Dr. Gareth Bennett
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Manuf & Biomedical Eng
Biography
Dr Gareth J Bennett, BA, BAI, MSc, PhD, CEng, Senior Member AIAA, Fulbright Scholar, is an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland. His research interests lie in the domain of sound and vibration with current activities focused on aeroacoustics and acoustic metamaterials. He is an elected member of the Aeroacoustics Specialists Committee of the Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS-ASC) and is the National Focal Point in Aeroacoustics in the H2020 Project "ANIMA", previously "X-Noise EV,: Coordination and Support Action involving approximately 30 other European partners from Industry, Research Institutes and Universities. Dr. Bennett has worked as a research fellow in the national nuclear facility of Portugal, a national fluid dynamics laboratory in Grenoble, France (LEGI) and in the D-School and School of Engineering in Stanford University where he was a funded Visiting Scholar. In 2016 he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Notre Dame and NASA Glenn where he researched innovative low noise solutions to reduce aviation noise for a sustainable environment. To fund his research Dr. Bennett has won EUR 6.9M (EUR 2.8M-PI) in grants from e.g. the EU Commission, Enterprise Ireland, the Irish Research Council, the Naughton Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, industry and alumni. Dr Bennett has been the Principal Investigator on six EU framework collaborative research projects, of which he has been full project coordinator of three (14 partners), to conduct fundamental research and to develop solutions for quieter aircraft design. His current EU project: INVENTOR is funded within the H2020 Framework package and seeks to reduce airframe noise on approach to landing. After completion of his MSc, Dr. Bennett accepted employment in the industrial sector working, initially as a consultant in Vibration analysis, and subsequently as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in an American multinational (Thermoking) and subsequently an Irish SME (Odenburg). Dr. Bennett returned to Trinity and was hired as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering in 2007 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. In education, Dr. Bennett has designed and coordinates award winning user centred design modules which foster innovation and community engagement in engineering students and is a recipient of the prestigious Provosts Award for Teaching Excellence and the Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching. Dr. Bennett has mentored 6 post-doctoral fellows, has supervised 7 PhD and 4 MSc (research) graduate students to completion and currently has 4 PhD students in his research group. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. In 2020 he was technical co-chair of the AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Huang, Longlong, Zhao, Kun, Bennett, Gareth J., Numerical Study of the Trajectory, Penetration, and Interaction of Single and Tandem Jets in a Crossflow Using LES, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 37, (1), 2024
Wang, Jiayu, Bennett, Gareth J., Ultra-broadband sound absorption in a compact multi-chamber micro-perforated panel absorber with varying depths, AIP Advances, 14, (1), 2024
Schram, Christophe, Bennett, Gareth J., Aeroacoustics research in Europe: The CEAS-ASC report on 2022 highlights, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 568, 2024, p117895
Verma, Jaya, Bennett, Gareth J., Goel, Saurav, Design considerations to fabricate multifunctional superomniphobic surfaces: A review, Vacuum, 209, 2023, p111758
Wang, Jiayu, Bennett, Gareth J., Humbert, Thomas, Auregan, Yves, Åbom, Mats, Boden, Hans, Low-frequency Broadband Noise Absorption of Multi-chamber Micro-perforated Pane Absorbers in Normal and Grazing Acoustic Incidence, AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, San Diego, CA, USA, 2023-06-12, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023
Hossain, Md Robiul, Ross, Eoghan P., Bennett, Gareth J., Acoustic plate-valve resonator for low-frequency sound absorption, AIP Advances, 13, (6), 2023, p065210
Figueroa-Ibrahim, Kelvin M., Ross, Eoghan P., Bennett, Gareth J., Morris, Scott, Sutliff, Daniel L., Design and testing of an acoustic-to-flow energy conversion device, AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, San Diego, CA, USA, June 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023
Wang, Jiayu, Bennett, Gareth J., Multi-chamber micro-perforated panel absorbers optimised for high amplitude broadband absorption using a two-point impedance method, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 547, 2023, p117527
Ross, Eoghan P., Figueroa-Ibrahim, Kelvin M., Sutliff, Daniel L., Morris, Scott, Bennett, Gareth J., Evaluation of an Additive-Manufactured Acoustic Metamaterial as an Nacelle Liner using the Active Noise Control Fan, AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, San Diego, CA, USA, 2023-06-12, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023
Killeen, Jack, Davis, Ian, Wang, Jiayu, Bennett, Gareth J., Fan-noise reduction of data centre telecommunications' server racks, with an acoustic metamaterial broadband, low-frequency sound-absorbing liner, Applied Acoustics, 203, 2023, p109229
Attila Balázs Nagy, Jan Delfs, Gareth J Bennett, Aeroacoustics research in Europe: The CEAS-ASC report on 2020 & 2021 highlights, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 534, 2022, pp117002
Gareth J. Bennett, Jiang Lai, Gordon O'Brien, Daniele Ragni, Francesco Avallone and Michael Pott-Pollenske, Flow Control and Passive Low Noise Technologies for Landing Gear Noise Reduction, 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Southampton, UK, June 14-17, AIAA, 2022
Zhao K., Liang J., Belyaev I., Kopiev V., Bennett G., Review of civil airplane landing gear noise study and its control approaches """"" ? """ ? """"""""", Hangkong Xuebao/Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, 43, (8), 2022
Ian Davis, Andrew McKay, Gareth J. Bennett, A graph-theory approach to optimisation of an acoustic absorber targeting a specific noise spectrum that approaches the causal optimum minimum depth, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 505, (116135), 2021
Roberto Merino-Martínez, John Kennedy, Gareth J.Bennett, Experimental study of realistic low-noise technologies applied to a full-scale nose landing gear, Aerospace Science and Technology, 113, 2021
Patrick N. Okolo, Kun Zhao, John Kennedy, Chigbo Mgbemena, Mkpamdi Eke and Gareth J. Bennett, Two-Dimensional Simplification of Complex Three-Dimensional Wire Mesh Screens, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 34, (6), 2021, p1 - 13
Wenjie Wang, Zeping Wu, Donghui Wang, Pengyu Wang, Weihua Zhang, Patrick N. Okolo and Gareth J. Bennett, Surrogate-based optimization with adaptive parallel infill strategy enhanced by inaccurate multi-objective search, Engineering Optimization, 2021
