Paul Bailey studied Engineering as an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge and then spent 3 years at the University of Warwick working on a Linear Rankine cycle engine. He started working for the Cryogenic Engineering Group at Oxford in 1985, working on Stirling cycle cryocoolers and linear compressors. Since 2002 he has taken up a 50% teaching role with the TDSG mainly teaching CAD.
Research Interests
- Cryocoolers
- Design with Honeywell Hymatic (HH) of compressors for Northrop Grummans High Efficiency and High Capacity cryocoolers
- Design of a valved linear compressor for the MIRI cryocooler on the James Webb space telescope
- Ongoing design of cryocooler compressors with HH and NG
- Stirling Engines
- Design of a linear alternator for a Thermo Acoustic Stirling Heat Engine (TASHE) for Northrop Grumman
- Development of a Stirling cycle generator for deep space and planetary exploration with STFC RAL, funded by ESA
- EPSRC funded project to develop a Linear Stirling engine using a buffer tube
- Solar Concentrators
- Development of a novel solar concentrator o Solar concentrators for high temperature application
