Professor David Nash

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Experienced Professor in the field of Mechanics and Materials. Strong track record in Pressurised Systems and wider applications of finite element analysis.

Expertise

Has expertise in:

Finite element analysis
Mechanical structural design
Pressure Vessels and piping systems
Bio-mechanics
CPD
Stress analysis in all its forms - ANSYS and ABAQUS
Design and optimisation of engineering structures
Use of codes and standards and design by analysis
Design of medical devices

Publications

Influence of heat treatments on the microstructure and mechanical properties of two fine Mg-Li-Y alloy wires for bioresorbable applications: MacLeod Kenneth, Nash David H, Bow David R, Ma Le; Advanced Engineering Materials (2022); https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202201164
A novel approach for wind turbine blade erosion characterization : an investigation using surface gloss measurement: Leishman Grant, Nash David, Yang Liu, Dyer Kirsten; Coatings Vol 12 (2022); https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12070928
A comparison of stress analysis and limit analysis approaches for single and multiple nozzle combinations in cylindrical pressure vessels: Bozkurt Murat, Nash David, Uzzaman Asraf; International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping Vol 194 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2021.104563
Calculation of outer crack stress intensity factors for nozzle junctions in cylindrical pressure vessels using FCPAS: Bozkurt Murat, Nash David, Uzzaman Asraf; Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference Volume 2: Computer Technology and Bolted Joints; Design and Analysis (2021); https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2021-64385
A staged approach to erosion analysis of wind turbine blade coatings: Nash David, Leishman Grant, MacKie Cameron, Dyer Kirsten, Yang Liu; Coatings Vol 11 (2021); https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11060681
Effect of the internal pressure and external loads on nozzles in cylindrical vessel: Bozkurt Murat, Nash David, Uzzaman Asraf; 2020 the 6th International Conference on Mechanics and Mechatronics Research (2020); https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/938/1/012007

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Research interests

Applications of finite element analysis:

specifically pressure vessels and piping,
bio-mechanics,
materials

Projects

Msc placements with Vascutek Limited: Nash, David (Principal Investigator) Kyriakou, Faidon (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 10-Jan-2020
IAA - Irregular anatomical effects on fatigue safety and sealing performance of stent grafts: Nash, David (Principal Investigator) Dempster, William (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2019
Boiler Technologies - Strucutural and Thermal Aspects: Nash, David (Principal Investigator) Dempster, William (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2018
Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP 2016-2017 University of Strathclyde) | Kucharek, Mariusz: Yang, Liu (Principal Investigator) Nash, David (Co-investigator) Zhang, Yonghao (Co-investigator) Kucharek, Mariusz (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2017 - 23-Jan-2022
Nitinol Complex Loads: Wheel, Marcus (Principal Investigator) Nash, David (Co-investigator); 18-Jan-2017 - 17-Jan-2020
Influence of Structure on Wind Turbine Blade Erosion: Nash, David (Principal Investigator); 03-Jan-2016 - 30-Jan-2019

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Address

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
James Weir

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