BE (Hons), PhD (Tas), MASME, MIEAust

Lecturer

Career Summary

Alan Henderson completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the University of Tasmania in 1997, specialising in Mechanical Engineering. He then worked for 5 years as a Professional Engineer for a multinational manufacturer of heating appliances. He left this position to commence a PhD project at the University of Tasmania. This project was sponsored by Rolls-Royce plc UK, a leading manufacturer of civil and military gas turbine engines, and involved experimental and computational studies of unsteady flow in gas turbine compressors. In 2006, he joined the School of Engineering at UTAS and is now working as a lecturer.

Research Interests

• Unsteady flow in axial compressors
• Aerodynamics of film cooling holes in gas turbine blades
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Biofoiling of hydroelectric canals

Research Areas:

• Energy Delivery Systems  Read More

Teaching

Dr Henderson is actively involved in several teaching and learning projects, including a ALTC funded project focusing on improving teaching of engineering mechanics. Click here to read more.

Units

• KNE211 - Engineering Design and Project Management
  
• KNE351 - Fluid Mechanics 1
  
• KNE451 - Fluid Mechanics 2
  

Selected Publications:

• J.S. Porter, J.E. Sargison, G.J. Walker and A.D. Henderson , 2007, 'Investigation of the Flow Field in the Near Field and Within a Round and Fan Shaped Film Cooling Hole', In production for Journal of Turbomachinery., pgs. 10pp
• A. D. Henderson and G. J. Walker, 2007, 'Observations of Transition Phenomena on a Controlled Diffusion Compressor Stator with a Circular Arc Leading Edge', Conference Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2007, Paper No. GT2007-27612, May 14-17, Montreal, Canada, pgs. 13pp
• A. D. Henderson, G. J. Walker and J. D. Hughes, 2007, 'Unsteady Transition Phenomena at a Compressor Blade Leading Edge ', In production for publication in Journal of Turbomachinery., pgs. 14pp
• A. D. Henderson, G. J. Walker and J. D. Hughes, 2006, 'The Influence of Turbulence on Wake Dispersion and Blade Row Interaction in an Axial Compressor', ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, , 128(1), pgs. pp 150–157

Full Publication List

Current and Supervised Project/s:

• Numerical and experimental investigation of the unsteady flow field through shaped film cooling holes for gas turbine engines.
• Climate Change Mitigation Through Strategic Planning in Local Government