Graham Candler
McKnight Presidential Professor

Professor Candler uses computational fluid dynamics to study high-temperature reacting flows and hypersonic flows, and is particularly interested in how the relaxation of internal energy modes and finite-rate chemical reactions interact with fluid motion. Applications of this work include the analysis of planetary entry spacecraft heat shields, hypersonic boundary layer transition, and the effects of chemical reactions on aerodynamics. Dr. Candler works closely with experimentalists to validate high-enthalpy flow models by careful comparison to shock tunnel data. Recently, Candler's research group has been working to extend computational methods to complex geometries for application to future scramjet-powered hypersonic aircraft. These tools were used to design an inward-turning inlet for a upcoming sounding rocket flight experiment of a Mach 10 vehicle.

Degrees

B.Eng. - Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, 1984
M.S. - Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University, 1985
Ph.D. - Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University, 1988

Experience

1999 - Present: Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota
1996 - 1999: Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota
June 1994 - 1996: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota
August 1992 - June 1994: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota
August 1989 - July 1992: Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
August 1989 - Present: Consultant Institute for Defense Analyses, Coleman Engine Company
September 1988 - June 1989: Visiting Professor, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
June 1988 - July 1989: Aerospace Engineer, Aerothermodynamics Branch, NASA Ames Research Center
June 1985 - June 1988: Research Assistant, Aerothermodynamics Branch, Stanford University

Research

Computational fluid dynamics of reacting flows.
Algorithm development.
High temperature gas dynamics.
Re-entry and hypersonic aerodynamics.
Thermo-chemical nonequilibrium flows.
Numerical simulation of combustion.

Five Recent Publications

M.P. Martin and G.V. Candler, 2006, A Parallel Implicit Method for the Direct Numerical Simulation of Compressible Flows, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 215, No. 1, pp. 153-171, June, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Druguet, M.C., G.V. Candler, and I. Nompelis, 2005, Effects of Numerics on Navier-Stokes Computations of Hypersonic Double-Cone Flows, AIAA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 616-623, March, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Emblemsvag, J.E., and G.V. Candler, 2005, A Cartesian Grid Method for Moderate Reynolds Number Flows Around Complex and Moving Objects, AIAA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 76-86, Jan., (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
K. Sinha, K. Mahesh & G.V. Candler, 2005, Modeling the effect of shock unsteadiness in shock/turbulent boundary layer interactions, AIAA Journal, 43(3): 586-594, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Kandala, R., and G.V. Candler, 2004, Numerical Studies of Laser-Induced Energy Deposition for Supersonic Flow Control, AIAA Journal, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 2266-2275, Nov., (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF

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Honors and Fellowships

Recipient of the 2007 Thermophysics Award, 2007: Background
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota, 2004: Background
George Taylor Distinguished Research Award, University of Minnesota, 2002: Background
AIAA Award for Best Technical Paper in Thermophysics, 1990 and 2001: Background
Ballhaus Prize for Best Ph.D. Thesis in Stanford Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1988
Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA): Background
Fellow of the University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute: Background

Scientific and Professional Societies

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) American Physical Society Current Courses Graduate AEM 5245 -- Hypersonic Aerodynamics

Subjects and Courses Taught

Undergraduate: AEM 4202 -- Aerodynamics
Graduate: AEM 5245 -- Hypersonic Aerodynamics; AEM 5251 -- Computational Fluid Mechanics; AEM 8251 -- Finite-Volume Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics; AEM 8295 -- Selected Topics in Fluid Mechanics; AEM 8880 -- Plan B Project

Curriculum Vitae

Brief Biographical Sketch

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Graham Candler McKnight Presidential Professor