ARCHAMBAULT, Mark R.

Mark R. ARCHAMBAULT}

Contact Information

Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
F.W. Olin Engineering, 243
Phone: 7749
Email: marchamb@fit.edu

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Research & Project Interests

Dr. ArchambaultÂ’s research interests primarily lie in the field of propulsion and combustion, with special emphasis on rocket engine applications. Specific areas of interest include fuel injector modeling (gas and liquid), injector/chamber compatibility, multi-phase fluid flow, spray and particulate dynamics, combustion efficiency, rocket engine performance analysis, electric and laser propulsion, and solid rocket motors. Other general areas of interest are combustion modeling, fluid dynamics, turbulence, and aerodynamics. Dr. Archambault makes extensive use of computational modeling in his work, and is therefore also heavily engaged in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) on both the application and theory sides of the field.

Keywords

Fluid Dynamics
Spray and Particulate Dynamics
Propulsion
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Combustion Modeling

Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

Educational Background

B.S. Florida Tech 1992
M.S. Florida Tech 1993
Ph.D. Stanford University 1999

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Florida Institute of Technology, 2004-present

Research Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, 1994-2003

Current Research

Dr. Archambault is currently conducting rocket plume modeling including cratering of the lunar surface (funded by NASA), predicting the transient ignition over-pressure wave from a SRM, and thermal radiative transfer. He also is continuing to develop and numerical implement a probabilistic model describing spray flows.

Selected Publications

Archambault, M., Jindal, M., "An Investigation of the Effects of Channel Shape and Flow Configuration o the Performance of PEM Fuel Cells," J. Aviation and Aerospace Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 2, Sept. 2011.  (to appear)

Archambault, M. R., "A Maximum Entropy Approach to Modeling the Dynamics of a Vaporizing Spray," Atomization and Sprays, Vol. 20, No. 12, Dec. 2010, pp. 1017 - 1031.

Archambault, M. R., "A Discussion on the Stochastic Modeling of Spray Flows," Atomization and Sprays, Vol. 19, No. 12, Dec. 2009, pp. 1171- 1191.

Archambault, M. R., Edwards, C. F., & MacCormack, R. W., Computation of Spray Dynamics by Moment Transport Equations I: Theory and Development, Atomization and Sprays, Vol. 13, No. 1, Jan-Feb 2003, pp. 63-87.

Archambault, M. R., Edwards, C. F., & MacCormack, R. W., Computation of Spray Dynamics by Moment Transport Equations II: Application to Calculation of a Quasi-One Dimensional Spray, Atomization and Sprays, Vol. 13, No. 1, Jan-Feb 2003, pp. 89-115.

Archambault, M. R., & Edwards, C. F., A Maximum Entropy Moment Closure Approach to Solving Spray Flows, 11th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Sacramento, CA, May 1998.

Archambault, M. R., & Edwards, C. F., Computation of Spray Dynamics by Direct Solution of Moment Transport Equations Inclusion of Nonlinear Momentum Exchange, Eighth International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Pasadena, CA, July 2000.

Archambault, M.R., Harris, M.F., & Henderson, D.C., "A Maximum Entropy Approach to Modeling Spray Dynamics: Inclusion of the Effects of Temperature and Vaporization," ILASS Americas 21st Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Orlando, FL, May 18-21, 2008.

Archambault, M. R., & Peroomian, O., Computational Analysis of a Single-Element, Shear-Coaxial, GH2/GO2 Engine, AIAA paper 2002-1088, 40th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 2002.

Jindal, M., & Archambault, M.R., "An investigation into the impact of the performance efficiency of PEM fuel cells from coupling channel dimensions with flow configurations," Proc. 4th Int'l Conf. on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology, Irvine, CA, June 19-21, 2006.

Archambault, M. R., & Peroomian, O., Characterization of a Gas/Gas, Hydrogen/Oxygen Engine, AIAA paper 2002-3594, 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit,
Indianapolis, IN, July 2002.

Archambault, M. R., & Peroomian, O., Three-Dimensional Simulations of a Hydrogen/Oxygen Engine, AIAA paper 2003-0314, 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 2003.