David Frost

Department of Mechanical Engineering

 

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Courses

MECH 240 Thermodynamics 1
MECH 603 M. Eng. Project 1
MECH 604 M. Eng. Project 2
MECH 701 Ph.D. Thesis Proposal

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BASc University of British Columbia, Engineering Physics
MS California Institute of Technology, Aeronautics
PhD California Institute of Technology, Aeronautics

 

Research interests

Explosions, high-speed combustion processes, and shock wave physics. In particular, explosive boiling, including steam explosions due to molten metal/water interactions and rapid-phase-transitions following rapid depressurization of a liquid; multiphase combustion of gases, liquids and solids, including detonation propagation in gases and liquids in porous media; combustion synthesis of metal powders; explosive dispersion of inert particles; interaction of a shock wave with a compressible material.

Laboratory facilities

Shock Wave Physics Group (SWPG)