Lab:

Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab

Research Interests

Fluid Mechanics

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Direct Numerical Simulations, Large Eddy Simulations, Hybrid Turbulence Modeling, Flow Control, Chemical Non-Equilibrium Flows, High-Performance Computing, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Renewable Energy

Current Projects

1. “Numerical Investigation of Wake Effect for High-Lift Low-Pressure Turbine Blades,” Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 02/01/19-01/31/22
2. “Development and Testing of RANS Transition Models for Hypersonic Boundary Layers,” US Air Force Academy, 03/16/20-03/15/23
3. “Development of Accurate and Efficient Large-Eddy Simulation Capability for Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction Research,” NASA EPSCoR RID, 02/01/20-01/31/21
4. “Large-Eddy Simulation of Super/Hypersonic Inlet and Isolator Flows,” NASA Fellowship, 09/05/2019-09/04/2022

Recent Publications

Journal Papers:

1. Hasan, Md. K., and Gross, A., “Temporal secondary stability simulation of Rayleigh-Bénard-Poiseuille flow,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 159, 2020, pp. 120098
2. Hasan, Md. K., and Gross, A., “Higher-order-accurate numerical method for temporal stability simulations of Rayleigh-Bénard-Poiseuille flows,” Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids, 2020, pp. 1-21
3. Bruggemann, J., Gross, A., and Pate, P., “Non-Intrusive Visualization of Optically Inaccessible Flow Fields Utilizing Positron Emission Tomography,” Aerospace, Vol. 7, No. 52, 2020
4. Gross, A., Morvezen, A., Castillo Gomez, P., Xu, X., and Xu, P., “Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Two-Dimensional Surface Waviness on the Current Density of Ion-Selective Membranes for Electrodialysis,” Water, Vol. 11, No. 7, 1397, 2019
5. Romero, S., and Gross, A., “Numerical Investigation of Active Flow Control of Low-Pressure Turbine Endwall Flow,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 883-895, 2019
6. Wen, G., and Gross, A., “Numerical Investigation of Deep Dynamic Stall for Helicopter Blade Section,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 1434-1451, 2019
7. Gross, A., and Fasel, H., “Active Control of Laminar Separation – Simulations, Wind Tunnel, and Free-Flight Experiments,” Aerospace, Vol. 5, No. 4, 114, 2018
8. Gross, A., Agate, M., Little, J., and Fasel, H., “Numerical Simulation of Plunging Wing Section at High Angles of Attack,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 56, No. 7, pp. 2514-2527, 2018
9. Gross, A., Marks, C., and Sondergaard, R., “Local Spatial Linear Stability Analysis of Low-Pressure Turbine Endwall Boundary Layer,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 56, No. 6, pp. 2166-2177, 2018
10. Gross, A., Marks, C., Sondergaard, R., Bear, P., and Wolff, J., “Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Flow through Highly  Loaded Low-Pressure Turbine Cascade,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 27-39, 2018

Conference Papers:

1. Lee, S., and Gross, A., “Large-Eddy Simulation of Supersonic Turbulent Boundary Layer,” AIAA-2020-3076, AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 15-19 June 2020, Virtual event
2. Mosele, J.-P.G., Gross, A., and Slater, J.W., “Axisymmetric Turbulent Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction at Mach 2.5,” AIAA-2020-3010, AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 15-19 June 2020, Virtual event
3. Robison, Z.D., Gross, A., Fletcher, N., Marks, C., and Sondergaard, R., “Numerical Investigation of Linear Low-Pressure Turbine Cascade with Periodic Unsteadiness Generating Device,” AIAA-2020-2984, AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 15-19 June 2020, Virtual event
4. Barraza, B., Alvidrez, D., and Gross, A., “Numerical Investigation of Flow through a Small Turbine Cascade with Rotational Effects,” AIAA-2020-2983, AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 15-19 June 2020, Virtual event
5. Castillo Gomez, P., Saenz, L., Shu, F., and Gross, A., “Numerical Investigation of Flow over High-Lift Airfoil,” AIAA-2020-2790, AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 15-19 June 2020, Virtual event
6. Wen, G., and Gross, A., “Local Linear Stability Analysis of Laminar Separation for Helicopter Blade Section Undergoing Dynamic Stall,” AIAA-2020-2241, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 6-10 January 2020, Orlando, FL
7. Hasan, M.K., and Gross, A., “Numerical Stability Investigation of Inward Radial Rayleigh-Benard-Poiseuille Flow,” AIAA-2020-2240, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 6-10 January 2020, Orlando, FL
8. Estifanos, B., Gross, A., Xu, X., and Xu, P., “Simulation of Flow through Spacer of Bench-Scale Electrodialysis Desalination Stack,” AIAA-2020-1802, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 6-10 January 2020, Orlando, FL
9. Rosales, J.G., and Gross, A., “Simulation Environment for Development of Algorithms for Autonomous Soaring,” AIAA-2020-1487, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 6-10 January 2020, Orlando, FL
10. Bahrainirad, L., Hasan, M.L., Fasel, H.F., and Gross, A., “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Roof-Scale Solar Chimney,” AIAA-2020-0838, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 6-10 January 2020, Orlando, FL