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:

 

K.M. Womack, R.J. Volino, M.P. Schultz, Combined Effects of Wakes and Jet Pulsing on Film Cooling, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 130, Paper No. 041010, 2008

 

K.M. Womack, R.J. Volino, M.P. Schultz, Measurements in Film Cooling Flows With Periodic Wakes, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 130, Paper No. 041008, 2008

 

R.J. Volino, M.P. Schultz, K.A. Flack, Turbulence structure in rough- and smooth-wall boundary layers, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 592, pp. 263-293, 2007

 

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 

 

Awards:                   

U.S. Naval Academy Research Excellence Award, 2008

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