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State of the ARC
February 13, 2009
Vision
• To excel in cutting-edge research with emphasis in aerodynamics and gasdynamics
Mission
• To support the University and Department’s mission in education, research and service – Education • Graduate students • MAE 3182 • Individual projects – Research • Industry, state, federal government • Collaborative – Service • Lab tours and outreach • High-school projects
Our Reputation
• Well-known internationally in pulse detonation, detonation, hypersonics • Active conference participation – AIAA Conferences – International Symposium on Shock Waves – Others • ASME • Combustion Symposium • American Physical Society • Journal publications • Seminar invitations • Professional activities • Well-organized website
A Little History
• Founded in 1986 in its present location • Transonic tube, low-speed wind tunnel and small shock tube • Arc heated facility – 1995 • Hypersonic shock tunnel – 1987 • Supersonic wind tunnel – 1999 • Pulse detonation engine – early 1990s • Long list of alumni
Faculty and Staff
• Frank Lu – Director • Don Wilson – Founding Director, Former Department Chair • Luca Massa – Assistant Professor • Rod Duke – Scientific Apparatus Engineering Technician • Philip Panicker – Faculty Research Associate
Rafaela Bellini Eric Braun Garrett Garner Richard Mitchell Prashaanth Ravindran Ronnachai Vutthivithayarak
Students
Doctoral Supersonic reactive flow past double wedge in a channel Continuous detonation engine, exergy analysis of hypersonic vehicle/detonation engine Lu Lu Shock/boundary layer interaction with micro vortex generators DNS/LES of reactive flow in a channel Lu Lu/Massa Exergy analysis of detonation engines Lu
Karthik Jagadevan Suneel Jinnala Neelima Kalilindi Antriksh Luthra Hari Nagarajan Kishore Nekkanti Adam Pierce Sushma Rao Madhuri Ungarala
Students
Masters Fiber-optic pressure sensor for PDE environment Transient flow analysis for PDE applications Unsteady heat transfer in a pulse detonation engine Plasma combustion modeling DNS of shock propagation in a reactive homogeneous isotropic turbulent field Analysis of thrust development in a pulse detonation engine Shock boundary layer interactions with micro vortex generators Perturbation analysis of detonation wave Linear Analysis of Richtmeyer-Meshkov instability for reactive mixture Lu Lu Lu Massa Lu/Massa Wilson Lu Lu Massa
Manuj Awasthi Thania Balcazar Richard Banks Daniel Bryant Dibesh Joshi Nathan Dunn Laura Suarez
Students
Undergraduates FEA of stress wave propagation in a pulse detonation engine Continuous detonation engine – assisting Eric Shock boundary layer interactions – assisting Richie and Adam Pulse detonation engine – assisting Philip Experimental study of stress wave propagation in a PDE Development of continuous detonation engine Lu Lu/Wilson Lu Lu Lu Lu/Wilson Analysis of flightweight pulse detonation engine Wilson
Current Funded Projects
• Liquid-fuelled pulsed detonation engine ground demonstrator collaboration with the National University of Singapore • Shock/boundary layer interactions with micro vortex generators collaboration with Prof. Chaoqun Liu (Mathematics) • Continuous detonation rocket and air breathing engines subcontract from HyPerComp
Our Responsibilities
• • • • Collective and individual – Integrity – Honesty – Accountability – Excellence High ethical and moral standards – Plagiarism – Piracy – Cutting corners – Irresponsible behavior Safe and clean – Safety first – The “kitchen” Deliver high quality work in a timely manner
Character Building
• Do the right thing • Know thyself – bad habits or “When does a reason becomes an excuse?” – “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” – Sun Tzu • Adopt a positive attitude – “Ask not what the ARC can do for you…” • Accountability – whatever you do or say have consequences beyond yourself, whatever you think … • Self-esteem • Creativity – Are you an answer seeking a question or a question seeking an answer?
• There’s more to UTA than getting “A”s
Esprit-de-Corp
• Show respect – Golden rule – do unto others what you want others to do unto you • Cordiality – “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say it at all” – Thumper – “Discretion in speech is more than eloquence” – Sir Francis Bacon – “A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over” – Benjamin Franklin – “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense” • Work together, not against each other – Be considerate – think about how your actions will affect others – Cooperate – A house divided is a house ruined • Maintain open lines of communication – Talk to one another, brainstorm, share your concerns, ask – Extra eyes and hands
Aim High
• Faculty and staff – Stable funding – Good and safe working environment – Office and lab space – not easy to address as these affect the Department and College as well – State-of-the-art equipment
Aim High
• Everyone • Quality and timely work – This is the best time of your life to do something, to make a difference – Work hard – Work smart – What is an all-nighter?
– “Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Benchmarks for Faculty
• Proposals – collaborative proposals appear to be the way to go – UTA faculty – National University of Singapore – UT Dallas – Western Michigan – Konkuk University • Corporate funding – Short bursts of activity
“He didn’t propose, so he perished.”
Skousen, J. “Publish or Perish: Some Reasons For Perishing,”
Crop-Science-Soil Science-Agronomy News
, March 2000
Benchmarks for Everyone
• 1 journal paper for MS • 3 journal papers for Ph.D.
• “Quality” or flagship journal • Undergraduates – Student conferences • Benefits – Student’s future – ARC’s stature – Department and University’s stature