Laurent B Mydlarski

Department of Mechanical Engineering

 

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Courses

MECH 346 Heat Transfer
MECH 656 Fundamentals of Turbulent Flow

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BASc University of Waterloo, Mechanical Engineering
MS Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering
PhD Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering

 

Research Interests

My research lies primarily in the area of experimental fluid mechanics. I am interested, in particular, in turbulent flows and the mixing that occurs therein. In my work, scalar (e.g., temperature, moisture, chemical species/pollutant, etc.) mixing is examined with an aim to further understanding the underlying physics of many thermo-fluid processes, including combustion and pollutant dispersion into the environment. The mixing of momentum (which leads to drag) is also studied. The research is approached from a fundamental perspective in which the results are applied to engineering problems, and is performed by way of hot-wire / hot-film anemometry, acoustic Doppler velocimetry, particle-tracking velocimetry, cold-wire (resistance) thermometry and laser-induced fluorescence.

Research Projects

Reynolds and Péclet number effects on turbulence statistics

Scalar dispersion and mixing in turbulent flows

Investigations into the anisotropy of a turbulent passive scalar

Differential diffusion in turbulent flows

Effect of scalar-field initial conditions on turbulent passive scalars

Effect of background turbulence on turbulent flows

Source locating in turbulent flows

Lagrangian analysis of turbulent flows

Measurements within a model of a hydraulic turbine surge chamber

Microelectronics cooling

Available Graduate Student Projects

Should you be interested in applying for graduate studies under my supervision, please send an e-mail to myfirstname.mylastname@mcgill.ca. Please include your CV and an unofficial academic transcript. Note that due to the large amount of e-mail I receive, I am not able to reply to all inquiries.

Laboratory Facilities

Aerodynamics Laboratory

Awards

Financed researcher in the "Programme stratégique de professeurs-chercheurs, Volet établissement de nouveaux-chercheurs" competition, Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies - Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l’Aide à la Recherche, 2000/01-2004/05.

Engineering Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, 1999.

Administration -- Committee on Teaching and Learning

Click here for more information on the Committee on Teaching and Learning, which I chaired from 2000/01 to 2004/05.