Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery
Short Profile
The Laboratory is organized into four research groups:
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Experimental Fluid Mechanics
The group is equipped with a variety of instruments for flow measurement.
They include Laser Doppler anemometry (2 components), Fast Video Recorder
(400 FPS), Multichannel Hot Wire and Hot Film anemometry and a large number
of wind tunnels.
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Computational Fluid Mechanics
The group has developed and used computer codes to solve the Navier-Stokes
equations in 3 dimensional cases for laminar, turbulent and compressible
(transonic) flows.
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Two Phase Flow
The group deals computationally and experimentally with particle, bubble
and droplet laden flows.
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Transition
The group has been studying transition phenomena experimentally and
has developed computer software for the prediction of transition under
steady and unsteady flow conditions.
The laboratory has a strong involvement with the Greek and European Industry
as well as exchanges and collaboration with a large number of European
Universities.
Research work and services rendered to industry range from computational
and experimental studies of internal flows, external aerodynamics, turbulence,
turbo and hydraulic machinery, computational fluid dynamics and flow measurement,
to calibration of flowmeters, design and analysis of pumps, fans and wind
turbines, software development for flow studies, and instrumentation development
for flow measurements.
The laboratory has carried out Research work for Rolls-Royce, SNECMA,
MTU, FLAKT, VOLVO and other European companies.
Laboratory Personnel
Academic Staff
Prof. Apostolos K. Goulas,
Director
Dipl. -Ing. in Mechanical Engineering (National Technical Univ. of
Athens, 1970)
M. Sc., D.I.C., in Mechanical Engineering (Imperial College U.K.,
1974)
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Imperial College U.K., 1978)
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