MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Interests:

• Experimental fluid dynamics and aerodynamics

  • Characterization of turbulent flows

  • Control of turbulence flows

• Instrumentation

  • Wall shear stress measurement techniques in aerodynamic flows.

• Wind Energy

  • Atmospheric inflow modeling

  • Blade aerodynamics

Teaching:

• Undergraduate

  • Fluid Dynamics

  • Thermodynamics

  • Hear transfer

  • Wind Energy

• Graduate

  • Theoretical and Experimental Fluid Dynamics

  • Turbulence

Selected Publications:

• X. Zhang, J. W. Naughton, and W. R. Lindberg. 2-D and 3-D numerical modeling of a dynamics resonant shear stress sensor. Computers and Fluids, 38(2):340--346, 2008.

• A. F. Shiri, W. K. George, and J. W. Naughton.  An experimental study of the far-field of incompressible swirling jets.AIAA Journal, 46(8):2002--2009, August 2008.

• J. W. Naughton and T. Liu. Photogrammetry in oil-film interferometry. AIAA Journal, 45(7):1620-1629, July 2007.

• J. W. Naughton, S.Viken, and D.Greenblatt. Skin friction measurements on the NASA hump model. AIAA Journal, 44(6):1255{1265, June 2006.

• R. T. Gilchrist and J. W. Naughton. An experimental study of incompressible jets with different initial swirl profiles: Mean results. AIAA Journal, 43(4):741--751, April 2005.

• J. W. Naughton and M. Sheplak.  Modern developments in shear stress measurement. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 38:515--570, August/October 2002.

• J. W. Naughton, L. N. Cattafesta III, and G.S. Settles.  An experimental study of compressible turbulent mixing enhancement in swirling jets.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 330:271--305, 1997.

• J.W. Naughton, L.N. Cattafesta III, and G.S. Settles.  An experimental study of compressible turbulent mixing enhancement in swirling jets.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 330:271--305, 1997.

• J.W. Naughton, L.N. Cattafesta III, and G.S. Settles.  Miniature, fast-response five-hole conical probe for supersonic flowfield measurements. AIAA Journal, 31(3): 453—458, 1993.