RESEARCH INTERESTS (including, but not limited to the following subjects):
Turbulence / Vortex Dynamics: Turbulence is unavoidable in nature and in engineering. Systematic probing of the ‘simple’, isotropic and homogeneous turbulence is essential in furthering our understanding of the mysterious, “unsolvable” turbulence.
Fluid-Structure Interactions: When a structure reacts to its surrounding flow stream, the reaction may be sensed downstream as well as upstream. In the presence of a nearby structure, one reaction may tangle with the other, resulting in perplexing, coupled fluid-structure interactions which are of serious concern in many engineering applications, including those within many natural, biological systems.
Combustion: A better understanding of combustion-turbulence interactions and the underlying chemical kinetics are vital to the advancement of the next-generation combustors and/or combustion engines.
Energy & Thermal Systems: Energy utilization is demanding incrementally more significant sacrifices from our limited natural resources and deteriorating environment. Improving the existing thermal systems is a necessary step toward sustainable energy utilization.
PhD Projects:
6. “Nature of turbulence with enhanced streamwise vorticity generated by a moving belt,” open.
5. “Applying fluidization to improve gold yield,” Errol Swan, to start (Supervisor: D. Ting).
4. “Renewable Energy,” Fouad Mohammad, 5/2009-present (Supervisors: R. Carriveau & D. Ting).
3. “Advanced diagnostics, control and testing of diesel low temperature combustion,” Usman Asad, 5/2006-4/2009 (Supervisors: M. Zheng & D. Ting).
2. “Analysis of fixed-pitch straight-bladed VAWT with asymmetric airfoils,” Dr. Mazhar-ul Islam, 5/2003-3/2008 (OGS Scholar; Supervisors: D. Ting & A. Fartaj).
1. “Diesel engine performance comparisons of high temperature and low temperature combustion with conventional and biodiesel fuels,” Dr. Clarence M. Mulenga, 9/2002-11/2007, (Datatel Scholar; Supervisors: M. Zheng, D. Ting & G. Reader).
MASc Projects:
33. “Multiple-opposing-jets turbulence,” open.
32. “Two circular cylinder in turbulent cross flow,” Bita Motameni, 5/2009-present (Supervisor: D. Ting).
31. “Wind turbine health monitoring,” Kyle Bassett, 9/2008(integrated with BASc)-present (Supervisors: R. Carriveau & D. Ting).
30. “High lift airfoil experimentation,” Ning Cao, 9/2008-present (Supervisors: D. Ting & R. Carriveau).
29. “The subtle role of turbulent integral length scale on the drag of a circular cylinder in cross-flow,” Nibras Natheir Younis, 5/2008-present (Supervisor: D. Ting).
28. “Wind turbines,” Adam Mourad, 1/2008-present (Civil Engineering; Supervisors: R. Carriveau & D. Ting).
27. “Aerodyanmics of inclined and/or yawed cables in the context of a rigid circular cylinder model in smooth flow,” Arash Raeesi, 1/2007-1/2009 (Supervisors: S. Cheng & D. Ting).
26. “Wind tunnel study of the aerodynamics performance of air deflectors with different shapes,” Yaoyao Zhang, 5/2007-1/2009 (Supervisors: S. Cheng & D. Ting).
25. “Laminar flamelet modeling of pilot jet methane/air flames,” Pusheng Zhang, 9/2006-7/2008 (Supervisors: D. Ting & P. Kaloni).
24. “The effects of freestream turbulence on the drag of a sphere,” Niloofar Moradian, 9/2006-7/2008 (Supervisors: D. Ting & S. Cheng).
23. “Modeling stretched methane-air flame growth,” Pegah Ghanbari-Bavarsad, 5/2007-6/2008 (Supervisor: D. Ting).
22. “Wind tunnel study on the wake bubble of model trucks,” Dongqing (Spiky) Yang, 5/2006-6/2008 (Supervisors: S. Cheng & D. Ting).
21. “A study of hydraulic intake entrainment envelope delineation methods,” Temitope Veronica Olatunji, 9/2006-9/2007 (Supervisors: E. Carriveau & D. Ting).
20. “Construction of transcritical carbon dioxide air conditioning test bench,” Mowafaq Dori Abdullah, 9/2004-12/2006 (Supervisors: A. Fartaj & D. Ting).
19. “Flame stretching in premixed, laminar, freely propagating, spherical methane-air flame,” Anupam De, 5/2005-9/2006 (Supervisor: D. Ting).