Roberto Camussi, Gareth J Bennett, Aeroacoustics research in Europe: The CEAS-ASC report on 2019 highlights, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 484, 2020, p115540
Andrew McKay, Ian Davis, Jack Killeen and Gareth J. Bennett, SeMSA: a compact super absorber optimised for broadband, low-frequency noise attenuation, Scientific Reports (Nature), 10, 2020
Air curtain flow control for aerodynamic noise reduction in, editor(s)Rolf Radespiel, Richard Semaan , Fundamentals of High Lift for Future Civil Aircraft, DLR, Braunschweig, Germany, Springer Nature, 2020, pp279 - 295, [Gareth J. Bennett and Kun Zhao]
Roberto Merino-Martínez, Eleonora Neri, Mirjam Snellen, John Kennedy, Dick G. Simons and Gareth J. Bennett, Multi-Approach Study of Nose Landing Gear Noise, Journal of Aircraft , 57, (3), 2020, p517 - 533
D. Farrell, C. McGinn, and G. Bennett, Extension twist deformation response of an auxeticcylindrical structure inspired by deformed cell ligaments, Composite Structures, 238, 2020
Kun Zhao, Yong Liang, Patrick N. Okolo, Yong Wang, Zeping Wu, Gareth J. Bennett, Suppression of aerodynamic noise using dual-jet air curtains combined with perforated fairings, Applied Acoustics, 158, 2020, p107042
Kun Zhao, Patrick Okolo, Eleonora Neri, Peng Chen, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Noise reduction technologies for aircraft landing gear-A bibliographic review, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 112, 2019, p100589
John Kennedy, Lara Flanagan, Luke Dowling, Gareth J. Bennett, Henry Rice, and Daniel Trimble, The Influence of Additive Manufacturing Processes on the Performance of a Periodic Acoustic Metamaterial, International Journal of Polymer Science, 2019, 2019, p1-11
Gareth J Bennett, R Hossain, A McKay, E P Ross, Acoustic Diode Metamaterial for Sound Absorption, 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 20 June 2019, AIAA, 2019
K Zhao, Y Liang, T Yue, Z Chen, Gareth J. Bennett, Characterization of the aircraft bay/landing gear coupling noise at low subsonic speeds and its suppression using leading-edge chevron spoiler, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 11, (8), 2019, p1 - 14
Houcun Zhou, Min Xiang, Patrick N. Okolo, Zeping Wu, Gareth J. Bennett, Weihua Zhang, An efficient calibration approach for cavitation model constants based on OpenFOAM platform, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 24, (4), 2019, p1043-1056
Yong Wang, Kun Zhao, Xiangyu Lu, Yubao Song, Gareth J. Bennett, Bio-inspired Aerodynamic Noise Control: A Bibliographic Review, Applied Sciences, 9, (11), 2019, p2224
Gareth J Bennett, Eoghan P Ross, Robiul Hossain, Acoustic Membrane Metamaterials For Use In Broadband Noise Attenuation, 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 20 June 2019, AIAA, 2019
C Horváth, B Fenyvesi, B Kocsis, M Quaglia, S Moreau, J Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Towards counter-rotating open rotor noise reduction via radiation efficiency considerations, 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 20 June 2019, AIAA, 2019
Patrick N Okolo, Kun Zhao, John Kennedy, Gareth J Bennett, Numerical assessment of flow control capabilities of three dimensional woven wire mesh screens, European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 76, 2019, p259-271
K Zhao, Y Liang, T Yue, Y Wang, Gareth J Bennett, Rectangular Cavity Flow Noise Suppression Using Chevron Treatment to the Front Edge at Subsonic Speeds, 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 20 June 2019, AIAA, 2019
Yong Liang, Kun Zhao, Ying-Chun Chen, Longjun Zhang and Gareth J. Bennett, An Experimental Characterization on the Acoustic Performance of Forward/Rearward Retraction of a Nose Landing Gear, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2019, (Article ID 4135094), 2019
Denis Gély and Gareth J. Bennett, Aeroacoustics research in Europe: The CEAS-ASC report on 2018 highlights, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 463, (114950), 2019
Gareth J. Bennett, Patrick N. Okolo, Kun Zhao, John Philo, Yaoyi Guan and Scott C. Morris, Cavity Resonance Suppression Using Fluidic Spoilers, AIAA Journal, 57, (2), 2019, p706-719
W Wang, Z Wu, D Wang, W Zhang, K Zhao, Patrick N. Okolo, Gareth J. Bennett, Hypersonic Vehicle Aerodynamic Design using Modified Sequential Approximate Optimization, Advances in Space Research, 63, (11), 2019, p3706-3720
Kun Zhao, Yu Zhao, Gareth J. Bennett, Nansong Hao, Junlong Zhang, Zhengwu Chen, 'A method to reduce high speed train pantograph noise using an air curtain', SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office, China), 2018
Ke Peng, Fan Hu, Donghui Wang, Patrick N Okolo, Min Xiang, Gareth J Bennett, Weihua Zhang, Grid fins shape design of a launch vehicle based on sequential approximation optimization, Advances in Space Research, 62, (7), 2018, p1863-1878
Roberto Merino-Martinez, Eleonora Neri, Mirjam Snellen, John Kennedy, Dick G Simons, Gareth J Bennett, Analysis of nose landing gear noise comparing numerical computations, prediction models and flyover and wind-tunnel measurements (AIAA 2018-3299), 24th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Georgia, Atlanta, USA, 25-29 June 2018, AIAA, 2018
Gareth J. Bennett, Special issue based on the CEAS-ASC scientific workshop, "Aircraft Noise Generated from Ducted or Un-Ducted Rotors", SAGE Journals, 2018, 573 - 711pp
Kun Zhao, Patrick Okolo, Yong Wang, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, An Experimental Characterization of the Interaction Between Two Tandem Planar Jets in a Crossflow, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 140, (11), 2018, p111106-1 - 111106-12
Eleonora Neri, John Kennedy and Gareth J. Bennett, Bay Cavity Noise for Full-Scale Nose Landing Gear: a comparison between experimental and numerical results, Aerospace Science and Technology, 72, 2018, p278 - 291
Dónal P. Holland, Conor J. Walsh and Gareth J. Bennett, A qualitative investigation of design knowledge reuse in project-based mechanical design courses, European Journal of Engineering Education, 44, (1-2), 2018, p137-152
Kun Zhao, Sajad Alimohammadi, Patrick N. Okolo, John Kennedy and Gareth J. Bennett, Aerodynamic noise reduction using dual-jet planar air curtains, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 432, 2018, p192-212
John Kennedy, Petr Eret, Gareth J. Bennett, A parametric study of airframe effects on the noise emission from installed contra-rotating open rotors, International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 17, (6-8), 2018, p624-654
Gareth J. Bennett, Eleonora Neri, John Kennedy, Noise Characterization of a Full-Scale Nose Landing Gear, AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 55, (6), 2018, p2476 - 2490
Patrick N. Okolo, Kun Zhao, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Numerical Modeling of Wire Screens for Flow and Noise Control (AIAA 2017-3700), 23rd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 05/06/2017, AIAA, 2017
Kun Zhao, Xixiang Yang, Patrick N. Okolo, Z. Wu, Weihua Zhang and Gareth J. Bennett, A novel method for defining the leeward edge of the planar jet in crossflow, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 10, (5), 2017, p1475 - 1486
