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Kenneth C Hall, Julian Abele Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Chair

Kenneth C Hall
Contact Info:
Office Location:  142 Hudson Eng Ctr
Office Phone:  +1 919 660 5328, +1 919 660 5310
Email Address: send me a message

Teaching (Fall 2008):

  • ME 239.01, UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS
Education:

ScDMassachusetts Institute of Technology1987
SMMassachusetts Institute of Technology1983
SBMassachusetts Institute of Technology1981
Specialties:

Aerodynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Aerospace
Aeroelasticity
Research Interests:

Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modeling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis. Fluid dynamics of animal propulsion.

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Thomas, J.P. and Dowell, E.H. and Hall, K.C., Static/dynamic correction approach for reduced-order modeling of unsteady aerodynamics, J. Aircr. (USA), vol. 43 no. 4 (2006), pp. 865 - 78  [abs]
  2. Liu, L. and Thomas, J.P. and Dowell, E.H. and Attar, P. and Hall, K.C., A comparison of classical and high dimensional harmonic balance approaches for a Duffing oscillator, J. Comput. Phys. (USA), vol. 215 no. 1 (2006), pp. 298 - 320 [026]  [abs]
  3. Carlson, Henry A. and Feng, James Q. and Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Kielb, Robert E. and Hall, Kenneth C. and Dowell, Earl H., Computational models for nonlinear aeroelasticity, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Meeting Papers (2005), pp. 4143 - 4152, Reno, NV, United States  [abs]
  4. Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C. and Denegri Jr., Charles M., Further investigation of modeling limit cycle oscillation behavior of the F-16 fighter using a harmonic balance approach, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 3 (2005), pp. 1457 - 1466, Austin, TX, United States  [abs]
  5. Dowell, E.H. and Thomas, J.P. and Hall, K.C., Transonic limit cycle oscillation analysis using reduced order aerodynamic models, Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 18 no. SUPPL (2004), pp. 17 - 27 [018]  [abs]
  6. Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C. and Denegri Jr., Charles M., Modeling limit cycle oscillation behavior of the F-16 fighter using a harmonic balance approach, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 3 (2004), pp. 2044 - 2050, Palm Springs, CA, United States  [abs]
  7. Kholodar, Denis B. and Dowell, Earl H. and Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Hall, Kenneth C., Limit-cycle oscillations of a typical airfoil in transonic flow, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 41 no. 5 (2004), pp. 1067 - 1072  [abs]
  8. Dowell, E.H. and Thomas, J.P. and Hall, K.C., Transonic limit cycle oscillation analysis using reduced order aerodynamic models, Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 19 no. 1 (2004), pp. 17 - 27 [018]  [abs]
  9. Kholodar, Denis B. and Dowell, Earl H. and Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Hall, Kenneth C., Improved understanding of transonic flutter: A three-parameter flutter surface, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 41 no. 4 (2004), pp. 911 - 917  [abs]
  10. Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C., Modeling limit cycle oscillations for an NLR 7301 airfoil aeroelastic configuration including correlation with experiment, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 1 (2003), pp. 289 - 297, Norfolk, VA, United States  [abs]
  11. Kielb, Robert E. and Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Barter, John W. and Hall, Kenneth C., Blade excitation by aerodynamic instabilities - A compressor blade study, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Gas Turbine Institute, Turbo Expo (Publication) IGTI, vol. 4 (2003), pp. 399 - 406, Atlanta, GA, United States  [abs]
  12. Hall, K.C. and Thomas, J.P. and Clark, W.S., Computation of unsteady nonlinear flows in cascades using a harmonic balance technique, AIAA J. (USA), vol. 40 no. 5 (2002), pp. 879 - 86  [abs]
  13. Thomas, J.P. and Dowell, E.H. and Hall, K.C., Nonlinear inviscid aerodynamic effects on transonic divergence, flutter, and limit-cycle oscillations, AIAA J. (USA), vol. 40 no. 4 (2002), pp. 638 - 46  [abs]
  14. Thomas, J.P. and Dowell, E.H. and Hall, K.C., Three-dimensional transonic aeroelasticity using proper orthogonal decomposition based reduced order models, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 4 (2001), pp. 2555 - 2564, Seattle, WA  [abs]
  15. Dowell, E.H. and Thomas, J.P. and Hall, K.C., Transonic limit cycle oscillation analysis using reduced order aerodynamic models, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 1 (2001), pp. 255 - 263, Seattle, WA  [abs]
  16. Hall, K.C. and Thomas, J.P. and Dowell, E.H., Proper orthogonal decomposition technique for transonic unsteady aerodynamic flows, AIAA J. (USA), vol. 38 no. 10 (2000), pp. 1853 - 62  [abs]
  17. Florea, Razvan and Hall, Kenneth C. and Dowell, Earl H., Eigenmode analysis and reduced-order modeling of unsteady transonic potential flow around airfoils, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 37 no. 3 (2000), pp. 454 - 462  [abs]
  18. Clark, William S. and Hall, Kenneth C., Time-linearized Navier-Stokes analysis of stall flutter, Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 122 no. 3 (2000), pp. 467 - 476 [1.1303073]  [abs]
