Research & Technology
R&D Projects
FCAAP’s principal focus is on research and technology related to the aerospace and aviation industry that will have a major impact on Florida and the entire nation. The Center will focus to develop cutting-edge technologies and a technology-savvy workforce spanning a broad range of areas in aerospace and propulsion.
Active Flow and Noise Control
- Virtual Shock Shaping and Design of an Adaptive Supersonic Engine Inlet
- Active and Adaptive Control of Supersonic Flow Using High Bandwidth Pulsed Micro-Actuators (Farrukh Alvi)
- Active Flow Control to Improve Aerodynamic Performance of Turbomachinery Systems (Farrukh Alvi)
- Characterization and Control of Impinging Jets at Realistic Flow Conditions (Brent Greska, Anjaneyulu Krothapalli)
- Airfoil Aeroacoustics: Simulation and Modeling (Christopher Tam)
- Biosynthesis of Aerodynamics Microsystems and Structures (Jonathan Clark, William Oates)
- Intelligent Controlled High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators (Raj Vaidyanathan, Cheryl Xu)
- Grazing Flow Incidence Tube (GFIT) (Mark Sheplak, Lou Cattafesta)
- Characterization of Aeroacoustic Noise Sources for Future Aircraft Design (Lou Cattafesta)
- Plasma Actuated Flow Management (Subrata Roy, Lou Cattafesta and Jay Kapat)
- Massively Parallel Higher-Order Method for Turbulence and Aeroacoustics Simulations (Andreas Haselbacher)
Advanced Propulsion and Power
- Active Flow Control to Improve Aerodynamic Performance of Turbomachinery Systems (Farrukh Alvi)
- Advanced Aero-Propulsion-Fuel Cells / Energy Storage and HTS Electric Propulsion (Juan Ordonez)
- Development of Prime Reliant Thermal Barrier Coatings via Phase Field Modeling and Experimental Validation (Yongho Sohn).
- Development of 3D Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites for Next Generation Aero-Engine (J. Gou, Linan An).
- An Automated and Integrated Routine for Prediction of Life of Aero-compoNEnts (AIRPLANE) (A.P Gordon, D.W. Nicholson).
- Study of Vaporization Characteristics of Pure and Blended Bio-Fuel Droplets (Saptarshi Basu, Raghunanthan Kumar).
- Detailed Study of Flow Interaction and its Impact on Aerodynamic Performance and Heat Transfer in Turbomachinery Passages (Jay Kapat, Saptarshi Basu, Ruey Chen and Cheryl Xu)
- Characterization of Alternative-Fueled Flameless Combustion for Future Aero-Propulsion Systems (William Lear)
Next Generation Air-Vehicles and Systems
- Virtual Shock Shaping and Design of an Adaptive Supersonic Engine Inlet (R
- Thermal Insulation System for Future Space Vehicles (Steven Van Scvier)
- Micriostructure Evolution in Thermal Barrier Coatings for Advanced Aero-Propulsion Applications (Anter El-Azab)
- Nanoengineered Thermal Barrier Coatings (Ongi Englander)
- Biosynthesis of Aerodynamics Microsystems and Structures (Jonathan Clark, William Oates)
- Advanced Numerical Methodology to Quantify and Reduce Uncertainty in Aircraft Trajectory Planning (M. Youseff Hussaini, S. Poroseva)
- Acoustic Simulation and Directional Self Assembly (Ongi Englander, William Oates and S. Poroseva)
- Development of 3D Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites for Next Generation Aero-Engine (J. Gou, L. An).
- Characterization of Alternative-Fueled Flameless Combustion for Future Aero-Propulsion Systems (William Lear)
- Characterization of Aeroacoustic Noise Sources for Future Aircraft Design (Lou Cattafesta)
Education, Training and Outreach
- The FCAAP Innovation and Economic Opportunities Office (Jule Harrington)