Summary
Prof. Pavlos Aleiferis is the Head of the Thermofluids Section of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Member of the Departmental Management Committee. Pavlos studied Mechanical Engineering with a Diploma thesis in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) in Thermal Power and Fluids Engineering from the University of Manchester with a dissertation in turbulence modelling (1996). He then joined Imperial College where he studied for a PhD (1997–2000) and conducted postdoctoral research in optical experimental techniques and numerical simulations of turbulent multiphase flows in collaboration with Honda R&D and Keihin, Japan. Subsequently he moved to University College London (UCL) as a Lecturer in 2003, where he was promoted to Reader in 2011 and Professor of Thermofluids in 2015. In 2016 he was appointed Chair in Thermofluids in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial. In 2013 he established with Jaguar Land Rover the Centre of Excellence in Engines.
Research
Pavlos's research is in the fundamentals of heat and fluid flow with applications in advanced zero/low-carbon energy and propulsion systems for sustainable power generation and green mobility. The focus of his work is both experimental and computational using Laser-based optical diagnostics and numerical modelling. Research sponsors include the EPSRC, Jaguar Land Rover, Shell, MAHLE Powertrain, BP, Lotus, Ford, Delphi. Pavlos is on the Editorial Boards of Fuel published by Elsevier and Fuels published my MDPI. He has received prizes by the Combustion Institute (Sugden Award), the Institute of Physics, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Dugald Clerk Prize), the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, the Society of Automotive Engineers. Current interests include:
• Hydrogen and ammonia engines
• Battery cooling and thermal management
• Sustainable fuels and their properties
• Sprays, flash boiling, supercritical conditions
• Ultra cold atomisation
• Turbulence and cyclic variations
• Premixed compression ignition
• Lubricant transport phenomena
• Fluid-wall and fluid-fluid interfaces
• Nucleate boiling heat transfer
Pavlos also maintains a strong interest in F1 powertrains and aerodynamics.
Publications
Journals
Augoye K, Aleiferis P, 2024, Flame Wrinkling and Curvature Effects in a Spark-Ignition Engine Fuelled with Anhydrous Ethanol, Hydrous Ethanol and iso-Octane, Fuel, ISSN:0016-2361
Shariatmadar S, Aleiferis P, Lindstedt R, 2022, Particle size distributions in turbulent premixed ethylene flames crossing the soot inception limit, Combustion and Flame, Vol:243, ISSN:0010-2180, Pages:1-20
Aleiferis P, Shukla J, Brewer M, et al., 2021, Effect of Water Content in Ethanol on Spray Formation at Subcooled and Flash-Boiling Conditions, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol:182, ISSN:0017-9310, Pages:1-18
Aleiferis P, Shukla J, Brewer M, et al., 2021, Spray Development of iso-Octane, Ethanol, Hydrous Ethanol and Water from a Multi-Hole Injector under Ultra Cold Fuel Temperature Conditions, Fuel, Vol:303, ISSN:0016-2361, Pages:1-19
Aleiferis P, Papadopoulos N, 2021, Heat and Mass Transfer Effects in the Nozzle of a Fuel Injector from the Start of Needle Lift to after the End of Injection in the Presence of Fuel Dribble and Air Entrainment, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol:165, ISSN:0017-9310, Pages:1-35