Meet the team
Dr Andrew Garrard
Senior energy engineer
Telephone 0114 225 3379
Email a.garrard@shu.ac.uk
About me
Before taking up the position of lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, I spent six years working in academic research focusing on numerically modelling flow and energy systems.
Talk to me about...
- computational fluid dynamics
- multi physical problems
- passive cooling
- detonation
- thermodynamics
- open source software
'Making educated design choices requires an analysis of the dynamics of the underlying equations. Selecting and executing the appropriate tool to solve a problem is the art of engineering that, for me, makes the subject exciting, challenging and interesting.'
I have interests in passive cooling, reducing energy consumption, fuel cell and battery technology and I have a side interest in modelling detonation. The tools I use to work within these fields include commercially available codes such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and developing new, bespoke codes.
My work
As leader of the Mechanical Engineering Energy Research Group I am involved with developing engineering initiatives to either reduce energy consumption or produce energy from renewable sources.
My work principally focuses on numerically modelling energy systems and I have interests in regenerative fuel cells for large scale energy storage and multizone modelling for passive ventilation and contaminant transportation. I have worked on passive cooling of electrical machines and drives for applications such as the technologies in the 'more electrical aircraft' project.
I also have interests in compressible flow modelling of detonation waves for the mining industry.
Find out more
For an informal discussion, you can contact me on 0114 225 3379 or email a.garrard@shu.ac.uk.
