Current Research

Dr. Wang is interested in applying computational tools to solve engineering fluid dynamics problems and study flow physics. In particular, he employs high-fidelity flow simulation methods including Large-Eddy Simulation (LES), Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS), and hybrid RANS/LES approaches to obtain time-accurate solutions for complex turbulent flows. Such solutions are needed in many applications such as flow-generated sound (aeroacoustics and hydroacoustics), flow-induced optical distortions (aero-optics), separated flows, and flow/noise control, which constitute the main emphasis of his current research. He also develops mathematical models and numerical techniques for computational fluid dynamics and aeroacoustics.

Selected Recent Publications

"Computational Prediction of Flow-Generated Sound," M. Wang, J. B. Freund, and S. K. Lele, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 38, 483-512, 2006.

"Statistical Description of the Free-Space Propagation of Highly Aberrated Optical Beams," A. Mani, M. Wang, and P. Moin, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 23, 3027-3035, 2006.

"Large-Eddy Simulation of Flow over a Wall-Mounted Hump with Separation Control," D. You, M. Wang, and P. Moin, AIAA Journal, 44(11), 2571-2577, 2006.

"A Numerical Experiment to Determine Whether Surface Shear-Stress Fluctuations Are a True Sound Source," K. Shariff and M. Wang, Physics of Fluids, 17(10), 107105, 2005.

"On the Computation of Space-Time Correlations by Large-Eddy Simulation," G.-W. He, M. Wang, and S. K. Lele, Physics of Fluids, 16(11), 3859-3867, 2004.

"Suppression of Vortex Shedding Noise via Derivative-Free Shape Optimization," A. L. Marsden, M. Wang, J. E. Dennis, and P. Moin, Physics of Fluids, 16(10), L83-L86, 2004.

"Dynamic Wall Modeling for Large-Eddy Simulation of Complex Turbulent Flows," M. Wang and P. Moin, Physics of Fluids, 14(7), 2043-2051, 2002.

"Computation of Trailing-Edge Flow and Noise Using Large-Eddy Simulation," M. Wang and P. Moin, AIAA Journal, 38(12), 2201-2209, 2000.

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