Energy and Transport
The Energy and Transport (ET) research centre comprises those areas of research focussed upon improving the efficiency of transportation, compression and energy-generation processes. The ET centre is formed from the Energy and the Environment Group and the Aeronautics Group, with a strong linkage in the modelling and control of fluid flows.
The Energy and the Environment Group was established in 2001 following the relocation of Professor Arcoumanis and his team from Imperial College to City University. The Group laboratory is equipped with new laser instrumentation and optical engines. The laboratory also includes test rigs for research in and development of air and refrigeration compressors and two-phase expanders.
The Aeronautics Group traces its origins back to Sir Frederick Handley Page who established in 1909 at the Northampton Institute (now City University) the first aeronautical laboratory in the UK. The Handley Page Laboratory is equipped with a range of simulators, wind tunnels and computational facilities.
The ET centre is focussed upon the development of new technologies and operational practice for the ground and air transport industries – towards the achievement of a secure, affordable and environmentally sustainable transportation system – and also on technologies for improved efficiency in fluid power systems. The major research themes for the centre are: Internal Combustion Engines; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Alternative Energy Systems & Combustion Research; Positive Displacement Compressors; Small Turbo-Compressors, Viscous Flows and Flow Control for Aeronautical and Wind Engineering; Fixed and Rotary Wing Aeronautical Design, including Unmanned and Micro Air Vehicles; Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity; Aircraft Reliability and Maintenance; Air Safety Management.
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