David Apsley

Dr David D. Apsley (Lecturer)
Nancy Rothwell Building, Room 5.63
University of Manchester

Email: d.apsley[AT]manchester.ac.uk

Background

Family
Married to Judith, with two wonderful daughters: Miriam and Elizabeth.
Family photos.

Education
O- and A-levels at Alcester Grammar School (1975-1982).
BA and MMath (Part III Mathematics) in mathematics at Churchill College, University of Cambridge (1982-1986).
PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Surrey (1992-1995).

Employment
1986 - 1991: research scientist for the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB)
1995 - 1999: post-doctoral research associate at UMIST
2000 - present: lecturer at the University of Manchester

Work

• Lecture notes
• Publications list
• Suggested projects for PhD students
• Fluid-mechanics calculators
• Structures/stress calculators
• CFD pictures
• Turbulence modelling in the STREAM code
• Representative publications:
  • CFD simulation of a tidal-stream turbine array (Renewable Energy)
  • Regularised Stokeslets (European Journal of Mechanics - B / Fluids)
  • Modelling of wind turbines on floating platforms (Journal of Fluids and Structures)
  • Particle-laden plumes (Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • Actuator-line CFD modelling of tidal-stream turbine arrays (Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy)
  • Sliding meshes in CFD (International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids)
  • Modelling of sediment transport on large slopes (Journal of Hydraulic Engineering)
  • Wall functions for arbitrary roughness (Journal of Flow, Turbulence and Combustion)

Academic-Related Links

• Computing links
• Department of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics (DAMPT), Cambridge
• History of mathematics (St. Andrews)
• Plus - a web mathematics magazine
• Academic job vacancies

Non-Academic-Related Links

• BBC news
• My YouTube playlist
• Marple website
• Manchester - England's greatest city
• All Saints' Church, Marple
• Compassion - give a child a chance
• thetrainline.com

Last updated: 23 August, 2024