Donal Padraic Holland, Colette Abah, Marielena Velasco-Enriquez, Maxwell Herman, Gareth J. Bennett, Emir Augusto Vela, Conor James Walsh, The Soft Robotics Toolkit: Strategies for overcoming obstacles to the wide dissemination of soft robotic hardware, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 24, (1), 2017, p57 - 64
Kun Zhao, Investigation in the Use of Dual-Jet Air Curtains Applied to the Landing Gear Noise Reduction, University of Dublin, 2017
Gareth J. Bennett, David B. Stephens, Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, Resonant mode characterisation of a cylindrical Helmholtz cavity excited by a shear layer, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141, (1), 2017, p7 - 18
Roberto Merino Martinez, Eleonora Neri, Mirjam Snellen, John Kennedy, Dick Simons, Gareth J. Bennett, Comparing flyover noise measurements to full-scale nose landing gear wind tunnel experiments for regional aircraft (AIAA 2017-3006), 23rd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 2017-06-05, AIAA, 2017
Ben Khelil, S., Bardoux, P., Godard, J.-L., Garrec, T.L., Kennedy, J., Bennett, Gareth J., Investigation of the Noise Emission of a Regional Aircraft Main Landing Gear Bay (AIAA 2017-3012), 23rd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 2017-06-05, AIAA, 2017
Kun Zhao, Patrick N. Okolo, John Kennedy, Gareth J Bennett, 2D PIV measurement on the interaction zone between two parallel planar jets in a crossflow, AIP Advances, 7, (10), 2017, p105104
Kun Zhao, Xixiang Yang, Patrick N. Okolo, Zeping Wu and Gareth J. Bennett, Use of dual planar jets for the reduction of flow-induced noise, AIP Advances, 7, (2), 2017, p025312-1 - 025312-7
Laurent Sanders, D.-C. Mincu, P. L. Vitagliano, M. Minervino, John Kennedy and Gareth J. Bennett, Prediction of the acoustic shielding by aircraft empennage for contra-rotating open rotors, International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 16, (7-8), 2017, p626 - 648
Eleonora Neri, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Experimental and numerical study of wheel bay cavity noise for full scale nose landing gear (AIAA 2017-3007), 23rd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 2017-06-05, AIAA, 2017
Gareth J Bennett, Kun Zhao, John Philo, Yaoyi Guan, and Scott C Morris, Cavity Noise Suppression Using Fluidic Spoilers (AIAA 2016-2756), 22nd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Lyon, France, 30 May 2016, AIAA, 2016
Petr Eret, John Kennedy, Paolo Castellini, Francesco Amoroso, Gareth J. Bennett, Experimental observations of an installed-on-pylon contra-rotating open rotor with equal blade number in pusher and tractor configuration, International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 15, (1-2), 2016, p228 - 249
John Kennedy, Elenora Neri, and Gareth J. Bennett, The Reduction of Main Landing Gear Noise (AIAA 2016-2900), 22nd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Lyon, France, 30 May 2016, AIAA, 2016
Ian Davis, Gareth J. Bennett, Spectral, Modal and Coherence Analysis of Sum and Difference Scattering of Narrowband Noise in Turbomachinery, International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 15, (1-2), 2016, p180 - 206
Kun Zhao, Patrick N. Okolo, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, A study of planar jet flow control and perforated fairings for the reduction of the flow-induced noise of tandem rods in a cross-flow (AIAA 2016-2772), 22nd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Lyon, France, 2016 May 30, 2016
Donal P. Holland, Gareth J. Bennett, George M. Whitesides, Robert J. Wood, and Conor J. Walsh, The 2015 Soft Robotics Competition, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 23, (3), 2016, p25 - 27
Patrick N. Okolo, Kun Zhao, John Kennedy, and Gareth J. Bennett, Mesh Screen Application for Noise Reduction of Landing Gear Strut, 22nd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Lyon, France, 30 May 2016, AIAA, 2016
Kun Zhao, Xi-xiang Yang, Patrick N Okolo, Wei-hua Zhang, Gareth J. Bennett, Use of a plane jet for flow-induced noise reduction of tandem rods, Chinese Physics B, 25, (6), 2016, p064301-1 - 064301-9
Eleonora Neri, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Characterization of Low Noise Technologies Applied to a Full Scale Fuselage Mounted Nose Landing Gear, INTER-NOISE 2015 - 44th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering., San Francisco, CA., USA, 9-12 August 2015, edited by Maling G.,Burroughs C. , The Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, Inc., 2015, ppV001T01A005; 10 pages
Petr Eret, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Effect of noise reducing components on nose landing gear stability for a mid-size aircraft coupled with vortex shedding and freeplay, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 354, 2015, p91 - 103
Kun Zhao, Eleonora Neri, Patrick Okolo, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Landing Gear Noise Reduction by Double Jet Air Curtain Configuration, 22nd International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Florence, Italy, 12-16 July 2015, 2015, pp1-8
Patrick Okolo, Kun Zhao, Eleonora Neri, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, CAA Noise Reduction Study of Mesh Screens Applied to Landing Gears, 22nd International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Florence, Italy, 12-16 July 2015, 2015, pp1-8
Gareth J. Bennett, John Kennedy, Craig Meskell, Michael Carley, Peter Jordan, Henry Rice, Aeroacoustics research in Europe: The CEAS-ASC report on 2013 highlights, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 340, 2015, p39 - 60
Donal Holland, Evelyn J. Park, Gareth J. Bennett, Conor J. Walsh, The development and testing of the Soft Robotics Toolkit: An educational resource for mechanical engineering design, 6th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Translating Research into Practice, REES 2015, Dublin, Ireland, 13 July 2015, 2015
Ian G. Davis, Gareth J. Bennett, Novel Noise-Source-Identification Technique Combining Acoustic Modal Analysis and a Coherence-Based Noise-Source Identification Method, AIAA Journal, 53, (10), 2015, p3088-3101
Eleonora Neri, John Kennedy, Gareth J. Bennett, Aeroacoustic Source Separation on a Full Scale Nose Landing Gear Featuring Combinations of Low Noise Technologies, ASME 2015 Noise Control and Acoustics Division Conference at InterNoise 2015, San Francisco, CA., USA, 9-12 August 2015, ASME, 2015, ppV001T01A006; 11 pages
Dónal Holland, Evelyn J. Park, Panagiotis Polygerinos, Gareth J. Bennett, Conor J. Walsh, Shared Online Resources to Support On-Demand Design and Fabrication of Soft Robotic Devices, Proc. Robot Makers Workshop, Robotics: Science Systems Conf., University of California Berkeley, USA, July 12 - July 16, 2014
Benjamin Pardowitz, Ulf Tapken, Karsten Knobloch, Friedrich Bake, Eric Bouty, Ian Davis, Gareth J. Bennett, Core Noise - Identification of Broadband Noise Sources of a Turbo-Shaft Engine. (AIAA 2014-3321), AIAA Aviation, 20th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, 16-20 June, 2014, ppCD ROM
