Professor Stephen Spence
Prof of Mechanical Engineering (1980), Mechanical, Manuf & Biomedical Eng
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Conor Gallagher, Charles Stuart, Stephen Spence, Liquid hydrogen and synthetic sustainable aviation fuel: A European airline case study, Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society, 2025
Yiming Liu, Stephen Spence, George Sandford, Stuart Mann, Duncan McMath and Charles Stuart, Characterization of Centrifugal Compressor Vaneless Diffuser Performance and Stability Using High-Fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics, Physics of Fluids, 37, (11), 2025
Cillian Thomas, Alex M. Garcia, Stephen Spence, Charles Stuart, Marc Furi, Sandeep Jella, Gilles Bourque, Impact of Flame Thickening on the Predicted Shape and Dynamics of a Turbulent Premixed Flame, Symposium on Thermoacoustics in Combustion: Industry meets Academia (SoTiC 2025), Trondheim, Norway, Sep. 8 - Sep.11 2025, 2025
Laura McLaughlin, Stephen Spence, Daniel Rusch, Charles Stuart, Marco Geron, Kwok Kai So, Magnus Fischer, Investigation of the Map Width Improvement in a Radially Reduced Diffuser Design Concept for a Centrifugal Compressor, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 146, (11), 2024
Yiming Liu, Stephen Spence, John Horsley, Stuart Mann , Charles Stuart, INSIGHTS INTO TURBOCHARGER CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR STABILITY USING HIGH-FIDELITY CFD AND A NOVEL IMPELLER DIFFUSION FACTOR, ASME Turbo Expo 2024, London, UK, June 24-28 2024, 2024
Pangbo Ren, Charles Stuart, Mimi Zhang, Ryosuke Inomata, Kazuaki Nakamura, Isao Morita, Stephen Spence, Investigation of the surrogate model in an ANN-Meanline Hybrid model for Radial Turbine Performance Prediction, International Journal of Gas Turbine, Propulsion and Power Systems, 15, (2), 2024, p9 - 18
Peter Martin, Stephen Spence, Charles Stuart, Thomas Leonard, Andre Starke, Marco Geron, Investigating the Suitability of Multi-Scroll Volutes for Improving Spanwise Incidence of Mixed Flow Turbine Rotors With Varying Blade Cone Angles in Automotive Turbocharging Applications, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 146, (6), 2024
Conor Gallagher, Charles Stuart and Stephen Spence, Energy Analysis of Fleet Operations Using Green Liquid Hydrogen and Synthetic Kerosene, AIAA Aviation Forum 2023, San Diego, USA, 12-16 June 2023, 2023, pphttps://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023
Lee Gibson; Stephen Spence; Charles Stuart; Andre Starke; Sung In Kim, On the Effect of Side Clearance in the Vaned Diffuser of a Centrifugal Compressor, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2023
Conor Gallagher, Charles Stuart and Stephen Spence, Validation and Calibration of Conceptual Design Tool SUAVE, AIAA Aviation Forum 2023, San Diego, USA, 12-16 June 2023, 2023, pphttps://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023
Pangbo Ren; Charles Stuart; Stephen Spence; Ryosuke Inomata; Takayuki Kobayashi; Isao Morita, Using Machine Learning for Loss Prediction in a Hybrid Meanline Modeling Method to Deliver Improved Radial Turbine Performance Prediction, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2023
Morrison, R., Spence, S, Stuart, C., Leonard, T., Starke, A., & Kim, S., INVESTIGATION OF A NOVEL TURBINE HOUSING TO PRODUCE A NON-UNIFORM SPANWISE FLOW FIELD AT THE INLET TO A MIXED FLOW TURBINE AND PROVIDE VARIABLE GEOMETRY CAPABILITIES, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2023
Laura McLaughlin, Charles Stuart, Stephen Spence, Erich Kreiselmaier Kwok Kai So Marco Geron, Daniel Rusch,, A NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DESIGN POINT PERFORMANCE FOR A CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH A PARAMETERIZED VOLUTE, ASME Turbo Expo 2023, Boston, MA, 26th -30th June 2023, 2023
Liu, Y, Ju, Y, Qin, R, Spence, S and Zhang, C, Collaborative Robust Design Optimization of Blade Geometry and Manufacturing Tolerance for a Transonic Centrifugal Impeller, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 145, (7), 2023, p071001 - p15
Ren, P., Stuart, C., Spence, S., Inomata, R., Kobayashi, T., & Morita, I., USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR LOSS PREDICTION IN A HYBRID MEANLINE MODELING METHOD TO DELIVER IMPROVED RADIAL TURBINE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION, ASME Turbo Expo 2022, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 13-17 2022, GT2022-80186, 2022
McLaughlin, L., Spence, S., Galloway, L., Rusch, D., Geron, M., So, K., Fischer, M., Numerical and experimental investigation of a radially reduced diffuser design concept for a centrifugal compressor, Aerospace Science and Technology, 126, 2022, p107590-
Morrison, R, Stuart, C., Spence, S, Leonard, T, and Kim, S, Investigation of a Novel Turbine Housing to Produce a Non-Uniform Spanwise Flow Field at the Inlet to a Mixed Flow Turbine and Provide Variable Geometry Capabilities, ASME Turbo Expo, Virtual, Online, 7 - 11 June 2021, GT2021-58382, 2021
Elliott, M, Spence, S, Seiler, M and Geron, M,, Aeromechanical optimization of scalloping in mixed flow turbines, ASME Turbo Expo, Virtual, Online, 7 - 11 June 2021, GT2021-58901, 2021
Xing, H, Stuart, C, Spence, S and Chen, H, Fuel cell power systems for maritime applications: Progress and perspectives, Sustainability, 13, (3), 2021
