Additionally, their proficiency in wind turbines and aerodynamics supports innovations in wind energy technologies, utilizing carbon-fiber composites and advanced manufacturing techniques to enhance turbine performance and reliability.
The team also investigates the resilience of energy systems in the face of global catastrophes, aiming to mitigate impacts and ensure continuity through renewable energy solutions. Their expertise in fluid dynamics, particularly in geothermal systems, explores methods to optimize energy extraction while addressing challenges like silica particle precipitation.
Overall, their collaborative efforts span theoretical research, experimental validation, and computational simulations, driving forward holistic approaches to combat climate change and meet global energy demands sustainably.
Research Theme Members
Areas of Expertise
Thermodynamics, Thermo-fluids, Heat Transfer
Research Interests
HVAC, building services, combustion
Areas of Expertise
Wind turbines, Wind energy, Fluid Mechanics
Research Interests
Aerodynamics, Carbon-Fibre Composites, Advanced Manufacturing
Current Postgraduate Opportunities
Project Title: CFRP for re-usable launch vehicles
Project summary: The research project will test CFRP samples environments that simulate thermal and pressure conditions which spacecraft experience in space and when re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. This research will inform predictions of CFRP performance in space applications, including use in reusable launch vehicles (RLVs).Funding/stipend: To be negotiated
Funding/stipend: $25,000 + fees
Application deadline: December 2024
Areas of Expertise
Energy efficiency, renewable energy
Research Interests
Impacts of global catastrophes on energy and ways of making the system more resilient
Areas of Expertise
Fluid flow measurement and simulation; Geothermal fluid flow
Research Interests
Silica particle precipitation and growth in geothermal systems
Areas of Expertise
Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics), Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering, Fundamental and theoretical fluid dynamics, Geophysical and environmental fluid flows, Applied mathematics, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation
Research Interests
Multiphase and free surface flows including droplet, bubbles, thin liquid films with applications in coating technology, spray drying, material forming, hydrolysis for hydrogen production, atomization processes, cavitation, microfluidics. Modelling of geophysical flows including lava, river, and glacier flows. Inverse problems for which one tries to infer the unknown causes of observed phenomena
Current Postgraduate Opportunities
Project Title: Flow in discrete fracture networks for geothermal reservoir modelling
Project summary: Issue: the flow in fracture network is difficult to understand because it involves many fractures. Project: Modelling the effects of non-Newtonian rheology and multiphase flow in discrete fracture networks for geothermal reservoirs
Funding/stipend: Not available at this stage
Application deadline: N/A
Project Title: Predicting the growth rate and detachment of electrogenerated bubbles for hydrogen production
Project summary: Issue: when generated, the bubbles cover the electrode surface, act as an electrical insulator and thus disrupt the process. Project: Develop a comprehensive CFD model able to predict the growth and detachment rate of bubbles
Funding/stipend: Not available at this stage
Application deadline: N/A
Areas of Expertise
Experiment, CFD, theoretical of combustion and energy sciences
Research Interests
Combustion, propulsion, renewable energy, wind power, hydropower
