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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
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, 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 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 SituationsChen, Professor JLoughborough UniversityMaterials 205,500
Biofilm Resistant Liquid-like Solid Surfaces in Flow SituationsMcHale, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 477,843
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 DesignKarayiannis, Professor TBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 514,287
BOiliNg flows in SmAll and mIcrochannels (BONSAI): From Fundamentals to DesignMarkides, Professor CNImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 846,008
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
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
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
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics at LeedsJimack, Professor PKUniversity of LeedsSch of Computing 4,665,002
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Fluid DynamicsHarlen, Dr OGUniversity of LeedsApplied Mathematics 6,151,428
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and PowerPullan, Professor GUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 7,719,539
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero AviationLaskaridis, Professor PCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 7,929,044
EPSRC and MOD Centre for Doctoral Training in Complex Integrated Systems for Defence & SecurityCheer, Professor JUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 6,640,484
Flow Facilities with Refractive Index Matched Solution (FoRMS)Ganapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 2,415,625
Fluid dynamics of aggregation and attachmentYeo, Ms EUCLMathematics 333,586
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
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
Functional Underpinnings of Summation-By-Parts Finite DifferencesBrambley, Dr EJUniversity of WarwickMathematics 295,057
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
Fundamental Understanding of Turbulent Flow over Fluid-Saturated Complex Porous MediaMahmoudi Larimi, Dr YUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 509,252
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
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 and Civil Eng 351,046
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
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)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)Edwards, Professor CUniversity of ExeterEngineering 436,700
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
Laminar Flow TunnelCadot, Professor OUniversity of LiverpoolFaculty of Science and Engineering 801,695
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
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
National Wind Tunnel Facility+ (NWTF+)Gillespie, Professor DRHUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 6,915,246
National Wind Tunnel Facility+ Full Proposal: Magnetic Suspension Balance Systems, NWTF Hub & Transformational EquipmentMorrison, Professor JImperial College LondonAeronautics 3,958,580
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
NWTF+ Full Proposal: Experimental Database and Wheel Spray FacilityPage, Professor GJLoughborough UniversityAeronautical and Automotive Engineering 2,386,174
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 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
SLRI NWTFAzarpeyvand, Professor MUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 3,001,253
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 DesignMatar, Professor OKImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 508,475
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
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)Dimitrakis, Dr GUniversity of SheffieldChemical & Biological Engineering 1,683,171
Tailored Microstructures via Thermoelectric-Magnetohydrodynamics for Additive Manufacturing (TEAM)Lee, Professor PUCLMechanical Engineering 331,295
Tailored Microstructures via Thermoelectric-Magnetohydrodynamics for Additive Manufacturing (TEAM)Kao, Dr AUniversity of GreenwichMathematical Sciences, FACH 451,915
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
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 AUniversity of EdinburghCollege of Science and Engineering 219,042
Upgrade for the human-flow interactions tunnelZhong, Professor SUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 1,750,149
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: 117
Total Value of Grants: £130,286,764

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