Publications

1. S. J. Robinson and R. E. Collins, Evacuated windows-theory and practice, in ISES Solar World Congress (ISES, Kobe, Japan, 4-8 September 1989), pp. 1079-1083.
2. R. E. Collins, L. Poladian, B. A. Pailthorpe and R. C. McPhedran, Heat conduction through support pillars in evacuated windows , Aust. J. Phys. 44, 73-86 (1991).
3. R. E. Collins and S. J. Robinson, Evacuated glazing, Solar Energy 47 [1], 27-38 (1991).
4. R. E. Collins and A. C. Fischer-Cripps, Design of support pillar arrays in flat evacuated windows, Aust. J. Phys. 44, 545-563 (1991).
5. R. E. Collins, A. C. Fischer-Cripps and J.-Z. Tang, Recent developments in the science and technology of evacuated windows, in ISES Solar World Congress (ISES, Denver, USA, 19-23 August 1991), pp. 4025-4030.
6. R. E. Collins, A. C. Fischer-Cripps and J.-Z. Tang, Transparent evacuated insulation, Solar Energy 49 [5], 333-350 (1992).
7. R. E. Collins, Evacuated glazing, in SPIE International Symposium on Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conference (SPIE, Toulouse, France, 18-22 May 1992), pp, 18-22.
8. R. E. Collins, C. A. Davis, C. J. Dey, A. C. Fischer-Cripps, S. J. Robinson, T. Simko, J.-Z. Tang, G. M. Turner and X. Zhou, Measurement of thermal conductance of evacuated glazing, in TI5 Proceedings ofthe Fifth International Meeting on Transparent Insulation Technology, edited by L. F. Jesch (The Frankling Company Consultants Ltd, Freiburg, Germany, 24-26 May 1992), pp. 121-124.
9. A. C. Fischer-Cripps and R. E. Collins, Stresses and fracture probability in evacuated glazing, in TI5 Proceedings ofthe Fifth International Meeting on Transparent Insulation Technology, edited by L. F. Jesch (The Frankling Compy Consultants Ltd, Freiburg, Germany, 24-26 May 1992), pp. 53-56.
10. R. E. Collins, C. A. Davis, C. J. Dey, S. J. Robinson, J.-Z. Tang and G. M. Turner, Measurement of local heat flow in flat evacuated glazing, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 36 [10], 2553-2563 (1993).
11. R. E. Collins, C. J. Dey, A. C. Fischer-Cripps, G. M. Turner, J.-Z. Tang, T. Simko and D. A. Clugston, Production and properties of evacuated glazing, in ISES Solar World Congress (ISES, Budapest, Hungary, 23-27 August 1993), vol. 7, pp. 355-360.
12. C. J. Dey, Thermal performance and applications of transparent insulation materials, in Solar '93-Bridging Gaps Between Research, Development and Markets-Proceedings of the Annual Conference ofthe Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES, Fremantle, Australia, 1-5 December 1993), vol. 1, pp. 203-208.
13. R. E. Collins, A. C. Fischer-Cripps, J.-Z. Tang, G. M. Turner, C. J. Dey, D. A. Clugston, E. B. Hansen, T. Simko, B. Norton, P. C. Eames, S. N. G. Lo, V. Wittwer and M. Bmnotle, State-of-the-art of evacuated glazing, International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Program, Working paper T18/B5/WD1/93 (1993).
14. A. C. Fischer-Cripps, Stresses andfracture probability in evacuated glazing, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Sydney, Sydney, 1993.
15. A. C. Fischer-Cripps and R. E. Collins, The probability of Hertzian fracture, J. Mat. Sci. 29, 2216-2230 (1994).
16. G. M. Turner, R. E. Collins, A. C. Fischer-Cripps and J.-Z. Tang, Limits to performance of evacuated glazing, in SPIE International Symposium on Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion XIII (SPIE, Freiburg, Germany, 18-22 April 1994).
17. G. M. Turner, R. E. Collins, G. R. Facer and M. A. Sheumack, Outgassing effects in evacuated glazing, in SPIE International Symposium on Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion XIII (SPIE, Freiburg, Germany, 18-22 April 1994).
18. D. A. Clugston and R. E. Collins, Pump down of evacuated glazing, Vac. Sci. Technol. A 12,241-247 (1994).
19. R. E. Collins and T. Simko, Heat transfer near the edge of evacuated glazing, (1994).
20. A. C. Fischer-Cripps and R. E. Collins, Architectural glazings: Design standards and failure models, Build. Environ. 30, 29-40 (1995).
21. A. C. Fischer-Cripps, R. E. Collins, G. M. Turner and E. Bezzel, Stresses and fracture probability in evacuated glazing, Build. Environ. 30 [1], 41-59 (1995).
