Newcastle University

Roles and Responsibilities

Dean of Research, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Director of Research, Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability

Chair of Marine Engineering

Committee Chair
Faculty Research Committee
Faculty Ethics Committee

Committee Member
University Research Committee
University Ethics Committee
University of Executive Board Steering Group on Sustainability
University Researcher Development Steering Group
Faculty Executive Board
Faculty Steering Group
Faculty Promotions Committee
Faculty Graduate School Committee
NIReS Strategy Board
NIReS Management Board
Digital Institute Strategy Board
Professorial Appointment Panels (SAgE)
Food and Nutrition Centre Steering Group
SWAN Management Board
SWAN Executive Committee
SWAN Strategy Board

Other
Director of ERDF CHP, Trigeneration and Energy Storage Centre
Director of SWAN Thermal Energy Systems Laboratory
Leader of SWAN Sustainable Energy and Power Group

Qualifications

PhD in Underwater Robotics and Control Theory (Lancaster)
BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering (Salford)
Combined Motor & Steam sea service for DOT 1st Class Certificate of Competency
DOT 2nd Class Certificate of Competency (Motor & Steam)
OND in Engineering (Marine) Supplementary Certificate
OND in Engineering (Marine)

Previous Positions

1976-1980 Marine Engineering Officer, P&O S.N. Co.
1980-1987 Marine Engineering Officer, P&O Cruises Ltd
1987-1989 Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Salford
1989-1990 Research Assistant, University of Lancaster
1990-1997 Lecturer, Newcastle University
1997-1999 Senior Lecturer,Newcastle University
2007-2010 Deputy Director, Sir Joseph Swan Institute for Energy Research

Research Interests

CHP, Trigeneration & Energy Storage
Renewable thermal energy system design
Alternative fuel use (Biofuel and Hydrogen)
Engine thermal overload prediction
Dynamic modelling and control of complex systems.
System identification, modelling and control.
Intelligent decision making and control.
Marine propulsion safety, environmental impact, efficiency and operation.

Current Work

CHP, Trigeneration and Energy Storage

Thermal energy management in process industries

Biofuels, hydrogen, and other alternative fuel use in power plants.

Energy demand reduction through digital innovation.

Free piston engine for CHP, automotive and marine applications.

Power plant healthcare provision and planning using advanced condition monitoring, fault diagnosis and intelligent decision making tools.

Underwater robot for hull cleaning and integrity monitoring.

Marine power and propulsion development

Research Roles

Dean of Research, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Director of Research, Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability

Deputy Director, Sir Joseph Swan Centre for Research on Energy

Postgraduate Supervision

Reciprocating Joule Cycle Engine Design and Construction
Sulphur Emission Control Area monitoring
Air Independent Power System Design for Naval and Offshore Applications
Energy Storage Systems for the All Electric Ship
Intelligent Control of Electric Propulsion Systems
Ambient Fluid Hydraulic Actuation System Design for Underwater Applications
Investigation into the Atomisation of Plant Based Oils
Determination of optimum level of predicted maintenance for power generating equipment
Dynamic Modelling and Control of Marine Medium Speed Diesel Engines using Artificial Neural Networks
Time-domain Motion Simulation of Multi-hulls in the Presence of Active Control Surfaces
Generic System Modelling and Controller Design for Modular Robotic Machines
Intelligent control of a hydraulic actuation system
Neural Network fault diagnosis of marine fuel pumps
Control of Fully Submerged Hydrofoil Craft using Acceleration Feedback Methods to Improve Performance in High Sea States
Marine Diesel Engine Component Handling and Supply for Scheduled and Unscheduled Maintenance
Control Systems in Underwater Applications
An examination of an integrated protection and control system for use in an all-electric warship
Artificial Neural Network Safety Jacket Study

Esteem Indicators

Vice President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science
and Technology (IMarEST).

Member of the Technical Committee for Marine Systems, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).

Editor, Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, Institute
of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, ISSN 146-1548

Associate Editor, Journal of Engineering for the Maritime
Environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, ISSN 1475-0902

Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).

Member IMarEST Professional Affairs and Education Committee

Member IMarEST Proceedings Supervisory Board.

