My current research interests are in the area of fluid dynamics, multi-phase flow, and turbulence. The area of multi-phase flow/turbulence interaction has a wide range of applications in environmental, mechanical, aerospace, chemical, and nuclear engineering. Examples of these types of multi-phase flows include liquid or solid fuel dispersial and combustion in propulsion engines and power plants, chemical reactors, sediment transport in rivers and ocean currents, and cavitation in marine and hydraulic systems. These types of flows present difficulties in predicting engineering applications due to the random discontinuous interface separating the phases and the typically large change in material properties between the phases. Most of my work to date has focused on the interaction of a dispersed particulate (liquid drops, solid particles, or bubbles) with the surrounding turbulent carrier flow, focusing specifically on the transfer and dissipation of kinetic energy between the phases. Current and Past Research Projects-- Two-Phase Particle Image Velocimetry Suspension and Sedimentation of Particles in a Horizontal Channel Quantitative Measurement of Transient Scalar Mixing within a model Pressurized Water Reactor Particle Dispersion and Energy Transfer in a Two-Phase Shear Layer Air Entrainment by a Plunging Liquid Jet Linear Stability of a Particle-Laden shear Layer     | research | publications | biography | teaching | home |
mailing address:	Department of Mechanical Engineering   University of Maryland   College Park, MD 20742
phone:	(301) 405-5245
fax:	(301) 314-9477
e-mail:	kkiger@eng.umd.edu
office:	Glenn L. Martin Hall   Engineering Building, Rm 3129