Applied Aerodynamics Research Group (AARG)
The Group currently consists of 8 academic staff, 1 Research Fellow, 14 RAs (12 post-doc, 2 pre-doc), and 24 research students. Its work is loosely organised around 3 sub-groups:
- Experimental Aerodynamics (EA)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Combustion Aerodynamics (UTC)
The high level aim of the group is to carry out both experimental and computational research that leads to enhanced understanding of, and improved measurement and numerical techniques for, industrially relevant aero/auto flow problems. The primary research interests of each sub-group are:
EA - battle damage aerodynamics, active flow control, unsteady automotive aerodynamics, sports ball aerodynamics,
CFD - Large Eddy Simulation (LES) methods development (both numerical algorithms and physical modelling) and its validation in high fidelity/large scale applications, e.g. jet aeroacoustics, flow control (laminar/turbulent transition on swept wings),
UTC - experimental (including instrumentation) and numerical (CFD) research into: combustor and installation aerodynamics, heat transfer/cooling, two-phase flows, compressor/combustor and combustor/turbine interfaces (CFD methods development and experimental validation), combustor and fuel injector aeroacoustics, high speed flows relevant to aircraft propulsion nozzles and exhaust plumes (civil and military).
Highlighted Projects
- High Speed Nozzle and Plume Studies
- Aerodynamics of Battle Damage to Lightweight UAV Structures
- The Application of Active Flow Control to Three Dimensional Automotive Flows