Elliott, M, Seiler, M and Spence, S, Performance improvement of a mixed flow turbine using 3D blading, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2021
Liang, T, Bo, L, Spence, S and Gibson, L, Effect of Boundary layer suction on the corner separation in a highly loaded axial compressor cascade, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 143, (6), 2021
Lang, J, Chu, W, Spence, S, An, G, and Galloway, L, Performance enhancement of a centrifugal compressor stage using profiled end wall (PEW) treatments in the radial vaned diffuser, Aerospace Science and Technology, 110, 2021
An, G, Wu, Y, Spence, S, Lang, J, Chen, Z and Mahmoudi, Y, Numerical investigation into the mechanism regarding the Inception and Evolution of Flow Unsteadiness Induced by the tip leakage flow in a transonic compressor, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 235, (1), 2021, p44 - 58
Bach, T, Huet, M, Watson, R, Spence, S, and Mahmoudi, Y, , Effect of Film Cooling on Entropy Noise Generation in a Stator Blade Row, AIAA Journal, 2020-08-J060077, 2021
Wang, B, Wu, Y, Yang, F, Spence, S, Intermittent breakdown of the tip leakage vortex and the resultant flow unsteadiness in the tip-region of a subsonic compressor cascade, Aerospace Science and Technology, 113, 2021
Liang, T, Bo, L, Spence, S, and Jiao, L, Numerical Investigation into the Effects of Tip Clearance on the Performance of a Counter-rotating Axial Flow Compressor, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 2020
Lang, J, Chu, W, Spence, S and An, G, Investigation of stall recovery potential in a transonic compressor rotor, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 2020
Stuart, C, Spence, S, Teichel, S and Starke, A, Design and evaluation of an active inlet swirl control device for automotive turbocharger compressors, Proc. of IMechE 14th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging, IMechE 14th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging, London, May 2020, 2020, pppp. 1-14
Liang, T, Bo, L and Spence, S, Numerical analysis for the effects of circumferential groove casing suction in a counter-rotating axial flow compressor, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 13, (5), 2020, p1587 - 1599
Xing, H, Spence, S, and Chen, H, A comprehensive review on countermeasures for carbon emissions from ships, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 134, 2020, ppp. 1-18
Qin, R, Ju, Y, Galloway, L, Spence, S, and Zhang, C, High Dimensional Matching Optimization of Impeller-Vaned Diffuser Interaction for a Centrifugal Compressor Stage, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 142, (12), 2020
Liu, Y, Qin, R, Ju, Y, Spence, S and Zhang, C, Robust Design Optimization of a Transonic Centrifugal Impeller Considering Realistic Manufacturing Variabilities, ASME Turbo Expo, Virtual, Online, 21-25 September 2020, GT2020-14784, 2020
Gibson, L, Spence, S, Kim, S, Schwitzke, M, Starke, A, and Filsinger, D, An investigation into the effect of clearance aspect ratio on the performance of a variable geometry vaned diffuser for automotive turbocharger application, ASME Turbo Expo, Virtual, Online, 21-25 September 2020, GT2020-14905, 2020
Morrison, R, Spence, S, Leonard, T, Starke, A and Kim, S, Evaluating the use of leaned stator vanes to produce a non-uniform flow distribution across the inlet span of a mixed flow turbine rotor, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 142, (12), 2019
Lang, J, Li, X, Galloway, L, Spence, S and Wu, Y, Performance Enhancement of a Centrifugal Compressor Stage using Profiled End Wall (PEW) Treatments in the Radial Vaned Diffuser, Turbocharging Seminar, Harbin, 10-11 Sept 2019, 2019, pp1 - 8
Gibson, L, Spence, S, Kim, S, Schwitzke, M, Starke, A, and Filsinger, D, An Investigation into the Effect of Diffuser Vane Side Clearance Position on the Efficiency and Stability of an Automotive Turbocharger Compressor, Proceedings of The International Gas Turbine Congress, International Gas Turbine Congress, Tokyo, 17-22 November 2019, 145, 2019
Bach, T, Mahmoudi, Y and Spence, S, Unsteady RANS simulation on the effect of film cooling on entropy noise generation in a two-dimensional stator cascade, 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration ICSV26, Montreal, 7 - 11 July 2019, 2019
Leonard, T, Spence, S, Starke, A and Filsinger, D, Design and performance analysis of mixed flow turbine rotors with extended blade chord, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 142, (12), 2019
Gibson, L, Spence, S, Kim, S, Schwitzke, M and Starke, A, A numerical investigation of a turbocharger compressor back-disk cavity under vastly different operating conditions, Turbocharging Seminar, Shanghai, 16 - 17 Oct , 2018, pp1 - 11
Galloway, L, Spence, S, Kim, S, Rusch, D, Vogel, K and Hunziker, R, An investigation of centrifugal compressor stability enhancement using a novel vaned diffuser recirculation technique, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 140, (12), 2018
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Fan Yang, Yanhui Wu, Zhiyang Chen, Stephen Spence, Bo Li, The unsteadiness of tip leakage vortex breakdown and its role in rotating instability, Physics of Fluids, 35, (10), 2023, p107108 - p10