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. On-line tool to intelligently interpret design information contained in patents Ongoing Innovative hybrid production process for alloys Ongoing Optimised welding in high value industries Ongoing Advanced casting technology for aerospace structural components Ongoing Multifactorial impacts on early breast carcinogenesis Ongoing Engineering tissue scaffolds for organ-on-a-chip models Ongoing Organ-on-a-chip models for ovarian cancer Ongoing Vagina-on-a-Chip Ongoing Condition monitoring of wind turbine drivetrains Completed Inspection system for power line cable maintenance Completed Unmanned aerial systems inspection of civil structures Completed Low cost solar powered food cold storage and distribution Ongoing Manufacturing processes and monitoring for OLED devices Ongoing Digital monitoring of ships Completed Non-destructive testing of bonded assemblies Ongoing High pressure die casting for lightweight metals Ongoing A condition monitoring system for offshore wind turbines Ongoing Fabricating metal composite components for electric vehicles Ongoing Graphene sensor for defect detection in composite materials Completed Early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus Ongoing AI-LAMP for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 Ongoing Innovative solar heating for industrial processes Ongoing Smart greenhouses for Africa Ongoing Design for resource and energy efficiency in ceramic kilns Completed Solar heat driven cold storage for horticultural products Ongoing Innovative water recovery solutions through recycling of heat Ongoing Heat pipe design challenge for hot plasma cooling Completed Challenges in the lifecycle of offshore installations Completed Global structural health monitoring of high-temperature steam lines Completed Processing using power ultrasound during solidifying phase Completed Open rotor propellers ice protection system Completed Biofouling management system for offshore wind turbine foundations Completed Ice protection system for turbine operation Completed Prevention and detection of fouling on ship hulls Ongoing Health condition monitoring of tidal generators Completed Acoustic emission system for ship hull monitoring Completed Monitoring systems for hydrogen power in transport Completed Lightweight electric vehicle architecture Completed High-performance pultrusion for advanced composites Ongoing Lab-based prototype for automated train fluid servicing Ongoing Patent knowledge design tool Completed Dental drill noise reduction device Ongoing Innovative polymer-based composite systems for high-efficient energy scavenging and storage Ongoing Inspection and condition monitoring of rails Completed Underground storage tanks risk mitigation system Completed Guided wave monitoring tool Completed Online remote condition monitoring of tidal stream generators Completed Inspection technology for concentrated solar power plants Completed De-icing ultrasonic guided wave and vibration system Completed High temperature pipe structural health monitoring system Completed Ultrasonic inspection system of high temperature steam pipes Completed Condition monitoring of wind turbine drivetrains via non-contact acoustic sensors Completed Wind turbine digital twin for monitoring and inspection Completed Smart monitoring and inspection of bridges infrastructure Completed Robotic digital X-ray scanning system Completed Integrity testing of deep foundation piles Completed Development of quality control system for leak-free fuel tanks Completed Grain spoilage reduction using analytics and sensors Completed Amphibious robot inspection and predictive maintenance Completed Innovative solar energy technology for Kenyan tea industry Completed Generating bioenergy from waste with solar reactor Completed Design and technology solutions for Plus Energy Houses Ongoing Ascending to the edge of space Completed Nanofluid based Solar PV/T Technology for Polygeneration Completed Innovative techniques for precise, atraumatic placement of cochlear implant (CI) Completed Water distribution system monitoring for leak detection Completed Steel sheet pile infrastructure defect sensing Ongoing The development of adaptable and multi-functional building integrated photovoltaics Ongoing Quantification of carbon emissions and savings in smart grids Completed Artificial Intelligence for Optimisation and Demand Side Response of Built Environment Management Completed Innovative Quality Engineering and Smart Technology Ongoing High accuracy wrist device for blood glucose monitoring Completed Development of efficient and scalable ultrasound-assisted solidification technologies Completed Increasing excellence on advanced additive manufacturing Ongoing Fundamental Study of Cavitation Melt Processing Completed Predictive maintenance of rail infrastructure Completed An ultrasonic system for anti-fouling and condition monitoring of offshore wind turbines Completed MOLAY-STRUDEL Completed Basalt Fibre Reinforced HDPE for Wave Energy Converters Completed EM-ReSt Completed Flow boiling and condensation of mixtures in microscale Completed Enhanced Artificial Intelligence Breast MRI Scanning System (IntelliScan) Completed 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 Heat Pipe Technology for Thermal Energy Recovery in Industrial Applications Ongoing Image Analysis for Complex Data in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Completed Automotive crashworthiness Completed Active refrigeration shelf with thermal storage Completed Design Assistant for Semantic Comparison of Intellectual Property Completed Optimising Energy Management in Industry - OPTEMIN Completed Low Temperature Waste Heat to Power Generation Completed Industrial Thermal Energy Recovery Conversion and Management Ongoing Performance and design optimisation of the HERU waste treatment system Completed Thermal design characterization of the HERU waste treatment chamber Completed Erva Mate Drying Completed Thermo storage of biomedical materials and products under low temperature cryogenic conditions Completed Robust Automated Servicing of Passenger Trains-Fluids (RASPT-F) 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