reliability and the location of WT failure modes rather than root ca... Read More about Study of weather and location effects on wind turbine failure rates..

Bright matter-wave soliton collisions at narrow barriers (2012)
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Helm, J., Billam, T., & Gardiner, S. (2012). Bright matter-wave soliton collisions at narrow barriers. Physical Review A, 85(5), Article 053621. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.85.053621

We study fast-moving bright solitons in the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation perturbed by a narrow Gaussian potential barrier. In particular, we present a general and comprehensive analysis of the case where two fast-moving bright solitons col... Read More about Bright matter-wave soliton collisions at narrow barriers.

Subthreshold characteristics of pentacene field-effect transistors influenced by grain boundaries (2012)
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Park, J., Y-s, J., K-s, P., L-m, D., J-h, B., Choi, J., …Petty, M. (2012). Subthreshold characteristics of pentacene field-effect transistors influenced by grain boundaries. Journal of Applied Physics, 111(10), Article 104512. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4721676

Grain boundaries in polycrystalline pentacene films significantly affect the electrical characteristics of pentacene field-effect transistors (FETs). Upon reversal of the gate voltage sweep direction, pentacene FETs exhibited hysteretic behaviours in... Read More about Subthreshold characteristics of pentacene field-effect transistors influenced by grain boundaries.

Quantum theory of bright matter-wave solitons in harmonic confinement (2012)
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Holdaway, D., Weiss, C., & Gardiner, S. (2012). Quantum theory of bright matter-wave solitons in harmonic confinement. Physical Review A, 85(5), Article 053618. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.85.053618

This paper investigates bright quantum-matter-wave solitons beyond the Gross-Pitaevskii equation (GPE). As proposals for interferometry and creating nonlocal quantum superpositions have been formed, it has become necessary to investigate effects not... Read More about Quantum theory of bright matter-wave solitons in harmonic confinement.

An ion sensitive organic field-effect transistor incorporating the ionophore valinomycin (2012)
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Ritjareonwattu, S., Yun, Y., Pearson, C., & Petty, M. (2012). An ion sensitive organic field-effect transistor incorporating the ionophore valinomycin. IEEE Sensors Journal, 12(5), 1181-1186. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2011.2163932

We report on the effect of depositing the ionophore valinomycin onto the polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) gate insulator of an ion-sensitive organic field-effect transistor (ISOFET) based on poly(3-hexylthiophene). The ionophore was deposited onto the P... Read More about An ion sensitive organic field-effect transistor incorporating the ionophore valinomycin.

A Flow-Based Synthesis of 2-Aminoadamantane-2-carboxylic Acid (2012)
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Battilocchio, C., Baxendale, I. R., Biava, M., Kitching, M. O., & Ley, S. V. (2012). A Flow-Based Synthesis of 2-Aminoadamantane-2-carboxylic Acid. Organic Process Research and Development, 16(5), 798-810. https://doi.org/10.1021/op300084z

The development of a new, high-yielding, scalable and safe process for the preparation of 2-aminoadamantane-2-carboxylic acid (1) is described. This geminal, functionalized achiral amino acid has been reported to possess interesting biological activi... Read More about A Flow-Based Synthesis of 2-Aminoadamantane-2-carboxylic Acid.

The Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Fully Deformable Formula One Wind Tunnel Tyre (2012)
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Sprot, A., Sims-Williams, D., & Dominy, R. (2012). The Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Fully Deformable Formula One Wind Tunnel Tyre. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 5(2), 1026-1041. https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-1166

Competitive aerodynamic performance of a Formula One car relies upon total understanding of the downstream wake of exposed rotating wheels. Sensitivities to the downstream vortices and low stagnation-pressure regions lead to subtle design decisions i... Read More about The Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Fully Deformable Formula One Wind Tunnel Tyre.

Bluff Body Drag Reduction with Ventilated Base Cavities (2012)
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Howell, J., Sims-Williams, D., Sprot, A., Hamlin, F., & Dominy, R. (2012). Bluff Body Drag Reduction with Ventilated Base Cavities. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 5(1), 152-160. https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0171

Various techniques to reduce the aerodynamic drag of bluff bodies through the mechanism of base pressure recovery have been investigated. These include, for example, boat-tailing, base cavities and base bleed. In this study an Ahmed body in squarebac... Read More about Bluff Body Drag Reduction with Ventilated Base Cavities.

Direct nanoscale imaging of ballistic and diffusive thermal transport in graphene nanostructures (2012)
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Pumarol, M., Rosamond, M. C., Tovee, P. D., Petty, M. C., Zeze, D. A., Falko, V. I., & Kolosov Oleg, V. (2012). Direct nanoscale imaging of ballistic and diffusive thermal transport in graphene nanostructures. Nano Letters, 12(6), 2906-2911. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl3004946

We report direct imaging of nanoscale thermal transport in single and few-layer graphene with approximately 50 nm lateral resolution using high vacuum scanning thermal microscopy. We observed increased heat transport in suspended graphene where heat... Read More about Direct nanoscale imaging of ballistic and diffusive thermal transport in graphene nanostructures.

