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Dr Carl Sangan is a Reader (Associate Professor), Director of Research and the Deputy-Director of the Turbomachinery Research Centre within the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
His research area is gas turbine engineering, with a particular interest in experimental and theoretical modelling of the flow and heat transfer in rotating disc systems.
Carl obtained an MEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, followed by a PhD in the field of turbomachinery. On graduation he continued as a post-doctoral researcher, before being awarded the University Prize Fellowship in Gas Turbine Engineering in 2012. Carl became a lecturer at the University in 2014, Senior Lecturer in 2017 and Reader in 2020.
Research
Carl's current research focuses on improving the efficiency of gas turbines for power generation and aerospace engines. He currently leads research programmes involving the application of optical methods to enhance understanding of the interaction mechanisms between gas turbine cooling systems and the mainstream gas-path.
Although predominantly funded by EPSRC, much of his work is closely linked to Siemens and Safran Aircraft Engines, where modelling approaches developed from the work are being integrated directly within the design methodology employed at the companies.
Areas of interest across the broader theme of turbomachinery include:
- modelling of hot-gas ingestion through turbine rim seals
- mainstream gas-path aerodynamics and the interaction with the secondary air system
- heat transfer in compressor cavities
- development of novel shaft sealing technologies
- film cooling of turbine blades
- cooled radial turbomachinery
Awards and prizes
- 2011 ASME IGTI Heat Transfer Committee Best Paper Award (GT2011-45310)
- 2016 ASME IGTI Dilip R. Ballal Award
- 2016 University of Bath John Willis Award for Teaching
- 2018 ASME IGTI Heat Transfer Committee Best Paper Award (GT2018-75071)
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Interested in supervising students studying:
- Gas turbine technologies
- Fluid dynamics and heat transfer
- Rotating systems
- Thermal imaging techniques
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Use of CO2 as a Coolant for Microsystems (CO2-COM) - Royal Society Grant
Carnevale, M., Lunt, A., Sangan, C. & Cantini, G.
12/08/22 → 11/08/24
Project: Research-related funding
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Use of CO2 as a Coolant for Microsystems
Carnevale, M., Lunt, A. & Sangan, C.
12/08/22 → 11/08/24
Project: Research council
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Additive Manufacture for CO2 Cooling Manifold Structures (AM4CMS)
Lunt, A., Carnevale, M. & Sangan, C.
10/05/22 → …
Project: Research council
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IAA – Effect of Density on Hot Gas Ingestion
Sangan, C., Lock, G., Pountney, O., Scobie, J. & Tang, H.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/06/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research council
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ACUHRA - Advanced Cavities Using High Resolution Additive
Lock, G., Sangan, C., Scobie, J. & Jackson, R.
1/07/20 → 31/12/22
Project: EU Commission
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Fluid-dynamics of Turbine Rim Seal Structures: A physical Interpretation Using URANS
De Cosmo, G., Scobie, J., Lock, G., Carnevale, M. & Sangan, C., 1 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Transactions of the ASME. 145, 3, 031009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stratified and Buoyancy-Induced Flow in Closed Compressor Rotors
Lock, G., Jackson, R., Pernak, M., Pountney, O., Sangan, C., Owen, J. M., Tang, H. & Scobie, J., 31 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Turbomachinery. 145, 1, 12 p., 011008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A New Interpretation of Hot Gas Ingress Through Turbine Rim Seals Influenced by Mainstream Annulus Swirl
Graikos, D., Tang, H., Sangan, C., Lock, G. & Scobie, J., Oct 2022, Heat Transfer - General Interest/Additive Manufacturing Impacts on Heat Transfer; Internal Air Systems; Internal Cooling. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), V06BT14A008. (Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo; vol. 6-B).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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A New Interpretation of Hot Gas Ingress Through Turbine Rim Seals Influenced by Mainstream Annulus Swirl
Graikos, D., Tang, H., Sangan, C., Lock, G. & Scobie, J., 30 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Transactions of the ASME. 144, 11, 111005 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fluid-Dynamics of Turbine Rim Seal Structures: A Physical Interpretation Using URANS
De Cosmo, G., Scobie, J., Lock, G., Sangan, C. & Carnevale, M., 28 Oct 2022, Heat Transfer - General Interest/Additive Manufacturing Impacts on Heat Transfer; Internal Air Systems; Internal Cooling. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), V06BT14A010. (Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo; vol. 6-B).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Datasets for GTRUs EPSRC programmes, funded in collaboration with Siemens
Sangan, C. (Creator), Lock, G. (Creator), Wilson, M. (Creator), Scobie, J. (Creator) & Owen, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 2015
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00116
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Thesis
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Measurement of Ingress through Gas Turbine Rim Seals
Author: Sangan, C., 1 Jul 2011Supervisor: Lock, G. (Supervisor) & Wilson, M. A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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