Engineering and Aerodynamic Research

Schubauer s work on turbulence and airflow, and the development of instruments for measuring these phenomena, was vital to the development of the modem high-speed aircraft. In the 1950s, he studied the accuracy of the hot-wire anemometer at speeds up to twice the speed of sound. This instmment was previously a basis in aerodynamic research at subsonic speeds, but it was not known whether it could also be used at supersonic speeds. Schubauer was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1980 for the discoveiy of self-exited oscillations in laminar boimdaiy layers, giving a new direction for further inquiry into the origin of turbulent flows . He furthermore was the recipient of the 1988 Fluid Dynamics Prize from the American Physical Society APS. 

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Thomas Edward Stanton (1865-1931) was a student of Reynolds in Manchester. In 1899 he became a Professor for Engineering at the University of Bristol. Stanton researched momentum and heat transport in friction flow. He also worked in aerodynamics and aeroplane construction. 

Donald Earl Coles graduated in 1947 as aeronautical engineer from the University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN. In 1948 he went to Caltech, obtaining there the PhD title in 1953. After having worked in its Jet Propulsion Laboratories, he was from 1953 to 1956 a research fellow at Caltech, and there from 1964 professor of aerodynamics until retirement in 1996. 

Lewis held the position of director of the Aeronautical Research from 1924 until his retirement in 1947. He was then stationed at Washington DC to handle NACA s political and bureaucratic issues. He in parallel oversaw research advancements and technical publications at the NACA s Langley Research Center, Hampton VA. Engineers at the Langley Facility were at these times responsible for numerous advancements in the understanding of aerodynamics, which earned Lewis international renown, and NACA expanded from a few employees to several thousand dining his tenure. 

Calvert, G. Hassanpour, A. Ghadiri, M. (2011) Mechanistic analysis and computer simulation of the aerodynamic dispersion of loose aggregates. Chemical Engineering Research Design 89, 519-525. 

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