About Me Dr Bill Dempster is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Aerospace Engineering and been at Strathclyde University for over thorty years. His expertise and research interests are in the applied thermo-fluid flow field and has an in-depth knowledge of computational and experimental methods applied to industrial flow problems, including complex multiphase flow applications in hydraulic components. He works closely with industry including, the Weir Group (erosion modelling), SGN networks (micro turbine design), Broady Flow Control (safety valve modelling and design), Terumo Vascutek Ltd (flow modelling in arteries). He graduated from University of Glasgow (1981) with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, from Strathclyde University with an MSc in Mechanical Engineering (1983) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering (1995) on the topic of computational and experimental studies of loss of coolant accidents in PWR type nuclear reactors. He has worked in industry with GEC Energy systems as a hydraulic development engineer, with James Howdens as a heat transfer engineer and as a consultant to the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) on nuclear reactor safety analysis . My projects My main interests are at the interface between research and industrial applications, particularly in the areas of heat transfer, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics. Hence, many of my projects relate to the operation of hydraulic devices and how to improve them for better performance and to operate at off normal conditions. Usually, the only way to do this is by developing mathematical models of the components and to capture the relationship between the design parameters ( geometry, material properties, operating conditions) and the device performance. Thus you will find projects that involve many hydraulic components, often assumed to be tried and tested being investigated for more complex flow conditions or revisited because more advanced modelling tools suggest that designs can be improved. Current interest focuses on valves, nozzles, flowmeters, pumps etc. but I am happy to consider alternative projects in the above general areas. If so, I would suggest that clear objectives with a viable methodology be considered in any proposal.