Research

Recent Funded Projects

Spray Booth Simulation

  • Developed a CFD model to replicate a “shower chamber” testing condition

  • Simulated water spraying onto the representative closure vehicle geometries

  • Obtained the hydrodynamic pressure acting on the seals


CFD Simulation of Electrostatic Spray-Painting Porcess

  • Established the spray paint simulation framework including electric field, particle/paint injection and space charge

  • Investigated the spray angle for higher transfer efficiency

  • Applied Taguchi method to study the impacts of shaping air flow rate, robot angle and flange angles


Immersive 3D Auditory Perception in UAM Operating Environment

  • Combined CFD software with VRExperience to mimic an immersive 3D auditory perception of an UAM flying in a stadium environment

  • High-fidelity CFD simulations were performed to obtain the aeroacoustic data


Automotive Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics

  • Investigated the aerodynamic and acoustic performance on side mirror, front grille and sunroof

  • High-fidelity CFD simulations were performed

Related Publications:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045793021003856

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167610521002439

UAV Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics

  • Investigated the aerodynamic and acoustic performance on a UAV rotor

  • Compared the impact of rotor-airframe orientation

  • Studied the rotor design variables and their effects on aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance

Related Publications:

https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/3/3/56

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/fluidsengineering/article-abstract/142/8/081209/1082419/Small-Scale-Rotor-Design-Variables-and-Their?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Controlling the Flow Separation in Heart Valves Using Vortex Generator

  • Investigated the effectiveness of vortex generator applied to mechanical bi-leaflet heart valves

  • Co-rotating and counter-rotating configurations were compared to a control valve without VGs

  • Numerical and experimental results show that co-rotating VG illustrates a great potential to help mitigate the hemodynamic factors leading to potential blood damage risk.

Related Publications:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10439-022-02966-5

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