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Project DRIFT: Drag Reducing Ionized Flow Technology
PI John Ekaterinaris
CO-I Trevor Perkins
Project DRIFT (Drag Reducing Ionized Flow Technology) aims to improve aerodynamic characteristics by ionizing the air that flows over an aircraft’s wing.
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Composite Wind Turbine Blade
PI Sathya Gangadharan
The world's primary energy needs are projected to grow by 56% between 2005 and 2030, by an average annual rate of 1.8% per year (International Energy Agency, 2012). Energy policy has confirmed the improvement of the environment sustainability of energy as a primary objective also though increasing use of renewable sources (Increasing Wind Energy's contribution to U.S. Electricity supply, 2008).
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Fuel Slosh
PI Sathya Gangadharan
2014 marks the eleventh year of Fuel Slosh studies that have been carried out at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Initially funded by NASA Graduate Student Research Program (GSRP) along with Southwest Research Institute, the research was started by Keith Schlee, a graduate student, under the guidance of Dr. Sathya Gangadharan, professor at Embry-Riddle.
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Understanding the Coupled Dynamics of Particles and Wall Turbulence
PI Ebenezer Gnanamanickam
This work focuses on understanding the coupled interactions between large and heavy solid particles, on a particle bed, and a gaseous (air) carrier phase turbulent boundary layer developing over the bed.
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Understanding the Coupled Interactions Between Hair-Like Micromechanoreceptors and Wall Turbulence
PI Ebenezer Gnanamanickam
This research focuses on understanding the interactions between turbulent flows and long (high aspect ratio), flexible hair-like microstructures or micropillars inspired by those encountered in nature. Some examples include lateral line sensors in fish, airflow sensors in bats and hair cover of animals such as seals and bats.
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Aeroelastic Gust-Airfoil Interaction Numerical Studies
PI Vladimir Golubev
The project conducted in collaboration with WPAFB and Eglin AFB AFRL scientists over the past 8 years employs DOD HPC and ERAU computer facilities to conduct high-fidelity, low-Reynolds, aeroelastic gust-airfoil interaction studies to model unsteady responses and their control for small UAVs operating, e.g., in highly unsteady urban canyons.
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Self-Sustained Flow-Acoustic Interactions in Airfoil Transitional Boundary Layers
PI Vladimir Golubev
CO-I Reda Mankbadi
This work carries out collaborative theoretical, experimental and numerical investigations of flow-acoustic resonant interactions in transitional airfoils which are responsible for sudden appearance of prominent acoustic tones and unsteady aerodynamic fluctuations in low-Reynolds-number airfoils.
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Synthetic Jet-Based Robust MAV Flight Controller
PI Vladimir Golubev
This project conducts theoretical and high-fidelity numerical analyses of UAV robust flight controller employing synthetic-jet actuators (SJAs). The technology-demonstration feasibility study focuses on SJA-based suppression of gust-induced airfoil flutter.
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Wake Vortex Safety Analysis in the Context of UAS Integration in the NAS
PI Vladimir Golubev
This project is a collaboration with several research organizations under the supervision of FAA. The focus of the current research efforts is on developing and employing variable-fidelity prediction approaches to examine safety implications of the future integration of variable-size UAS systems in the National Aerospace System (UAS).
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Demonstration of an Electrostatic Dust Shield on the Lunar Surface
PI Troy Henderson
This project will demonstrate the capability of an electrostatic dust shield, developed by NASA/KSC engineers, to remove dust from the lens of a camera after impact on the lunar surface.
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