Eric Loth

Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar

Department of Aerospace Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

104 South Wright Street, 306 Talbot Lab

Urbana IL  61801

Voice: 217-244-5581,   Fax: 217-244-0720 

e-mail: loth@illinois.edu

web page: www.ae.uiuc.edu/~loth
 

COURSES & RESEARCH GROUP ACTIVITIES 

Courses

Current Research Group

Previous Grad Students

Available Assistantships

 

LOTH BIOGRAPHY

Education

Employment

Appointments

Distinctions

Patents

Books, etc.

Journal Articles

Invited Talks

Conf. Papers

Grants

 

 

COURSES & RESEARCH GROUP ACTIVITIES

COURSES AT UIUC

 

ME 510/AAE5983GD (Graduate) Gas Dynamics

AAE 598MPF (Graduate) Computational Methods for Multiphase Flows (D)

AAE 598FEM (Graduate) Finite Element Methods for Fluid Dynamics (D)

ME533GT (Graduate) Gas Turbine Engines: Advanced Jet Engines

AAE 498 (Grad/Under.) Special Topics: Microgravity Research (Float'n Illini!)

AAE 470 (Undergrad.) Computational Methods in Aerospace Engineering

AAE 433 (Undergrad.) Aerospace Propulsion: Rocket and Turbojet Aerothermodynamics

AAE 441 (Undergrad.) Senior Design: Aircraft Design Theory and Practice II

AAE 440 (Undergrad.) Senior Design: Aircraft Design Theory and Practice I

AAE 311 (Undergrad.) Aerodynamics II: Incompressible Inviscid and Viscous Flow

AAE 199 (Undergrad.) Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering: Freshman Introduction

 

Note: Prof. Loth is the AAE special advisor for Students with Disabilities. You may want to also contact the Rehabilitation Services at UIUC for accomodations and information. In addition, propsective Undergraduates with disabilities may want to see results from ee!

 

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS ….

Fall 2008: Positions will be available but U.S. citizenship required!

Note: UIUC grad school ranks in the top five in engineering in US News & WR

 

CURRENT RESEARCH GROUP and topics (& funding sponsor)

Dr. Ilker Bayer Research Scientist Nano-texturing applications to Fluid Power Systems (NSF)

Robin Chin, M.S. Fluid Power for Ankle-Foot Orthotics (NSF)

Ingrid Chiles, M.S.  Supersonic Bypass Analysis (Gulfstream)

Terrance Coyne, M.S. Low-Boom Supersonic Inlets (NASA)

Andrew Dorgan, Ph.D. DNS of particles in boundary layers (Boeing)

Sang Lee, Ph.D. Virtual Icing Research Tunnel (AFOSR/NASA)

Micheal Rybalko, M.S.  SBLI Flow Control (Gulfstream)

Adam Steele, M.S. Nano-surfaces for Flow Control (NSF)

Sida Wang, M.S. Multiphase Shocks and Combustion

 

group picture

see them hard at work

 

RECENT GRADUATE STUDENTS with research topics (and current position)

Aric Aumann, M.S. 2000 virtual reality for two-phase flows (currently virtual reality programmer for ASM near NASA Langley)

Chirag Bhargava, M.S. 2003 Virtual Icing Research Tunnel (currently in Madison, Wisconsin. International Products)

Pratik Bhattacharjee, M.S. 2002  refrigerated air-curtain simulations (currently post-doc at Yale University)

Todd Bocksell, M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2003 prediction models for two-phase turbulent dispersion (Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford CT)

Mike Cebrzynski, M.S. 1994 effects of bubbles on turbulent shear layers (Boeing, Pax River MD)

Franz Davis, M.S. 1993 particle loading of turbulent shear layers (Northrup-Grumman working on a new underwater propulsor system)

Brian DeAngelis, M.S. 1996 liquid distribution in an icing wind tunnel (Boeing, Seatlle, works in structures area)

Andrew Dorgan, M.S. 2003 particle dispersion in a turbulent boundary layer (Boeing St. Louis and working on Ph.D. for UIUC)

Tim Dunn, M.S. 1998 computational aerodynamics of iced airfoils (Lawrence Livermore National Labs, CA, working on ALE3D)

Keith Felton, Ph.D. 1999 bubble dispersion and forces in turbulent boundary layers (Exxon Research Labs, Houston, TX) see picture with his son and EL at picnic

Brandon Field, M.S. 2001 refrigerated air-curtain experiments (Ph. D student at University of Illinois)

Barry Ford, M.S. 1997 forces on ellipsoidal bubbles in turbulent shear layers (Pratt & Whitney in Middleton, CT designing military high-pressure compressors)

Robert Frank, M.S. 1992 cinematic supersonic turbulent shear layers (Air Force, Chief Flight Test Engineer for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile in Panama City, FL)

Derek Gefroh, M.S. 2000 smart mesoflaps for aeroleastic transpiration (Manager Airline Operations Support, Seattle, WA establishing overall performance for the Boeing fleet- oversees 70 engineers)

Patrick Hancir, M.S. 1999 droplet distribution in the NASA Icing Research Tunnel (Sr. Aerospace Engr. at THAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, in the missile performance group.)

