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Read more about the article The Secret History of Fighter Aircraft Engine Development in WW2
Further Materials Engineering / Undergraduate Support / Year 2

The Secret History of Fighter Aircraft Engine Development in WW2

Authoritative account of wartime engine development.

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26 February 2021
Read more about the article Hidden manufacturing: Brewing
Thermodynamics, Energy and Fluid Mechanics / Undergraduate Support / Year 1

Hidden manufacturing: Brewing

A passion for real ale is reviving British beer manufacturing. Here’s how engineering is enabling the industry to thrive.

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26 February 2021
Read more about the article How the public perceive shale gas
Thermodynamics, Energy and Fluid Mechanics / Undergraduate Support / Year 1

How the public perceive shale gas

Mathew Humphy and professor Sarah O’Hara from the University of Nottingham talk through the results of the Nottingham UK shale gas survey.

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26 February 2021
Read more about the article How to manage an unplanned power plant shutdown
Electronic and Electrical Engineering / Undergraduate Support / Year 1

How to manage an unplanned power plant shutdown

August Pandey, Turbine and Ancillaries Plant Manager at EDF explains how to manage an unplanned shutdown at a power plant. He discusses how to get a station back online safely…

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25 February 2021
Read more about the article Additive Manufacturing techniques in Formula 1
Materials Engineering / Undergraduate Support / Year 1

Additive Manufacturing techniques in Formula 1

Pat was one of the early adopters of additive manufacturing (AM) within Formula 1 when the team acquired its first Stereolithography machine in 1998. Since then the department and the…

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25 February 2021
Read more about the article Injection pressure as a means to guide air utilization in diesel engine combustion
Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer and Advanced Engineering Analysis / Undergraduate Support / Year 4

Injection pressure as a means to guide air utilization in diesel engine combustion

Ernst Winklhofer, Manager of Combustion Measurement Technologies at AVL LIST, delivers a talk on Injection pressure as a Means to guide air utilisation in heavy duty engine combustion.

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24 February 2021
Read more about the article Morecambe Bay Tidal Barrage
Engineering Design and Creativity / Undergraduate Support / Year 1

Morecambe Bay Tidal Barrage

The lecture focuses on the Morecambe Bay Tidal Project, with an update on progress and discussion of the project's potential and the likelihood of the project becoming a reality. The…

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24 February 2021
Read more about the article Tesco engineering energy-efficient stores
Engineering Design and Creativity / Undergraduate Support / Year 1

Tesco engineering energy-efficient stores

Mark Hawker, IMechE Fellow and Head of Engineering Design for Tesco Property Services, discusses the construction and operation of their energy-efficient sustainable concept store. Using new technologies and construction methods,…

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24 February 2021
Read more about the article How Can Waste Heat and Geofluids Heat Help Decarbonising the Oil and Gas Industry?
Thermodynamics, Energy and Fluid Mechanics / Undergraduate Support / Year 1

How Can Waste Heat and Geofluids Heat Help Decarbonising the Oil and Gas Industry?

In this interactive webinar Laure Mora and colleagues joining live from the Climeon test facility in Sweden discuss harnessing waste heat from industrial processes and geothermal heat for energy generation.

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24 February 2021
Read more about the article UCL Ventura: The Engineering Story
Design, Manufacture and Project Engineering / Undergraduate Support / Year 3

UCL Ventura: The Engineering Story

Organised by the Institution’s Greater London Region, hear insights on UCL's Ventura Project from Tim Baker at UCL, together with the technical details about the Mark II device, which has…

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23 February 2021
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