Category: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Computational modelling of airflow and transport in the upper respiratory tract This thesis comprises an investigation of the dynamics of airflow in the upper respiratory tract from the nose …

Computational analysis and mitigation of micro-pressure waves in high-speed train tunnels Tunnels are increasingly used in high-speed rail projects to mitigate against issues such as environmental noise, land disputes, …

Coherent structures in high-reynolds number wall-bounded turbulence: invariant solutions and scale interaction This work seeks to address some of the outstanding issues in the theoretical description of high-Reynolds number …

Coherent structures and transient amplification mechanisms in transitional and turbulent flows In this thesis, a generic explanation for coherent structures based on the filtering properties of the linearised Navier-Stokes …

Characterisation of fibre hybrid thermosetting composites for automotive applications The objective of the research presented in this PhD thesis is to improve the understanding of the failure modes and …

Cellulose nanopaper as two-dimensional reinforcement for polymers This thesis investigates the use of cellulose nanopaper as two-dimensional reinforcement for polymers. It was found that the introduction of bacterial cellulose …

Carbon nanoparticle reinforced polymer composites Theoretically, covalent functionalised carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) are supposed to be effective reinforcement fillers to improve the mechanical properties of the brittle epoxy in a …

Carbon fibre laminates with engineered fracture behaviour A new bio-inspired microstructure design approach was developed to improve the translaminar toughness and damage tolerance of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) …

Boundary element plate formulations for dynamic fracture and ultrasonic guided-wave structural health monitoring In this thesis, new boundary element formulations based on first-order plate theories are developed for dynamic …

Boundary element methods for cohesive thermo-mechanical damage and micro-cracking evolution In this thesis, Boundary Element Methods (BEM) are developed for micro-mechanic cohesive non linear problems. Modelling of intergranular and …

Boundary Element Method for Fast Solution of Acoustic Problems: Active and Passive Noise Control This thesis presents boundary element formulations for three-dimensional acoustic problems of active (ANC) and passive …

Blockage tolerant wind tunnel testing of aerofoils at angles of incidence from 0 to 360 degrees, with respect to the self-start of vertical-axis wind turbines The need for better …

Bio-inspired designs for enhanced damage resistance of composite structures: Bouligand, Herringbone and multi-tailored bone-inspired strategies This thesis presents three novel bio-inspired microstructural concepts, for point-by-point tailorable composite solutions, that …

Behaviour of high Mach number boundary layers with sudden pressure gradient changes Hypersonic airbreathing propulsion has been under research since the mid 1960s and will continue to be of …