  19. Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C. and Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Florea, Razvan and Epureanu, Bogdan I. and Heeg, Jennifer, Reduced order models in unsteady aerodynamics, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 1 (1999), pp. 622 - 637, St. Louis, MO, USA  [abs]
  20. Tang, Deman and Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C., Limit cycle oscillations of a cantilevered wing in low subsonic flow, AIAA Journal, vol. 37 no. 3 (1999), pp. 364 - 371  [abs]
  21. Silkowski, P.D. and Hall, K.C., Coupled mode analysis of unsteady multistage flows in turbomachinery, Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 120 no. 3 (1998), pp. 410 - 421  [abs]
  22. Hall, K.C. and Silkowski, P.D., Influence of neighboring blade rows on the unsteady aerodynamic response of cascades, Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 119 no. 1 (1997), pp. 85 - 93  [abs]
  23. Silkowski, Peter D. and Hall, Kenneth C., Coupled mode analysis of unsteady multistage flows in turbomachinery, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (1997), pp. 15 -, Orlando, FL, USA  [abs]
  24. Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C. and Romanowski, Michael C., Eigenmode analysis in unsteady aerodynamics: reduced order models, Applied Mechanics Reviews, vol. 50 no. 6 (1997), pp. 371 - 385  [abs]
  25. Hall, Kenneth C. and Hall, Steven R., Minimum induced power requirements for flapping flight, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 323 (1996), pp. 285 - 315  [abs]
  26. Clark, William S. and Hall, Kenneth C., Numerical model of the onset of stall flutter in cascades, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (1995), pp. 11 -, Houston, TX, USA  [abs]
  27. Hall, Kenneth C. and Silkowski, Peter D., Influence of neighboring blade rows on the unsteady aerodynamic response of cascades, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (1995), pp. 11 -, Houston, TX, USA  [abs]
  28. Florea, Razvan and Hall, Kenneth C., Reduced order modeling of unsteady flows about airfoils, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD, vol. 44 (1994), pp. 49 - 68, Chicago, IL, USA  [abs]
  29. Hall, K.C. and Clark, W.S. and Lorence, C.B., Linearized euler analysis of unsteady transonic flows in turbomachinery, Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 116 no. 3 (1994), pp. 477 - 488  [abs]
  30. Hall, Kenneth C., Eigenanalysis of unsteady flows about airfoils, cascades, and wings, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference no. 2 (1994), pp. 967 - 976, Hilton Head, SC, USA  [abs]
  31. Hall, Steven R. and Yang, Kyle Y. and Hall, Kenneth C., Helicopter rotor lift distributions for minimum-induced power loss, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 31 no. 4 (1994), pp. 837 - 845  [abs]
  32. Hall, Kenneth C. and Florea, Razvan and Lanzkron, Paul J., Reduced order model of unsteady flows in turbomachinery, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (1994), pp. 1 - 11, Hague, Neth  [abs]
  33. Hall, Kenneth C. and Clark, William S. and Lorence, Christopher B., Linearized Euler analysis of unsteady transonic flows in turbomachinery, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (1993), pp. 13 -, Cincinnati, OH, USA  [abs]
  34. Hall, K.C. and Lorence, C.B., Calculation of three-dimensional unsteady flows in turbomachinery using the linearized harmonic Euler equations, Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 115 no. 4 (1993), pp. 800 - 809  [abs]
  35. Hall, Kenneth C. and Verdon, Joseph M., Gust response analysis for cascades operating in nonuniform mean flows, AIAA Journal, vol. 29 no. 9 (1991), pp. 1463 - 1471  [abs]
  36. Verdon, Joseph M. and Barnett, Mark and Hall, Kenneth C. and Ayer, Timothy C., Development of unsteady aerodynamic analyses for turbomachinery aeroelastic and aeroacoustic applications, NASA Contractor Reports no. 4405 (1991), pp. 112 -
  37. Hall, Kenneth C. and Crawley, Edward F., Calculation of unsteady flows in turbomachinery using the linearized Euler equations, AIAA Journal, vol. 27 no. 6 (1989), pp. 777 - 787  [abs]
  38. Crawley, E. F. and Hall, K. C., OPTIMIZATION AND MECHANISMS OF MISTUNING IN CASCADES., Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 107 no. 2 (1985), pp. 418 - 426  [abs]
  39. Crawley, E. F. and Hall, K. C., OPTIMIZATION AND MECHANISMS OF MISTUNING IN CASCADES., American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (1984), pp. -, Amsterdam, Neth
  40. Hall, K.C. and Hall, S.R., Minimum induced power requirements for flapping flight, J. Fluid Mech. (UK), vol. 323 (25), pp. 285 - 315  [abs]
  41. Thomas, J.P. and Hall, K.C. and Dowell, E.H., Discrete adjoint approach for modeling unsteady aerodynamic design sensitivities, AIAA J. (USA), vol. 43 no. 9 , pp. 1931 - 6  [abs]
  42. Ekici, K. and Hall, K.C., Fast estimation of unsteady flows in turbomachinery at multiple interblade phase angles, AIAA J. (USA), vol. 44 no. 9 , pp. 2136 - 42 [1.23288]  [abs]
  43. Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C., Using automatic differentiation to create a nonlinear reduced order model of a computational fluid dynamic solver, Collection of Technical Papers - 11th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, vol. 4 (2006), pp. 2437 - 2449, Portsmouth, VA, United States  [abs]

Experience:

  • 2007 - Present: Professor, Duke University, Durham, NC Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
  • 2001 - 2007: Professor and Chair, Duke University, Durham, NC Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
  • 2000 - 2001: Professor, Duke University, Durham, NC Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
  • 1997 - 1998: Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
  • 1996 - 2000: Associate Professor, Duke University, Durham, NC Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
  • 1990 - 1996: Assistant Professor, Duke University , Durham, NC Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science .
  • 1987 - 1990: Associate Research Engineer, United Technologies Research Center , East Hartford, CT.
  • 1981 - 1987: Research Assistant in the Gas Turbine Laboratory , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, MA
Honors and Awards:
  • IGTI Structures & Dynamics Committee Best Paper Award for "A Coupled Mode Analysis of Unsteady Multistage Flows in Turbomachinery," by Silkowski, P. D., and Hall, K. C., ASME Paper 97-GT-186, presented at the 42nd ASME International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress & Exposition, Orlando, FL, June 2­-5, 1997.
  • ASME Best Paper Award for "A Viscous-Inviscid Model of Unsteady Small Disturbance Flows in Cascades," by Cizmas, P. G. A., and Hall, K. C., AIAA Paper 95-2655, presented at the 31st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, San Diego, CA, July 10-12, 1995.
  • Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellowship, 1992-1993.
  • National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991-1997
  • American co-winner of the Dr. Ernst Zimmermann Memorial Award, 1986, awarded to investigators under the age of 30 for contributions in the field of propulsion technology.
  • Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow, 1982-1987.
  • Henry Webb Salisbury Award for academic excellence, M.I.T., 1981
  • Tau Beta Pi, Massachusetts Beta Chapter.
  • Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society), Georgia Institute of Technology
  • National Merit Scholar.

Professional Activities:

  • Member International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Board of Directors (2003-2009)
  • Chairman of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Structures & Dynamics Technical Committee (2000-2002).
  • Member of the ASME/IGTI Turbomachinery Technical Committee.
  • Reviewer for numerous journals, including the ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, AIAA Journal, Journal of Fluid and Structures, and Journal of Computational Physics.
  • Host of the Tenth International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics, and Aeroelasticy to be held at Duke University in 2003.
  • Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers