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Farnsworth, John A

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  • Dr. Farnsworth's research is focused in the areas of understanding and controlling complex three-dimensional unsteady flow fields for aerodynamic applications. These topics include, but are not limited to: fluid-structure interactions, turbulence, highly three-dimensional regions of flow separation, and the design of novel fluidic actuators for flow control. To accomplish these tasks Dr. Farnsworth focuses on the implementation of experimental methods, primarily in the area of low speed wind tunnel testing.

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  • experimental fluid dynamics, unsteady aerodynamics, flow control, fluid-structure interaction, renewable energy

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  • ASEN 3111 - Aerodynamics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
    Develops the fundamental concepts of aerodynamics and provides a working knowledge for their application to the design of aircraft and launch vehicles operating at various speeds and altitudes, as well as the atmospheric forces on satellites.
  • ASEN 3802 - Aerospace Sciences Lab II
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Provides an intermediate laboratory experience in aerospace sciences, with a focus on aerodynamics, structural mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Emphasizes design and analysis of experiments, processing and analysis of experimental data, and model validation using experimental data.
  • ASEN 5051 - Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
    Highlights physical properties of gases and liquids; kinematics of flow fields; and equations describing viscous, heat-conducting Newtonian fluids. Emphasizes exact solutions and rational approximations for low and high speed dissipative flows, surface and internal waves, acoustics, stability, and potential flows. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 3111 or ASEN 3711 (minimum grade B) or an equivalent course.
  • ASEN 5121 - Boundary Layers and Convection
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
    This course presents an introduction to the principles of viscous fluid flow and methods for performing engineering calculations of quantities such as skin friction and heat transfer rates in boundary layers. The first portion of the course material will focus on basic principles of fluid mechanics. We will derive the Navier-Stokes equations and discuss some simple solutions to these equations. The second portion of the course will concentrate on the application of these principles to boundary layers. We will derive the boundary layer equations and discuss their approximate and almost exact solutions. Formerly offered as a special topics course. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 3111 and/or ASEN 5051.
  • ASEN 5519 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Reflects upon specialized aspects of aerospace engineering sciences. Course content is indicated in the online Class Search. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: varies.
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