Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kazim M. Akyuzlu
Professor (Retired)
Education
- Ph.D., University of Miami
- MS, Middle East Technical University
Research Interests
Thermodynamics, Computational fluid-mechanics and heat-transfer, Two-phase flow and heat transfer, Cryogenics, Combustion
Current Research
- Natural convection in densified propellants
- Velocity measurements in two-phase flow using Laser-Doppler
- Anemometry
- Film boiling in cryogenic fluids
- Flame propagation in hybrid rocket motors
- Velocity measurements using particle image velocimeter (PIV)
- Numerical modelling of combustion instabilities