Rajeev Jaiman, M.S. 2002, Ph.D. 2007  fluid structure interactios (Acu-sym? in San Francisco area)

James Kersey, M.S. 2007 Multiphase Coupling for Unstructured Grids (Simulation Engineer, Exponent, Pheonix, Arizona)

Satish Kumar, M.S. 2000 unsteady simulations of iced airfoils (IBM, Chicago, IL, infrastructure specialist) see picture at graduation

Samson Lee, M.S. 2003 MEMS-based micro-bubblers for drag reduction (currently in Boston, MA)

Vince Lee, M.S. 2006 Multiphase Coupling for Unstructured Grids (Boeing St. Louis, Aero-load Testing)

Mark Matthys, M.S. 1994 unsteady shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction (Naval Air Station, pilot)

Tom Oakley, M.S. 1995 cinematic two-phase PIV in turbulent shear layers (Boeing, flight test engineer for F/A-18 aircraft at Pax River, MD)

Choong Oh, Ph.D. 1993 simulations of supersonic turbulent shear layers (research scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC)

Martin Orphanides, M.S. 2002  mesoflaps for shock boundary layer control (aerospace work somewhere in Sweden)

Jianping Pan, Ph.D. aerodynamic performance of iced airfoils (atmospheric modeling for the State of Illinois Water Survey)

Mahadevan Ramaswamy, Ph.D. 1994 experimental supersonic shear layer dynamics (passed away in 2004 – a great person & a great engineer)

Kalluri Rammohan, M.S. 2003 control of air-curtains (returned to India)

Steve Sivier, M.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1995 two-phase shock and detonation (SGI, in bay-area of CA involved in network communication systems)

Karthik Srinivasan, M.S. 2003 closed-loop control of aeroelastic mesoflaps (currently working on Ph.D. at UIUC for Prof. Guebelle)

Mohammad Taeibi-Rahni, Ph.D. 1995 simulations bubbles in shear layers (Professor & Dept. Head Aersp. Sci & Engr., Sharif University in Iran)

Benjamin Tillotson, M.S. Supersonic three-dimensional bump (Sandia Labs?)

Chung Wang, M.S. 2007 Simulation of Refrigerated Air Curtains (University of Illinois, Research Engineer)

Brett Wood, M.S. 1999 aeroelastically smart system for shock/boundary-layer control (FuturePoint in LA, video game programmer)

  

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.  Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, (9/85 -8/88); study of supersonic bubbly jets w/ Prof. G.M. Faeth for Office of Naval Research..

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.  M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (9/84 - 8/85); simulation of jet flaps w/ Prof. B.W. McCormick for Naval Air Development Center.

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.  B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (9/79-5/83); shock/boundary-layer interaction CFD w/ Prof. G.R. Inger for Office of Naval Research.

 

EMPLOYMENT (since PhD) 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Aerospace Engineering*, Urbana IL

                 Professor: (2002 – present), Associate Head of Undergraduate Studies (2008-present) and Depart. Affiliate of Mech. Sci. &. Engineering (1996-present);

                 Previously Associate Professor: (1995 – 2002); and Assistant Professor (1990 - 1995);

                 Research area: computational & experimental studies of compressible & multi-phase flow.

 

Naval Research Lab, Lab for Computational Physics & Fluid Dynamics, Washington. D.C.

Aerospace Engineer:  Numerical methods & flowfields of spacecraft nozzles (2/89 -1/90)

Berkeley Research Associates, Springfield, VA

Staff Scientist:  Blast wave propagation and shock-vortex interactions (9/88 - 1/89)

 

* Department name was changed from Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (AAE) in 2003

 

VISITING APPOINTMENTS

Cambridge University (UK), Visiting Scholar, Engineering Dept. (fall 2004 sabbatical)

National Energy Technology Lab, ORISE Summer Faculty, Morgantown WV (2002)

Brown University, Center for Fluid Mech. Visiting Associate Prof. (fall 1997 sabbatical)

University of California at San Diego, Visiting Associate Prof. (fall 1997 sabbatical)

Molten Metal Technology, Sr. Research Engineer, Waltham MA (summers 1996 & 1997)

Naval Research Lab, Senior Fellow & ASEE Summer Faculty, Washington, D.C.  (1995)

Arnold Engineering and Development Center, AFOSR Summer Faculty, TN  (1993)

Science Applications Intl. Corp., Senior Research Engineer, VA (summers 1990, 1991)

 

DISTINCTIONS (since PhD)

Awards and Honors :

UIUC List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by their Students ('90, '91, '92, '93, '95, '97, ’02,’05)

Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, UIUC ('07)                            

Willett Faculty Scholar, UIUC College of Engineering ('02-)

National Center for Supercomputing Applications Faculty Fellow ('00-'01, '01-02)

NASA “Revolutionize Aviation” Team Award, 2001

Associate Fellow of AIAA, 2000-

Who's Who, 2000 -

Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1996-

Senior Fellow, Naval Research Lab, Washington D.C., 1995

Teacher of the Year, AAE Department (UIUC) , 1994

UIUC Campus Research Board Award, 1990, 1994

Finalist, UIUC Vice-Chancellor Teaching Scholars, 1994

UIUC College of Engineering Advisors List (for advising excellence), 1993

Men of Achievement, 1992-

International Paper Co. Undergraduate Instructional Support Award (UIUC), 1991

National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1990

Department of Navy Exceptional Performance Award, 1989

 

Associate Editor: Advances in Aerospace Science and Applications

Reviewer: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physics of Fluids, AIAA Journal, Experiments in Fluids, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Computers & Fluids, AIAA J. of Aircraft, AIAA J. of Heat Transfer & Thermophysics, Experimental and Thermal Fluid Sciences, Particles & Particle Systems Characterization, Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, McGraw-Hill Books, National Science Foundation, and several conferences/symposia

 

Professional/Conference Committees:

