Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Research areas
Current research at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is conducted in the areas of Aerodynamics and Propulsion; Design and Optimization; Energy Conversion and Heat Transfer; Energy Efficiency and Environmental Systems; Fluid Mechanics; Manufacturing and Engineering Systems and Solid Mechanics and Materials. Brief descriptions of each of these areas are provided below. Additional information may be obtained directly from the associated faculty members or by visiting their websites.
§ Aerodynamics and Propulsion
Experimental Aerodynamics, Aero Acoustics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Turbo machinery, Gas Turbine Combustion, Bio-inspired Propulsion, Micro-Propulsion, Gas Dynamics
Faculty members: Mark Glauser, John Dannenhoffer III, Thong Dang, Melissa Green, Jacques Lewalle, Ben Akih-Kumgeh, Jeongmin Ahn, Vadrevu Murthy
§ Design and Optimization
Inverse Design, Biomechanics, Design Optimization, Computer Aided Design, Aircraft Structures and Design, Building System Design, Multi-disciplinary Optimization (MDO)
§ Energy Conversion and Heat Transfer
Combustion, Heat Transfer, Wind Turbines, Solar Energy, Fuel Cells, Combustion Engines, Industrial Burners, Thermal Power Plants, Energy Co-generation, Thermodynamic Analysis of energy systems, Coupled Heat Air Moisture and Pollutant Transport
§ Energy efficiency and Environmental Systems
Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems, Green Data Centers, Green Buildings, Indoor Air Quality, Building Enclosure Systems, Intelligent Buildings, Water Desalination, Natural Ventilation, Simulations
§ Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Lagrangian Fluid Dynamics, Low Dimensional Turbulence Modeling, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Bio-fluid Mechanics, Chemically Reacting Flows
§ Manufacturing and Engineering Systems
Computer Aided Manufacturing, Product Development, Systems Modeling and Simulation, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Complex Systems, Operations Research, Predictive Controls, Distributive Controls
§ Solid Mechanics and Materials