Staff
Dr Andres Eduardo Leiva Gonzalez MEng, PhD
Senior Research Associate in Gas Turbine Combustion System Aerodynamics
- +44 (0)1509 227234
- A.E.Leiva-Gonzalez@lboro.ac.uk
- 3.01 NCCAT Building
Background:
- Member of the Rolls-Royce UTC in Combustion System Aerothermal Processes since 2013.
Specialities:
- Experimental and numerical study of gas turbine aerodynamics
- Experimental rig design
Qualifications:
- MEng Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Southampton, 2011
- PhD, ‘Aerodynamic Optimisation of Multi-passage Swirling Flows for Gas Turbine Fuel Injectors’, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, 2019
Experimental, computational and analytical study of aerodynamics within modern gas turbines, the main area of focus being the combustion system and related engine components. This includes the design, development and/or analysis of aerodynamic features or components within the combustion system, as well as the experimental rigs and instrumentation which enable this analysis.
- Combustion system aerodynamics
- Fuel injector passage aerodynamic interactions
- Experimental rig design
Research group:
- Applied aerodynamics
- Rolls-Royce, Bristol
- Rolls-Royce, Derby