Research
Rob has research interests in rheology, fluid mechanics, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and turbulence. He has published widely on both experimental and computational approaches. Recent work has focussed on turbulent drag reduction due to
polymeric additives and superhydrophobic surfaces, purely-elastic instabilities and their effect on mixing, non-Newtonian flow in porous media and constitutive equations for non-Newtonian fluids.
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Rob Poole has active research in viscoelastic fluid flows and rheology, experimental fluid mechanics for turbulent flows and those involving heat transfer.
Research grants
Flexible Heat Pump
DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO
April 2024 - March 2025
Case Award with NNL Mr Oliver King, 201174796
NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LTD (UK)
October 2021 - September 2025
iCase studentship with Schlumberger
SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LIMITED (UK)
October 2021 - September 2025
Instabilities in Complex Fluid Flows: understanding, exploitation and cure (ICOMPFF)
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
November 2015 - September 2021
Enhancing Heat Transfer in Porus Metals through Optimisation of Flow Resistance.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
December 2015 - July 2018
Normal-stress estimates for model fluids
PROCTER AND GAMBLE LTD (UK)
May 2016 - October 2016
Viscoelastic simulations in multi-Contraction Geometry: 2D steady PTT simulations
PROCTER AND GAMBLE LTD (UK)
June 2016 - August 2017
Hibernating Turbulence
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2012 - March 2015
The effects of realistic tidal flows on the performance and structural integrity of tidal stream turbines
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2012 - September 2015
Computational non-newtonian fluid mechanics.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
June 2005 - August 2005
Non-Newtonian fluid flow through a gradual contraction: the 'cat's ears' effect.
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION (UK)
August 2005 - September 2005
The XVth International Congress on Rheology
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
July 2008 - August 2008
Extensional rheometer for characterisation of viscoelastic liquids.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2004 - December 2004
Extensional viscosity measurements of drag-reducing polymer solutions using a capillary break-up extensional rheometer.
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
April 2005
Experimental and numerical investigation of laminar non-newtonian fluid flow through nozzles.
BRITISH COUNCIL (UK)
April 2005 - March 2006
The flow of non-Newtonian liquids through nozzles.
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION (UK)
April 2004 - March 2006
Experiments and numerical modelling of viscoelastic contraction flow: the "cats ears" phenomenon.
BRITISH COUNCIL (UK)
April 2007 - March 2008
University of Liverpool Institutional Discipline Bridging.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2003 - October 2006
LDA Measurements of non-Newtonian liquids in pipe flow.
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
June 2006 - July 2006
Laminar viscoelastic flow through a 1:4 plane sudden expansion.
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
July 2004
Numerical simulation of viscoelastic fluid flow.
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
March 2006 - February 2007