Selected projects & research
Engineering projects.
Applied expertise.
Selected work in test-facility engineering, process equipment and energy-system development, from design studies to built prototypes.
Design / Simulate / Build / Test
01
Aerospace / Built test facility
Bleed Air Flow Facility
Honeywell Aerospace
Completed project
Test-facility design
for flow measurement.
Design and construction of a bleed air flow test facility used in the certification process for a Honeywell Aerospace flow sensor.
The project brought together flow-system design, mechanical assemblies and a detailed 3D facility model to connect the engineering with the built installation.
| Focus | Flow-sensor testing |
| Work | Design & facility construction |
| Disciplines | Fluid flow · mechanical design · 3D CAD |
02
Energy / Prototype development
Rankine-cycle power generation
Heat recovery & linear generators
Built & tested prototype
Refreshed visualization based on original CAD. View the prototype photograph to see the built equipment.
Heat recovery &
linear power generation.
Design, construction and testing of a heat-recovery system using a Rankine bottoming-cycle concept with linear generators.
The research explored reciprocating piston arrangements as an alternative route for converting expanding vapour or gas into electrical power.
| Focus | Heat & waste-energy recovery |
| Work | System design, prototype & testing |
| Related publication | US20110221206A1 |
03
Mechanical / Component development
Integrated flow-control valve
Magnetic coupling & flow sensing
Design development
Refreshed visualization based on original CAD.
Integrated flow measurement
& control development.
A process-control valve development combining flow sensing and magnetic coupling in an integrated assembly.
The design targets external leak prevention, high measurement accuracy and low pressure loss.
| Focus | Process control & flow measurement |
| Design approach | Magnetic coupling |
| Disciplines | Fluid dynamics · mechanical design |
04
Energy / Research & simulation
Environment-fuelled power generation
EFPG research & thermal-expansion concepts
Research concept
Original research visualizations · concept development & simulation.
Thermal-energy concepts
& system simulation.
Research into power generation using temperature differences and the thermal expansion of liquids, supported by system design, simulation and digital modelling.
Related investigations include high-pressure thermal-expansion measurement, gravity energy storage, and combined solar collection and thermal storage.
| Focus | Thermal energy & energy storage |
| Work | Concept development & simulation |
| Status | Research & development |
Continuing exploration
Technology development.
Further applications.
Related development areas include low-loss flow components, high-pressure measurement, heat exchange and thermal-energy storage.
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