Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Email: Paul King
PhD, Oxford Univ., England, 1986
M.S., Astronautics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1973
B.S., Mechanical Engr., Arizona State Univ., 1971
Expertiments and modelling of gas dynamics involved with turbines, inlets, pulsed detonaation engines and scramjets.
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN GAS DYNAMICS OF PROPULSION
Helfrich*, T.M., King, P.I. and Schauer, F.R., “Effect of Supercritical Fuel Injection on the Cycle Performance of a Pulsed Detonation Engine,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 23, No.4, July-Aug 2007, pp. 748-755.
Suzen, Y.B, Huang, Ashpis, D.E., Volino, R.J., Corke, T.C., Thomas, F.O., Huang, J., Lake*, J.P. and King, P.I., “A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Transitional Flows in Low-Pressure Turbines Under a Wide Range of Operating Conditions, " ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 129, Issue 3, July 2007, pp. 527-541.
Johnson*, J.J., King. P.I., Clark, J.P., “Low-Heat-Load-Vane Profile Optimization, Part I: Code Validation and Airfoil Redesign,” AIAA Jnl. Propulsion and Power, Vol. 24, No. 3, May-June 2008, pp.395-402.
Johnson,* J.J., King. P.I., Clark, J.P., Flanagan, M.J. and Lemaire, R.P., “Low-Heat-Load-Vane Profile Optimization, Part II: Short-Duration Shock-Tunnel Experiments,” AIAA Jnl. Propulsion and Power, Vol. 24, No. 3, May-June 2008, pp. 403-409.
Gruber, M.R., Carter, C.D., Montes*, D.R., Haubelt* L.C., King, P.I., and Hsu, K-Y, “Experimental Studies of Pylon-Aided Fuel Injection into a Supersonic Crossflow,” AIAA Jnl. Propulsion and Power, Vol. 24, No. 3, May-June 2008, pp. 460--409.
Tucker,* K.C., King, P.I. and Schauer, F.R., “A Hydrocarbon Fuel Flash Vaporization System for a Pulsed Detonation Engine,” AIAA Jnl. Propulsion and Power, Vol. 24, No. 3, Jul-Aug 2008, pp.788-796.