UK Fluids Network

Completed

Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas)
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage, CO2 transport)
Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy)
Renewable Energy Sources(Ocean Energy)
Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Other nuclear fission)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen transport and distribution)
Not Energy Related

Basic and strategic applied research

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Dr M Juniper
Engineering
University of Cambridge

Standard

EPSRC

01 September 2016

29 February 2020

42 months

£811,714

Mathematical sciences

East of England

NC : Engineering

Dr M Juniper, Engineering, University of Cambridge

Professor PF Linden, Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge

Project Contact, Hertford Regional College
Project Contact, University of Liverpool
Project Contact, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
Project Contact, Rolls-Royce PLC
Project Contact, Dyson Appliances Ltd
Project Contact, Manchester Metropolitan University
Project Contact, Bangor University
Project Contact, National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Project Contact, Lancaster University
Project Contact, National Oceanography Centre
Project Contact, Amity University (IN) London
Project Contact, Cranfield University
Project Contact, De Montfort University
Project Contact, Swansea University
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Project Contact, Bournemouth University
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Project Contact, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
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Project Contact, University of Montana, USA
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Project Contact, University of Exeter
Project Contact, Schlumberger Cambridge Research Ltd
Project Contact, University of Dundee
Project Contact, Loughborough University
Project Contact, University of Reading
Project Contact, Brunel University
Project Contact, Met Office
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Project Contact, University of Ulster
Project Contact, University of Edinburgh
Project Contact, Breathing Buildings
Project Contact, Northumbria University
Project Contact, University of Glasgow
Project Contact, University of Leicester
Project Contact, City College Plymouth
Project Contact, BP International Ltd
Project Contact, J.M. Burgerscentrum - Research School for Fluid Mechanics, The Netherlands
Project Contact, City St George's
Project Contact, Queen Mary University of London
Project Contact, University College London
Project Contact, Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
Project Contact, University Centre Peterborough
Project Contact, University of Chichester
Project Contact, Glasgow Clyde College
Project Contact, University of Worcester
Project Contact, Havant and South Downs College
Project Contact, West College Scotland
Project Contact, Wiltshire College and University Centre
Project Contact, Imperial War Museums
Project Contact, York St John University
Project Contact, Animal Health Trust
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Project Contact, London Institute for Mathematical Sciences
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Project Contact, Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)
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Project Contact, Aberystwyth University
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Project Contact, University of Plymouth
Project Contact, University of Sheffield
Project Contact, University of Warwick

Fluid mechanics underpins many established and emerging UK industries as well as critical societal issues such as climate science and energy consumption. Fluid mechanics research in the UK remains world-class across several dozen institutions. However, with the recent concentration of research council funding in a few universities, a network across institutions is needed to ensure that academic and industrial researchers can access the widest pool of expertise and resources, and can continue to innovate in critical emerging areas. The strategic mission of the UK Fluids Network is to keep the UK an international focal point for innovative, relevant, and impactful fluid mechanics, to engage as a group with industry, and to build leadership within the community.Early developments in fluid mechanics research were motivated by aerodynamics and this remains an important branch of the subject; Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and BAE Systems are 3 of the 6 most named partners in the Dowling review of Business-University Research Collaborations. As the subject has matured, a wide range of inter-disciplinary applications have emerged within research council priority areas. Examples include complex fluids and rheology, carbon capture and storage, and many aspects of the Energy challenge theme and Manufacturing the Future initiative.Fluid mechanics research in the UK remains world-class across many groups. In EPSRC's 2010 International Review of Mathematical Sciences, UK fluid mechanics research was described as ahead of Asian countries and the rest of Europe, behind only the US. However, there are on-going challenges to identify and fund critical emerging areas, to attract international investment against increasingly well-funded competition, to engage companies that have never participated in collaborations, and to respond to changing research council funding models. The aim of the network is to enable the UK fluid mechanics community to meet these challenges.There are around 20 joint efforts in the UK fluid mechanics community, many supported by research councils or InnovateUK. These are discipline-specific, such as the UK Turbulence consortium, the UK Applied Aerodynamics consortium, and the Industrial Mathematics KTN, or application-specific, such as the Aerospace Technology Institute, the Energy Generation and Supply KTN, and the Transport KTN. These focus on a limited set of established areas and therefore cover only a fraction of UK fluid mechanics activity. Many emerging areas, which have the biggest potential to create major step changes, fall between the cracks. The UKFN will complement these joint efforts, facilitating inter-disciplinary research and engagement with industry, and also support 40 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that address industrial, scientific, and societal challenges outside existing joint efforts.The UKFN draws inspiration from existing overseas networks. The Dutch Burgerscentrum (www.jmburgerscentrum.nl) enhances international visibility and national influence for Dutch fluid mechanics research. The European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence, and Combustion (ERCOFTAC www.ercoftac.org) organises SIGs, best practice guidelines, and industry events. The European Mechanics Society (www.euromech.org) organises conferences and colloquia. The American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS-DFD) coordinates the US fluid mechanics community in advocacy to funding agencies. There are similar organisations in India and China. The activities proposed for the UKFN are designed to have similar impact for the UK.

22/02/19