Viganò awarded grant to study turbulence at hypersonic speeds
Posted by Kimber Crull
Dr. Davide Vigano with the supersonic wind tunnel that was recently upgraded in Toomey Hall at Missouri S&T.
Dr. Davide Viganò, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, has been awarded $200,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how turbulence behaves at high speeds and how it could be used to make hypersonic vehicles more effective.
To travel at hypersonic speeds, which are over five times the speed of sound, engines need fuel to be mixed with air as quickly as possible, and Viganò says that is where turbulence will come into play. For the study, Viganò will use Missouri S&T’s supersonic wind tunnel and advanced laser-based techniques to better understand how turbulence is produced.
Posted by Kimber Crull
