Articles

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Introduction of Software Development Practices into Aerospace Engineering Curriculum (with Eric A. Mehiel), 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit (2008)

This paper will discuss the attempts to incorporate software development practices into the aerospace engineering...

 

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Performance of a New CFD Flow Solver Using a Hybrid Programming Paradigm (with M. J. Berger, M. J. Aftosmis, and S. M. Murman), Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (2005)

This paper presents several algorithmic innovations and a hybrid programming style that lead to highly...

 

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Supersonic Channel Airfoils for Reduced Drag (with Stephen M. Ruffin and Anurag Gupta), AIAA Journal (2000)

A proof-of-concept study is performed for a supersonic channel-airfoil concept,which can be applied to the...

 

Presentations

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A Scientific Software Verification Library Based on the Method of Manufactured Solutions, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Proceedings: Orlando, FL (2011)

A software library, avali, is being developed in the C++ programming language that applies the...

 

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Improved Meshing Technique for the Engine Exhaust of an Over-the-Wing Engine and Circulation Control Wing Configuration (with John Pham), 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit: Orlando, FL (2011)

This paper details the results of ongoing efforts to improve upon the meshing techniques required...

 

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Investigation of the Unsteady Behavior of a Circulation Control Wing Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (with Jonathon A. Lichtwardt), 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Proceedings: Orlando, FL (2011)

This paper details the results of an investigation into the unsteady behavior of a circulation...

 

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Part 1: The Wind Tunnel Model Design and Fabrication of Cal Poly's AMELIA 10 Foot Span Hybrid Wing-Body Low Noise CESTOL Aircraft (with Kristina K. Jameson, Rory Golden, Eric Paciano, Robert J. Englar, Richard J. Gaeta, Jay Paterson, and Dave Mason), 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Proceedings: Orlando, FL (2011)

A collaboration between California Polytechnic Corporation with Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and DHC Engineering...

 

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Part 2: Preparation for Wind Tunnel Model Testing and Verification of Cal Poly’s AMELIA 10 Foot Span Hybrid Wing-Body Low Noise CESTOL Aircraft (with Kristina Jameson, Robert Ehrmann, Eric Paciano, Robert J. Englar, and William C. Horne), 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Proceedings: Orlando, FL (2011)

A collaboration between California Polytechnic Corporation with Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and DHC Engineering...

 

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Design and Wind Tunnel Testing of Cal Poly's AMELIA 10 Foot Span Hybrid Wing-Body Low Noise Cestol Aircraft (with Kristina K. Jameson, Robert Ehrmann, Eric Paciano, Rory Golden, and Dave Mason), 27th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (2010)

California Polytechnic Corporation, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), and DHC Engineering collaborated on a NASA...

 

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Improved Computational and Experimental Validation Using Different Turbulence Models (with Jay Marcos), 28th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference: Chicago, Illinois (2010)

This paper will explore the methods and techniques necessary to perform a more accurate CFD...

 

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Assessing the v2-f Turbulence Models for Circulation Control Applications (with Travis M. Storm), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL. (2010)

This paper explores the applicability of several variations of the v2-f turbulence model to circulation...

 

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Computational and Experimental Comparison of a Powered Lift, Upper Surface Blowing Configuration (with Jay Marcos), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition (2010)

This paper demonstrates the use of CFD as a validation tool for wind tunnel data...

 

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Design and Performance of Circulation Control Flap Systems (with Rory M. Golden), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition (2010)

The design of circulation control (CC) dual radius flap systems were investigated to characterize the...

 

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Inverse Airfoil Design Utilizing CST Parameterization (with Kevin A. Lane), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL. (2010)

An inverse airfoil design process is presented that makes use of the CST parameterization method....

 

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Lift Superposition and Aerodynamic Twist Optimization for Achieving Desired Lift Distributions (with Kevin A. Lane and Rob A. McDonald), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL. (2010)

A method for achieving an arbitrary lift distribution with an arbitrary planform is presented. This...

 

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Overview of Recent Circulation Control Modeling Activities at Cal Poly (with Kristina K. Jameson), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition (2010)

This paper provides an overview of the Circulation Control modeling research that has been performed,...

 

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Towards Efficient Viscous Modeling Based on Cartesian Methods for Automated Flow Simulation (with Patrick Hu, Hongwu Zhao, Ramji Kamakoti, Nagendra Dittakavi, Liping Xue, Kan Ni, Shaolin Mao, and Michael Aftosmis), Published in 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Proceedings: Orlando, FL (2010)

The advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques that address the current limitations of Cartesian-based Navier-Stokes...

 

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A Surface Parameterization Method for Airfoil Optimization and High Lift 2D Geometries Utilizing the CST Methodology (with Kevin A. Lane), 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition (2009)

For aerodynamic modeling and optimization, it is desirable to limit the number of design variables...

 

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Propulsion System Modeling and Takeoff Distance Calculations for a Powered-Lift Aircraft with Circulation-Control Wing Aerodynamics (with Mark Waters, Cassey Anthony, and Gregory McKenzie), 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition (2009)

The computation of takeoff distance for powered-lift aircraft is complicated because of the coupling of...

 

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Using CFD as a Design Tool on New Innovative Airliner Configurations (with Bryan H. Blessing and John Pham), 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition (2009)

This paper demonstrates the use of CFD thus far as a design tool in evaluating...

 

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An Evaluation of Proposed Formula 1 Aerodynamic Regulations Changes Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (with Robert L. Perry), 26th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference Proceedings: Honolulu, HW (2008)

This report evaluates the proposed FIA Formula 1 World Championship aerodynamics rules changes intended to...

 

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Gaussian Process Metamodeling Applied to a Circulation Control Wing (with Scott Turner and Tyler Ball), 38th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit (2008)

Metamodeling fluid systems is an efficient way to do complex analysis on multivariate problems and...

 

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Aerodynamic Performance Enhancement of a NACA 66-206 Airfoil Using Supersonic Channel Airfoil Design (with David Giles), 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit (2008)

Supersonic channel airfoil design techniques have been shown to significantly reduce drag in high-speed flows...

 

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Short Takeoff Performance using Circulation Control (with Tyler Ball and Scott Turner), 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit (2008)

Historically, powered lift takeoff analysis has been prohibitively expensive for use in preliminary design. For...

 

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Circulation Control and Its Application to Extreme Short Take-Off and Landing Vehicles (with Julianna B. de la Montanya), 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit (2007)

Circulation Control is a high-lift method discovered in 1935 when Henry Coanda accidentally stumbled upon...

 

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Wing-Nacelle Assembly Multidisciplinary Performance Optimization (with Yevgeniy M. Gisin), 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit (2007)

The paper analyzes the aerodynamics benefits of above-wing mounting of turbofan engines and performs a...

 

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Investigation of Particle-in-Cell Acceleration Techniques for Plasma Simulations (with Douglas B. VanGilder), 37th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference (2006)

COLISEUM is an application framework that integrates plasma propagation schemes and arbitrary 3D surface geometries....

 

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An Embedded Boundary Cartesian Grid Scheme for Viscous Flows using a New Viscous Wall Boundary Condition Treatment (with Stephen M. Ruffin), 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Conference Proceedings: Reno, NV (2004)

This work presents a new viscous wall boundary condition technique for embedded Cartesian grid schemes...

 

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A New Inviscid Wall Boundary Condition Treatment for Embedded Boundary Cartesian Grid Schemes (with Stephen M. Ruffin), 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Conference Proceedings (2004)

This work presents a new inviscid wall boundary condition technique for embedded Cartesian grid schemes....