Glen Snedden
Extraordinary Professor
Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
He is an Extraordinary Lecturer at the University of Pretoria, Member of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA) Council & National representative to the International Society for Air Breathing Engines. . International collaborative projects have include partnerships with SNECMA, Volvo Aero (GKN Aerospace), TU Darmstadt, Avio SpA, National Research Council of Canada, US Navy, South African Air Force, Canadian Air Force and Rolls Royce Corporation and many others.
Research Interest
His area of expertise are Turbine aerodynamics, Turbine cooling and heat transfer, Combustion engine thermodynamics, Turbine design, Turbine secondary system flows, Mechanical design, Computational fluid dynamics, Experimental aerodynamics and heat transfer.
Publications
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Mafusire C, Forbes A, Michaelis MM, Snedden GC. Optical aberrations in a spinning pipe gas lens. Optics express. 2008 Jun 23;16(13):9850-6.
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Meyers BC, Snedden GC, Meyer JP, Roos TH, Mahmood GI. Three-component particle image velocimetry in a generic can-type gas turbine combustor. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. 2012 Nov;226(7):892-906.
