Gary Lock

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Profile

Professor Gary Lock has a Chair in Aerospace Engineering and leads the Turbomachinery Research Centre.

He was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2011.

Gary arrived at the University of Bath in 1995 with the following career trajectory:

Probationary Lecturer, 1995-1997
Lecturer, 1997-2001
Senior Lecturer, 2001-2008
Reader, 2008-2012
Professor, 2012
Head of Department 2015

Between 1991 and 1995 Gary was a Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Science and a Fellow of Oriel College, University of Oxford.

He obtained a PhD from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies in 1991.

Research

Gary's philosophy is:

to aspire to excellence in research within a practical, engineering context
to publish in prestigious journals with the greatest readership
to present at conferences with the most relevant audience of peers
to create impact and deliver a competitive advantage to industrial sponsors
to collaborate with the top academics in his field
and to achieve these aspirations while maintaining an equal excellence in teaching.

His main research activity is the technology associated with land-based gas turbines used to generate power, as well as aero-engines (jets).

Generally such research has been undertaken using turbine-based rigs running close to engine-operating conditions.

Gary's approach is to conduct more fundamental work to measure, to compute and, most importantly, to understand the flow and heat transfer using generic, fully-instrumented experiments specifically designed for optical access and for thermal-imaging techniques.

The understanding obtained from these fundamental investigations assists the interpretation of results obtained for more specific engine conditions and geometries, and this in turn informs their design.

Willing to supervise doctoral students

Interested in supervising students studying:

Fluid dynamics
Thermodynamics
Heat recovery cycles
Gas turbine technology
Measurement techniques

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Projects

2 Active
7 Finished

ACUHRA - Advanced Cavities Using High Resolution Additive

Lock, G., Sangan, C., Scobie, J. & Jackson, R.

EU - Horizon 2020

1/06/20 → 31/05/22

Project: EU Commission

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

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

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

11/01/17 → 31/12/20

Project: Research council

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.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/10/15 → 31/03/19

Project: Research council

IAA - Development of a Film Riding Pressure Actuated Leaf Seal

Scobie, J., Keogh, P., Lock, G. & Sangan, C.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/10/15 → 31/03/17

Project: Research council

Versatile Fluid Measurement System for Aerospace Research

Cleaver, D., Gursul, I., Lock, G. & Sangan, C.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/10/14 → 31/12/15

Project: Research council

Research Output

82 Article
32 Conference contribution
25 Paper
4 Chapter
1 More
- 1 Patent

Luberti, D., Patinios, M., Jackson, R., Tang, H., Pountney, O., Scobie, J., Sangan, C., Owen, M. & Lock, G., 22 Jun 2020, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition . GT2020-14422. (Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2020).

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