Professor Walter Johnstone
Emeritus Professor
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Area of Expertise
Laser spectroscopy, in particular tunable diode laser spectroscopy, and its applications to accurate measurements of gas concentration, temperature and pressure in harsh, particularly high temperature, envoronments such as fuels cells and gas turbine (aero) engines at temperatures up to 1000oC.
Prize And Awards
- Applied Optics Best Paper Prize 2022 - Imaging Systems
- Recipient
- 2023
Qualifications
PhD, BSc (Hons), FIET, CEng, F.Inst.P, CPhys
Publications
- Miniature modular sensor for chemical species tomography with enhanced spatial resolution
- Zhang Rui, Xia Jiangnan, McCann Hugh, Liu Chang, Ahmed Ihab, Pourkashanian Mohamed, Gough Andrew, Armstrong Ian, Lengden Michael, Johnstone Walter
- 2023 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST) 2023 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques IEEE International Workshop on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST) (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/IST59124.2023.10355729
- A fast sensor for non-intrusive measurement of concentration and temperature in turbine exhaust
- Zhang Rui, Xia Jiangnan, Ahmed Ihab, Gough Andrew, Armstrong Ian, Upadhyay Abhishek, Fu Yalei, Enemali Godwin, Lengden Michael, Johnstone Walter, Wright Paul, Ozanyan Krikor, Pourkashanian Mohamed, McCann Hugh, Liu Chang
- Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical Vol 396 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.134500
- Hybrid model-driven spectroscopic network for rapid retrieval of turbine exhaust temperature
- Fu Yalei, Zhang Rui, Xia Jiangnan, Gough Andrew, Clark Stuart, Upadhyay Abhishek, Enemali Godwin, Armstrong Ian, Ahmed Ihab, Pourkashanian Mohamed, Wright Paul, Ozanyan Krikor, Lengden Michael, Johnstone Walter, Polydorides Nick, McCann Hugh, Liu Chang
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement Vol 72 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2023.3328086
- Rapid and in situ gas turbine plume diagnosis using laser absorption spectroscopy
- Zhang Rui, Xia Jiangnan, Gough Andrew, Ahmed Ihab, Fu Yaeli, Armstrong Ian, Upadhyay Abhishek, Enemali Godwin, Lengden Michael, Johnstone Walter, Pourkashanian Mohamed, Wright Paul, Ozanyan Krikor, McCann Hugh, Liu Chang
- Gordon Conference - Advancing Optical Diagnostics for Future Energy Systems (2023)
- Tomographic imaging of carbon dioxide in the exhaust plume of large commercial aero-engines
- Upadhyay Abhishek, Lengden Michael, Enemali Godwin, Stewart George, Johnstone Walter, Wilson David, Humphries Gordon, Benoy Thomas, Black John, Chighine Andrea, Fisher Edward, Zhang Rui, Liu Chang, Polydorides Nick, Tsekenis Alex, Wright Paul, Kliment Joshua, Nilsson Johan, Feng Yutong, Archilla Victor, Rodriguez-Carmona Javier, Sanchez-Valdepenas Jesus, Beltran Marta, Polo Valentin, Armstrong Ian, Mauchline Iain, Walsh Douglas, Johnson Mark, Bauldreay Joanna, McCann Hugh
- Applied Optics Vol 61, pp. 8540-8552 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.467828
- CO2 imaging of large-scale aero-engine exhausts and an introduction to multi species, in-situ imaging in mid-pressure combustors
- Upadhyay Abhishek, Lengden Michael, Enemali Godwin, Stewart George, Johnstone Walter, Wilson David, Humphries Gordon Samuel, Benoy Thomas, Black John, Chigine Andrea, Fisher Edward, Zhang Rui, Liu Chang, Polydorides Nick, Tsekenis Alex, Wright Paul, Kliment Joshua, Nilsson Johan, Feng Yutong, Archilla Prat Victor, Rodriguez-Carmona Javier, Valdepenas Jesus-Sanchez, Beltran Marta, Polo Valentin, Armstrong Ian, Mauchline Iain S, Walsh Douglas, Johnson Mark, Bauldreay Joanna, McCann Hugh
- FLAIR 2022 - Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research, pp. 107 (2022)
Teaching
Fundamental principles of Optics and Photonics, optical telecommunication systems, photonics systems and its applications in general.
Research Interests
Professor Johnstone is Head of the Photonic Systems research team and his work has led to more than 200 technical publications and several patent applications. Recent research in laser spectroscopy applications focusses on accurate measurement of gas concentration, pressure and temperature in extreme environments, such as in the combustion zones and exhaust plumes of aero (gas turbine) engines at high temperature and high gas velocity. As well as carrying out basic research, his group is involved in the engineering of such systems for in situ industrial deployment, and sensing systems based on his research are now commercially available.
Professional Activities
- Institute for System Level Integration (External organisation)
- Member
- 5/2010
- Journal of Measurement Science and Instrumentation (Journal)
- Editorial board member
- 1/2010
- Glasgow Research Partnership Joint Research Initiative on Electronics, Communications and Power Systems (External organisation)
- Member
- 5/2009
- Photonics 2008
- Invited speaker
- 12/2008
- Optosci Ltd (External organisation)
- Member
- 1/10/1994
Projects
- Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2021 | Clark, Stuart
- Lengden, Michael (Principal Investigator) Johnstone, Walter (Co-investigator) Clark, Stuart (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Oct-2021 - 01-Jan-2026
- Laser Imaging of Turbine Engine Combusion Species (LITECS) (Programme Grant)
- Lengden, Michael (Principal Investigator) Burns, Iain (Co-investigator) Johnstone, Walter (Co-investigator)
- 01-Sep-2020 - 31-Aug-2025
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | Gough, Andrew
- Lengden, Michael (Principal Investigator) Johnstone, Walter (Co-investigator) Gough, Andrew (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Oct-2018 - 01-Jul-2022
- CIDAR for CleanSky 2 (Combustion species Imaging Diagnostics for Aero-engine Research)
- Lengden, Michael (Principal Investigator) Burns, Iain (Co-investigator) Johnstone, Walter (Co-investigator)
- 01-Mar-2018 - 31-Aug-2021
- EngD Gooch and Housego Optical Coherence Tomography
- Flockhart, Gordon (Principal Investigator) Johnstone, Walter (Co-investigator)
- 01-Oct-2017 - 30-Sep-2021
- In-situ Chemical Measurement and Imaging Diagnostics for Energy Process Engineering (Platform Grant)
- Johnstone, Walter (Principal Investigator) Burns, Iain (Co-investigator) Lengden, Michael (Co-investigator) Stewart, George (Co-investigator)
- 01-Oct-2016 - 30-Sep-2021
Contact
Professor
Walter
Johnstone
Emeritus Professor
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: w.johnstone@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2641