Research themes
- Experimental aerodynamics: subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic vehicles.
- Flow control: separation, boundary layer and circulation control, passive and active devices, MEMS, smart coatings, micro-fluidics etc.
- Shock wave related phenomena: transonic, supersonic and hypersonic flows, glancing interactions, shock tube flows, shock-vortex interactions, shock-structure interactions etc.
- Micro/nano-fluidics.
- Development and application of advanced flow measurement techniques: pressure and temperature sensitive paint systems, LIF, ultra-high speed schlieren photography, holographic interferometry, LITA, PIV, Filtered Rayleigh, liquid crystals.
- Missile/projectile and aircraft aerodynamics at high incidence.
- Fundamental studies on incompressible and compressible flow structures: hydrodynamic instabilities, transition, turbulence.
- Digital and optical flow visualisation.
- Digital image and signal processing of flame dynamics and structure.
- High temperature measurement and monitoring.
- Flame and acoustic wave interactions.
- Combustion instability.
- Innovative flow diagnostics and data processing.
- Terahertz wave visualisation of sooty flame at high pressure.
- Flight dynamics of insects and flies.
- Sports dynamics measurements.
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