Program Committee, 2007 International Conference of Multiphase Flow

Organizing Committee, 2005 APS Fluid Dynamics

Organizing Committee, 2004 International Conference of Multiphase Flow

Fluid Dynamics Program Committee, 2004 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Fluid Dynamics Program Chair, 2003 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Organizing Committee, 2002 AIAA Theoretical Fluid Dynamics Conference

Fluid Dynamics Program Committee, 2002 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Organizing Committee, 2001 International Conference of Multiphase Flow

Member, 26th Intl. Combustion Symposium Program Review Committee, 1995

Member, AIAA Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee, 1995-

Member, ASME Coordinating Group for Fluid Measurement, 1991-

Member, ASME Coordinating Group on Two-Phase Flow, 1991-

 

Session Chair:

"Fluid Dynamics in Honor of Prof. Faeth", 2006 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

"Turbulent Boundary Layer Modeling ", 2004 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting     

"MEMS for Fluid Dynamics", 2003 ASME Fluids Engineering Meeting

"Virtual Reality for Flow Visualization", 2003 ASME Fluids Engineering Meeting

"Viscous Flows", 2002 AIAA Fluids Dynamics Meeting

"Multiphase Flows", 2002 AIAA Fluids Dynamics Meeting

"Transition and Receptivity", 2002 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

"Bubble Dynamics", 2001 International Conference of Multiphase Flow

"MEMs for Fluid Measurement", 2001 ASME Fluids Dynamics Meeting

"Gas Turbine Inlet Flow Controls", 2000 AIAA Fluids Dynamics Meeting

"Numerical Methods - Advances", 2000 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

"Boundary Layers", 2000 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

"Modeling Multiphase Flows", 1999 ASME Fluids Dynamics Meeting

"Flow Control", 1999 ASME Fluids Dynamics Meeting

"Multiphase Flows", 1999 AIAA Fluids Dynamics Meeting

"Numerical Methods for Multiphase Flows", 1998 ASME Fluids Engr. Meeting

"Shock Interaction Flows", 1997 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

 

Professional Participation:

Member, Organizing Committee of the Intl. Conf. On Multiphase Flow, 2001

Member, 26th International Combustion Symposium Program Review Committee, 1995

Member, AIAA Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee, 1995-

Special Advisor, Accommodations for Students with Disabilities, 1995-

Faculty Advisor of UIUC Student Chapter of Amer. Inst. Aero. & Astro., 1992-1995

Member, ASME Coordinating Group for Fluid Measurement, 1991-

Member, ASME Coordinating Group on Two-Phase Flow, 1991-

Mentor in UIUC Campus Honors Program, 1991-

Faculty Advisor of UIUC Student Chapter of American Helicopter Society, 1990-1995

American Physical Society, 1988-

National Society of Professional Engineers, 1987-

Sigma Gamma Tau, National Aerospace Engineering Honorary, 1982-

 

U.S. PATENTS

E. Loth, J.C. Dutton, P. Geubelle, S. White, A. Alleyene, D. Tortorelli, S. McIlwain, and D. Davis, " Methods and Apparatus for Control of Shock/Boundary-Layer Interactions"  Serial # 10/170,225 5971327 filed June 12, 2002.

E. Loth "Mesoflap Passive Transpiration System and Method for Shock/Boundary Layer Interaction Control" #5971327 filed July 29, 1998; received October 26, 1999.

J. Loth, E. Loth, and F. Loth "Isolated Combustion and Diluted Expansion (ICADE) Piston Engine" #5239959, filed June 22, 1992; received July 31, 1993.  

 

 BOOKS and MONOGRAPHS

E. Loth Computational Methods for Dilute Two-Phase Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press (in preparation).

E. Loth "Numerical Approaches to Dilute Two-Phase Flow," Invited review for Progress in Energy and Combustion Science Vol. 26, No. 3 June 2000, pp. 161-223.

E. Loth (Chapter 13.1) Handbook on Multi-Phase Flows, editor C. Crowe, CRC Press, 2006.

 

JOURNAL and other ARCHIVAL PUBLICATIONS (request reprints by #) (* indicates students supervised by EL)

