Projects
The Thermofluids Research Group has four themes for its research projects:
- Hydrogen Technology, Alternate Energy and Energy Systems
- Fluids
- Combustion
- Experimental Techniques
Details on the projects undertaken under each of these themes are listed below:
Current projects
- An experimental and numerical study of surface interactions in swirling jets
- Biomass energy utilisation and combustion in a lab-scale burner
- Design and development of swirl nozzles
- Modelling a Reverse Osmotic desalination device
- Optimisation of renewable energy systems based on PV/wind/hydrogen using intelligent techniques
- Stand‐alone solar‐PV hydrogen energy systems incorporating Reverse Osmosis
Past projects
- A microcontroller based electrolytic cell for hydrogen production
- Application of phase-locked digital infrared imaging to individuals undergoing exercise
- Investigations into the effect of nozzle geometry on entrainment in gaseous jets
- Methodologies for identification and suppression of reflections within thermal images
- Performance of compression ignition engines
- Schlieren based flow visualisations of buoyant flows
- The application of heat flux sensors to individuals undergoing exercise