ProfessorDavid Fletcher
Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Engineering
Research projects & supervision summary
Current Research Projects
- Simulation of bubble columns and stirred tank fermenters/reactors, in which the aim is reduced energy usage and improve products via novel process designs. We are also working on using this technology to destroy PFAS ("The forever chemical"). This is a collaboration with Assoc. Prof. John Kavanagh.
- I have a long term collaboration with Prof Grieve in the Charles Perkin Centre where we are devloping CFD tools to analyse massive amounts of scan data to look for patterns and correlations between simulation outputs and other diagnostic data.
- CFD modelling for the design of pharmaceutical inhalers, where I am part of a team with Prof. Daniela Traini at Macquarie University who looks after the pharmaceutical aspects.
- I collaborate with Assoc. Prof. Kiao Inthavong and Dr. Xinying Liu of RMIT on nasal flow modelling and droplet dispersion, including the impact of masks on breathing.
- I continue to work on the modelling of mixing processes, which includes studies of transitional flow on a joint project with the University of Birmingham, UK and INP Toulouse. Very challenging but of great industrial importance.
- In collaboration with Assoc. Prof Kavanagh I work with staff at the Danish Technical University (DTU) on the modelling of bioreactors.
- I have several collaborations in the School on the modelling of electrochemistry.
RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION4D-Flow MRI for cardiovascular evaluation - application in routine clinical practice and integration in standard clinical workflow
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONA Gut-on-a-chip Model for Testing the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Active Compounds
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONCharacterising Flow in Normal and Diseased Human Aorta Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONImage Segmentation of Challenging Targets: From Visual Pattern Modeling to Referring Mask Prediction
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONNext-Generation Bioinspired Polymeric Pulmonary Heart Valve Replacements
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONNumerical and Experimental Investigation of Partial Oxidation of Methane over a Multiport Burner
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPatient-specific design of the right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit via computational analysis
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSuperhydrophobic Polymers for Blood-contacting Applications
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONTough Hydrogels with Tuneable Physicomechanical Characteristics for Medical Devices
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONVerification and Validation of Numerical Modelling Approaches Pertinent to Stomach Modelling
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONZwitterionic Surface Modification via Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation to Improve the Safety and Longevity of Blood-Contacting Medical Devices