Materials Characterisation 2015

7th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experiments in Materials Characterisation

22 - 24 April, 2015
València, Spain

Organised by:
Wessex Institute, UK

Overview

Following the success of the six previous meetings in this series (Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2003; Portland, Maine, in 2005; Bologna, Italy, in 2007; New Forest Campus of the Wessex Institute in 2009; Kos, Greece, in 2011 and Siena, Italy, in 2013), it has been decided to reconvene the International Conference of Computational Methods and Experiments in Materials Characterisation.

The aim of the conference is to facilitate interactions within the research community and discuss the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field. The meeting responds to the demand for high quality products for both industry and consumers, which has led to rapid developments in materials science and engineering. This requires the characterisation of the physical and chemical properties of the materials. Consideration of different experimental techniques as well as computer simulation methods is essential to achieve a proper analysis. A very wide range of materials, starting with metals through polymers and semiconductors to composites, necessitates a whole spectrum of material characterisation experimental techniques and numerical methods.

All papers to be published in the conference volume as well as those from previous meetings are permanently archived at http://library.witpress.com where they are available to the international community.

Conference Topics

• Cementitious materials
• Computational models and experiments
• Corrosion problems
• Advances in composites
• Micro and macro materials characterisation
• Fracture and fatigue problems
• Mechanical characterisation and testing
• Recycled materials
• Structural health monitoring
• Energy materials

Webpage

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Contact and Surface 2015

12th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experiments in Surface and Contact Mechanics including Tribology

21 - 23 April, 2015

València, Spain

Organised by:
University of Groningen,  The Netherlands
University of Bournemouth, UK
Wessex Institute, UK 

Overview

The importance of contact and surface effects in modern engineering and their combined effects has led the organisers to reconvene this 12th International Conference, which covers Computational Methods and Experiments in Surface and Contact Mechanics including Tribology.

The series began in Southampton UK (1993); continued in Ferrara and Milan (1995); Oxford, UK and Madrid (1997); Stuttgart and Assissi (1999); Seville (2001); Crete (2003); Bologna (2005); New Forest (2007); the Algarve (2009); Malta (2011) and Siena (2013).

The papers presented in these conferences are permanently archived in the eLibrary of the Wessex Institute (http://library.witpress.com), where they are easily accessible to the international scientific community. Central themes of the conference are surfaces, interfaces and thin films. In general, structural components fail by wear, corrosion and fatigue, that is to say affected and initiated by the surface conditions. Consequently, an appropriate approach is to modify the surface layer of a base material or coat it, so as to provide an enhanced performance. However, in many cases it is the combined effect of wear and corrosion that is damaging and as a result this contributes to an even larger complexity. The complexity of the tribological properties of materials and the economic aspects of friction and wear justify an increasing research effort.

The surface treatment chosen should be suitably related to the problem to be solved. The necessary thickness of the coating depends largely on the applied loading and environmental conditions. This conference will address novel protective layers for advances in sliding wear and low friction.

The range of topics to be discussed regarding Tribology embraces all aspects of concern including reliability, energy applications, advanced materials and corrosion. Tribology problems are essentially interdisciplinary. Engineers and scientists working in this field must be familiar with a wide range of issues, including surface mechanics, material characterization, chemical and biological processes, computer simulation, measurements and many others.

The aim of the conference is to encourage international cooperation amongst scientists and engineers and to exchange new ideas. It deals with fundamental and applied concepts in the interdisciplinary fields of surface and contact engineering, including tribology, in particular focusing on the interplay between applied physics, materials science and computational methods.

Conference Topics
 

• Surface modification
• Experimental and measurement tests
• Computer simulation
• Surface problems in contact mechanics
• Thick and thin coatings
• Fatigue and fracture mechanics
• Computer methods and components
• Biomedical applications
• Residual stress problems
• Tribomechanics
• Lubrication studies
• Test methods for lubricants
• Wear mechanics
• Tribology in biomechanics
• Case studies

Webpage

View the conference website, which has full details about the conference objectives, topics and submission requirements at: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/15-conferences/contact-and-surface-2015.html

Marine Technology 2015

International Conference on Marine Technology
21 - 23 October, 2015
Novorossiysk, Russia

Organised by:
Wessex Institute, UK

Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University, Russia

Overview

The International Conference on Marine Technology to be held in Novorossiysk organised by the Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University and the Wessex Institute, UK aims to discuss new developments in traditional and advanced marine techniques in a variety of topics.

