Energy, Fluid Mechanics & Turbomachinery
This Division includes research into acoustics, aerodynamics, combustion, energy use and generation,
fluid mechanics and turbomachinery. The Head of Division is Professor Ann Dowling. The research spans
from fundamental investigations of turbulent flows, to a wide range of applications including aircraft,
internal combustion engines and environmental fluid dynamics. Much of the research is aimed towards
reducing pollutants and noise, and is characterised by the closest integration between experiment and
modelling. Further details are given under the three main research groups listed on the left.
The Division has collaborations with a variety of different industries. In particular, the
University
Gas Turbine Partnership (UGTP), a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and Rolls-Royce plc,
involves over 20 academic staff in the Division. Its remit is to provide an integrated approach to the
fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of gas turbines, compression and other systems critical to Rolls-Royce
by linking research in the areas of turbomachinery, aerodynamics, noise and vibration, combustion, heat
transfer and advanced cycles.
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Energy