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.

September

September 30, 2003
Jeff Bergthorson
Combined PSV/CH PLIF Measurements of Laminar Flames
Marcia Cooper
Direct Measurement of Detonation Tube Impulse in Low Pressure Environments and the Effect of Nozzles

October

October 7 , 2003
James Faddy
Initial Conditions for LES of Trailing Vortices
Carlos Pantano
Direct Simulation of Nonpremixed Flame Dynamics: Edge Identification

October 14, 2003 - Special Seminar
Malcolm Jones
Dept. of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
The University of Melbourne
Evolution of Turbulent Boundary Layers

October 21, 2003
Dal Mo Kang
Imaging of Fuel Mixing Under Acoustic Oscillations
Elijah Sansom
Pattern Formation: Using Capillary Forces for Manipulating Carbon Nanotubes

October 28, 2003
No Research Conference - ASCI Site Visit

November

November 4 , 2003
Jijie Zhou
Guided Liquid Transport Through Well-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays by Wicking
Trent Mattner
Analysis and Simulations of Miscible Rayleigh-Taylor Instability

November 11, 2003
Christopher Mouton
3D Particle Triangulation Velocimetry in Supersonic Flow
Part I: Implementation
Nicolas Ponchaut
3D Particle Triangulation Velocimetry in Supersonic Flow
Part II: Error Analysis and Results

November 18, 2003
Matthew Ringuette
Vortex Formation of an Accelerating, Low Aspect Ratio Flat Plate
Kazuo Sone
Spectral-Element Method for Chemically Reacting Flow: Application to Stagnation Flow Flame

November 25 , 2003
No Research Conference - APS/DFD Conference

Decembers

December 2 , 2003
Michael Johnson
Subsonic and Supersonic Mixing with Ramp Injection
Florian Pintgen
Mixing and Combustion of Rich Fireballs

December 9, 2003
No Research Conference - Finals Week

December 16, 23, 30, 2003
No Research Conference - Winter Recess

January

January 6, 2004
Anna I. Hickerson
Understanding the Mechanics of an Impedance Pump
Richie Wirz
Plasma Discharge Electron Sources

January 13, 2004
John Dabiri
Fluid Entrainment by Vortex Ring Azimuthal Vorticity, or How Jellyfish Eat
Vincent Wheatley
Regular Refraction of a MHD Shock at an Oblique Planar Density Interface

January 20, 2004
Prof. Hans Hornung
Converging Shock Waves and the Guderley Singularity
Ben Lin
Investigating Blood Flow Through Heart Valves

January 27, 2004
Philippe Chatelain
Flows Around Spinning and Deforming Bodies Using the Vortex Element Method
Paul O'Gorman
Velocity and Scalar Modal Time Correlations

February

February 3 , 2004
Kevin Parkin
Progress on the Microwave-Thermal Thruster and Launcher
Tait Pottebaum
Experiments on the Flow Inside a Telescope Enclosure

February 10, 2004
No Research Conference

February 17, 2004
Gabriel Acevedo-Bolton
Hemodynamic Effects in Vertebrate Heart Development
Robert Kolasinski
Sputtering Processes in Ion Thrusters

February 24, 2004
Daniel Lieberman
Photo-Chemical Initiation of Detonations
Georgios Matheou
Simulations of Supersonic Flows with Ramp Injection

March

March 2, 2004
Michele Milano
Lift Maximization of a Flapping Plate with Two Degrees of Freedom
Michael Rubel
Asynchronous Time Integration for Large Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations

March 9, 2004
Amy Lam
Converging Cylindrical Shocks: Experiments in the 17" Shock Tube
Brad Morris
Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy-- Diagnostics for Spacecraft Engine Performance

March 16, 2004
No Research Conference - Finals Week

March 23, 2004
No Research Conference - Spring Recess

March 30, 2004
Bahram Valiferdowsi
Aeroshell Heat Flux Measurements for Candidate Titan Lander -- I. Model Design and Instrumentation
Stuart Laurence
Aeroshell Heat Flux Measurements for Candidate Titan Lander -- II. Experimental Procedure and Results

April

April 6 , 2004
Chris Krok
Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel: Early Tests
Subash Sukumara Pillai
Aeroshell Heat Flux Measurements for Candidate Titan Lander -- III. Data Processing and Results

April 13 , 2004
No Research Conference

April 20, 2004
Brian Kern
Imaging Through Turbulence: Applications of Quadrature Phase Interferometry
Paul Dimotakis
Large Eddy Simulations of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Between Miscible Fluids

April 27, 2004
Marco Arienti
The Role of Diffusion at Shear Layers in Irregular Detonation
Patrick Hung
Optimizing Numerical Combustion

May

May 4 , 2004
Erik Iglesias
Mixing and Combustion in a Scramjet-Like Geometry
Joe Klamo
The Necessity of Variable Damping for the Study of Vortex-Induced Vibrations

May 11, 2004- Special Seminar
Kumar Bobba
Modern Flow Stability: Theory, Computations, and Experiments in Near Wall Turbulence

May 18, 2004- Special Seminar
Lorena Barba
Vortex Method for Computing High Reynolds Number Flows: Increased Accuracy with a Fully Mesh-less Formulation

May 25 , 2004
Marco Latini
Investigation of the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in Complex Geometries
Joe Shepherd
The Sound of Explosive Decompression

	G A L C I T Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology
[Fluid Mechanics Research Conference]
	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 2003 - 2004 September · 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. September September 30, 2003 Jeff Bergthorson Combined PSV/CH PLIF Measurements of Laminar Flames Marcia Cooper Direct Measurement of Detonation Tube Impulse in Low Pressure Environments and the Effect of Nozzles October October 7 , 2003 James Faddy Initial Conditions for LES of Trailing Vortices Carlos Pantano Direct Simulation of Nonpremixed Flame Dynamics: Edge Identification October 14, 2003 - Special Seminar Malcolm Jones Dept. of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering The University of Melbourne Evolution of Turbulent Boundary Layers October 21, 2003 Dal Mo Kang Imaging of Fuel Mixing Under Acoustic Oscillations Elijah Sansom Pattern Formation: Using Capillary Forces for Manipulating Carbon Nanotubes October 28, 2003 No Research Conference - ASCI Site Visit November November 4 , 2003 Jijie Zhou Guided Liquid Transport Through Well-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays by Wicking Trent Mattner Analysis and Simulations of Miscible Rayleigh-Taylor Instability November 11, 2003 Christopher Mouton 3D Particle Triangulation Velocimetry in Supersonic Flow Part I: Implementation Nicolas Ponchaut 3D Particle Triangulation Velocimetry in Supersonic Flow Part II: Error Analysis and Results November 18, 2003 Matthew Ringuette Vortex Formation of an Accelerating, Low Aspect Ratio Flat Plate Kazuo Sone Spectral-Element Method for Chemically Reacting Flow: Application to Stagnation Flow Flame November 25 , 2003 No Research Conference - APS/DFD Conference Decembers December 2 , 2003 Michael Johnson Subsonic and Supersonic Mixing with Ramp Injection Florian Pintgen Mixing and Combustion of Rich Fireballs December 9, 2003 No Research Conference - Finals Week December 16, 23, 30, 2003 No Research Conference - Winter Recess January January 6, 2004 Anna I. Hickerson Understanding the Mechanics of an Impedance Pump Richie Wirz Plasma Discharge Electron Sources January 13, 2004 John Dabiri Fluid Entrainment by Vortex Ring Azimuthal Vorticity, or How Jellyfish Eat Vincent Wheatley Regular Refraction of a MHD Shock at an Oblique Planar Density Interface January 20, 2004 Prof. Hans Hornung Converging Shock Waves and the Guderley Singularity Ben Lin Investigating Blood Flow Through Heart Valves January 27, 2004 Philippe Chatelain Flows Around Spinning and Deforming Bodies Using the Vortex Element Method Paul O'Gorman Velocity and Scalar Modal Time Correlations February February 3 , 2004 Kevin Parkin Progress on the Microwave-Thermal Thruster and Launcher Tait Pottebaum Experiments on the Flow Inside a Telescope Enclosure February 10, 2004 No Research Conference February 17, 2004 Gabriel Acevedo-Bolton Hemodynamic Effects in Vertebrate Heart Development Robert Kolasinski Sputtering Processes in Ion Thrusters February 24, 2004 Daniel Lieberman Photo-Chemical Initiation of Detonations Georgios Matheou Simulations of Supersonic Flows with Ramp Injection March March 2, 2004 Michele Milano Lift Maximization of a Flapping Plate with Two Degrees of Freedom Michael Rubel Asynchronous Time Integration for Large Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations March 9, 2004 Amy Lam Converging Cylindrical Shocks: Experiments in the 17" Shock Tube Brad Morris Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy-- Diagnostics for Spacecraft Engine Performance March 16, 2004 No Research Conference - Finals Week March 23, 2004 No Research Conference - Spring Recess March 30, 2004 Bahram Valiferdowsi Aeroshell Heat Flux Measurements for Candidate Titan Lander -- I. Model Design and Instrumentation Stuart Laurence Aeroshell Heat Flux Measurements for Candidate Titan Lander -- II. Experimental Procedure and Results April April 6 , 2004 Chris Krok Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel: Early Tests Subash Sukumara Pillai Aeroshell Heat Flux Measurements for Candidate Titan Lander -- III. Data Processing and Results April 13 , 2004 No Research Conference April 20, 2004 Brian Kern Imaging Through Turbulence: Applications of Quadrature Phase Interferometry Paul Dimotakis Large Eddy Simulations of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Between Miscible Fluids April 27, 2004 Marco Arienti The Role of Diffusion at Shear Layers in Irregular Detonation Patrick Hung Optimizing Numerical Combustion May May 4 , 2004 Erik Iglesias Mixing and Combustion in a Scramjet-Like Geometry Joe Klamo The Necessity of Variable Damping for the Study of Vortex-Induced Vibrations May 11, 2004- Special Seminar Kumar Bobba Modern Flow Stability: Theory, Computations, and Experiments in Near Wall Turbulence May 18, 2004- Special Seminar Lorena Barba Vortex Method for Computing High Reynolds Number Flows: Increased Accuracy with a Fully Mesh-less Formulation May 25 , 2004 Marco Latini Investigation of the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in Complex Geometries Joe Shepherd The Sound of Explosive Decompression
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