SPARC 2021 - Against all odds : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2021)
Book
Thomas, A., Ibrahim, A., Abraham, A., Halilu, A., Adeosun, A., Court, A., …Whitehead, H. (2021). H. Bury, S. Gowda, T. Ireland, L. Mitchell, E. Oginni, T. Poppelreuter, …D. Whitnall (Eds.), SPARC 2021 - Against all odds : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, United Kingdom: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2021 SPARC conference. Our conference is called “Against All Odds” as we celebrate the achievements of our PGRs and their supervisors, who have continued to excel despite the most challenging circumstances. Fo... Read More about SPARC 2021 - Against all odds : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.

Vibro-acoustic analysis of a domestic product based on experimental measurement and hybrid modelling (2021)
Journal Article
Meggitt, J., Banwell, G., Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., & Langley, R. (2021). Vibro-acoustic analysis of a domestic product based on experimental measurement and hybrid modelling. Applied Acoustics, 182, 108144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108144

The purpose of this paper is to present a case study whereby a hybrid experimental-numerical model is used to analyse the structureborne radiation from a domestic product (vacuum cleaner head). The passive (including radiative) properties of the str... Read More about Vibro-acoustic analysis of a domestic product based on experimental measurement and hybrid modelling.

An FCM-based dynamic modeling of operability and maintainability barriers in road projects (2021)
Journal Article
Ghaleenoei, N., Saghatforoush, E., Mansouri, T., & Zareravasan, A. (2021). An FCM-based dynamic modeling of operability and maintainability barriers in road projects. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-021-00027-z

Building a new road infrastructure in the country leads to economic and industrial growth. A massive amount of money is paid by governments to build them; however, they fail due to many reasons related to operability and maintainability (O&M) issues.... Read More about An FCM-based dynamic modeling of operability and maintainability barriers in road projects.

Spin echo from erbium implanted silicon (2021)
Journal Article
Hughes, M. A., Panjwani, N. A., Urdampilleta, M., Homewood, K. P., Murdin, B., & Carey, J. D. (2021). Spin echo from erbium implanted silicon. Applied Physics Letters, 118(19), 194001. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0046904

Erbium implanted silicon as a quantum technology platform has both telecommunications and integrated circuit processing compatibility. In Si implanted with Er to a concentration of 3 × 1017 cm−3 and O to a concentration of 1020 cm−3, the electron spi... Read More about Spin echo from erbium implanted silicon.

Psychophysiological approaches to sound and music in games (2021)
Book Chapter
Williams, D. (2021). Psychophysiological approaches to sound and music in games. In M. Fritsch, & T. Summers (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Video Game Music (302-318). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108670289.019

Psychological research investigating sound and music has increasingly been adapted to the evaluation of soundtracking for games, and is now being considered in the development and design stages of some titles. This chapter summarizes the main finding... Read More about Psychophysiological approaches to sound and music in games.

Synthesis and Evaluation of Benzoyl containing compounds as potential anti-cancer agents (2021)
Thesis
Ahmed, S. M. Synthesis and Evaluation of Benzoyl containing compounds as potential anti-cancer agents. (Thesis). University of Salford

Seen as one of the major causes of death worldwide, Cancer requires the development of effective treatments to combat the disease. However, pharmaceutical companies are faced by the challenge of finding and developing a suitable compound that can ove... Read More about Synthesis and Evaluation of Benzoyl containing compounds as potential anti-cancer agents.

Psychoacoustic analysis of contra-rotating propeller noise for unmanned aerial vehicles (2021)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A. J., Paruchuri, C., & Zhengguang, L. (2021). Psychoacoustic analysis of contra-rotating propeller noise for unmanned aerial vehicles. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 149(2), 835-846. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0003432

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies are rapidly advancing due to the unlimited number of applications from parcel delivery to people transportation. As the UAV market expands, community noise impact will become a significant problem for public... Read More about Psychoacoustic analysis of contra-rotating propeller noise for unmanned aerial vehicles.

The effect of metakaolin and hybrid polymers on the microstructure of concrete (2021)
Journal Article
concrete. Periodicals of engineering and natural sciences, 9(1), 162-173

It has been established that metakaolin (MK) can be applied as a supplementary cementitious material and that some polymers can enhance substantial properties of concrete. Previous studies showed that, when used in combination, MK and polymers can... Read More about The effect of metakaolin and hybrid polymers on the microstructure of concrete.

Component replacement TPA : a transmissibility-based structural modification method for in-situ transfer path analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Meggitt, J., Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., Jalibert, A., & Franks, G. (2021). Component replacement TPA : a transmissibility-based structural modification method for in-situ transfer path analysis. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 499, 115991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2021.115991

In-situ Transfer Path Analysis is a diagnostic method used to analyse the propagation of noise and vibration through complex built-up structures. Its defining feature is the invariant characterisation of an assembly’s active components (i.e. vibrat... Read More about Component replacement TPA : a transmissibility-based structural modification method for in-situ transfer path analysis.

Experimental investigation of the effect of nanoparticles and polymer on interfacial tension between oil and water during Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) (2021)
Thesis
Rashid, F. Experimental investigation of the effect of nanoparticles and polymer on interfacial tension between oil and water during Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). (Dissertation). University of Salford

Nanotechnology has been generally used in several other industries, and the interest in it within the oil industry is increasing, due to its potential to deeply change enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and to improve the mechanism of recovery. With the dec... Read More about Experimental investigation of the effect of nanoparticles and polymer on interfacial tension between oil and water during Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).

A psychoacoustic approach to building knowledge about human response to noise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (2021)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., & Clark, C. (2021). A psychoacoustic approach to building knowledge about human response to noise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 682. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020682

We are on the cusp of a revolution in the aviation sector, driven by the significant progress on electric power and battery technologies, and autonomous systems. Several industry leaders and governmental agencies are currently investigating the use o... Read More about A psychoacoustic approach to building knowledge about human response to noise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Performance enhancement of a thermoelectric harvester with a PCM/metal foam composite (2021)
Journal Article
Borhani, S., Hosseini, M., Pakrouh, R., Ranjabr, A., & Nourian, A. (2021). Performance enhancement of a thermoelectric harvester with a PCM/metal foam composite. Renewable Energy, 168, 1122-1140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.01.020

The present numerical investigation examines the performance improvement of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) by using phase change materials (PCM) and porous medium. Due to the high latent heat of PCMs, both sides of the TEG were filled with paraffin... Read More about Performance enhancement of a thermoelectric harvester with a PCM/metal foam composite.