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Peter W. TenPas
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State)
785-864-2986
tempas@ku.edu
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computer Aided Thermal Design |
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Career History; Contact Information; Education; Professional Organizations; Teaching Experience; Honors and Awards; Research Interests; Publications
Career History
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; The University of Kansas; 1987-present
- Director or Assistant Director, KU Industrial Assessment Center, Lawrence, Kansas; 1987-90, 1998-2000
- Development Engineer and Senior Research Engineer, The Trane Company, La Crosse, Wisconsin; 1978-82
Contact Information
Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3138 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234
Office: 3143 Learned Hall
Phone: 785-864-2986
Fax: 785-864-5254
Email: tenpas@ku.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1990
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1978
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1977
Professional Organizations
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society for Engineering Education
Teaching Experience
- Basic Engineering Thermodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermal System Design
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- Gas Turbines
- Advanced Topics in Fluid Mechanics
- Energy Management
- Introduction to the Thermal Sciences
- Gas Dynamics
- Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Numerical Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Problems
Honors and Awards
- Wesley G. Cramer Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Faculty Member Award, 1999
- Mechanical Engineering Remarkable Professor Award by the ME senior class, 1995
Research Interests
- Computational Methods
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Simulation of Aerodynamic Noise Propagation from Aircraft
- Aerodynamic Analysis of Turbomachinery Components
- Viscous Flow and Convective Heat Transfer
Publications
Selected Publications:
- "Simulation of 3-D Acousitc Scattering with a Pentadiaggonal Compact-Difference Method," AiAA Paper No. 2002-2536, 8th AiAA/CEAS Aeroacoushes Conference, 2002. (with N.B. Edgar)
- “High-Order Time-Domain Solutions for Periodic Gust/Flat-Plate Interaction,” AIAA Paper No. 99-1978, 5th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 1999. (with D. Ramalingam & R.K. Agarwal)
- “Development of a High-Order Compact Algorithm for Aeroacoustics Employing PML Absorbing Boundaries,” AIAA Paper No. 98-2221, 4th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 1998. (with S.E. Schwalm & R.K. Agarwal)
- “Effect of Wall Temperature Ratio on Laminar Forced Convection Heat Transfer behind a Backward-Facing Step," General Papers in Convection, ASME HTD-Vol. 256, pp. 29-35, November 1993. (with J.N. Pappalexis)
- “Numerical Simulation of Laminar Flow and Heat Transfer in Channels with Symmetric and Asymmetric Expansions," Topics in Heat Transfer Volume 1, ASME HTD-Vol. 206-1, pp. 79-85, August 1992. (with P.D. Hancock)
- "Numerical Simulation of 2-D Laminar Developing Flow and Heat Transfer in Spiral Channels," General Papers in Heat Transfer, ASME HTD-Vol. 204,pp. 33-40, August 1992.
- "Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations for Subsonic Flows Using a Coupled Space-Marching Procedure," AIAA Journal, February 1991, pp. 219-226. (with R.H. Pletcher)
