Computational modelling to advance clean and renewable energy technologies; Multi-scale, multi-physics modelling of reacting flows (LES, DNS, RANS); Applications of high performance computing (massive parallelism, hybrid computing, large data mining, data-driven modelling and optimisation); Engine combustion, low-emissions & high efficiency engine concepts, alternative fuels especially hydrogen, biofuels; Solar thermal and solar thermochemical energy; Aspects of fluid/thermal/chemical processes in PV manufacturing.
My group applies high performance computational fluid dynamics models to turbulent, reacting flows that underpin the performance of combustion and solar energy systems and the dynamics of accidental fires. Our work at the nexus of big data and engineering applications is usually carried out with the aid of large-scale supercomputing resources with a view to making fundamental and practical impacts on problems of industrial relevance in...view more
My group applies high performance computational fluid dynamics models to turbulent, reacting flows that underpin the performance of combustion and solar energy systems and the dynamics of accidental fires. Our work at the nexus of big data and engineering applications is usually carried out with the aid of large-scale supercomputing resources with a view to making fundamental and practical impacts on problems of industrial relevance in transportation, power generation, and fire safety. Much of our work involves interaction with industry, with experimental researchers, and with international collaborators at universities and laboratories around the globe.
I am currently interested in hearing from potential PhD students for topics in the following areas:
- Renewable fuel combustion
- Particle-laden flows in solar energy applications
- Laboratory scale fires
Evatt Hawkes Bio:
2016 Professor, UNSW
2011-2015 Assoc. Professor & ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
2007-2011 Senior Lecturer, UNSW
2002-2007 Postdoc, Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, California, USA
1996-2001 PhD student Cambridge University (Cambridge Australia Trust Scholar, European Gas Turbines Scholar)
1995 University of Western Australia, B. Eng. Hons (Mech.), B Sci Hons. (Appl. Math.)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0539-7951