Effects of Wind Turbine Starting Capability on Energy Yield (2012)
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Worasinchai, S., Ingram, G., & Dominy, R. (2012). Effects of Wind Turbine Starting Capability on Energy Yield. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 134(4), Article 042603. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004741

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of turbine starting capability on overall energy-production capacity. The investigation was performed through the development and validation of matlab /Simulink models of turbines. A novel aspec... Read More about Effects of Wind Turbine Starting Capability on Energy Yield.

Biotribological study of large diameter ceramic-on-CFR-PEEK hip joint including fluid uptake, wear and frictional heating (2012)
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Wang, Q., Wu, J., Unsworth, A., Briscoe, A., Jarman-Smith, M., Lowry, C., …Collins, S. (2012). Biotribological study of large diameter ceramic-on-CFR-PEEK hip joint including fluid uptake, wear and frictional heating. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 23(6), 1533-1542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-012-4617-3

A novel material combination of a large diameter Biolox® Delta zirconia-toughened-alumina (ZTA) head and a pitch-based carbon fibre reinforced poly ether–ether-ketone (CFR-PEEK) MOTIS® cup has been studied. The acetabular cups were inclined at three... Read More about Biotribological study of large diameter ceramic-on-CFR-PEEK hip joint including fluid uptake, wear and frictional heating.

Bayesian Strategies to Assess Uncertainty in Velocity Models (2012)
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Caiado, C. C., Goldstein, M., & Hobbs, R. W. (2012). Bayesian Strategies to Assess Uncertainty in Velocity Models. Bayesian Analysis, 7(1), 211-234. https://doi.org/10.1214/12-ba707

Quantifying uncertainty in models derived from observed seismic data is a major issue. In this research we examine the geological structure of the sub-surface using controlled source seismology which gives the data in time and the distance between th... Read More about Bayesian Strategies to Assess Uncertainty in Velocity Models.

Electroless deposition of multi-functional zinc oxide surfaces displaying photoconductive, superhydrophobic, photowetting, and antibacterial properties (2012)
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Wood, T., Hurst, G., Schofield, W., Thompson, R., Oswald, G., Evans, J., …Badyal, J. (2012). Electroless deposition of multi-functional zinc oxide surfaces displaying photoconductive, superhydrophobic, photowetting, and antibacterial properties. Journal of materials chemistry, 22(9), 3859-3867. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm14260k

Wind generation’s contribution to supporting peak electricity demand – meteorological insights (2012)
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Brayshaw, D., Dent, C., & Zachary, S. (2012). Wind generation’s contribution to supporting peak electricity demand – meteorological insights. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 226(1), 44-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006x11417503

Wind generation’s contribution to meeting extreme peaks in electricity demand is a key concern for the integration of wind power. In Great Britain (GB), robustly assessing this contribution directly from power system data (i.e. metered wind-supply an... Read More about Wind generation’s contribution to supporting peak electricity demand – meteorological insights.

Comparative ageing behaviour of commercial, unworn and worn 3Y-TZP and zirconia-toughened alumina hip joint heads. (2012)
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Douillard, T., Chevalier, J., Descamps-Mandine, A., Warner, I., Galais, Y., Whitaker, P., …Wang, Q. (2012). Comparative ageing behaviour of commercial, unworn and worn 3Y-TZP and zirconia-toughened alumina hip joint heads. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 32(8), 1529-1540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.01.003

There is a trend today to develop zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) composites for orthopaedic applications. So far, there is limited data concerning their sensitivity to ageing, especially considering tests performed on implants produced on an indust... Read More about Comparative ageing behaviour of commercial, unworn and worn 3Y-TZP and zirconia-toughened alumina hip joint heads..

Probability theory of capacity value of additional generation (2012)
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Zachary, S., & Dent, C. (2012). Probability theory of capacity value of additional generation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 226(1), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006x11418288

This paper describes a new probability theory of the capacity value of additional generation in electrical power systems. A closed-form expression for the effective load carrying capability or equivalent firm capacity of a small additional capacity i... Read More about Probability theory of capacity value of additional generation.

Scale-Up of Flow-Assisted Synthesis of C-2-Symmetric Chiral PyBox Ligands (2012)
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Battilocchio, C., Baumann, M., Baxendale, I. R., Biava, M., Kitching, M. O., Ley, S. V., …Tappin, N. D. (2012). Scale-Up of Flow-Assisted Synthesis of C-2-Symmetric Chiral PyBox Ligands. Synthesis: Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 44(4), 635-647. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1289676

A series of PyBox ligands were prepared from commercially available chelidonic acid by a multistep flow sequence using mesoreactor technology. A chloro group introduced onto the ligand scaffold was subsequently exploited to give amine derivatives rea... Read More about Scale-Up of Flow-Assisted Synthesis of C-2-Symmetric Chiral PyBox Ligands.