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Dr Andrew Wandel

Name :	Dr Andrew Wandel
Position :	Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Office :	Z420
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2230
Extension :	2230
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BEng(Hons), PhD Qld

Professional Affiliations

Combustion Institute, Australia and New Zealand Section

Research Interests

Turbulent Combustion Modelling.

Most of my research has been in developing implementation methodologies for the Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) model and the more general Multiple Mapping Conditioning (MMC) model. These models can be used in the prediction of the mixing process of fuel and oxidiser in a non-premixed or partially-premixed configuration (the majority of mixing occurs inside the combustion chamber in conjunction with the combustion process). During my Ph.D. at The University of Queensland (UQ), I was involved in the early development of implementation methods for MMC. This was further developed during my time at Imperial College London by combining MMC with the binomial Langevin model to create a hybrid model. I have continued to develop these models during my time at USQ.

For my research at Cambridge University, I performed a Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) study of the evaporation and combustion of fuel droplets using spark ignition. The major findings have been the categorisation of the three modes of success/failure. Research is ongoing regarding the fundamental causes of these phenomena.

Engineering Education.

Since joining USQ, I have conducted research into Engineering Education, principally into influencing the student experience in team-based courses.

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Wandel, AP & Willey, K 2011 ‘Peer Review of Teamwork for Encouraging Equal Commitment to the Group Effort’, 22nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Fremantle, December 5–7, pp. 557–562.

Wandel, AP 2011 ‘A Stochastic Micromixing Model based on the Turbulent Diffusion Length Scale’, Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2011, The University of Newcastle, pp. 70–73.

Wandel, AP 2011 ‘Team Formation by Region to Improve Outcomes for Distance-Education Students in a PBL Course’, 41st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, October 12–15, p. 1066.

Most notable :
Wandel, A.P., Chakraborty, N., and Mastorakos, E., "Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Flame Expansion in Fine Sprays," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2009, Vol. 32, pp. 2283-2290.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

2012: MEC2101 examiner, MEC3102 co-lecturer, MEC4104 co-lecturer

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 10 years