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Staff Profiles
Dr Ciaran Kennedy
B.Sc, PhD
Biography
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2013) | 'Design of Composite Tidal Turbine Blades'
Grogan, D.M., Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M (2013) 'Design of Composite Tidal Turbine Blades'. Renewable Energy, 57 :151-162 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'A Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Model for Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites'
Kennedy, C.R., Ó Brádaigh, C.M and Leen, S.B. (2013) 'A Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Model for Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites'. Composite Structures, 106 :201-210 [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'An experimental study of a flow-accelerating hydrokinetic device'
Mannion, B,McCormack, V,Kennedy, C,Leen, SB,Nash, S (2019) 'An experimental study of a flow-accelerating hydrokinetic device'. Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers Part A-Journal Of Power And Energy, 233 :148-162 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'An experimental study of a flow-accelerating hydrokinetic device'
Mannion B, McCormack V, Kennedy C, Leen S, Nash S (2019) 'An experimental study of a flow-accelerating hydrokinetic device'. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 233 (1) [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'A Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Model for Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites'
Kennedy, C.R., Ó Brádaigh, C.M and Leen, S.B. (2013) 'A Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Model for Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites'. Composite Structures, 106 :201-210 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Design of Composite Tidal Turbine Blades'
Grogan, D.M., Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M (2013) 'Design of Composite Tidal Turbine Blades'. Renewable Energy, 57 :151-162 [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'A Preliminary Design Methodology for Fatigue Life Prediction of Polymer Composites for Tidal Turbine Blades'
C.R. Kennedy, S.B. Leen, and C.M. Ó Brádaigh (2012) 'A Preliminary Design Methodology for Fatigue Life Prediction of Polymer Composites for Tidal Turbine Blades'. Proc. Imeche, Part L: J. Materials: Design And Applications, 226 (3):203-218 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2011) | OMAE 2011, 30th Int Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
Kennedy, C, Leen, S.B., O'Bradaigh, C.M. (2011) A study on the effect of seawater on the fatigue life of polymer composites for tidal turbines OMAE 2011, 30th Int Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Rotterdam, The Netherlands, , 19-JUN-11 - 24-JUN-11 [Details] |
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| (2011) | Proceedings of the ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B., Ó Brádaigh, C.M. (2011) A Study on the Fatigue Life of Glass Reinforced Polymer Composites for Tidal Turbine Blades Proceedings of the ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Rotterdam, The Netherlands, [Details] |
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| (2011) | OMAE 2011, 30th Int Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Kennedy, C, Leen, S.B., O’Bradaigh, C.M. (2011) A study on the effect of seawater on the fatigue life of polymer composites for tidal turbines OMAE 2011, 30th Int Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [Details] |
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| (2012) | 4th Int Conf on Ocean Energy 2012 (ICOE 2012), Dublin
Kennedy, C, Leen, S.B., O’Bradaigh, C.M., (2012) Fatigue of glass fibre reinforced polymer composites tidal turbine blades 4th Int Conf on Ocean Energy 2012 (ICOE 2012), Dublin [Details] |
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| (2013) | Durability of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M (2013) Fatigue Life of Immersed Glass Reinforced Polymer Composites Durability of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials National Composites Centre, Bristol, UK, [Details] |
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| (2013) | 9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, Sorrento, Italy
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M (2013) A Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Model for Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers in Seawater 9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, Sorrento, Italy [Details] |
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| (2013) | SAMPE SETEC 2013 Conference, Wuppertal, Germany
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M, (2013) Fatigue of Immersed Glass Reinforced Polymer Composite Tidal Turbine Blades SAMPE SETEC 2013 Conference, Wuppertal, Germany [Details] |
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| (2013) | 9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST9), Sorrento, Italy
Kennedy, C, O’Bradaigh, C.M., Leen, S.B (2013) A multiaxial fatigue damage model for glass fibre reinforced polymer in seawater 9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST9), Sorrento, Italy [Details] |
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| (2014) | 16th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM16, Seville, Spain
Kennedy, C, O’Bradaigh, C, Leen, S, (2014) Fatigue of glass fibre reinforced polymers for ocean energy 16th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM16, Seville, Spain [Details] |
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| (2014) | 16th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM16)
C. Kennedy, C. Ó Brádaigh, and S. Leen (2014) Fatigue of glass fibre reinforced polymers for ocean energy 16th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM16) Seville, Spain, , 22-JUN-14 - 26-JUN-14 [Details] |
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| (2013) | Durability of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M (2013) Fatigue Life of Immersed Glass Reinforced Polymer Composites Durability of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials National Composites Centre, Bristol, UK, [Details] |
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| (2013) | SAMPE SETEC 2013 Conference, Wuppertal, Germany
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M, (2013) Fatigue of Immersed Glass Reinforced Polymer Composite Tidal Turbine Blades SAMPE SETEC 2013 Conference, Wuppertal, Germany [Details] |
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| (2013) | 9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, Sorrento, Italy
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B. and Ó Brádaigh, C.M (2013) A Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Model for Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers in Seawater 9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, Sorrento, Italy [Details] |
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| (2012) | 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE 2012 )
C. Kennedy, S. Leen, and C. Ó Brádaigh (2012) Multiaxial Fatigue Damage Evolution in Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE 2012 ) Dublin, Ireland, , 17-OCT-12 - 19-OCT-12 [Details] |
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| (2011) | Proceedings of the ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
Kennedy, C.R., Leen, S.B., Ó Brádaigh, C.M. (2011) A Study on the Fatigue Life of Glass Reinforced Polymer Composites for Tidal Turbine Blades Proceedings of the ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Rotterdam, The Netherlands, [Details] |
Thesis
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2013) | Fatigue of Glass Fibre Composites in Marine Renewable Energy.
Ciaran R. Kennedy (2013) Fatigue of Glass Fibre Composites in Marine Renewable Energy. Thesis [Details] |
