Experimental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Southern Methodist University

Faculty:

Paul S. Krueger, PhD

 

Graduate students:

Ali Moslemi (PhD)

Mustafa Musta (PhD)

Tyler Nichols (PhD)

Lauren Couch (MS)

Maria Breda (MS)

 

Undergraduate Students:

Jason Smith

Michael Gratzinger

 

Alumni:

Christian Naaktgeboren (PhD, May, 2007)

Ali Olcay (PhD, May, 2007)

Zachary Parvin (MS, May, 2007)

 

Adam Koenig (REU Participant, summer 2009 (WSU))

William Bilyeu (BS May, 2009)

LaRa Foster (REU Participant, summer 2008)

Shawna Burns (BS May, 2008).

Jeff Stubblefield (REU Participant, summer 2007 (TCU)).

Michael Pierce (BS May, 2007).

Johanna Raad (BS May, 2007).

Rebekah Eason (BS May, 2006 (Caltech))

Eric Quijano (BS May, 2004)

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

 

·         Unsteady, Biological, and Bio-Inspired Propulsion

·         Fluid Entrainment by Vortex Ring Formation

·         Vortex-Boundary Interactions

 

FACILITIES:

 

·         14 ft. (524 gal.) towing tank with glass walls for flow visualization

·         Two glass aquaria (55 in. and 8 ft.)

·         6 in × 6 in (cross-section) vertical water tunnel

·         Coherent Innova 70 Ar+ 2W continuous wave laser

·         High-resolution digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV) system including a LABest Optronics, Ltd., 200 mJ Nd:YAG laser

·         High Resolution 12 in. Schlieren System

·         TSI V3VTM 3D, 3-component, volumetric flow measurement system

 

LINKS:                                       

            Paul S. Krueger Homepage

            SMU Homepage

            SMU Mechanical Engineering

           

 

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