Mark McQuilling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Education
Ph.D. in Engineering, Wright State University
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
Research Interests
McQuilling’s research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, low Reynolds
number flows, laminar-to-turbulent transition, airfoil design (low-pressure turbine
and low Reynolds number wings), unsteady aerodynamics (turbomachinery and airdrop
systems), bio-fluid flows, and flow control.
https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/mmcquil2/
Labs and Facilities
Fluid Systems Laboratory
Subsonic Wind Tunnel
There is a 28x40 inch closed-throat, open circuit low speed wind tunnel, that is capable
of continuous air speeds up to 150 mph. A six component strain gauge balance with
computerized data acquisition and analysis using LabVIEW is available. A helium bubble
generator unit is available for flow visualization studies. A Laser Doppler Velocimetry
system is available for flow measurements. This facility is utilized for undergraduate
laboratory instruction. Students and faculty use this facility for model testing and
experimental research. This facility is also used for graduate research as well as
externally funded research. There is a 12X12 inch closed-throat, open circuit low
speed wind tunnel, that is capable of air speeds up to 120 mph. A four component strain
gage balance is available for measuring forces on a sting mounted model. This facility
is primarily used for undergraduate laboratory instruction.
Supersonic Wind Tunnel
There is a 4x4 inch supersonic blow down wind tunnel with speed to Mach 4. A four
component strain gauge balance and computerized data reduction system is available.
Flow visualization in the supersonic wind tunnel is done through a Schlieren Optical
System. This facility is used primarily for undergraduate laboratory instruction.
Water Tunnel
There is a water tunnel (Eidetics 1520) for flow visualization studies as well as
investigating other fluid flow behavior past bodies. A dynamic model support is available.
This facility is used for undergraduate laboratory instruction as well as graduate
research. A shear layer water tunnel is also available. There exists a state of the
art Digital Particle Image Velocimetry System (DPIV) along with high-speed data acquisition
system for flow visualization & analysis in the two water tunnels.
Thermal System Laboratory
Thermal-Fluid Sciences research efforts at Parks College address a full range of problems,
including micro- and nano-scale phenomena and galaxy-sized events. Research efforts
are underway to
simulate the clouds and large vortices that advect in the atmospheres
of Uranus and Neptune. More accurate aerial delivery is under investigation by studying
the aerodynamics of parachutes and airdrop systems. In the area of turbomachinery,
current work examines aerodynamic losses produced by turbine blades and vanes, the
design of internal cooling schemes for such blades and vanes, and the development
of improved means for film cooling, as measured within transonic turbine airfoil cascades
using infrared thermography. Also of interest are micro-fluidic phenomena, as well
as separation, fractionation, and purification of micro-particles and nano-particles.
Unmanned aerial vehicles are also under development, including research on improving
wing design and controlling aerodynamic flows. Research on the fundamentals of fluid
physics examines means to identify the laminar-to- turbulent transition process, as
part of investigations on the overall nature of turbulence itself.
Publications and Media Placements
Printed Archival Peer-Reviewed Journals
Combes, T., Malik, A.S., Bramesfeld, G., McQuilling, M. (2013). Efficient Fluid-Structure
Interaction Method for Conceptual Design of Flexible, Fixed-Wing Micro Air Vehicle
Wings, AIAA Journal. (under review)
Arko, B., and McQuilling, M. “Computational Study of High Lift Low Pressure Turbine
Cascade Aerodynamics at Low Reynolds Number,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, 29(2),
446-459, March-April 2013; doi: 10.2514/1.B34576
Lyall, M., King, P., Sondergaard, R., Clark, J., and McQuilling, M. “An Investigation
of Reynolds Lapse Rate for Highly Loaded Low Pressure Turbine Airfoils with Forward
and Aft Loading,” Journal of Turbomachinery, 134, 051028-1 to 051028-9, September
2012; doi: 10.1115/1.4004826
McQuilling, M., and Potvin, J. “Effect of the Transient Nature of Flow on Annular
Parachute Drag Prediction,” Journal of Aircraft, 49(2), 566-575, March-April 2012;
doi: 10.2514/1.C031591
Jayaram, S., McQuilling, M., and Condoor, S. “PRO/MECHANICA-based Structural and Random
Vibration Analysis of Picosatellite Structure,” International Journal of Computer
Aided Engineering and Technology, 4(1), 90-100, January 2012; doi: 10.1504/IJCAET.2012.044585
McQuilling, M., Potvin, J., and Riley, J. “Simulating the Flows About Cargo Containers
Used During Parachute Airdrop Operations,” Journal of Aircraft, 48(4), 1405-1411,
July-August 2011; doi: 10.2514/1.C031299
McQuilling, M., Lobosky, L., and Sander, S. “Computational Investigation of Flow Around
a Parachute Model,” Journal of Aircraft, 48(1), 34-41, January-February 2011; doi:
10.2514/1.46255
McQuilling, M., Wolff, M., Fonov, S., Crafton, J., and Sondergaard, R. “An Experimental
Investigation of a High-Lift LPT Suction Surface,” AIAA Journal, 48(11), 2465-2471,
November 2010; doi: 10.2514/1.37579
Huynh, J., Kim, K., and McQuilling, M. “Pharyngeal Airflow Analysis in Obstructive
Sleep Apnea Patients Pre- and Post-Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery,” Journal
of Fluids Engineering, 131(9), 091101-1 to 091101-10, September 2009; doi: 10.1115/1.3192137
McQuilling, M., Wolff, M., Fonov, S., Crafton, J., and Sondergaard, R. “An experimental
investigation of a low-pressure turbine blade suction surface using a shear and stress
sensitive film,” Experiments in Fluids, 44(1), 73-88, January 2008; doi: 10.1007/s00348-007-0375-2
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Keadle, K., and McQuilling, M. “Evaluation of RANS Transition Modeling for High Lift
LPT Flows at Low Reynolds Number,” ASME paper GT2013-95069, presented at the ASME
International Gas Turbine Institute Turbo Expo 2013, San Antonio, TX, June 3-7, 2013.
Potvin, J., Kavanaugh, J., and McQuilling, M. “A Second Look at Geometric Porosity
as Revealed by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD),” AIAA-2013-1320, presented at the
22nd AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference, Daytona Beach, FL,
March 25-28, 2013.
Freed, N., McQuilling, M., and Potvin, J. “Investigation of Outer Ring Aerodynamics
of an Annular Parachute,” AIAA-2013-1280, presented at the 22nd AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator
Systems Technology Conference, Daytona Beach, FL, March 25-28, 2013.
Hobadi, K., Pifer, E., LeBeau, R., Bramesfeld, G., and McQuilling, M. “A Computational
and Experimental Investigation of Flow Over an Inflatable Wing,” AIAA-2012-2899, presented
at the 30th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 25-28, 2012.
McQuilling, M., and Potvin, J. “Forebody Wake Effects on the Aerodynamics of an Annular
Parachute,” AIAA-2012-3332, presented at the 30th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference,
New Orleans, LA, June 25-28, 2012.
Null, J., and McQuilling, M. “Comparison of Intermittency Detection Algorithms in
a Transitional Boundary Layer,” AIAA-2012-0749, presented at the 50th AIAA Aerospace
Sciences Meeting, Nashville, TN, January 9-12, 2012.
Arko, B., and McQuilling, M. “Computational Study of High Lift Low-Pressure Turbine
Cascade Aerodynamics at Low Reynolds Number,” AIAA-2012-0938, presented at the 50th
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nashville, TN, January 9-12, 2012.
McQuilling, M., and Potvin, J. “Effect of Transient Nature of Flow on Annular Parachute
Drag Prediction,” AIAA-2011-3704, presented at the 20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics
Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 27-30, 2011.
Lyall, M., King, P., Sondergaard, R., Clark, J., and McQuilling, M. “An Investigation
of Reynolds Lapse Rate for Highly Loaded Low Pressure Turbine Airfoils with Forward
and Aft Loading,” ASME paper GT2011-46328, presented at the ASME Turbo Expo, Vancouver,
Canada, June 6-10, 2011.
