[ Current Research ]
HTTM combines research in heat and mass transfer with research in fluid mechanics, both with a strong emphasis on the underlying physics of turbulent flows. There are significant efforts on particle-laden flows, turbulent mixing, heat transfer in highly turbulent flows, noise generation by turbulence environmental flows, turbulent flow control, high speed flows, and turbulent flows in complex geometries, all with a wide range of engineering applications. The principal goal of the research program is to provide a continuously improving state of the art for industry.
HTTM is closely connected with the Center for Turbulence Research (CTR), an internationally recognized focus for fundamental turbulence research. This joint enterprise between Stanford University and the nearby NASA Ames Research Center has a large research staff of visiting scientists and postdoctoral and graduate students, with access to Ames facilities including the world's largest supercomputer systems and large wind tunnels. CTR's research areas include active control of turbulent flows; high-speed turbulence and shock waves; turbulent reacting flows; modeling and prediction of complex turbulent flows; and parallel computing.
HTTM faculty and students are also involved in collaborative efforts with other research groups at Stanford. Current examples include work with the Thermosciences' HTGL group in the areas of supersonic turbulent combustion, with the Civil Engineering Department on turbulent flows in the atmosphere and ocean, with the Computer Science Department on methods for flow computation, and with the School of Medicine in the development of clinical devices where turbulent flow and heat transfer play an important role.
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