Supervision

 

Research students

 

42.   W. He (jointly with Dr. A. Fok), PhD award 2006

        Experimental and numerical analysis of the dynamic fracture in brittle cylinders under thermal loading

 

41.   W. S. Kim, PhD awarded 2004

        Investigation of variable property, buoyancy-influenced convective heat transfer to air in a vertical passage of annular cross section

 

40.   J. Wang, PhD awarded 2005

  Measurements of combined convective and radiative heat transfer and velocity, turbulence and temperature fields in a plane channel

 

39.   A. Karygiannis, MSc awarded 2003

        Helical boiler stability studies using GEMAC

 

38.   Z. Xu, PhD awarded 2002

Generic studies of thermal convection – Influences of buoyancy on velocity, turbulence and head transfer in a vertical annulus

 

37.   M. Ahmadinejad, MSc awarded 2000

        Condensation of steam in the presence of air on vertical, inclined and horizontal surfaces

 

36.  C. J. Talbot, PhD awarded 2001

       Investigation of mixed convection heat transfer to air in a vertical annulus

 

35.  J.M. Song, PhD awarded 1996

Experimental and computational modelling studies of turbulent diffusion of heat within cylindrical enclosures resulting from the injection of a buoyant vertical plume

 

34.  M.J. Shaw, MSc awarded 1996

       The stability of film boiling on spheres

 

33.  H. Liang, MSc awarded 1995

Investigation of the effect of partial blockage of the flow on forced convection heat transfer within a cluster

 

32.  S. Al Khatani, PhD awarded 1994

Investigations of heat and mass transfer from a rotating disk with and without an imposed axial flow of air

 

31.  J.M. Chandler, PhD awarded 1995

       A study of film boiling heat transfer

 

30.  J. Li, PhD awarded 1994

       Studies of buoyancy-influenced convective heat transfer to air in a vertical tube

 

29.  C.C. Yen, PhD awarded 1994

       Studies of the radiative properties of high temperature ceramic fibre insulation materials

 

28.  J.H. Kim, PhD awarded 1994

       Film boiling stability and heat transfer on spheres

 

27.  W.H. Salman, PhD awarded 1994

Experimental studies of nucleation phenomena and heat transfer during fast transient pool boiling in water and organic fluids

 

26.  D. Mikielewicz, PhD awarded 1994

Comparative studies of turbulence models under conditions of mixed convection with variable properties in heated vertical tubes

 

25.  O. Buyukalaca, PhD awarded 1993

       Studies of convective heat transfer to water in steady and unsteady pipe flow

 

24.  L.H. Zhu, PhD awarded 1993

       Experimental studies of fast transient boiling in water and organic fluids

 

23.  S. He, PhD awarded 1992

       On transient turbulent pipe flow

 

22.  C. Zhao, PhD awarded 1992

       Studies of direct contact condensation heat transfer

 

21.  P. An, PhD awarded 1992

Studies of basic phenomena involved in radiative heat transfer within the cover gas region of sodium cooled fast breeder reactors

 

20.  A. Anderson, PhD awarded 1991

Studies of aerosol characteristics, heat transfer and mass transfer with application to the cover gas region of sodium cooled fast reactors

 

19.  L.S.L. Yu, PhD awarded 1991

       A computation study of turbulent mixed convection in vertical tubes

 

18.  R.A. Burns, PhD awarded 1989

       Heat transfer studies with application to nuclear reactors

 

17.  L. Iravanian, PhD awarded 1989

       A study of the influence of oxide layer formation on the emittance of stainless steel and other metals

 

16.  Y. Qian, PhD awarded 1988

       Nucleation in a rapidly depressurized system

 

15.  K.L.A. Lam, PhD awarded 1988

Measurements of the emissivity of stainless steel surfaces promoting condensation and evaporation of sodium with application to fast reactors

 

14.  M.A. Cotton, PhD awarded 1987

       Theoretical studies of mixed convection in vertical tubes

 

13.  N. Rouai, PhD awarded 1987

       Influences of buoyancy and imposed flow transients on turbulent convective heat transfer in a tube

 

12.  S.E. Johnston, PhD awarded 1986

       Investigation of heat transfer in liquid sodium under conditions of mixed convection

 

11.  E. Romero, PhD awarded 1986

       Enhancement of the emittance of radiating surfaces with application to nuclear plant

 

10.  L. Iravanian, MSc awarded 1985

       Measurements of the emissivity of sodium-contaminated stainless steel surfaces

 

9.    D.K.W. Tong, PhD awarded 1985

       Sodium pool emittance

 

8.    L.H. Zhu, MSc awarded 1985

Experimental studies of nucleation and heat transfer in fast transient boiling tests with water at pressures up to the critical values

 

7.    J. Fewster, PhD awarded 1976

       Mixed forced and free convective heat transfer to supercritical pressure fluids flowing in vertical pipes

 

6.    R.S. Weinberg, PhD awarded 1972

Experimental and theoretical study of buoyancy effects in forced convection to supercritical pressure carbon dioxide

 

5.    T.V. Dury, MSc awarded 1970

The development of a smooth circular tube test section with variable heat flux distribution for experiments on the forced convection cooling of supercritical pressure carbon dioxide

 

4.    A. McFall, MSc awarded 1969

       An investigation of combined forced and free convection heat transfer to supercritical pressure CO2

 

3.    K.O.J. Evans-Lutterodt, PhD awarded 1968

       Forced convection heat transfer to carbon dioxide at near critical pressure conditions

 

2.    E.K. Woode, MSc awarded 1967

Experimental investigation concerning the importance of gravitational body force effects in forced convection heat transfer between horizontal parallel planes with carbon dioxide at slightly supercritical pressure

 

1.    B.D.G. Piggott, MSc awarded 1966

An experimental investigation of variable fluid property effects on forced convection heat transfer to gases under conditions of turbulent flow in circular tubes with large temperature differences