Publications
Developed a rotating stall criterion for compressors with a radially varying pressure rise characteristic, using a body force model representation of the rotor and the Solution Adaptive Numerical Simulator to solve for the flow.
Experimental and numerical work on the coalescence of viscoelastic drops. At small contact angles, the coalescence behaviour was near-Newtonian. At high contact angles, its departure from the Newtonian case depended on the Deborah and elastocapillary numbers.
Numerical analysis and experimental validation of the thermal behaviour of a lithium self-field MPD thruster during its heat-up and plasma-firing phases, with recommendations for improving future measurements and models.
Developed a high-frequency, high-sensitivity gas-analysis method by pulsing the tungsten filament of a MEMS gas-flow sensor. A finite-element model was derived and validated with high-pressure argon, compressed dry air, and exhaled breath, improving measurement frequency by three orders of magnitude over contemporary commercial sensors.