    1. Loth, E. and Dorgan, A.J. (2008) "An equation of motion for particles of finite size and Reynolds number in a liquid," Environmental Fluid Mechanics (invited article, to appear).
    2. E. Loth, “Compressibility and Rarefaction Effects on Drag of a Spherical Particle” AIAA J. (to appear).
    3. S. Lee & E. Loth, “Simulation of Icing on a Cascade of Stator Blades” AIAA J. of Propulsion and Power (to appear).
    4. E. Loth, “Quasi-Steady Shape and Drag of Deformable Bubbles and Drops” Intl. J. of Multiphase Flow Vol. 34, pp. 523-546, 2008.
    5. E. Loth, “Lift of a Spherical Particle Subject to Vorticity and/or Spin” AIAA J. Vol. 46, pp. 801-809, April. 2008.
    6. E. Loth, “Drag of Non-Spherical Solid Particles of Regular and Irregular Shape” Powder Technology (Vol. 182, pp.342-353, March 2008.
    7. A. Dorgan* and E. Loth, “Efficient Calculation of the History Force at Finite Reynolds Number” Intl. J. of Multiphase Flow Vol. 33, pp. 833-848, August 2007.
    8. R. Jaiman*, X. Jiao, P. Guebelle, and E. Loth, "Conservative Load Transfer Along Curved Fluid-Solid Interface with Non-matching Meshes", Journal of Computational Physics Vol. 218, Pages 372-397, October 2006.
    9. T. Bocksell* and E. Loth, “Stochastic Modeling of Particle Diffusion in a Turbulent Boundary Layer” Intl. J. of Multiphase Flow Vol. 32, pp. 1234-1253, 2006.
    10. K. Srinivasen*, E. Loth, & J.C. Dutton “Aerodynamics of Recirculating Flow Control Devices for Normal Shock/Boundary Layer Interactions” AIAA Journal Vol. 44, pp. 751-763, 2006.
    11. B. Field* & E. Loth “Entrainment of Refrigerated Air Curtains Down a Wall” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science Vol. 30, pp. 175-184, 2006.
    12. R. Jaiman*, X. Jiao, P. Guebelle, and E. Loth, "Assessment of Conservative Load Transfer for Fluid-Solid Interface with Non-matching Meshes", Intl. Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering Vol. 64, pp. 2014-2038, 2005.
    13. J. Pan* and E. Loth "Detached Eddy Simulations for Iced Airfoils", AIAA Journal of Aircraft Vol. 42, pp. 1452-1461, Nov-Dec. 2005..
    14. C. Bhargava*, E. Loth, and M. Potapczuk "Simulating the Aerodynamics of the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel", AIAA Journal of Aircraft Vol. 42, pp. 1442-1451, Nov-Dec. 2005.
    15. A.J. Dorgan*, E. Loth, T.L. Bocksell, and P.K. Yeung "Boundary Layer Dispersion of Near-Wall Injected Particles of Various Inertias", AIAA Journal Vol. 43, pp. 1537-1548, July 2005.
    16. S. Lee*, W. Sutomo, C. Liu, and E. Loth, "Micro-fabricated Electrolytical Microbubblers", Intl. Journal of Multiphase Flow Vol. 31, pp. 707-722, June 2005.
    17. C. Bhargava*, E. Loth, and M. Potapczuk "Numerical Simulation of Icing Clouds in the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel", AIAA Journal of Aircraft Vol. 42, pp. 671-684, May-June 2005.
    18. S. Lee*, E. Loth and C. Liu, " Micro-bubblers Generated on Electrolytic Arrays and Matrices and released in a water channel", Experiments in Fluids Vol. 38, May 2005, pp. 672-682.
    19. A.J. Dorgan*, E. Loth, and E. Frazzoli, "Autonomous Control of a Micro-Aircraft Vehicles Falling through an Atmospheric Boundary Layer", AIAA Journal Vol. 43, April, 2005, pp. 768-775.
    20. P. Bhattacharjee* and E. Loth "Entrainment of a Refrigerated Air Curtain Down a Wall", ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering Vol. 126, No. 5, pp. 871-879, September 2004.
    21. A.J. Dorgan* and E. Loth, "Simulation of Particles Released near the Wall in a Turbulent Boundary Layer ", Intl. Journal of Multiphase Flow Vol. 30, 2004, p. 649-673.
    22. B. Field* & E. Loth "An Air Curtain Along a Wall with High Inlet Turbulence" ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering Vol. 126, No. 3, pp. 391-398, May 2004.
    23. E. Loth, W. Sherman, A. Aumann, & C. Navarro “Virtual Rendering of Multiphase Flows”, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics Vol. 18, No. 3, April 2004, pp. 265-275.
    24. C. Pan* and E. Loth, "RANS Simulations of Airfoils and Wings with Ice Shapes", AIAA Journal of Aircraft Vol. 41, No. 4, July 2004, p. 879-891.
    25. E. Loth, T.J. O’Brien, M. Syamlal, and M. Cantero "Effective Diameter for Group Motion of Polydisperse Particle Mixtures", Powder Technology Vol. 142, No. 2-3, pp. 209-218. 30 Apr. 2004.
    26. P. Bhattacharjee* and E. Loth "Simulations of Laminar and Transitional Cold Wall Jets", International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow  Vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 32-43. Feb. 2004
    27. Y. Lee, E. Hafenricheter*, J.C. Dutton, and E. Loth, "Skin Friction Measurements for Recirculating Normal Shock/Boundary-Layer Interaction Control", AIAA Journal Vol. 42, No. 4, April 2004, p. 806-814.
    28. R. Jaiman*, E. Loth, and J.C. Dutton, "Simulations of Normal Shock-Wave Boundary Layer Interaction Control using Mesoflaps", AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power Vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 344-352. Mar. 2004.
    29. S. Kim, E. Loth and J.C. Dutton, "Simulations of Mesoflap Flow Control for Ramp-Generated Oblique Shock/Boundary-Layer Interactions", AIAA Journal of Aircraft Vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1152-1160. Nov.-Dec. 2003.
    30. D. Gefroh*, E. Loth, J.C. Dutton, and E. Hafenrichter "Aeroelastically-Deflecting Flaps in a Shock/Boundary Layer Interaction," Journal of Fluids and Structures Vol. 17, No. 7, June 2003, Pages 1001-1016.
    31. E. Hafenrichter, Y. Lee, J.C. Dutton, and E. Loth "Normal Shock Boundary-Layer Interaction Control using Aeroelastic Mesoflaps," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 464-472, May-June 2002.
    32. B. Wood*, E. Loth, and P. Geubelle " Simulation of Aeroelastic Mesoflaps for Shock/Boundary Layer Interaction," Journal of Fluids and Structures Vol. 16, pp. 1127-1144, December 2002.
    33. D. Gefroh*, E. Loth, J.C. Dutton, and S. McIlwain "Control of an Oblique SBLI with Aeroelastic Mesoflaps," AIAA Journal Vol. 40, pp. 2456-2466, 2002.
    34. K. Felton* and E. Loth "Spherical Bubble Motion in a Turbulent Boundary Layer," International Journal of Multiphase Flow Vol. 28, pp. 69-92, 2002,
    35. T. Bocksell* and E. Loth "Discontinuous and Continuous Random Walk Models for Particle Diffusion in Free-Shear Flows," AIAA Journal Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 1086-1096, June 2001.
    36. K. Felton* and E. Loth "Spherical Bubble Motion in a Turbulent Boundary Layer," Physics of Fluids Vol. 13, No. 9, 2564-2577, September 2001.
    37. E. Loth "An Eulerian Turbulent Diffusion Model for Particles and Bubbles," International Journal of Multiphase Flow Vol. 27, pp. 1051-1063, 2001.
    38. S. Kumar* and E. Loth "Aerodynamic Simulations of Airfoils with Upper-Surface Ice-Shapes," AIAA Journal of Aircraft Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 285-295, March-April 2001.
