Areas of Research: Fluid Mechanics and Heat
Transfer
- Turbulence
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Vortices
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Aerodynamics
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Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics
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Biomechanical Engineering, Biofluid Dynamics
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Experimental Techniques, Instrumentation
Examples of Current and Recent Projects:
Fundamentals:
- Multi-structure
turbulence
- Coherent structures in turbulent shear flows
- Turbulent
diffusion
- The
fine structure of turbulence and transported scalars
- Pulsatile
flows
- Instability
and transition to turbulence in complex channels
- Complex
vortex shedding patterns
- Wandering
of vortices in turbulent streams
- Turbulence
near moving walls
- Natural,
mixed and forced heat convection in annular ducts
- Natural convection from a horizontal cylinder under a plate
- Supercritical
heat transfer and turbulence in pipe flows
Applied Studies:
- Flow
and heat transfer in rod bundles
- Two-phase
flows in nuclear reactor headers
- Supercritical
heat transfer in rod bundles
- Simulation
of flows in gas turbines
- Aerodynamics
of the CF-18 aircraft
- Aerodynamics
of cars
- Hemodynamics
of artificial hearts
- Numerical
simulation of blood flow and heart muscle motion with fluid-structure
interaction
- Measurements
of flow through bileaflet mechanical valves
connected to an anatomical model of the aorta