Projects

The AFP Research Group conducts fundamental research into the behavior and control of compressible flows, often in the contexts of aeroacoustics and fluid-thermal-structure interactions. These contexts are usually driven by the needs of high-speed flight systems. We are grateful to our collaborators and sponsors.

Active projects pursued by the Aeroacoustics and Flow Physics Research Group

Developing physics-based linear and nonlinear models of differential ablation relevant to hypersonic flight

  • Sponsor: Sandia National Lab (through SUPN)
  • Program Officer: TBD
  • Dates: 2024-2027

UIUC Characteristic Science Applications for the Next Generation NSF LCCF: Multiphysics simulation of a full hypersonic vehicle

  • Sponsor: National Science Foundation (through Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, Texas)
  • Program Officer: Dr. Ed Walker
  • Dates: 2022-2024

Measurement and modeling of an oblique shock grazing a compliant panel

  • Sponsor: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Program Officer: Dr. Amanda Chou
  • Dates: 2022-2025
  • In collaboration with the University of Maryland

Electrical Energy Deposition for Control of Hypersonic Air-breathing Engines

  • Sponsor: University Consortium of Applied Hypersonics
  • Program Officer: Dr. Brent Carey
  • Dates: 2022-2025
  • In collaboration with the University of Notre Dame

Fluid-thermal-structure Interaction of a Finned Model at Mach 6

  • Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
  • Program Officer: Dr. Eric Marineau
  • Dates: 2021-2025

Modeling Supersonic Jet Noise Reduction with Global Resolvent Modes

  • Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
  • Program Officer: Dr. James Hileman
  • Dates: 2020-2025
  • In collaboration with the California Institute of Technology

Aeroelastic Resonances in Extreme-Speed Turbochargers in Unmanned Air Vehicles

  • Sponsor: Army Research Lab (VICTOR ERP)
  • VICTOR ERP Project Lead: Dr. Chol-Bum (Mike) Kweon (ARL)
  • Technical Monitor: Dr. Sangguk Kang (ARL)
  • Dates: 2017-2025

Reducing Noise from Single and Twin Supersonic Jets Using Very-Low-Frequency Control

  • Sponsor: Office Naval Research
  • Program Officer: Dr. Steven Martens (Code: 35)
  • Dates: 2019-2024