    39. B. Ford* and E. Loth "Diffusion of Ellipsoidal Bubbles in a Turbulent Shear Layer," International Journal of Multiphase Flow Vol. 26, pp. 503-516, 2000.
    40. T. Dunn*, E. Loth, and M. Bragg "A Computational Investigation of Spanwise-Step Ice Shapes on Airfoil Aerodynamics," AIAA Journal of Aircraft , Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 836-843, 1999.
    41. E. Loth and J. Stedl* "Taylor and Lagrangian Correlations in a Turbulent Free Shear Layer," Experiments in Fluids Vol. 26, pp. 1-6, Jan. 1999.
    42. E. Loth, S. Sivier*, J. Baum, "Adaptive Unstructured Finite Element Technique for Two-Dimensional Detonation Simulations," Shock Waves, Intl. J. Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 47-54, Feb. 1998.
    43. B. Ford* and E. Loth "Forces on Ellipsoidal Bubbles in a Turbulent Free Shear Layer," Physics of Fluids Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 178-188, Jan. 1998.
    44. E. Loth "An Eulerian Model for Turbulent Diffusion of Particles in Free Shear Layers," AIAA Journal Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 12-17, Jan. 1998.
    45. R. Cedar, E. Loth and K. Zaman "Fluid Dynamics: The Year In Review," Aerospace America Vol. 35, No.12, pp. 17-18, December 1997.
    46. T. Oakley*, E. Loth, and R. Adrian "A Two-Phase Cinematic PIV Method for Bubbly Flows," ASME J. of Fluids Engineering Vol. 119, pp. 707-712, September 1997.
    47. E. Loth, M. Taebi-Rahni* and G. Tryggvason "Deformable Bubbles in a Free Shear Layer," Intl. J. of Multiphase Flow Vol. 23, No. 56, pp. 977-1001, September 1997.
    48. E. Loth, S. Sivier*, J. Baum, "Dusty Detonation Simulations with Adaptive Unstructured Finite Elements," AIAA Journal Vol. 35, No.6, pp. 1018-1024, June 1997.
    49. B. DeAngelis*, E. Loth, D. Lankford, and C.S. Bartlett "Computations of Turbulent Droplet Dispersion for Wind Tunnel Icing Tests," AIAA Journal of Aircraft Vol. 34, No.2, pp. 213-219, March-April 1997.
    50. R. Mahadevan* and E. Loth "Tone Excitation of a Supersonic Bounded Shear Layer," AIAA Journal Vol. 34, No. 10, pp. 1997-2004, October 1996.
    51. E. Loth and B. DeAngelis* "Model for Two-Phase Turbulent Dispersion in a Planar Free Shear Layer," UILU Report ENG 96-505, AAE Report 96-05 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
    52. M. Taeibi-Rahni* and E. Loth "Forces on a Large Cylindrical Bubble in an Unsteady Rotational Flow ," Amer. Inst. of Chem. Eng. Journal Vol.42, No.3, pp. 638-648, March 1996.
    53. S. Sivier*, E. Loth, J. Baum, "Dusty Shock Flow with Unstructured Adaptive Finite Elements and Parcels," AIAA Journal Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 1078-1080, May 1996.
    54. C. Oh* and E. Loth "Effects of Initial Conditions on Spatially Evolving Compressible Shear Layer Simulations," International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics Vol. 6, No. 4, June 1996.
    55. R. Mahadevan*, E. Loth, and J.C. Dutton "Free Shear Layer Interaction with an Expansion-Compression Wave Pair," AIAA Journal Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 565-571, March 1996.
    56. T. Oakley*, E. Loth, and R. Adrian "Cinematic Particle Image Velocimetry of a Turbulent Free Shear Layer ," AIAA J. Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 299-308, February 1996.
    57. E. Loth and M. Cebryzinski* "Modulation of Shear Layer Thickness due to Large Bubbles," Intl. J. of Multiphase Flow Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 919-927, September 1995.
    58. C. Oh* and E. Loth "Unstructured Grid Simulations of Spatially Evolving Supersonic Shear Layers," AIAA J. Vol. 33, No. 7, pp. 1229-1238, July 1995.
    59. E. Loth and M. Matthys* "Unsteady Low Reynolds Number Shock Boundary Layer Interactions," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 1142-1150, May 1995.
    60. Cary*, T. Morthland* and E. Loth "The Systems Design of the Dragonfly : a Human Powered Helicopter," Human Power Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 9-15, 1995.
    61. E. Loth "Vortex Formation in a Proposed Detonation Internal Combustion Engine," AIAA Journal of Power and Propulsion Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 529-534, 1995.
    62. S. Sivier*, E. Loth, J. Baum and R. Lohner "Unstructured Adaptive Remeshing Finite Element Method for Dusty Shock Flows," Shock Waves, Intl. J. , Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 31-41, 1994.
    63. M. Taebi-Rahni*, E. Loth and G. Tryggvason "Flow Modulation of a Planar Free Shear Layer with Large Bubbles - Direct Numerical Simulations," Intl. J. of Multiphase Flow Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 1109-1128, 1994.
    64. R. Mahadevan* and E. Loth "High-Speed Cinematography of Compressible Mixing Layers," Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 17, pp. 179-189, 1994.
    65. S. Sivier*, E. Loth, J. Baum and R. Lohner "Eulerian-Lagrangian Methods in Two-Phase Flow," Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 414, 1993, Springer-Verlag, edited  by M. Napolitano and F. Sabetta, Heidelberg, pp. 474-477 1993.
    66. Oh*, E. Loth and R. Lohner "Numerical Simulation of Supersonic Mixing Layers Using a Solution Adaptive Finite-Element Flux-Corrected Transport Scheme," Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 414, 1993, Springer-Verlag, edited  by M. Napolitano and F. Sabetta, Heidelberg, pp. 350-354, 1993.
    67. E. Loth, K. Kailasanath, and R. Lohner, "Supersonic Flow over an Axisymmetric Backward Facing Step," AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 352-360, 1992.
    68. E. Loth, J. Baum, and R. Lohner, "Formation of Shocks Within Axisymmetric Nozzles," AIAA Journal Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 268-270, 1992.
    69. S. Sivier*, E. Loth, J. Baum and R. Lohner "Simulations of Shock Wave Generated Vorticity," Shock Waves, Intl. J. Vol. 2, pp. 31-41, 1992.
    70. E. Loth and G.M. Faeth "Structure of Plane Underexpanded Air Jets in Water," Amer. Inst. of Chem. Eng. J., Vol. 36, pp. 818-826, June 1990.
    71. E. Loth and G.M. Faeth "Structure of Underexpanded Round Air Jets Submerged in Water," Intl. J. of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 589-603, 1989.
    72. J. Baum, E. Loth and R. Lohner "Numerical Simulation of Shock Interaction with Complex Geometry Canisters." Current Topics in Shock Waves, American Institute of Physics, Y. Kim, ed., New York, 1989, pp. 909-914.
    73. E. Loth "Injection of Underexpanded Air Jets into Water," Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1988.
    74. E. Loth and B.W. McCormick "A Numerical Solution of the Downwash Associated with a Blown-Flap System," J. of Aircraft, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 176-180, 1987.
    75. E. Loth "A Numerical Solution of the Downwash Associated with a Blown-Flap System," M.S. Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1985.

