Metin I. Yaras - Professor and Chair, Mech. & Aero. Eng.; Chair, Sustainable Energy

• Degrees: B.Sc. (Technical University of Istanbul), M.Eng. (Carleton), Ph.D. (Carleton)
• Phone: 613-520-2600 x 1174
• Email: metin_yaras@carleton.ca
• Office: 3135 ME

Research

Numerical and experimental study of fl uid fl ows. Current projects focus on: study of instability and transition of wall-bounded, separated, and free shear layers through wind-tunnel tests and direct numerical simulations; transition control in separated shear layers; direct numerical simulation and experimental study of convection heat transfer in supercritical fl uids as related to the cooling of fuel rods in Generation-IV nuclear reactors; aerodynamics of lobed mixers with three-dimensional infl ow velocity fi elds; aerodynamics of low-Reynolds-number airfoils for gas-turbine, UAV-propeller and wind-turbine applications; development of a novel hydrokinetic turbine for tidal-current and river applications with improved power-to-size ratio; computational study of blood flow in the aorta.

Activities

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Journal Articles

S.K. Roberts, and M.I. Yaras (2005), “Effects of Surface Roughness Geometry on Separation-Bubble Transition,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery (publication pending).

S.K. Roberts, and M.I. Yaras (2005), “Boundary Layer Transition Affected by Roughness and Free-Stream Turbulence,” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering (publication pending).