David W. Riggins
Associate Professor Aerospace Engineering
David W. Riggins

443 Dougherty Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37966-2210
Office : (423) 974-5245
Fax : (423) 974-5274
email :driggins@utk.edu

Teaching

  Aerospace Propulsion
Fluid Dynamics/Aerodynamics

Education

Ph.D 1988, Virginia Tech
MS 1982, Virginia Tech
BS 1981, Virginia Tech

Research

  Hypersonic Propulsion
Aerospace Propulsion

Computational Fluid Dynamics


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Fluid dynamics, aerospace propulsion, hypersonics, aerospace engine performance, combustion modeling, computational fluid dynamics, numerical methods.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999 - Present Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science Department, University of Tennessee
1996 - 1999 Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department, University of Missouri - Rolla.
1990-1996 Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department, University of Missouri - Rolla.
1988-1990 Research Scientist, Analytical Services and Materials, Hampton, VA.
1985-1988 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech.
1982-1985 Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Technology Division, Naval Coastal Systems Center, Panama City, Florida.
1981-1982: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech.
1980 Test Engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

AIAA, JANNAF, Sigma Gamma Tau (Professional Society for Aeronautical Engineering)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 


Riggins, D. W. and Nelson, H. F., "Hypersonic Flow Control Using Upstream Focused Energy Deposition", submitted to AIAA Journal, accepted pending revision, January 1999.

Scott, T. and Riggins, D.W., "Work Interaction in Quasi-One-Dimensional Flows", submitted to
AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, accepted pending revision, September 1999.

Riggins, D. W., Nelson, H. F., and Johnson, E., "Blunt Body Wave Drag Reduction Using Focused Energy Deposition", AIAA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 460-467, 1999.

Riggins, D. W., McClinton, C. R., and Vitt, P. H., "Thrust Losses in Hypersonic Engines Part 1: Methodology, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 281-287, 1997.

Riggins, D. W., "Thrust Losses in Hypersonic Engines Part 2: Applications, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 288-295, 1997.

Riggins, D. W., "Evaluation of Performance Loss Methods for High-Speed Engines and Engine Components", AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 296-304, 1997.

Riggins, D. W. and Vitt, P. H., "Vortex Generation and Mixing in Three-Dimensional Supersonic Combustors," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 419-426, 1995.

Riggins, D. W., McClinton, C. R., Bittner, R. D. and Rogers, C. R., "Investigation of Scramjet Injection Strategies for High Mach Number Flows," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 409-418, 1995.

Riggins, D. W., Underwood, M., McMillin, B., Reeves, L., and Lu, E., "Modeling of Supersonic Combustor Flows Using Parallel Computing," Computing Systems in Engineering Journal, Vol. 3, Nos. 1-4, pp. 217-229, 1992.

Drummond, J. P., Carpenter, M. H., and Riggins, D. W., "Mixing and Mixing Enhancement in Supersonic Reacting Flowfields," Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series; High-Speed Flight Propulsion Systems, Vol. 137, pp. 383-455, 1991.

Riggins, D. W., Walters, R. W., and Pelletier, D., "Efficient Use of Direct Solvers for the Calculation of Compressible Flows," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 29, 2, 311, February 1991.

 

 


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