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GT2022-82180 Experimental investigation into oil film thickness and behaviour near an aero-engine bearing (2022)
Conference Proceeding

In an aero-engine transmission system, bearings are used for shaft location and load support. These bearings are housed in bearing chambers and oil is supplied to the chamber for lubrication and cooling. To achieve the targets of ACARE Flightpath 205... Read More about GT2022-82180 Experimental investigation into oil film thickness and behaviour near an aero-engine bearing.

Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases? (2022)
Presentation / Conference

Understanding the interaction between a gas shearing over a liquid film and the liquid film is essential if we wish to use modeling to optimize systems to decrease environmental impact, increase efficiency and hence productivity. To this end, PIV is... Read More about Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases?.

Numerical Optimisation of the Regenerator of a Multi-stage Travelling Wave Thermoacoustic Electricity Generator (2021)
Conference Proceeding

In a travelling wave thermoacoustic engine, the regenerator is the heart of the engine [1], where the thermal interaction between the working gas and the solid material takes place. Unlike the stack in standing wave engine, the regenerator is more of... Read More about Numerical Optimisation of the Regenerator of a Multi-stage Travelling Wave Thermoacoustic Electricity Generator.

Development of a low-cost, electricity-generating Rankine Cycle, alcohol-fuelled cooking stove for rural communities (2018)
Conference Proceeding

This article describes a novel design and construction of a helical tube flash boiler that uses a 2kW nominal methylated spirit burner to heat an approximately 2.5m long coil of copper pipe fed by a nominal 8 bar electrically operated solenoid water... Read More about Development of a low-cost, electricity-generating Rankine Cycle, alcohol-fuelled cooking stove for rural communities.

The Influence of Heat Input Ratio on Electrical Power Output of a Dual-Core Travelling-Wave Thermoacoustic Engine (2018)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents an analytical and experimental investigation of an electricity generator that employs a two-stage looped tube travelling-wave thermoacoustic prime-mover to deliver acoustic power from heat energy, a loudspeaker to extract electric... Read More about The Influence of Heat Input Ratio on Electrical Power Output of a Dual-Core Travelling-Wave Thermoacoustic Engine.

Comparison of disturbance wave parameters with flow orientation in vertical annular gas-liquid flows in a small pipe (2018)
Journal Article

The interfacial wave structure of the liquid film in both upward and downward annular gas-liquid flows in an 11.7?mm pipe were investigated using the Brightness Based Laser Induced Fluorescence technique (BBLIF). Film thickness measurements were carr... Read More about Comparison of disturbance wave parameters with flow orientation in vertical annular gas-liquid flows in a small pipe.

Oil film thickness measurements on surfaces close to an aeroengine ball bearing using optical techniques (2017)
Conference Proceeding

In a civil aero-engine transmission system a number of bearings are used for shaft location and load support. A bespoke experimental test facility in the University of Nottingham's Gas Turbine and Transmissions Research Centre (G2TRC) was created to... Read More about Oil film thickness measurements on surfaces close to an aeroengine ball bearing using optical techniques.

Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling (2017)
Journal Article

Melt ejection is the dominant material removal mechanism in long, ms, pulse laser drilling of metals, a process with applications such as the drilling of cooling holes in turbine blades. Droplets of molten material are ejected through the entrance ho... Read More about Application of high speed filming techniques to the study of rearwards melt ejection in laser drilling.

Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging (2015)
Conference Proceeding

Aeroengine bearing chambers are geometrically complex, typically containing shafts, bearings, seals and stationary components. Oil is supplied for lubrication and cooling and so the chamber contains a highly rotating two-phase (oil/air) flow where th... Read More about Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging.

Study of gas-sheared liquid film in horizontal rectangular duct using high-speed LIF technique: Three-dimensional wavy structure and its relation to liquid entrainment (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 The Authors. The flow of a liquid film sheared by high velocity gas stream in a horizontal rectangular duct was investigated using a high-speed laser-induced fluorescence technique. Measurements of local film thickness were resolved in both lo... Read More about Study of gas-sheared liquid film in horizontal rectangular duct using high-speed LIF technique: Three-dimensional wavy structure and its relation to liquid entrainment.

A power electronic controlled dump load with negligible harmonics for accurate loading used in testing small wind turbines
Conference Proceeding

Permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSG) are at the core of small scale wind power generators manufactured by a wide range of manufacturers in different configurations: vertical or horizontal axis blades, with various geometries and aerodynamic... Read More about A power electronic controlled dump load with negligible harmonics for accurate loading used in testing small wind turbines.