Background:
- Meng in Aeronautical engineering, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Postgraduate Diploma in Aeronautics, Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Rhode-ST-Genese, Belgium
- PhD in Turbulent Mixing Layers, University of Leicester, UK
Outline of main research interests:
- Experimental fluid dynamics
- Aerodynamics
- Thermodynamics
Research:
- Coherent structures in turbulent mixing layers
- Transition phenomena in turbomachinery
- Natural ventilation in buildings
- Experimental measurements in turbomachinery.
- D’Ovidio, A. & Coats, C. M. 2013 Organised large structure in the post-transition mixing layer. Part 1: experimental evidence. J. fluid Mech. 737, 466-498.
External activities:
- Principle Test Engineer, Alstom Power, UK
- Lead Engineer, GE power UK
- Principal Test Engineer, WIKA Optical Sensing, UK