Computational Fluid Dynamics Intern
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 (2 months)
• Executed rotating detonation engine CFD simulations in HyBurn (in-house Fortran solver), sweeping fuel equivalence ratios (ϕ =0.8–1.2) across 5 operating conditions to characterize detonation wave propagation, combustion efficiency, and propulsive performance
• Developed Python post-processing pipeline to track detonation waves and extract wave velocity, pressure/temperature ratios, and combustion product composition, automating batch analysis across each of the 5 equivalence ratio operating regimes
• Identified optimal equivalence ratio for peak efficiency; won Best Research Paper Award in UF summer research program Tools: HyBurn (Fortran), Python, CFD post-processing