 

INVITED TALKS/PAPERS

           "Stable and Accurate Loosely-Coupled Scheme for Unsteady Fluid-Solid Interaction," Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, March 2008.

"High Accuracy and Stability Techniques for Fluid-Structure Simulation," Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, April 2007.

"Electrolytic Micro-Bubbler Matrices," Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, May 2006.

"Particle Dispersion in a Turbulent Boundary Layer via DNS and RANS flows," Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge (England), November 2004.

"Random-Walk Simulation of Particle Diffusion," IUTAM Symposium on Computational Multiphase Flow, Argonne, Illinois, October 2004 (published by Kluwer Press, Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, Vol. 81, 2006).

"Micro-Fabrication for Generation of Bubbles and their Dispersion in Turbulent Flows," Combined seminar for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, September 2003.

"Boundary Layer Control for Supersonic Inlets," Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA October 2002.

"Mesoflaps for Supersonic Inlet Flow Control," AIAA Fluid Dynamics Meeting, St. Louis, MO, June 2002.

"Smart Materials for Mesoflap Bleed and Injection," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, FEDSM2001-18277, New Orleans, May-June 2001.

"Aeroelastic Control of Turbulent SBLI," ECOMAS 2000, Barcelona, Spain, September 2000.

"Smart Mesoflaps for Control of Shock Boundary-Layer Interactions," AIAA Fluid Dynamics 2000, Denver, Co, June 2000, AIAA-200-2476.

"Mesoflaps for Supersonic Engine Inlets," Department of Aero. & Astro. Engineering, Mass. Inst. of Tech., Cambridge MA, Feb. 2000.

"Numerical Approaches for Motion of Dispersed Particles, Drops, and Bubbles," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 1999.

"Mixing Layer Turbulence and Bubble Deformation," Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Boston MA, Nov. 5, 1997.

"Free Shear Layer Turbulence and Ellipsoidal Bubble Forces," Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University, Providence RI, Sept. 9, 1997.

"Dynamics and Dispersion of Bubbles in a Turbulent Free Shear Layer," Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport RI, July 1996.

"Adaptive Grid Technology for Two-Phase Compressible Flow" Molten Metal Technology, Waltham, MA, May 1995.

"Large Eddy Simulations of a Supersonic Shear Layer" University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering Department, April 1993.

"Dynamics of Compressible and Two-Phase Fluids" Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, February, 1992.

"Vorticity and Mixing Layer Simulations" Naval Research Laboratory, Laboratory for Computational Physics, June 1991.

"Study of Plane Turbulent Underexpanded Air Jets in Water." Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH, July 1988.

