- Fellow Institute of Mathematics and Applications (IMA)
- Member, American Soc. Mech. Eng. (ASME)
- Member, British Computer Society (BCS)
- Member UK Engineering Council (Chartered Engineer)
- Development of Unstructured Finite-Volume Numerical methods for Flow and Stress simulations, code PHYSICA;
- Modelling of Casting and Welding processes;
- Integrated Fluid-Structure interaction techniques;
- Free-Surface flow modelling with Heat Transfer and Phase Change;
- Reacting Multi-Phase flows for iron/steel production;
- Modelling of particle-laden swirling flows (e.g. cyclones and swirl reactors);
- Development of Computational Aero Acoustics; (CAA) techniques;
- Modelling of Buoyant Plumes, Fires and Combustion ;
- Modelling of non-Newtonian flows in pipes and extruders;
- Development of Structured Adaptive Mesh techniques for compressible flows;
- Computational Magneto-Hydro-Dynamics (MHD) techniques for metals processing applications (metal flow control, levitation, aluminium reduction cells, pumps/brakes);
- Effect of magnetic fields on alloy microstructure;
- Development of turbulence models for special applications, e.g.Fractal-based Large Eddy Simulation.
K A Pericleous B.Sc., Ph.D., FIMA, C.Math., MBCS, C.Eng., MASME
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Professor of Computational Fluid Dynamics Co-Director, CNMPA University of Greenwich Greenwich Maritime Campus, Queen Mary Court, Room 361 Tel. (44) 020 8331 8732 Fax. (44) 020 8331 8925 E-mail K.Pericleous@gre.ac.uk |
Bio-Sketch
Born in Nicosia Cyprus, 1952.Academic training in London (Queen Mary College), 1971-1977, ending with PhD.
Research Associate, University of London, 1978-1979.
CHAM ltd, Wimbledon, 1979-1989, (Head Consultancy Section 1987-89)
At University of Greenwich since 1989.
Academic Background
B.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering, Queen Mary College, 1971-1974Ph.D., University of London for experimental research into unsteady, turbulent boundary layers (1978).
Professional Affiliations
Directorships
Director: PHYSICA LimitedCo-Director, Centre for Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis (CNMPA)
Editorships
Editorial board of:Applied mathematical Modelling (Elsevier)
Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology (Multi-Science Publ. Co. Ltd)
Administrative Responsibilities
Professor of Computational Fluid Dynamics, CMS SchoolHead, Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) research group
Senior Postgraduate Tutor & Chairman Research Degrees Committee
Major Areas of Interest & Expertise
Actively involved in the development of a number of CFD codes (some of which are commercially available). I have broad interests in CFD and in particular in the areas of Multi-Physics Modelling, Two-phase Flow, CFD of complex reacting flows in Mechanical, Process, Chemical and Aerospace engineering, Magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) for metals processing, Fluid-Structure Interaction and Aeroacoustics.I have worked as a Consultant with a number of organisations worldwide, including: Alcoa (US), ARBED (Lux), Arcelor (Fr.), BAe (UK), Comalco (Aus), CRA (Aus), Corus (NL), DNV(UK), Electrowatt (Switz.), Fire Research Stn. (UK), Lafarge (Fr), Mott-MacDonald (UK), Todd Combustion (USA), Rolls-Royce (UK).
