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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 ReductionLaizet, Dr SImperial College LondonAeronautics 498,547
[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
A dynamical systems analysis of high-Reynolds-number wall turbulenceHwang, Dr YImperial College LondonAeronautics 414,597
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
Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Turbulent Flow Over and Past Permeable Rough SurfacesGarcia-Mayoral, Dr RUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 350,835
Aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of turbulent flows over and past permeable rough surfacesAzarpeyvand, Professor MUniversity of BristolMechanical Engineering 466,302
Aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of turbulent flows over and past permeable rough surfacesGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonFaculty of Engineering & the Environment 910,574
Better Bubblers: Jet Impingement Within a Dead-End ChannelJewkes, Dr J WCoventry UniversityCtr for Fluid and Complex Systems 248,059
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
CBET-EPSRC Dynamic Wetting & Interfacial Transitions in Three Dimensions: Theory vs ExperimentSprittles, Dr JEUniversity of WarwickMathematics 539,280
CBET-EPSRC: Enhancing the CSMHyK fluid dynamics calculations via the inclusion of a stochastic model of hydrate nucleation, agglomeration and growthStriolo, Professor AUCLChemical Engineering 487,426
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, Dr PUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 346,188
CBET-EPSRC: Turbulent flows over multiscale heterogeneous surfacesGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonFaculty of Engineering & the Environment 489,389
CO2-Enhanced Gas Recovery (CO2-EGR): Multi-Scale Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flows in Porous MediaZhang, Professor YUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 170,870
Darcy-scale dynamics of microscopically fluctuating interfacesSprittles, Dr JEUniversity of WarwickMathematics 306,353
deeP redUced oRder predIctive Fluid dYnamics model (PURIFY)Xiao, Dr DSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 315,689
Development of ultra-compact combustors for low-carbon technology using trapped vortex conceptsLangella, Dr I IDelft University of TechnologyAerospace Engineering 106,870
Distributed Fibre-optic Cable Sensing for Buried Pipe InfrastructureKrynkin, Dr AUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 641,361
Distributed Fibre-optic Cable Sensing for Buried Pipe InfrastructureStoesser, Professor TUCLCivil Environmental and Geomatic Eng 371,330
DMS-EPSRC Stochastic Nonsmooth Analysis For Energy HarvestingYurchenko, Dr DHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 339,549
Dynamic Dewetting: Designing and Breaking Novel Morphologies of Liquid FilmsBrown, Professor CVNottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Science & Technology 314,920
Dynamic Dewetting: Designing and Breaking Novel Morphologies of Liquid FilmsMcHale, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 157,889
Effect of Separation and Stall on Aerofoil NoiseAzarpeyvand, Professor MUniversity of BristolMechanical Engineering 434,409
Effect of Separation and Stall on Aerofoil NoiseGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonFaculty of Engineering & the Environment 653,049
Enabling manufacturing of Functional Nanomaterials using SynBioSweatman, Dr MBUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 528,489
Enabling Next Generation Additive ManufacturingHague, Professor RJUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 5,852,466
Engineering Photonics: Sensor and Instrumentation Development and ApplicationTatam, Professor RPCranfield UniversitySch of Engineering 1,363,268
Enhanced Multiscale Boiling Surfaces (EMBOSS): From Fundamentals to DesignKarayiannis, Professor TBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 569,645
Enhanced Multiscale Boiling Surfaces (EMBOSS): From Fundamentals to DesignMatar, Professor OKImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 438,062
Enhanced Multiscale Boiling Surfaces (EMBOSS): From Fundamentals to DesignSefiane, Professor KUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 536,300
EPSRC-SFI: Wave Breaking in Crossing Seasvan den Bremer, Dr TUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 798,425
Exact Coherent Structures in Viscoelastic TurbulenceKerswell, Professor RUniversity of CambridgeApplied Maths and Theoretical Physics 466,610
Experimental Flight Dynamics Testing for Highly Flexible AircraftLowenberg, Professor MUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 651,494
Extending the buffet envelope: step change in data quantity and quality of analysisTimme, Dr SUniversity of LiverpoolMech, Materials & Aerospace Engineering 298,587
Extending the buffet envelope: step change in data quantity and quality of analysisSandham, Professor NDUniversity of SouthamptonFaculty of Engineering & the Environment 311,065
Extreme Loading on Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) under Complex Environmental ConditionsCampobasso, Dr MLancaster UniversityEngineering 44,275
