Profile
Background
Member of the Rolls-Royce UTC in Combustion System Aerothermal Processes since its formation in 1991.
Qualifications:
- BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering, Loughborough University, 1986
- PhD, ‘Mixing of Dilution Jets in a Confined Cross Flow’, Loughborough University, 1991
Past positions
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University:
- Research Assistant, 1986-1991.
- Research Fellow, 1991-1996.
- Rolls-Royce Lecturer in Aerospace Propulsion, 1996-2003.
- Rolls-Royce Reader in Experimental Propulsion Aerodynamics, 2003-2012.
- Rolls-Royce/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Aerothermal Technology, 2012-present.
- Director of Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Combustion System Aero-thermal Processes, 2012-present.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University:
- Visiting Professor, 1995
Key awards and accomplishments:
- Royal Aeronautical Society prize for Best Graduating Student in Aeronautical Engineering at Loughborough University, 1986.
- Best Paper Award, ASME IGTI Combustion and Fuels Committee, 1989. - The Influence of Dilution Hole Geometry on Jet Mixing”, 89-GT-292, Toronto, Canada.
- Best Paper Award, ASME IGTI Combustion and Fuels Committee, 2006. - “Enhanced External Aerodynamic Performance of a Generic Combustor Using and Integrated OGV/Pre-Diffuser Design Technique”, GT-2006-90184, Barcelona, Spain.
Patents:
- UK/Europe/USA Patent (PCT/GB.88/00476), “Method for controlling the mixing of dilution jets in combustion systems” 1988.
- Europe/USA Patent (EP1669670 B1/US 7448215B2), “Helmholtz resonator for a combustion chamber for a gas turbine engine”, 2007/08.
- Europe/USA Patent (EP1862739B1/US 7857094B2B2), “Combustion chamber for a gas turbine engine”, 2010/11.