Thomas S. Lund

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. - Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1987.
  

• M.S. - Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1984.
  

• B.S. - Applied Mechanics, University of California, San Diego, 1983.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Research Scientist, 10/02-present Colorado Research Associates Division/Northwest Research Associates, Boulder, Colorado. Developing subgrid-scale modeling procedures for geophysical and solar turbulence simulation.
  

• Research Professor, 6/02-present Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, The University of Colorado at Boulder. Conducting research in the areas of turbulence mcdeling and simulation, and computational fluid dynamics.
  

• Associate Professor, 9/97-6/02 - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington. Conducted research in the areas of turbulence mcdeling and simulation, wind tunnel design, and computational fluid dynamics. Taught courses in aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics.
  

• Research Associate, 11/90-8/97 - Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University. Developed numerical methods and turbulence models for large eddy simulation of complex turbulent flows. This work provided extensive experience in developing numerical methods and in modeling complex fluid mechanical processes.
  

• Research Engineer, 7/89-10/90 - Rockwell International, National Aerospace Plane Group, Downey, CA. Performed linear stability calculations for the prediction of boundary layer transition on vehicles in supersonic flight.
  

• Assistant Professor, 8/87-6/89 - School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University. Taught courses in fluid mechanics, supersonic aerodynamics, and hypersonic aerodynamics. Conducted research in the areas of boundary layer transition and improved numerical methods for the 3-D compressible flow.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Total of 49 technical publications, only selected publications shown below.

1. H.-J. Kaltenbach, M. Fatica, R. Mittal , T. S. Lund, and P. Moin, ``Study of flow in a planar asymmetric diffuser using Large Eddy Simulation,'' J. Fluid Mech. 390, 151-185, 1999.

2. O. V. Vasilyev, T. S. Lund, and P. Moin, ``A General Class of Commutative Filters for LES in Complex Geometries,'' J. Comp. Phys. 146, 105-123, 1998.

3. Y. Morinishi, T. S. Lund, O. V. Vasilyev, P. Moin, "Fully conservative higher order finite difference schemes for incompressible flow," J. Comp. Phys 143, 90-124, 1998.

4. T. S. Lund, X. Wu, and K. D. squires, ``Generation of turbulent inflow data for spatially-developing boundary layer simulations,'' J. Comp. Phys 140, 233-258, 1998.

5. C. Meneveau and T. S. Lund, ``The dynamic Smagorinsky model and scale-dependent coefficients in the viscous range of turbulence,'' Phys. Fluids 9(12), 3932-3934, 1997.

6. H. G. Im, T. S. Lund, and J. H. Ferziger, ``Large eddy simulation of turbulent front propagation with dynamic subgrid models,'' Phys. Fluids 9(12), 3826-3833, 1997.

7. G. R. Ruetsch, T. S. Lund and Wm. T. Ashurst, ``Isotropy in turbulent flame propagation,'' Combust. Sci. and Tech. 118, 285-291, 1996.

8. T. S. Lund and P. Moin, ``Large eddy simulation of a concave wall boundary layer ,'' Int. J. of Heat and Fluid flow 17, 290-295, 1996.

9. C. Meneveau, T. S. Lund, and W. Cabot, ``A Lagrangian dynamic subgrid-scale model of turbulence,'' J. Fluid Mech 319, 353-385, 1996.

10. S. Ghosal, T. S. Lund, P. Moin and K. Akselvoll, ``A dynamic localization model for large eddy simulation of turbulent flows,'' J. Fluid Mech. 286, 229-255, 1995.

11. C. Meneveau and T. S. Lund, ``On the Lagrangian nature of the turbulence energy cascade,'' Phys. Fluids 6(8), 2820-2825, 1994.

12. T. S. Lund and M. M. Rogers, ``An improved measure of strain state probability in turbulent flows,'' Phys. Fluids 6(5), 1838-1847, 1994.

13. T. S. Lund, ``Viscous-inviscid analysis of dual-jet ejectors,'' J. Propulsion and Power 7(1), 99-107, 1991.

14. T. S. Lund, ``Augmented thrust and mass flow associated with two-dimensional jet reattachment,'' AIAA J. 24(12), 1964-1970, 1986.

15. T. S. Lund, D. A. Tavella, and L. Roberts, ``Thrust augmentor inlet optimization,'' J. Propulsion and Power 2(3), 253-258, 1986.

16. K. G. P. Sulzmann, D. E. Baxter, M. Khazra, and T. S. Lund, ``Initiation of methyl acetate pyrolysis in argon-diluted mixtures behind reflected shock waves,'' J. Phys. Chem. 89(16), 3561-3566, 1985.

17. K. G. P. Sulzmann, T. S. Lund, and D. Baxter, ``3.05m-HeXe-laser line absorption by CH₃COOCH₃, CH₃ and NO₂ and infared emission at 6.89m by CH₃COOCH₃ and CH₃ at elevated temperatures,'' J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radidat. Transfer 32(1), 49-59, 1984.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Papers available on line

1997 APS Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting

Homogenous isotropic turbulence code

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