Research

To see the details on the current projects or plans for future work, choose a link below:

  • Computational Continuum Mechanics - Discretisation

    • Conventional second-order FVM

    • Handling of strongly coupled system: general conjugate-coupled simulations, block-coupled solvers

    • Time-spectral discretisation: harmonic balance methods

    • Finite Area Method

    • Discontinuous Galerkin

    • Discretisation for aero-thermo-acoustic problems

  • HPC and linear algebra

    • Exa-scale HPC for implicit matrix solution

    • Block-matrices, matrix format and parallel efficiency

    • Algebraic Multigrid Solvers and HPC

    • Linear solver and preconditioning 

  • Dynamic mesh techniques

    • Moving deforming mesh simulations

    • Non-conformal mesh interfaces

    • Error estimation, adaptivity, load balancing

    • Topological mesh changes: sliding, layering, GGI (AMI) interfaces

    • Overset mesh techniques

    • Immersed boundary method

  • Naval hydrodynamics and off-shore CFD

    • Free surface flows: VOF, level-set, SWENSE

    • Higher Order Spectrum potential flow models for irregular sea-states

    • Sloshing and green water problems

    • Complex Physics in multi-phase flows: multi-phase compressibility

  • Complex physics

    • Complex systems involving heat and mass transfer

    • Modelling of Li-ion batteries

    • Stability of MHD flows - liquid metal batteries

    • Lubrication and wear: modelling from first principles

    • Cavitation, phase change, multi-phase compressibility

    • CO2 sequestration

  • Surface wear

    • Contact mechanics

    • Lubrication modelling

    • Archard's wear law

    • ZDDP anti-wear tribofilm modelling