Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Graduate Seminar: Extreme Aerodynamics: Beyond the Envelope
- When
- Friday, November 20, 202612:45 PM – 2:05 PM ESTAdd to calendarGoogle Calendar
- Where
- Hall of Languages 207101 Crouse Dr, Syracuse, NY 13210Open in Maps
- Hosted by
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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About
Speaker: Dr. Kunihiko (Sam) Taira, Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
Title: Extreme Aerodynamics: Beyond the Envelope
Abstract Summary:
This talk examines flight in extreme aerodynamic conditions—such as the turbulent wakes of urban canyons, mountainous terrain, and ships—that pose severe challenges for small-scale aircraft due to large gust disturbances occurring on timescales comparable to flow instabilities. Using computational and physics-embedded machine learning methods, Dr. Taira’s group has found that these extreme flows are surprisingly low-dimensional with similarities across a wide range of Reynolds numbers, enabling the development of fast-acting flow control and optimal wing designs to suppress transient loads.