Structural Metallic Systems For Advanced Gas Turbine Applications
Lead Research Organisation:
Swansea University
Department Name: College of Engineering
Abstract
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Organisations
- Swansea University (Lead Research Organisation)
- Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) (Co-funder)
- JRC Institute for Energy Petten (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (Collaboration)
- LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- University of Huddersfield (Collaboration)
- GKN (Collaboration)
- Rolls Royce Group Plc (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
Publications
C. Coleman
(2016)
"Fatigue Crack Growth in Flow Formed INCONEL 718"
Abdallah Z
(2014)
A Critical Analysis of the Conventionally Employed Creep Lifing Methods.
in Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
V G
(2017)
A Discussion of Non-Constant Creep Activation Energy
in Journal of Material Science & Engineering
Harrison W
(2014)
A Model for Creep and Creep Damage in the ?-Titanium Aluminide Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb.
in Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
Harrison W
(2013)
A model for time dependent strain accumulation and damage at low temperatures in Ti-6Al-4V
in Materials Science and Engineering: A
Lancaster R
(2017)
A Novel Approach to Small Punch Fatigue Testing
in Key Engineering Materials
Hurst, R.C.
(2013)
A Renaissance in Small Punch Testing at Swansea University
Lancaster R
(2014)
A review of thermo-mechanical fatigue behaviour in polycrystalline nickel superalloys for turbine disc applications
in Materials at High Temperatures
| Description | Core research studies based at Swansea University under this first tranche of the EPSRC Strategic Partnership contributed key outcomes to all five technical themes / work packages: WP1 HP and IP Turbine Blades WP2 LP Turbine Blades WP3 HP Turbine and Compressor Discs WP4 Shafts WP5 Cross Cutting Materials Research Techniques Swansea was also active under WP6 Public Engagement, contributing to local outreach events and core initiatives led by the Naked Scientist team. Supplementary research projects were aligned to the core research through approximately 30 postgraduate PhD/EngD studies. Swansea research focussed on the mechanical characterisation of novel and established nickel based superalloys, gamma titanium aluminides, novel refractory alloys and advanced steels. Fundamental understanding of deformation mechanisms, fatigue and creep behaviour of all these systems was gathered at temperatures ranging from ambient to 1000 degrees centigrade. Mechanical data were generated to support engineering component design and service lifing methodologies of relevance to a range of sponsoring companies. Key advances in knowledge were established in the areas of: 1. High temperature corrosion mechanisms in nickel based superalloys 2. Establishment of the Wilshire Equations for the accurate prediction of long term creep behaviour 3. The application of small punch test techniques for the assessment of novel Vision 20 alloys in low volumes 4. Dwell fatigue response in nickel disc alloys 5. Composition and process optimisation of F1E advanced steel |
| Exploitation Route | The design quality mechanical data generated at Swansea University will be employed at Rolls-Royce for the design and lifing of safety critical aero-engine components. As a direct result of the core research, overarching improvements to engine efficiency and the associated reduction in specific fuel consumption (SFC) together with the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will provide wide ranging environmental and societal benefits. In particular, as a direct result of Swansea Core Research, the company has recently, successfully demonstrated a novel gamma titanium alumidie alloy for low pressure turbine applications based on characterisation of fatigue and creep characteristics and fatigue crack threshold philosophies. Novel Vision 20 disc compositions have been down selected and optimised subsequent to mechanical assessments conducted at Swansea. Information to support this iterative materials development has been fed back to Rolls-Royce and Cambridge University in particular. Mechanical properties and the influence of process parameters have been closely monitored by co-sponsors such as Timet UK and fed back into their alloy optimisation programmes. Through public dissemination of this research material (International Journal and Conference outputs) the wider engineering community will also benefit from our findings. The pipeline of highly qualified postgraduate and postdoctoral recruits from the Strategic Partnership into the sponsoring companies, including Rolls-Royce, Timet UK, SMaRT and TWI together with the wider UK engineering sector (AWE, JLR, MIRA, CISCO etc) is one of the most significant outcomes from this scheme. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Transport |
| URL | http://www.rrepsrcmetals.co.uk/ |
| Description | The design quality mechanical data generated at Swansea University has been employed at Rolls-Royce for the design and lifing of safety critical aero-engine components. As a direct result of the core research, overarching improvements to engine efficiency and the associated reduction in specific fuel consumption (SFC) together with the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will improve future engine designs and provide wide ranging environmental and societal benefits. In particular, as a direct result of Swansea Core Research, the company has recently, successfully demonstrated a novel gamma titanium alumidie alloy for low pressure turbine applications based on characterisation of fatigue and creep characteristics and fatigue crack threshold philosophies. Novel Vision 20 disc compositions have been down selected and optimised subsequent to mechanical assessments conducted at Swansea. Information to support this iterative materials development has been fed back to Rolls-Royce and Cambridge University in particular. Mechanical properties and the influence of process parameters have been closely monitored by co-sponsors such as Timet UK and fed back into their alloy development and optimisation programmes. Recent additions to their portfolio include novel fan disc and containment alloys, developed with the aid of Strategic Partnership Core research and associated PhD/EngD outputs. Through public dissemination of this research material (International Journal and Conference outputs) the wider engineering community will also benefit from our findings. The pipeline of highly qualified postgraduate and postdoctoral recruits from the Strategic Partnership into the sponsoring companies, including Rolls-Royce, Timet UK, SMaRT and TWI together with the wider UK engineering sector (AWE, JLR, MIRA, CISCO etc) is one of the most significant outcomes from this scheme. Since 2018, data and fundamental understanding of hot corrosion mechanisms in nickel based superalloys, generated at Swansea UTC under this Strategic Partnership award, have been employed by Rolls-Royce in their efforts to alleviate in-service degradation of high pressure turbine aerofoils in the Trent 1000 fleet. This is a highly visible issue for the company with significant commercial impact. