In 1992 I was awarded the national German Hermann-Reissner Award
for Aerospace Engineering,
and I received a Heisenberg Grant from the DFG (German National
Science Foundation) in 1996.
I am a member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt,
the American Physical Society,
and the New York Academy of Sciences.
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An underlying theme of our research is formed by the attempt to achieve a more complete understanding of wall-generated turbulence using analysis, computation, and experiment. In particular, we make heavy use of numerical tools to perform direct numerical simulations on supercomputers of several types of transitional flows. The techniques used in these simulations include finite-difference, finite-element, and spectral methods. In addition, we are interested in the construction and specific properties of low-dimensional models for the dynamics of complex flows. These models are constructed by Galerkin projections onto suitable function bases, like wavelet bases, and Karhunen-Loeve eigenfunctions. The behaviour of such models is then analysed using tools from dynamical systems theory. The long-term goal of our quest for an improved understanding of mechanisms underlying wall-generated turbulence is to ultimately be able to construct improved models for engineering calculations of turbulent flows, as well as devise techniques and strategies for active control of turbulent boundary layers.
Dietmar Rempfer Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology 243c Engineering1 3110 South State Street Chicago, IL 60616 USA
Ph: (312) 567 3189
Fax: (312) 567 7230
Rempfer@iit.edu