Research Interests
High Velocity, Multi-Component Reactive Flow
Pulsating, supersonic flow of high temperature products of combustion serves as a unique transport mechanism for accelerating and heating micron-sized particulate matter. The gas-particle mixture eventually impinges at high velocity on a substrate where it forms thin, overlapping, lenticular-shaped particle layers. We have developed the theory and accompanying
computer models for understanding the interaction between controllable process variables
(e.g., chemical composition of combustible gas, particle thermal properties, injection
parameters, and particle size distribution) and characteristics of the resultant coating.
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Rapid Combustion of Energetic Materials at Non-Ideal States
Working closely with research engineers in the automotive industry, we have developed advanced computer codes for use in the design, development and analysis of occupant restraint gas generators. These computer codes include exact real-gas thermodynamics for several cubic equations of state and elementary combustion kinetics characteristic of the unique high-pressure
environment of many gas generators used to activate passenger restraint systems.
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