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

StudentsDoctoral

Rafaela Bellini Supersonic reactive flow past double wedge in a channel

Lu

Eric Braun Continuous detonation engine, exergy analysis of hypersonic vehicle/detonation engine

Lu

Garrett Garner

Richard Mitchell Shock/boundary layer interaction with micro vortex generators

Lu

Prashaanth Ravindran

DNS/LES of reactive flow in a channel Lu/Massa

Ronnachai Vutthivithayarak

Exergy analysis of detonation engines Lu

StudentsMasters

Karthik Jagadevan Fiber-optic pressure sensor for PDE environment Lu

Suneel Jinnala Transient flow analysis for PDE applications Lu

Neelima Kalilindi Unsteady heat transfer in a pulse detonation engine Lu

Antriksh Luthra Plasma combustion modeling Massa

Hari Nagarajan DNS of shock propagation in a reactive homogeneous isotropic turbulent field

Lu/Massa

Kishore Nekkanti Analysis of thrust development in a pulse detonation engine

Wilson

Adam Pierce Shock boundary layer interactions with micro vortex generators

Lu

Sushma Rao Perturbation analysis of detonation wave Lu

Madhuri Ungarala Linear Analysis of Richtmeyer-Meshkov instability for reactive mixture

Massa

StudentsUndergraduates

Manuj Awasthi FEA of stress wave propagation in a pulse detonation engine

Lu

Thania Balcazar Continuous detonation engine – assisting Eric Lu/Wilson

Richard Banks Shock boundary layer interactions – assisting Richie and Adam

Lu

Daniel Bryant Pulse detonation engine – assisting Philip Lu

Dibesh Joshi Experimental study of stress wave propagation in a PDE

Lu

Nathan Dunn Development of continuous detonation engine Lu/Wilson

Laura Suarez 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

Skousen, J. “Publish or Perish: Some Reasons For Perishing,” Crop-Science-Soil Science-Agronomy News, March 2000

“He didn’t propose, so he perished.”

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

Where do we go from here?