Biography
Dylan took an MEng in Engineering Science at Oriel College, University of Oxford in 2016 and graduated as a mechanical engineer in 2020. He then moved to St Hugh's College, University of Oxford to complete his DPhil under the supervision of Professor Budimir Rosic, which he completed in 2024. Dylan is now a Postdoctoral Scholar in Computational Engineering and a Research Fellow in Engineering at St Anne's. Dylan is a thermofluids engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of computational science, multiphysics modelling, and machine learning.
His current research focuses on developing multiphysics numerical tools accelerated by multifidelity machine learning, enabling the transition to a zero-carbon society.
Research
Dylan is a mechanical and thermofluids engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of multiphysics modelling, computational science, and machine learning. His current research focuses on developing multiphysics modelling tools accelerated by multifidelity machine learning, which can enable the transition to a zero-carbon society. Dylan has collaborated with the University of Cambridge (UK), Coolbrook Oy (Finland) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan).
Research Interests
- Computationally accelerating multispecies gas-phase and catalytic surface-phase reacting flow modelling in complex flow environments with dense reaction networks.
- Designing and understanding the fundamental flow physics within a new turbomachine for decarbonising hard-to-abate high-temperature reacting and non-reacting industrial heating processes.
- Using high-fidelity numerical computations to understand highly complex turbulent and transonic internal and external flows.
- Developing complex multiphysics and multiscale modelling (e.g., electrochemistry, porous media, reacting flows, etc.)
- Developing unstructured numerical flow solvers for multicore CPU and GPU hardware.
Research Groups
Related Academics
Publications
Energy conversion mechanisms in turbomachines for high-temperature endothermic reactions: Redefining energy quality
Rubini D, Rosic B & Xu L (2025), Applied Thermal Engineering, 258, 124566
BibTeX
@article{energyconversio-2025/1,
title={Energy conversion mechanisms in turbomachines for high-temperature endothermic reactions: Redefining energy quality},
author={Rubini D, Rosic B & Xu L},
journal={Applied Thermal Engineering},
volume={258},
pages={124566},
publisher={Elsevier},
year = "2025"
}
Decarbonisation of high-temperature endothermic chemical reaction processes using a novel turbomachine: robustness of the concept to feed variability
Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Rosic B, Xu L & Nauha E (2024), Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society, 8, 111-126
BibTeX
@article{decarbonisation-2024/4,
title={Decarbonisation of high-temperature endothermic chemical reaction processes using a novel turbomachine: robustness of the concept to feed variability},
author={Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Rosic B, Xu L & Nauha E},
journal={Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society},
volume={8},
pages={111-126},
publisher={Global Power and Propulsion Society},
year = "2024"
}
A Novel Axial Energy-Imparting Turbomachine for High-Enthalpy Gas Heating: Robustness of the Aerodynamic Design
Karefyllidis N, Rubini D, Rosic B, Xu L & Purola V-M (2024), Journal of Turbomachinery, 146(3)
BibTeX
@article{anovelaxialener-2024/3,
title={A Novel Axial Energy-Imparting Turbomachine for High-Enthalpy Gas Heating: Robustness of the Aerodynamic Design},
author={Karefyllidis N, Rubini D, Rosic B, Xu L & Purola V-M},
journal={Journal of Turbomachinery},
volume={146},
publisher={ASME International},
year = "2024"
}
Decarbonisation of high-temperature endothermic chemical reaction processes using a novel turbomachine: robustness of the concept to feed variability
Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Xu L, Rosic B & Nauha E (2023)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{decarbonisation-2023/10,
title={Decarbonisation of high-temperature endothermic chemical reaction processes using a novel turbomachine: robustness of the concept to feed variability},
author={Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Xu L, Rosic B & Nauha E},
year = "2023"
}
A Novel Axial Energy-Imparting Turbomachine for High-Enthalpy Gas Heating: Robustness of the Aerodynamic Design
Karefyllidis N, Rubini D, Rosic B, Xu L & Purola V-M (2023)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{anovelaxialener-2023/6,
title={A Novel Axial Energy-Imparting Turbomachine for High-Enthalpy Gas Heating: Robustness of the Aerodynamic Design},
author={Karefyllidis N, Rubini D, Rosic B, Xu L & Purola V-M},
booktitle={Volume 13A: Turbomachinery ??? Axial Flow Fan and Compressor Aerodynamics},
year = "2023"
}
A new robust regenerative turbo-reactor concept for clean hydrocarbon cracking
Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H (2022), Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society, 6, 135-150
BibTeX
@article{anewrobustregen-2022/7,
title={A new robust regenerative turbo-reactor concept for clean hydrocarbon cracking},
author={Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H},
journal={Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society},
volume={6},
pages={135-150},
publisher={Global Power and Propulsion Society},
year = "2022"
}
Accelerating the Development of a New Turbomachinery Concept in an Environment With Limited Resources and Experimental Data: Challenges
Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H (2022)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{acceleratingthe-2022/6,
title={Accelerating the Development of a New Turbomachinery Concept in an Environment With Limited Resources and Experimental Data: Challenges},
author={Rubini D, Karefyllidis N, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H},
booktitle={Volume 10D: Turbomachinery ??? Multidisciplinary Design Approaches, Optimization, and Uncertainty Quantification; Turbomachinery General Interest; Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery},
year = "2022"
}
A New Turbomachine for Clean and Sustainable Hydrocarbon Cracking
Rubini D, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H (2022), Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 144(2)
BibTeX
@article{anewturbomachin-2022/2,
title={A New Turbomachine for Clean and Sustainable Hydrocarbon Cracking},
author={Rubini D, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H},
journal={Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power},
volume={144},
publisher={ASME International},
year = "2022"
}
A New Turbomachine for Clean and Sustainable Hydrocarbon Cracking
Rubini D, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H (2021)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{anewturbomachin-2021/6,
title={A New Turbomachine for Clean and Sustainable Hydrocarbon Cracking},
author={Rubini D, Xu L, Rosic B & Johannesdahl H},
booktitle={Volume 2C: Turbomachinery ??? Design Methods and CFD Modeling for Turbomachinery; Ducts, Noise, and Component Interactions},
year = "2021"
}
Awards
- EPSRC IAA Doctoral Impact Award
- Two Best Paper Awards
- IMechE Project Award
