Generation and analysis of artificial warning sounds for electric scooters (2021)
Report
Torija Martinez, A., Elliott, A., Harris, L., Podwinska, Z., Welham, C., Nicholls, R., …Williams, D. Generation and analysis of artificial warning sounds for electric scooters

• emTransit B.V (Dott) is a European mobility operator currently operating over 30,000 electric scooters in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and now the UK. The company aims to expand its UK operations and has recently won a tender for the Tra... Read More about Generation and analysis of artificial warning sounds for electric scooters.

Novel copper-catalysed coupling reactions of diphenylmethane (2021)
Thesis
Breski, A. (in press). Novel copper-catalysed coupling reactions of diphenylmethane. (Dissertation). University of Salford

In this thesis, a novel synthesis of the drug fendiline was attempted. Fendiline was sold commercially as an angina therapeutic, and recent studies have shown that it is also anti-malarial and has activity against cancers with a high mortality rate.... Read More about Novel copper-catalysed coupling reactions of diphenylmethane.

A Stokes polarimetric light microscopy view of liquid crystal droplets (2021)
Journal Article
Gou, J., Shen, T., Bao, P., Ramos Angulo, J., & Evans, S. (2021). A Stokes polarimetric light microscopy view of liquid crystal droplets. Scientific reports, 11(1), 16329. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95674-4

The optical characteristics of materials, such as their magnetooptical effects, birefringence, optical activities, linear and circular dichroism, are probed via the polarisation states of light transmitted through or reflected from the specimens. As... Read More about A Stokes polarimetric light microscopy view of liquid crystal droplets.

An investigation into human response to unmanned aerial vehicle noise (2021)
Journal Article
noise. NOISE-CON proceedings, 577-588. https://doi.org/10.3397/IN-2021-1570

It is predicted that urban air mobility, including the use of small to medium sized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery systems, will be introduced into cities across the globe within the next 15 years. It is known, however, that noise is one of t... Read More about An investigation into human response to unmanned aerial vehicle noise.

Acoustic metamaterials comprised of dead-end pores and black hole effect for low frequency sound absorption in linear and nonlinear regimes (2021)
Thesis
Brooke, D. Acoustic metamaterials comprised of dead-end pores and black hole effect for low frequency sound absorption in linear and nonlinear regimes. (Thesis). University of Salford

The aim of this work is to design and test acoustic metamaterial absorbers particularly for mitigation of low frequency sound of high intensity. The absorbers designed are formed of a series of plates with a central perforation, separated by air... Read More about Acoustic metamaterials comprised of dead-end pores and black hole effect for low frequency sound absorption in linear and nonlinear regimes.

Structural markers of the Frenkel line in the proximity of Widom lines (2021)
Journal Article
Pruteanu, C., Proctor, J., Alderman, O., & Loveday, J. (2021). Structural markers of the Frenkel line in the proximity of Widom lines. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 125(31), 8902-8906. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c04690

We have performed a neutron scattering experiment on supercritical uid nitrogen at 160 K (1.27 TC) over a wide pressure range (7.8 MPa / 0.260 g/ml to 125 MPa / 0.805 g/ml). This has enabled us to study the process by which nitrogen changes from... Read More about Structural markers of the Frenkel line in the proximity of Widom lines.

Recent developments in quasi-3D aerodynamic methods for multidisciplinary aircraft conceptual design studies (2021)
Book Chapter
Sugar-Gabor, O., & Koreanschi, A. (2021). Recent developments in quasi-3D aerodynamic methods for multidisciplinary aircraft conceptual design studies. In M. Moatamedi, T. Rahulan, & M. Souli (Eds.), Multiphysics Simulations in Automotive and Aerospace Applications (155-186). Elsevier

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.

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.

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.

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.

Improving the carbon capture efficiency for gas power plants through amine-based absorbents (2020)
Journal Article
Hasan, S., Abbas, A., & Nasr, G. (2021). Improving the carbon capture efficiency for gas power plants through amine-based absorbents. Sustainability, 13(1), 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010072

Environmental concern for our planet has changed significantly over time due to climate change, caused by an increasing population and the subsequent demand for electricity, and thus increased power generation. Considering that natural gas is regarde... Read More about Improving the carbon capture efficiency for gas power plants through amine-based absorbents.