PhD supervision
Interested in supervising students studying:
- Turbocharging and boosting for downsized IC engines
- Turbo compounding and turbo-expansion
- Heat recovery cycles
- Fluid measurement techniques in extreme environments
- Novel range extender power plants
- Electric machine heat transfer and fluid modelling.
Dr Colin Copeland
BEng(Hons) MSc PhD
Profile
Dr Colin Copeland is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with a specialist background in turbocharging and boosting for downsized engines.
Colin was a Lecturer in Thermodynamics at the University of Bristol in 2011/12 and a Post doctorate rsearcher at Imperial College London between 2005 and 2011.
Colin's PhD at Imperial College London between 2005 and 2009 was sponsored by ABB Turbo Systems. His thesis focused on the study of pulsating flow in a double-entry turbocharger turbine.
He has recently been awarded two 'Best Paper' prizes from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his work on double-entry turbocharger turbines.
Research
Colin's research interests currently centre on improving the understanding of the interaction between turbochargers and the internal combustion engine.
It is especially important to improve the ability to successfully model the turbocharger-engine interactions and include phenomena such as heat transfer and pulsating flow effects in the latest simulations.
Colin is also interested in technology pathways for improved heat recovery in future powerplants such as turbo-compounding and waste heat Rankin cycles.
He has and continues to work actively with industrial partners in these research areas.
Tools and techniques
- Computational fluid dynamics
- 1D modelling
- Constant temperature anemometry
- Laser based diagnostics.
Teaching units
- Low Carbon IC Engines.
Publications
Book Sections
Romagnoli, A., Copeland, C., Martinez-Botas, R. and Rajoo, S., 2011. Comparison between the steady performance of double-entry and twin-entry turbocharger turbines. In: ASME 2011 Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2011) June 6–10, 2011 , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ASME, pp. 1995-2007.
Carey, C., McAllister, M., Sandford, M., Richardson, S., Pierson, S., Damton, N., Bredda, S., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Turner, J., Pearson, R., Luard, N., Martinez-Botas, R., Copeland, C., Lewis, M. and Fernandes, J., 2011. Extreme engine downsizing. In: Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Innovations in Fuel Economy and Sustainable Road Transport. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 135-147.
Copeland, C., Newton, P., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2010. The effect of unequal admission on the performance and loss generation in a double-entry turbocharger turbine. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2010) June 14–18, 2010 , Glasgow, UK. ASME, pp. 1733-1745.
Copeland, C., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2009. Comparison between steady and unsteady double-entry turbine performance using the quasi-steady assumption. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2009) June 8–12, 2009 , Orlando, Florida, USA. ASME, pp. 1203-1212.
Copeland, C., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2008. Unsteady performance of a double entry turbocharger turbine with a comparison to steady flow conditions. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (GT2008) June 9–13, 2008, Berlin, Germany. ASME, pp. 1579-1588.
Articles
Romagnoli, A., Copeland, C., Martinez-Botas, R., Seiler, M., Rajoo, S. and Costall, A., 2013. Forthcoming. Comparison between the steady performance of double-entry and twin-entry turbocharger turbines. Journal of Turbomachinery: Transactions of the ASME
Copeland, C. D., Newton, P., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2012. The effect of unequal admission on the performance and loss generation in a double-entry turbocharger turbine. Journal of Turbomachinery: Transactions of the ASME, 134 (2), 021004.
Copeland, C. D., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2012. Unsteady performance of a double entry turbocharger turbine with a comparison to steady flow conditions. Journal of Turbomachinery: Transactions of the ASME, 134 (2), 021022.
Newton, P., Copeland, C. D., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2012. An audit of aerodynamic loss in a double entry turbine under full and partial admission. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 33 (1), pp. 70-80.
Copeland, C. D., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2011. Comparison between steady and unsteady double-entry turbine performance using the quasi-steady assumption. Journal of Turbomachinery: Transactions of the ASME, 133 (3), 031001.
Copeland, C., Friedman, J. and Renksizbulut, M., 2007. Planar temperature imaging using thermally assisted laser induced fluorescence of OH in a methane-air flame. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 31 (3), pp. 221-236.
Conference or Workshop Items
Copeland, C., Newton, P., Martinez-Botas, R. and Seiler, M., 2012. A comparison of pulsed flow timescales within a turbine stage. In: 10th IMECHE International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging, 2012-05-15 - 2012-05-16, London.
Copeland, C., Martinez-Botas, R., Turner, J., Pearson, R., Luard, N., Carey, C., Richardson, S., Di Martino, P. and Chobola, P., 2012. Boost system selection for a heavily downsized spark ignition prototype engine. In: 10th IMECHE International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging, 2012-05-15 - 2012-05-16, London.
Salamon, C., McAllister, M., Robinson, R., Richardson, S., Martinez-Botas, R., Romagnoli, A., Copeland, C. and Turner, J., 2012. Improving fuel economy by 35% through combined turbo and supercharging on a spark ignition engine. In: 21st Aachen Colloquium Automobile and Engine Technology, 2012, 2012-10-07 - 2012-10-10, Aachen, Germany.
Copeland, C., Terdich, N., Martinez-Botas, R., Howey, D. and Costall, A., 2011. Off-road diesel engine transient response improvement by electrically assisted turbocharging. In: SAE 10th International Conference on Engines & Vehicles, 2011-09-11 - 2011-09-15, Capri.
Copeland, C., Friedman, J. and Renksizbulut, M., 2007. Temperature measurement in flames using planar laser induced fluorescence. In: 21st Canadian Conference of Applied Mechanics, 2007-06-03 - 2007-06-07, Toronto.
Copeland, C., Friedman, J. and Renksizbulut, M., 2006. Planar thermometry in flames based on laser induced fluorescence. In: 2006 Combustion Institute/Canadian Section (CI/CS) Spring Technical Meeting, 2006-05-14 - 2006-05-17, Waterloo.
Copeland, C., Friedman, J. and Renksizbulut, M., 2005. Planar temperature imaging using thermally assisted laser induced fluorescence of OH in a methane-air flame. In: 2005 Combustion Institute/Canadian Section (CI/CS) Spring Technical Meeting, 2005-05-15 - 2005-05-18, Halifax.
