Mechanical
Engineering Department
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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
Boundary Layer Transition
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