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EPSRC Support by Research Area in Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

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. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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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
[EnAble]: Developing and Exploiting Intelligent Approaches for Turbulent Drag ReductionLaizet, Professor SImperial College LondonAeronautics 498,547
A combined experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame-wall interaction in turbulent boundary layersChakraborty, Professor NNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 776,896
A combined experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame-wall interaction in turbulent boundary layersPeterson, Dr BUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 642,701
Accurate modelling of wind turbine wake spreading through consideration of realistic turbulent entrainment: revolutionising wind farm optimisationBuxton, Dr 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 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
Aeroacoustics of Dynamic StallAzarpeyvand, Professor MUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 684,478
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
AmmoSpray: fundamental spray and combustion data for a zero-carbon futureLeach, Dr FCPUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 505,381
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 JNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 457,503
Boiling Flows in Small and Microchannels (BONSAI): From Fundamentals to DesignMagnini, Dr MUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 141,787
BOiliNg flows in SmAll and mIcrochannels (BONSAI): From Fundamentals to DesignMarkides, Professor CNImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 846,008
Boiling Flows in Small and Microchannels (BONSAI): From Fundamentals to DesignKarayiannis, Professor TBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 514,287
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
Can quantum algorithms revolutionise the simulation of turbulent flows?Magri, Dr LImperial College LondonAeronautics 201,822
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
CBET-EPSRC: Surfactant impact on drag reduction of superhydrophobic surfaces in turbulent flowsJensen, Professor OUniversity of Manchester, TheMathematics 340,492
CBET-EPSRC: Transition and Turbulence in Compressible Boundary Layers Subjected to Concave Surface CurvatureRicco, Professor PUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 346,188
CCP for nuclear thermal hydraulics - supporting next generation civil nuclear reactors (CCP NTH)He, Professor SUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 257,398
CCP TurbulenceLaizet, Professor SImperial College LondonAeronautics 263,363
CCP-WSI+ Collaborative Computational Project on Wave Structure Interaction +Greaves, Professor DUniversity of PlymouthSch of Engineering 312,512
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
COvid-19 Transmission Risk Assessment Case Studies - education EstablishmentsLinden, Professor PFUniversity of CambridgeApplied Maths and Theoretical Physics 2,314,900
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
Decarbonised Clean Marine: Green Ammonia Thermal Propulsion (MariNH3)Cairns, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 5,508,861
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
DroneNoise: Addressing Public Health and Wellbeing Harms for a Sustainable Drone SectorMartinez, Dr AJTUniversity of SalfordSch of Computing, Science & Engineering 285,465
Enabling Next Generation Additive ManufacturingHague, Professor RJUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 5,852,466
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics at LeedsJimack, Professor PKUniversity of LeedsSch of Computing 4,653,397
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and PowerPullan, Professor GUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 7,701,928
Exact Coherent Structures in Viscoelastic TurbulenceKerswell, Professor RUniversity of CambridgeApplied Maths and Theoretical Physics 466,610
Fluid dynamics of aggregation and attachmentYeo, Ms EUCLMathematics 333,586
Fluid dynamics of Urban Tall-building clUsters for Resilient built Environments (FUTURE)Barlow, Professor JUniversity of ReadingMeteorology 536,047
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)Placidi, Dr MUniversity of SurreyMechanical Engineering Sciences 559,408
Frictional fluid dynamics of granular flows; uniting experiments, simulation and theoryMorgan, Dr M LSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 331,464
Functional Underpinnings of Summation-By-Parts Finite DifferencesBrambley, Dr EJUniversity of WarwickMathematics 295,057
Fundamental Understanding of Turbulent Flow over Fluid-Saturated Complex Porous MediaMahmoudi Larimi, Dr YUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 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
GigaWatt-Hour Subsurface Thermal Energy storAge: Engineered structures and legacy Mine shafts: STEaMShipton, Professor ZKUniversity of StrathclydeCivil and Environmental Engineering 978,270
GigaWatt-Hour Subsurface Thermal Energy storAge: Engineered structures and legacy Mine shafts: STEaMMolnar, Dr IUniversity of EdinburghSch of Geosciences 215,571
Greener Aviation with Advanced Propulsion Systems (GAAPS)Filippone, Professor AUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 1,750,240
H2: Absolute zero-carbon propulsion systemsBrend, Dr MALoughborough UniversityAeronautical and Automotive Engineering 430,154
Hitching the subcritical branch of convectionPotherat, Professor ACoventry UniversityCtr for Fluid and Complex Systems 71,436
Hub for the National Fellowships in Fluid Dynamics (NFFDy Hub)Tobias, Professor SUniversity of LeedsApplied Mathematics 122,448
Hub for the National Fellowships in Fluid Dynamics (NFFDy Hub)Juniper, Professor MUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 393,223
