Research

Gas-Turbine Cooling and Propulsion

We investigate advanced internal cooling configurations, convective heat transfer, pressure loss, flow behavior, and thermal performance for gas-turbine engines and propulsion systems.

Advanced Design and Manufacturing

We develop and evaluate components manufactured using metal additive-manufacturing technologies, with emphasis on complex cooling geometries, manufacturability, dimensional accuracy, and performance.

Materials and Mechanical Characterization

We study the mechanical, thermal, and microstructural behavior of engineering materials under demanding operating conditions.

Neutron and Non-Destructive Characterization

We use neutron diffraction, neutron imaging, computed tomography, and in-situ experiments to understand residual stress, thermal strain, internal features, and material response.

Thermal Management and Flow Diagnostics

We combine convection experiments, flow visualization, temperature and pressure measurements, analytical modeling, uncertainty analysis, and computational methods to study thermal-management systems.