Funding

Current Funding:
Building Management linking Energy Demand, Distributed Conversion and Storage using Dynamic Modelling and a Pervasive Sensor Infrastructure (EPSRC £626,885)

Thermal Energy Management for process industries (EPSRC £299,863)

Process Industries Thermal Energy Management Network (EPSRC £156,205)

Biofuel Micro-Trigeneration with Cryogenic Energy Storage (EPSRC £668,499)

Adsorption and resorption cycle (EU FP7 €135,145)

Power Optimised Ship for Environment with Electric Innovative Design On board (EU FP7 ~£76,000)

Centre for CHP, Trigeneration and Energy Storage (EU-ERDF £811,822)

Patents

Linear heat engine. GB0905959.3. (Pending)

Four stroke cycle free-piston engine. GB0907576.3. (Pending)

Apparatus for determining the position of a movable apparatus PCT/GB2006/002713

Control system suitable for glassware forming machine WO/1994/022777

Control of plungers in glassware forming machines WO/1994/0227776

Projects

• Bio-oil and waste hydrogen dual fuel CHP system
• Biofuel Micro-Trigeneration with Cryogenic Energy Storage
  Project Leader(s): Professor Tony Roskilly
• Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Trigeneration and Energy Storage Facility
  Project part-financed by the European Union: European regional Development Fund 2007-13
• Free-Piston Engines
  Project Leader(s): Professor Tony Roskilly
• HISMAR: Hull Identification System for Maritime Autonomous Robotics
  Project Leader(s): Professor Tony Roskilly
• Hydrogen fuelled engines
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Miller Cycle Engines
• Power Optimised Ship for Environment with Electric Innovation Designs on Board (Poseidon)
• PRO-TEM Network (Process Industries Thermal Energy Management Network)
• TEDDI Part 2: Building Management linking Energy Demand, Distributed Conversion and Storage using Dynamic Modelling and a Pervasive Sensor Infrastructure
• The reciprocating Joule cycle engine
  Project Leader(s): Professor Tony Roskilly
• Thermal Management in the Process Industries

Postgraduate Teaching

SPG8095 Renewable Energy: Resources (Module Leader 10 Credits)
SPG8095 Renewable Energy: Masters Project & Report (Module Leader 60 Credits)
SPG8095 Renewable Energy: Postgraduate Diploma Project & Report (Module Leader 30 Credits)
MAR8101 Advanced Marine Engineering Design (Module Leader 10 Credits)
MAR8103 Marine Systems Identification, Modelling and Control (Module Leader 10 Credits)

