Turbomachinery Research Centre

Fingerprint The fingerprint is based on mining the text of the scientific documents related to the associated persons. Based on that an index of weighted terms is created, which defines the key subjects of research unit

Seals Engineering & Materials Science
Turbines Engineering & Materials Science
Rotors Engineering & Materials Science
Bearings (structural) Engineering & Materials Science
Wheels Engineering & Materials Science
Stators Engineering & Materials Science
Gas turbines Engineering & Materials Science
Heat transfer Engineering & Materials Science

Network Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.

Profiles

Photo of Nicola Bailey

Nicola Bailey

Person: Academic

20122019
No photo of Artur Joao Carvalho Batista Soares De Figueiredo

Artur Joao Carvalho Batista Soares De Figueiredo

Person: Doctor of Philosophy

20182019
Photo of David Cleaver

David Cleaver

Person: Academic

20092021

Projects 2008 2020

Modelling of Buyancy-Induced Flow in Compressor Rotors - Surrey/RR

Lock, G., Sangan, C., Scobie, J. & Wilson, M.

11/01/17 → 30/06/20

Project: Research council

Compressors
Rotors
Gas turbines
Jet engines
Buoyancy

A Fundamental Investigation into Brush Seal Fluid Dynamics

Scobie, J.

3/01/17 → 1/07/19

Project: Research council

Brushes
Fluid dynamics
Seals
Gas turbines
Porous materials

Improving Turbine Efficiency by Combining the Effects of Rim Seals and End-Wall Contours in the Presence of Purge Flow

Sangan, C., Cleaver, D., Lock, G. & Wilson, M.

1/10/15 → 31/03/19

Project: Research council

Seals
Turbines
Engines
Secondary flow
Gas turbines

Research Output 2002 2019

Effect of uncertainty in external forcing on a fluid lubricated bearing

Bailey, N. Y., Hibberd, S., Power, H. & Tretyakov, M. V., 1 Jan 2019, Mechanisms and Machine Science. Cavalca, K. & Weber, H. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Netherlands, p. 443-459 17 p. (Mechanisms and Machine Science; vol. 63).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Bearings (structural)
Fluids
Industrial applications
Lubrication
Uncertainty

Experimental and Computational Investigation of Flow Instabilities in Turbine Rim Seals

Horwood, J., Hualca Tigsilema, F. P., Scobie, J., Wilson, M., Sangan, C. & Lock, G., Jan 2019, In : Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Transactions of the ASME. 141, 1, 12 p., 011028.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Seals
Wheels
Turbines
Stators
Compressed air motors

Model of Effect of Hot Gas Ingress on Temperature of Turbine Disks

Owen, J., Tang, H. & Lock, G., 1 Jan 2019, In : Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Transactions of the ASME. 141, 01, p. 1-9 9 p., 012501.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Turbines
Rotors
Gases
Stators
Temperature

Student theses

Active Touchdown Bearing Control In Magnetic Bearing Systems

Author: Li, P., 11 Jun 2015

Supervisor: Keogh, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD

File

Aerodynamic Loads Control Using Mini-tabs

Author: Heathcote, D., 29 Jun 2017

Supervisor: Cleaver, D. (Supervisor) & Gursul, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD

File

Aerodynamics Of Biplane And Tandem Wings At Low Reynolds Numbers

Author: Jones, R., 6 May 2016

Supervisor: Gursul, I. (Supervisor) & Cleaver, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD

File