Contact Professor Pericles Pilidis
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754646
- Email: p.pilidis@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Gas Turbines & Propulsion
- Power Systems & Turbines
Background
Professor Pilidis completed a doctorate in Gas Turbine Engineering at Glasgow University. His first employment was with the British Caledonian group in the gas turbine overhaul business. He joined Cranfield in 1986 as a lecturer and was promoted to the Director of the Thermal Power Masters course and Head of the Gas Turbine Engineering Group. From 2006 to 2021 he was Head of the Power and Propulsion Department and Head of Propulsion Engineering.Over the years, he has applied performance modelling techniques to understand issues of relevance to operation, maintenance, control and technoeconomic environmental risk analysis (TERA). From 1994 he has been working on Hydrogen projects for gas turbines in air, land & sea applications.
Professor Pilidis has organised and contributed to many international teaching and applied research programmes in the power, gas, oil and aviation industries. Much of his research has been focused on the needs of equipment users in various countries. He has acted as a consultant to several organisations and his active contributions have resulted in many international honours. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was Chairman of the ASME Cycle Innovations. He has been ISABE Vice President and is currently the UK National Representative to this organisation.
Throughout his career at Cranfield, he has supervised 200+ postgraduate students.
Research opportunities
Hydrogen for air, land and sea applications.
Gas turbine design performance and operation
TERA (Technoeconomic Environmental Risk Analysis)
Current activities
- Gas turbine research and postgraduate education.
- Course Director of the MSc in Thermal
Power
Contribution to hydrogen projects
Clients
Current and previous clients include:
- Rolls Royce
- Airbus
- Shell
- Alstom
- Boeing
- Easyjet
- Siemens
- SNECMA
- Numerous EU project partnerships.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Batra A, Sampath S, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2023) Techno-economic model-based design space exploration of ‘combined’ ship propulsion systems, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 28 (1) 288-313.
- Alkhaledi AN, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2023) Techno environmental assessment of Flettner rotor as assistance propulsion system for LH2 tanker ship fuelled by hydrogen, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 55 (February) Article No. 102935.
- Alkhaledi A, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2022) A hydrogen fuelled LH2 tanker ship design, Ships and Offshore Structures, 17 (7) 1555-1564.
- Huete J, Nalianda D & Pilidis P (2022) Impact of tank gravimetric efficiency on propulsion system integration for a first-generation hydrogen civil airliner, The Aeronautical Journal, 126 (1302) 1324-1332.
- Huete J, Nalianda D, Zaghari B & Pilidis P (2022) A strategy to decarbonize civil aviation: a phased innovation approach to hydrogen technologies, IEEE Electrification Magazine, 10 (2) 27-33.
- Alkhaledi ANFNR, Batra A, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2022) Techno-environmental assessment of a hydrogen-fuelled combined-cycle gas turbine for a liquid hydrogen tanker, Energy Reports, 8 (November) 10561-10569.
- Alkhaledi ANFNR, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2022) Economic analysis of a zero-carbon liquefied hydrogen tanker ship, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (66) 28213-28223.
- Nikolaidis T, Pellegrini A, Saravanamuttoo HIH, Aslanidou I, Kalfas A & Pilidis P (2022) Off-design performance comparison between single and two-shaft engines part 1 - fixed geometry, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 144 (8) Article No. 081006.
- Alzayedi AMT, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2022) Techno–economic and risk evaluation of combined cycle propulsion systems in large container ships, Energies, 15 (14) Article No. 5178.
- Alzayedi AMT, Batra A, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2022) Techno-environmental mission evaluation of combined cycle gas turbines for large container ship propulsion, Energies, 15 (12) Article No. 4426.
- Alkhaledi ANFNR, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2022) Propulsion of a hydrogen-fuelled LH2 tanker ship, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (39) 17407-17422.
- Alrashed M, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P, Jafari S & Alrashed W (2022) Key performance indicators for turboelectric distributed propulsion, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 71 (5) 1989-2008.
- Alzayedi AMT, Sampath S & Pilidis P (2022) Techno-environmental evaluation of liquefied natural gas fuelled combined gas turbine with steam cycles for large container ship propulsion systems, Energies, 15 (5) Article No. 1764.
- Huete J, Nalianda D & Pilidis P (2021) Propulsion system integration for a first-generation hydrogen civil airliner?, The Aeronautical Journal, 125 (1291: The 25th ISABE Conference special issue) 1654-1665.
- Huete J & Pilidis P (2021) Parametric study on tank integration for hydrogen civil aviation propulsion, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (74) 37049-37062.
- Osigwe EO, Gad-Briggs A, Obhuo M & Pilidis P (2021) Techno-economic study on implementation of inventory control requirements for a nuclear powered closed-cycle gas turbine power plant, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 7 (3) Article No. 031301.
