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AFOSR: UNSTEADY AND ROTATING FLOWS
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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Unsteady and Rotating Flows
Lt. Col. Rhett Jefferies, Program Manager
Research in unsteady and rotating flows seeks to advance fundamental understanding of complex time-dependent flows, their interactions and control, by creatively integrating theoretical, numerical and experimental analysis techniques to develop physically based predictive models and innovative concepts. This wide-ranging research encompasses both internal and external flows at micro-scales through supersonic velocities.
Research areas of interest include the characterization, prediction, and control of flow instabilities and fluid-structure interactions in both bounded and free-shear flows, including aero-optics, flapping wings, vortical flows and flows in turbomachinery and cavities; innovative flow effectors for both passive and active flow control, including fluidic thrust vectoring, internal duct flow tailoring, enhanced jet mixing, high lift, and drag reduction; innovative approaches to dramatically alter convective heat transfer; innovative techniques for subsonic flow compression without machinery; and novel approaches for extracting flow energy.
Contact:
Lt. Col. Rhett Jefferies
Email: rhett.jefferies@afosr.af.mil
Please email first and schedule a time for a conference call. Thank you.
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