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| Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, B.A., B.A.I., M.Sc., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in Trinity College Dublin and has recently returned from Stanford University where he was a Visiting Scholar in the School of Engineering and the Centre for Design Research. Dr. Bennett obtained his B.A.I. Mechanical Engineering Degree in 1994 and his M.Sc. degree through research in 1996, both from the University of Dublin, T.C.D. In 1994 Dr. Bennett obtained a research fellowship to work in the national Nuclear and Technological Research Institute (I.T.N.) in Lisbon, Portugal to carry out work in fluid elastic instability, vibration analysis and signal processing. After completion of his M.Sc., degree Dr. Bennett worked for a year in a national fluid mechanics research laboratory (L.E.G.I.) in Grenoble, France performing research in the area of Computerised Fluid Dynamics (CFD) as applied to cavitational flows of turbine blades. On returning to Ireland, 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). From 2002-2007 he managed TCD's contribution to a collaborative FP5 EU research project "Silencer" worth €240k and completed his Ph.D. "Noise Source Identification For Ducted Fans" in 2006. Dr. Bennett is currently P.I. on four EU FP7 projects of which he is the Coordinator of two: "TEENI" (€400k):- Broadband Noise Source Identification of Helicopter Engines; "WENEMOR" a Clean Sky JTI project in the area of Open Rotor installation effects (€1,375,000), "ALLEGRA": a second Clean Sky JTI project to reduce noise from the landing gear of Green Rotor-Craft (€2,000,000). Dr. Bennett is also the National Focal Point in Ireland for X-Noise EV an FP7 Coordination and Support Action in Aeroacoustics and is the only Irish member of the Aeroacoustics Specialists' Committee of the Confederation of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS). In addition to his principle research areas: Sound, Vibration & Aeroacoustics he is also research active in the areas of Design (Open, Universal and Medical Device Design) as well as conducting research in Engineering Education. In the Design Community he is responsible for the School of Engineering joining the CDIO organisation for which he is the contact principle for the School and he was recently a Visiting Research Fellow in the Centre for Design Research in Stanford University. Dr. Bennett lectures in the area of Mechanical Engineering Design and has helped to extensively revise the undergraduate curriculum, introducing innovative project based design modules. This lead to Dr. Bennett receiving the Provost's Teaching Award for Academic Excellence, the University's most prestigious teaching award and was recently selected as a nominee for Trinity for a National Award for Teaching Excellence (NAIRTL). Dr. Bennett currently has seven graduate students and two post-doctoral fellows in his research group.
See http://tcdlocalportal.tcd.ie/pls/public/staff.detail?p_unit=mechanical_engineering&p_name=bennettg
for further information. [email: gareth.bennett@tcd.ie] |
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Date |
| Co-Chair. 10th International Conference on Flow-Induced Vibration
(& Flow-Induced Noise)
2nd - 6th July 2012, Hosted by Trinity College Dublin
www.FIV2012.com |
2012 |
| Scientific Committee of the 26th International Manufacturing Conference IMC26- Energy Efficient and Low Carbon Manufacturing, September 2-4, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland |
2009 |
| Scientific Committee of 10th CEAS-ASC Workshop & 1st Scientific Workshop of X3 - NOISE "Jet Noise Prediction Methodologies - Recent Developments"
28/29 September. School of Engineering, TCD. |
2006 |
| Journal Reviewer for The Journal of Sound and Vibration |
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| Journal Reviewer for IMechE Journal of Systems and Control Engineering |
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| Project title |
ALLEGRA |
| Summary |
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.
(Project Coordinator and P.I.: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, total budget €2,000,000) |
| Funding Agency |
EU |
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CleanSky JTI, 7th Framework (FP7) |
| Type of Project |
Collaborative Research |
| Date from |
2012 (Under Negotiation) |
| Date to |
2014 |
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WENEMOR |
| Summary |
Wind Tunnel Tests for the Evaluation of the Installation Effects of Noise Emissions of an Open Rotor Advanced Regional Aircraft.
TCD is the Co-ordinator of this collaborative EU project with seven partners. Dr. Gareth J. Bennett (PI and Coordinator) (€1,375,000) |
| Funding Agency |
EU |
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CleanSky JTI, 7th Framework (FP7) |
| Type of Project |
Research |
| Date from |
September 2011 |
| Date to |
February 2013 |
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TEENI |
| Summary |
Turboshaft Exhaust Engine Noise Identification: Dr. Gareth J. Bennett(PI) (€400,000)
Broadband noise source identification in helicopter engines. http://www.xnoise.eu/index.php?id=384 |
| Funding Agency |
EU |
| Programme |
Strep 7th Framework |
| Type of Project |
Research |
| Date from |
April 2008 |
| Date to |
April 2013 |
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| Project title |
X-Noise EV. EU Network in Aeroacoustics |
| Summary |
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.
(Dr. Gareth J. Bennett P.I. and National Focal Point NFP) |
| Funding Agency |
EU FP7 |
| Programme |
Coordination and Support Action |
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| Date from |
December 2010 |
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December 2014 |
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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 |
| Programme |
Innovation Vouchers Initiative |
| Type of Project |
Research/Industry Collaboration |
| Date from |
2011 |
| Date to |
2012 |
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| More Research Projects>>> |
| 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 |
| 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 TARA - Full Text |
| 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 TARA - Full Text |
Gareth J. Bennett, Ciarán O'Reilly, Ulf Tapken, John Fitzpatrick, Noise Source Location in Turbomachinery Using Coherence Based Modal Decomposition, 15th AIAA /CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Miami, Florida, 11-13 May 2009, 2009 TARA - Full Text
DOI |
Bennett G., Fitzpatrick J., Noise-Source Identification For Ducted Fan Systems, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 46, (7), 2008, p1663 - 1674
DOI |
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