- Parker RJ & Pilidis P (2021) The light beyond the clouds, The Aeronautical Journal, 125 (1291) 1467-1468.
- Gad-Briggs A, Osigwe E, Pilidis P, Nikolaidis T, Sampath S & Amaral-Teixeira J (2021) Benefits, drawbacks, and future trends of Brayton helium gas turbine cycles for gas-cooled fast reactor and very-high temperature reactor Generation IV nuclear power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 7 (1) Article No. 011301.
- Alrashed M, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P & Jafari S (2021) Utilisation of turboelectric distribution propulsion in commercial aviation: A review on NASA’s TeDP concept, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 34 (11) 48-65.
- Osigwe EO, Gad-Briggs A, Nikolaidis T, Jafari S, Sethi B & Pilidis P (2021) Thermodynamic performance and creep life assessment comparing hydrogen- and jet-fueled turbofan aero engine, Applied Sciences, 11 (9) Article No. 3873.
- Osigwe E, Gad-Briggs A, Igbong D, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2020) Performance modelling and analysis of a single-shaft closed-cycle gas turbine using different operational control strategy, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 6 (2) Article No. 021201.
- Alrashed M, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P & Jafari S (2020) Turboelectric uncertainty quantification and error estimation in numerical modelling, Applied Sciences, 10 (5) Article No. 1805.
- Osigwe E, Gad-Briggs A, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P & Sampath S (2020) Performance analyses and evaluation of CO2 and N2 as coolants in a recuperated Brayton gas turbine cycle for a Generation IV nuclear reactor power plant, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 6 (2) Article No. 021102.
- Alrashed M, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P, Alrashed W & Jafari S (2020) Economic and environmental viability assessment of NASA’s turboelectric distribution propulsion, Energy Reports, 6 (November) 1685-1695.
- Osigwe E, Gad-Briggs A, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P & Sampath S (2020) Performance simulation to understand the effects of multi-fluid scaling of gas turbine components for Generation IV nuclear power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 6 (2) Article No. 021201.
- Nikolaidis T, Jafari S, Bosak D & Pilidis P (2020) Exchange rate analysis for ultra high bypass ratio geared turbofan engines, Applied Sciences, 10 (21) Article No. 7945.
- Obhuo M, Aziaka DS, Osigwe E, Oyeniran AA, Emmanuel OA & Pilidis P (2020) Economic optimization from fleets of aero-derivative gas turbines utilising flared associated gas, International Journal of Thermofluids, 7-8 (November) Article No. 100049.
- Antonakis A, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2019) Effects of propulsion system operation on military aircraft survivability, Journal of Aircraft, 56 (6) 2131-2143.
- Mohamed S, Ali E, Pilidis P & Sampath S (2019) Comparison of lifing results of gas turbine operated in base load and as a back up to wind turbine, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science (IJRES), 7 (1) 44-54.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2019) Analyses of the associated technical and economic risks of the simple and intercooled Brayton helium recuperated gas turbine cycles for Generation IV nuclear power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 5 (4) Article No. 041201.
- Osigwe E, Pilidis P, Nikolaidis T & Sampath S (2019) GT-ACYSS: gas turbine arekret-cycle simulation modelling for training and educational purposes, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 5 (4) Article No. 041207.
- Ali E, Sampath S, Pilidis P & Mohamed S (2019) Examination of material variation on the life of gas turbine backing-up renewable energy sources, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 16 (1) 60-68.
- Aziaka DS, Tukur N & Pilidis P (2019) Techno-economic evaluation of pipeline compression system: economic evaluation of the natural gas pipeline compression system - part 3, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), 10 (11) Article No. IJMET_10_11_012 133-154.
- Loukopoulos P, Zolkiewski G, Bennett I, Sampath S, Pilidis P, Li X & Mba D (2018) Abrupt fault remaining useful life estimation using measurements from a reciprocating compressor valve failure, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 121 (April) 359-372.
- Goldberg C, Nalianda D, Sethi V, Kyprianidis K, Pilidis P & Singh R (2018) Assessment of an energy-efficient aircraft concept from a techno-economic perspective, Applied Energy, 221 (July) 229-238.
- Goldberg C, Nalianda D, MacManus D, Pilidis P & Felder J (2018) Method for simulating the performance of a boundary layer ingesting propulsion system at design and off-design, Aerospace Science and Technology, 78 (July) 312-319.
- Goldberg C, Nalianda D, Laskaridis P & Pilidis P (2018) Installed performance assessment of an array of distributed propulsors ingesting boundary layer flow, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 140 (7) Article No. 071203 : GTP-17-1588.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2018) Analyses of long term off-design performance strategy and operation of a high pressure ratio intercooled Brayton helium gas turbine cycle for generation IV nuclear power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 4 (4) Article No. 041014.
