Job duties include:* Developing validated processes for surge prediction built on advanced commercial CFD tools* Interfacing with fan/compressor design organization to define requirements* Interacting with and directing global support staff* Planning and performing rig/engine test program to validate development activities* Interacting with university researchersContributions include:* High-fidelity steady and transient aerodynamic analysis of Auxiliary Power… Show more Job duties include:* Developing validated processes for surge prediction built on advanced commercial CFD tools* Interfacing with fan/compressor design organization to define requirements* Interacting with and directing global support staff* Planning and performing rig/engine test program to validate development activities* Interacting with university researchersContributions include:* High-fidelity steady and transient aerodynamic analysis of Auxiliary Power Unit inlet/plenum and associated centrifugal compressor intake flows using ANSYS CFX* High-fidelity steady aerodynamic analysis of research axial compressor using CFX, examining flow range, pressure rise, work-input, and efficiency characteristics. Detailed investigation of near-stall flow field with comparison to experimental data. Interaction and collaboration with university research personnel: gathering data for CFD validation, prescribing test parameters, using CFD analysis results to guide further physical experiment and computational research.* Support efforts in steady and transient CFX analysis of research centrifugal compressor, including aerodynamic and aeroelastic performance. Monitor physical experimental progress with university research personnel.* Design for Six Sigma Green Belt: Design study for 3D radial diffusers. Varied multiple parameters through Design of Experiments to optimize choke flow, range, peak efficiency, and pressure recovery* Determine flutter boundary of axial fan geometry* Install, validate, maintain/develop, and apply parallel research code (Linux/Fortran/MPI) to investigate surge and stall behavior of compressors* Install, validate, maintain/develop, and apply Windows Visual Studio tools for aerodynamic and aeroelastic applications. Show less

Develop and apply computational methods and software (Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Structural Dynamics) in the study of turbomachinery/propulsion aeroelasticity.

Develop and apply Computational Fluid Dynamics software in the study of turbomachinery aerodynamics and compressor aerodynamic stability.

Apply computational software and experimental data in the analysis and validation of turbomachinery component design, addressing concerns including stage vibration, high cycle fatigue, and rotor dynamics.

Develop and utilize mathematical models to accurately analyze and refine prospective mechanical design concepts.