Aerospace Faculty Profile :
Dr. Christopher Cadou
Associate Professor
Room 3179D Martin Hall
Research interests include combustion (micro and conventional scales), laser diagnostics (conventional and micro), and compact power systems.
cadou@umd.edu | (301) 405-0829
Education
B.S., Cornell University (Mechanical Engineering)
B.A., Cornell University (History)
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles ( Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (Mechanical Engineering)
Publications
Leach, T., Cadou, C. P., and Jackson, G., “Effect of Structural Heat Conduction and Heat Loss on Combustion in Micro-channels”, Combustion Theory and Modeling, Vol 10, No 1, Feb 2006 p. 85-103
Leach, T., Veeraragavan, A., and Cadou, C. P., “Analytical, Numerical, and Experimental Study of Flame Stability in Miniaturized Combustors”, submitted to Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, December 2005.
Cadou, C. P., Moulton, N., and Menon, S., “Performance Measurement System for Small Internal Combustion Engines”, submitted to Journal of Propulsion and Power, September 2005.
John, S., Yoo, J., Wereley, N., and Cadou, C., “Application of CFD in the Design and Analysis of a Piezoelectric-Hydraulic Pump”, accepted by Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, July 2005.
Heatwole, S., Veeraragavan, A., Buckley, S., and Cadou, C., “In-situ Species and Temperature Measurements in a Micro-combustor”, submitted to Journal of Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, June 2005.
Sirohi, J., Cadou, C., Chopra, I., "Frequency Domain Modeling of a Piezo-Hydraulic Hybrid Actuator",Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 481-492, June 2005
Heatwole, S., Cadou, C. P., and Buckley, S. G., “In situ Infrared Diagnostics in a Silicon-Walled Microscale Combustion Reactor: Initial Measurements”, Combustion Science and Technology, 177, 1449-1461, 2005
Leach, T., Cadou, C. P., "The Role of Structural Heat Exchange and Heat Loss in the Design of Efficient Silicon Micro-combustors", 30th International Symposium on Combustion, Chicago, July26- 30, 2004
Cadou, C. P. and Zhang, B., “Performance Modeling of a Piezo-Hydraulic Actuator”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 135-148, March 2003
C.M. Spadaccini, X. Zhang, C.P. Cadou, N. Miki, and I.A. Waitz, "Preliminary Development of Hydrocarbon-Fueled Catalytic Micro Combustor," Sensors and Actuators, A 103 (1-2), pp. 219-224, 2003
Articles in conference proceedings
Leach, T. T., and Cadou, C. P, “Effect of Fuel Type on Optimum Micro-combustor Design and Performance”, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, AIAA-2005-939, Reno NV, January 10-15, 2005.
Veeraragavan, A., Heatwole, S, Cadou, C., and Buckley, S., “Infrared Diagnostic Technique for Microscale Combustors”, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, AIAA-2005-938, Reno NV, January 10-15, 2005
Leach, T., and Cadou, C., “A Simple Model to Predict Stability Limits in Micro-combustors”, 4th Joint US Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Philadelphia, PA, March 21-23, 2005. Paper # B35
Dellimore, K., and Cadou, C., “Modeling and Simulation of Fuel-Oxidizer Mixing Lengths in Micro-power Systems”, AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Meeting, AIAA-2005-4142, Tucson, AZ, July 11-13, 2005
Cruz, C., Veeraragavan, A., Marshall, A, and Cadou, C., “Near-Wall Measurements of Gas Temperature in Conventional-Scale and Micro-Scale Rockets”, AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Meeting, AIAA-2005-4125, Tucson, AZ, July 11-13, 2005
Li, S., Day, J. C., Park, J. J., Cadou, C. P., and Ghodssi, R., “A Fast-Response Micro-Fluidic Gas Concentrating Device”, Eurosensors XIX, Barcelona, Spain, September 11-14, 2005. Paper # WA11
John, S., and Cadou, C. P., “Simulations of Dynamic Behavior of Hybrid Actuation Systems Using CFD”, SPIE Smart Structures Conference/Proceedings of SPIE vol. 5764, San Diego CA, March 7-9, 2005. p. 703-714
Scientific and Professional Membership
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
American Physical Society (APS)
The Combustion Institute
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
Professional Services
Co-organizer for AIAA/ASME/SAE Joint Propulsion Meeting, 2008
Member of AIAA Propellants and Combustion Technical Committee
Reviewer, The Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, The Journal of Propulsion and Power and The Journal of the Royal Society of London, Proceedings A
Reviewer for The Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (2003)
Co-organizer, International Conference of Adaptive Structures and Technology, UMC, October 15-17, 2001
Co-organizer, International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, Washington, DC, Dec. 5-7, 2001
Institutional Services
Energy Committee ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering
ENES 100 review committee ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering
Undergraduate committee ENGR-Aerospace Engineering
AE chair search committee ENGR-Aerospace Engineering
Honors program committee ENGR-Aerospace Engineering
Business manager search committee ENGR-Aerospace Engineering
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