This $319,971 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is supporting research at Florida State University (FSU) to evaluate the complexity of unsteady turbulent flows using advanced mathematical methods. The project aims to establish a new theoretical framework for quantifying the complexity of these flow patterns, which often contain both predictable and random elements. The research will utilize large-scale flow structures as...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $499,993 to the University of Massachusetts to investigate fluid-structure interactions (FSI) between flexible structures and inertial-viscoelastic flow. The goal is to conduct numerical simulations and synergistic experiments to understand the influence of viscoelasticity on the dynamics of flexible structures like flags, sheets, and cantilevered beams in high-Reynolds number flows....
Florida State University was awarded a $521,489 project grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct a stereoscopic visualization study of turbulence and vortex-tangle dynamics in helium-II from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports progress in these scientific fields and strengthens the nation's scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $309,527 project grant to Florida Atlantic University for investigation of multi-scale turbulence coupling by goal-oriented adaptive surface modulation. The grant is funded through the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) and will support research from May 2021 through April 2025. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This project aims to advance...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $454,034 Project Grant to Florida State University (FSU) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports FSU's research into "Compressibility Effects on Laminar Separation Bubbles Over Airfoils" over the period of September 30, 2023 to September 14, 2026. As a prestigious research institution, FSU has extensive experience conducting scientific research for the...
This three-year, $213,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research analyzing the effects of rotation, stratification, and dissipation in incompressible fluid flows. The awardee, Florida State University, will systematically study these mechanisms through analyzing solutions to governing equations like the rotating Navier-Stokes equations and stratified Boussinesq equations. Researchers will carry out...
The federal Project Grant award of $176,928.22 from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) supports research on the "Effects of Inflow Boundary Layer Conditions on the Cavity Resonance and Store Trajectory" at Florida State University (FSU). The research aims to improve naval operations by advancing the scientific understanding of how inflow boundary layer conditions impact cavity resonance and the trajectories of stores...
Florida State University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The award will support research from March 2021 to February 2026 on multiscale firebrand transport in turbulent boundary layers to advance fire science. As part of its mission to improve engineering research and innovation, the NSF Engineering program funds...
This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Missouri System's Missouri University of Science & Technology to investigate compressibility effects on turbulence production in supersonic flows. The goal is to improve understanding of the mixing process in supersonic combustors for hypersonic flight applications. The project will utilize two-point focused laser differential interferometry to...
The University of Central Florida received a $499,673 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, titled "A Holistic Measurement System for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems Involving Large Structural Deformations and Massively Separated Flows," will be performed from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. The research aims to develop advanced measurement capabilities for complex fluid-structure...