Research Expertise
Energy
The following highlights our research expertise in this area:
Alternative Energy
Systems:
Wind turbine control systems; hybrid low-head hydro power systems; wind
power machines; water and solar power systems.
Carbon Materials
and Energy:
Energy storage materials; CO2 sequestration; oil/petrol processing.
Electrical Machines
and Drive:
Modelling and simulation of isolated electrical systems in marine environments;
determination of the suitability of materials for use in marine electrical
devices.
Energy Simulation:
Simulation tools that allow energy demand for electricity, heat, hot water
and transport to be matched with sustainable energy sources.
Fluid Loading on
Marine Vehicles and Installations:
Hydrodynamic loading of structural members in the presence of marine growth;
loading on vertical and inclined pipelines, risers and cylinders; hydrodynamic
loading on subsea units passing through the air/sea interface; non-linear
wave loading and response; impulsive hydrodynamic loading; water sloshing
in tanks; computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of underwater vehicle hull
forms.
High Voltage Technology
and Dielectric Materials:
Advanced sensors for power applications; diagnostics and the interpretation
of monitoring data; dielectric and insulation materials; electromagnetic
compatibility; gas mixtures; high voltage technology; insulation breakdown
plant condition monitoring; positive temperature coefficient materials;
surface discharges cable diagnostics; lightening protection studies; partial
discharge mapping in high voltage cables; emissions generated during operation
of primary plant substations.
Intelligent Systems
and Protection:
Advanced sensors for power applications; decision support systems; diagnostics
and the interpretation of monitoring data; distribution system automation;
embedded generation; energy management systems; intelligent system applications;
knowledge management; plant condition monitoring; power system analysis;
power system economics; protection system modelling; renewable generation
systems.
Machines and Power
Electronics:
Electrical machine control; plant condition monitoring; power electronics
simulation and design.
Marine Engineering:
Engine efficiency and pollution; ballast water management; thermal energy
management; bio fuels; specialist marine equipment.
Offshore Oil and
Gas and Subsea Operations:
Pipelines, risers, moorings, umbilicals, (including vibration, large oscillations,
clashing and coupled analysis); condition monitoring for ropes and tethers.
Power Systems Analysis:
Distribution system automation; energy management systems; power system
analysis; power system economics; risk management in electricity market;
asset and congestion management; intelligent programming; mass transit power
supply system; power systems analysis.
Pulsed Power:
Electronic sterilisation and pasteurisation technology; high power shockwave
applications; pulsed power; ultra wide band source development; waste water
and sewerage treatment.
Renewable Energy:
Wind, wave and tidal stream energy devices, their design, installation and
maintenance; embedded generation; technology driven renewable policy formulation.
Safety and Surveillance:
Hazardous gas detection; leak detection; pipeline surveillance; spillage
location; condition monitoring for ropes and structures
Ships and Offshore
Platforms:
Safety; risk control and decision support; stability; structures; reliability;
resistance; manoeuvrability; wave loads; seakeeping; fire; evacuation; hull
form optimisation; corrosion; inspection planning and effectiveness; high
speed craft; port optimisation.
Surface Support
for Subsea Activities:
Vessel selection; station-keeping and motion compensation; handling systems;
deployment, navigation, performance, control and positioning of subsea units;
automation of subsea inspection, repair and maintenance
Departments and Specialist Centres:
These areas of research
represent the activities of a number of University Departments and Specialist
Centres including:
Architecture
and Building Science
Chemical
and Process Engineering
Electronic and Electrical
Engineering
Energy Systems Research
Unit
Industrial Control Centre
Institute for Energy and Environment
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Scottish Energy Environment Foundation