Hysteresis of two-phase flows in porous and fractured media: From micro-scale Haines jumps to macro-scale pressure-saturation curvesHoltzman, Dr RCoventry UniversityCtr for Fluid and Complex Systems 288,791
ICED: Intensified Cooling of Electronic DevicesLaw, Dr RNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 248,863
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)Sayma, Professor ACity, 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 and Civil Eng 351,046
Integrated wind-wave control of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platforms (FOWT-Control)Stansby, Professor PKUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 391,015
Integrated wind-wave control of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platforms (FOWT-Control)Li, Professor GUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 384,522
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
Intelligent Structures for Low Noise EnvironmentsDaley, Professor SUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 1,803,189
Inverting turbulence: flow patterns and parameters from sparse dataPapadakis, Professor GImperial College LondonAeronautics 201,899
Investigation of the removal and dispersal of infectious agents in dental clinicsEames, Professor IUCLMechanical Engineering 402,770
Mathematical modelling of lava flows undergoing rheological evolutionTaylor-West, Mr JUniversity of BristolMathematics 320,133
Mechanics of plastic pollutants in riversMaldonado, Dr SUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 125,706
Mesh-free methods for turbulent reacting flows: the next generation of DNSLind, Dr S JUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 78,835
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 HDurham, University ofPhysics 1,151,142
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 DesignLockerby, Professor DAUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 434,009
Multiscale Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow for Engineering DesignBorg, Dr M KUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 449,193
Multiscale Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow for Engineering DesignWhite, Dr CUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 268,898
National Wind Tunnel FacilityPage, Professor GJLoughborough UniversityAeronautical and Automotive Engineering 226,002
New Directions in Water WavesDoak, Dr AUniversity of BathMathematical Sciences 325,760
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)Chong, Dr TPBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 346,034
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 WallsBusse, Dr AUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 394,297
Secondary currents in turbulent flows over rough wallsNikora, Professor VUniversity of AberdeenEngineering 735,380
Severe Storm Wave Loads on Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations (SEA-SWALLOWS)Zang, Professor JUniversity of BathArchitecture and Civil Engineering 794,581
Smart Pulses for Subsurface EngineeringShipton, Professor ZKUniversity of StrathclydeCivil and Environmental Engineering 2,588,248
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 DesignSefiane, Professor KUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 595,208
Spray cooling high power dissipation Applications (SANGRIA): From fundamentals to DesignMatar, Professor OKImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 508,475
Strategic Partnership in Computational Science for Advanced Simulation and Modelling of Engineering Systems - ASiMoVParsons, Professor MUniversity of EdinburghEdinburgh Parallel Computing Centre 6,415,987
SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION OF QUIET AEROFOILSJoseph, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 494,247
SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION QUIET AEROFOILSUtyuzhnikov, Dr SUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 342,020
SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION QUIET AEROFOILSKarabasov, Professor SQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 412,528
Sustainable microwave manufacturing of functional inorganic materials (SuMMa)Cussen, Professor SUniversity of SheffieldChemical & Biological Engineering 1,683,171
Tailored Microstructures via Thermoelectric-Magnetohydrodynamics for Additive Manufacturing (TEAM)Kao, Dr AUniversity of GreenwichMathematical Sciences, FACH 451,915
Tailored Microstructures via Thermoelectric-Magnetohydrodynamics for Additive Manufacturing (TEAM)Lee, Professor PUCLMechanical Engineering 331,295
The shadow of turbulence: algorithms and applicationsPapadakis, Professor GImperial College LondonAeronautics 519,096
The shadow of turbulence: algorithms and applicationsLasagna, Dr DUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 432,506
The UK Turbulence ConsortiumLaizet, Professor SImperial College LondonAeronautics 507,079
Thermodiffusive Instabilities in Hydrogen CombustionAspden, Dr AJNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 338,568
Turbulence at the exascale: application to wind energy, green aviation, air quality and net-zero combustionLaizet, Professor SImperial College LondonAeronautics 2,670,328
Turbulent flows over rough-walls under the influence of streamwise pressure gradientsGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 861,714
UK Aerospace Research Consortium NetworkGray, Professor Sir IGCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 900,994
UK National Wind Tunnel FacilityMorrison, Professor JImperial College LondonAeronautics 813,450
Ultra-Liquid-Repellent Surfaces: from wetting to anti-biofouling propertiesGao, Dr NUniversity of BirminghamMechanical Engineering 314,195
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 ADurham, University ofPhysics 346,187
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: 118
Total Value of Grants: £100,570,054

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