The group specialises in the study of high performance heat transfer surfaces and the enhancement of convective heat transfer. A range of analytic, numerical and experimental techniques are used to study flow, temperature, heat and mass transfer in complex surface configurations.

Research interests:

  • Fin performance studies
  • Heat transfer enhancement
  • Surface evaluation and comparison
  • System characteristics
  • Heat exchange system design
  • Refrigeration and air conditioning
  • Characteristics of flow in combustion engines
  • Instrumentation for flow and heat measurements
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heat transfer
Facilities
Details of our facilities, including:
  • Climatic wind tunnels
  • Laser flow visualisation
  • Instruments and analysers
heat transfer
Expertise
Areas of research:
  • Local velocity and turbulence measurement
  • Local heat transfer measurement
  • Heat exchange testing