Contact Dr Andrew Martin Rolt
- Tel: +44 (0) 7798 526877
- Email: a.rolt@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Gas Turbines & Propulsion
Background
Andrew Rolt joined Rolls-Royce in Derby after graduating from Cambridge University in 1975.
Over the next 39 years he worked there on aero engine component design and whole engine preliminary design and finally in the Strategic Research department.
Design studies included developments of the RB211, Tay, Trent, RTM322, BR700 and AE3000 engine families. Research activities included working with Rolls-Royce University Technology Centres and other partners on various EU-funded research projects including NEWAC, LEMCOTEC, ENOVAL and CRESCENDO.
As a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University, Andrew Rolt completed a PhD study on the EU Horizon 2020 ULTIMATE project in 2019.
Since 2019 Andrew Rolt has been a Senior Research Fellow studying advanced engine concepts. He recently completed work on the Horizon 2020 ENABLEH2 project, researching the use of liquid hydrogen fuel in future commercial aircraft and their propulsion systems.
Current activities
Andrew Rolt is currently working on the Horizon Europe MINIMAL project, researching advanced composite cycle engines for minimal environmental impact. See www.minimal-aviation.eu for more details of this project.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Mourouzidis C, Singh G, Sun X, Huete J, Nalianda D, .... (2024). Abating CO2 and non-CO2 emissions with hydrogen propulsion. The Aeronautical Journal
- Abedi H, Xisto C, Jonsson I, Grönstedt T & Rolt A. (2022). Preliminary Analysis of Compression System Integrated Heat Management Concepts Using LH2-Based Parametric Gas Turbine Model. Aerospace, 9(4)
- Sethi V, Sun X, Nalianda D, Rolt A, Holborn P, .... (2022). Enabling Cryogenic Hydrogen-Based CO2-Free Air Transport: Meeting the demands of zero carbon aviation. IEEE Electrification Magazine, 10(2)
- Rompokos P, Rolt A, Nalianda D, Isikveren AT, Senné C, .... (2021). Synergistic Technology Combinations for Future Commercial Aircraft Using Liquid Hydrogen. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 143(7)
- San Benito Pastor DG, Nalianda D, Sethi V, Midgley R, Rolt A, .... (2021). Preliminary Design Framework for the Power Gearbox in a Contra-Rotating Open Rotor. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 143(4)
- Kissoon S, Mastropierro FS, Nalianda DK, Rolt A & Sethi B. (2020). Assessment of the BWB aircraft for military transport. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 92(5)
- Mastropierro FS, Sebastiampillai J, Jacob F & Rolt A. (2020). Modeling Geared Turbofan and Open Rotor Engine Performance for Year-2050 Long-Range and Short-Range Aircraft. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 142(4)
- Rompokos P, Kissoon S, Roumeliotis I, Nalianda D, Nikolaidis T, .... (2020). Liquefied Natural Gas for Civil Aviation. Energies, 13(22)
- Sebastiampillai J, Martin Rolt A, Jacob F, Nalianda D & Sethi V. (2019). Thermodynamic analysis of nutating disc engine topping cycles for aero-engine applications. Energy, 182
- Xisto C, Petit O, Grönstedt T, Rolt A, Lundbladh A, .... (2018). The efficiency of a pulsed detonation combustor–axial turbine integration. Aerospace Science and Technology, 82-83
- Jacob F, Rolt A, Sebastiampillai J, Sethi V, Belmonte M, .... (2017). Performance of a Supercritical CO2 Bottoming Cycle for Aero Applications. Applied Sciences, 7(3)
- Rolt A, Sethi V, Jacob F, Sebastiampillai J, Xisto C, .... (2017). Scale effects on conventional and intercooled turbofan engine performance-CORRIGENDUM. The Aeronautical Journal, 121(1242)
- Kirner R, Raffaelli L, Rolt A, Laskaridis P, Doulgeris G, .... (2016). An assessment of distributed propulsion: Part B – Advanced propulsion system architectures for blended wing body aircraft configurations. Aerospace Science and Technology, 50
- Camilleri W, Anselmi E, Sethi V, Laskaridis P, Grönstedt T, .... (2015). Concept description and assessment of the main features of a geared intercooled reversed flow core engine. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 229(9)
- Camilleri W, Anselmi E, Sethi V, Laskaridis P, Rolt A, .... (2015). Performance characteristics and optimisation of a geared intercooled reversed flow core engine. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 229(2)
- Kyprianidis KG & Rolt AM. (2015). On the Optimization of a Geared Fan Intercooled Core Engine Design. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 137(4)
- Kirner R, Raffaelli L, Rolt A, Laskaridis P, Doulgeris G, .... (2015). An assessment of distributed propulsion: Advanced propulsion system architectures for conventional aircraft configurations. Aerospace Science and Technology, 46
- Kyprianidis KG, Rolt AM & Grönstedt T. (2014). Multidisciplinary Analysis of a Geared Fan Intercooled Core Aero-Engine. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 136(1)
- A’Barrow C, Carrotte JF, Walker AD & Rolt AM. (2013). Aerodynamic Performance of a Coolant Flow Off-Take Downstream of an Outlet Guide Vane. Journal of Turbomachinery, 135(1)
- Kim M, Ha MY, Min JK, Stieger R, Rolt A, .... (2013). Numerical study on the cross-corrugated primary surface heat exchanger having asymmetric cross-sectional profiles for advanced intercooled-cycle aero engines. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 66
- Doo JH, Ha MY, Min JK, Stieger R, Rolt A, .... (2013). An investigation of cross-corrugated heat exchanger primary surfaces for advanced intercooled-cycle aero engines (Part-II: Design optimization of primary surface). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 61(1)
- Doo JH, Ha MY, Min JK, Stieger R, Rolt A, .... (2012). Theoretical prediction of longitudinal heat conduction effect in cross-corrugated heat exchanger. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 55(15-16)
- Doo JH, Ha MY, Min JK, Stieger R, Rolt A, .... (2012). An investigation of cross-corrugated heat exchanger primary surfaces for advanced intercooled-cycle aero engines (Part-I: Novel geometry of primary surface). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 55(19-20)
Conference Papers
- Rompokos P, Rolt A, Nalianda D, Sibilli T & Benson C. (2021). Cryogenic Fuel Storage Modelling and Optimisation for Aircraft Applications
- Rompokos P, Rolt A, Nalianda D, Isikveren AT, Senné C, .... (2020). Synergistic Technology Combinations for Future Commercial Aircraft Using Liquid Hydrogen
- Benson CM, Holborn PG, Rolt AM, Ingram JM & Alexander E. (2020). Combined Hazard Analyses to Explore the Impact of Liquid Hydrogen Fuel on the Civil Aviation Industry
- Rolt A, Martínez Bueno V, Romanelli M, Sun X, Gauthier P, .... (2020). Numerical Studies of Novel Aero Engine Secondary Combustors for Low-NOx Emissions
- Sebastiampillai J, Rolt A, Nalianda D, Mastropierro F & Sethi V. (2019). Technical and Economic Viability of an EIS 2050 Geared Open Rotor
- Sebastiampillai J, Jacob F, Mastropierro FS & Rolt A. (2019). Modelling Geared Turbofan and Open Rotor Engine Performance for Year-2050 Long-Range and Short-Range Aircraft
- Benson CM, Ingram JM, Battersby PN, Mba D, Sethi V, .... (2019). An Analysis of Civil Aviation Industry Safety Needs for the Introduction of Liquid Hydrogen Propulsion Technology
- Ben Abdallah R, Sethi V, Gauthier PQ, Rolt AM & Abbott D. (2018). A Detailed Analytical Study of Hydrogen Reaction in a Novel Micromix Combustion System
- Rengel J, Jacob F, Rolt A & Sethi V. (2018). Structural Analysis of Profiled Tubes for a Turbofan Engine Supercritical-CO2 Bottoming Cycle Heat Exchanger
- Xisto C, Ali F, Petit O, Grönstedt T, Rolt A, .... (2017). Analytical Model for the Performance Estimation of Pre-Cooled Pulse Detonation Turbofan Engines
- Rolt A, Sethi V, Jacob F, Sebastiampillai J, Xisto C, .... (2017). Scale effects on conventional and intercooled turbofan engine performance
- Grönstedt T, Xisto C, Sethi V, Rolt A, García Rosa N, .... (2016). Ultra Low Emission Technology Innovations for Mid-Century Aircraft Turbine Engines
- Anselmi E, Camilleri W, Laskaridis P, Rolt A & Sethi V. (2015). Assessment of the low pressure turbine exhaust design challenges in a geared intercooled reversed flow core engine
- Kyprianidis KG & Rolt AM. (2014). On the Optimisation of a Geared Fan Intercooled Core Engine Design
- Kyprianidis KG, Rolt AM & Grönstedt T. (2013). Multi-Disciplinary Analysis of a Geared Fan Intercooled Core Aero-Engine
- Sibilli T, Savill M, Sethi V, MacManus D & Rolt AM. (2012). Numerical Simulation of Propulsion System Integration for Very High Bypass Ratio Engines
- Sibilli T, Savill M, Sethi V, MacManus D & Rolt AM. (2012). Thierry Sibilli, Mark Savill, Vishal Sethi and David Mac Manus Cranfield University Department Power & Propulsion Cranfield, MK43 OAL, UK Email: t.sibilli@cranfield.ac.uk NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF PROPULSION SYSTEM INTEGRATION FOR VERY HIGH BYPASS RATIO ENGINES
- A’Barrow C, Carrotte JF, Walker AD & Rolt AM. (2011). Aerodynamic Performance of a Coolant Flow Off-Take Downstream of an OGV
- Kwan P-W, Gillespie DRH, Stieger RD & Rolt AM. (2011). Minimising Loss in a Heat Exchanger Installation for an Intercooled Turbofan Engine
- Rolt AM & Kyprianidis KG. (2010). Assessment of new aeroengine core concepts and technologies in the EU framework 6 NEWAC programme
- Walker AD, Carrotte JF & Rolt AM. (2009). Duct Aerodynamics for Intercooled Aero Gas Turbines: Constraints, Concepts and Design Methodology