Hydraulic engineering research
Hydraulic engineering is the Science of water in motion and its interactions with the surrounding environment.
Water plays a major role in human perception of the environment because it is an indispensable element. More importantly Human Life is totally dependent upon water. The technical challenges facing hydraulic engineers are formidable and sustained research efforts are essential.
The term 'Hydraulics' is related to the application of the Fluid Mechanics principles to water engineering structures, civil and environmental engineering facilities: e.g., canal, river, dam, reservoir, water treatment plant. Hydraulic engineering is the science of water in motion, and the interactions between the flowing fluid and the surrounding environment. Hydraulic engineers are concerned with application of the basic principles of fluid mechanics to open channel flows and real fluid flow hydrodynamics. Examples of open channels are natural streams and rivers. Man-made channels include irrigation and navigation canals, drainage ditches, sewer and culvert pipes running partially full, and spillways.
Our current primary research areas are:
- Open Channel Flow and Hydraulic Structures
- Industrial Two-Phase Flows
- Estuarine Processes
- Aeration Technology and Water Quality Modelling
- Environmental Management and Sediment Transport
- Engineering History and Heritage