Our research interest is high-fidelity simulation (such as large-eddy simulation) of turbulent flows with multiphysics (such as compressibility, chemical reaction, inertial particles, fluid—structure interactions). Such turbulent flows are widely encountered in the applications of turbomachinery, supersonic & hypersonic aerodynamics, posing important engineering design challenges. Recent advances in high-performance computing have significantly increased prediction capabilities for such flows; however, more fundamental questions remain in incorporating multi-physics effects into modeling and simulation and in bringing prediction to design and optimization stage. Our research combines novel computational and analytical tools of fluid dynamics in conjunction with modern control and optimization theories to address such questions. 

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Wavelet analysis and modeling of turbulence | High-speed aerodynamics | Flow control & optimization

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