Research topics
PhD, MPhil, MSc
by research and EngD topics
currently available, listed in Supervisor order.
Supervisor: Dr Mark Cotton, Dr Tim Craft
Supervisor: Dr Tim Craft
- Turbulence Modelling and Simulation for drag and noise reduction (PhD)
- Turbulence Modelling and Simulation for Drag and Noise Reduction in Aerospace Engineering (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Tim Craft, Prof Hector Iacovides, Prof Brian Launder, Dr Alistair Revell
Supervisor: Dr Tim Craft, Prof Hector Iacovides
Supervisor: Dr Dominic Diston
- Energy-based Optimisation of Aircraft Systems (PhD)
- Information Base for Integrated Systems (PhD)
- Multi-Object Multi-Objective Simulation (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Iain Dupere
- Passive Acoustic Dampers (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Antonio Filippone
- Modelling of Helicopter Stability and Control (PhD)
- Nano Air Vehicles (PhD)
- Aero Flight Mechanics, Modelling and Simulation (PhD)
- Helicopter Wakes in Constrained Spaces (PhD)
- Helicopter Noise and Aeromechanics (PhD)
- CAD Integration with a Comprehensive Flight Performance Software (MPhil)
- Wind Effects on Aircraft Noise Propagation (PhD)
- Jet Blast from Commercial Airplanes (PhD)
- Effect of Acoustic Liners in Fan Noise Reduction (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Peter Hollingsworth
- Investigating Inherent Complexity in Aerospace Systems (PhD)
- Advanced Value-Drive Design Methods (PhD)
- Maximizing Value Aerospace System Design (MSc by research)
Supervisor: Dr Peter Hollingsworth, Dr William Crowther
Supervisor: Dr Peter Hollingsworth, Dr Katharine Smith
Supervisor: Prof Hector Iacovides, Dr Tim Craft
- Development and Testing of a Robust and Refined Wall-Function Strategies (PhD)
- Development of Fluid Solid Interaction (FSI) Methods. (PhD)
- Turbulence Modelling of Gas-Turbine Blade-Cooling Flows (PhD)
- The Computation of Complex Pulsated Flows, using High-Reynolds-number models of Turbulence. (PhD)
Supervisor: Prof Konstantinos Kontis
- Development pressure sensitive paints optical imaging systems for aerodynamic applications (PhD)
- Flow control studies at subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic speeds (PhD)
- Interdisciplinary shock wave related phenomena (PhD)
- Hypersonics and missile aerodynamics (PhD)
- Developing and extension of novel imaging systems for challenging fluid applications (PhD)
- Shock wave phenomena and interactions (MSc by research)
- Compressible turbulence and interactions (MSc by research)
- Advanced flow control systems for high speed flows (MSc by research)
- Hypersonic phenomena and interactions (MSc by research)
- Experimental studies on wind turbines (MSc by research)
- Energy deposition systems (MSc by research)
- High transition and roughness studies (MSc by research)
- Advance flow diagnostics - PSP, TPS, PIV (MSc by research)
- Active flow control studies for circulation and boundary layers at subsonic speeds (MSc by research)
Supervisor: Dr S Olutunde Oyadiji
- Semi-Active Automotive Suspension and Aircraft Landing Gear Systems Featuring MR Fluid Dampers (PhD)
- Vibration Control and Damage Suppression in Composite Panels using Piezoceramic Sensors & Actuators (PhD)
- Structural Fault Detection and Health Monitoring using Dynamics and Signal Processing Techniques (PhD)
- Dynamic Analysis and Crack Detection in Rotating Beams, Blades or Shafts (PhD)
- Design, Analysis and Testing of an Aircraft Wing Model with Morphing Mechanism (PhD)
- Development of a UAV for Surveillance Employing Wing Morphing Concepts (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Alistair Revell
- Turbulence Modelling and Simulation for Aerospace Engineering (PhD)
- Application of Fluid Structure Interactions to Biofluids (PhD)
- Application of Fluid Structure Interactions to Aerospace Engineering (PhD)
- Novel Nature Inspired Geometry for Enhanced Aerodynamic Performance (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Katharine Smith
- Enabling technologies for micro to nano satellites (PhD)
- Propulsion technologies for nano satellite systems (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Katharine Smith, Dr Alistair Revell
Supervisor: Prof Ali Turan
- Computational Aerothermal Analysis of Particular Laden Flows in Turbomachinery (PhD)
- Novel Scramjet Propulsion Cycle Design and Development using Oblique Detonation Wave Scramjet concepts (PhD)
- Plasma Physics including Solution of Boltzmann equation using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Methodology for Rarefied Flows (PhD)
- Hypersonic Flow Analyses including Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition (PhD)
- Critical Review and Assessment of Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT) Models and Identification of Basic Research Elements (MSc by research)
- Generalized Immersed Boundary/Interface Algorithm Development for Generic Fluid/Structure Interaction Prediction (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr Sergei Utyuzhnikov
- Nonlocal boundary conditions for internal viscous flows (PhD)
- Nonlocal boundary conditions for the v2-f turbulence model (PhD)
- Nonlocal wall functions in turbulence (PhD)
- Development and application of Robin-type wall functions in RANS and LES (PhD)
- Development and application of decomposition method for solving fluid dynamics problems in composite domains (PhD)
- Active noise shielding (PhD)
- Application of compact TVD schemes in gas dynamics (PhD)
- Active noise shielding and sound control (MSc by research)
- Development of wall functions for LES in turbulence modelling (MSc by research)
- Even generation of Pareto frontier in multi-objective optimisation (MSc by research)
Supervisor: Prof John Yates, Dr Andrey P Jivkov
Supervisor: Dr Shan Zhong
- A study of boundary layer transition using PIV and liquid crystal surface flow visualisation technique (PhD)
- An experimental study of the interaction between synthetic jets and a separated flow (PhD)
- Flow separation control using an array of fluidic oscillator (MSc by research)
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Supervisor: Dr K Kontis
- Development pressure sensitive paints optical imaging systems for aerodynamic applications
- Flow control studies at subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic speeds
- Interdisciplinary shock wave related phenomena
- Hypersonics and missile aerodynamics
- Developing and extension of novel imaging systems for challenging fluid applications
- Innovative Synthesis and Production of Carbon Nanotubes in a Shock Tube
Supervisor: Dr S Utyuzhnikov
- Nonlocal boundary conditions for internal viscous flows
- Nonlocal boundary conditions for the v2-f turbulence model
- Nonlocal wall functions in turbulence
- Development and application of Robin-type wall functions in RANS and LES
- Development and application of decomposition method for solving fluid dynamics problems in composite domains