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With an internationally leading record over the last four decades in pure and applied research, we combine experimental and computational modelling studies at a fundamental level.

Focusing on Combustion, Heat and Mass Transfer and Fluid Flow, the division has well equipped laboratories hosting a wide range of laser sources and detectors, as well as extensive facilities for computational flow modelling methods (CFD).

Research focus areas

Thermofluids labs

Research focus areas

  • Direct Numerical Simulation is applied in fundamental studies of transition from laminar to turbulent flow and to heat transfer in two-phase flows.
  • Large Eddy Simulation (LES) is being applied to inert mixing problems, combusting flows and to multi-phase problems including atomisation.
  • Optical instrumentation, including both single point techniques and planar measurements, for combustion and two-phase flows applied to both fundamental studies and to Diesel, Otto and so-called HCCI cycle engines as well as to gas turbine combustors and model coal burners.
  • Unsteady fluid mechanics, instrumentation development and computational methods for applied to turbochargers in recognition of their pulsating flow environment.
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Research groups

People

Professor Aimee Morgans

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Professor Aimee Morgans

Professor Alex Taylor

Alexander Taylor

Professor Alex Taylor

Dr Andrea Giusti

Andrea Giusti

Dr Andrea Giusti

Dr Antonis Sergis

Antonis Sergis

Dr Antonis Sergis

Professor Bill Jones

Bill Jones

Professor Bill Jones

Professor Guillermo Rein

Guillermo Rein

Professor Guillermo Rein

Professor Yannis Hardalupas

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Professor Yannis Hardalupas

Professor Peter Lindstedt

Peter Lindstedt

Professor Peter Lindstedt

Professor Pavlos Aleiferis

Pavlos Aleiferis

Professor Pavlos Aleiferis

Professor Ricardo Martinez-Botas

Professor Ricardo Martinez-Botas

Dr Salvador Navarro-Martinez

Dr Salvador Navarro-Martinez

Dr Stelios Rigopoulos

Stelios Rigopoulos

Dr Stelios Rigopoulos

Dr Teng Cao

Teng Cao

Dr Teng Cao