1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Advances in Physics-based Design Systems for Turbomachinery
Session Chair: Dr Molly Donovan - USAF AFRL
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Endwall Loss Characterization of a HighLift HighWork LPT Blade in a Transonic Cascade Presenter: Dr Molly Donovan - USAF AFRL Authors: Dr John Clark - Kratos, Mr Lucas Ford - Purdue University, Mr Kyle Kavanaugh - USAF AFRL/RQTT, Dr Andrew Lethander - USAF AFRL, Ms Natalia Posada - USAF AFRL/RA, Dr Molly Donovan - USAF AFRL
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Fundamental Investigations and Methods for Mitigating Low Reynolds Number Separation in LPT Passages Presenter: Dr Christopher Marks - USAF AFRL Authors: Mr Bryant Burton - USAF AFRL, Dr John Clark - Kratos, Dr Molly Donovan - USAF AFRL, Mr Nathan Fletcher - USAF AFRL, Dr Jared Kerestes - USAF AFRL, Dr Christopher Marks - USAF AFRL, Mr Mihir Shah - Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc, Mr Aaron Suter - USAF AFRL, Dr James Wolff - Wright State University
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF FREESTREAM TURBULENCE WAKE INTERACTION AND STAGING ON HIGHLIFT HIGHWORK LOW PRESSURE TURBINE PROFILES WITH WALLRESOLVED LARGE EDDY SIMULATIONS Presenter: Mr Charles DeLorenzo - AeroDynamic Solutions Inc Authors: Mr Daryl Lee - ADS CFD Inc, Mr Michael Ni - ADS CFD Inc, Dr RonHo Ni - ADS CFD Inc, Dr John Clark - Kratos, Dr Jared Kerestes - USAF AFRL
