{"id":37,"date":"2023-11-13T17:52:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2024-07-11T21:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:49:29","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37\" class=\"elementor elementor-37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edc0e4a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"edc0e4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c538fc5\" data-id=\"c538fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0746245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0746245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Our Research<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92b264f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92b264f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d63ee0\" data-id=\"0d63ee0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e372a6f\" data-id=\"e372a6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff74fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ff74fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfcf6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bfcf6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9befcfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9befcfc\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6f361c\" data-id=\"c6f361c\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61c570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d61c570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Our research focuses on the advancement and future of aerospace propulsion.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f07bb8\" data-id=\"2f07bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42217cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42217cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998eb1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"998eb1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Our lab&#8217;s research work follows three main research directions:<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f28c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f28c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Experimental Aerodynamics and Propulsion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7643e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7643e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The research activity in this area is focused around the use of the CSU Hypersonic Wind Tunnel. The tunnel is an indraft design that enables Mach 2.5-7.0 flow from 0.1-5 seconds.\u00a0<\/p><p>Applications of interest include:<\/p><ul><li>Aerodynamic design of scramjet inlet ramps and isolators<\/li><li>Aerodynamic design of cavity flameholders<\/li><li>Study of laser ignition inside the scramjet combustor<\/li><li>Study of scramjet operation in radical farming mode<\/li><li>Active control of flame anchoring using a tunable plasma source<\/li><li>Dual-mode ramjet\/scramjet combustor architectures<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fef093 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fef093\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc3741 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cc3741\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a173632 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a173632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-110249.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-110249.png 597w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-13-110249-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd6ff6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dd6ff6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc2d31 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebc2d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture2.png 780w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture2-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture2-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fa166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7fa166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Left) Image of the Indraft CSU Hypersonic Wind Tunnel. (Right) Snapshot of a bow shock forming in front of a piezoelectric pressure transducer in a Mach=2.5 flow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9172444 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9172444\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94a181 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b94a181\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad2252 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bad2252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46\" alt=\"Wind Tunnel in the direct-connect configuration for scramjet engine testing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture3.png 780w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture3-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture3-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1b6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1b6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wind Tunnel in the direct-connect configuration for scramjet engine testing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cccbe98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cccbe98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec3d40 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ec3d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48\" alt=\"3-D Rendering of the CSU Indraft Hypersonic Wind Tunnel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture9.png 571w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture9-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd2c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bd2c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3-D rendering of the CSU Indraft Hypersonic Wind Tunnel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc23b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dc23b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d4d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64d4d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b80e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b80e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Development of Ultrafast Laser Diagnostics <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f0876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9f0876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The research activity in this area is centered around our unique femtosecond laser system which allows us to perform quench-free diagnostics over a wide range of wavelengths 190-2500 nm. The laser system is used for flow, plasma and combustion characterization (i.e., measurement of flow velocity, species concentration, temperature, etc).\u00a0<\/p><p>Diagnostics of interest for aerospace application:<\/p><ul><li>Two-photon Absorption Laser-Induced Fluorescence (TALIF)<\/li><li>FLEET (high-speed flow velocimetry)<\/li><li>Thomson scattering (plasma density measurements)<\/li><li>Stimulated Raman Scattering (gas temperature and density)<\/li><li>fs-Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (species)<\/li><li>E-FISH (electric field measurements)<\/li><\/ul><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032dc84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"032dc84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb75fd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb75fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12be57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12be57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/04053_01711-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53\" alt=\"A researcher and student look on at a bright blue laser in the laboratory.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/04053_01711-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/04053_01711-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/04053_01711-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/04053_01711-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/04053_01711-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07582b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07582b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Above) Ciprian Dumitrache and Ph.D. student Mozhdeh Hooshyar operate the fs-LASER at APDL.<\/p><p>(Right top) Nanosecond discharge generated between two pin electrodes (visualized using schlieren).<\/p><p>(Right bottom) Fluorescence from the N-atoms in the discharge using fs-TALIF. This study was conducted by the PI during his postdoc at EM2C laboratory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba9302 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eba9302\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1a7c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf1a7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture5.png 322w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture5-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537eff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"537eff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture6.png 381w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture6-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c1218 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70c1218\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103a1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"103a1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241cd28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"241cd28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09fb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f09fb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The research activity in this area is focused on the use of our custom-built Computational Fluid Dynamics solver. The code allows us to model supersonic chemically reacting flows with various degrees of vibrational and electronic non-equilibrium.<\/p><p>Applications of interest include:<\/p><ul><li>Modeling of plasma-assisted combustion<\/li><li>Modeling of atmospheric re-entry flight<\/li><li>Modeling of hypersonic flows<\/li><li>Modeling of the flow inside of a scramjet engine<\/li><\/ul><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548c1af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"548c1af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666b52e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"666b52e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ac5b4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19ac5b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture7.png 578w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/apdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/11\/Picture7-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a3d96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86a3d96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a5bd478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db4aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5db4aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OH* Chemiluminescence images of a flame ignited using a dual-pulse technique. 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