22. R. E. Collins, G. M. Turner, A. C. Fischer-Cripps, J.-Z. Tang, T. M. Simko, C. J. Dey, D. A. Clugston, Q.-C. Zhang and J. D. Garrison, Vacuum glazing-a new component for insulating windows, Build. Environ. 30 [4], 459-492, (1995).
23. J. D. Garrison and R. E. Collins, Manufacture and cost of vacuum glazing, Solar Energy 55 [3], 151-161 (1995).
24. T. M. Simko, R. E. Collins, G. M. Turner, J.-Z. Tang, A. C. Fischer-Cripps and J. D. Garrison, An overview of the technology of vacuum glazing, in Window Innovations Conference '95 Toronto, Canada, 1995).
25. Q.-C. Zhang, T. M. Simko, C. J. Dey, R. E. Collins, G. M. Turner, M. Brunotte and A. Gombert, The measurement and calculation of radiative heat transfer between uncoated and doped tin oxide coated glass surfaces, in Window Innovations COl,ference '95 Toronto, Canada, 1995a).
26. Q.-C. Zhang, T. M. Simko, C. J. Dey, R. E. Collins, G. M. Turner, M. Brunotte and A. Gombert, The measurement and calculation of radiative heat transfer between uncoated and doped tin oxide coated glass surfaces, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 40 [1], 61-71 (1996).
27. G. M. Turner and R. E. Collins, Measurement of thermal conductance of vacuum glazing at high temperature, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 40 [6], 1437-1446, (1995).
28. M. Lenzen and R. E. Collins, Long-term field tests of vacuum glazing, Solar Energy 61 [1], 11-15, (1997).
29. R. E. Collins and T. M. Simko, Current status of the science and technology of vacuum glazing, Solar Energy 62 [3], 189-213, (1998).
30. T. M. Simko, A. C. Fischer-Cripps and R. E. Collins, Temperature-induced stresses in vacuum glazing: Modelling and experimental validation, Solar Energy 63 [1], 1-21, (1998).
31. C. J. Dey, A. J. Read, R. E. Collins and M. Brunotte, A guarded cold plate apparatus for absolute measurement of heat flow, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 41 [20], 3099-3108, (1998).
32. C. F. Wilson, T. M. Simko, R. E. Collins, Heat conduction through the support pillars in vacuum glazing , Solar Energy 63 [6], 393-406, (1998).
33. R. E. Collins, Chapter 41 - State of the art of vacuum glazing, In World Renewable Energy Congress VI, edited by A.A.M. Sayigh, Pergamon, Oxford, 2000, Pages 213-218.
34. C. Kocer, An automated incremental finite element study of Hertzian cone crack growth, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 39 [7], 639-660, (2003).
35. M. Lenzen, R. E. Collins and K. Prince, Method of measuring depth profile of hydrogen in soda-lime glass, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 351 [4], 317-322, (2005).
36. N. Ng, R. E. Collins and L. So, Thermal and optical evolution of gas in vacuum glazing, Mater. Sci. Eng. B 119 [3], 258-264, (2005).
37. N. Ng, R. E. Collins and L. So, Thermal conductance measurement on vacuum glazing, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 49 [25,26], 4877-4885, (2006).
38. N. Ng, R. E. Collins, L. So, Characterization of the thermal insulating properties of vacuum glazing, Mater. Sci. Eng. B 138 [2], 128-134, (2007).
39. G. M. Turner and R. E. Collins, Accelerated outgassing in vacuum glazing, (1995) in preparation.
40. L. Wullschleger, H. Manz, K.G. Wakili, Finite element analysis of temperature-induced deflection of vacuum glazing, Construction Build. Mater. 23 [3], 1378-1388, (2009).
41. N. Ashmore, D. Cabrera, C. Kocer, Acoustic properties of vacuum insulating glazing, Acoustics 2015, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia.
42. D. Cabrera, N. Ashmore, C. Kocer, Airborne sound insulation of vacuum insulating glazing: General observations from measurements, Building Acoustics , 23 [3-4], 193-206, (2016).
43. J.D. Holmes, K.C.S. Kwok, J.D. Ginger. Wind loading handbook for Australia and New Zealand. Background to AS/NZS 1170.2 Wind Actions. Australasian Wind Engineering Society, 2012.
44. T. Yang, K. Nadimpalli, B. Cechet. Local wind assessment in Australia. Computational methodology for wind multipliers. Geoscience Australia, record 2014/33.
45. R. Collins. Vacuum Insulating Glass – Past, Present and Prognosis. Glass on Web (2019).
46. N. Ng, R. Collins. Evacuation and outgassing of vacuum glazing. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 18[5], 2549-2562, (2007).
47. N. Ng, R. Collins, L.So. Photodesorption of gases in vacuum glazing. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 21, 1776, (2003).