Sanders, Laurent, Daniel C. Mincu, Williams Denis, Pier Luigi Vitagliano, Mauro Minervino, John Kennedy, Petr Eret, Gareth J. Bennett., A coupling of computational methods for CROR installation effects (AIAA 2014-3190), AIAA Aviation, 20th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, 16-20 June, AIAA, 2014, ppCD ROM
Donal Holland, Evelyn Park, Panagiotis Polygerinos, Gareth J. Bennett, Conor J. Walsh, The Soft Robotics Toolkit: Shared Resources for Research and Design, Soft Robotics, 1, (3), 2014, p224 - 230
David B Stephens, Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, Gareth J. Bennett, Shear Layer Driven Acoustic Modes in a Cylindrical Cavity, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology (ASME), 136, (5), 2014, p051307 - 8 pages
Miguel Garcia Pedroche, Gareth J. Bennett, Aeroacoustic Source Identication Measurements Coupling Time-Resolved PIV and Array Signal Processing (AIAA 2013-2054), 19th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Berlin, Germany, 2013 May 27-29, (978-1-62410-213-4), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013, ppCD-ROM
Donal Holland, Conor Walsh, Gareth J. Bennett, Tools for assessing student learning in mechanical design courses, 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, 5-6 September 2013, (978-1-904670-42-1), 2013, pp64 - 69
John Kennedy, Petr Eret, Gareth J. Bennett, A parametric study of installed counter rotating open rotors (AIAA 2013-2094), 19th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Berlin, Germany, 2013 May 27-29, (978-1-62410-213-4), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013, ppCD-ROM
John Kennedy, Petr Eret, Paolo Castellini, Paolo Chiariotti, Francesca Sopranzetti, Christophe Picard, Arthur Finez, Gareth J. Bennett, The application of advanced beamforming techniques for the noise characterization of installed counter rotating open rotors (AIAA 2013-2093), 19th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Berlin, Germany, 2013 May 27-29, (978-1-62410-213-4), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013, ppCD-ROM
Gareth J. Bennett, John Kennedy, Petr Eret, Filippo Cappadona, Antonello Bianco, Raffaele Letizia, Davide Danise, Lucille Lamotte, Christophe Picard, Arthur Finez, Paolo Castellini, Paolo Chiariotti, Francesca Sopranzetti, Demosthenis Tsahalis, Haralabos Tsahalis, Vassilios Moussas, Antonio Paonessa, Francesco Amoroso, Massimiliano Di Giulio, WENEMOR: Wind Tunnel Tests for the Evaluation of the Installation Effects of Noise Emissions of an Open Rotor Advanced Regional Aircraft (AIAA 2013-2092), 19th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Berlin, Germany, 2013 May 27-29, (978-1-62410-213-4), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013, ppCD-ROM
Donal Holland, Conor Walsh, Gareth J. Bennett, Tools for assessing student learning in mechanical design courses, 9th International Conceive Design Implement and Operate (CDIO) Conference, Cambridge, MA, USA, 9-13 June 2013, CDIO, 2013, ppCD-ROM
Panagiotis Polygerinos, Donal Holland, Gareth J Bennett, Conor J Walsh, Proceedings of the International Workshop of Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation, Proceedings of the International Workshop of Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation, 2013
Ian Davis, Gareth J. Bennett, Sum and Difference Scattering of Tonal Noise in Turbomachinery (AIAA 2013-2149), 19th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Berlin, Germany, 2013 May 27-29, (978-1-62410-213-4), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013
Donal Holland, Conor Walsh, Gareth J. Bennett, An assessment of student needs in project-based mechanical design courses, 120th American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Altanta, GA, USA, 2013 June 23-26, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), 2013, ppCD-ROM
Donál Holland, Conor Walsh, Gareth J. Bennett, Troublesome knowledge in engineering design courses, 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference and 6th NAIRTL Annual Conference , 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference and 6th NAIRTL Annual Conference, 27-29 June 2012, 2012, pp68 - 72
Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, Gareth J. Bennett, Partially Covered Cylindrical Cavity Flow: Application of an Acoustic Analogy, 10th International Conference on Flow-Induced Vibration (& Flow-Induced Noise). FIV2012, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2-6 July 2012, edited by Dr. Craig Meskell and Dr. Gareth J. Bennett. ISBN:978-0-9548583-4-6 , School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2012, pp275 - 282
Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, David B. Stephens, Gareth J. Bennett, Partially Covered Cylindrical Cavity Flow: Resonance Identification, 10th International Conference on Flow-Induced Vibration (& Flow-Induced Noise). FIV2012, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2-6 July 2012, edited by Dr. Craig Meskell and Dr. Gareth J. Bennett. ISBN:978-0-9548583-4-6 , School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2012, pp267 - 274
C. Meskell & G. Bennett (Eds), Flow-Induced Vibration, Dublin, ISBN 978-0-9548583-4-6, 2012, 768pp
Miguel Garcia-Pedroche, Gareth J. Bennett, Aeroacoustic Noise Source Identification Using Irregularly Sampled LDV Measurements Coupled with Beamforming (AIAA-2011-2719), 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Portland, Oregon, USA, 6-8 June, (AIAA-2011-2719), 2011, ppCD-ROM
Ciaran Simms, Eamonn McKnight, Ali McCorkell, Gareth J. Bennett, Girvan McCorkell, New Product Development of a Walking Aid for Children: A University/Industry Collaboration, 3rd European Seating Symposium Incorporating Assistive Technology, The Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland, 7-10 November 2011, 2011, ppCD-ROM - CD-ROM
Ian Davis, Gareth J. Bennett, Spatial Noise Source Identification of Tonal Noise in Turbomachinery Using the Coherence Function on a Modal Basis (AIAA-2011-2825), 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Portland, Oregon, USA, 6-8 June, (AIAA-2011-2825), 2011, ppCD-ROM
Ian Davis, Gareth J. Bennett, Experimental Investigations of Coherence Based Noise Source Identification Techniques for Turbomachinery Applications - Classic and Novel Techniques (AIAA-2011-2830), 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Portland, Oregon, USA, 6-8 June, (AIAA-2011-2830), 2011, ppCD-ROM
Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, Roberto Camussi, Gareth J. Bennett, Aeroacoustic source characterization technique applied to a cylindrical Helmholtz resonator, 18th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV18), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 10-14 July, (Paper No. 2062), 2011, pp349 - 356
Gareth J. Bennett, Ian Davis, Ulf Tapken, John Mahon, Nonlinear Frequency Scattering of Broadband Noise in Turbomachinery (AIAA 2010-3805), 16th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-9 June, 2010
