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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics) in Theme (Engineering)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
[D*]stratify: harnessing energetics to control thermally stratified fluidsCraske, Dr JImperial College LondonCivil & Environmental Engineering 640,260
[EnAble]: Developing and Exploiting Intelligent Approaches for Turbulent Drag ReductionWhalley, Dr RNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 627,076
A combined experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame-wall interaction in turbulent boundary layersPeterson, Dr BUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 642,701
A combined experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame-wall interaction in turbulent boundary layersChakraborty, Professor NNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 776,896
Accurate modelling of wind turbine wake spreading through consideration of realistic turbulent entrainment: revolutionising wind farm optimisationBuxton, Professor OImperial College LondonAeronautics 1,290,141
AdAPTS: Adaptive Aerostructures for Power and Transportation SustainabilityWoods, Dr B K SUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 1,119,057
Aeroacoustics of Dynamic StallAzarpeyvand, Professor MUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 684,478
Aeroacoustics of Dynamic StallPeake, Professor NUniversity of CambridgeApplied Maths and Theoretical Physics 419,475
Aeroacoustics of Dynamic StallKarabasov, Professor SQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 487,827
Aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of closely coupled rotorsPARUCHURI, Dr CCUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 1,253,298
Aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of turbulent flows over and past permeable rough surfacesGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonFaculty of Engineering & the Environment 910,574
ary currents in turbulent flows over rough wallsSecondGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 774,193
Augmenting flow simulations with experimental data to improve aerodynamic efficiencySymon, Dr S PUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 276,705
Better Bubblers: Jet Impingement Within a Dead-End ChannelJewkes, Dr J WUniversity of LeicesterEngineering 248,059
Biofilm Resistant Liquid-like Solid Surfaces in Flow SituationsMcHale, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 477,843
Biofilm Resistant Liquid-like Solid Surfaces in Flow SituationsChen, Professor JLoughborough UniversityMaterials 205,500
Brush seal Resistance to Inlet Swirl and Transient Loading Effects (BRISTLE)Pekris, Dr MJUniversity of SurreyMechanical Engineering Sciences 335,363
CableDyn: Subsea Power Cable Dynamics Under Complex Ocean EnvironmentVenugopal, Professor VUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 1,224,901
CBET-EPSRC: Analysis and Optical Control of Surfactant Effects for Increased Lubrication of Liquid Flows in the Cassie StatePapageorgiou, Professor DImperial College LondonMathematics 457,329
CBET-EPSRC: Droplet Impact on Fluid Interfaces: 3D Effects Across ScalesCastrejon-Pita, Professor AAUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 472,464
CECAM - Chamber for Environmental Control of Airborne MicroorganismsNoakes, Professor CUniversity of LeedsCivil Engineering 826,836
Characterising Flow Regimes and Transitions, Heat Transport and Energy/Enstrophy Cascades in Rapidly Rotating Thermal ConvectionRead, Professor PLUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 492,081
Computing Lagrangian means in multi-timescale fluid flowsKafiabad, Dr HDurham, University ofMathematical Sciences 375,796
Creating digital twins of flows from noisy and sparse flow-MRI dataKontogiannis, Mr AUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 369,194
Customisable Urban Model for Quantifiable Thermal Observations (CUMQUAT)Kershaw, Dr TUniversity of BathArchitecture and Civil Engineering 567,711
Decoupled Space and Time Gradients for Particle Enrichment, Sorting and IsolationAgrawal, Dr PNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 396,086
DMS-EPSRC Stochastic Nonsmooth Analysis For Energy HarvestingYurchenko, Dr DUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 212,117
Fluid dynamics of aggregation and attachmentYeo, Ms EUCLMathematics 333,586
Fluid dynamics of Urban Tall-building clUsters for Resilient built Environments (FUTURE)Placidi, Dr MUniversity of SurreyMechanical Engineering Sciences 559,408
Fluid dynamics of Urban Tall-building clUsters for Resilient built Environments (FUTURE)Xie, Professor ZUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 364,640
Fluid dynamics of Urban Tall-building clUsters for Resilient built Environments (FUTURE)Barlow, Professor JUniversity of ReadingMeteorology 536,047
Frictional fluid dynamics of granular flows; uniting experiments, simulation and theoryMorgan, Dr M LSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 331,464
Fundamental Understanding of Turbulent Flow over Fluid-Saturated Complex Porous MediaMahmoudi Larimi, Dr YUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical & Aerospace Engineering 509,252
Fundamental understanding of turbulent flow over fluid-saturated complex porous mediaDeiterding, Professor RUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 344,938
Fundamental Understanding of Turbulent Flow over Fluid-Saturated Complex Porous MediaAzarpeyvand, Professor MUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 562,697
H2: Absolute zero-carbon propulsion systemsBrend, Dr MALoughborough UniversityAeronautical and Automotive Engineering 430,154
Hub for the National Fellowships in Fluid Dynamics (NFFDy Hub)Juniper, Professor MUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 393,223
Hub for the National Fellowships in Fluid Dynamics (NFFDy Hub)Tobias, Professor SUniversity of LeedsApplied Mathematics 122,448
Hydrodynamics and Metering of Two-Phase (Liquid/Dense Gas) Flow for Carbon Capture Utilization and StorageHenry, Professor MPCoventry UniversityCtr for Fluid and Complex Systems 381,448
