Research Projects
| Ref | Project Title | Supervisor(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barakos1 |  |
Computational Fluid Dynamics of High-Speed Low-Density Flows | |
Prof G Barakos and Dr R Steijl |
| Barakos2 | Computational Fluid Dynamics of Large Wind Turbines | Prof G Barakos | ||
| Barakos3 | Study of Helicopter Rotor Fuselage Interactions using Computational Fluid Dynamics | Prof G Barakos | ||
| Barakos4 | CFD Study of Novel Rotor Configurations with Active Flow Control | Prof G Barakos | ||
| Blachut1 | Stability of Shell Components | Dr JT Blachut | ||
| Blachut2 | Study and application of emerging optimisation methods to composite structures | Dr TJ Blachut | ||
| Dearden1 | Effect of laser pulse length in laser micromachining of materials | Dr G Dearden and Prof KG Watkins | ||
| Dearden2 | Investigation of factors influencing laser forming using both finite element methods | Dr G Dearden and Prof KG Watkins | ||
| Fox1 | New Materials for Heat Transfer Devices Produced by Selective Laser Melting | Dr P Fox and Dr C Sutcliffe | ||
| Fox2 | Microstructure Control in SLM Processed Materials | Dr P Fox and Dr C Sutcliffe | ||
| Guan1 | Modelling blast resistance of Fibre Metal Laminates | Dr Z Guan and Prof WJ Cantwell | ||
| Guan2 | Modelling the blast resistance of composite materials for aerospace applications | Dr Z Guan and Prof WJ Cantwell | ||
| Guan3 | Modelling of non-metallic timber connections using compressed wood fasteners | Dr Z Guan | ||
| Guan4 | Optimise impact and blast resistance of novel sandwich structures made with FMLs skins and SLM lattice core | Dr Z Guan and Prof WJ Cantwell | ||
| Guan5 | Structural behaviour of the Ecodek composite decking systems | Dr Z Guan | ||
| Guan6 | Optimise impact behaviour of corrugated sandwich structures based on self-reinforced polymers | Dr Z Guan and Prof WJ Cantwell | ||
| Johnson2 | Numerical study of boundary layer transition on swept wings | Dr MW Johnson | ||
| Johnson3 | Experimental study of boundary layer transition on concave surfaces | Dr MW Johnson | ||
| Johnson4 | Numerical study of boundary layer transition on concave surfaces | Dr MW Johnson | ||
| Johnson5 | Drag reduction using compliant surfaces | Dr MW Johnson | ||
| Johnson6 | Drag reduction using optimised surface protrusions | Dr MW Johnson | ||
| Johnson7 | Direct numerical simulation of boundary layter transition on swept wings | Dr MW Johnson | ||
| Khalid1 | Rheological characterisation of bituminous binders with polymeric additives | Dr HA Khalid | ||
| Khalid2 | Fracture mechanics properties of asphaltic materials | Dr HA Khalid | ||
| Khalid3 | Higher usage of incinerator bottom ash aggregates (IBAA) in road base layers | Dr HA Khalid | ||
| Khalid4 | Hydraulically bound materials including recycled waste as road bases and foundation layers in flexible pavements | Dr HA Khalid | ||
| Khalid5 | Characterising leaching potential of waste and by-product material in road foundations | Dr HA Khalid | ||
| Khalid6 | Modellling asphalt damage due to fatigue cracking | Dr HA Khalid | ||
| Li1 | Long term morphological modelling of complex coastal protection system | Dr M Li | ||
| Li2 | Multi-phase study of mixed sand transport under oscillatory flows | Dr M Li | ||
| Li3 | Computer modelling sediment transport over coastal riples under random sea | Dr M Li | ||
| Li4 | Numerical modelling of beach profile changes with the consideration of climate change | Dr M Li | ||
| Li5 | Application of GIS in long term coastal and estuary morphological prediction | Dr M Li | ||
| Li6 | 3D Scour around structures and its impacts on adjacent environment | Dr M Li | ||
| Mines1 | Impact behaviour of micro lattice structures | Dr RAW Mines | ||
| Mines2 | Synthesis of graded micro lattice structures as core materials in sandwich structures | Dr RAW Mines | ||
| Ouyang1 | Squeal and Vibration of Vehicle Brakes | Prof H Ouyang | ||
| Ouyang2 | Vibration and Noise of Atomising Discs for Powder Production | Prof H Ouyang | ||
| Ouyang3 | Dynamic Interaction between Vehicles and Infrastructures for High-speed Transportation | Prof H Ouyang and Dr T Shenton | ||
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Owen1 |
Ship Design Guidance for Aircraft Operations | Prof I Owen and Dr MD White | ||
| Poole1 | Experimental and Numerical Study of Mixed Convection of Yield-Stress Fluids in a Rectangular Enclosure | Dr RJ Poole | ||
| Potter1 | Atomic Layer deposition of nitride and oxynitride thin films | Dr RJ Potter | ||
| Shenton1 | Automotive Engine and Driveline Control by Controller Area Network (CAN) Systems with Add2 Ltd | Dr AT Shenton | ||
| Shenton2 | IC Engine Characterisation, Modelling, Simulation & Control with Add2 Ltd | Dr AT Shenton | ||
| Shenton3 | Engine control by fast torque estimation and feedback with Ford Motor Co | Dr AT Shenton | ||
| Shenton4 | Engine control by twin-spark timing with Ford Motor Co | Dr AT Shenton | ||
| Short2 | Design for Sustainability: Industrial methods | Dr T Short | ||
| Walker1 | Modelling and Control of Helicopters with External Loads | Dr DJ Walker and Prof G Barakos | ||
| Walker2 | Modelling and active control of vibrations in helicopters | Dr DJ Walker and Prof G Barakos | ||
| Walker3 | Aircraft stability and control using CFD-derived models | Dr DJ Walker and Prof K Badcock | ||
| Walker4 | System identification of the dynamics of the Bell 412 helicopter | Dr MD White and Dr D Walker | ||
| Zhang1 | Using imaging technology and modelling to investigate two-phase flow in porous materials | Dr X Zhang | ||
| Zhang2 | Quantitative investigation of bio-colloid transport in porous materials using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and modelling | Dr X Zhang | ||
| Zhao1 | Multifunctionality of micro-porous metals | Dr YY Zhao | ||
| Zhao2 | Metal matrix syntactic foams for energy absorption | Dr YY Zhao | ||
| Zhao3 | The manufacture of hybrid porous aluminium structures for acoustical applications | Dr YY Zhao | ||
| Zhou1 | Development and application of Lattice Boltzmann Method for Complex Flows | Dr JG Zhou | ||
| Zhou2 | SGM with turbulence modelling for wave overtopping | Dr JG Zhou | ||
| Zhou3 | Numerical modelling of laser aided dissimilar metal welding using lattice Boltzmann method | Dr JG Zhou | ||
| Zhou4 | Numerical study on the micro climate inside a helmet | Dr JG Zhou |