Academic Interests

• Flow measurement
• The effect of manufacturing variation on instrument performance
• In-service verification and e-calibration
• Technology transfer

Industrial links

In close touch with the instrumentation industry through visits and collaboration including:

• problem solving
• longer term consultancy
• collaborative R&D

Background

Roger's past experience includes 12 years as Norman Allen Professor of Fluid Engineering at Cranfield, during which he set up the Department of Fluid Engineering and Instrumentation at Cranfield; Dean of Engineering at Cranfield; a period with BP on multiphase flow and the measurement of water-cut; and a period in the USA working with Northern Research and Engineering Corporation. He has also been on the teaching staff at Imperial College and, at the start of his career, at Cambridge. He has a masters from Harvard, a doctorate from Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick.

• Publications list - see Department of Engineering publications database

Flow measurement books - links

• "Introductory Guide to Industrial Flow" published by MEP
• Second edition of "Introductory Guide to Flow Measurement" originally published by PEP, but now by Wiley & Sons
• The US edition of "Introductory Guide to Flow Measurement" is produced by ASME and the weblink is here.
• Flow Measurement Handbook - 2nd edition, published by Cambridge University Press.

Books

Baker, R. C. (1996) "Introductory Guide to Industrial Flow" published by MEP, now available from the IfM

Baker, R. C. (2004) Introductory guide to flow measurement, ASME Edition American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ISBN 0791801985

Baker, R. C. (2002) An Introductory Guide to Flow Measurement Professional Engineering Publishing/Wiley & Son, London, UK. ISBN 1860583482

Baker, R.C. (2000) Flow Measurement Handbook: industrial designs, operating principles, performance, and applications. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 0521480108

Baker, R.C. (2016) Flow Measurement Handbook. Industrial Designs, Operating Principles, Performance, and Applications. Second edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107045866

Journal and conference publications

Wang, T.  and Baker, R. C. (2014) Coriolis flowmeters: a review of developments over the past 20 years,and an assessment of the state of the art and likely  future directions. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 40(2014): 99–123

Morton, C. E., Baker, R. C. and Hutchings, I. M. (2014) Experimental tests of an oscillating circular piston positive displacement flowmeter:II - leakage flows and wear tests. Journal of Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 36(2014)57–63.

Morton, C. E., Hutchings, I. M. and Baker, R. C. (2014) Experimental tests of a positive displacement flowmeter: I - piston movement and pressure losses. Journal of Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 36(2014)47–56.

Baker, R.C., Gautrey, D., Mahadeva, D. V., Sennitt, S. P. and Thorne, A. (2013) Case study of the electrical hardware and software for a flowmeter calibration facility. Journal of Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 29:9-18.

Morton, C. E., Baker, R. C. and Hutchings, I. M. (2011) Measurement of liquid film thicknessby optical fluorescence and its application to an oscillating piston positive displacement flowmeter. Measurement Science and Technology.22 125403 (11pp)

Baker, R. C. (2011) On the concept of virtual current as a means to enhance verification of electromagnetic flowmeters. Measurement Science and Technology, 22 105403.

Mahadeva, D. V., Huang, S. M., Oddie, G. and Baker, R. C. (2010) Study of the effect of beam spreading on systemaic Doppler flow measurement errors. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Sponsored by the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control SocietySan Diego, California, October 11-14.

Shimada, T., Mahadeva, D. V. and Baker, R.C. (2010) Further investigation into a water flow rig related to calibration. Journal of Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 21:462-475.

Mahadeva, D.V. and Baker, R.C. and Woodhouse, J. (2009) Further studies of the accuracy of clamp-on transit-time ultrasonic flowmeters for liquids IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 58 (5). pp. 1602-1609. ISSN 0018-9456

Baker, R. C., Wang, T., Hussain, Y.A. and Woodhouse, J. (2009) Method for testing a mass flow rate meter.U.S. Patent 7,603,885 B2 20th October.

Mahadeva, D. V., Baker, R.C. and Woodhouse, J. (2008) Studies of the accuracy of clamp-on transit time ultrasonic flowmeters. I2MTC 2008 - IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada, May 12 15.

Baker, R.C. and Moore, P.I. and Thomas, A. (2006) Electronic verification of flowmeters in the water industry Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management, 159 (WM4). pp. 245-251. ISSN 1741-7589

Wang, T. and Baker, R.C. and Hussain, Y. (2006) An advanced numerical model for single straight tube Coriolis flowmeters Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 128 (6). pp. 1346-1350. ISSN 0098-2202

Baker, R. C. and Wang, T. and Moore, P. I. and Nurse, A. (2006) Observations on the design and development of a water flow rig related to calibration in the manufacturing process Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 17 (3). pp. 171-178. ISSN 0955-5986

Baker, R.C. and Moore, P.I. and Wang, T. (2005) In situ calibration Sensor Review, 25 (3). pp. 197-201. ISSN 0260-2288

Baker, R. C. (2004) The impact of component variation in the manufacturing process on variable area (VA) flowmeter performance Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 15 (4). pp. 207-213. ISSN 0955-5986

Wang, T. and Baker, R.C. (2004) Manufacturing variation of the measuring tube in a Coriolis flowmeter Science, Measurement and Technology, IEE Proceedings , 151 (3). pp. 201-204. ISSN 1350-2344

Baker, R.C. (2004) Variation in flowmeter manufacture: some observations and lessons Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 218 (8). pp. 961-975. ISSN 0954-4054

Baker, R.C. and Moore, P.I. and Wang, T. (2004) Rethinking dry calibration In: FLOMEKO: The 12th International Conference on Flow Measurement, September 2004, Beijing, China.

Baker, R.C. and Moore, P. I. and Thomas, A.L. (2004) Verification for electromagnetic flowmeters - its current state and its potential In: FLOMEKO: The 12th International Conference on Flow Measurement, September 2004, Beijing, China. (Unpublished)

Wang, T. and Baker, R. C. (2003) Manufacturing variation of the measuring tube in a Coriolis flowmeter Journal of Computing & Control Engineering, 14 (4). pp. 38-39. ISSN 0956-3385

Baker, R.C. and Gregory, M. J. (2002) Flowmeter manufacture: some observations on variation and robustness In: 5th International Symposium on Fluid Flow Measurement (ISFFM), 7-10 April 2002, Arlington, MA, US.

Baker, R. C. (2002) Recent and likely developments in flow measurement: a literature review In: 5th International Symposium on Fluid Flow Measurement (ISFFM), 7-10 April 2002, Arlington, MA, US. Also:Technical Report. Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University. Update in preparation.

Baker, R. C. and Gregory, M. J. (2001) Flowmeter manufacture Flow Measurement and Instrumentation: Special Issue, 12 (2). pp. 85-87. ISSN 0955-5986

Baker, R. C. and Gimson, C. (2001) The effects of manufacturing methods on the precision of insertion and in-line thermal mass flowmeters Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 12 (2). pp. 113-121. ISSN 0955-5986

Baker, R. C. and Sorbie, I. (2001) A review of the impact of component variation in the manufacturing process on variable area (VA) flowmeter performance Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 12 (2). pp. 101-112. ISSN 0955-5986