Akhil Dinesh

Akhil Dinesh is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Propulsion and Thermal Power Engineering at Cranfield University. His work focuses on gas turbine operations, fire suppression systems, and computational fluid dynamics in aerospace contexts. He also teaches the Introduction to Artificial Intelligence unit at Milton Keynes University.

• Education: BSc in Aerospace Engineering (IIAEM, 2017); MSc in Thermal Power (Cranfield University, 2018); Part-time PhD in Aerospace Engineering (Cranfield University, ongoing since 2020)

Research Interests: Akhil specializes in gas turbine performance simulations, digital twin frameworks for engine monitoring, and environmentally friendly fire suppression agents. His recent publications analyze halon-free fire suppressants like HFC-125 and nitrogen, emphasizing ozone compliance and agent dispersion dynamics in aircraft propulsion systems.

Publications examine fire suppression in hypothetical high-bypass turbofan engines and large enclosures, with findings validated against NIST experimental data. His work addresses Montreal Protocol requirements while advancing Clean Sky 2 project objectives.

Projects: Key contributions to the EFFICIENT project (Clean Sky 2) for environmentally friendly fire suppression, and industrial collaborations on gas turbine monitoring software and sequential combustor design. He supervises MSc student projects and develops educational software tools at Cranfield.