Energy Systems

Simulation of propulsive jets

• High-fidelity simulations of jet-wing interaction noise for representative engine, pylon and wing configurations at relevant flight conditions.
• Establishing best practices for Large Eddy Simulations coupled with far-field noise prediction methods accelerated on GPU for industrial design

Next generation of aerofoil surface treatment for wind turbines

• Bio-inspired modifications of the turbulent boundary layer flows close to the blade trailing edge using ‘canopies’
• Large Eddy Simulations coupled with far-field noise prediction methods accelerated on GPU to help designing surface treatments to reduce aerofoil noise

Electric propulsion systems

• Underlying physics of electrospraying using high-speed imaging to develop cutting-edge spacecraft electric propulsion systems for nanosatellites.