He then worked for the Central Electricity Generating Board, doing research into wind loading on structures. I n 1970, he was appointed to a lectureship in Mechanical Engineering, being promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1994. His teaching has covered a number of fields, but is mostly in the field of Fluid Mechanics, and research interests include rheology of foams and incompressible flow in ducts. I n 1973, he was seconded to the University of Sierra Leone for a term, and in 1987, spent a sabbatical five months at the University of British Columbia. He owns and operates a small steam launch, and is active in the affairs of the Steam Boat Association of Great Britain.
H e is the publisher of several books in the area of small steam plant.