G A L C I T [Caltech] - Fluid Mechanics Reseach Conference

[Seminars Are Announced Weekly]
The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for students, postdoctoral scholars, visitors, and faculty to present the results of ongoing research projects. It is intended to be a relatively informal forum for presenting unfinished work and ideas about future work.

October

October 1
Matthew Ringuette
Leading Edge Vortex Formation Number for 2D and Finite Plate & Transient Asymmetric Forces on an Oscillating Flat Plate
Elijah Sansom
Experimental Approaches to Carbon Nanotube Array Dynamics in Wetting Processes

October 8
Kumar Bobba
Robust and Optimal Control of Stream-wise Vortices in Boundary Layer
Michael Johnson
Subsonic Diffuser with Chemical Reaction

October 15
Ivanka Pelivan
Stereo PIV and Seven-Hole Probe Measurements in a Three-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layer
Hassan Nagib
New Evidence on Transitional-Roughness Effects in High Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layers

October 22
No Research Conference - ASCI Site Visit

October 29
No Research Conference - Research Review

November

November 5
Nicolas Ponchaut
Transverse injection in supersonic flow
Michele Milano
Design of Experiments with Evolutionary Algorithms: Drag Optimization for an Oscillating Plate

November 12
No Research Conference - Kliegel Lecture

November 19
Jeffrey Bergthorson
Impinging jets and laminar premixed flames
Kazuo Sone
Numerical simulation of an impinging laminar jet

November 26
No Research Conference - APS/DFD Meeting

December

December 3
Christopher Mouton
Implementation of DDPIV in Supersonic Flow
Florian Pintgen
Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence, Schlieren and Detonations

December 10
No Research Conference - Winter Recess

December 17
No Research Conference - Winter Recess

December 24
No Research Conference - Winter Recess

December 31
No Research Conference - Winter Recess

January

January 7
Richard Wirz
Experimental and Computational Investigation of a Micro-Ion Thruster
Daniel Lieberman
Experiments on Rich Combustion

January 14
John Dabiri
A Performance Limit In Vortex Ring-based Hydropropulsors
Joern van Keuk
Numerical Simulation of Chemically Reacting Hypervelocity Flows

January 21
James Faddy
Progress on a Near Wall LES Model
Eric Wintenberger
The Performance of Steady Detonation Engines

January 28
Trent Mattner
Variable Density Ratio Simulations of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
Vincent Wheatley
DNS of the Weak Shock Driven Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability

February

February 4
Philippe Chatelain
Wall Boundary Conditions for the 3D Vortex Element Method
David Hill
A Transformation for Generating Variable Density Steady Incompressible Inviscid Flow

February 11
Rob Kolasinski
Cathode Keeper Erosion in the NSTAR Ion Thruster
Paul O'Gorman
Modal Time Correlations and the Stretched Spiral Vortex

February 18
Kazuaki Inaba
On the Mechanism of Soot Track Formation
Dale Pullin
Unsteady Vortex-Lift in Insect Hovering Flight

February 25
Special Seminar
Tina Katopodes Chow - Stanford University
Towards Accurate Simulation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Steep Mountainous Terrain

March

March 4
Paul Dimotakis & Brian Kern
STS 107 - Analysis of the California-Nevada-Crossing Event

March 11
Gerard O'Reilly
The Shock-Vortex Interaction Problem
Mike Rubel
Two Strategies for Computing the Implicit Closest Point Transform on an Irregular Grid

March 18
No Research Conference - Spring Recess

March 25
No Research Conference - Spring Recess

April

April 1
Demosthenes Kivotides
Quantizing Classical Turbulence
Kevin Parkin
A Microwave-Thermal Thruster for Ultra Low-Cost Launch of Microsatellites

April 8
Patrick Hung
Numerical Simulations of Detonation Initiation by Hypervelocity Projectiles
Al Ratner
Status of the Mist Control Kerosene (MCK) Program

April 15
Scott Jackson
Development of a Pulsed Implosion Initiator for PDEs
Stuart Laurence
Hypersonic Flow Over Two Proximal Bodies

April 22
Brad Morris
Characterization of a Pulsed-Plasma Thruster Plume Using Rayleigh Scattering
Bahram Valiferdowsi
Design and Construction of GALCIT Ludwieg Tube

April 29
Kimberly Douglas
Director of the Sherman Fairchild Library
Whither GALCIT FM Reports?
Open Digital Archives at Caltech
Prof. Hans Hornung
Sonic Line and Shock Detachment in Hypervelocity Cone Flow

May

May 6
No Research Conference - Private Screening of "Leonardo's Dream Machines"

May 13
Prof. Joe Shepherd
Entropy in Detonations - What's the Big Deal?
Todd Squires
The Fluid-Filled Semicircular Canals of the Inner Ear - Could We Balance Any Better?

May 20
Tong Chao
Comparison of Fracture Response of Preflawed Tubes Under Internal Static and Detonation Loading
Joseph Klamo
Experimental Investigation of Vortex-Induced Vibrations

	G A L C I T Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology
[Fluid Mechanics Research Conference]
[top] [top] [top] [top]	Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m. Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall 101 Guggenheim Organized by Dale Pullin 2005-2006 \| 2004-2005 \| 2003-2004 \| 2002-2003 \| 2001-2002 \| 2000-2001 2002 - 2003 October · November · December · January · February · March · April · May [Seminars Are Announced Weekly] The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for students, postdoctoral scholars, visitors, and faculty to present the results of ongoing research projects. It is intended to be a relatively informal forum for presenting unfinished work and ideas about future work. October October 1 Matthew Ringuette Leading Edge Vortex Formation Number for 2D and Finite Plate & Transient Asymmetric Forces on an Oscillating Flat Plate Elijah Sansom Experimental Approaches to Carbon Nanotube Array Dynamics in Wetting Processes October 8 Kumar Bobba Robust and Optimal Control of Stream-wise Vortices in Boundary Layer Michael Johnson Subsonic Diffuser with Chemical Reaction October 15 Ivanka Pelivan Stereo PIV and Seven-Hole Probe Measurements in a Three-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layer Hassan Nagib New Evidence on Transitional-Roughness Effects in High Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layers October 22 No Research Conference - ASCI Site Visit October 29 No Research Conference - Research Review November November 5 Nicolas Ponchaut Transverse injection in supersonic flow Michele Milano Design of Experiments with Evolutionary Algorithms: Drag Optimization for an Oscillating Plate November 12 No Research Conference - Kliegel Lecture November 19 Jeffrey Bergthorson Impinging jets and laminar premixed flames Kazuo Sone Numerical simulation of an impinging laminar jet November 26 No Research Conference - APS/DFD Meeting December December 3 Christopher Mouton Implementation of DDPIV in Supersonic Flow Florian Pintgen Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence, Schlieren and Detonations December 10 No Research Conference - Winter Recess December 17 No Research Conference - Winter Recess December 24 No Research Conference - Winter Recess December 31 No Research Conference - Winter Recess January January 7 Richard Wirz Experimental and Computational Investigation of a Micro-Ion Thruster Daniel Lieberman Experiments on Rich Combustion January 14 John Dabiri A Performance Limit In Vortex Ring-based Hydropropulsors Joern van Keuk Numerical Simulation of Chemically Reacting Hypervelocity Flows January 21 James Faddy Progress on a Near Wall LES Model Eric Wintenberger The Performance of Steady Detonation Engines January 28 Trent Mattner Variable Density Ratio Simulations of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Vincent Wheatley DNS of the Weak Shock Driven Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability February February 4 Philippe Chatelain Wall Boundary Conditions for the 3D Vortex Element Method David Hill A Transformation for Generating Variable Density Steady Incompressible Inviscid Flow February 11 Rob Kolasinski Cathode Keeper Erosion in the NSTAR Ion Thruster Paul O'Gorman Modal Time Correlations and the Stretched Spiral Vortex February 18 Kazuaki Inaba On the Mechanism of Soot Track Formation Dale Pullin Unsteady Vortex-Lift in Insect Hovering Flight February 25 Special Seminar Tina Katopodes Chow - Stanford University Towards Accurate Simulation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Steep Mountainous Terrain March March 4 Paul Dimotakis & Brian Kern STS 107 - Analysis of the California-Nevada-Crossing Event March 11 Gerard O'Reilly The Shock-Vortex Interaction Problem Mike Rubel Two Strategies for Computing the Implicit Closest Point Transform on an Irregular Grid March 18 No Research Conference - Spring Recess March 25 No Research Conference - Spring Recess April April 1 Demosthenes Kivotides Quantizing Classical Turbulence Kevin Parkin A Microwave-Thermal Thruster for Ultra Low-Cost Launch of Microsatellites April 8 Patrick Hung Numerical Simulations of Detonation Initiation by Hypervelocity Projectiles Al Ratner Status of the Mist Control Kerosene (MCK) Program April 15 Scott Jackson Development of a Pulsed Implosion Initiator for PDEs Stuart Laurence Hypersonic Flow Over Two Proximal Bodies April 22 Brad Morris Characterization of a Pulsed-Plasma Thruster Plume Using Rayleigh Scattering Bahram Valiferdowsi Design and Construction of GALCIT Ludwieg Tube April 29 Kimberly Douglas Director of the Sherman Fairchild Library Whither GALCIT FM Reports? Open Digital Archives at Caltech Prof. Hans Hornung Sonic Line and Shock Detachment in Hypervelocity Cone Flow May May 6 No Research Conference - Private Screening of "Leonardo's Dream Machines" May 13 Prof. Joe Shepherd Entropy in Detonations - What's the Big Deal? Todd Squires The Fluid-Filled Semicircular Canals of the Inner Ear - Could We Balance Any Better? May 20 Tong Chao Comparison of Fracture Response of Preflawed Tubes Under Internal Static and Detonation Loading Joseph Klamo Experimental Investigation of Vortex-Induced Vibrations May 27 Special Seminar Sastri Nandula - Vanderbilt University Lean Premixed Flame Structure in Intense Turbulence: Rayleigh/Raman/LIF Measurements
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