Dr Avick Sinha

Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Aerodynamics from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. Doctor of Philosopy in Thermal and Fluid Sciences from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India.

Position:

Lecturer

Department:

Faculty of Environment and Technology (FET)

Telephone:

+441179656261

Email:

Avick.Sinha@uwe.ac.uk

About me

I am a Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering specialising in the combined use of advanced optical measurement techniques and computational fluid dynamics to investigate complex flow phenomena. I am a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

In terms of teaching, I have seven years of teaching experience across higher education institutions in both India and the UK, where I taught core mechanical and aerospace engineering subjects. I have supervised more than ten individual BEng and MEng student projects. I am currently, co-supervising one PhD student.

My research focuses on compressible flows and transport phenomena including fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer under extreme operating conditions, with applications in aerospace, energy, and Net-Zero. I also pursue interdisciplinary research at the interface of engineering, optics and biomedical science.

I have more than eleven years of experience in the development and application of optical diagnostics and computational fluid dynamics to study compressible and complex multiphase flows. My work integrates high fidelity experiments with numerical simulations to investigate microscale physics in systems such as aero engine bearing chambers, two phase magnetohydrodynamic flows, fuel sprays and biomedical fluid dynamics including droplet impact phenomena.

Prior to joining UWE Bristol, I was a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Brighton where I worked on an EPSRC funded project on theranostic wound dressings. My research also included microchannel drug delivery, droplet impact on porous materials, jet impingement on rotating cylinders, two phase magnetohydrodynamic flows with heat transfer and shock structure interactions.

Before this, I was a Research Fellow at the Rolls Royce University Technology Centre for Gas Turbine and Transmission Systems at the University of Nottingham. My research focused on gas sheared flows, droplet impact on moving liquid films and complex multiphase flows inside aero engine bearing chambers, including optimisation of oil flow systems using experimental diagnostics and computational fluid dynamics. During this time, I contributed to several major Innovate UK projects including COAST, Cornerstone and AERIES.

I completed my PhD in collaboration with General Electric on superheated flows in nozzles to support the design of improved injector systems for fighter jet engines.

To date I have secured more than one hundred thousand pounds in internal and external research funding and awards.

Area of expertise

My research interests focus on experimental and computational investigations of complex thermofluid systems, particularly compressible and multiphase flows under extreme conditions. My work integrates advanced optical diagnostics with computational fluid dynamics to understand fundamental flow physics and support engineering applications in aerospace, energy and biomedical systems.

My current research interests include supersonic flows, shock-structuer interaction, droplet impact on porous materials for turbomachinert application, multiphase flows involving hydrogen produced through electrolysis, experimental fluid dynamics, and the investigation of two phase magnetohydrodynamic flows .

I have published more than 25 articles in leading Q1 journals and international conferences covering turbomachinery, energy systems, thermofluids and materials.

I have also undertaken two consultancy projects, one focused on the investigation of multiple heated jets in a cross flow for missile applications, and the other on the aerodynamics of drug delivery systems.

I welcome new consultancy opportunities with organisations seeking deep technical insight and experimental validation in fluid dynamics and measurement science. Feel free to email me at avick.sinha@uwe.ac.uk to explore how we might work together.

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