Dr Robert Hamilton
Teaching Fellow
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Area of Expertise
- Finite element analysis and non linear computational mechanics
- Technical analysis and the design of machines, pressure systems and engineering components using finite element anlysis
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Publications
- Comparison of single-solver FSI techniques for the Fe-prediction of a blow-off pressure for an elastomeric seal
- Morrison Niall, Gorash Yevgen, Hamilton Robert
- Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018 6th ECCOMAS European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th ECCOMAS European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018, pp. 2099-2110 (2018)
- Consideration of fluid-structure interaction with the CEL approach for the FE-prediction of a blow-off pressure for an elastomeric seal
- Morrison N, Gorash Y, Hamilton R
- 24th International Conference on Fluid Sealing (2018)
- CAE-based application for identification and verification of hyperelastic parameters
- Gorash Yevgen, Comlekci Tugrul, Hamilton Robert
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications Vol 231, pp. 611-626 (2017)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1464420715604004
- Study of mechanical aspects of leak tightness in a pressure relief valve using advanced FE-analysis
- Gorash Yevgen, Dempster William, Nicholls William D, Hamilton Robert, Anwar Ali A
- Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries Vol 43, pp. 61-74 (2016)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2016.04.009
- Design of top-hat purlins for cold-formed steel portal frames
- Uzzaman Asraf, Wrzesien Andrzej M, Lim James BP, Hamilton Robert, Nash David
- Structures Vol 7, pp. 113-125 (2016)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2016.06.006
- Effect of high temperature on structural behaviour of metal-to-metal seal in a pressure relief valve
- Anwar Ali, Gorash Yevgen, Dempster William, Hamilton Robert, Nash David
- 23rd International Conference on Fluid Sealing 2016, pp. 121-132 (2016)
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Projects
- KTP - Broady Flow Control
- Dempster, William (Principal Investigator) Hamilton, Robert (Co-investigator)
- 07-Jan-2015 - 06-Jan-2017
- Project 3.7: Investigation and model development of valve leak tightness
- Anwar, Ali (Post Grad Student) Gorash, Yevgen (Research Co-investigator) Dempster, William (Principal Investigator) Hamilton, Robert (Academic) Nash, David (Academic)
- Pressure Relief Valves (PRV) tend to leak at high pressures. Customers demand a guarantee of leak tightness as a percentage of the set pressure. WEIR competitors can guarantee a higher leak tightness and therefore in certain circumstance we lose orders to our competitors. This work program is intended to understand why PRV's leak and how to reduce or mitigate against the leakage. Improving WEIR design will support the sale of more product. The main purpose of this research is to deliver prediction methods for sealing design with specific emphasis on Weir Group Sarasin-RSBD valve products.
The main objective of this problem is to be able to re-create this leakage issue using computational tools. This will be done using a combination of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The complexities of this research lie with the deformation and surface effects of the "sealing faces" of the valves at a micron and macro scale including load cycling and creep behaviour analysis. This has to be analysed and reproduced at corresponding pressures and temperatures with compressible or incompressible fluid flow using combined FEA and CFD tools. - 24-Jan-2014 - 24-Jan-2017
- KTP - McPhee Bros
- Nash, David (Principal Investigator) Hamilton, Robert (Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2013 - 15-Jan-2015
- KTP - McPhee Bros / RC8303
- Nash, David (Principal Investigator) Hamilton, Robert (Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2013 - 15-Jan-2015
- Material modelling and numerical simulation of elastomeric components in pumps and valves
- Gorash, Yevgen (Researcher) Comlekci, Tugrul (Principal Investigator) Hamilton, Robert (Academic)
- Objectives include:
1. Develop an FEA based methodology and procedure that local Weir Group engineering sites can use to better analyse and predict the behaviour of elastomeric components.
2. Develop an understanding into the behaviour of elastomeric materials in Weir Group products, components and manufacturing issues.
3. Develop a training program on elastomer modelling for Weir Group Engineers. - 01-Jan-2013 - 31-Jan-2014
- KTP - Capital Steel Buildings
- Hamilton, Robert (Principal Investigator) Nash, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2012 - 31-Jan-2014
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Contact
Dr
Robert
Hamilton
Teaching Fellow
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: r.hamilton@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2046