Dr Stuart Norris
BE (Hons), ME (Dist), PhD
Biography
Stuart grew up in the shadow of Huntly Powerstation, and is heir to a family tradition of engineering and the sea. He was educated in New Zealand and Australia, and before returning to the Mechanical Engineering Department, he worked as a research engineer in the Bioengineering Institute, a scientific programmer for a special effects studio in Los Angeles, a computer systems administrator at the University of New South Wales, and as a garbo for the Otahuhu City Council.
His interests are the development and application of computational techniques for the solution of heat and fluid flow, and their application to heat transfer and yacht aerodynamics problems.
Qualifications
BE (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland (1990)
ME (Dist) Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland (1993)
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney (2000)
Research | Current
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Heat transfer and buoyancy driven flows
- Yacht aerodynamics
Research groups
- Yacht Research Unit
- Thermofluids laboratory
- Fluid Dynamics Research Group (University of Sydney)
Showcase of Research at NeSI
Teaching | Current
- MechEng 211 Thermofluids
- MechEng 311 Thermal Engineering
- MechEng 711 Computational Fluid Dynamics
Previous Teaching
- MechEng 712 Aero-hydrodynamics
- MechEng 713 Energy Technology
- MechEng 715 Building Services
- MechEng 771 Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics
- MechEng 774 Small Craft Naval Architecture
Postgraduate supervision
Graduate Studies
Inquisitive and enthusiastic students wishing to study for a PhD or Masters degree can email me directly including a CV and an academic transcript.
- Development of methods for modelling heat and fluid flow
- Buoyancy driven flows
- Convective heat transfer
- Yacht aerodynamics
You can find a listing of projects in the FindaThesis website, or by searching by my name on the faculty research project website.
Distinctions/Honours
Faculty of Engineering Top Teacher award 2016, 2013.
Responsibilities
Faculty research committee.
Postgraduate advisor (Taught) for Mechanical Engineering
Areas of expertise
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Aerodynamics and fluid mechanics
- Heat transfer
Committees/Professional groups/Services
Professional affiliations
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Ke, J., Williamson, N., Armfield, S. W., Norris, S. E., & Komiya, A. (2020). Law of the wall for a temporally evolving vertical natural convection boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 902.10.1017/jfm.2020.621
- Ke, J., Williamson, N., Armfield, S., McBain, G. D., & Norris, S. E. (2019). Stability of a temporally evolving natural convection boundary layer on an isothermal wall. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 877, 1163-1185. 10.1017/jfm.2019.639
- Norris, S. E., Richards, P. J., Durand, C., & Galley, L. (2019). Aerodynamic interference of yachts sailing upwind on opposite tacks. Ocean Engineering, 18810.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106286
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/48235
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Peter Richards - Nava, S., Cater, J. E., & Norris, S. E. (2018). Large Eddy Simulation of an asymmetric spinnaker. OCEAN ENGINEERING, 169, 99-109. 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.08.060
Other University of Auckland co-authors: John Cater - Pelmard, J., Norris, S., & Friedrich, H. (2018). LES grid resolution requirements for the modelling of gravity currents. Computers and Fluids, 174, 256-270. 10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.08.005
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Joe Pelmard, Heide Friedrich - Nava, S., Cater, J. E., & Norris, S. E. (2017). Modelling Leading Edge Separation on a Flat Plate and Yacht Sails using LES. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 65, 299-308. 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2016.12.004
Other University of Auckland co-authors: John Cater - Storey, R. C., Cater, J. E., & Norris, S. E. (2016). Large eddy simulation of turbine loading and performance in a wind farm. Renewable Energy, 95, 31-42. 10.1016/j.renene.2016.03.067
Other University of Auckland co-authors: John Cater - Richards, P. J., & Norris, S. E. (2015). Appropriate boundary conditions for a pressure driven boundary layer. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 142, 43-52. 10.1016/j.jweia.2015.03.003
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Peter Richards
Identifiers
Contact details
Primary office location
ENGINEERING BLOCK 5 - Bldg 405
Level 9, Room 963
5 GRAFTON RD
AUCKLAND CENTRAL
AUCKLAND 1010
New Zealand