Fluid Mechanics at The University Of Sheffield http

Fluid Mechanics at The University Of Sheffield http: //www. sheffieldfluidmechanics. co. uk Flow structures in a developing boundary layer - processes relevant to an understanding of aerodynamic efficiency. Work by Pierre Ricco.

Who we are and what we do • • • We are from the departments of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Mathematics. Work spans fundamentals, experimental and numerical work for both incompressible and compressible flows and includes Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. Experimental work uses wind tunnels (Mech. Eng. ) and hydraulic flumes (Civil Eng. ) Visualisation of flow over a backward-facing step (a classic test case in aeronautics). Work by Ning Qin.

Ongoing work of potential interest to DSTL • • • Development of numerical methods for compressible flow and modelling of high Mach number flows over wings and other bodies (Ning Qin); Development of control methods for optimal flow manipulation and enhanced aerodynamic efficiency (Bryn Jones, Ati Sharma); Turbulence transition and boundary layers over swept wings (Pierre Ricco); Development of synthetic models (kinematic simulation) for particulate flows (Franck Nicolleau); Study of flow with multi-scale forcing, with potential application to improved combustion processes in automotive and jet engines (Chris Keylock, Franck Nicolleau); Development of enhanced subgrid-scale schemes for modelling fluid flow (Yi Li) and statistical techniques for appropriate validation of fluid flow models (Chris Keylock)