Academics in Brunel’s Mechanical Engineering department are involved in many high-profile national and international research projects that further our understanding Below are some of our Mechanical Engineering projects that are ongoing or have been completed. Nanofluid based Solar PV/T Technology for Polygeneration Ongoing Innovative techniques for precise, atraumatic placement of cochlear implant (CI) Ongoing Hi-Leak: Innovative monitoring system for early leak detection in water distribution systems Ongoing Innovative ultra-sonic guided wave technology for intelligent sensing of defects Ongoing The development of adaptable and multi-functional building integrated photovoltaics Ongoing Quantification of carbon emissions and savings in smart grids Completed Innovative Quality Engineering and Smart Technology Ongoing Innovative wrist device for high accuracy non-invasive blood glucose monitoring Ongoing Development of efficient and scalable ultrasound-assisted solidification technologies Completed Increasing excellence on advanced additive manufacturing (INEX-ADAM) Ongoing Fundamental Study of Cavitation Melt Processing Completed An ultrasonic system for anti-fouling and condition monitoring of offshore wind turbines Ongoing MOLAY-STRUDEL Completed Flow boiling and condensation of mixtures in microscale Completed Enhanced Artificial Intelligence Breast MRI Scanning System (IntelliScan) Ongoing CHAMAELEON - vehicle lightweighting Completed Development of a constitutive model to simulate unbounded flexible composite riser pipe elements Completed Boiling Heat Transfer with Controlled Arrays of Nucleation Sites on Silicon Surfaces Completed Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis of Flexible Pipes for Deep-Water Applications Completed Image Analysis for Complex Data in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Completed Automotive crashworthiness Completed Cost Effective Maximum Performance Core Composite for VIPs Completed Development of Smart Drilling Spindle Systems Completed Development of the functional surface u-texturing module with application to micromilling Completed Non Destructive Testing of defects in oil and gas pipelines Completed