Aerospace Faculty
Profile :
Dr. Kenneth Yu
Associate Professor
Room 3152 Martin Hall
Research and scholarly work on active combustion control and supersonic mixing have made significant impact on
developing enabling technologies for propulsion and power systems.
yu@umd.edu | ( 301) 405-1333
Education
B.S., University of California, Berkeley (Mechanical Engineering)
M.S., University of California, Berkeley (Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Mechanical Engineering)
Principal Publications
Zang, A., Tempel, T., Yu, K.H., and Buckley, S.G., "Experimental Characterization of Cavity-Augmented Supersonic Mixing," 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2005-1423, January (2005)
Roy, G., Yu, K., Whitelaw, J., and Witton, J., ed., Advances in Combustion and Noise Control, Cranfield University Press, 632 pages, (2005)
B. Pang, S. Cipolla, O. Hsu, V. Nenmeni, and K.H. Yu. “Chapter 16: Combustion and Mixing Control Studies for Advanced Propulsion,” Combustion Processes in Propulsion, G.D. Roy, ed., Elsevier Inc., pp. 169-180, (2005)
Gupta, A. K. and Linck, M. "Passive Control of Flow and Flame Structure in Spray Combustion," Advances in Combustion and Noise Control, Roy et al., ed., Cranfield University Press, pp.491-511, (2005)
Park, S., Pang, B., Yu, K., Annaswamy, A., and Ghoniem, A., “Adaptive PosiCast Controller Performance in a Dump Combustor,” Advances in Combustion and Noise Control, pp. 479-487, (2004)
Ghosh, A., Stamp, G., and Yu, K.H., "A Case Study of Turbulent Compressible Mixing Enhancement Using Rayleigh-Taylor Instability," 30th International Symposium on Combustion, 5F1-10, p.378, July (2004)
Ahn, K., Stamp, G., and Yu, K.H., "Vortex-Heat Release Interaction in A Dump Combustor," 30th International Symposium on Combustion, 2F5-14, p.212, July (2004)
Zang, A., Tempel, T., Buckley, S.G., and Yu, K.H., "Experimental Characterization of Cavity-Augmented Supersonic Mixing and Combustion," 30th International Symposium on Combustion, 5F1-11, p.379, July (2004)
Pang, B., Ahn, K., Stamp, G., Gupta, A.K., and Yu, K.H., “Investigation on Two-Phase Reacting Flow Control for Advanced Navy Propulsion: Part 1. Enabling Technology Demonstration,” Proc. 17th ONR Propulsion, Cambridge, MA, pp.13-18, June (2004)
Gupta, A.K., Linck, M., and Yu, K. H., "Investigation of Two-Phase Reacting Flow Control for Advanced Navy Propulsion: Part 2. Combustion Control of Flame Signatures for Underwater Propulsion," Proc.17th ONR Propulsion, Cambridge, MA, pp.19-26, June (2004)
Park, S., Wachsman, A., Annaswamy, A.M., Ghoniem, A. F., Pang, B., and Yu, K.H., "Experimental Study of POD-based Control for Combustion Instability Using a Linear Photodiode Array", 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2004-0639, January (2004)
Wilson, K.J., Fitzpatrick, S.L., Parr, T.P., Jaul, W. K., Hanson-Parr, D., and Yu, K.H., “Supersonic Combustion Heater Development for Hypersonic Materials and Propulsion Testing”, 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2004-0791, January (2004)
Pang, B., Yu, K.H., Park, S., Wachsman, A., Annaswamy, A.M., Ghoniem, A.F., “Characterization and Control of Vortex Dynamics in an Unstable Dump Combustor”, 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2004-1162, January (2004)
Pang, B., Cipolla, S., and Yu, K., “Effect of Damköhler Number on Vortex-Combustion Interaction,” Combustion and Noise Control, G.D. Roy, ed., Cranfield University Press, ISBN 1-871315-82-4, pp.103-115, (2003)
Park, S., Pang, B., Yu, K.H., Annaswamy, A.M., and Ghoniem, A.F. “Performance of an Adaptive PosiCast Controller in a Liquid Fueled Dump Combustor,” Combustion and Noise Control, G.D. Roy, ed., Cranfield University Press, ISBN 1-871315-82-4, pp.248-251, (2003)
Pang, B., Stamp, G., Marshall, A.W., and Yu, K.H., “Investigation of Two-Phase Flowfield in Actively Controlled Dump Combustor,” 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA-2003-4935, July (2003)
