Cranfield University

Professor Chris Thompson

Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computing
Location: Whittle Building
E: Chris.Thompson@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0) 1234 754634
Department of Process and Systems Engineering

Current activities

Current research interests include: the application of CFD to industrial processes such as separation and heat exchange; the development of fast, adaptive algorithms for CFD problems; and the application of parallel computers and the development of software tools for large scale problems; image processing for automotive applications; methods to assist in the organisation of very large technical projects. He has written over sixty papers in these areas.

Background

Chris Thompson is Head of the Department of Engineering Computing a post which he has held since August 2005. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.

He is also the Head of the Applied Mathematics and Computing Group. The Professor of Applied Computation, he is a director of the MSc and PhD programmes run by the Group. After leaving Oxford University with a BA in Mathematics and an MSc in Numerical Analysis, he joined the Applied Maths Group at AEA Technology, Harwell. He has also worked at the Advanced Computer Research Facility, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago and at Bergen Scientific Centre, IBM. He holds a D Phil from the University of Bergen.

Selected publications

Multiphase flow and scale-up

• C. Omgba-Essama, L. Hanich, C. Thompson and P. Lezeau Adaptive Grid Re_nement for Transient Two-Phase Flows AMIF-ESF Workshop on Computing Methods for Two-phase Flows, Aussois (Savoie)
  France, January 2000
• L. Hanich and C.P. Thompson Validation of a novel algorithm for the adaptive calculation of transient stratified flow of gas, oil and water in pipelines (Int J for Num Methods in Engineering, Pp. 579{607, Vol.
  51, Issue 5, March 2001)
• T.G. Myers, J. Charpin and C.P. Thompson Slowly accreting glaze ice due to supercooled water impacting on a cold surface Physics of Fluids, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Pp 240-256, 2002
• M. Louaked, L. Hanich and C.P. Thompson Well-posedness of incompressible models of two- and three-phase ow IMA J of Num Analysis, Vol 68, Issue 6, Dec 2003: Pp. 595-620
  Also: http://www3.oup.co.uk/imamat/hdb/Volume 68/Issue 06
• L.C. Daniels, C. Guardino and C.P. Thompson An implicit two-phase compressible flow solver for pipelines Multiphase Science and Technology, Vol. 15, Pp 1-93, 2003
• L. Hanich and C.P. Thompson Mathematical and Numerical Modelling of Three-Phase Flow in Pipelines. 'Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 2000', Eds. M. Anile, V. Capasso and A. Greco.
  Mathematics in Industry, Vol. 1, Pp. 565 _, 2002, Springer-Verlag
• G. Goudinakis, L. Hanich, C. Thompson and H. Yeung Novel ANN methodology for fast identi_cation of ow regimes in a variety of pipeline con_gurations Proceedings, The 11th International Conference MULTIPHASE '03 Extending the Boundaries of Flow Assurance, San Remo, Italy: 11{13 June 2003.
• P. Loilier, C. Ombga-Essama and C.P. Thompson Numerical experiments of two-phase flow in pipelines with a two-fluid compressible model. Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology '05, Barcelona, Spain, 2005, BHR Group
• L. Brown, G.F. Hewitt, Bin Hu, C.P. Thompson and P. Verdin, Predictions of droplet distribution in low liquid loading, stratified flow in a large diameter pipeline, Proc 14th Multiphase Production Technology Conference, Cannes (2009)
• Gourma M., Jia N. and Thompson C.P., Non-Newtonian Multi-Phase Flows: On Drag Reduction, Pressure Drop and Liquid Wall Friction Factor Ms. No.: CES-D-10-01287R1, Chem. Eng. Sci., (To appear)
• Gourma M., Jia N. and Thompson C.P., Adaptive mesh refinement for 1-D transient slug flow with an 'a priori indicator, (In preparation)
• S. Kalogerakos, M. Gourma and C. P. Thompson. Comparison between 2-D CFD and 1-D code for Wave Growth Simulations, International Conference on Multiphase Flow, 2010, University of Florida.
• S. Kalogerakos, M. Gourma and C. P. Thompson. Use of 2-D CFD for simulating two-phase flows in horizontal pipes, International Association of Science and Technology for Development, Applied Simulation and Modelling,
  2011. Crete
• S. Kalogerakos, M. Gourma and C. P. Thompson. Adjustments of velocity profile coefficients for one-dimensional multiphase flow code, Journal of Computational Physics, 2011. In preparation.
• S. Kalogerakos, M. Gourma and C. P. Thompson. Y-dependent wave growth analysis for VOF model, Multiphase Science and Technology, 2011. In preparation.
• S. Kalogerakos, M. Gourma and C. P. Thompson. Comparison between 2D
  CFD and experiments for slug flow, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2011. In preparation.
• S. Kalogerakos, M. Gourma and C. P. Thompson. Use of OpenMP to parallelise a one-dimensional multiphase code, Computer Physics Communication, 2011. In preparation.