18. “A simplified model for internal heat exchanger in transcritical carbon dioxide refrigeration cycle,” Jie Lu, 5/2004-5/2006 (OGS Scholar; Supervisors: A. Fartaj & D. Ting).
17. “Thermal response from in-cylinder combustion to exhaust aftertreatment,” Usman Asad, 9/2004-5/2006 (Supervisors: M. Zheng & D. Ting).
16. “A study of catalytic EGR reformer in a diesel engine,” Suek Jin (Richard) Ko, 5/2003-9/2005 (Supervisors: M. Zheng & D. Ting).
15. “Estimation of volumetric flow rate through a square duct: Equal Area versus Log-Tchebycheff methods,” Ganjie (Alex) Zhou, 9/2003-9/2005 (Supervisors: A. Fartaj & D. Ting).
14. “On the distortion of turbulent flow through a cylindrical contraction,” Babak Emami, 1/2004-8/2005 (Supervisor: D. Ting).
13. “The effects of near-isotropic turbulence on the wake of a sphere,” Himanshu Tyagi, 1/2004-8/2005 (Supervisor: D. Ting).
12. “A numerical study on the effects of axis and blockage ratios on fluid flow over a cylinder,” Muhammad Zakir Husein Faruquee, 5/2003-5/2005 (Supervisors: D. Ting & A. Fartaj).
11. “Estimation of volumetric flow rate through a circular duct: Equal Area versus Log Tchebycheff method,” Ramiz Md. Ahemad, 5/2003-5/2005 (ASHRAE Graduate Student Grant-In-Aid Scholar; Supervisors: D. Ting & A. Fartaj).
10. “Study of laminar, premixed ethanol/air combustion with H2 and CO additives,” Mahesh Babu, 1/2002-2/2005 (Supervisors: A. Sobiesiak & D. Ting).
9. “Control-oriented model for operation of HCCI engines,” Faming Sun, 9/2002-9/2004 (Supervisors: X. Chen & D. Ting).
8. “Investigation of cross-flow heating and cooling of air via an elliptical tube array,” Md. Mesbah-ul G. Khan, 9/2002-8/2004 (ASHRAE Graduate Student Grant-In-Aid, ASHRAE Life Members’ Club Award, OGS and OGSST Scholar; Supervisors: A. Fartaj & D. Ting).
7. “A simulation study of CO2 automotive air conditioning system,” Weixiang (Wendy) Yang, 9/2002-8/2004 (Supervisors: A. Fartaj & D. Ting).
6. “Addition of hydrogen and oxygen from electrolysis to a gasoline-fuelled spark ignition engine,” Karina J. Richters, 1/2002-12/2003 (Environmental Engineering; Supervisors: P. Henshaw & D. Ting).
5. “Combustion of propane-air mixtures with oxygenated additives in a closed duct and an SI engine,” Stephen W. McKellar, 9/2000-5/2003 (Supervisors: A. Sobiesiak & D. Ting).
4. “The addition of hydrogen and oxygen to a gasoline-fuelled spark ignition engine to enhance combustion and reduce emissions,” Tina D’Andrea, 1/2001- 2/2003 (NSERC Scholar; Environmental Engineering; Supervisors: P. Henshaw & D. Ting).
3. “The effect of turbulence on forced convection from a heated horizontal circular cylinder,” Christopher J. Sak, 1/2001-12/2002 (POLONIA Scholar; Supervisors: D. Ting & G. Rankin).
2. “Turbulence generated by a perforated plate in a wind tunnel,” Rui Liu, 1/2000-5/2002 (Supervisors: D. Ting & G. Rankin).
1. “Premixed ammonia-methane-air combustion,” Kenneth R.C. Mann, 1/1999-12/2000 (Environmental Engineering; Supervisors: P. Henshaw & D. Ting).
PDF Projects:
1. Dr.Cüneyt Uykur
►“Analytical studies of HCCI,”1/2001-4/2001 (Supervisors: G. Reader & D. Ting).
► “Research engine setup for combustion enhancement and emissions reduction studies,” 9/1999-12/2000 (Supervisors: D. Ting, A. Sobiesiak & P. Henshaw).
► “Hydrogenated methane/air combustion simulation,” 7/1999-6/2000 (Supervisors: D. Ting, P. Henshaw & R. Barron).
