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Kenneth C. Hall, Julian Francis Abele Distinguished Professor

Kenneth C. Hall

Please note: Kenneth has left the "CNCS: Center for nonlinear and complex systems" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Research Interests: Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modelling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis.  Optimal aerodynamics of flight vehicles and animal propulsion.

Contact Info:
Office Location:  184 Hudson Eng Ctr, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:  (919) 660-5328
Email Address: send me a message
Web Pages:  http://sites.duke.edu/kennethhall
http://aeroelasticity.pratt.duke.edu

Teaching (Spring 2024):

  • ME 472.01, AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE Synopsis
    Teer 115, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM
Teaching (Fall 2024):

  • ME 490.06, SPECIAL TOPICS Synopsis
    Hudson 218, TuTh 03:05 PM-04:20 PM
Education:

Sc.D.Massachusetts Institute of Technology1987
SMMassachusetts Institute of Technology1983
Sc.M.Massachusetts Institute of Technology1983
S.B.Massachusetts 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.

Keywords:

Computational fluid dynamics

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Ekici, K; Hall, KC, Fast estimation of unsteady flows in turbomachinery at multiple interblade phase angles, Aiaa J. (Usa), vol. 44 no. 9 (September, 2006), pp. 2136-2142, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), ISSN 0001-1452 [1.23288], [doi]  [abs]
  2. Liu, L; Thomas, JP; Dowell, EH; Attar, P; Hall, KC, 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, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0021-9991 [026], [doi]  [abs]
  3. Thomas Jeffrey, P; Dowell Earl, H; Hall Kenneth, C, Static/dynamic correction approach for reduced-order modeling of unsteady aerodynamics, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 43 no. 4 (2006), pp. 865-878, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), ISSN 0021-8669 [doi]  [abs]
  4. Thomas, JP; Dowell, EH; Hall, KC; Denegri, CM, 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 (December, 2005), pp. 1457-1466, Austin, TX, United States, ISSN 0273-4508  [abs]
  5. Carlson, HA; Feng, JQ; Thomas, JP; Kielb, RE; Hall, KC; Dowell, EH, Computational models for nonlinear aeroelasticity, 43rd Aiaa Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Meeting Papers (January, 2005), pp. 4143-4152, Reno, NV, United States [doi]  [abs]
  6. Thomas Jeffrey, P; Hall Kenneth, C; Dowell Earl, H, Discrete adjoint approach for modeling unsteady aerodynamic design sensitivities, Aiaa Journal, vol. 43 no. 9 (2005), pp. 1931-1936, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), ISSN 0001-1452 [doi]  [abs]
  7. Thomas, JP; Dowell, EH; Hall, KC; Denegri, CM, 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 (December, 2004), pp. 2044-2050, Palm Springs, CA, United States, ISSN 0273-4508  [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; Dowell Earl, H; Thomas Jeffrey, P; Hall Kenneth, C, Improved understanding of transonic flutter: A three-parameter flutter surface, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 41 no. 4 (2004), pp. 911-917, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), ISSN 0021-8669 [doi]  [abs]
  10. Kholodar Denis, B; Dowell Earl, H; Thomas Jeffrey, P; Hall Kenneth, C, Limit-cycle oscillations of a typical airfoil in transonic flow, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 41 no. 5 (2004), pp. 1067-1072, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), ISSN 0021-8669 [doi]  [abs]
  11. Dowell, EH; Thomas, JP; Hall, KC, Transonic limit cycle oscillation analysis using reduced order aerodynamic models, Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 18 no. SUPPL (2004), pp. 17-27, Elsevier BV [018], [doi]  [abs]
  12. Thomas, JP; Dowell, EH; Hall, KC, 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 (January, 2003), pp. 289-297, Norfolk, VA, United States, ISBN 9781624101007 [doi]  [abs]
  13. Kielb Robert, E; Thomas Jeffrey, P; Barter John, W; 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, ASME, Atlanta, GA, United States, ISBN 0791836878 [doi]  [abs]
  14. Hall Kenneth, C; Thomas Jeffrey, P; Clark, WS, Computation of unsteady nonlinear flows in cascades using a harmonic balance technique, Aiaa Journal, vol. 40 no. 5 (2002), pp. 879-886, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) [doi]  [abs]
  15. Thomas Jeffrey, P; Dowell Earl, H; Hall Kenneth, C, Nonlinear inviscid aerodynamic effects on transonic divergence, flutter, and limit-cycle oscillations, Aiaa Journal, vol. 40 no. 4 (2002), pp. 638-646, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) [doi]  [abs]
  16. Dowell, EH; Thomas, JP; Hall, KC, 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 (January, 2001), pp. 255-263, Seattle, WA [doi]  [abs]
  17. Thomas, JP; Dowell, EH; Hall, KC, 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 (January, 2001), pp. 2555-2564, Seattle, WA [doi]  [abs]
  18. Hall Kenneth, C; Thomas Jeffrey, P; Dowell Earl, H, Proper orthogonal decomposition technique for transonic unsteady aerodynamic flows, Aiaa Journal, vol. 38 no. 10 (2000), pp. 1853-1862, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) [doi]  [abs]
  19. Clark William, S; 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, ASME International [1.1303073], [doi]  [abs]
  20. Florea, R; Hall, KC; Dowell, EH, Eigenmode analysis and reduced-order modeling of unsteady transonic potential flow around airfoils, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 37 no. 3 (2000), pp. 454-462, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) [doi]  [abs]
  21. Dowell, EH; Hall, KC; Thomas, JP; Florea, R; Epureanu, BI; Heeg, J, Reduced order models in unsteady aerodynamics, Collection of Technical Papers Aiaa/Asme/Asce/Ahs/Asc Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 1 (January, 1999), pp. 622-637, St. Louis, MO, USA  [abs]
  22. Tang, D; Dowell, EH; Hall, KC, Limit Cycle Oscillations of a Cantilevered Wing in Low Subsonic Flow, Aiaa Journal, vol. 37 no. 2-3 (January, 1999), pp. 364-371, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), ISSN 0001-1452 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  23. Silkowski, PD; Hall, KC, Coupled mode analysis of unsteady multistage flows in turbomachinery, Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the Asme, vol. 120 no. 3 (1998), pp. 410-421, ASME International [doi]  [abs]
  24. Silkowski, PD; Hall, KC, Coupled mode analysis of unsteady multistage flows in turbomachinery, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (December, 1997), pp. 15 -, Orlando, FL, USA  [abs]
  25. Dowell Earl, H; Hall Kenneth, C; Romanowski Michael, C, Eigenmode analysis in unsteady aerodynamics: reduced order models, Applied Mechanics Reviews, vol. 50 no. 6 (1997), pp. 371-385, ASME International [doi]  [abs]
  26. Hall, KC; Silkowski, PD, 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, ASME International [doi]  [abs]
  27. Hall Kenneth, C; Hall Steven, R, Minimum induced power requirements for flapping flight, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 323 no. -1 (1996), pp. 285-315, Cambridge University Press (CUP) [doi]  [abs]
  28. Hall, KC; Silkowski, PD, Influence of neighboring blade rows on the unsteady aerodynamic response of cascades, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (January, 1995), pp. 11pp, Houston, TX, USA  [abs]
  29. Clark, WS; Hall, KC, Numerical model of the onset of stall flutter in cascades, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) (January, 1995), pp. 11pp, Houston, TX, USA  [abs]
  30. Hall, KC, Eigenanalysis of unsteady flows about airfoils, cascades, and wings, Collection of Technical Papers Aiaa/Asme/Asce/Ahs/Asc Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 2 no. 2 (December, 1994), pp. 967-976, Hilton Head, SC, USA  [abs]
  31. Florea, R; Hall, KC, Reduced order modeling of unsteady flows about airfoils, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) Ad, vol. 44 (December, 1994), pp. 49-68, Chicago, IL, USA  [abs]
  32. Hall, KC; Florea, R; Lanzkron, PJ, A reduced order model of unsteady flows in turbomachinery, Proceedings of the Asme Turbo Expo, vol. 5 (January, 1994), pp. 1-11, ASME, Hague, Neth, ISBN 9780791878873 [doi]  [abs]
  33. Hall, SR; Yang, KY; Hall, KC, Helicopter rotor lift distributions for minimum-induced power loss, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 31 no. 4 (January, 1994), pp. 837-845, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) [doi]  [abs]
  34. Hall, KC; Clark, WS; Lorence, CB, Linearized euler analysis of unsteady transonic flows in turbomachinery, Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the Asme, vol. 116 no. 3 (1994), pp. 477-488, ASME International [doi]  [abs]
  35. Hall, KC; Clark, WS; Lorence, CB, A linearized euler analysis of unsteady transonic flows in turbomachinery, Asme 1993 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, Gt 1993, vol. 1 (January, 1993), pp. 13 -, Cincinnati, OH, USA, ISBN 9780791878880 [doi]  [abs]
  36. Hall, KC; Lorence, CB, 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, ASME International, ISBN 9780791878972 [doi]  [abs]
  37. Hall, KC; Verdon, JM, Gust response analysis for cascades operating in nonuniform mean flows, Aiaa Journal, vol. 29 no. 9 (January, 1991), pp. 1463-1471, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) [doi]  [abs]
  38. Verdon, JM; Barnett, M; Hall, KC; Ayer, TC, Development of unsteady aerodynamic analyses for turbomachinery aeroelastic and aeroacoustic applications no. 4405 (1991), pp. 112
  39. Hall, KC; Crawley, EF, Calculation of unsteady flows in turbomachinery using the linearizedEuler equations, Aiaa Journal, vol. 27 no. 6 (January, 1989), pp. 777-787, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) [doi]  [abs]
  40. Crawley, EF; Hall, KC, Optimization and mechanisms of mistuning in cascades, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, vol. 107 no. 2 (January, 1985), pp. 418-426, ASME International, Amsterdam, Neth [doi]  [abs]
  41. 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]
  42. 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]
  43. Thomas, JP; Dowell, EH; Hall, KC, 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 (January, 2006), pp. 2437-2449, Portsmouth, VA, United States, ISBN 1563478234 [doi]  [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