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Knowledge platform · Lucas Rey
The master index for my aerothermal engineering work. This hub connects open-source tools, fluid mechanics curriculum, notes, and the applied experimental campaigns from my time at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute and in industry.
Find your path
Choose a path below. Every track leads directly to published evidence, datasets, and methodologies.
Industry engagement
Instrumentation, turbomachinery, and collaboration.
Learning & teaching
Open curriculum, calculators, and teaching support.
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- Author: Lucas Rey — Oxford DPhil aerothermal engineer (Rolls-Royce sponsored HPT research) · ORCID · Oxford profile · About
- Asset types: Calculators, curriculum, notes, publications, projects, articles, research themes
- Maintenance: Git-maintained catalogues — register once in JSON, discoverable across the site
- Professional context: Collaborate · Teaching · Ventures
What lives here
This platform operates as a single interconnected graph. The thermophysical calculators and curriculum modules I use for sizing engine test facilities at Oxford are the exact same open-source assets published here. No separate silos, no paywalled LMS models.
- Tools — calculators and utilities with documented correlations and SI units
- Curriculum — first-principles fluid mechanics modules with theory and problems
- Notes — derivations, calibration models, and experimental methods
- Research — publications and technical papers
- Applied work — projects and case studies
- Software — reusable tools and packaged products (catalogue slot reserved)
- Articles & datasets — planned extensions for long-form writing and downloadable resources
Knowledge ecosystem
lucasrey.com is one interconnected graph — not separate silos. Each pillar below has a canonical home; research themes, curriculum modules, and tools cross-link so readers can move from theory to data to application without dead ends.
Research
Formal peer-reviewed output and thematic synthesis.
Applied work
Campaigns, case studies, and field validation.
- Projects
- Ventures
- Applied aerodynamics
- Compressible CFD portfolio (projects index)
- Collaborate
Tools & curriculum
Interactive utilities and structured learning paths.
Planned extensions
Reserved catalogue slots — connect automatically when published.
- Software — packaged engineering tools
- Resources — datasets and reference assets (FO-12)
How it connects
Every published page declares pillar membership and related work — see Part of and Connected work on member pages, plus the git-maintained index below.
Professional programs
Commercial engagements backed by the same published engineering work — workshops, technical review, consulting, and teaching. Full programme list on Collaborate and Teaching.
- Corporate workshops — aerothermal measurement, CFD validation, turbomachinery · enquire
- Technical review — instrumentation and simulation QA before major campaigns · enquire
- Consulting & collaboration — scoped advisory and R&D partnerships · Collaborate
- Teaching & training — STEM support and corporate curriculum modules · Teaching hub
Choosing the right asset type
Each format has a canonical home — use this map when adding or linking content so nothing duplicates another layer.
- Publications — peer-reviewed papers and formal manuscripts only
- Projects — applied case studies, experimental campaigns, and outcomes
- Technical notes — short derivations, calibration models, and methods (MathJax)
- Articles — long-form essays and reference writing beyond notes
- Curriculum — structured university modules with theory + problems
- Calculators — interactive tools with documented correlations
- Teaching — human support and learning paths; links to open material above
- Ventures — enterprise and field-validation context for applied aerodynamics
- Research themes — editorial synthesis pages (e.g. instrumentation, turbomachinery deterioration) linking papers, projects, and notes
- Methods clusters — cross-cutting experiment and CFD validation workflows (aerothermal methods, applied aerodynamics)
Intellectual property & long-term structure
Everything on this platform is designed as durable intellectual property: git-maintained catalogues, explicit relationships between tools and research, and structured curriculum — not disposable landing pages. Example threads: transient thermography on engine-scale vanes (HPT deterioration), the 2024 additive heat-exchanger paper, and the in-preparation Oxford open-hardware probe manuscript — each with a project log, note, or publication anchor.
Planned extensions connect automatically when published — no site redesign required.
Flagship entry points
- Turbomachinery deterioration — flagship HPT research programme
- Compressible & turbomachinery CFD — graduate simulation and design portfolio
- Instrumentation & measurement — pneumatic probing and uncertainty workflows
- Fluid mechanics curriculum — structured university modules
- Engineering calculators — thermophysical utilities with documented correlations
The full index below is generated from the git-maintained engineering catalogue.
Connected activities
Engineering credibility supports teaching, ventures, and professional collaboration. For scoped advisory work, see professional services on the about page. Long-form writing beyond notes appears on Articles (pilot). For research or consulting enquiries, use the contact page.
Part of
This page sits within the broader knowledge structure on lucasrey.com:
- Engineering - Central knowledge platform - tools, curriculum, notes, and research assets.
Connected work
Related content from the same research and engineering work:
- Engineering calculators
- Fluid mechanics curriculum
- Technical notes
- Publications
- Engineering platform - Referenced from Oxbridge lexicon
- Engineering platform - Referenced from Experimental aerothermal measurement
- Engineering platform - Referenced from Air properties calculator
Related hub
- Collaborate - Industry advisory, aerothermal R&D collaboration, and venture partnerships.
Knowledge platform index
Tools, curriculum, notes, research, and applied work — one map of what is on lucasrey.com.
Interactive tools
Calculators and utilities for thermophysical, measurement, and fluid-engineering problems - SI units, documented correlations.
- Engineering calculators - Air properties (live); probe uncertainty and related tools (planned).
- Air properties calculator - Dry-air thermophysical properties - density, viscosity, conductivity, and specific heats for aerothermal sizing (200–2000 K).
Structured curriculum
First-principles fluid mechanics modules with theory, problems, and internal cross-links - designed for long-form study.
- Problem-solving procedures - Core algorithms for dimensional analysis and viscous flow problems.
- Fluid mechanics curriculum - Index and learning path across modules.
- Viscous flow - Governing equations, boundary layers, and pipe flow.
- Viscous flow - problems - Worked and practice problems for viscous flow.
- Dimensional analysis - Pi groups, similarity, and model testing.
- Dimensional analysis - problems - Practice problems for dimensional analysis.
Technical notes
Short derivations, calibration models, and experimental methods supporting publications and projects. Grouped by knowledge cluster on the notes hub.
- Engineering notes - Reference material and methods documentation - instrumentation and turbomachinery clusters.
- Pneumatic probes overview - 3-hole vs 5-hole selection, calibration workflow, and facility transfer - orientation before instrument-specific derivations.
- 3-hole probe uncertainty - Uncertainty propagation for multi-hole pneumatic probes.
- HPT transient thermography - Transient IR data-reduction and uncertainty workflow for ECAT turbine campaigns.
- Dimensionless groups reference - Re, Ma, Nu, Pr, Bi and similarity checklists - foundational lookup linked to curriculum modules.
- Measurement uncertainty fundamentals - Bias, precision, propagation methods, and practical workflow for aerothermal metrology.
- Additive heat-exchanger low-order models - NTU–effectiveness screening and AM constraint checks for compact heat exchangers.
Research themes
Editorial synthesis pages that group publications, projects, notes, and tools around long-running aerothermal research threads - canonical homes for topical authority.
- Instrumentation & measurement - Pneumatic probing, calibration transfer, and uncertainty propagation.
- Turbomachinery deterioration - Rolls-Royce HPT leading-edge holing - aerothermal and thermal performance research.
- Thermal & additive design - Low-order heat-exchanger design and additive manufacturing constraints.
- Aerothermal engineering methods - Cross-cutting experiment, instrumentation, and CFD–experiment validation workflows.
- Applied aerodynamics - Field aerodynamics, wind resource assessment, and outdoor fluid systems linked to ventures and projects.
Research
Peer-reviewed and technical publications in aerothermal and fluid engineering.
- Publications - Peer-reviewed papers and manuscripts in preparation - research pillar with thematic hubs, project links, and structured metadata.
Applied work
Case studies and project work connecting theory to practice.
Articles
Longer-form technical writing beyond short notes - Year 2 pilot.
- Articles - Essays and technical articles (pilot).
- Experimental aerothermal measurement - Methods article on traceability, similarity, and facility transfer - links instrumentation, curriculum, and tools.
- CFD–experiment validation - Methods article on closing the loop between RANS simulations and transient aerothermal measurements.
- Oxbridge lexicon - Terminology reference for STEM applicants and mentors.
Connected activities
Engineering credibility also connects to professional teaching and collaboration:
- Publications - Peer-reviewed research - the formal research pillar.
- Projects - Applied case studies and experimental campaigns.
- Articles - Long-form reference writing beyond notes and papers.
- Teaching - Engineering-informed teaching and mentoring.
- Ventures - Applied aerodynamics and enterprise operations.
- Collaborate - Industry advisory, R&D partnerships, and venture collaboration.
Explore the platform
Tools, curriculum, and applied work from the same engineering body of knowledge:
- Calculators - Interactive engineering utilities with documented correlations.
- Fluid mechanics curriculum - Structured modules with theory and problems.
- Publications - Peer-reviewed research in aerothermal engineering.
- Technical notes - Derivations, calibration models, and experimental methods.
- Projects - Applied engineering case studies.
- Articles - Long-form reference writing (pilot collection).
- Ventures - Field validation and enterprise operations.
- Teaching - Engineering-informed teaching and mentoring.
- Instrumentation & measurement - Probe calibration, uncertainty, and multi-facility transfer.
- Turbomachinery deterioration - Flagship HPT research programme - ECAT campaigns and manuscripts.
- Aerothermal methods - Cross-cutting experiment design and CFD–experiment validation.
- about - Central knowledge platform - tools, curriculum, notes, and research assets.
- Additive heat-exchanger low-order models - NTU–effectiveness screening and AM constraint checks for compact heat exchangers.