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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Mechanical Aerospace Engineering (5-rated RAE 2008) hosts a broad range of leading edge research programmes clustered in the three domains of Engineering Science, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Systems. Our work spans a range of length scales from understanding the behaviour of nano-fluids for future medical devices to designing large ocean power systems for renewable energy supply. Our industrial collaborations encompass a wide range of key engineering sectors including energy, health, aerospace and transportation. As a flexible and broad based department which can translate ideas from conception to application, we welcome new partnerships with industry, government and academia.
Research Structure:
Engineering Science. In Engineering Science we tackle complicated engineering situations, that may have many interacting effects, by creatively applying the basic sciences, such as physics.
Engineering Mechanics. In Engineering Mechanics we investigate computational mechanics and finite element analysis, underpinned by core activities in mechanics of solids and structures.
Engineering Systems. In Engineering Systems we integrate engineering expertise across clusters to explore new concepts in the targeted areas of Energy, Health and Aerospace.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Tidal Stream Turbine Array Designs for the Net Zero Challenge
Ordonez Sanchez, S. E. (Principal Investigator)
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd (The) EMEC Ltd, Royal Academy of Engineering RAE
29/11/24 → 27/11/26
Project: Research Fellowship
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JARSS REA 3184 - Investigation of friction stir welded steel joints on giga-cycle running machines
Toumpis, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Research - Studentship
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International Strategic Partner Research Studentship - Investigation of dissimilar material refill friction stir spot welding
Toumpis, A. (Principal Investigator) & Galloway, A. (Co-investigator)
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Numerical prediction of cavitation for a horizontal axis tidal turbine
Evangelisti, A., Agati, G., Borello, D., Mazzotta, L., Capobianchi, P. & Venturini, P., 2 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Flow, Turbulence and Combustion.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Waste glass fibre composites valorization using the fluidised bed: a global warming potential and economic assessment
Pender, K. & Yang, L., 2 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crack arrest analysis of components with compressive residual stress
Xiao, X., Okorokov, V. & MacKenzie, D., 1 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Supplementary Material for "3D Waveforms and Patterning Behavior in Thin Monodisperse and Multidisperse Vertically-Vibrated Layers"
Watson, P. (Creator) & Lappa, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 20 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.15129/f661d25d-9ae4-49f9-b140-bfbbe255e1ca
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Supplementary material for: "On the relationship between solid particle attractors and thermal inhomogeneities in vibrationally-driven fluid-particle systems"
Lappa, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 22 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.15129/c12d9beb-8c56-4900-a74f-1395e5830ed4
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Data for: "Investigation of the mechanical properties of carbon and glass fibres exposed to cryogenic temperatures and cryogenic cycling"
Minty, R. (Supervisor), Kelly, L. (Creator), Yang, L. (Supervisor) & Liggat, J. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 21 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.15129/2dda4231-3dc2-43a6-bf8f-3896a7379e5e, https://www.nccuk.com/events/eccm21/
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Prizes
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2013 IAC Student Paper Competition
Clark, R. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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AAS/AIAA SFM Best Paper Award
Vasile, M. (Recipient) & Greco, C. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Workshop ‘Chaotic Flows in Polymer Solutions’
Oliveira, M. (Organiser), Morozov, A. (Organiser), Linkmann, M. F. (Organiser) & Graham, M. (Organiser)
6 Jan 2025 → 10 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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New in-orbit self-assembly principles: experimental results and high-fidelity simulations
Lappa, M. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Impacts
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Building performance simulation with computational modelling software enables practitioners to realise a low carbon built environment.
Clarke, J. (Participant), Kelly, N. (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment, Professional practice, training and standards
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Economic benefits from spin out company, Nautricity Ltd, and adoption of new technology to extract energy from tidal flows.
Johnstone, C. (Participant), (Participant) & Clarke, J. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce, Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment
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Novel orbits for solar sail spacecraft: adoption by international space agencies and influence on their policies and investment
(Participant), Macdonald, M. (Participant), Vasile, M. (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce, Policy and legislation
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Student theses
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A blade design methodology for overspeed power regulation of horizontal axis tidal turbines
Gracie-Orr, C. (Author), 6 Jun 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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A chemical approach to regenerating the performance of thermally damaged glass fibres
Bashir, S. T. (Author), Yang, L. (Supervisor) & Liggat, J. (Supervisor), 16 Aug 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Active control of femtosatellite swarms for synthetic aperture rada
Cao, J. (Author), Soraghan, J. (Supervisor) & McInnes, C. (Supervisor), 1 Jun 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis