Research
Our research is conducted via direct numerical simulations of the Navier-Stokes equations. Details about our numerical methods can be found in papers in our publications section. Our codes are written in-house, and run on supercomputers such as TACC Stampede, SDSC Comet, and UCLA's IDRE Hoffman2. We also own a small cluster for postprocessing, testing and data storage. Our computational allocation on the clusters at TACC and SDSC are graciously provided by XSEDE.
Current Topics
- Thermodynamic fluctuations in hypersonic turbulent boundary layers
- Drag reduction with superhydrophobic surfaces
- Effects of distributed roughness on compressible turbulent flow
Selected Past Topics
- Real gas effects in compressible turbulent flows
- Boundary layer control
- Dynamics of compressible turbulent boundary layers
- Effects of hydrophobic surfaces
- Numerical Studies of compressible turbulent flows