- Bonet MU, Pilidis P & Doulgeris G (2018) Voyage analysis of a marine gas turbine engine installed to power and propel an ocean-going cruise ship, International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 12 (2) 155-161.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2018) Analyses of the costs associated with very high turbine entry temperatures in helium recuperated gas turbine cycles for Generation IV nuclear power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 5 (1) Article No. 011019.
- Triantafyllou T, Nikolaidis T, Diakostefanis M & Pilidis P (2018) Stability assessment of an airflow distorted military engine’s FAN, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 232 (13) 2584-2592.
- Almutairi A, Pilidis P, Al-Mutawa N & Al-Weshahi M (2017) Exergetic and sustainability analysis of an intercooled gas turbine cogeneration plant with reverse osmosis desalination system, Journal of Energy Engineering, 143 (5) Article No. 4017016.
- Loukopoulos P, Zolkiewski G, Bennett I, Sampath S, Pilidis P, Duan F, Sattar T & Mba D (2017) Reciprocating compressor prognostics of an instantaneous failure mode utilising temperature only measurements, Applied Acoustics, 147 (April) 77-86.
- Loukopoulos P, Zolkiewski G, Bennett I, Pilidis P, Duan F & Mba D (2017) Dealing with missing data as it pertains of e-maintenance, Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, 23 (3) 260-278.
- Triantafyllou T, Nikolaidis T, Diakostefanis M & Pilidis P. (2017) Numerical simulation of the airflow over a military aircraft with active intake, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 231 (8) 1369-1390.
- Gad-Briggs A, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2017) Analyses of the effect of cycle inlet temperature on the precooler and plant efficiency of the simple and intercooled helium gas turbine cycles for generation IV nuclear power plants, Applied Sciences, 7 (4) Article No. 319.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2017) Analyses of the control system strategies and methodology for part power control of the simple and intercooled recuperated Brayton helium gas turbine cycles for generation IV nuclear power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 3 (4) Article No. 041016 - .
- Antonakis A, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2017) Multi-objective climb path optimization for aircraft/engine integration using Particle Swarm Optimization, Applied Sciences, 7 (5) Article No. 469.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2017) Analyses of a high pressure ratio intercooled direct Brayton helium gas turbine cycle for Generation IV reactor power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 3 (1) Article No. NERS-16-1029 11021- .
- Tsoutsanis E, Li YG, Pilidis P & Newby M (2017) Non-linear model calibration for off-design performance prediction of gas turbines with experimental data, The Aeronautical Journal, 121 (1245) 1758-1777.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2017) Analyses of the load following capabilities of Brayton helium gas turbine cycles for generation IV nuclear power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 3 (4) Article No. 041017.
- Bonet MU & Pildis P (2017) Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of an Intercooled-Recuperated (ICR) Marine Gas Turbine for Powering a LNG Carrier, Naval Engineers Journal, 129 (1) 77-86.
- Isaiah T-G, Dabbashi S, Bosak D, Sampath S, Di Lorenzo G & Pilidis P (2016) Life cycle evaluation of an intercooled gas turbine plant used in conjunction with renewable energy, Propulsion and Power Research, 5 (3) 184-193.
- Xue R, Hu C, Sethi V, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2016) Effect of steam addition on gas turbine combustor design and performance, Applied Thermal Engineering, 104 (July) 249-257.
- Talluri L, Nalianda DK, Kyprianidis KG, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2016) Techno economic and environmental assessment of wind assisted marine propulsion systems, Ocean Engineering, 121 (July) 301-311.
- Giannakakis P, Goulos I, Laskaridis P, Pilidis P & Kalfas A (2016) A novel propeller map scaling method, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 32 (6) 1325-1332.
- Al-Busaidi W & Pilidis P (2016) Modelling of the non-reactive deposits impact on centrifugal compressor aerothermo dynamic performance, Engineering Failure Analysis, 60 57-85.
- Xue R, Hu C, Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2016) Effect of steam addition on the flow field and NOx emissions for Jet-A in an aircraft combustor, International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, 33 (4) 381-393.
- Gad-Briggs A & Pilidis P (2016) Analyses of simple and intercooled recuperated direct Brayton helium gas turbine cycles for Generation IV reactor power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 3 (1) Article No. 11017.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2016) A review of the turbine cooling fraction for very high turbine entry temperature helium gas turbine cycles for generation IV reactor power plants, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 3 (2) Article No. NERS-15-1214 21007- .
- Al-Busaidi W & Pilidis P (2016) Modeling of Partially Shrouded Impellers’ Effect on Operating Efficiency and Flow Range of Centrifugal Compressor, Journal of Energy Engineering, 142 (4) Article No. 4016012.
