CFDWARP: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Waves, Reactions, Plasmas
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CFDWARP is a in-house-developed 200K-line C code that simulates efficiently plasma and reactive flows occurring in aerodynamics, combustion, hypersonics, planetary entry, semiconductor manufacturing, and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). CFDWARP is a multi-block structured mesh compressible flow solver that uses high-order flux discretization schemes suitable for Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and Implicit Large Eddy Simulation (ILES). CFDWARP is superior to other codes in being capable to integrate the electron and ion equations along with the bulk flow equations using aerodynamic-scale (i.e. microsecond and higher) integration steplengths, permitting the simulation of non-neutral plasmas in about the same amount of computing effort as non-ionized reactive flows (see https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J054624).... Read more.
Publications
B Parent, FM Rodriguez Fuentes. “Progress in Electron Energy Modeling for Plasma Flows and Discharges”, Physics of Fluids, 36:086113, 2024.

B Parent, P Thoguluva Rajendran, SO Macheret, J Little, RW Moses, CO Johnston, F McNeil Cheatwood. “Effect of Plasma Sheaths on Earth Entry Magnetohydrodynamics”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 37, No. 4, Pages 845-857, 2023.
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Awards
AIAA Associate Fellow, Class of 2024.

Physics of Fluids Editor’s Pick Award for the paper “Electron Losses in Hypersonic Flows” by B Parent, P Thoguluva Rajendran, A Omprakas, 2022.

AIAA Plasmadynamics & Lasers Best Paper of the Year Award 2020 for the paper “Fully Coupled Simulation of Plasma Discharges, Turbulence, and Combustion in a Scramjet Combustor” by B Parent, A Omprakas, K Hanquist, AIAA 2020-3230, 2020.
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AME425 Aerospace Propulsion
Aerospace Propulsion is an undergraduate senior-level course focused on the theory behind thrust generating devices used in aeronautics and space systems. We will cover the cycle analysis of ramjets, turbojets, turbofans, turboprops, and rockets. We will also cover in detail the various components of airbreathing engines such as supersonic inlets, nozzles, and combustion chambers. ... Read more.
AME536A Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics A
The first of two graduate courses giving a broad overview of the fundamental concepts and applications of fluid mechanics, AME536A is mostly focused on inviscid flow. We'll cover the fundamental equations of motions for mass and momentum conservation, surface tension, non-dimensional analysis, kinematics of vorticity, integral solutions, irrotational flows, and potential flow for incompressible fluids. ... Read more.
AE23815 Heat Transfer
This is a third year undergraduate course about heat transfer phenomena. The course covers radiation, conduction in solids (steady and unsteady), external convection, viscous heating, internal convection, natural convection, and phase change. Example problems include the cooling of journal bearings, electricity cables, and the design of fins, hot wire anemometers, and hypersonic aircraft structural cooling... Read more.
AE68714 Computational Aerodynamics
“Computational Aerodynamics” is a graduate course (also opened to senior undergrads) giving an overview of the most popular Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods for aerodynamics. We'll see how to recast the fluid equations in generalized curvilinear coordinates, how to measure numerical error using Richardson extrapolation, and how to craft some high resolution and high order flux discretization... Read more.
AE23837 Numerical Analysis
Numerical analysis is the branch of mathematics involved with the development of efficient methods for solving problems using a computer. In this second-year undergraduate course, we will cover various numerical methods including numerical integration, numerical differentiation, root finding of linear and non-linear systems of equations, and curve fitting. For each numerical method shown in class, the student will... Read more.
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Computational Aerodynamics Assignment 7 — Flux Discretization II
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2019 Heat Transfer Midterm Exam
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