In Situ High-Speed Electrochemical Sensing of Surface CleaningBirkin, Dr PRUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 437,409
Industrial waste heat recovery using supercritical carbon dioxide cycles (SCOTWOHR)Read, Dr M GCity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 767,859
Informing 4D flow MRI haemodynamic outputs with data science, mathematical models and scale-resolving computational fluid dynamicsManchester, Dr ELUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical & Aerospace Engineering 351,046
Integrated wind-wave control of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platforms (FOWT-Control)Li, Professor GUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 384,522
Integrated wind-wave control of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platforms (FOWT-Control)Stansby, Professor PKUniversity of Manchester, TheCivil Engineering and Management 391,015
Integrated wind-wave control of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platforms (FOWT-Control)Edwards, Professor CUniversity of ExeterEngineering 436,700
Integrated wind-wave control of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platforms (FOWT-Control)Greaves, Professor DUniversity of PlymouthSch of Eng, Comp and Math (SECaM) 307,175
Inverting turbulence: flow patterns and parameters from sparse dataPapadakis, Professor GImperial College LondonAeronautics 201,899
Mathematical modelling of lava flows undergoing rheological evolutionTaylor-West, Mr JUniversity of BristolMathematics 320,133
Modelling the Mixing and Erosion at the Head of Gravity CurrentsSkevington, Dr EWGUniversity of HullEnergy and Environment Institute 324,697
Multiphase Multicomponent Lattice Boltzmann Method for Modelling Wetting on Liquid Infused SurfacesKusumaatmaja, Professor HUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 720,195
Multi-scale interactions between internal waves and rotationally modified vorticesBaker, Ms L EUniversity of EdinburghSch of Mathematics 374,396
Multiscale Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow for Engineering DesignBorg, Dr M KUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 449,193
National Wind Tunnel FacilityPage, Professor GJLoughborough UniversityAeronautical and Automotive Engineering 226,002
New Directions in Water WavesDoak, Dr AUniversity of BathMathematical Sciences 325,760
Non-Equilibrium Thermochemistry in Hypersonic Expanding FlowsMcGilvray, Dr MUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 1,056,445
Novel Approach to Rotorcraft Simulation Fidelity Enhancement and AssessmentWhite, Professor MDUniversity of LiverpoolMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 692,318
PREdictive Modelling with QuantIfication of UncERtainty for MultiphasE Systems (PREMIERE)Matar, Professor OKImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 6,560,538
Premixed Combustion Flame Instability Characteristics (PREFIC)Xu, Professor HUniversity of BirminghamMechanical Engineering 786,972
QUIET AEROFOIL WITH ADAPTIVE POROUS SURFACESPinelli, Professor ALCity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 323,961
Quiet aerofoil with adaptive porous surfaces (QUADPORS)Choi, Professor KUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 531,142
S.E.C.R.E.T. : Shear Extension Combined Rheology Experimental TechniquesHodgkinson, Dr RUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 412,620
SCOTWOHR - INDUSTRIAL WASTE HEAT RECOVERY USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLESTassou, Professor SBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 707,925
Secondary currents in turbulent flows over rough wallsNikora, Professor VUniversity of AberdeenEngineering 735,380
Secondary Currents In Turbulent Flows Over Rough WallsBusse, Dr AUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 394,297
Severe Storm Wave Loads on Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations (SEA-SWALLOWS)Zang, Professor JUniversity of BathArchitecture and Civil Engineering 794,581
Spray cooling high power dissipation Applications (SANGRIA): From fundamentals to DesignSefiane, Professor KUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 595,208
Spray cooling high power dissipation applications (SANGRIA): From Fundamentals to DesignKarayiannis, Professor TBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 590,564
Spray cooling high power dissipation Applications (SANGRIA): From fundamentals to DesignMatar, Professor OKImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 508,475
SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION OF QUIET AEROFOILSJoseph, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 494,247
The shadow of turbulence: algorithms and applicationsLasagna, Dr DUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 432,506
The shadow of turbulence: algorithms and applicationsPapadakis, Professor GImperial College LondonAeronautics 519,096
Thermodiffusive Instabilities in Hydrogen CombustionAspden, Dr AJNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 338,568
Turbulent flows over rough-walls under the influence of streamwise pressure gradientsGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 861,714
UK National Wind Tunnel FacilityMorrison, Professor JImperial College LondonAeronautics 813,450
Understanding Turbulent Hydrogen Flames and Instability via Measurements and SimulationsHochgreb, Professor SUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 465,816
Unravelling the Mechanisms of Self-Cleaning on Superhydrophobic and Liquid-Infused SurfacesNaga, Dr AUniversity of EdinburghCollege of Science and Engineering 219,042
Visualising Superfluid Turbulence Using an Immiscible Second ComponentDoran, Dr RNewcastle UniversitySch of Maths, Statistics and Physics 294,183
Wall-Induced Secondary Currents in Turbulent FlowsStoesser, Professor TUCLCivil Environmental and Geomatic Eng 373,016

Total Number of Grants: 78
Total Value of Grants: £46,953,328

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).