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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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Calibration of thermopile heat flux gauges using a physically-based equation
Pountney, O., Patinios, M., Tang, H., Luberti, D., Sangan, C., Scobie, J., Owen, M. & Lock, G., 4 Nov 2020, (Acceptance date) In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A: Journal of Power and Energy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conditioning of Leakage Flows in Gas Turbine Rotor-Stator Cavities
Darby, P., Mesny, A., De Cosmo, G., Carnevale, M., Lock, G., Scobie, J. & Sangan, C., 22 Jun 2020, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. GT2020-14308Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Conditioning of Leakage Flows in Gas Turbine Rotor-Stator Cavities
Darby, P., Mesny, A., De Cosmo, G., Carnevale, M., Lock, G., Scobie, J. & Sangan, C., 18 Feb 2020, (Acceptance date) In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Transactions of the ASME.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Design and Testing of a Rig to Investigate Buoyancy-Induced Heat Transfer in Aero-Engine Compressor Rotors
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
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Design and Testing of a Rig to Investigate Buoyancy-Induced Heat Transfer in Aero-Engine Compressor Rotors
Luberti, D., Patinios, M., Jackson, R., Tang, H., Pountney, O., Scobie, J., Sangan, C., Owen, M. & Lock, G., 30 Sep 2020, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Transactions of the ASME.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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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, M. (Creator), University of Bath, 2015
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00116
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