Research
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Group
The Group supports fundamental and applied research in the fields of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering vital to the successful development of the world’s energy resources.
Chemical Engineering research is focused around three core themes, with specialist researchers collaborating within and across them to develop novel solutions and technologies. The three themes are Electrochemical Processes, Transfer Processes, and Chemical Reaction Engineering. Specialist topics within the group include multiphase heat transfer, advanced materials, and fuel cell technology. The group’s location in the Energy Capital of Europe places the research at the forefront of global attempts to develop new and innovative solutions for both the fossil and renewable energy industries.
Petroleum Engineering research is carried out within the themes of Transfer Processes, Reservoir Characteristics; and Recovery Technologies. The areas of particular interest to researchers within the group include flow assurance, multi-phase flow and enhanced recovery methods. The group is working at the interface between engineering and petroleum geology to develop new and exciting cross-disciplinary answers to the challenges posed by modern oil and gas fields.
Energy Technologies
The Energy Technologies programme is focused on providing solutions to the problems faced by the energy industries and draws from the expertise of colleagues across the School of Engineering. Of particular interest are sub-sea engineering solutions for the oil& gas sector, innovative drilling solutions, offshore wind farm arrays, power transmission and distribution systems, marine energy devices, bioenergy and biofuels, fuel cells and energy storage, and carbon capture and storage. The programme goal is to develop collaborative working so that we can optimise use of resources to solve current and emerging problems facing the energy industries.