The Whittle Laboratory, based at the Department of Engineering, has received a fund of £410,000 from Professor John Denton for the benefit of postgraduate students working in the Laboratory. The funds, received by the University via Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd. (CUTS), were raised from the sale of software created by Professor Denton.
The Whittle Laboratory, based at the Department of Engineering, has received a fund of £410,000 from Professor John Denton for the benefit of postgraduate students working in the Laboratory. The funds, received by the University via Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd. (CUTS), were raised from the sale of software created by Professor Denton.
The Whittle Laboratory specialises in research into the fluid dynamics and thermodynamics of all types of turbomachinery, the main application is to jet engines and to steam and gas turbines for power generation.
The Whittle Laboratory, established in 1972, was named after Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, and is dedicated to the study of the aerodynamics of turbines and compressors. The laboratory has excellent contacts with industry, especially with Rolls Royce, and other research organisations. The work in the Laboratory is roughly equally divided between the development and use of numerical methods for predicting the flow through turbomachines and experimental research using a wide variety of wind tunnels and model turbines and compressors.
The Laboratory is one of the World’s leading centres for research in this field, it has first class computational and experimental facilities and offers many unique opportunities for high quality research.
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