Department staff
Dr A Duncan Walker
Lecturer in Applied Aerodynamics
Tel +44 (0)1509 227 235 / 227 302
Fax +44 (0)1509 227 275
Email a.d.walker@lboro.ac.uk
Background
- BEng(hons) Aeronautical Engineering, Loughborough University, 1994
- Research Associate, Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Combustion Aerodynamics, Loughborough University, 1995-2011
- PhD Gas Turbine Combustor Aerodynamics, Loughborough University, 2002
- Lecturer in Applied Aerodynamics, Loughborough University, 2011-present
Research Group
Applied Aerodynamics
Research Interests and Activities
Experimental and computational study of the internal flows within modern gas turbines. Fundamentally this includes diffusing flows, boundary layer separation, wake mixing, secondary flows, and the effects of swirl, curvature and pressure gradients. This extends to more applied systems such as low emission combustor architectures, the compressor/combustor interface, integrated outlet guide vane design, advanced pre-diffuser development, fuel injector design, the combustor/turbine interface and transition duct aerodynamics.
External Activities
- Member of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre for Combustion Aerodynamics
- EU Collaborative Research: INTELLECT_DM, AIDA (FP5) and NEWAC (FP6), KIAI (FP7), LEMCOTEC (FP7) and IMPACT_AE (FP7).
- Successful UK, EU and US patent awards
- Best Paper Award, ASME IGTI Combustion and Fuels Committee 2006.
- Referee of papers for international; conferences and journals
- ASME Turbo Expo 2009, 2010
- The Aeronautical Journal
Teaching Activities
- Aerodynamics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Experimental Fluid Mechanics
- Gas Turbine Design
- Gas Turbine Design for the Environment
Websites
Publications
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