Gareth J. Bennett, Ian Davis, Ulf Tapken, Broadband Noise Source Location in Turbomachinery using a Conditioned Spectral Analysis Technique Coupled with Modal Decomposition, Inter Noise 2010 - Noise and Sustainability, Lisbon, Portugal, 13-16 June, 2010
Holland, D., O'Donnell, G. E., Bennett, G.J., Open Design and the Reprap Project, 27th International Manufacturing Conference , GMIT, Galway, Ireland, 1-3 September 2010, edited by V. Butler, K. Kelly, P. Delassus, and G. Mac Michael , 2010, pp97 - 106
Werner Jürgens, Ulf Tapken, Benjamin Pardowitz, Philip Kausche, Gareth J. Bennett, Lars Enghardt, Technique to Analyze Characteristics of Turbomachinery Broadband Noise Sources (AIAA 2010-3979), 16th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-9 June, 2010
David B. Stephens, Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, Gareth J. Bennett, Shear Layer Driven Acoustic Modes in a Cylindrical Cavity (AIAA 2010-3903), 16th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-9 June, 2010
Gareth J. Bennett, Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, David B. Stephens, Shear Layer Dynamics of a Cylindrical Cavity for Different Acoustic Resonance Modes, 15th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 July, 2010
G.J. Bennett, K. Kelly, R. Collins, F. Boland, C. McGoldrick, S. Pavia, K. O'Kelly, Implementation of Project Based Learning in a Large Engineering Programme, 3rd International Symposium for Engineering Education (ISEE2010), University College Cork, 30/06-2/07 2010, edited by E. Byrne , 2010, pp214 - 223
Gareth J. Bennett, Eoin A. King, Jan Curn, Vinny Cahill, Fabien Bustamante, Henry J. Rice, Environmental noise mapping using measurements in transit, ISMA2010 - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 20-22 September, edited by Paul Sas , 2010, pp1795 - 1810
Teeling B, Bennett G, Mullaney C, Nugent R, O'Gorman A, O'Donovan S, Simms CK, Application of Universal Design Principles to the Design of Domestic Appliances, Bioengineering In Ireland Conference, Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co Dublin, January 22-24, 2010, (978-0-9548583-3-9), 2010, pp17 - 17
Francisco Rodriguez Verdugo, David B. Stephens, Gareth J. Bennett, Dynamics of the shear layer in the orifice of a cylindrical Helmholtz resonator using PIV, XVIII A.I.VE.LA. National Meeting, Rome, Italy, 15-16 December, (9788896378526), 2010, ppCD-ROM
Gareth J. Bennett, Ciarán O'Reilly, Ulf Tapken, John Fitzpatrick, Noise Source Location in Turbomachinery Using Coherence Based Modal Decomposition (AIAA 2009-3367), 15th AIAA /CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Miami, Florida, 11-13 May 2009, 2009
Gareth J. Bennett, John Mahon, Shane Hunt, Colin Harris, Design of an Electret Based Measurement Microphone, 26th International Manufacturing Conference (IMC26), Dublin, Ireland, 2-4 September 2009, 2009, pp411 - 418
Gareth J. Bennett, Ciarán O'Reilly, Ulf Tapken, Hao Liu, Modelling multi-modal sound transmission from point sources in ducts with flow using a wave-based method, 16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV16), Kraków, Poland, 5-9 July 2009, ((Paper No. 967)), 2009, pp4685-4693
Gareth J. Bennett, John Mahon, Darina Murray, Tim Persoons, Ian Davis, Heat Transfer Enhancement In Ducts Due To Acoustic Excitation, 7th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (ExHFT-7), Kraków, Poland, 28/06 - 03/07, 2009, 2009, pp10
Gareth J. Bennett, Hugh Lyons, Design of Product to Remove Raindrops for Car Door Mirrors, 26th International Manufacturing Conference (IMC26), Dublin, Ireland, 2-4 September 2009, 2009, pp395 - 402
Gareth J. Bennett, Henry Rice, Nonlinear vibro-acoustic behaviour in a circular membrane oscillator, 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC2009), Mini-symposium on Nonlinear vibrations and acoustics, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-11 September 2009, 2009
Bennett G., Fitzpatrick J., Noise-Source Identification For Ducted Fan Systems, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 46, (7), 2008, p1663 - 1674
To Design a Designer To Design Designs in, editor(s)Patrick Prendergast Ciaran Simms , Perspectives on Design and Bioengineering, Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin, 2008, pp161 - 175, [Gareth J. Bennett]
Bennett G., Lyons G., Kelly K., Implementation of a CDIO compliant syllabus in a large engineering programme, 25th International Manufacturing Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, 03/09/2008, edited by Robert Simpson , 2008, pp315 - 322
Bennett G. J., Mahon J., Fitzpatrick J. A., Non-linear Identification Applied to Broadband Turbomachinery Noise, 12th CEAS-ASC Workshop on Turbomachinery Broadband Noise , Bilbao, Spain, 23-24 October, 2008, edited by Emilio Campos and Ana Villate , 2008, pp12 - 15
Kelly K., Lyons G., Bennett G., Killeen E., Further Experiences in CDIO Implentation, 25th International Manufacturing Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, 03/09/2008, edited by Robert Simpson , 2008, pp323 - 331
Gareth J. Bennett, John Fitzpatrick, Noise Source Identification For Ducted Fan Systems (AIAA 2007-3693), 13th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Rome, Italy, 22 May 2007, 2007
Bennett G., Antunes J., Fitzpatrick J., Debut V., A Method for Optimal Reconstruction of Velocity Response Using Experimental Displacement and Acceleration Signals, 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV14), Cairns, Australia, 9-12 July 2007, 2007
Gareth J. Bennett, Noise Source Identification For Ducted Fans, University of Dublin, TCD, 2006
Bennett G., Fitzpatrick J., A Comparison of Coherence Based Acoustic Source Identification Techniques, 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV12), Lisbon, Portugal, 11-14 July 2005, 2005
Bennett G., Antunes J., Mendes J., Piteau Ph., , Some issues on the Identification of Experimental Fluid-Elastic Forces, Structural Mechanics in Reacter Technology (SMIRT) Conference, Lyon, France, August 1997 , 1997, pp119 - 127
Grunenwald T., Axisa F., Bennett G., Antunes J., Dynamics of Rotors Immersed in Eccentric Annular Flow. Part 2: Experiments, Journal of Fluids and Structures, 10, 1996, p919 - 944
Gareth J. Bennett, Model Validation For Rotor Instabilities, University of Dublin, TCD, 1996
Antunes J., Grunenwald T., Axisa F., Bennett G., Vibrations and Stability of Asymmetrically Supported Rotors with Annular Fluid Confinement, International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Vibration, Noise and Control, SDVNC '95, Hong Kong, China, December 1995, 1995
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, Community Informed Universal Design for the Benefit of the Community A pilot "Service Learning" module in TCD School of Engineering , NIDays, Graphical System Design Conference, Professional Development Conference for Engineers, Scientists and Educators, The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, 20/11/2012, 2012, National Instruments
