Dr. Kenneth Van Treuren

Education

• PhD, Engineering Science, University of Oxford (1994)
• MS, Aeronautical Engineering, Princeton University (1978)
• BS, Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy (1977)

Teaching

• ME 3321 - Fluid Mechanics
• ME 4345 - Heat Transfer
• ME 4346 - Introduction to Aeronautics
• ME 4347 - Analysis and Design of Propulsion Systems

Research Interests

• Fluid Mechanics
• Gas Turbine Heat Transfer
• Propulsion Systems
• Wind Turbines
• Aeronautics

Experience

• AFRL Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, Summers of 2013, 2017, 2015
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, United States Air Force Academy, 2012-2013
• Associate Professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, 1994-1998, 1986-1990

Undergraduate/Graduate Research Opportunities

• Analysis, design, and testing of small wind turbines for the urban environment to include performance and aeroacoustics
• Low pressure turbine flow separation using a cascade wind tunnel
• Low pressure turbine heat transfer using a suction surface and a cascade wind tunnel
• Analysis, design, and testing of UAS propellers to include performance and aeroacoustics
• HVAC heat exchangers
• Impingement heat transfer in gas turbines
• Validation and testing of alternative fuels using an engine dynamometer

Selected Publications

• Hays, A. W., and Van Treuren, K. W., 2017, “A Study of Power Production and Noise Generation of a Small Wind Turbine for an Urban Environment,” GT 2017-64385, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, NC, June 26-30, 2017.
• Van Treuren, K. W., and Hays, A. W., 2017, “Understanding, Designing, and Initial Testing of Small-Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines for the Urban Environment,” Proceedings of the 1^st Global Power and Propulsion Forum, Jan 16-18, 2017. 
• Van Treuren, K. W., and Hays, A. W., 2016, “A Study of Noise Generation on the E387, S823, NACA 0012, and NACA 4412 Airfoils for Use on Small-Scale Wind Turbines,” 2^nd International Conference on Next Generation Wind Energy, Lund, Sweden, August 24-26, 2016. 
• Van Treuren, K. W., 2016, “Current Status and Future Challenges for Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines,” GT2016-57701, ASME IGTI Turbo Expo 2016, Seoul, Korea, June 13-17, 2016. 
•  Van Treuren, K. W., 2015, “Small-Scale Wind Turbine Testing in Wind Tunnels Under Low Reynolds Number Conditions,” ASME Journal of Energy                Resources Technology, 137(5), (11 pages).