SelectedWorks - Paul A. Durbin

Contact

Selected Works of Paul A. Durbin

Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Professor Paul Durbin specializes in computational simulation and analytical modeling of turbulence along with theory, simulation and modeling of laminar to turbulent transition.

Works
About

×

About Paul A. Durbin

Professor Paul Durbin specializes in computational simulation and analytical modeling of turbulence along with theory, simulation and modeling of laminar to turbulent transition.

Present	Professor, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Aerospace Engineering
Institution Organization Position Type Position Title Time Period to Options Current Position Affiliate my profile with this Institution

Aerospace Engineering

Turbulence and fluid dynamics of transition and Analytical models, theory, computer simulations of complex flows

2237 Howe Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2271
Phone: 515-294-7234

Email:

Peer-Reviewed Articles (27)

Large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow over a parametric set of ...

Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2019)

Racheet Matai and Paul A. Durbin

Turbulent flow over a series of increasingly high, two-dimensional bumps is studied by well-resolved large-eddy simulation. The mean flow and ...

Development of an elliptic blending lag k — ω model

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (2019)

Rajarshi Biswas, Paul A. Durbin and Gorazd Medic

The elliptic-blending, lag parameter approach is developed for the conventional k — ω, linear eddy viscosity model. A scalar parameter ...

Simulations of rib-roughened rough-to-smooth turbulent channel flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2018)

Umair Ismail, Tamer A. Zaki and Paul A. Durbin

High-fidelity simulations of turbulent flow through a channel with a rough wall, followed by a smooth wall, demonstrate a high ...

Instability waves and transition in adverse-pressure-gradient boundary layers

Physical Review Fluids (2018)

Rikhi Bose, Tamer A. Zaki and Paul A. Durbin

Transition to turbulence in incompressible adverse-pressure-gradient (APG) boundary layers is investigated by direct numerical simulations. Purely two-dimensional instability waves develop ...

Perspectives on the Phenomenology and Modeling of Boundary Layer Transition

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2017)

This article is a perspective review of boundary layer transition. Both orderly and bypass transition are discussed, but with a ...

Passive Scalar Transport Modeling for Hybrid RANS/LES Simulation

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2017)

Zifei Yin and Paul A. Durbin

A transport model for hybrid RANS/LES simulation of passive scalars is proposed. It invokes a dynamically computed subgrid Prandtl number. ...

An adaptive DES smodel that allows wall-resolved eddy simulation

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (2016)

Zifei Yin and Paul A. Durbin

A modification to the Adaptive-DES method of Yin et al. (2015) is proposed to improve its near-wall behavior. The modification ...

Helical modes in boundary layer transition

Physical Review Fluids (2016)

Rikhi Bose and Paul A. Durbin

Observations are presented to show that in an adverse pressure gradient boundary layer, beneath free-stream turbulence, the interaction between Klebanoff ...

Transition to turbulence by interaction of free-stream and discrete mode ...

Physics of Fluids (2016)

Paul A. Durbin and Rikhi Bose

Mixed mode transition is studied by direct numerical simulation. Low frequency streaks are induced within the boundary layer by free-stream ...

An intermittency model for predicting roughness induced transition

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (2015)

Xuan Ge and Paul A. Durbin

An intermittency transport equation for RANS modeling, formulated in local variables, is extended for roughness-induced transition. To predict roughness effects ...

LES of spatially developing turbulent boundary layer over a concave ...

Journal of Turbulence (2015)

Sunil K. Arolla and Paul A. Durbin

We revisit the problem of a spatially developing turbulent boundary layer over a concave surface. Unlike previous investigations, we simulate ...

On the dynamic computation of the model constant in delayed ...

Physics of Fluids (2015)

Zifei Yin, K.R. Reddy and Paul A. Durbin

The current work puts forth an implementation of a dynamic procedure to locally compute the value of the model constant ...

The Effect of Wake Turbulence Intensity on Transition in a ...

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2014)

Jan G. Wissink, Tamer A. Zaki, Wolfgang Rodi and Paul A. Durbin

Direct numerical simulations of separating flow along a section at midspan of a low-pressure V103 compressor cascade with periodically incoming ...

Modeling rotation and curvature effects within scalar eddy viscosity model ...

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (2013)

Paul A. Durbin and Sunil K. Arolla

Two approaches to incorporate the effects of rotation and curvature in scalar eddy viscosity models are explored. One is the ...

Particulate mixing in a turbulent serpentine duct

Physics of Fluids (2012)

X. Huang and Paul A. Durbin

Direct numerical simulations of particles in a serpentine duct were conducted at bulk flow Stokes numbers between 0.125 and 6. ...

Review: Adapting scalar turbulence closure models for rotation and curvature

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME (2011)

Scalar, eddy viscosity models are widely used for predicting engineering turbulent flows. System rotation, or streamline curvature, can enhance or ...

Evaluation of alternatives for two-dimensional linear cascade facilities

Journal of Turbomachinery (2009)

Paul M. Kodzwa, Amanda Vicharelli, Gorazd Medic, Christopher J. Elkins, et al.

This paper presents two low-cost alternatives for turbine blade surface heat transfer and fluid dynamics measurements. These models embody careful ...

Simulation of turbine blade trailing edge cooling

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME (2009)

Jongwook Joo and Paul A. Durbin

The cause of overprediction of cooling efficiency by unsteady Reynolds averaged simulations of turbine blade trailing edge cooling flow is ...

Floquet analysis of secondary instability of boundary layers distorted by ...

Physics of Fluids (2008)

Yang Liu, Tamer A. Zaki and Paul A. Durbin

Previous studies of the interaction between boundary layer streaks and Tollmien-Schlichting (TS) waves have shown puzzling effects. Streaks were shown ...

Direct numerical simulations of turbulent flow through a stationary and ...

Physics of Fluids (2007)

Gregory M. Laskowski and Paul A. Durbin

Serpentine passages are found in a number of engineering applications including turbine blade cooling passages. The design of effective cooling ...

Inverse Design of and Experimental Measurements in a Double-Passage Transonic ...

Journal of Turbomachinery (2005)

G. M. Laskowski, A. Vicharelli, G. Medic, C. J. Elkins, et al.

A new transonic turbine cascade model that accurately produces infinite cascade flow conditions with minimal compressor requirements is presented. An ...

Unsteady Effects on Trailing Edge Cooling

Journal of Heat Transfer (2005)

G. Medic and Paul A. Durbin

It is shown how natural and forced unsteadiness play a major role in turbine blade trailing edge cooling flows. Reynolds ...

A Lagrangian stochastic model for dispersion in stratified turbulence

Physics of Fluids (2005)

S. K. Das and Paul A. Durbin

In this paper we discuss the development of a Lagrangian stochastic model (LSM) for turbulent dispersion of a scalar (species). ...

On the equilibrium states predicted by second moment models in ...

Physics of Fluids (2004)

Minsuk Ji and Paul A. Durbin

The structural equilibrium behavior of the general linear second-moment closure model in a stably stratified, spanwise rotating homogeneous shear flow ...

Toward Improved Film Cooling Prediction

Journal of Turbomachinery (2002)

G. Medic and Paul A. Durbin

Computations of flow and heat transfer for a film-cooled high pressure gas turbine rotor blade geometry are presented with an ...