Gareth J. Bennett, Design Projects in Undergraduate Engineering , TCD-UCD Engineering Design Innovation Research Event, Trinity College Dublin, Foster Place, Dublin 2, April 27 2010, edited by Prof. Brian Broderick, Prof. Michael Gilchrist , 2010
Gareth J. Bennett, Ian Davis, TEENI-Turboshaft Engine Exhaust Noise Identification, TCD-UCD Engineering Design Innovation Research Event , Trinity College, Foster Place, Dublin 2, 27th April 2010, edited by Prof. Brian Broderick, Prof. Michael Gilchrist , 2010
Ciaran Simms, Gareth J. Bennett, Garret O'Donnell, Eamonn McKnight, Ali McCorkell, Development of a gait training device for children with cerebral palsy, TCD-UCD Engineering Design Innovation Research Event, Trinity College Dublin, Foster Place, Dublin 2, April 27 2010, edited by Prof. Brian Broderick, Prof. Michael Gilchrist , 2010
Gareth J. Bennett, Christine Bohan, "Taking a practical approach to very ancient weaponry". Special report on Science, Engineering and Technology. The Irish Times, 2008, -
Dravet A., Bennett G., Fitzpatrick J., CFM56-5B Full Scale Powerplant Static Test, Combustion Noise Test Data-Appraisal Report. European Project Deliverable, SILENCER, E.U., April, 2007, (D2.2-2.5-04)
Bennett G., Fitzpatrick J., Data Appraisal Report, Combustor Noise LPT Propagation Assessment Report. European Project Deliverable, SILENCER, EU, October, 2006, (D2.2-4.5-03)
Gareth J. Bennett, John Fitzpatrick, 10th CEAS-ASC Workshop "Jet Noise Prediction methodologies-Recent Developments", 28/29 September 2006, 2006, Trinity College Dublin, John Fitzpatrick, Craig Meskell
Bennett G., Maitre T., Pellone C., Modelisation Instationnaire Subcavitante (Unsteady numerical modelling in non-cavitating flow), Laboratoire des Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels, October, 1997, (D.R.E.T. No 96.34.093)
Research Expertise
Description
My research engages with the challenge of achieving a sustainable and healthy planet which is the key research goal in Trinity's strategic plan. . To fund my research I have won 6.9M (2.8M-PI) in grants from e.g. the EU Commission, Enterprise Ireland, the Irish Research Council, the Naughton Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, industry and alumni. My primary research area is within the domain of aeronautics with the objective of producing greener aircraft with lower emissions. My research spans the full breadth from fundamental discovery to applied research with much of my work achieving high test readiness levels (TRL) to be adopted by the aviation industry: Airbus, Dassault, Safran, Rolls Royce, Leonardo to help reduce environmental noise for the good of society. I have collaborated with each of these companies in my research. I am the leading researcher in the country in Aeroacoustics and my reputation within Europe is solidly established: . I am the only Irish representative on the Aeroacoustics Specialists Committee of the Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS-ASC) which is the technical committee established by the EU member states' Aerospace Societies to serve and support the scientific and industrial aeroacoustics community in Europe. . I was the national focal point for aeroacoustics in the EU funded Coordination and Support action X-Noise EV. . I have been PI for TCD on five FP7 EU funded collaborative projects: TEENI, WENEMOR, ALLEGRA, ARTIC, X-Noise EV and my sixth: INVENTOR (H2020) has just begun. . In addition, I was full project coordinator for three of them (WENEMOR, ALLEGRA, ARTIC), managing a total budget of 5.4M and 15 partners from universities, research institutes and industry. In 2016 I was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Notre Dame and NASA Glenn to research innovative low noise solutions to reduce aviation noise for a sustainable environment. Additional international research fellowships were to Stanford University and the national nuclear research facility in Lisbon and a national research laboratory in France. I have published 38 journal papers (32 since my last promotion), 62 peer-reviewed conference papers (27 at AIAA/CEAS), 2 book chapters, I have edited one special issue in a journal (International Journal of Aeroacoustics, on which I am a member of the editorial board) and I have a patent submitted in China to reduce the noise from high-speed trains. . I have developed research collaborations and have published papers with over 20 international research labs, universities, and industries, including Harvard, Stanford, Bell Labs, Notre Dame, three locations in China, Sherbrooke, KTH, BME Hungary, Roma Tre, Delft, Airbus, Leonardo, the national aerospace institutes of France (ONERA), Germany (DLR), Italy (CIRA), the Netherlands (NLR) and the USA (NASA). . The future direction of my research is in metamaterials: Mechanical and Acoustic. Publications on these topics attract high citations and I currently have a paper accepted in the Nature publication: Scientific Reports, collaborating with Bell Labs. I have funded research that will develop and test novel sound-absorbing metamaterials (liners) on a NASA test rig in the US and I am currently collaborating on other papers with different groups in both Harvard, China, and Japan.Projects
- Title
- INVENTOR
- Summary
- INnoVative dEsign of iNstalled airframe componenTs for aircraft nOise Reduction. 16 partners including, Airbus, Dassault, DLR, NLR, Safran, Chalmers, Southampton, Aachen, VKI etc. Coordinated by ONERA.
- Funding Agency
- European Commission H2020 (860538)
- Date From
- 1 May 2020
- Date To
- 30 April 2024
- Title
- Novel Low Noise Technology to Reduce Aircraft Environmental Noise: Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic characterization of dual air curtains in a subsonic crossflow
- Summary
- Fluid Dynamics and Aeroacoutics research to reduce aviation noise. Student will contribute to my EU H2020 funded 'INVENTOR' project and will collaborate with my Chinese research collaborators in China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center (CARDC)
- Funding Agency
- Chinese Scholarship Council & TCD
- Date From
- Sept 2019
- Date To
- Oct 2023
- Title
- Dark-MetaLiner
- Summary
- Dark Acoustic MetaMaterials to Provide a Technological Breakthrough for Broadband Low Frequency Noise Attenuation: Electromagnetism and Acoustics Research at the Frontier Providing Foundational Knowledge to Address the Existing Weight and Size Obstacles to Efficient, Commercialisable Environmental and Occupational Noise Reduction Solutions. Collaborative project with the University of Notre Dame and NASA Glenn.
- Funding Agency
- Naughton Foundation
- Date From
- Sept 2018
- Date To
- Oct 2022
- Title
- Dark-MetaLiner
- Summary
- Novel acoustic metamaterial technology development to absorb low frequency broadband noise.
- Funding Agency
- TCD
- Date From
- Sept 2018
- Date To
- Oct 2022
- Title
- Passive, broadband acoustic noise mitigation using metamaterial technologies.
- Summary
- Novel matrial development for sound absorption. Research collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs to develop technology to reduce noise from data servers to reduce noise in data centres.