- El-Suleiman A, Anosike NB & Pilidis P (2016) A preliminary assessment of the initial compression power requirement in CO2 pipeline “Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies", Technologies, 4 (2) Article No. 15.
- Almutairi A, Pilidis P & Al-Mutawa N (2015) Energetic and exergetic analysis of combined cycle power plant: Part-1 operation and performance, Energies, 8 (12) 14118-14135.
- Al-Busaidi W & Pilidis P (2015) A new method for reliable performance prediction of multi-stage industrial centrifugal compressors based on stage stacking technique: Part II-New integrated model verification, Applied Thermal Engineering, 90 (November) 927-936.
- Albusaidi W & Pilidis P (2015) Iterative Method to Derive the Equivalent Centrifugal Compressor Performance at Various Operating Conditions: Part I: Modelling of Suction Parameters Impact, Energies, 8 (8) 8497-8515.
- Goulos I, Pachidis V, Pilidis P, (2015) Flexible Rotor Blade Dynamics for Helicopter Aeromechanics Including Comparisons with Experimental Data, The Aeronautical Journal, 119 (1213) 301-342.
- Agbadede R, Pilidis P, Igie UL & Allison I (2015) Experimental and theoretical investigation of the influence of liquid droplet size on effectiveness of online compressor cleaning for industrial gas turbines, Journal of the Energy Institute, 88 (4) 414-424.
- Albusaidi W & Pilidis P (2015) An Iterative Method to Derive the Equivalent Centrifugal Compressor Performance at Various Operating Conditions: Part II: Modeling of Gas Properties Impact, Energies, 8 (8) 8516-8536.
- Celis C, Sethi V, Singh R & Pilidis P (2015) On optimisation of environmentally friendly aircraft engine cycles, Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 7 (2) 143-156.
- Goulos I, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2014) Helicopter rotor blade flexibility simulation for aeroelasticity and flight dynamics applications, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 59 (4) 1-18.
- Celis C, Sethi V, Zammit-Mangion D, Singh R & Pilidis P (2014) Theoretical optimal trajectories for reducing the environmental impact of commercial aircraft operations, Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 6 (1) 29-42.
- Saatlou EN, Kyprianidis KG, Sethi V, Abu AO & Pilidis P (2014) On the trade-off between minimum fuel burn and maximum time between overhaul for an intercooled aeroengine, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 228 (13) 2424-2438.
- Goulos I, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2014) Lagrangian Formulation for the Rapid Estimation of Helicopter Rotor Blade Vibration Characteristics, The Aeronautical Journal, 118 (1206) 861-901.
- Lolis P, Giannakakis P, Sethi V, Jackson AJB & Pilidis P (2014) Evaluation of aero gas turbine preliminary weight estimation methods, The Aeronautical Journal, 118 (1204) 625-641.
- Nikolaidis T & Pilidis P (2014) The effect of water ingestion on an axial flow compressor performance, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 228 (3) 411-423.
- Laskaridis P, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2014) Opportunities and challenges for distributed propulsion and boundary layer ingestion, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 86 (6) 451-458.
- Nkoi B, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2013) Performance of small-scale aero-derivative industrial gas turbines derived from helicopter engines, Propulsion and Power Research, 2 (4) 243-253.
- Sethi V, Doulgeris G, Pilidis P, Nind A, Doussinault M, Cobas P & Rueda A (2013) The map fitting tool methodology: Gas turbine compressor off-design performance modeling, Journal of Turbomachinery, 135 (6) Article No. 061010.
- Nkoi B, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2013) Performance assessment of simple and modified cycle turboshaft gas turbines, Propulsion and Power Research, 2 (2) 96-106.
- Di Lorenzo G, Barbera P, Ruggieri G, Witton J, Pilidis P & Probert D (2013) Pre-combustion carbon-capture technologies for power generation: An engineering-economic assessment, International Journal of Energy Research, 37 (5) 389-402.
- Doulgeris G, Korakianitis T, Avital EJ, Pilidis P & Laskaridis P (2013) Effect of jet noise reduction on gas turbine engine efficiency
, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 227 (9) 1441-1455. - Kyprianidis KG, Sethi V, Ogaji SOT, Pilidis P, Singh R & Kalfas AI (2012) Uncertainty in gas turbine thermo-fluid modelling and its impact on performance calculations and emissions predictions at aircraft system level, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 226 (G2) 163-181.
- Doulgeris G, Korakianitis T, Pilidis P & Tsoudis E (2012) Techno-economic and environmental risk analysis for advanced marine propulsion systems, Applied Energy, 99 1-12.
- Pervier H, Nalianda D, Espi R, Sethi V, Pilidis P, Zammit-Mangion D, Rogero J-M & Entz R (2011) Application of genetic algorithm for preliminary trajectory optimization, SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 4 (2) 973-987.
- Camilleri R, Ogaji S & Pilidis P (2011) Applying heat pipes to a novel concept aero engine Part 1-Design of a heat-pipe heat exchanger for an intercooled aero engine, The Aeronautical Journal, 115 (1169) 393-402.
- Doulgeris G, Kirner R, Laskaridis P, Pilidis P & Kalfas A (2011) The Effect of Refueling Stop on Long Haul Air Transport Greenhouse Emissions, Journal of Environment and Engineering, 6 (3) 579-594.
- Camilleri R, Ogaji S & Pilidis P (2011) Applying heat pipes to a novel concept aero engine Part 2-Design of a heat-pipe heat exchanger for an intercooled-recuperated aero engine, The Aeronautical Journal, 115 (1169) 403-410.
- Lallini V, Janikovic J, Pilidis P, Singh R & Laskaridis P (2011) A calculation tool of a turbine cooling air schedule for general gas turbine simulation algorithms, Journal of Turbomachinery, 134 (4) Article No. 041003.
- Giannakakis P, Laskaridis P & Pilidis P (2011) Effects of offtakes for aircraft secondary-power systems on jet engine efficiency, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 27 (5) 1024-1031.
- Khan RSR, Lagana MC, Ogaji SOT, Pilidis P & Bennett I (2011) Risk analysis of gas turbines for natural gas liquefaction, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 133 (7).
- Fouflias D, Gannan A, Ramsden K, Pilidis P, Mba D, Teixeira J, Igie U & Lambart P (2010) Experimental investigation of the influence of fouling on compressor cascade characteristics and implications for gas turbine engine performance, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 224 (7) 1007-1018.
- Li YG & Pilidis P (2010) GA-based design-point performance adaptation and its comparison with ICM-based approach, Applied Energy, 87 (1) 340-348.
- Li YG, Marinai L, Lo Gatto E, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2009) Multiple-Point Adaptive Performance Simulation Tuned to Aeroengine Test-Bed Data, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 25 (3) 635-641.
- Li YG & Pilidis P (2009) Nonlinear design-point performance adaptation approaches and their comparisons for gas turbine applications, Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering in China, 3 (4) 446-455.
- Ogaji S, Pilidis P & Sethi V (2009) Power plant selection in a carbon constrained world the TERA (technoeconomic environmental risk analysis), Hangkong Dongli Xuebao/Journal of Aerospace Power, 24 (4) 896-902.
- Zachos PK, Pappa M, Kalfas AI, Mansour G, Tsiafis I, Pilidis P, Hiroharu O & Watanabe E (2008) Turbine Blading Performance Evaluation Using Geometry Scanning and Flowfield Prediction Tools, Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2 (6) 1345-1358.
- Pachidis V, Pilidis P, Marinai L & Templalexis I (2007) Towards a full two dimensional gas turbine performance simulator, The Aeronautical Journal, 111 (1121) 433-442.
- Pachidis V, Pilidis P, Texeira J & Templalexis I (2007) A comparison of component zooming simulation strategies using streamline curvature, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 221 (G1) 1-15.
- Li YG, Pilidis P & Newby MA (2006) An adaptation approach for gas turbine design-point performance simulation, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 128 (4) 789-795.
- Li Y, Maccallum NRL & Pilidis P (2001) Pressure Waves in Volume Effect in Gas-Turbine Transient-Performance Models., Journal of Propulsion and Power, 17 (3) 706-710.
Conference Papers
- Karuppiah S, Pilidis P, Sampath S & Muthuveerappan N (2023) A study on variable geometries and component matching of variable cycle engine for aircraft with supercruise capability. In: AIAA SciTech Forum 2023, National Harbor, 23-27 January 2023.
- Nikolaidis T, Pellegrini A, Saravanamuttoo HIH, Aslanidou I, Kalfas A & Pilidis P (2021) Off-design performance comparison between single and two-shaft engines: part 1 — fixed geometry. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2020), London: Virtual Event, 21-25 September 2020.
- Osigwe EO, Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P, Nikolaidis T & Sampath S (2019) Inventory control systems for nuclear powered closed-cycle gas turbine: technical studies on effect of working fluid options. In: ICONE-27: 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Ibaraki, 19-24 May 2019.
- Osigwe EO, Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P, Nikolaidis T & Sampath S (2019) Effect of working fluid on selection of gas turbine cycle configuration for Gen-IV nuclear power plant system. In: ICONE-27: 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Ibaraki, 19-24 May 2019.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2018) A framework and model for assessing the design point performance, off-design point performance, control, economics and risks of Brayton helium gas turbine cycles for Generation IV nuclear power plants. In: 26th International Conference on Nucear Engineering, London, 22-26 July 2018.
- Osigwe EO, Gad-Briggs A, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P & Sampath S (2018) Performance analysis of Generation IV nuclear reactor power plant using CO2 and N2: case study of a recuperated Brayton gas turbine cycle. In: 26th International Conference on Nucear Engineering, London, 22-26 July 2018.
- Gad-Briggs A, Pilidis P & Nikolaidis T (2018) A review of Brayton helium gas turbine cycles for GFR and VHTR Generation IV nuclear power plants. In: 26th International Conference on Nucear Engineering, London, 22-26 July 2018.
- Osigwe EO, Gad-Briggs A, Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P & Sampath S (2018) Multi-fluid gas turbine components scaling for a Generation IV nuclear power plant performance simulation. In: 26th International Conference on Nucear Engineering, London, 22-26 July 2018.
- Gad-Briggs A & Pilidis P (2017) Analyses of off-design point performances of simple and intercooled Brayton helium recuperated gas turbine cycles for Generation IV nuclear power plants. In: 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering 2017, Shanghai, 2-6 July 2017.
- Musa G, Igie U, Pilidis P & Sule G (2017) Economic viability of on-line compressor washing for different rated capacity. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2017), Charlotte, NC, 26-30 June 2017.
- Goldberg C, Nalianda D, Pilidis P & Singh R (2017) Economic viability assessment of NASA’s blended wing body N3-X aircraft. In: 53rd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference 2017, Atlanta, GA, 10-12 July 2017.
- Gad-Briggs A & Pilidis P (2017) Analyses of the off-design point performance of a high pressure ratio intercooled Brayton helium gas turbine cycle for Generation IV nuclear power plants. In: 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering 2017, Shanghai, 2-6 July 2017.
- Loukopoulos P, Sampath S, Pilidis P, Zolkiewski G, Bennett I, Duan F & Mba D (2017) Dealing with missing data for prognostic purposes. In: 2016 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-Chengdu), Chengdu, 19-21 October 2016.
- Almutairi A, Pilidis P & Al-Mutawa N (2016) Exergetic, exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental analysis of intercooled gas turbine engine. In: 52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Propulsion and Energy Forum, 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah, 25-27 July 2016.
- Goldberg C, Nalianda D, MacManus DG & Pilidis P (2016) Installed performance assessment of a boundary layer ingesting distributed propulsion system at design point. In: 52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Propulsion and Energy Forum, 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah, 25-27 July 2016.
- Mourouzidis C, Igie U, Pilidis P & Singh R (2015) Water injection on aircraft engines: a performance, emissions and economic study. In: ISABE 2015: 22nd International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, Phoenix, AZ, 25-30 October 2015.
- Monge B, Sánchez D, Savill M, Pilidis P & Sánchez T. (2015) Influence of design parameters on the performance of a multistage centrifugal compressor for supercritical carbon dioxide applications. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2015), Montreal, Québec, 15-19 June 2015.
- Blinstrub J, Li YG, Newby M, Zhou Q, Stigant G, Pilidis P & Honen H (2014) Application of Gas Path Analysis to Compressor Diagnosis of an Industrial Gas Turbine Using Field Data. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2014), Dusseldorf, 16-20 June 2014.
- Monje B, Sánchez D, Savill M, Pilidis P & Sánchez T (2014) A design strategy for supercritical CO2 compressors. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2014), Dusseldorf, 16-20 June 2014.
- Fakhre A, Pachidis V, Goulos I, Tashfeen M & Pilidis P (2013) Helicopter mission analysis for a regenerated turboshaft. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, (GT2013), San Antonio, TX, 3-7 June 2013.
- Goulos I, Giannakakis P, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2013) Mission Performance Simulation of Integrated Helicopter-Engine Systems using an Aeroelastic Rotor Model. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, (GT2013), San Antonio, TX, 3-7 June 2013.
- Khani N, Venediger B, Segovia C, Sethi V, Pilidis P & Li YG (2013) Effects of Aero-ENGINE Component Degradation on Flight Missions Fuel Burn and NOx Emissions. In: International Symposium of Air Breathing Engines (ISABE), Busan, 16 September 2013.
- MacManus D & Pilidis P (2012) The next generation of aerial vehicle propulsion - a view on requirements. In: Unmanned Aerial Systems Conference, 2012, Cranfield Defense and Security, Shrivenham, 25-28 June 2012.
- Mahmood T, Jackson A, Rizvi SH, Pilidis P, Savill AM & Sethi V (2012) Thrust reverser for a mixed exhaust high bypass ratio turbofan engine and its effect on aircraft and engine performance. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2012), Copenhagen, 11-15 June 2012.
- Mohamed W, Sethi V, Pilidis P, Pervier H & Khan RSR (2012) A method to evaluate the emissions of gas turbine for power generation. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2012), Copenhagen, 11-15 June 2012.
- Tsoutsanis E, Li YG, Pilidis P & Newby M (2012) Part-Load Performance of Gas Turbines – Part I: A Novel Compressor Map Generation Approach Suitable for Adaptive Simulation. In: ASME 2012 Gas Turbine India Conference, Mumbai, 1 December 2012.
- Di Lorenzo Giuseppina, Pilidis Pericles, Witton John & Probert Douglas (2012)
A Framework for the Evaluation of Investments in Clean Power-Technologies
. In: ESCAPE: 22nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2012, London, 17-20 June 2012. - Tsoutsanis E, Li YG, Pilidis P & Newby M (2012) Part-Load Performance of Gas Turbines – Part II: Multi-Point Adaptation with Compressor Map Generation and GA Optimization. In: ASME 2012 Gas Turbine India Conference, Mumbai, 1 December 2012.
- Di Lorenzo G, Pilidis P, Witton J & Probert D (2012)
A Framework for the evaluation of investments in clean power-technologies
. In: 22nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering 2012 (ESCAPE22), London, 17 June 2012. - Monje B, Sanchez D, Chacartegui R, Sanchez T, Savill M & Pilidis P (2012) Comparing the pressure rise of air and supercritical carbon dioxide in conical diffusers. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Copenhagen, 11 June 2012.
- Pilidis P, Sethi V, Singh R, Di Lorenzo G, Nalianda Karumbaiah D, Pervier H & Marzal Espi R (2011) Powerplant selection, depolyment and asset management: The TERA (TECHNOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ANALYSIS). In: 24th International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics Engineering Management (COMADEM2011), Stavanger, Norway, 30 May - 1 June 2011.
- Igie U, Pilidis P, Fouflias D, Ramsden K & Lambart P (2011) On-Line Compressor Cascade Washing for Gas Turbine Performance Investigation. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2011: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2011), Vancouver, BC, 6-10 June 2011.
- Rojo I, Psarra A, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2010) Evaluation of the Energy Dissipated as Friction/Heat Between Turbines Following Shaft Failure. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 14-18 June 2010.
- Di Lorenzo G, Pilidis P & Witton J (2010) Supporting the development of advanced low-carbon power plants: Risk analysis and TRL concept. In: 9th International Power & Energy Conference (IPEC 2010), Singapore, 27-29 October 2010.
- Khan RSR, Lagana MC, Ogaji SOT, Pilidis P & Bennett I (2010) Risk analysis of gas turbines for natural gas liquefaction. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 14-18 June 2010.
- Kyprianidis KG, Gronstedt T, Ogaji SOT, Pilidis P & Singh R (2010) Assessment of Future Aero Engine Designs With Intercooled and Intercooled Recuperated Cores. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 14-18 June 2010.
- Capozzi P, Psarra A, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2010) A Finite Element Approach of Turbines in Contact Following a Shaft Failure Event. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 14-18 June 2010.
- Aref P, Pilidis P, Ogaji S, Di Lorenzo G, Adams M & Ghoreyshi M (2010) Development of a framework for thermoeconomic optimization of combined cycle power plants. In: 8th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Nashville, TN, 25 July 2010.
- Zachos PK, Pengue F, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2009) Flowfield investigation of a compressor cascade at high incidence-part II: Numerical analysis.
- Doulgeris G, Cometto O & Pilidis P (2009) The effect of utilization strategy on the CO2 footprint of a long haul aircraft. In: 9th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference (ATIO), Hilton Head, South Carolina, 21-23 September 2009.
- Zachos PK, Pachidis V, Charnley B & Pilidis P (2009) Flowfield investigation of a compressor cascade at high incidence-part I: Pneumatic probe measurements.
- Kyprianidis KG, Sethi V, Ogaji SOT, Pilidis P, Singh R & Kalfas AI (2009) Thermo-fluid modelling for gas turbines - Part I: Theoretical foundation and uncertainty analysis.
- Kyprianidis KG, Sethi V, Ogaji SOT, Pilidis P, Singh R & Kalfas AI (2009) Thermo-fluid modelling for gas turbines - Part II: Impact on performance calculations and emissions predictions at aircraft system level.
- Nikolaidis T, Pilidis P, Teixeira JA & Pachidis V (2008) Water film formation on an axial flow compressor rotor blade. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2008), Berlin, 9-13 June 2008.
- Sethi V, Diara F, Atabak S, Jackson A, Bala A & Pilidis P (2008) Advanced modeling of fluid thermodynamic properties for gas turbine performance simulation. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2008), Berlin, 9-13 June 2008.
- Pachidis V, Pilidis P & Li YG (2007) Training Future Gas Turbine Performance Engineers. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2007), Montreal, Québec, 14-17 May 2007.
- Bala A, Sethi V, Lo Gatto E, Pachidis V & Pilidis P (2007) Study of VSV effects on performance via integrated aerodynamic component zooming process.
- Templalexis I, Pachidis V, Pilidis P & Kotsiopoulos P (2006) Development of A 2-D compressor streamline curvature code. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2006: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2006), Barcelona, 8-11 May 2006.
- Lo Gatto E, Li YG & Pilidis P (2006) Gas Turbine Off-Design Performance Adaptation Using a Genetic Algorithm. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2006: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2006), Barcelona, 8-11 May 2006.
- Basendwah AA, Pilidis P & Li YG (2006) Turbine Off-Line Water Wash Optimization Approach for Power Generation. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2006: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2006), Barcelona, 8-11 May 2006.
- Templalexis I, Pilidis P, Pachidis V & Kotsiopoulos P (2006) Quasi-three-dimensional compressor performance simulation using streamline curvature and multi-parallel compressor theory. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2006: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2006), Barcelona, 8-11 May 2006.
- Pachidis V, Pilidis P, Templalexis I, Alexander T & Kotsiopoulos P (2006) Prediction of engine performance under compressor inlet flow distortion using streamline curvature. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2006: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2006), Barcelona, 8-11 May 2006.
- Li YG, Pilidis P & Newby M (2005) An adaptation approach for gas turbine design-point performance simulation. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2005), Reno, NV, 6-9 June 2005.
- Zilli A, Pachidis V, Jackson A & Pilidis P (2005) CFD investigation of the performance of a military HP axial turbine subjected to inlet temperature distortion. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2005), Reno, NV, 6-9 June 2005.
- Templatexis I, Pilidis P, Guindeuil G, Kotsiopoulos P & Pachidis V (2005) Aero engine axi-symmetric convergent-constant area intake 3D simulation using a panel method approach. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2005), Reno, NV, 6-9 June 2005.
- Templalexis I, Pilidis P, Guindeuil G, Lekas T & Pachidis V (2005) 3D simulation of a convergent - Divergent aero engine intake, using two different CFD methods. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2005), Reno, NV, 6-9 June 2005.
- Gullia A, Laskaridis P, Ramsden KW & Pilidis P (2005) A preliminary investigation of thrust measurement correction in an enclosed engine test facility. In: 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, 10 January 2005.
- Pachidis V, Pilidis P, Talhouarn F, Kalfas A & Templalexis I (2005) A fully integrated approach to component zooming using computational fluid dynamics. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2005), Reno, NV, 6-9 June 2005.
- Pachidis V, Pilidis P, Guindeuil G, Kalfas A & Templalexis I (2005) A partially integrated approach to component zooming using computational fluid dynamics. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2005), Reno, NV, 6-9 June 2005.
- Laskaridis P, Pilidis P & Kotsiopoulos P (2005) An integrated engine-aircraft performance platform for assessing new technologies in aeronautics. In: 17th International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines (ISABE), Munich, 4-9 September 2005.
- Jackson AJB, Laskaridis P & Pilidis P (2004) A test bed for small aero gas turbines for education and for university - Industry collaboration. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2004: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2004), Vienna, 14-17 July 2004.
- Backus NE, Ramsden KW, Yates MK, Laskaridis P & Pilidis P (2003) The feasibility of using an air turbine to drive an afterburner fuel pump. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2003 (GT2003), Atlanta, Georgia, 16-19 June 2003.
- Loukopoulos P, Sampath S, Pilidis P, Zolkiewski G, Bennett I, Duan F, Sattar T & Mba D Reciprocating compressor prognostics. In: CMSM 2017: Design and Modeling of Mechanical Systems III, Hammamet, 27-29 March 2017.
- Mohamed W, Eshati S, Pilidis P, Ogaji S, Laskaridis P & Nasir A A Method to Evaluate the Impact of Power Demand on HPT Blade Creep Life. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2011: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2011), Vancouver, BC, 6-10 June 2011.
Books
- Gad-Briggs AA, Osigwe EO, Grochowina F, Pilidis P, Nikolaidis T, Sampath S & Amaral Teixeira JA (2022) Closed Brayton-cycle configurations for gas-cooled fast reactors (GFRs) and very-high-temperature reactors (VHTRs). In: Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors: A Guidebook, Elsevier, p. 777-835.
- Block A, Garcia Duffy C, Weeks S, Scavuzzi J & et al (2022) Integration of sustainable aviation fuels into the air transport system. Quebec: Airports Council International.