Research in the lab utilizes a water tunnel and wind tunnel with emphasis on vortical flows of bluff body wakes, jets and unsteady aerodynamics of delta wings, synthetic jets and flow control. Aero-optics of boundary layers in compressible and incompressible flows is also of interest.
Keywords: Vortex Dynamics and Basic Fluid Flows
Research Interests:
- Vortex Study and Analysis
- Instabilities of Ring Vortex - Flow Visualization and Reconstruction
- Aero-Optics
- Synthetic Jets
- Juncture Vortex System
- Bluff Body Wakes
- Missile Aerodynamics
- Air Dispensed Objects
- Wind Tunnel Testing
- Water Tunnel Testing
- Flow Visualization
- Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles
- Viscous Drag Reduction
- Forward Facing Cavity Flow
- Plasma - Flow Interactions
- Chaotic Dynamics & Mixing