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2010 news

July 2010

New FMP consortium member
In a recent agreement Joshua Greaves & Sons Ltd joined the FMP consortium. More


BHR Group Limited goes into Administration
On Thursday 28th July 2011, BHR Group Limited went into administration. RSM Tenon Recovery were appointed administrators on 29th July to sell the company.


Business Weekly highlights BHR Group success in Middle East 

Business Weekly (an online resource for Business news in Cambridge and the East of England) has published an article about BHR Group success in Middle East. Business Weekly in their feature called “Export To” has detailed the process of entering to the Middle East market by BHR Group and in particular the co-operation between Dr. Herbath (Business director of WEP at BHR Group) and UKTI. 

Read the article 


Tunnels Conference Forum goes live 

Our first ever online conference forum supports the forthcoming 14th International Symposium on Aerodynamics and Ventilation of Tunnels.

The forum allows symposium delegates and anyone else with an interest in the subject of tunnel aerodynamics and ventilation to share views and contribute to ongoing discussions. The aim is to promote engagement and understanding with this interactive facility before, during and after the symposium. Over time we hope that it will become a valuable resource for stakeholders throughout the tunnelling community.

With services like the forum we are making it easier for everyone to be involved. The interactive nature of the forum should help to promote some lively debate on the various subjects. Topic areas include Ventilation Plant & Control Systems, Pure Aerodynamics, Simulation, and a special section dedicated to the symposium.

Anyone can view the forum and its content but only registered users can add their own comments or participate in discussions. Registration is free and open to all.

To visit the forum click here


Group presence at HiperNano2011

BHR Group senior project engineer, Kevin Monaghan, will present a paper on “Computational Modelling of Nano and Micro scale Phenomena with Application to Industrial Scale Problems” at HiPerNano 2011 which will be held on 10th of May 2011 at the Royal Academy of Engineering, London. 

HiPerNano 2011 is the NanoKTN’s highly successful annual showcase of new developments in nanomaterials alongside industry end-user presentations on the challenges to be addressed. The event this year focuses on Nanotechnology for Extreme Environments.



Herbath takes the chair of British Water International Forum

Director of BHR Group, Dr. Yolande Herbath, has been elected as the new chair of British Water's International Forum and Specialist  Suppliers Group. Dr. Herbath takes over from retiring chairman Ashley Roe, managing director, information & Performance Services. 





DOMINO Project meetings will be held on 10-11th May in Cranfield. 

Non-members can attend upon invitation. See the agenda. Please contact Brian Borrill for more information.


New Industrial Mixing Research Consortium Website goes live!

You can find full details of BHR Group’s Fluid Mixing Processes Research Consortium, on our new FMP website.Take a look now: www.bhrgroup.com/fmp



The first publication from our consortium DOMINO is accepted for publication in The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering.

"Power and Flow Characteristics of Three Rotor-stator Heads" by Gül Özcan-Taşkın, Gustavo Padron and Dominik Kubicki is based on the work carried out within DOMINO- the most recent industrial consortium set up at BHR Group (with a link to the DOMINO page when they click on the word DOMINO). The study is part of a large programme investigating the break up of nanoparticle clusters in liquids. Findings from experimental and numerical studies on the power and flow characteristics of three types of in-line rotor-stators were first presented during NAMF (North American Mixing Forum) in Victoria, Canada- June 2010. The above journal paper will shortly be published in the special addition of The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering containing several other presentations from this conference.


Water Jetting Your Powerful Ally For Removing Thermal Spray Coatings

The growing importance of water jet cutting and cleaning in the aerospace arena was just one theme presented at the biannual Water Jetting Conference. More


Ring Out The Old Ring In The New

    

It is with a mixture of gratitude and sadness that we bid farewell to Alasdair Maclean who after 18 years has stepped down as Chairman and non-executive director of BHR Group Limited.  As an independent voice on the Board he has managed to offer both a unique perspective on the value of BHR to our customers, while also playing a vital role in steering the company through some difficult times.  His experience as a senior business executive gained over many years with organisations as diverse at Yorkshire Water and the Shirley Institute have been invaluable in directing the Group to respond to the rapidly changing needs of both business and regulators.  It is a fitting legacy to his shrewd guidance that he has made sure that the Group is in the healthiest position it has been in for over a decade.  So while we look forward with confidence to a bright future, we thank Alasdair and offer him and his family our sincerest best wishes and a happy retirement. We also take this opportunity to say a final farewell to Alistair Muir who having stepped down as Chief Executive of the Group 2 years ago, has now decided to retire.  Alistair joined the Group as Financial Director in 1987 and was appointed Chief Executive in 2002.  In 1994 he also became our Conference Director and has over the last 2 years continued to work in that role in a part time capacity.  During this time he has overseen the successful handover of what was formally our Conferences department, to our rebranded Academy department.  Once again the directors and staff thank Alistair for his contribution and commitment to the Group and wish him and his family a long and health retirement. Last but not least we welcome back Ruth Wallsgrove as a non-executive director of the Board.  Ruth has recently returned to the UK following an extended term in Australia where she was General Manager, Strategic Asset Management at Railcorp in New South Wales.  Formerly a Director of the British Institute of Asset Management, she oversaw the first UK edition of the International Infrastructure Management Manual.  She is an acknowledged expert in the field of information strategy where she takes a non-technical, business related viewpoint - strengths that she will need in her new role at BHR Group Limited. 

