Publications: R.I.Taylor

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  1. R.I. Taylor, "Tribology and Energy Efficiency", Institution of Mechanical Engineers Donald Julius Groen Prize Lecture, London December, 2008
  2. H. Renondeau, R.I. Taylor, G.C. Smith & A.A. Torrance, "Friction and Wear Performance of Diamond Like Carbon and Cr-Doped Diamond Like Carbon Coatings in Contact with Steel Surfaces", Proc. IMechE Vol 222, Part J. J. Engineering Tribology, pp 231-240, 2008
  3. R.I. Taylor, "Engine Lubricant Trends", keynote presentation given at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Tribology 2008 conference, London, July 2008
  4. R.I. Taylor, "Tribological Scaling", given at 33rd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, Leeds, September 2006 and published in the IMechE Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2007
  5. Ian Taylor, "Future Challenges in Engine Lubricants", keynote presentation to Institution of Mechanical Engineers 50th Anniversary Meeting on Tribology, 12th/13th July 2006
  6. Glyn Roper & Ian Taylor, "Case Studies in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication", presentation to Annual STLE Meeting, Calgary, May 2006
  7. P.M. Lee, M. Priest, M.S. Stark, J.J. Wilkinson, J.R. Lindsay-Smith, R.I. Taylor & S. Chung, "Extraction and Tribological Investigation of Top Piston Ring Zone Oil from a Gasoline Engine", Proc. IMechE Vol 220 Part J: J. Engineering Tribology, pp 171-180, 2006
  8. O. Smith, M. Priest, R.I. Taylor, R. Price, A. Cantlay & R.C. Coy, "Simulated Fuel Dilution and Friction-Modifier Effects on Piston Ring Friction", Proc. IMechE Vol 220 Part J: J. Engineering Tribology, pp 181-189, 2006
  9. Ian Taylor, "Innovation Workshop", presentation given to the Student Industrial Society, Leeds University, 24th November 2005
  10. Ian Taylor, "Predicting Friction and Wear in Lubricated Contacts", presentation given at Leeds University, June 2005
  11. Ian Taylor, "The Problem with Numbers", Physics World, June 2005
  12. R.I. Taylor, "A Simplified Short Bearing Approximation", presentation at 60th STLE Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, May 2005
  13. R.I. Taylor and P.G. Evans, "In-Situ Piston Measurements", presentation at 60th STLE Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, May 2005
  14. R.I. Taylor, R.T. Dixon, F.D. Wayne and S. Gunsel, "Lubricants and Energy Efficiency: Life-Cycle Analysis", presentation at 60th STLE Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, May 2005
  15. R.I. Taylor, R. Mainwaring and R.M. Mortier, "Engine Lubricant Trends Since 1990", paper accepted for publication in the IMech Proceedings, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2005
  16. R.I. Taylor, R.T. Dixon, F.D. Wayne and S. Gunsel, "Lubricants and Energy Efficiency: Life-Cycle Analysis", invited paper presented at the 2004 Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology
  17. R.I. Taylor and P.G. Evans, "In-Situ Piston Measurements", Published in the IMechE Proceedings, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2004
  18. Ian Taylor, "The Physics and Chemistry of Engine Oils", Presentation given to the Yorkshire Branch of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Leeds University, 2004
  19. R.I. Taylor, "Engine Downsizing - Lubrication Implications", presented at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Meeting on Fuel Economy and Engine Downsizing, May 2004, London
  20. R.I. Taylor, "Shell Global Solutions: Science -> Application", presented at the 2004 Annual STLE meeting, in the Commercial Forum
  21. R.I. Taylor, "Simplification of the Short Bearing Approximation", accepted for publication in Institution of Mechanical Engineers Proceedings, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2004