 

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (request reprints by #) (* indicates students supervised by EL)

    1. M. Rybalko*, E. Loth, & D. Lankford "LES Sub-Grid Diffusion for Lagrangian Particles", ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, Jacksonville, FL, Aug. 2008, FEDSM2008-55207.
    2. A. Steele*, S. Moran*, A. Cannon, W. King, I. Bayer & E. Loth, "Conformal Nanocomposite Spray Coatings on Micro-Patterned Surfaces for Superhydrophobicity", ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, Jacksonville, FL, Aug. 2008, FEDSM2008-55051.
    3. R. Chin*, E. Hsiao-Wecksler & E. Loth "Fluid-Power Harvesting through the use of a Bellow with Application to Advanced Orthotic Braces", ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, Jacksonville, FL, Aug. 2008, FEDSM2008-55211.
    4. E. Loth, J. March* & K. Krishnan* “Predicting Droplet-Droplet Collision Regimes", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, AIAA-2008-1022, January 2008.
    5. J. Kersey*, E. Loth, and D. Lankford “Effect of Evaporating Droplets on Shock Wave Attenuation", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, AIAA-2008-0793, January 2008.
    6. J.P. Clarke*, K. Cerven*, J. March*, M. Olszewski*, B. Wheaton*, M. Williams*, J. Yu*, M. Selig, E. Loth, and R. Burton “Conceptual Design of a Supersonic Air-Launch System", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 2008, (submitted).
    7. E. Loth, “LES of Supersonic Turbulent Boundary Layers with mVGs", AIAA Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Miami FL, June 2007, AIAA-2007-3916.
    8. E. Loth & P. Woo*, “Compressibility and Rarefaction Effects on Drag of a Spherical Particle", International Conference  on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2007, Leipzig, Germany.
    9. E. Loth & C. Wang*, “Quasi-Steady Shape and Drag of Deformable Bubbles and Drops", International Conference  on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2007, Leipzig, Germany.
    10. A. Dorgan* & E. Loth, “Efficient calculation of the history force at finite Reynolds numbers", International Conference  on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2007, Leipzig, Germany.
    11. V. Lee* & E. Loth, “Local Adaptive Timestepping for Lagrangian Particle Tracking”, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2007, AIAA-2007335.
    12. R. Jaiman*, P. Guebelle, E. Loth, & X. Jiao, “Stable and Accurate Loosely-Coupled Scheme for Unsteady Fluid-Structure Interaction", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2007, AIAA-2007-334.
    13. G. Martin*, E. Loth, & D. Lankford, “Particle Host-Cell Determination in Unstructured Grids", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2006, 2006-1084.
    14. B. Tilotson*, J.C. Dutton & E. Loth, “Experimental Study of a Mach 3 Bump Compression Flowfield", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2006, AIAA-2006-11. 
    15. D. Lankford, V. Lee*, E. Loth, “Development of a WIND-US Multiphase Capability", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2006, AIAA-2006-635.
    16. S. Lee*, E. Loth, A. Broeren & M. Bragg, “Simulation of Icing on a Cascade of Stator Blades", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2006, AIAA-2006-208.

17.  R. Jaiman*, J. Jiao, P. Guebelle, and E. Loth, "Assessment of Conservative Load Transfer for Fluid-Solid Interface with Non-matching Meshes", 8th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Austin, TX, July 24-28 2005. 

