Jet Noise and Control
High fidelity simulations allow us to understand the manner in which the jet breaks down. Details of the flow can be computed with Direct Numerical and Large-Eddy Simulations. Advanced postprocessing of the massive datasets generated allow us to explore... | LEARN MORE
Shock Interactions
The interaction of shock waves with turbulent boundary layers occurs in all supersonic and hypersonic aircraft. The consequences are usually severe and include loss of control authority in external flows and distortion losses in propulsion systems. | LEARN MORE
Control of Stall
Maneuvering fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft experience stall, a dangerous situation where the flow separates from the surface of the wing or blade and causes unanticipated loss of lift and increased drag. Our research is exploring the manner in... | LEARN MORE
Hypersonic Flight Analysis
Hypersonic flight is characterized by a harsh environment which results in extreme temperatures and heat transfer rates. During flight, the flow regime changes from laminar to turbulent, with corresponding changes in drag. Ground tests cannot often... | LEARN MORE
Scramjet Flowpaths
.... Overview of Scramjet Research The hypersonic flight environment provides numerous challenges in achieving sustained combustion with air-breathing propulsion systems. Two particular transient phenomena of interest are the processes of mode-transition and unstart. | LEARN MORE
Welcome to HFCMPL
We use high-fidelity methods on supercomputers to generate insight into a wide range of multi-physics fluid dynamic phenomena. Our current interests include jet noise, shock wave-turbulent boundary layer interactions, scramjet flow paths in hypersonic flight and flows past wings. In each, we seek to understand the key mechanisms and various ways they may be controlled. We anchor our results in experimental data obtained at The Ohio State University and elsewhere before using the rich datasets to perform analysis that are difficult if not impossible to obtain from testing alone.
Sponsors
We are grateful for funding and CPU grants from the following agencies
