布鲁斯 Kakimpa

经验

布鲁斯 originally studied Civil Engineering at the undergraduate and masters level, specializing in fluids and structures, before pursuing a Ph.D. in the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) 建模 of plate-type windborne debris flight. This began his career-long interest in the application of computational mechanics 模拟 to various structural and fluid dynamics problems.

His subsequent career has spanned both industrial and academic roles, including a post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the Rolls Royce UTC in 气体 Turbine Transmission 系统s as well as various other engineering consultancy roles.

He has over a decade of experience in applying mathematical 建模 and computational mechanics 模拟 to provide clear answers to complex performance and 安全 challenges across the 航空航天, 石油 & 气体, renewable energy, chemical process, and 核 im体育平台app下载.

布鲁斯 is based in our Derby办公室.

Career highlights

• Developing efficient methodologies for simulating the flow-induced and acoustic-induced vibration and fatigue/fretting durability of process systems components. These methods continue to support the successful analysis-based qualification of critical systems in the offshore 石油/气体 sector.
• Applied a coupled 1D-3D thermal-hydraulic model of a PWR steam generator to predict fluid flow maldistribution and conjugate heat transfer performance of various plenum designs. Model findings informed the optimization of plenum designs to reduce statistical maldistribution across tubes and strategies to achieve target performance. 
• Advancing the application of Eulerian and Lagrangian multiphase CFD methods to the complex mixed regime (segregated-dispersed) and multi-scale (thin & thick films) flows that occur in 气体 turbine transmission components such as bearing chambers and power gearboxes. The work coupled and extended traditional single-regime multiphase methodologies to the complexities of real-world conditions and has been successfully applied to other applications in the process industry.
• Developed and validated a methodology for simulating the non-linear fluid-structure interaction of autorotating plate-type projectiles.

专业领域

• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• 传热 & Thermodynamics
• Multiphase flow methods development
• Fluid-structure interaction
• Vibro-acoustic 模拟
• Structural integrity/durability

Professional qualifications

• Ph.D. Civil Engineering – Computational Fluid Dynamics, University of Nottingham, UK
• MSc (Distinction) Civil Engineering – 环境 Fluids and Structures, University of Nottingham, UK
• BSc (1st Class Honours) Civil Engineering, Makerere University, Uganda 

会员资格

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) 

Sector Expertise

• 海上石油 & 气体
• 航空航天
• 化学 & 过程
• 核

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