 

Experimental database for non-Newtonian flow in four channel shapes
Journal of Hydraulic Research has published an article by BHR Group’s senior consultant, Dr Neil Alderman and his colleagues with the title of “Experimental database for non-Newtonian flow in four channel shapes”. More

June 2010

BHR Group at North American Mixing Forum
June 20 - 25, 2010 Victoria, BC Canada. BHR Group will be presenting 3 papers and chairing sessions at NAMF this year. Read the papers' abstracts

Reducing energy Costs in Process Plant By 50%
Hydract valve actuator, developed for Danish SME KM Rustfri will be unveil at this years IFPEX exhibition (Stand I3320) being held at the NEC, Birmingham, UK between 8-10th June 2010. More of this news with pictures

May 2010

BHR Group Exhibit at US Nuclear Symposium
BHR Group had a very successful exhibition in the TRAC Centre close to the Hanford Tank Site in Washington State. More

BHR Group at NanoMaterials2010
BHR Group will be exhibiting at NanoMaterials2010, the forthcoming event to be held on 8th, 9th and 10th June 2010 at the Hotel Russell, London, UK. More

New findings on non-Newtonian flow in various channel shapes
Chemical Engineering Science journal has published an article by BHR Group’s senior consultant, Dr Neil Alderman and his colleagues with the title of “Friction factor-Reynolds number relationship for laminar flow of non-Newtonian fluids in open channels of different cross-sectional shapes”. More

April 2010

BHR Group will be exhibiting at IFPEX
BHR Group will be in the forthcoming International Fluid Power Exhibition to be held on 8th, 9th and 10th June 2010 at the NEC, Birmingham, UK. More


February 2010

Nanoparticle Dispersion Training Course.Cranfield, UK, 14th May 2010  
Following on from the success of last year, BHR Group will be running a course on the Dispersion and Stabilisation of Nanoparticles Dispersion on 14th May 2010. Lecturers: Dr N Gul Ozcan-Taskin (BHR Group), Dr Paul Reynolds (Bristol Colloids Centre). Registrations have now started with a discount for early booking. Course information

 
January 2010

New DOMINO consortium member
Willy A. Bachofen AG became a member of the industrial consortium run at BHR Group, DOMINO, having identified such joint values that will allow both parties to create synergies through bead milling studies.

BHR Group in Saudi Arabia.
Director of Water, Environment and Power (WEP), Dr Yolande Herbath, will visit Saudi Arabia in January 2010. More

2009 news

November 2009

BHR Group has joined forces with Flowmaster UK and the University of Hertfordshire
To provide a Key Knowledge Seminar, on the fundamentals of Thermo Dynamics and the essentials of Surge Analysis. The event is being held at Cranfield University on the 10th November 2009.     


December 2009

Contract extension.
The Fluid Systems division of BHR Group has been awarded a major contract extension to undertake testing on a wide range of flow control and isolation valves on behalf of Truflo Marine Ltd.More

2nd successful year for our DOMINO consortium.
BHR Group has completed the second year of Domino, which is an Industrial research consortium investigating dispersion and manufacture of Nanoparticles. More                          
            

Another collaborative project takes off.
BHR Group has started working on AddNano - a large collaborative project introducing nanotechnology to the value chain of the lubricants market with EC funding. More


WWM: Quantifying energy efficiency and promoting sensible dosing for water companies.
The December 2010 issue of Wet News discusses how the world’s largest Sludge Rheology  Database (SRDB), part of BHR Group’s  WWM (Water and Wastewater Mixing) Research Programme is used to help water companies in their drive to quantify and evaluate mixing  process performance.

Read the article


BHR Group in Los Angeles

BHR Group recently attended the AAPS Conference in Los Angeles as part of a UKTI Trade Mission.
The highlight of the visit was a reception hosted by The British Consul General Dame Barbara Hay at LA's presiteous City Club. Many of the worlds leading Pharmaceutical companies attended the reception and showed great interest in the research capabilities of BHR particularly in the areas of Nanoparticle Dispersion and Process Intensification. With the new contacts made in LA, BHR is confident of significant growth of its already impressive international Pharmaceutical client base.


Dispersion of Nanoparticles in Liquids; An Industrial Consortium By BHR Group
BHR Group launched an industrial consortium, DOMINO, in October 2007. This project, fully sponsored by its industrial members, investigates the incorporation and dispersion of nanoparticles and nanoclays in liquids. 

The programme comprises experimental studies, numerical modelling work and development of design procedures. The incorporation, kinetics and mechanisms of break up are studied in relation to equipment design, geometry and material properties.More

"Dispersion of nano-particle clusters using mixed flow and high shear impellers in stirred tanks"
L. Xie C.D. Rielly W. Eagles G. Özcan-Taskin
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Volume 85, Issue 5 A (2007), Pages 676-684
                                                                                             
This publication is based on the work carried out within PROFORM (NMP4-CT-2004-505654)- a collaborative project which BHR Group undertook with 9 other partners with partial funding from FP6 of the EC.
                                                                                  

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