Jie Cui, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Office: Brown Hall 121
Phone: (931) 372-3357
Fax: (931) 372-6340
E-mail: jiecui@tntech.edu

Degrees:
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University, 1990
M.S. - Aerospace Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1993
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa, 2000

Professional Expertise: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence Modeling, Large Eddy Simulation, Numerical Heat Transfer, Thermal Fluids

Faculty Advisor - Student Human Powered Submarine Team

Recent Works/Projects Accomplished:

1. “ Simplified Two-Dimensional Analytical Model for Friction Stir Welding Heat Transfer, ” with S. Perivilli, and J. Peddieson, Journal of Heat Transfer, in press, 2008

2. " CFD Studies on Burner Secondary Air Flow, " with A.K. Purimetla, Applied Mathematical Modeling, in press, 2008

3. " LES Study of Turbulent Flows with Submerged Vegetation, " with V. S. Neary, Journal of Hydraulic Research, in press, 2008

4. “ Simulation of Turbulent Flow in a Ribbed Pipe using LES, ” with S. Vijiapurapu, Numerical Heat Transfer A, Applications, Vol. 51, Issue 12, pp. 1137-1165, 2007

5. " Numerical Study of Pressure Drop Reduction in Stacks of a Power Plant, " with M. Lakshmiraju, Applied Mathematical Modeling, Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 1915-1933, 2007