Eleanor Borrill
Faculty of Engineering
PhD Researcher
- Profile
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Eleanor is a first year PhD student in the Mechanical Engineering department working on the combustion performance and life cycle assessment of sustainable aviation fuels. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in physics from Imperial College London and then joined the University of Sheffield in 2022 to do a master’s degree in Energy Engineering with Industrial Management, receiving prizes for best student and best dissertation.
Her PhD focuses on assessing the combustion performance of SAF produced from one or more production pathways through CFD modelling and optical diagnostics, as well as conducting LCA of the SAF supply chain to evaluate environmental impacts, such as carbon emission savings and land use change. Due to the novelty of many of the fuels being developed today, this work will provide unique insights which can be used to influence
government and industry decisions around SAF.
- Research interests
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Optical diagnostics to assess combustion performance of SAF. The distribution of fuel, temperature, and other combustion parameters measured via Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence and flame velocity distribution measured by Particle Image Velocimetry.
LCA of various SAF production pathways. Particular interest lies in conducting cradle-to-cradle LCA to simulate a circular economy and location-specific LCA.
Project on sustainable research practices to find and evaluate potential energy-saving opportunities in the Mechanical Engineering Department. This project combines energy auditing with social studies to assess the impact of reducing the heating and lighting levels on researchers’ ability to work effectively.
A multi-criteria decision analysis of seawater electrolysis technologies for green hydrogen production. This project developed Python codes for specialised MCDA techniques and weighting distributions to determine the most suitable seawater electrolysis technology for green hydrogen production, encompassing climate change, ecosystem quality, human health, and socio-political, and economic factors.