- Funding Agency
- Irish Research Council
- Date From
- Jan 2018
- Date To
- Dec 2019
- Title
- ARTIC
- Summary
- Project Coordinator and P.I.: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, total budget 1,400,000. The objective of the activity under this CfP is the test of a full-scale Main Landing Gear fuselage-mounted architecture sized for a high-wing regional aircraft configuration in a Wind Tunnel facility. This proposal considers a complete architecture including all necessary features from an aeroacoustic point of view including: gear struts, wheel pack, bay cavity and doors, fairings and portion of fuselage. A low noise technology shall be investigated following a selection process to be completed within GRA activities. The concept of an acoustic mirror shall be developed resulting in a design which will enable accurate far field sound measurements via a sectioned model with an acoustic reflector on the half plane. The consortium will design and manufacture a modular full-scale mock-up of the MLG integrating low-noise devices as indicated from the GRA ITD Member. The model shall be modular in order to test both the baseline and the low-noise MLG architecture with one or both gear legs. Advanced aero-acoustic measures including partial coherence techniques, orthogonal beam forming and deconvolution beam forming will be utilized to fully assess the noise emission of the landing gear. These techniques will quantify the source distribution, mechanisms of noise reduction and provide an innovative tool for use in aeroacoustic problems of this nature. ARTIC has put together a consortium which comprises of one of Europe's most distinguished Universities, a Research Institute in aeronautics of international renown and an SME with specific competence in aerospace design, manufacturing and structural analysis. All partners have participated and delivered in EU projects, in some cases extensively including coordination. In addition, subcontracting will be given to the only aeroacoustic wind tunnel company in Europe capable to perform these tests. Partners: TCD (Coordinator), NLR (The Netherlands), INASCO (Greece), DNW-LLF (German Dutch Windtunnel, Subcontractor) http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/191331_en.html
- Funding Agency
- EU (620188)
- Date From
- 1 July 2014
- Date To
- 28 February 2017
- Title
- ALLEGRA
- Summary
- (Project Coordinator and P.I.: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, total budget 2,000,000) Advanced Low Noise Landing (Main and Nose) Gear for Regional Aircraft. During landing approach, when engines are operating at low thrust, the noise of the airframe contributes strongly to the overall noise signature of modern aircraft. Airframe noise is generated by airflow around components of the aircraft. The main sources of airframe noise are therefore the high drag elements such as landing gears and also the high lift devices on the wings. For larger aircraft, it is the landing gear noise that dominates. This project will therefore focus on the design and test of Main and Nose Landing Gear noise reduction concepts. ALLEGRA has put together a consortium which comprises of a well known aeroacoustic wind tunnel company and some SME's from around Europe with specific competence on landing gear design, manufacturing and structural analysis. In addition two of the EU's most distinguished universities will take the lead in computational aeroacoustics, noise measurements and data analysis. All partners have participated and delivered in EU projects, in some cases extensively including coordination. The outputs of ALLEGRA will result in pragmatic, validated solutions which will reduce noise, emissions and improve fuel consumption. These solutions will be developed in conjunction with an EU aircraft manufacturer to ensure feasibility and to reduce time to implementation. Partners: TCD (Coordinator), KTH (Sweden), Pininfarina (Italy), Eurotech (Italy), TeknoSud (Italy), Magnaghi (Italy), http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/109260_en.html
- Funding Agency
- EU (308225)
- Date From
- 1 Jan 2013
- Date To
- 31 December 2014
- Title
- WENEMOR
- Summary
- (Project Coordinator and P.I.: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, total budget 2,000,000). Wind Tunnel Tests for the Evaluation of the Installation Effects of Noise Emissions of an Open Rotor Advanced Regional Aircraft. WENEMOR has been developed in response to the requirements described in the Clean Sky-ITD-GRA call for proposals referenced under SP1-JTI-CLEAN SKY-2010-4 and named "Aero-acoustic noise emissions measure for advanced Regional Open Rotor A/C configuration". WENEMOR will address the topic by conducting aeroacoustic measurements in an open test section of a large low speed wind tunnel, on a complete reduced scale modular model of different configurations of an aircraft with installed open rotor systems, operating in both "pusher" and "tractor" modes. The aim of these tests will be the creation of an aeroacoustic database that will have two main applications: to characterize the emitted noise and evaluate the installation effects of these different configurations and to allow the validation of GRA ITD aeroacoustic simulation codes. Partners: TCD (Coordinator), UNIVPM (Italy), Eurotech (Italy), TeknoSud (Italy), Paragon (Greece), MicrodB (France), Pininfarina (Italy) (Project Coordinator and P.I.: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, total budget 2,000,000) http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/100688_en.html
- Funding Agency
- EU (278419)
- Date From
- 1 September 2011
- Date To
- 31 October 2013
- Title
- TEENI
- Summary
- (P.I.: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, TCD Budget 400,000) Turboshaft Exhaust Engine Noise Identification: broadband noise source identification in helicopter engines. The TEENI project is an FP7 level 1 (Theme 7 - Transport) 1st Call EU- funded project. It focuses on Helicopter Engine Exhaust Broadband Noise, and tries to identify the origin of this noise from external measurements only.Unlike Turbojet engines, Turboshaft engine gases are ejected at low speeds, leading to almost no jet noise. Although the turbines generate high amplitude tonal nose, their high RPM and blade count result in the frequencies being above the audible threshold. However, a previous European project: Friendcopter has demonstrated through flight tests the significance of medium-frequency exhaust engine noise for the Take-Off flight certification condition. The origin and generation mechanisms of this exhaust broadband noise "Corenoise", have not yet been fully defined: low frequency content is generally related to combustion phenomena in the literature, but the sources above 1kHz are not understood. Understanding the origin (location and physical mechanisms) of this broadband noise range is the main objective of the TEENI project, with the final industrial goal being to better attenuate this exhaust noise. http://www.xnoise.eu/index.php?id=384. http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/89869_en.html
- Funding Agency
- EU (212367)
- Date From
- 1 April 2008
- Date To
- 31 March 2013
- Title
- X-Noise EV. EU Network in Aeroacoustics
- Summary
- Dr. Gareth J. Bennett P.I. and National Focal Point NFP. X-Noise is a European network of industrial, SMEs, university and research organizations working in the field of aircraft noise research. The current X-Noise EV project is led by SNECMA, and its primary objective is the coordination of European research activities related to aircraft noise. X-Noise EV is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Commission through the seventh Framework Programme. Through its network structure and comprehensive workplan involving expert groups, scientific workshops, stakeholder seminars and a common information system, this consortium address the aircraft noise challenges set by the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) 2020 vision. Within the framework of X-Noise a network of National Focal Points (NFP) has been established aimed at improving the integration of the research community. http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/97238_en.html
- Funding Agency
- EU FP7 (265943)
- Date From
- 1 December 2010
- Date To
- 30 November 2015
- Title
- EI Voucher-Quartet Business Solutions Limited
- Summary
- Knowledge Provider to Quartet Business Solutions Limited a Medical Device Design company in the Pharmaceuticals Medical Device Sector.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- 2011
- Date To
- 2012
- Title
- EI Voucher-Squirrel Engineering Ltd.
- Summary
- Knowledge Provider to Squirrel Engineering Ltd. (5,000). Squirrel Engineering Ltd is a new company set up to look at how urban waste is collected today. Having identified an opportunity in the apartment sector, Squirrel has designed a novel system for collecting, handling and transporting waste. At the moment they are a one product company and would like to extend their product range. The next product to be designed is for use by local authorities. Project Deliverables: 1. The implementation of a systematic design methodology to help structure the design process. 2. The analysis of a specific component to ensure its design is adequate to withstand the loads to which it will be subject.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- 2011
- Date To
- 2011
- Title
- Fusion-Walker Design
- Summary
- Moorings Mediquip is a distributor of disability equipment to the community, to nursing & residential homes and to government departments. With Dr. Ciaran Simms (PI) and Dr. Garret O'Donnell (52,000). The main objective of the project is to design, develop and bring to market a range of walkers / standing aids which will allow the company to grow their market in Ireland and UK and potentially address the wider European market.