Undergraduate (Capstone / Design) Projects:
14. “Vertical axis wind turbine,” K. Bassett, K. Caron, J. Laine, J. Livingston, J. Santarossa & B. Tracey, 1/2009-8/2009 (Supervisors: D. Ting & A. Fartaj).
13. “Air diffusion in a model room,” G. Dardona & R. Galka, 1/2008-4/2008 (Supervisor: D. Ting).
12. “HVAC metered elbows: reducing losses and noise through the use of turning vanes,” J. Parco, E. Xiao & S. Agnew, 1/2007-4/2007 (Supervisor: D. Ting).
11. “HVAC volumetric flow rate estimation test rig,” J. Defoe & A.H. Gunardi, 1/2005-4/2005 (Supervisors: D. Ting & A. Fartaj).
10. “A CO2 refrigeration cycle test bench,” B. Rupert, N.R. Das, & M. Islam, 1/2004-8/2004 (Supervisors: A. Fartaj & D. Ting).
9. “A thermal environmental chamber for AC / thermodynamics / heat transfer laboratory,” A. Arabi, R. Hammound & M. Lolarga, 5/2001-3/2002 (Supervisors: D. Ting & A. Fartaj).
8. “Thermodynamics analyses of the University of Windsor Energy Conversion Plant,” J. Ingram, 5/2001-3/2002, Windsor Chapter 2002 Best Project Award (Supervisors: A. Fartaj, D. Ting & D. Bruce).
7. “Combustion enhancement and emissions reduction by utilisation of small amounts of hydrogen and oxygen,” C. Amos & K. Tiessen, 5/2000-3/2001 (Supervisors: C. Uykur, D. Ting, P. Henshaw & A. Sobiesiak).
6. “Feasibility of using external devices to increase the output of the University of Windsor’s co-generation system,” R. Elliott, 5/1999-3/2000 (Supervisors: D. Ting & D. Castellan).
5. “Effects of compression ratio on the performance of a SI engine,” S. Ribey, 5/1999-3/2000 (Supervisors: D. Ting & G. Rankin).
4. “Revitalization of the low speed wind tunnel of the mechanical engineering,” J.A. Ibrahim & N.J. Mazumbu, 5/1998-3/1999 (Supervisors: D. Ting & A. Sobiesiak).
3. “Heat loss from fins - modification of heat transfer lab 92-316,” K. Do & P. Patey, 5/1998-3/1999 (Supervisors: C. Zhang & D. Ting).
2. “The effect of piston surface shape on the performance of a SI engine,” P. Heidbüchel & P. Paplinski, 5/1998-3/1999 (Supervisors: D. Ting & G. Rankin).
1. “A design for turbulence generation in a cubical chamber,” A. Iskender & A.M. Lock, 5/1998-3/1999 (Supervisor: D. Ting).
SOME POTENTIAL RESEARCH/DESIGN PROJECTS:*
Turbulence / Vortex Dynamics Projects:
Lab Scale, High Reynolds Number Turbulence Generation,
Perforated Plate Turbulence,
(Rapid) Distortion of Turbulence,
Turbulence-Structure (Airfoil/Wind/Water Turbine) Interactions.
Turbulent Combustion,
Air Pollution and Turbulence,
Turbulent Heat Transfer,
Turbulence-Spray Interactions,
Fluid / Fluid-Structure Interactions Projects:
Turbulent Flow over Bluff Bodies,
Fluid-Structure Interactions / Flow-Induced Vibrations,
Active & Passive Control of FIV&N,
Impacting Liquid Droplets,
Combustion Projects:
Turbulent Flame Propagation,
Active & Passive Combustion Control,
Engine Combustion,
Fuel Additives and Alternative Fuels,
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition,
Porous Burner,
Energy Systems / HVAC&R Projects:
Wind Energy,
High Performance Buildings,
Air Distribution and Balancing,
Heat Transfer Projects:
Heat Exchangers,
Heat Transfer-Turbulence Interactions,
Radiation Heat Transfer.
*Due to ability, funding and other limitations, not all projects can be realized. Interesting ideas and/or comments are always welcome.
Key Partners / Sponsors / Collaborators:
NSERC, AUTO21, MMO, POSONIC, ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers), Dayus Register & Grille, CAABC (Canadian Associated Air Balance Council), ESTAC (Environmental Science and Technology Alliance Canada), Canada Fund for Innovation, Ontario Innovation Trust, ENBRIDGE Consumers Gas, OCETA (Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement).