# Oxford Thermofluids Institute
**Source**: https://oti.eng.ox.ac.uk/research/research-groups/high-speed-turbomachinery-group
**Parent**: https://oti.eng.ox.ac.uk/
The High Speed Turbomachinery Group, led by Prof. Tom Povey, conducts combined theoretical, computational and experimental work in the following areas:
- Turbine performance
- Turbine capacity measurement
- Nozzle guide vane rotor cooling optimisation
- Combustor turbine interaction effects
- Measurement techniques in turbines
- High speed facility design
- Aerodynamic probe design and calibration
We are also interested in advanced instrumentation for flow measurement. The following areas are of particular interest:
- Measurements of angle in highly swirling flows (such as in modern combustors)
- Measurement of flow (Mach, Temperature, Angle) in aggressive environments
- High frequency temperature measurements in highly unsteady (turbine) environments
- Miniature probes for measurements in moderately (M < 2) supersonic flow
- Advanced IR camera techniques for metal effectiveness measurements.
Experimental Facilities:
- ECAT/NGV Capacity Facility
- Annular Sector Heat Transfer Facility
- Transonic Calibration Tunnel
- Transonic Rotor Cooling Facility
- Supersonic Cascade Facility
- Large Scale Platform Cooling Facility
## ECAT/NGV Capacity Facility
## People
### Academics
[#### Professor Thomas Povey
Professor of Engineering Science](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/thomas-povey)
### Researchers
[#### Dr Md Nafiz Chowdhury
Senior Research Associate](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/md-nafiz-chowdhury)
### DPhils
[#### Mathias Michaud
DPhil Candidate](#)
[#### Jonas Amend
DPhil Candidate](#)
[#### James Cartlidge
DPhil Candidate](#)
[#### Dan Burdett
DPhil Candidate](#)
[#### Matthew Stokes
DPhil Candidate](#)
[#### Aravin Naidu
DPhil Student](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/aravin-naidu)
[#### Zelimhan Raduev
DPhil Student](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/zelimhan-raduev)
[#### Lucas Rey
DPhil Student](https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/lucas-rey)