- Funding Agency
- InterTrade Ireland (Trade and Buisness Development Body)
- Date From
- 2009
- Date To
- 2011
- Title
- Application Of Universal Design Principles To The Design Of Domestic Appliances
- Summary
- Universal Design has the goal of creating an environment which is accessible/usable by to as many people as possible. Evaluation of the usability by older people of a range of home appliances (heaters, iron, toaster etc) showed that significant biomechanical difficulties were experienced with operating certain push buttons and dials. A review of the literature and mechanical testing of the required force and torque for these controls showed improvements could be made by relatively minor design modifications. Evaluation of these modifications in a second series of patient tests confirmed the major potential for improvement in existing products. With Dr. Ciaran Simms.
- Funding Agency
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering & Glen Dimplex
- Date From
- 2009
- Date To
- 2009
- Title
- EI Voucher-Sonitus Systems
- Summary
- Knowledge Provider to Sonitus Systems Ltd. (5,000). The aim of this work was to assess the microphone and data acquisition system provided by Sonitus systems. The microphone characteristics were compared with a high quality commercial microphone (Gras BF40) The sensitivity and frequency response of the microphone were examined. The data acquisition system was also examined and compared with a commercially available system (National Instruments). Finally the output from the system, i.e. the A-weighted value such as LaBq was calculated and compared. The tests conducted, the procedure and aim of the specific tests are outlined in the accompanying report along with results and recommendations.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- 2008
- Date To
- 2008
- Title
- EI Voucher-Dyoptyka
- Summary
- Knowledge Provider to Dyoptyka Ltd. (5,000). Vibro-Acoustic analysis of electronic equipment creating unwanted noise in a consumer appliance.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- 2008
- Date To
- 2008
- Title
- Silencer
- Summary
- Significantly Lower Community Exposure to Aircraft Noise. The largest ever European aircraft noise research project, known as SILENCE(R), was launched On April 1st 2001. A consortium of 54 companies collaborated for six years to validate new technologies for reducing aircraft noise by up to 6 decibels as of 2008. The European Commission's Fifth Framework Programme for RTD is funding 50% of the project whose total budget exceeds 110 M Euro. Unsteady pressure measurements in the combustion can of an aeroengine can be used to identify the contribution of combusiton noise to near and farfield noise. TCD's contribution to Silencer was multifold. In the first instance, an internal and external transducer network to instrument full scale gas turbine engines was specified. The data acquired from these aero-engines during full scale static tests were processed with novel signal processing algorithms developed at TCD. The analysis allowed core noise source identification and a technique to determine liner efficiency to be developed. (Technical and Administrative Manager for TCD: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, TCD Budget 240,000
- Funding Agency
- EU
- Date From
- April 2001
- Date To
- April 2007
Recognition
Representations
The only Irish member of the Aeroacoustics Specialists Committee of the Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS-ASC)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Management committee member of COST Action "Designs for Noise Reducing Materials and Structures" (DENORMS - CA15125). (2016-2020)
Scientific and Technical Evaluation Committee of Département d'AéroACoustique (DAAC), ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab, Paris, France.
Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Aeroacoustics
Ad hoc reviewer for leading journals in my field, including Journal of Sound and Vibration (JSV), Applied Acoustics, Journal of American Society of Acoustics (JASA), International Journal of Aeroacoustics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: AIAAJ & Journal of Aircraft (JoA), IMechE journals, Measurement Science and Technology (Institue of Physics), Physics of Fluids, Physics Letters A, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME).
External examiner for university PhD theses. e.g. KTH - Stockholm, Federico II - Italy, University of Southampton - UK, Roma Tre - Italy, University of Bristol - UK, University of Notre Dame - USA
Ad-hoc grant proposal evaluator for: ERC - Starter Grant, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC, UK), The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO Veni), Fulbright Commission Ireland, Fulbright Commission Egypt, Israel Science Foundation.
Promotions evaluator for Associate Prof and Tenure: University of Hartford (USA), Professor: University of Delft (The Netherlands)
Member of interview panel for: Assistant Prof. UCD (2 occasions) and for Fulbright TechImpact Scholar Awards.
Committee member for TCD with Campus Engage (IUA)
National Disability Authority (NDA-CEUD) Standards Committee member.
Awards and Honours
Fulbright Scholar (University of Notre Dame and NASA Glenn). International Research Award.
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence (TCD). TCD Teaching Award.
Provost's PhD Project Award. TCD Research Award.
Stanford University: Visiting Research Scholar. Centre for Design Research, Stanford Mechanical Engineering. International Research Award.
Aviation R&D Award. National Award Sponsored by the Irish Aviation Authority. National Research Award.
Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching. TCD Teaching Award.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence. EU Research Award.
Registrar's Civic Engagement Award Nominee. TCD Teaching Award.
Sir Bernard Crossland Best Paper Award (with student). National Research Award.
National Award for Excellence in Teaching (NAIRTL): Trinity Nominee 2012. National Teaching Award.
Inter-Trade Ireland best project award for the design of a walking aid for patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (Co-PI with Dr. Ciaran Simms PI). National Research Award.
Nominated for Irish Times Innovation Award for the design of a walking aid for patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (Co-PI with Dr. Ciaran Simms PI). National Research Award.
Research Bursory: Laboratoire des Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels (L.E.G.I.), (National Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory), Grenoble, France. International Research Award.
Research Bursory: Instituto Tecnológico E Nuclear (I.T.N.), (Government Nuclear and Technological Research Institute), Lisbon, Portugal. International Research Award.
Civic Engagement Officer Award. TCD Teaching Award.
Lecturer Special Recognition Award. Smarter Travel. National Transport Authority (NTA). National Teaching Award.
Lecturer Special Recognition Award. Smarter Travel. National Transport Authority (NTA). National Teaching Award.
Lecturer Special Recognition Award. Smarter Travel. National Transport Authority (NTA). National Teaching Award.
Sustainability Leadership Award. TCD Teaching Award.
Memberships
Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Aeroacoustics (IJA-Sage)
Aeroacoustics Specialists Committee of the Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS-ASC)
Irish Fulbright Alumni Association and Ireland United States Alumni Association
Chartered Engineer. Engineers Ireland (CEng, MIEI)
Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)
Comité d'Evaluation Scientifique et Technique du Département Aérodynamique, Aéroélasticité, Acoustique. ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab. Only non-native French speaking member of scientific evaluation committee of French Aerospace.
Campus Engage, Irish Universities Association (IUA), TCD Committee Member.
National Disabilty Authority, Centre of Excellence in Universal Design (NDA-CEUD) Standards Committee Member.
Member of Engineers Ireland (MIEI)
Member of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration
Member of the European Mechanics Society (Euromech)
Founding Member of Conceive Design Implement and Operate organisation (TCD), (www.CDIO.org).