The substantial growth of maritime shipping and cruise ships, together with the rapid advances in naval engineering for military as well as civilian uses has resulted in rapid changes in many fields. They include management, operation, design and manufacture of ship and maritime works. Added to this are the substantial advances in the field of offshore hydrocarbon exploitation, and shipping with the need to address the associated environmental risk.

The conference will address both advances in traditional as well as improvement in marine engineering techniques, including modern areas of research and development on a variety of topics listed below, as well as others relevant to the objectives of the meeting.

Conference Topics

• Navigation and ship operations
• Shipbuilding and design
• Materials and fabrication in shipbuilding
• Ship propulsion, equipment and automation
• Management aspects
• Reliability and safety in marine technology
• Deep sea systems and vehicles
• Offshore hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation
• Monitoring and response
• Environmental issues
• Emergency response
• Education, training and knowledge dissemination
• Ship and port operations
• Multimode transport
• Maintenance
• Material degradation and corrosion
• Risk analysis
• Information systems
• Hydrodynamic aspects
• Port management
• Marine engineering works

 

Webpage

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Multiphase Flow 2015

8th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Multiphase and Complex Flow

20 - 22 April, 2015
 
València, Spain

Organised by:
Wessex Institute, UK
University of New Mexico, USA

Overview

The success of the series of International Conferences on Multiphase Flow, Orlando, Florida (2001); Santa Fe, New Mexico (2003), Portland, Maine (2005), Bologna, (2007), New Forest, UK (2009), Koss, Greece (2011) and A Coruna, Spain (2013) has led to reconvening the meeting in 2015.

The overall focus of this conference series is the combination of experimental and computational techniques to gain a better understanding of all classes of multiphase and complex flow. The goal of the meeting is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences directly and interactively, thereby promoting the development of knowledge in this increasingly important topic.

Fluid dynamics processes in nature are essentially multi-phased, i.e. involving more than one phase of a component such as liquid, gas or plasma. The range of related problems of interest is vast: astrophysics, biology, geophysics, atmospheric process and many others including a whole variety of engineering applications.

Thus it is understandable that multiphase structures generate a great deal of interest. This is the motivation for experimental, analytical and numerical studies in this area. While progress is continuing in all three categories, work on numerical solutions has advanced rapidly, owing to the continuing improvements in computer power and the software tools available to researchers. Progress in numerical methods has not only allowed for the solution of many practical problems, but also helped to advance our understanding of the physics involved. Many unresolved issues are inherent in the very definition of multiphase flow, where it is necessary to consider coupled process in multiple scales, not necessarily all of them characterised by the same physics. Moreover, in the study of some of them, the approximations valid for large scale problems may no longer be physically appropriate.

Close interaction between numerical modellers and other researchers is required to resolve many outstanding issues in multiphase flow. Theory and experiments are essential for validation and verification of numerical methods, with the latter providing new insights into the interpretation of experimental results and suggesting new directions of theoretical research.

This series of conferences on Multiphase Flow, organised by the Wessex Institute since 2001 aims to further such initiatives and to develop knowledge transfer mechanisms, in particular between academics and industry professionals. The papers presented at previous meetings are stored in digital form at http://library.witpress.com where they are permanently available to the international community

Conference Topics

• Multiphase flow simulation
• Bubble and drop dynamics
• Interface behaviour
• Experimental measurements
• Energy applications
• Compressible flows
• Flow in porous media
• Turbulent flow
• Image processing
• Heat transfer
• Atomization
• Hydromagnetics
• Plasma
• Fluidised beds
• Cavitation

Webpage

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