Pang, B., and Yu, K.H. “Temporal and Spatial Control of Two-Phase Reacting Flow,” Proc. of the 16th ONR Propulsion, Los Angeles, CA, pp. 220-225, June (2003)
Pang, B., Cipolla, S., and Yu, K., “Characterization of Oscillatory Heat Release in Vortex Combustion,” 3rd Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute, Chicago, IL, Paper No. 373, March (2003)
Pang, B., Cipolla, S., and Yu, K., “Oscillatory Heat Release Associated with Periodic Vortices in Dump Combustor,” 41st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2003-0115, January (2003)
Yu, K.H., and Wilson, K.J., "Scale-Up Experiments on Liquid-Fueled Active Combustion Control,” Journal of Propulsion & Power, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 53-60 (2002)
Yu, K.H., “Active Control of Engine Dynamics: Fundamentals and Fluid Dynamics – Experiments,” Active Control of Engine Dynamics (Le controle actif pour la dynamique des meteurs), NATO/RTO Educational Notes RTO-EN-020, ISBN 92-837-1081-9, pp.1-29, (2002)
Pang, B., Cipolla, S., Hsu, O., Nenmeni, V., and Yu, K.H., “Combustion and Mixing Control Studies for Advanced Propulsion,” Proc. of 15th ONR Propulsion, Washington, DC, pp. 23-28, August (2002)
Nenmeni, V., and Yu, K.H., “Cavity-Induced Mixing Enhancement in Confined Supersonic Flows,” 40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2002-1010, January (2002)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., and Schadow, K.C., “Effect of Flame-Holding Cavities on Supersonic Combustion Performance,” Journal of Propulsion & Power, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 1287-1295, (2001)
Schadow, K., and Yu, K.H., “Active Combustion Control: Recent R&D and Outlook for Implementation,” 15th International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, Bangalore, India, ISABE 2001-1018, September (2001)
Hsu, O., Pang, B., and Yu, K.H., “Active Control Studies for Advanced Propulsion: Temperature Dependence of Critical Fuel Flux,” Proc. of the 14th ONR Propulsion, Chicago, IL, pp. 19-24, August (2001)
Yu, K.H., Pang, B., and Hsu, O., “Implementing Active Combustion Control In Propulsion Systems,” 37th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA-2001-3849, July (2001)
Hsu, O., and Yu, K.H., “Critical Fuel Flux Requirement for Practical Combustion Control,” 2nd Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute, Oakland, CA, Paper No. 276, March (2001)
Hsu, O., Yu, K.H., and Wilson, K.J., "Liquid-Fueled Active Combustion Control: Effect of Inlet Flow Temperature," 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2001-1131, January (2001)
Hsu, O., Yu, K.H., and Wilson, K.J., "An Experimental Study on Actively Controlled Dump Combustors," Proc. of the 13th ONR Propulsion, Minneapolis, MN, pp. 75-80, August (2000)
Burnes, R., Wilson, K.J., Parr, T.P., and Yu, K.H., "Investigation of Supersonic Mixing Control Using Cavities: effect of fuel injection location," 36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA-2000-3618, July (2000)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., Parr, T.P., and Schadow, K.C., “An Experimental Study On Actively Controlled Dump Combustors,” NATO/RTO Spring 2000 Symposium on Active Control Technology for Enhanced Performance Operation Capabilities of Military Aircraft, Land Vehicles and Sea Vehicles, Braunschweig, Germany, May (2000)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., and Schadow, K.C., “On Liquid-Fueled Active Combustion Control: Instability Suppression in Dump Combustors,” 14th International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, Florence, Italy, September (1999)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., and Schadow, K.C., “Active Control Studies For Advanced Propulsion,” Proc. of 12th ONR Propulsion, Salt Lake City, UT, August (1999)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., and Schadow, K.C., “On The Use Of Combustor Wall Cavities For Mixing Enhancement,” Proc. of 3rd ASME/JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, San Francisco, CA, FEDSM 99-7255, July (1999)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., and Schadow, K.C., “Effect of Flame-Holding Cavities on Supersonic Combustion Performance,” 35th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA-99-2638, June (1999)
