David Dye

Prof at Imperial. Having adventures in micromechanics and alloying for jet engines, nuclear and auto. Enjoying titanium, Ni/Co superalloys, TWIP steels & NiTi.

[Hervé Morvan @hervepmorvan]

That is one piece of statistic. Testament to the focus placed on safety.

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

Dr Jess Wade is awarded the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture for her achievements in functional materials and her outstanding project which will support early career women scientists to pursue academic careers in materials sciences. #RSMedals

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[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@SteveDavies365 Why is meaningful growth not possible? This was thought in the 70s, but that was false. The US, Ireland, much of the EU have grown over the last decade; why not the UK? Having a government that’s interested in growth is at least a start…

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@Adam_Grant_Bell They’re populists; coherence and policy aren’t their thing. It’s all about the adulation of the crowd, always has been. Governing isn’t actually the point.

[Cem Tasan @TasanGroupMIT]

Some great news!

1) Felicity will be joining the Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial, as a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, to start her own research group on materials degradation / characterization for nuclear power! Congrats Dr. Worsnop!

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@plumbers_urban I called octopus, someone came by 2 days later and removed it for free. Great stuff!

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@RobinWGrimes @TamFinkelstein The depth of analysis in Treasury (from economists) is invariably, extremely strong in my experience. On climate and energy policy, DESNZ people are also, almost without exception, exceptional. No doubt at all. And those are just the people I meet.

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@RobinWGrimes @TamFinkelstein Of course, many, many civil servants are fantastic, and develop huge expertise also in their fields, and port them across ministries to the great benefit of HMG. And yet…

[Paul Mason @paulmasonnews]

If you're in the mood for a serious think about the roots of modern British fascism, and how we create a movement that can defeat it, start here... https://t.co/IPJGn4ViiX

[Rob Miller @Rob__Miller]

UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted. ‘Imperial, Oxford, and Cambridge produce world-class engineers. Yet post-graduation, their trajectory is an economic tragedy - and a hidden arbitrage opportunity.’ https://t.co/MHZGDJskR0

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@Adam_Grant_Bell I do agree that at the local loop level, which I’ve read is based on a 2kW per property assumption (?), then things might get tricky, but as you say, that’s much less cable, it’s mostly in conduit and nondisruptive to upgrade. Again, I’d monitor and plan before panicking.

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@Adam_Grant_Bell Yeah, DNOs are accepting requests for free unlooping and 100A fuses where they should probably push back, do some monitoring and then only upgrade if the requirement is real. With smart meters there’s no need to guess!

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@Adam_Grant_Bell That is, 60A/15kW is probably enough capacity for >95% of homes? Heat pumps are probably an irrelevance to this; even an 11kW heat ASHP is only going to be <4kW electrical draw. And the solar is export…

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@Adam_Grant_Bell I’ve just been round this; if you put a CT clamp on your 7kW EV charger to sort out contention for the once-in-a-blue moon when your induction hob and oven are at their max, it’s really hard to see a scenario where you really are going to need more than 60A and need unlooping?

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@landlord_secret @SusieD_LON @hannahfearn Often the 60s and 70s systems were properly designed by well trained heating engineers, also, so if they’re in good nick they can be really effective.

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@landlord_secret @hannahfearn @SusieD_LON Exactly

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

@landlord_secret @SusieD_LON @hannahfearn An 80s gravity fed system boiler that’s well maintained can work well, of course - they always did. Combis were a revolution in the 90s, in turn - magic little boxes. But better is possible now… happy to chat.

[David Dye @DavidDye9]

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