    1. A.J. Dorgan*, E. Loth, and E. Frazzoli, "Autonomous Control of a Micro-Aircraft Network in an Atmospheric Boundary Layer", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2004-0539.
    2. K. Srinivasan*, E. Loth, and J.C. Dutton "Aerodynamics of Recirculating Flow Control Devices for Normal/Shock Boundary Layer Interaction", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, AIAA-2004-0426, January 2004.
    3. C. Bhargava*, E. Loth, and M. Potapczuk "Numerical Simulation of Icing Clouds in the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, AIAA-2004-0563, January 2004.
    4. J. Pan* and E. Loth, "Detached Eddy Simulations for Airfoil with Ice Shapes", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, AIAA-2004-0564, January 2004.
    5. E. Loth, F. Roos, D. Davis, J. Mace, and R. Jaiman*, "SBLI Flow Controlwith Mesoflaps for a Mach 2 Inlet", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2004-0855, Reno NV, January 2004.
    6. S. Lee*, W. Sutomo, C. Liu, and E. Loth, "MEMS-based Electrolytical Microbubbler in a Water Channel", 4th ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, Honolulu HA, July 2003, FEDSM2003-45646.
    7. E. Loth, and W. Sherman, "Multiphase Flow Rendered in Virtual Reality", 4th ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, Honolulu HA, July 2003, FEDSM2003-45200.
    8. A. J. Dorgan*, E. Loth, T. Bocksell*, and P.K. Yueng, "Boundary Layer Dispersion of Near-Wall Injected Particles of Various Inertias", 4th ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, Honolulu HA, July 2003, FEDSM2003-45492.
    9. C. Bhargava*, E. Loth, and M. Potapczuk, "Aerodynamic Simulations of the GRC Icing Research Tunnel", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2003, AIAA-2003-0566.
    10. R. Jaiman*, E. Loth, and J.C. Dutton, "Numerical Simulations of Normal Shock-Wave Boundary Layer Interaction Control using Mesoflaps", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2003-0729, Reno NV, January 2003.
    11. J. Pan*, E. Loth & M. Bragg “"Simulations of Airfoils with Ice-Shapes", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2003, AIAA-2003-0729.
    12. S. Kim, E. Loth, and J.C. Dutton, "Simulations of Mesoflap Flow Control for Ramp Oblique Shock/Boundary Layer Interactions", AIAA Fluid Dynamics Meeting, St. Louis MO, June 2002, AIAA 2002-3117.
    13. Y. Lee, E. Hafenricheter*, R. Jaiman*, M. Orphanides, J.C. Dutton, and E. Loth, "Skin Friction Measurements in Normal Shock-Wave Boundary-Layer Interaction Control with Aeroelastic Mesoflaps",  AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2001, AIAA 2002-0979.E. Loth, W. Sherman, A. Aumann, and T. Bocksell*, "Virtual Rendering of Multiphase Flows", Fourth International Conference on Multiphase Flows, New Orleans, LA, May-June 2001.
    14. T. Bocksell* & E. Loth, "Numerical Simulation of Bubble Diffusion in a Turbulent Boundary Layer", Fourth International Conference on Multiphase Flows, New Orleans, LA, May-June 2001.
    15. P. Bhattacharjee* & E. Loth, "Simulation of Air Curtain Entrainment", ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May-June 2001, FEDSM2001-18201.
    16. B. Field* & E. Loth, "Measurements of Air Curtain Entrainment", ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May-June 2001, FEDSM2001-18168.
    17. E. Hafenricheter*, Y. Lee, S. McIlwain, J.C. Dutton, and E. Loth, "Experiments on Normal Shock/Boundary Layer Interaction Using Aeroelastic Mesoflaps", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2001, Reno NV, January, AIAA 2001-0156.
    18. S. Kumar* and E. Loth, "Detached Eddy Simulations of an Iced-Airfoil", AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2001, Reno NV, January, AIAA 2001-0678.
    19. E. Loth, "An Eulerian Model for Free-Shear Multiphase Turbulent Diffusion", ASME IMECE Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2000.
    20. K. Felton* & E. Loth, "Turbulent Bubble Dispersion in Boundary Layer", ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, Boston, MA, July 2000, FEDSM2000-11140.
    21. D. Gefroh*, E. Hafenricheter*, J.C. Dutton, S. McIlwain, E. Loth, J. C. Dutton, and P. Geubelle "Simulation and Experimental Analysis of a Novel SBLI Flow Control System," AIAA Fluid Dynamics 2000, Denver CO, June, AIAA 2000-2237.
    22. B. Wood*, E. Loth, P. Geubelle, S. McIlwain "A Numerical Methodology for an Aeroelastic SBLI Control," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2000, AIAA 2000-0552.
    23. S. Kumar* and E. Loth "Aerodynamic Simulations of Airfoils with Large-Droplet Ice-Shapes," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2000, AIAA 2000-0238.
    24. P. Hancir*, A. Anderson* and E. Loth "Computations of Droplet Distribution in the NASA IRT," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2000, AIAA 2000-??.
    25. D. Gefroh*, E. Hafenricheter, J.C. Dutton, S. McIlwain, and E. Loth "Experiments of Aeroelastic Mesoflaps," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV January 2000, AIAA 2000-0355.
    26. B. Wood*, E. Loth, and P. Geubelle "Shock/Boundary-Layer Interaction Control with Aeroelastic Transpiration," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 1999, FEDSM99-6924.
    27. T. Bocksell* and E. Loth "A Lagrangian CRW Model for Diffusion of Bubbles and Particles," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 1999, FEDSM99-7366.
    28. K. Felton* and E. Loth "Concentration Distribution of Spherical Bubbles in a Turbulent Boundary Layer," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 1999, FEDSM99-7360.
    29. P. Hancir* and E. Loth "Computations of Droplet Distribution in the IRT," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 1999, AIAA 99-0097.
    30. B. Wood*, E. Loth, and P. Geubelle "Mesoflaps for Aeroelastic Transpiration for SBLI Control," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 1999, AIAA 99-0614.
    31. T. Dunn* and E. Loth "Effects of Simulated-Spanwise-Ice Shapes on Airfoils: Computational Investigation" Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 1999, AIAA 99-0093.
    32. B. Ford* and E. Loth "Diffusion of Ellipsoidal Bubbles in a Turbulent Shear Layer," International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Lyon, France, June 1998.
    33. K. Felton* and E. Loth "Sub-Millimetric Bubbly Flow in a Vertical Turbulent Boundary Layer," International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Lyon, France, June 1998.
    34. T. Bocksell* and E. Loth "An Enhanced DRW Turbulent Diffusion Model for Free Shear Flows," International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Lyon, France, June 1998.
    35. E. Loth, J. Boris and M. Emery "Very Large Bubble Cavitation in a Temporally-Evolving Free Shear Layer," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, Washington, D.C., June 1998.
    36. T. Bocksell* and E. Loth "Stochastic Diffusion Models for Particles in Wakes and Jets," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, Washington, D.C., June 1998.
    37. S. Lee, T. Dunn*, H. Gurbacki, M. Bragg, and E. Loth "An Experimental and Computational Investigation of Spanwise-Step-Ice Accretions on Airfoil Aerodynamics," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 1998, AIAA 98-0490.
    38. B. Ford* and E. Loth "Forces on Ellipsoidal Bubbles in a Turbulent Free Shear Layer," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, FEDSM97-3524, Vancouver, Canada, June 1997.
    39. E. Loth "Dispersion of Particles, Droplets and Bubbles in a Turbulent Free Shear Layer," ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Meeting, FEDSM97-3607, Vancouver, Canada, June 1997.
    40. E. Loth "Model of Two-Phase Turbulent Dispersion in a Free Shear Layer," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 1997, AIAA 97-0759.
    41. E. Loth, S. Sivier* and J. Baum "Dusty Detonation with Unstructured Finite Elements," Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 1997, AIAA 97-0805.