We all need to get around -- but so does freight, and food, and even space cargo. To that end, Purdue researchers focus on making engines more efficient in cars and trucks, and perfecting the acoustics of tires and cabin interiors. They explore autonomous vehicles, and how they can actually make the roads safer. They work with aircraft companies to develop the next generation of jet engines. And they investigate the infrastructure of roads and systems, lending engineering expertise to one of the most vital industries in the world.
Identify interactions and design spaces at the intersection of energy technologies, economics, and decision-making process to minimize the cost of transitioning to new, decarbonized energy systems
Advancement of next-generation propulsion concepts including Rotating Detonation Engines (RDEs), Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines (RDREs) and Scramjet Engines
Laser diagnostics development for applied thermal environments including RDEs, RDREs, gas-turbines, rockets, IC engines, and scramjet engines
Laser Diagnostics and Spectroscopy for detonations, combustion, sprays, energetics, propellants, hypersonics, plasmas, and non-equilibrium flows
Estimation of performance, efficiency and emissions using state of the art optical diagnostics (PLIF, CARS, TP-LIF, PIV, 3D Imaging, X-Rays, PIV, Molecular Tagging, Thermographic Phosphors and Pressure Sensitive Paints)
Thermal-fluid behavior at the extremes, including turbulent, acoustically coupled, high-temperature, high-pressure, multiphase, and non-equilibrium reacting flows
High-Heat-Flux Thermal Management Systems for Several Applications, e.g., Outer Space Missions, Electric Vehicles, Ultra-Fast Charging Systems, Electronics Cooling, Avionics, Nuclear Reactors, Metal Manufacturing, Superconductors, Data Centers, etc.
Gravitational Effects
Experiments onboard the International Space Station (ISS)
Two-Phase Flow Instabilities
Fluid-Structure Interactions & Non-Newtonian Fluids in Biological Systems