Potvin, J., and McQuilling, M. “The Bi-model: Using CFD to support the simulations
of low-porosity hemispherical parachutes inflating slowly,” AIAA-2011-2542, presented
at the 21st AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar,
Dublin, Ireland, May 23-26, 2011.
Riley, J., Sadeck, J., Desabrais, K., Lee, C., Noetscher, G., and McQuilling, M. “Concentric
Annular Parachute Systems,” AIAA-2011-2532, presented at the 21st AIAA Aerodynamic
Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar, Dublin, Ireland, May 23-26,
2011.
Potvin, J., Bergeron, K., Brown, G., Charles, R., Desabrais, K., Johari, H., Kumar,
V., McQuilling, M., Morris, A., Noetshcer, G., and Tutt, B. “The Road Ahead: A White
Paper on the Development, Testing, and Use of Advanced Numerical Modeling for Aerodynamic
Decelerator Systems Design and Analysis,” AIAA-2011-2501, presented at the 21st AIAA
Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar, Dublin, Ireland,
May 23-26, 2011.
McQuilling, M., Potvin, J., and Riley, J. “Simulating the Flows About Cargo Containers
Used During Parachute Airdrop Operations,” AIAA-2010-4565, presented at the 28th AIAA
Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Chicago, IL, June 28 - July 1, 2010.
Lobosky, L., Sander, S., and McQuilling, M. “Computational Investigation of the Unsteady
Flow Around a Parachute Model,” AIAA-2009-3978, presented at the 3rd AIAA CFD Student
Paper Competition of the 19th AIAA CFD Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 22-25, 2009.
Condoor, S., and McQuilling, M. “Incorporating Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Freshman
Engineering Students,” AC-2009-1826, presented at the ASEE Annual Conference, Austin,
TX, June 14-17, 2009.
McQuilling, M., Wolff, M., Fonov, S., Crafton, J., and Sondergaard, R. “An Experimental
Investigation of Suction Surface Flow Features on a High-Lift LPT,” AIAA-2008-0079,
presented at the 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January
7-10, 2008.
Conference Abstracts
Arko, B., and McQuilling, M. “Computational Study of High Lift LPT Cascade Aerodynamics,”
presented at the 36th Annual Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium, Dayton,
OH, March 1, 2011.
Freed, N., McQuilling, M., and Potvin, J. “Annular Parachute Aerodynamics: What’s
the Big Deal?” presented at the 36th Annual Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium,
Dayton, OH, March 1, 2011.
Lyall, M.E., King, P.I., Sondergaard, R., Clark, J.P., and McQuilling, M. “Low Reynolds
Number Loss Behavior of Highly Loaded Low Pressure Turbine Airfoils with Forward and
Aft Loading,” presented at the 36th Annual Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium,
Dayton, OH, March 1, 2011.
Null, J., and McQuilling, M. “Comparison of Intermittency Detection Algorithms in
a Transitional Boundary Layer,” presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American
Physical Society – Division of Fluid Dynamics, Long Beach, CA, November 21-23, 2010.
Conference Posters
Potvin, J., Reyes, P., McQuilling, M., Goldbogen, J.A., and Shadwick, R.E. “Hydrodynamics
and body drag properties of Rorqual whales during non-feeding transport, as revealed
by Computational Fluid Dynamics,” presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology’s Annual Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, January 3-7, 2013.
Rifkin, R., McQuilling, M., Turlin, M., and Wendl, M. “Computational Fluid Dynamic
Analysis of the Impact of Obtuse Leaflet Angulation on Isovelocity Surface Calculation
of Orifice Area in Mitral Regurgitation,” presented at the 23rd Annual Scientific
Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, National Harbor, MD, June 30
- July 3, 2012.
Professional Organizations and Associations
McQuilling is a member of the following professional organizations: the Center for Fluids at All Scales (CFAS) at Saint Louis University., the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Member (ASME) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
Community Work and Service
Prior to coming to Parks Mark was a Student Contractor Engineer in the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.