Improving the Predictive Capabilities for Optical Distortions Caused by Compressible, Turbulent Flows

Edwin Mathews, Ohio Supercomputer Center

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Edwin Mathews focuses on using high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics methods to improve predictive capabilities for optical distortions caused by compressible turbulent flows, or aero-optics. As a Blue Waters Graduate Fellow he plans to use the Blue Waters system to run some of the most accurate and comprehensive computational aero-optics simulations to date. Beyond flow computation, he plans to use the unique capabilities of Blue Waters to develop a highly parallelized set of tools for data analysis, statistical exploration, and visualization of turbulent flow and optical field data. Through systematic analysis using these tools, the results can then be used to guide the design of effective flow-control strategies to mitigate aero-optical aberrations in airborne optical platforms.