Alistair Saddington
Senior Lecturer
Aeromechanical Systems
Cranfield University
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Saddington was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in the Aeromechanical Systems Group in 2010. He graduated from Cranfield Institute of Technology (now Cranfield University) with a BEng (First Class) in Aeromechanical Systems Engineering in 1993 and was awarded an EngD in 1997 for research on STOVL propulsion integration. Following industrial experience with Rolls-Royce (Bristol), where he worked on compressor aerodynamics for the Lockheed F-35 propulsion System, he returned to academia in 1999 with a Lectureship in the Aeromechanical Systems Group. Dr Saddington has experience as an external examiner in both taught and research roles at a number of academic institutions. He is a regular reviewer for academic journals, and has acted as a session chair for several aerodynamics conferences. He has published over 60 research articles in books, journals and conference proceedings.
Research Interest
Dr Saddington's research focuses on Aeronautical Systems, Airworthiness, Autonomous Systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Flight Physics, Gas Turbines & Propulsion, Vehicle Aerodynamics and Weapons Engineering.
Publications
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Saddington A, Knowles K, Thangamani V (2016) Scale effects on the performance of sawtooth spoilers in transonic rectangular cavity flow. Experiments in Fluids 57 (2): 1-12.
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Saddington A, Thangamani V, Knowles K (2016) Comparison of passive flow control methods for a cavity in transonic flow. Journal of Aircraft 53 (5): 1439-1447.