Extreme Loading on Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) under Complex Environmental ConditionsGuo, Dr XSTFC Laboratories (Grouped)The Hartree Centre 63,391
Extreme Loading on Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) under Complex Environmental ConditionsHann, Dr M RUniversity of PlymouthSch of Engineering 389,691
Extreme Loading on FOWT under Complex Environmental ConditionsQian, Professor LManchester Metropolitan UniversitySch of Computing, Maths and Digital Tech 353,156
Extreme Loading on FOWT under Complex Environmental ConditionsYan, Dr SCity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 332,158
Feedback Control of Deformable BubblesThompson, Dr ABUniversity of Manchester, TheMathematics 234,174
Fluid dynamics of Urban Tall-building clUsters for Resilient built Environments (FUTURE)Xie, Dr 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
Fluid dynamics of Urban Tall-building clUsters for Resilient built Environments (FUTURE)Robins, Emeritus Prof. AUniversity of SurreyMechanical Engineering Sciences 559,408
Foam Improved Oil Recovery: Effects of Flow ReversalGrassia, Dr PSUniversity of StrathclydeChemical and Process Engineering 256,728
FractalBlast: Understanding and predicting the interaction of blast waves with multi-scale obstacles.Rigby, Dr SEUniversity of SheffieldCivil and Structural Engineering 195,565
Frictional flow patterns shaped by viscous and capillary forces (FriicFlow)Sandnes, Dr BSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 658,382
From Kinetic Theory to Hydrodynamics: re-imagining two fluid models of particle-laden flowsDADZIE, Dr SHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 391,973
From Kinetic Theory to Hydrodynamics: re-imagining two fluid models of particle-laden flowsBorg, Dr M KUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 412,290
Generalised high-order Eulerian Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for internal flows applied to flow-induced vibration and nuclear tube banksLind, Dr S JUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 691,208
Hex-PORTMAN: Heat Flux Splitting in Porous Materials for Thermal ManagementMAHMOUDI LARIMI, Dr YQueen's University of BelfastSch Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 203,265
HIGH-FIDELITY EDDY-RESOLVING SIMULATIONS ON MULTI-CORE ACCELERATORS FOR MULTI-PHASE FLOWS IN CHEMICAL, ENERGY & TRANSPORTJefferson-Loveday, Dr R JUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 286,495
High-fidelity Simulation of Air Entrainment in Breaking Wave ImpactsMa, Dr ZManchester Metropolitan UniversitySch of Computing, Maths and Digital Tech 253,914
ICED: Intensified Cooling of Electronic DevicesLaw, Dr RNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 248,863
Industrial waste heat recovery using supercritical carbon dioxide cycles (SCOTWOHR)Sayma, Professor ACity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 767,859
JINA: Jet Installation Noise AbatementAzarpeyvand, Professor MUniversity of BristolMechanical Engineering 590,853
JINA: Jet Installation Noise AbatementKarabasov, Dr SQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 422,275
Linear Stirling Engine with a Buffer TubeStone, Professor CRUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 551,449
Managing Air for Green Inner CitiesLinden, Professor PFUniversity of CambridgeApplied Maths and Theoretical Physics 4,173,134
MEFA: Mapping and Enabling Future AirspacePetrovskii, Professor SUniversity of LeicesterMathematics 34,973
MEFA: Mapping and Enabling Future AirspaceBaker, Professor CUniversity of BirminghamElectronic, Electrical and Computer Eng 879,278
MENtOR: Methods and Experiments for NOvel RotorcraftMorales Viviescas, Dr RUniversity of LeicesterEngineering 150,932
MENtOR: Methods and Experiments for NOvel RotorcraftBarakos, Professor GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 1,199,708
Methods and Experiments for Novel Rotorcraft (MENtOR)du Bois, Dr J LUniversity of BathMechanical Engineering 197,377
Methods and Experiments for Novel Rotorcraft (MENtOR)Filippone, Professor AUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 338,503
Methods and Experiments for NOvel Rotorcraft (MENtOR)Prince, Dr SCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 193,271
Methods and Experiments for NOvel Rotorcraft (MENtOR)White, Professor MDUniversity of LiverpoolMech, Materials & Aerospace Engineering 199,498
MUltiphase Flow-induced Fluid-flexible structure InteractioN in Subsea applications (MUFFINS)Falcone, Professor GUniversity of GlasgowCollege of Science and Engineering 339,609
MUltiphase Flow-induced Fluid-flexible structure InteractioN in Subsea applications (MUFFINS)Srinil, Dr NNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 575,474
Multiphase Multicomponent Lattice Boltzmann Method for Modelling Wetting on Liquid Infused SurfacesKusumaatmaja, Professor HDurham, University ofPhysics 1,151,142
Multi-scale dynamics at the turbulent/non-turbulent interface of jets and plumesvan Reeuwijk, Dr MImperial College LondonCivil & Environmental Engineering 245,524
Multi-scale dynamics at the turbulent/non-turbulent interface of jets and plumesDe Angelis, Dr ECardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 341,314
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
Multiscale Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow for Engineering DesignLockerby, Professor DAUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 434,009
Nano-Engineered Flow Technologies: Simulation for Design across Scale and PhaseLockerby, Professor DAUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 3,380,740
Novel Approach to Rotorcraft Simulation Fidelity Enhancement and AssessmentWhite, Professor MDUniversity of LiverpoolMech, Materials & Aerospace Engineering 692,318
Novel Approach to Rotorcraft Simulation Fidelity Enhancement and AssessmentLu, Dr LLiverpool John Moores UniversitySchool of Engineering 365,698
Novel Unsteady Conjugate Cooling MechanismZhang, Dr QCity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 315,600
Novel Unsteady Conjugate Cooling MechanismHe, Professor LUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 172,612
Novel Unsteady Conjugate Cooling MechanismLuk, Professor PCCranfield UniversitySchool of Water, Energy and Environment 227,836
On the Development of a Novel Approach in Modelling of Turbulent Pulsating FlowsSeddighi, Dr MLiverpool John Moores UniversitySchool of Engineering 259,481
Optimal fuel blends for ammonia fuelled thermal propulsion systemsPaykani, Dr AUniversity of HertfordshireSchool of Engineering and Technology 204,705
PREdictive Modelling with QuantIfication of UncERtainty for MultiphasE Systems (PREMIERE)Matar, Professor OKImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 6,560,538
PRISM: Platform for Research In Simulation MethodsSherwin, Professor SImperial College LondonAeronautics 1,612,965
Purchase of Six Component Wind Tunnel BalanceCooper, Professor JUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 754,995
PyFR: Towards Industry and ExascaleVincent, Dr P EImperial College LondonAeronautics 1,080,908
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)Joseph, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 365,600
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
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 wallsGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 774,193
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, Dr JUniversity of BathArchitecture and Civil Engineering 794,581
Stabilisation of exact coherent structures in fluid turbulenceLucas, Dr DKeele UniversityFaculty of Natural Sciences 208,587
SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION OF QUIET AEROFOILSJoseph, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 494,247
SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION QUIET AEROFOILSKarabasov, Dr SQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 412,528
SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION QUIET AEROFOILSUtyuzhnikov, Dr SUniversity of Manchester, TheMechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng 342,020
Surface-specific Moody diagram: A new paradigm to predict drag penalty of realistic rough surfaces with applications to maritime transportBusse, Dr AUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 257,034
Surface-specific Moody-diagrams: A new paradigm to predict drag penalty of realistic rough surfaces with applications to maritime transportGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonFaculty of Engineering & the Environment 775,323
The aerodynamic interaction of platooning and overtaking vehiclesSoper, Dr DUniversity of BirminghamCivil Engineering 304,171
Three dimensionality and Instabilities of Leading-Edge VorticesSherwin, Professor SImperial College LondonAeronautics 449,806
Three-dimensionality and Instabilities of Leading-Edge VorticesGursul, Professor IUniversity of BathMechanical Engineering 423,984
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsBowen, Professor PCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 272,835
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsHochgreb, Professor SUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 393,525
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsWilliams, Dr BAOUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 459,789
Transonic Testing of passive flow control techniques in the Pilot European Transonic Cryogenic Wind TunnelPrince, Dr SCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 21,932
Transpiration Cooling Systems for Jet Engine Turbines and Hypersonic FlightIreland, Professor PUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 6,136,938
UK Aerospace Research Consortium NetworkGray, Professor I GCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 900,994
Understanding and exploiting non-equilibrium effects on turbulent boundary layers: Towards realisable drag reduction strategiesMorrison, Professor JImperial College LondonAeronautics 943,563
Understanding and exploiting non-equilibrium effects on turbulent boundary layers: Towards realisable drag reduction strategiesGanapathisubramani, Professor BUniversity of SouthamptonFaculty of Engineering & the Environment 682,415
VLN - Methods and Experiments for NOvel Rotorcraft (MENtOR)Rezgui, Dr DUniversity of BristolAerospace Engineering 527,007
Wall-Induced Secondary Currents in Turbulent FlowsStoesser, Professor TUCLCivil Environmental and Geomatic Eng 373,016

Total Number of Grants: 122
Total Value of Grants: £82,277,717

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