  22. M.S. Stark, R.J. Gamble, C.J. Hammond, H.M. Gillespie, J.R. Lindsay-Smith, E. Nagatomi, M. Priest, C.M. Taylor, R.I. Taylor and D.J. Waddington, "Measurement of Lubricant Flow in a Gasoline Engine", submitted to Tribology Letters, 2004
  23. R.I. Taylor, "Transient Effects in Engines Operating at Steady Speeds and Loads", Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, Lyon, September 2003
  24. R.I. Taylor and R. Mainwaring, "Trends in Fluid Lubrication", published by the IMechE, in 2003 in a book entitled, "Total Tribology"
  25. R.I. Taylor, "Lubrication, Tribology and Motorsport", SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference, Indianapolis, SAE-2002-01-3355
  26. R.I. Taylor, "The Development of Fuel Economy Lubricants", 8th Asia Fuels and Lubricants Conference, Singapore, February 2002
  27. R.I. Taylor, E. Nagatomi, N.R. Horswill and D.M. James, "A Screener Test for the Fuel Economy Potential of Engine Lubricants", Esslingen Tribology Colloquium (Germany), January 2002
  28. R.I. Taylor, "Car Lubricants: Fact and Friction", published in Physics World, February 2002
  29. R.I. Taylor, H.M. Gillespie, R.T. Dixon, R. Mainwaring, G.C. Smith and S.R. Nattrass, "Deposit Formation and Control in Engine Lubrication - Mechanisms and Models", invited talk at Additives 2001 Conference, Oxford University 2001
  30. R.I. Taylor and R.C. Coy, "Improved Fuel Efficiency by Lubricant Design: A Review", published in the IMechE Proceedings, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2000.
  31. R.I. Taylor, "Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Fuel Economy: Lubricant Sensitivities", SAE Fuels and Lubricants Conference, Paris, SAE-2000-01-2056
  32. R.I. Taylor, "Engine Friction Lubricant Sensitivities: A Comparison of Modern Gasoline and Diesel Engines", Esslingen Tribology Colloquium (Germany), January 1998
  33. R.I. Taylor, "The Inclusion of Lubricant Shear Thinning in Journal Bearing Models", Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, Lyon, September 1998
  34. R.I. Taylor, "The Inclusion of Lubricant Shear Thinning in the Short Bearing Approximation", published in the IMechE Proceedings, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 1999
  35. R.I. Taylor, "Engine Friction: The Influence of Lubricant Rheology", published in the IMechE Proceedings, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 1997
  36. R.I. Taylor, "Engine Friction: The Influence of Lubricant Rheology", World Tribology Conference, London 1997
  37. R.I. Taylor, "Engine Friction: The Influence of Lubricant Rheology", CEC97-EL05, 5th International Symposium on the Performance Evaluation of Automotive Fuels and Lubricants, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1997
  38. J.E. Rycroft, R.I. Taylor and L.E. Scales, "Elastohydrodynamic Effects in Piston Ring Lubrication in Modern Gasoline and Diesel Engines", Proceedings of the 23rd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, 1996
  39. M. Priest, R.I. Taylor, D. Dowson and C.M. Taylor, "Boundary Conditions for Reynolds Equation with Particular Reference to Piston Ring Lubrication", Proceedings of the 22nd Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, 1995
  40. R.I. Taylor, T. Kitahara, T. Saito and R.C. Coy, "Piston Assembly Friction and Wear: The Influence of Lubricant Viscometry", Proceedings of the International Tribology Conference, Yokohama, Japan, 1995
  41. R.I. Taylor, M.A. Brown, D.M. Thompson and J.C. Bell, "The Influence of Lubricant Rheology on Friction in the Piston Ring Pack", SAE 941981
  42. R.I. Taylor, M.A. Brown and D.M. Thompson, "Validation of a Piston Ring Pack Lubrication Model that Includes Realistic Lubricant Rheology", Proceedings of the 21st Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, 1994
  43. R.I. Taylor and J.C. Bell, "The Influence of Lubricant Degradation on Friction in the Piston Ring Pack", Proceedings of the 20th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, 1993
  44. R.I. Taylor, D.M. Brookbanks and A.J. Holden, "Determining the Intrinsic Noise Parameters of a 0.25 micron Gate Pseudomorphic HEMT", Eletronics Letters, Vol 27, pp 1923-1924, 1991
  45. R.I. Taylor and A.J. Holden, "Modelling the Noise Properties of Pseudomorphic HEMTs", IEE Electronics Dvision Colloquium on Millimetre Wave Transistors and Circuits, Digest No. 1991/068, March 1991
  46. R.I. Taylor, Chapter 7, "Recombination in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures", from "Recombination in Semiconductors" by Peter T. Landsberg, Cambridge University Press, 1991
  47. COST-216 Working Group, "COST-216 Comparative Study of S-Bend and Directional Coupler Analysis Methods", European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC), pages 175-178, 1990 Conference Proceedings
  48. R.W. Kelsall, R.I. Taylor, A.C.G. Wood and R.A. Abram, "Matrix Elements for Hole-Phonon Scattering in a Semiconductor Quantum Well", Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 5, pages ??, 1990
  49. J. Urquhart, D.J. Robbins, R.I. Taylor and A.J. Moseley, "Impact Ionisation Coefficients in In0.53Ga0.47As", Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 5, pages 789-791, 1990
  50. R.I. Taylor, R.A. Abram, M.G. Burt and C. Smith, "A Detailed Study of Auger Recombination in 1.3 micron InGaAsP/InP Quantum Wells and Quantum Well Wires", Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 5, pages 90-104, 1990
  51. P. Kightley, R.I. Taylor, A.J. Moseley, P.D. Augustus, A.C. Marshall and R.J.M. Griffiths, "Dislocation Engineering in Advanced III-V Device Structures", Inst.Phys.Conf.Ser. No. 100, pages 187-192, 1989
  52. R.R. Bradley and R.I. Taylor, "Heteroepitaxy and Lattice Mismatched Growth", Plessey Research Review, pages 93-104, 1989
  53. R.I. Taylor, "The Force on a Screw Dislocation Due to a Series of Layers of Alternating Shear Modulus", Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 4, pages 612-616, 1989
  54. R.A. Abram, R.W. Kelsall, R.I. Taylor and A.C.G. Wood, "Hole Transport and Relaxation in the Valence Band of a GaAs-AlAs Quantum Well", Invited paper at the 5th International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices, New Delhi, India, 1989
  55. R.I. Taylor and R.A. Abram, "The Effects of Non-Parabolic Band Structure on Auger Transition Rates in Bulk Semiconductors", Quantum Wells and Quantum Well Wires", Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 3, pages 859-864, 1988
  56. R.A. Abram, R.W. Kelsall and R.I. Taylor, "Auger Recomination in Low-Dimensional Structures", Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, No. 6, Volume 49, pages 607-613, 1988
  57. R.I. Taylor and M.G. Burt, "Continuity Conditions for Envelope Functions at Semiconductor Interfaces Derived from the Bastard Model", Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 2, pages 485-490, 1987
  58. R.I. Taylor, M.G. Burt and R.A. Abram, "The Generation of Superlattice Bandstructure Using a Wavefunction Matching Technique", Superlattices and Microstructures, Volume 3, pages 63-67, 1987
  59. R.I. Taylor, R.W. Kelsall and R.A. Abram, "Theory of Auger Recomination in a Quantum Well Wire", Surface Science, Volume 174, pages 169-174, 1986
  60. R.I. Taylor, R.A. Abram, M.G. Burt and C. Smith, "Auger Recomination in a Quantum Well Heterostructure Laser", IEE Proceedings, Volume 132, Part J, pages 364-370, 1985
  61. M.G. Burt and R.I. Taylor, "Radiative Efficiency in Low Dimensional Semiconductor Structures", Electronics Letters, Volume 21, pages 733-734, 1985

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