Biography
Connor is a postdoctoral researcher within the Oxford Turbine Research Facility (OTRF) group. They work within a team lead by Professor Paul Beard that is developing novel cooling technologies for gas turbines. This experimental research takes place in OTRF: a unique high-speed rotating rig that matches engine representative conditions for the high pressure turbine stage.
They have delivered experimental research on fluid dynamics in industry (Rolls-Royce and Reaction Engines), and at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Their education history includes an MEng in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Bath, an MRes in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics at the Whittle Laboratory, and a PhD in shock wave–boundary-layer interactions at the University of Cambridge.
Research Projects
- Novel cooling technologies for gas turbines
- Infra-red thermography applied to rotating components
Research interests
- Turbomachinery
- Heat transfer
- Compressible Flow
- Shock wave–boundary-layer interactions
- Heat exchangers
