PhD in Mechanical Engineering - Thermofluids

In the area of aerodynamics, the group's research focuses on efficient aerodynamic design to reduce aircraft fuel consumption, improving wind turbine blade efficiency, shock control, drag reduction and development of advanced modelling and meshing methodology and tools. Recent research topics include active flow control, laminar flow wings, blended wing body aircraft, low Reynolds number micro air vehicles, and adaptive and Hex meshing techniques. The group's energy research focuses on low carbon technologies (alternative low carbon fuels, carbon capture and CO2 storage in saline aquifers), efficient combustion (flame instability and ignition, noise deduction and novel imaging techniques), water pipelines technologies (leak detection, flow metering and smart fluids) and renewable energy technologies.