Biography
Kam Chana joined the University in 2010 following 22 years at the MoD and QinetiQ where he held the position Head of Instrumentation & Experimental Programmes and was a QinetiQ Fellow. He held a Visiting Fellow position at Warwick University for over 20 years and a Visiting Fellow position at Surrey University. Kam has also held the position Scientific Director of the European Virtual Institute for Gas Turbine Instrumentation (EVI-GTI) for 5 years.
At Oxford he leads the activities of the Oxford Turbine Research Facility. He has over 100 peer-reviewed published articles and several patents.
Most Recent Publications
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Investigation of a high-pressure turbine stage in a high-speed rotating transient test facility for rotor tip study and a parametric study for improved heat transfer calculation
Investigation of a high-pressure turbine stage in a high-speed rotating transient test facility for rotor tip study and a parametric study for improved heat transfer calculation
Investigation of a High-Pressure Turbine Stage in a High-Speed Rotating Transient Test Facility for Rotor Tip Study and a Parametric Study for Improved Heat Transfer Calculation
Investigation of a High-Pressure Turbine Stage in a High-Speed Rotating Transient Test Facility for Rotor Tip Study and a Parametric Study for Improved Heat Transfer Calculation
A Review of High-Speed Rotating HP Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Studies Over the Last Decade in the Oxford Turbine Research Facility
A Review of High-Speed Rotating HP Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Studies Over the Last Decade in the Oxford Turbine Research Facility
Research Interests
- Turbine heat transfer
- Cooling systems
- Gas turbines
- Internal combustion engine instrumentation
- Tip timing
- Tip clearance measurement
- High temperature instrumentation
Research Groups
Most Recent Publications
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Understanding Thermal Unsteadiness in Engine Representative Flows and Improved Methodologies for Derived Heat Transfer Calculations Using Thin-Film Gauges
Investigation of a high-pressure turbine stage in a high-speed rotating transient test facility for rotor tip study and a parametric study for improved heat transfer calculation
Investigation of a high-pressure turbine stage in a high-speed rotating transient test facility for rotor tip study and a parametric study for improved heat transfer calculation
Investigation of a High-Pressure Turbine Stage in a High-Speed Rotating Transient Test Facility for Rotor Tip Study and a Parametric Study for Improved Heat Transfer Calculation
Investigation of a High-Pressure Turbine Stage in a High-Speed Rotating Transient Test Facility for Rotor Tip Study and a Parametric Study for Improved Heat Transfer Calculation
A Review of High-Speed Rotating HP Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Studies Over the Last Decade in the Oxford Turbine Research Facility
A Review of High-Speed Rotating HP Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Studies Over the Last Decade in the Oxford Turbine Research Facility
