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P-PAC (partnership in pedagogy, accreditation and collaboration): a framework to support student transition to emplyability in industry. A lean systems case study
(Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Polish Association for Production Management, 2018-12)The global economic crisis of the past decade and the accruing shifts in labour market policy, coupled with the rapid advances in technology have resulted in a far less certain future employment horizon than ever before ... -
Perceived non-value added activities in the research grant application process through a lean Six Sigma lens: Lean Six Sigma in higher education.
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020-11-30)Universities as part of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) operate in a climate of reduced state funding and increased oversight and competitive performance pressures. Universities are mandated to award degrees and other ... -
Permeability of carbon fibre PEEK composites for cryogenic storage tanks of future space launchers
(Elsevier, 2017-06-15)This work presents an experimental investigation into the permeability of carbon fibre (CF) polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for cryogenic storage tanks for space applications. The effects of cryogenic cycling, manufacturing ... -
Permeable and Non-reflecting Boundary Conditions in SPH
(Wiley, 2009-11)Inflow and outflow boundary conditions are essential for the application of computational fluid dynamics to many engineering scenarios. In this paper we present a new boundary condition implementation that enables the ... -
Physical experimental static testing and structural design optimisation for a composite wind turbine blade
(Elsevier, 2016-12-10)This study presents experimental testing on a 13 m long glass-fibre epoxy composite wind turbine blade. The results of the test were used to calibrate finite element models. A design optimisation study was then performed ... -
A physically-based constitutive model for high temperature microstructural degradation under cyclic deformation
(Elsevier, 2017-03-23)This paper presents a dislocation-mechanics cyclic viscoplasticity model which incorporates the key physical micro-mechanisms of strengthening and softening for high temperature deformation of 9Cr steels. In particular, ... -
A physically-based creep damage model for effects of different precipitate types
(Elsevier, 2016-10-13)The development of a new precipitate coarsening continuum damage mechanics (CDM) model to simulate the multi-precipitate strengthening mechanisms present in 9Cr steels under high temperature creep deformation is presented ... -
A physically-based high temperature yield strength model for 9Cr steels
(Elsevier, 2018-05-24)The strength of 9Cr steels, which is controlled by chemical composition and microstructure, evolves significantly under high temperature loading. This paper presents a temperature-independent, physically-based model for ... -
A physically-based method for predicting high temperature fatigue crack initiation in P91 welded steel
(Elsevier, 2021-08-27)A methodology is presented for physically-based prediction of high temperature fatigue crack initiation in 9Cr steels, with a focus on material inhomogeneity due to welding-induced metallurgical transformations. A modified ... -
A porosity-based corrosion model for alkali halide ash deposits during biomass co-firing.
(American Chemical Society, 2015-04-24)This paper presents a physics-based model to describe accelerated corrosion because of alkali-halide-containing deposits, which form on superheater tube walls during biomass co-firing. Increased rates of corrosion during ... -
Portfolio management: The holistic data lifecycle
(Drake Management Review, 2022-10)Machine learning provides many benefits to Portfolio Managers in analysing data and has the potential to provide much more. A concern with the approach to Machine Learning in Portfolio Management is that is caught between ... -
Potassium and soot interaction in fast biomass pyrolysis at high temperatures
(Elsevier, 2018-04-02)This study aims to investigate the interaction between potassium and carbonaceous matrix of soot produced from wood and herbaceous biomass pyrolysis at high heating rates at 1250°C in a drop tube reactor. The influence of ... -
Prediction of fast pyrolysis products yields using lignocellulosic compounds and ash contents
(Elsevier, 2019-10-26)The effects of lignocellulosic biomass composition on product yields and distributions were studied under high-temperature pyrolysis conditions (800–1250 C) in a drop tube reactor. Several types of biomass were studied ... -
Prediction of microstructure evolution for additive manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V
(Elsevier, 2020-04-26)A key challenge for successful exploitation of additive manufacturing (AM) across a broad range of industries is the development of fundamental understanding of the relationships between process control and mechanical ... -
Predictions of ICHAZ cyclic thermo-mechanical response in GTAW process for 9Cr steels
(ASME The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019-02-25)This work is concerned with the development of a modeling framework to predict the effects of tempered–untempered martensite heterogeneity on the thermomechanical performance of welded material. A physically based ... -
A preliminary design methodology for fatigue life prediction of polymer composites for tidal turbine blades
(SAGE, 2012-07)Tidal turbine blades experience significant fatigue cycles during operation and it is expected that fatigue strength will be a major consideration in their design. Glass fibre reinforced polymers are a candidate low-cost ... -
A preliminary design methodology for fatigue life prediction of polymer composites for tidal turbine blades
(SAGE, 2012-06-06)Tidal turbine blades experience significant fatigue cycles during operation and it is expected that fatigue strength will be a major consideration in their design. Glass fibre reinforced polymers are a candidate low-cost ... -
A process-structure-property model for welding of 9Cr power plant components: The influence of welding process temperatures on in-service cyclic plasticity response
(Elsevier, 2019-04-30)A process-structure-property methodology is presented for welding of 9Cr steels under representative flexible operating conditions for a typical thermal power plant girth-welded pipe. The welding-induced evolution of ... -
Process-structure-property modeling for postbuild heat treatment of powder bed fusion Ti-6Al-4V
(SAGE Publications, 2023-07-10)Postbuild heat treatment is an important component in optimized manufacturing processing for laser beam powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) Ti-6Al-4V. The development of predictive modeling, based on the understanding of the ... -
Reducing medication errors using lean six sigma methodology in a Thai hospital: an action research study
(Emerald, 2020-05-12)Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and its associated tools to reduce dispensing errors in an inpatient pharmacy of a teaching hospital in Thailand. Design/me ...