• Gomes Antunes JM, Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. An experimental study of a direct injection compression ignition hydrogen engine.. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2009, 34(15), 6516-6522.
• Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. The fuel efficiency and exhaust gas emissions of a low heat rejection free-piston diesel engine. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy 2009, 223(4), 379-386.
• Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. The control of a free-piston engine generator. Part 2: Engine dynamics and piston motion control. Applied Energy 2010, 87(4), 1281-1287.
• Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. The control of a free-piston engine generator. Part 1: Fundamental analyses. Applied Energy 2010, 84(4), 1273-1280.
• Wang Y, Huang Y, Roskilly AP. Trigeneration integrated with absorption enhanced reforming of lignite and biomass. Fuel 2009, 88(10), 2004-2010.
• Gomes Antunes J, Mikalsen R, Roskilly A. An investigation of hydrogen-fuelled HCCI engine performance and operation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2008, 33(20), 5823-5828.
• Tunwattana N, Roskilly AP, Norman RA. Investigations into the effects of illumination and acceleration on optical mouse sensors as contact-free 2D measurement devices. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 2009, 149(1), 87-92.
• Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. A computational study of free-piston diesel engine combustion. Applied Energy 2009, 86(7-8), 1136-1143.
• Mikalsen R, Wang YD, Roskilly AP. A comparison of Miller and Otto cycle natural gas engines for small scale CHP applications. Applied Energy 2009, 86(6), 922-927.
• Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. Coupled dynamic - multidimensional modelling of free-piston engine combustion. Applied Energy 2009, 86(1), 89-95.
• Wang Y, Lin L, Roskilly AP, Zeng S, Huang J, He Y, Huang X, Huang H, Wei H, Li S, Yang J. An analytic study of applying Miller cycle to reduce NOx emission from petrol engine. Applied Thermal Engineering 2007, 27(11-12), 1779-1789.
• Wang Y, Lin L, Zeng S, Huang J, Roskilly AP, He Y, Huang X, Li S. Application of the Miller cycle to reduce NOx emissions from petrol engines. Applied Energy 2008, 85(6), 463-474.
• Huang JC, Wang YD, Li SD, Roskilly AP, Yu HD, Li HF. Experimental investigation on the performance and emissions of a diesel engine fuelled with ethanol-diesel blends. Applied Thermal Engineering 2009, 29(11-12), 2484-2490.
• Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. Performance simulation of a spark ignited free-piston engine generator. Applied Thermal Engineering 2008, 28(14-15), 1726-1733.
• Roskilly AP, Nanda SK, Wang YD, Chirkowski J. The performance and the gaseous emissions of two small marine craft diesel engines fuelled with biodiesel. Applied Thermal Engineering 2008, 28(8-9), 872-880.
• Mikalsen R, Roskilly AP. A review of free-piston engine history and applications. Applied Thermal Engineering 2007. , 27(14-15), 2339-2352.
• Nanda SK, Roskilly AP. Performance monitoring of slow-speed diesel engines by dynamic exhaust gas measurement and oxygen concentration measurement of blow down exhaust gas. In: 25th CIMAC World Congress on Combustion Engine Technology. 2007, Vienna.
• Wang YD, McIlveen-Wright D, Huang Y, Hewitt N, Eames P, Rezvani S, McMullan J, Roskilly AP. The application of FLOX/COSTAIR technologies to reduce NOx emissions from coal/biomass fired power plant: A technical assessment based on computational simulation. Fuel 2007, 86(14), 2101-2108.
• Ammar Y, Joyce S, Norman R, Wang YD, Roskilly AP. Low grade thermal energy sources and uses from the process industry in the UK. Applied Energy 2012, 89(1), 3-20.
• Roskilly AP, Wang Y. Special issue: Sustainable thermal energy management in the process industries conference (SusTEM2010). Applied Energy 2012, 89(1), 1-2.
• Sturm B, Butcher M, Wang YD, Huang Y, Roskilly AP. The feasibility of the sustainable energy supply from bio wastes for a small brewery - A case study. Applied Thermal Engineering 2012, 39, 45-52.
• Wang YD, Huang Y, Chiremba E, Roskilly AP, Hewitt N, Ding YL, Wu DW, Yu HD, Chen XP, Li YP, Huang JC, Wang RZ, Wu JY, Xia ZZ, Tan CQ. An investigation of a household size trigeneration running with hydrogen. Applied Energy 2011, 88(6), 2176-2182.
• Huang JC, Lin L, Wang YD, Qin JB, Roskilly AP, Li LL, Ouyang TC, Yu YH. Experimental study of the performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine using direct and indirect injection systems and different fuels. Fuel Processing Technology 2011, 92(7), 1380-1386.
• Naveed S, Ramzan N, Malik A, Akram M, Roskilly AP. Gasification Characteristics of Auto Shredder Residue. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 2011, 33(6), 787-792.
• Sturm B, Hugenschmidt S, Joyce S, Hofacker W, Roskilly AP. Opportunities and barriers for efficient energy use in a medium-sized brewery. In: Sustainable Thermal Energy Management International Conference (SusTEM2011). 2011, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
• Mikalsen R, Harlfinger P, Roskilly AP. Patent protection in the marine industry: international legal framework and strategic options. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2011, 225(3), 232-241.
• Sturm B, Wang YD, Huang Y, Ammar Y, Joyce S, Roskilly AP. Energy Generation from bio-wastes in a brewery – A case study. In: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. 2010, Shanghai, China.
• Jones EB, Webster BN, Birmingham RW, Roskilly AP. Development of an Adaptive Roll Stabilisation System for Fishing Vessels. In: World Maritime Conference. 2003, San Francisco, California, USA: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
• Nanda SK, Roskilly AP. An investigation into effect of ambient conditions on Nitrogen Oxides emission levels from marine diesel engines. In: 1st Postgraduate Research Conference, School of Marine Science and Technology. 2002, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• French CD, Shaw RA, Roskilly AP. Development of a tool for investigating the behaviour of ships and their systems. In: INEC 2002. 2002, Glasgow: IMarEST.
• Shaw RA, French CD, Roskilly AP. Development of a tool for investigating the behaviour of ships and their systems. In: inec 2002: The Marine Engineer in the Electronic Age. 2002, Glasgow: IMAREST.
• Roskilly AP, Jones E, Dobson A. Design of a Reduced-Rule Self-Organizing Fuzzy Logic Controller for Water Hydraulic Applications. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part 1: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering 2000, 214(5), 371-382.
• Jones E, Dobson A, Roskilly AP. Design of a reduced-rule self-organizing fuzzy logic controller for water hydraulic applications. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I, Journal of systems and control engineering 2000, 214(5), 371-382.
• Roskilly AP, Shaw R, French CD, Harvey RM. Feasibility of a Free Piston Engine for Electrical Power Generation Provision. In: Third International Symposium on The All Electric Ship (AES 2000). 2000, Paris, France: SEE.
• Acarnley PP, Roskilly AP, French CD. Maximising the Power : Weight ratio of Marine Electro Propulsion and Generation Systems. In: Third International Symposium on The All Electric Ship: AES 2000. 2000, Paris, France: IMarEST.
• Roskilly AP. Maximising the power:weight ratio of marine electric propulsion and generation systems. In: 3rd International Symposium on All Electric Ship (AES 2000). 2000, Paris, France.
• Roskilly AP, Dobson A. The Development of a Water Hydraulic Actuation System for the Marine and Nuclear Industry. Transactions of the Institute of Marine Engineers 2000, 112(2), 653-659.