Industry Links - Civil and Computational Engineering Centre
The Civil and Computational Engineering Centre has an international reputation for excellence in the development and use of Computational Engineering techniques, which cover an ever-increasing spectrum of applications right across engineering sectors. With the massive increase in computing power, Computational Engineering technology has become a highly effective tool for investigating and solving complex real-life engineering problems.
Centre personnel represent one of the highest quality groups anywhere in the world focused on Computational Engineering – in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) the discipline was ranked 2nd in the UK for research quality, with 95% of academic staff classed as producing world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) research.
The Centre has an extensive track record of industrial collaboration and has significantly contributed to a number of prestigious projects, such as the aerodynamic design of the THRUST Supersonic Car, which currently holds the world land-speed record, and Airbus A380, the largest civilian aircraft to-date. Currently, the Centre is aerodynamically designing BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car, which will attempt to create a new world land speed record of 1000mph in 2010. The Centre is a Preferred Academic Partner to BAe Systems in Computational Engineering and Electromagnetics.
The Centre has access to one of the most advanced university computing facilities in Europe. Hardware includes a 260 cpu-core AMD Opteron Cluster, high-end graphics workstations and high-speed network links. Extensive software packages include both in-house developed and 'off-the-shelf' commercial. There is also a Virtual Reality Cave, based on the Fakespace VR FLEX display system and providing a unique facility in Wales. Active research and industrial applications include: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Structural Analysis and Structural Optimisation, Geomechanics, Geometry Modelling and Grid Generation, Graphical User Environments and Solution Visualisation, High Performance Computing, Computational Electromagnetics, Materials’ Processing and Injection Moulding, Bio-medical, Water and Environmental Engineering.
For further details please contact: Kim Davies (Commercial Manager) Tel: 01792 295923
