Description:
The Thermo-Fluids Division will lead in the fundamental and applied knowledge in science and engineering that will address issues in the areas of aerodynamics and heat transfer applied to motion in subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic zones. Research focuses on a unique, interdisciplinary CFD approach through modeling and simulation. These fluid problems include aero-acoustic problems that include modeling and control of acoustic sources from wake or propeller interactions, from wing high-lift devices, and from commercial jet engines. Center uses high-speed and parallel computing enhancements.
Areas of interest are:
- Characterization and modeling of the coupled dynamics, thermodynamics.
- Innovative insight into the control and exploitation of energy transfer within the flowfield is of particular interest.
- Shock/Boundary Layer and Shock-Shock Interactions
- Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics methods.
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Develop advanced propulsion systems.
- Predict human behavior to long- and short- term effect when subject to prolonged exposure to low gravity and hyperspeeds.