Imperial College London

Dr. Yongyun Hwang

Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Aeronautics

Reader in Fluid Mechanics
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 5078y.hwang

 
 
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Location

 

337City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Flow Instability and Transition S8 - MSc AERO70032

Aims

Study of laminar-turbulent transition represents a major branch of modern Fluid Dynamics. The transition takes place due to the fact that at a sufficiently large value of the Reynolds number the flow becomes unstable, in the sense that small perturbations, introduced in the laminar flow due to, say, acoustic noise or free-stream turbulence, are no longer damped by the viscous effects. Instead they start to grow in time, leading to the transition to turbulent state of the flow.  In this lecture course modern mathematical techniques that are used to predict the conditions when the laminar-turbulent transition takes place will be discussed. 

Role

Course Leader

Flow Instability and Transition - AERO70032 / 97082

Aims

Study of laminar-turbulent transition represents a major branch of modern Fluid Dynamics. The transition takes place due to the fact that at a sufficiently large value of the Reynolds number the flow becomes unstable, in the sense that small perturbations, introduced in the laminar flow due to, say, acoustic noise or free-stream turbulence, are no longer damped by the viscous effects. Instead they start to grow in time, leading to the transition to turbulent state of the flow.  In this lecture course modern mathematical techniques that are used to predict the conditions when the laminar-turbulent transition takes place will be discussed. 

Role

Course Leader

Mathematics 2 - AERO50006

Aims

This module builds on first year Mathematics and introduces more advanced concepts including Vector Calculus, Partial Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, Probability, and the theory of Signals and Systems. 

Role

Lecturer