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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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 10 Finished
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IAA – Effect of Density on Hot Gas Ingestion
Sangan, C. (PI), Lock, G. (CoI), Pountney, O. (CoI), Scobie, J. (CoI) & Tang, H. (CoI)
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. (PI), Sangan, C. (CoI), Scobie, J. (CoI) & Jackson, R. (Researcher)
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. (PI), Sangan, C. (CoI), Scobie, J. (CoI) & Wilson, M. (CoI)
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. (PI), Keogh, P. (CoI), Lock, G. (CoI) & Sangan, C. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/15 → 31/03/17
Project: Research council
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Improving Turbine Efficiency by Combining the Effects of Rim Seals and End-Wall Contours in the Presence of Purge Flow
Sangan, C. (PI), Cleaver, D. (CoI), Lock, G. (CoI) & Wilson, M. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/15 → 31/03/19
Project: Research council
Research output
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Control of Shroud Leakage Loss and Windage Torque in a Low-Pressure Turbine Stage
Christodoulou, L., Li, Z., Ambrose, S., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Jackson, R., Lock, G., Sangan, C. & Scobie, J., 30 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Turbomachinery. 147, 4, 014012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ingress Wave Model with Purge-Mainstream Density Ratio
Tang, H., Vella, S., Sangan, C., Scobie, J. & Lock, G., 1 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 237, 126372.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mass and Heat Exchange in Rotating Compressor Cavities With Variable Cob Separation
Nicholas, T. E. W., Pernak, M. J., Lock, G. D., Scobie, J. A. & Tang, H., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 147, 1, 12 p., 011018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On the Relationship Between Swirl and Unsteadiness Within Turbine Rim Seals
Vella, S., Tang, H., Carnevale, M., Scobie, J. A., Lock, G. D., Salvatori, F. & Sangan, C. M., 30 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 147, 4, 12 p., 041031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transient Buoyancy-Induced Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Compressor Cavities
Nicholas, T., Pernak, M., Williams, J., Lock, G., Scobie, J. & Tang, H., 1 Mar 2025, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 262, 125129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Downloads (Pure)
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, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 2015
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00116
Dataset
Prizes
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Gas Turbine Award 2023
Pernak, M. (Recipient), Nicholas, T. (Recipient), Tang, H. (Recipient), Lock, G. (Recipient) & Scobie, J. (Recipient), 15 Jan 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo Technical Conference Best Paper Award 2023
Pernak, M. (Recipient), Nicholas, T. (Recipient), Tang, H. (Recipient), Lock, G. (Recipient) & Scobie, J. (Recipient), 26 Jun 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo Technical Conference Best Paper Award 2024
Nicholas, T. (Recipient), Pernak, M. (Recipient), Lock, G. (Recipient), Scobie, J. (Recipient) & Tang, H. (Recipient), 29 Jan 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)