Dr Sandy Anderson
Senior Lecturer
- Email: sandy.anderson@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191 222 6216
- Fax: 0191 222 8600
- Address: Room F4b Stephenson Building
Research Interests
Fluid transients, CFD, robust design and design optimisation, psychometric tools for evaluating non academic factors that influence performance of engineering students, intermediate technology for water lifters for developing countries, optimisation of thermodynamic cycles for power plants, experiments on flows around asymmetric bluffbodies (cricket balls).
Selected Publications
- AS Tijsseling, A Anderson. Highlight Address: Thomas Young's research on fluid transients: 200 years on. In: S Hunt, ed. 10th International Conference on pressure surges: Surge analysis - system design, simulation, monitoring and control 2008. Edinburgh: BHR Group, 21-33.
- A Anderson. Highlight Address: Towards integrating fluid transients issues into pipe system design through a risk management approach. In: S Hunt, ed. 10th International Conference on Pressure Surges: Surge analysis - system design, simulation, monitoring and control 2008. Edinburgh: BHR Group, 5-20.
- A Anderson, A Bergant. Issues in 'benchmarking' fluid transients software models. In: S Hunt, ed. 10th International Conference on Pressure Surges: Surge analysis - system design, simulation, monitoring and control 2008. Edinburgh: BHR Group, 519-537.
- AS Tijsseling, A Anderson. Thomas young's research on fluid transients: 200 years on. TU Eindhoven, 2008.
- AS Tijsseling & A Anderson. Johannes von Kries and the History of Waterhammer. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE 2007, 133(1), 1-8.
- AS Tijsseling & A Anderson. The Joukowsky equation for fluids and solids. 2006. Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, (CASA 06-08).
Esteem Indicators
Technical Committee Member, 9th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Chester, March 2004.
International Scientific Committee, joint IWA-IAHR Conference, Pumps, Electromechanical Devices and Systems in Urban Water Management, Valencia, April 2003 (also invited Keynote Lecturer and Closing Session Chairman).
Invited Paper, Annual Conference Libyan Society for Quality, Tripoli, May 2006.
Roles and Responsibilities
HEFCE trained TQA Assessor
Undergraduate Admissions Selector
DPD Undergraduate Programmes and Director of Teaching
UNUT Organiser, Headstart and Engineering Education Scheme
Qualifications
1976 PhD, University of Aberdeen
1972 BSc (Eng) Civil Engineering, University of Aberdeen
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Eur.Ing (FEANI European Engineer)
Member, International Association for Hydraulic Research
Memberships
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Member International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR)
Informal Interests
BSAC Sports Diver
Undergraduate Teaching
Thermofluids. Manufacturing & Management.
Postgraduate Teaching
Thermofluids. Wind & Hydro Energy.