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Dr Oliver Pountney is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Oliver’s research focuses on thermal management of technologies that facilitate the decarbonisation of power generation and aircraft propulsion, specifically:
- Gas turbines – blade cooling, compressor cavity flows, and mainstream-purge aerodynamics
- Additively-manufactured heat exchangers
- Thermal management of hydrogen fuel cells for aircraft propulsion
Research highlights include:
- Award of a 50th Anniversary Prize Fellowship (University of Bath)
- Two x American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Best Paper Awards (2011 and 2021)
- Two x patents with Airbus
Oliver’s research has been carried out in collaboration with Siemens Energy, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace through various industrially-funded and EPSRC supported projects.
Other responsibilities
- Director of Doctoral Studies for Mechanical Engineering
- Director of Doctoral Studies for the AAPS-CDT
- Associate Editor for ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bath
Award Date: 21 Nov 2012
Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering, University of Bath
Award Date: 17 Jun 2009
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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HyFIVE - Hydrogen Storage, Conveyance, Fuelling, Indication and Venting
Sangan, C. (PI), Akehurst, S. (CoI), Bowen, C. (CoI), Butler, R. (CoI), Johnston, N. (CoI), Plummer, A. (CoI), Pountney, O. (CoI), Rhead, A. (CoI), Sell, N. (CoI) & Chen, Y. (Researcher)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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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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IAA – Optimised Rapid Prototyping of Heat Exchangers Using Polymer Substitutes (ORPHEUS)
Flynn, J. (PI), Dhokia, V. (CoI) & Pountney, O. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/04/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research council
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An investigation into combined film and internal cooling of turbine blades
Pountney, O. (PI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/04/18 → 31/03/21
Project: Research council
Research output
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Propeller Design for Hydrogen-Electric Aircraft
Dawe, J., Frey, A., Bird, J., Pountney, O. & Sangan, C., 8 Jan 2026. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Cryogenic pumping of liquid hydrogen for aerospace propulsion
Bird, J., Ao, Z., Frey, A. C., Sell, N., Plummer, A., Dawe, J. S. A., Pountney, O. J., Sameh, N., Djurović, S., Iacchetti, M. F., Smith, A. C. & Sangan, C. M., 27 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 101155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Effect of Purge-Mainstream Density Ratio on the Secondary Flow Field of a Turbine Blade Row
Porter, K. L., Vella, S., Mesny, A. W., Li, Y. S., Pountney, O. J. & Sangan, C. M., 11 Aug 2025, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2025: Volume 10 : Turbomachinery — Axial Flow Fan & Compressor Aerodynamics; Axial Flow Turbine Aerodynamics. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 14 p. GT2025-154120, V010T30A026. (Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo; vol. 10).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Radiators in Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft: The Effect of Heat Rejection on Drag
Frey, A. C., Stonham, J., Bosak, D., Sangan, C. M. & Pountney, O. J., 15 Sept 2025, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 274, Part C, 126697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thermal Management in High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells for Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Frey, A., Bosak, D., Madrid, E., Stonham, J., Sangan, C. & Pountney, O., 1 Feb 2025, In: Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 153, 101052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
11 Citations (SciVal)
Thesis
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Modelling and Measurement of Sealing Effectiveness and Heat Transfer in a Rotor-Stator System with Ingress
Pountney, O. (Author), Lock, G. (Supervisor) & Wilson, M. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2012Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Prizes
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo Technical Conference Best Paper Award 2011
Sangan, C. (Recipient), Pountney, O. (Recipient), Zhou, K. (Recipient), Wilson, M. (Recipient), Owen, M. (Recipient) & Lock, G. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo Technical Conference Best Paper Award 2021
Mesny, A. (Recipient), Glozier, M. (Recipient), Pountney, O. (Recipient), Scobie, J. (Recipient), Li, Y. S. (Recipient), Cleaver, D. (Recipient) & Sangan, C. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)