Department of Fluid Mechanics and Computational Science
The Department of Fluid Mechanics and Computational Science, led by Professor Dimitris Drikakis comprises the following group:
- Fluid Mechanics and Computational Science Group
Multi-disciplinary Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics - CFD for both low and high-speed flows - and Materials research, with applications to aerospace and defence, nuclear and mechanical engineering, nanotechnology biomedical engineering, energy and the environment.
The Department of Fluid Mechanics and Computational Science at Cranfield University has an established range of teaching and research activities. The Department offers three taught Masters programmes, MSc by Research and PhD programmes as well as professional development courses. It also has a broad portfolio of research activities funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, European Union and industry, in the UK and abroad. Its areas of specialisation include computational fluid dynamics, experimental fluid mechanics, instrumentation, scientific computing, wind tunnel activities, aerodynamics, flight dynamics and control, flight simulation, autonomous systems, micro and nanotechnology, acoustics, materials modelling, energy and environmental applications, combustion, technology management. Recent high-profile clients have included the European Commission, Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, AWE, UKAEA and MBDA among many others.
