Flow Control Laboratory

Faculty

• Dr. Ahmed Naguib

Research activities

• Development of surface stress sensor arrays for fluids, including MEMS devices.
• Application of sensor arrays to diagnostics and control of flows.
• Low-dimensional models for characterization of turbulent and separated flow structures.
• Improved understanding of high Reynolds number turbulence.
• Applications to active flow control, flow-induced noise and vibration problems, and whole-field surface diagnostics.

Facilities

• Quiet low-turbulence wind tunnel (1 ft x 1 ft).
• Application wind tunnel (2 ft x 2 ft).
• Hot-wire anemometry.
• Acoustic and optical diagnostic equipment.
• Smoke flow visualization.
• Digital imaging system.

Sources of support

• Office of Naval Research
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Contact

• C26 Research Complex/Engineering
• Telephone: 517-432-0966