Ralph J. Volino

Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

United States Naval Academy

590 Holloway Road

Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

(410) 293-6520

Fax (410) 293-3041

volino@usna.edu

Education: 

University of Minnesota, (Jun. 90 - June 95)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering

Dissertation "Measurements in Transitional Boundary Layers under High Free-Stream Turbulence and Strong Acceleration Conditions"

University of Minnesota, (Sep. 87 - June 90)

Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Michigan State University, (Sep. 83 - June 87)

Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Research Areas:

Boundary Layer Transition

Flow Control

Gas Turbine Heat Transfer

Recent Journal Publications:

S.M. Coulthard, R.J. Volino, K.A. Flack, Effect of Jet Pulsing on Film Cooling, Part 1: Effectivenss and Flowfield Temperature Results, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 129, pp. 232-246, 2007

S.M. Coulthard, R.J. Volino, K.A. Flack, Effect of Jet Pulsing on Film Cooling, Part 2: Heat Transfer Results, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 129, pp. 247-257, 2007

S.M. Coulthard, R.J. Volino, K.A. Flack, Effect of Unheated Starting Lengths on Film Cooling Experiments, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 128, pp. 579-588, 2006

D.G. Bohl, R.J. Volino, Experiments with Three-Dimensional Passive Flow Control Devices on Low-Pressure Turbine Airfoils, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 128, pp. 251-260, 2006

Awards:   

U.S. Naval Academy Research Excellence Award, Honorable Mention, 2005

Team Achievement Award, NASA Glenn Research Center, 2000

Best Paper Award, Heat Transfer Committee, International Gas Turbine Institute, ASME, 1993