Newcastle University

Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Systems: Projects

Some current and recent research projects:

• CASE studentship: investigating the impact of using bio-diesel in modern common-rail heavy duty truck engines
  Project Leader(s): Dr Guohong Tian
  The project aims to investigate the impact of using bio-diesel in modern common-rail heavy duty truck engines. Engine performance, combustion status and emissions...
• CleanER-D: Clean European Rail-Diesel
  Project Leader(s): Mr R Palacin
  CleanER-D is a research project partly funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme. It aims to develop, improve and integrate emissions reduction technologies for diesel locomotives and rail vehicles...
• Computational modelling for advanced nuclear power plants
  Project Leader(s): Prof Mike Reeks
• Developing novel applications of PDF based models for studying disperse flows
  Project Leader(s): Dr David Swailes
• Development of scalar dissipation rate based reaction rate models for the large eddy simulations of premixed flames
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nilanjan Chakraborty
• Development of unified flame surface density based reaction rate models for the LES of turbulent premixed flames
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nilanjan Chakraborty
• Disperse, multiphase flows with wall/interface effects
  Project Leader(s): Dr David Swailes
• Fundamental understanding of turbulent flame propagation in droplet-laden reactant mixture
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nilanjan Chakraborty
• Global-SECURE
  Project Leader(s): Professor A Roskilly
  This is an EPSRC funded project aiming to initiate new and enhance existing collaborative research between Newcastle University and Chinese top Universities and institutes...
• Photo-catalytic Microbubble reactor for conversion of CO2 to Fuels
  Project Leader(s): Dr Ketan Pancholi
  

  It is envisaged that the power plant with carbon capture and storage would be a major technology in clean power segment by 2020. The simultaneous reduction of carbon dioxide..

• Rain in a Box of Turbulence
  Project Leader(s): Prof Mike Reeks
  Contrary to expectation, small particles suspended in a turbulent flowing gas or liquid, do not mix but segregate into regions of high and low concentrations ...
• SARNET 2
  Project Leader(s): Prof Mike Reeks
• TEFLES
  Project Leader(s): Professor A Roskilly
  This is an EU funded FP7 project collaborating with several European partners aiming to reduce marine vessel emissions and improve efficiency...
• The fluid dynamics of PIV visualisation in superfluid helium
  Project Leader(s): Professor CF Barenghi
  This project aimed at theoretical and numerical study of motion of tracer particles in turbulent superfluid 4He and hence the development of theoretical foundations for the experimental technique of PIV visualization recently implemented in superfluid...
• Thermacore: Micro Channel Liquid Cooling Module
  Project Leader(s): Prof Mike Reeks
• Towards In-Combustion-Event Feedback (ICEF) Control by Laser Ignition
  Project Leader(s): Professor Nilanjan Chakraborty
• Turbulent Flow
  Project Leader(s): Dr Ian Potts
• Visualization of Quantum Turbulence by Andreev reflection
  Project Leader(s): Professor CF Barenghi
  The scope of this project is theoretical study of interactions between thermal quasiparticle excitations and quantized vortices and turbulent vortex structures in superfluid 3He-B at temperatures close to absolute zero...