Yu, K.H., and Schadow, K.C., “Quantitative Data Reduction from Phase-Resolved Spray Images,” Proc. of Pacific Symposium on Flow Visualization and Image Processing - II, Honolulu, HW, PF012, May (1999)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., and Schadow, K.C., “Liquid-Fueled Combustion Control: Scale-Up Experiments and Effect of Fuel Droplet Size,” 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-99-0328, January (1999)
Yu, K.H., and Schadow, K.C., "A Study On Active Combustion Control For Advanced Combustors," Naval Research Reviews, Vol. 51, pp. 4-13, (1999)
Patents
Wilson, K.J., Parr, T.P., Yu, K.H., and Jaul, W. “Apparatus and Method of Using Supersonic Combustion Heater for Hypersonic Materials and Propulsion Testing” U.S. Patent No. 6948306, Issue Date: September 27 (2005)
Wilson, K.J., Yu, K.H., Parr, T.P., and Schadow, K.C., "Method and device for modulation of a flame" (Apparatus) U.S. Patent No. 6530228, Issue Date: March 11 (2003)
Wilson, K.J., Yu, K.H., Parr, T.P., and Schadow, K.C., "Method and device for modulation of a flame" (Method) U.S. Patent No. 6601393 B2, Issue Date: Aug. 5 (2003)
Wilson, K.J., Yu, K.H., Parr, T.P., and Schadow, K.C., "Method and device for modulation of a flame" (Sub-harmonic Controller) U.S. Patent No. 6640549, Issue Date: November 4 (2003)
Yu, K.H., Wilson, K.J., Parr, T.P., and Schadow, K.C., "Solid fuel regression rate control," U.S. Patent No. 6446427, Issue Date: Sept. 10 (2002)
Parr, T.P., Wilson, K.J., Yu, K.H., Schadow, K.C., and Smith, R.A., "Apparatus for actively controlled waste incinerator afterburner," U.S. Patent No.: H0001931, Issue Date: January 2 (2001)
Parr, T.P., Schadow, K.C., Wilson, K.J., Smith, R.A., and Yu, K.H., "Indirect modulation method for actively controlled waste incineration afterburner," U.S. Patent No.: H0001890, Issue Date: October 3 (2000)
Wilson, K.J., Parr, T.P., Smith, R.A., Yu, K.H., and Schadow, K.C., "Mass-flux actuator with high frequency response," U.S. Patent No. 6065688, Issue Date: May 23 (2000)
Yu, K.H., Schadow, K.C., and Smith, R.A., "Enhancement of flow mixing by a frequency tunable cavity" U.S. Patent No. 5520459, Issue Date: May 28 (1996)
Scientific and Professional Membership
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Associate Fellow
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member
The Combustion Institute, Member
Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS), Member
Professional Services
Advances in Combustion and Noise Control, Co-Editor (2003-2005)
AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Associate Editor (2001-2004)
AIAA Propellants & Combustion Technical Committee, Chair (2002-2004)
AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, P&C Conference Organizer (1999)
Institutional Services
Space Vehicle Technology Institute, Director (2004-present)
Aerospace Honors Program, Director (2002-2004)
School of Engineering APT Committee, Member (2003-present)
Aerospace Merit Review Committee, Member (2002-2004)
Honors and Awards
AIAA Propellants and Combustion Best Paper Award - "Combustion Enhancement of a Premixed Flame by Acoustic Forcing with Emphasis on Role of Large-Scale Structures," by Yu, K., Trouve, A., and Candel, S. (1991)
AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference Best Paper in Propellants and Combustion - "Scale-Up Experiments on Liquid-Fueled Active Combustion Control," by Yu, K., Wilson, K., and Schadow, K. (1998)
Best Paper at JANNAF APS Meeting - "Integrated Mixing Enhancer-Flameholder Cavities in A Supersonic Combustion Duct," by Yu, K., Wilson, K., and Schadow, K. (1998)
AIAA Associate Fellow, (2001)
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