Mechanical Engineering
Contact Information
Office:
Higgins Laboratories, 240
Phone: +1-508-831-5462
Fax: +1-508-831-5680
sevans@wpi.edu
Simon W. Evans
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Affiliated with:
Professor Evans is interested in experimental aerodynamics related to aero-propulsion applications. Areas of particular interest include compressor and turbine aerodynamics, subsonic inlets, and flow control. Teaching interests include thermo-fluids and aeronautical engineering disciplines within the department's Aerospace program.
Research Interests
- Experimental Aerodynamics
- Compressor Aerodynamics
- Turbine Aerodynamics
- Subsonic Inlets
- Flow Control
Education
- B.Sc. (Eng.)(Aero.) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1999
- S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cam bridge, MA, 2001
- Ph.D. Cam bridge University, Cambridge, UK, 2009
Featured Publications
- Evans S, Coull J, Haneef I, Hodson, H “Minimizing the Loss Produced by a Turbulent Separation using Vortex Generator Jets,” AIAA J. 50(4).
- Evans S, Hodson H (2011) “The Cost of Flow Control in a Compressor,” ASME Turbo Expo: Power for Land Sea and Air, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- Evans S, Hodson H, Hynes T, Wakelam C, (2010) “Flow Control in a Compressor Cascade at High Incidence,” J Propul Power 26(4):828- 837.
- Evans S, Hodson H, Hynes T, Wakelam C, Hiller S- J (2010) “Controlling Separation on a Simulated Compressor Blade using Vortex Generator Jets,” J Propul Power 26(4):819- 827.
- Evans S, Him m el C, Power B, Wakelam C, Xu L, Hynes T, Hodson H (2009) " Controlling Separation in Turbomachines" , Proceedings of Minnowbrook VI Workshop O n Flow Physics and Control for Internal and External Aerodynamics, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Labs and Centers
Professional Highlights
- Russell M. Searle Instructor in Mechanical Engineering
- Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar