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | ATI CAJORR |
| Amount | £850,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 113156 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 01/2021 |
| Description | ATI SAMULET II WP11 |
| Amount | £425,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | ATI SILOET II WP17 |
| Amount | £475,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 113018 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 06/2016 |
| Description | CAJORR - Innovate UK Project |
| Amount | £720,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 113156 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 02/2022 |
| Description | Cleanskies II - Repair Technologies |
| Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | DevTMF |
| Amount | € 732,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 686600 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Horizon 2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 02/2016 |
| End | 01/2020 |
| Description | DevTMF |
| Amount | € 994,538 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 686600 |
| Organisation | Clean Sky |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 02/2016 |
| End | 02/2020 |
| Description | Effects of residual stress on fatigue in RR1000 (B Cockings) |
| Amount | £90,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 05/2017 |
| Description | EngD Project Support-Watkins |
| Amount | £400,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | EngD project support - Beard |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | EngD project support - Hendery |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | EngD project support - Hilal |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | EngD project support - Killen |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | EngD project support - Parkin |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | EngD project support - Robinson |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | EngD project support - Scourfield |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Hani Hilal |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Department | Materials and Manufacturing Academy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | ICASE - Benjamin Haigh |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | ICASE - Fred Cooper |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | ICASE - Steve Jordan |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2017 |
| End | 06/2021 |
| Description | ICASE -Olivia Stanners |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Materials & Manufacturing Academy (M2A) |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | PhD Project Support - Benjamin Haigh |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | GKN |
| Department | GKN Aerospace |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | PhD project support - Cooper |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | PhD project support - Jordan |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2017 |
| End | 06/2021 |
| Description | REMASTER |
| Amount | £270,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2016 |
| End | 07/2018 |
| Description | REMASTER Supp award |
| Amount | £112,051 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Rolls-Royce PV funding - New Disc Alloy Lifing (Cockings) |
| Amount | £240,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2019 |
| Description | SAMULET I WP1 |
| Amount | £290,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2009 |
| End | 11/2011 |
| Description | SILOET I WP2 |
| Amount | £175,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2010 |
| End | 12/2011 |
| Description | SILOET I WP4 |
| Amount | £360,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2010 |
| End | 12/2013 |
| Description | SILOET I WP7 |
| Amount | £350,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2010 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Description | SILOET II WP6 |
| Amount | £450,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2013 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | SILOET II WP8 |
| Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 05/2015 |
| Description | Thermo-mechanical characterisation of a nickel super alloy (S John) |
| Amount | £90,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | Validation of a high integrity joining/repair process for aerospace applications (JOHAL) |
| Amount | £90,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | William Beard |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Department | Materials and Manufacturing Academy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Birmingham University (Strategic Partnership) |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Department | School of Metallurgy and Materials |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Swansea University is a fellow partner to the EPSRC Rolls-Royce Strategic Partnership in Structural Metals for Gas Turbines. Partnership research at Swansea focusses on the mechanical characterisation of established, advanced and novel structural materials. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Birmingham University Materials Department contributes world leading research into TiAl development, oxidation resistance and dwell fatigue crack growth as part of our combined activities under the Strategic Partnership. Student and staff exchanges are encouraged together with sharing of unique technical facilities. |
| Impact | joint publications have resulted from the Swansea-Birmingham collaborations. |
| Description | Cambridge University (Strategic Partnership) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Swansea University is a fellow partner to the EPSRC Rolls-Royce Strategic Partnership in Structural Metals for Gas Turbines. Partnership research at Swansea focusses on the mechanical characterisation of established, advanced and novel structural materials. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Cambridge University Materials Department contributes world leading research into alloy development and fundamental deformation mechanisms as part of our combined activities under the Strategic Partnership. Student and staff exchanges are encouraged together with sharing of unique technical facilities. |
| Impact | Numerous joint publications have resulted from the Swansea-Cambridge Strategic Partnership collaborations. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Cranfield University (Strategic Partnership) |
| Organisation | Cranfield University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Swansea University is a core partner to the EPSRC Rolls-Royce Strategic Partnership in Structural Metals for Gas Turbines. Partnership research at Swansea focusses on the mechanical characterisation of established, advanced and novel structural materials. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Cranfield University (under the direction of Prof J Nicholls) contributes world leading research into oxidation and high temperature corrosion mechanisms as part of our combined activities under the Strategic Partnership. Student and staff exchanges are encouraged together with sharing of unique technical facilities. |
| Impact | Joint publications have resulted from the Swansea-Cranfield collaborations. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | EPSRC Rolls-Royce Prosperity Partnership |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | A submission to Call 3 of the EPSRC Prosperity Partnership scheme has been led by Prof Martin Bache from Swansea University (award decision pending) |
| Collaborator Contribution | In collaboration with Rolls-Royce, Swansea, Cambridge and Birmingham Universities are seeking £8m of support from EPSRC. However, regardless of the outcome, Rolls-Royce are committed to sponsor research to a total value of £5.2m over the the period 2019-24 amongst the three Materials UTC Partner institutions. This would constitute an extension to the existing EPSRC Strategic Partnership in Structural Metals for Gas Turbines. |
| Impact | A full schedule of milestones and deliverables has been defined for the period 2019-24. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | GKN Aerospace / Additive |
| Organisation | GKN |
| Department | GKN Aerospace |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Dissemination of research findings at international conferences and research articles |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research funding to enable the formulation of 2 x doctoral research projects |
| Impact | Paper and presentation at the forthcoming Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium 2019 in Austin, Texas (August 2019) |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Loughborough University |
| Organisation | Loughborough University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Strain controlled testing supporting modelling of nickel based alloys |
| Collaborator Contribution | Modelling of nickel based alloy behaviour |
| Impact | 3 research papers, 10.1016/j.msea.2017.10.024,, 10.1016/j.tafmec.2017.10.010, 10.1080/14786435.2018.1447159. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Metrology Assessment of Nickel based superalloys |
| Organisation | University of Huddersfield |
| Department | School of Computing and Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Supply of bespoke fatigue specimens (UD720 and RR1000) with proprietary peened and as machined surface finish for inspection. Swansea contributed a fundamental understanding of fatigue behaviour, leading to four co-authored publications. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to specialist surface profile equipment for the 2D areal characterisation of peened and as machined specimens. Expert consultations from Prof Liam Blunt. |
| Impact | multi-disciplinary research outputs (mechanical properties and metrology), 4 publications. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Southampton University |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration to determine the effects of shot peening through hole drilling etc |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration to determine the effects of shot peening through modelling activities |
| Impact | Ongoing activities towards research publications |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Standardisation of Small Punch Testing |
| Organisation | JRC Institute for Energy Petten |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Round robin testing to contribute towards an international standard |
| Collaborator Contribution | Round robin testing |
| Impact | Multi-discplinary - Nuclear, Aerospace |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | University of Nottingham |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration of creep research with creep test data provided |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supporting the research through TEM studies |
| Impact | Working towards collaborative papers |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Company Name | Swansea Materials Research & Testing Ltd |
| Description | Mechanical testing laboratory incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Swansea University in order to commercialise research conducted within the Institute of Structural Materials. |
| Year Established | 2009 |
| Impact | SMaRT has been used as an exemplar of knowledge transfer between academia and industry by Swansea University and forms a key project on the new Science and Innovation Bay Campus. SMaRT was instrumental in securing development funds for the SAIBC from Welsh Government and the European Community Bank. SMaRT is one of three major strategic suppliers to Rolls-Royce (Global) for the provision of mechanical testing services. SMaRT was identified as the sole exemplar for Wales in the most recent EPSRC Industrial Impact report (2017). |
| Website | http://www.smart-swansea.com |
| Description | 2nd International Workshop on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | International Conference on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | 5th International Small Sampling Test Techniques Conference - Swansea University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 80 people attended the conference that was held in Swansea University. Dr. Robert Lancaster was the chairperson of the conference. A book of proceedings, containing almost 50 papers, was published as a direct outcome of the event. The proceedings have since been given an ISBN number and an application has been sent to Scopus to recognise the individual papers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | CREEP 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | International conference on Creep |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | ECCC 2014 Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to an international audience in the field of creep |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | EPSRC Strategic Partnership Conference, Swansea |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 3 day technical workshop to disseminate Core Research and postgraduate research across the EPSRC Strategic Partnership in Structural Metals for Gas Turbines. Delegates from partner universities (Swansea, Cambridge, Birmingham, Sheffield, Imperial College, Cranfield), Industrial sponsors (Rolls-Royce, Timet, TWI, SMaRT, AEC) and funding councils (EPSRC, TSB, MoD etc). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | FATIGUE2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at FATIGUE2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Fatigue Damage in Structural Materials (Conference series, Hyannis, USA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | International conference held every two years in Hyannis, Massachussetts, USA focussed on fatigue behaviour in advanced structural metals. Draws an audience approaching 200 delegates from academia, industry and defence sectors. Prof Bache has acted as an invited member of the International Scientific Committee for 18 years and held the position of Conference Chairman for three events. This series of meetings is renowned for the vigorous technical debates amongst the International fatigue community, encouraged by the single session format. Papers submitted to this conference are published in the International Journal of Fatigue (impact factor ~ 2) subject to standard review criteria. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2008,2010,2012,2014 |
| URL | http://www.fatiguedamageconference.com/ |
| Description | MaterialsLive - Big Bang Cymru |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | National Science Exhibition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Presentation at 9th international conference of creep and fatigue at elevated temperatures, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of RO and PhD work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Presentation at Creep 2017 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of PDRA research work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://creep2017.urfu.ru/en/ |
| Description | Presentation at ECCC2014 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of RO and EngD research work (3 presentations) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://eccc.c-s-m.it/layout_html_standard/en/eccc_european_creep_collaborative_committee/news_eccc-a... |
| Description | Presentation at ECCC2017 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | International conference in the field of creep |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://eccc2017.com/home.html |
| Description | Presentation at Eurosuperalloys 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of PhD research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.sf2m.fr/eurosuperalloys/Eurosuperalloys.htm |
| Description | Presentation at Eurosuperalloys 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of EngD research work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.sf2m.fr/eurosuperalloys/Eurosuperalloys.htm |
| Description | Presentation at Fatigue 2017 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of research work from two EngD programmes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.fatigue2017.com/ |
| Description | Presentation at ICMFF10 2013 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of EngD work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/TIBKAT%3A797831142/Multiaxial-fracture-2013-ICMFF-10-International/ |
| Description | Presentation at Materials Science & Technology conference 2013, Montreal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of PhD work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Rolls-Royce SELETAR / ASTAR visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Fact finding visit to i) Rolls-Royce R&D division in Seletar, Singapore; ii) fan blade manufacturing plant; iii) various university engineering departments; and iv) Advanced Re-manufacturing Research Centre. Purpose of visit was to disseminate the PhD research conducted by Dennise Ardi and establish collaborations. The various Rolls-Royce and public centre research teams offer expertise in surface treatments, peening and residual stress measurement without duplication of Swansea expertise in the field of mechanical characterisation. Training opportunities were also explored. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Royal International Air Tattoo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | International Air Show |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | SSTT Conference 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | International Conference on Small Scale Test Techniques |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | SSTT Conference 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | International Conference on Small Scale Test Techniques |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | SSTT Conference 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | International Conference on Small Scale Test Techniques |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |