Abstract

Environmental concerns and government legislation are driving revolutionary change in aerospace propulsion. Alternative fuels such as hydrogen and synthetic kerosene, novel propulsive architectures and new aircraft topologies will all have a part to play in realising the societal quest for decarbonised flight. The future engine designer faces several significant challenges. This seminar highlights key technology enablers that are being developed through pioneering work at IAAPS, the institute for advanced propulsion at the University of Bath.

Biography

Prof. Carl Sangan is the Professor of Sustainable Propulsion and Power at the University of Bath, the Director of Research for the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Research Strategy for the IAAPS Academic Institute. He is an expert in aerodynamics and rotating flows, most notably relating to ultra-high efficiency power generation and aerospace gas turbines. His research has demonstrated world-leading applications of several optical-based methods in the field of turbomachinery, offering unprecedented detail concerning the aerodynamics of mainstream and cavity flows, and importantly, the interaction between multiple flow-paths. In recent years his research has focussed on accelerating the development of technology enablers for net-zero propulsion and energy. Carl is the Principal Investigator at Bath on HyFIVE, a £37M collaboration between Marshall Aerospace, GKN Aerospace, Parker Meggitt and the Universities of Bath, Cardiff and Manchester, demonstrating significant experience in managing large-scale high-TRL programmes with industry. 

Prof. Sangan's research portfolio includes >£8M in funding from EPSRC, Aerospace Technology Institute, Druck Ltd., ZeroAvia, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd, Siemens AG, Safran Aircraft Engines, Innovate UK, EPSRC IAA, Cross Manufacturing, Rolls-Royce and the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme. He has an established track of managing large research teams, regularly acting as the industrial liaison with the project sponsor. Prof Sangan has extensive line management and supervisory experience, including post-doctoral researchers, research assistants and ~20 PhD students. He has published over ~120 peer-reviewed conference and journal articles in major international conference proceedings or in internationally-recognised journals, including several Best Paper Awards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and multiple invited review papers. He is a Fellow of ASME and received the Dilip R. Ballal award from ASME in 2016; he has also received multiple awards for teaching (John Willis and Mary Tasker Awards from University of Bath).