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Citations
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World Ranking
3196
National Ranking
1087

Overview

C. P. van Dam is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and specializes in the field of engineering, with a focus on aerospace engineering and computational mechanics. Their research predominantly addresses fluid dynamics, flow control, and aerodynamics.

Their primary areas of study include:

  • Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows

Van Dam's work has been published mainly in notable aerospace and engineering journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Aircraft
  • AIAA Journal

The scientist has co-authored several papers with colleagues who frequently collaborate in related research areas. These co-authors include Seyedeh Sheida Hosseini, Edward White, Lisa M. Brown, Douglas Kutz, and Ezequiel Justiniano.

Key papers authored or co-authored by C. P. van Dam are:

  • Wind Tunnel Experiment of Microjet-Based Flow Control on a Two-Dimensional Wing with Flap, 2022, Journal of Aircraft
  • Microjet Configuration Sensitivities for Active Flow Control on Multi-Element High-Lift Systems, 2021, Journal of Aircraft
  • Microjet Flow Control on an Airfoil Flap: Particle Image Velocimetry Characterization, 2024, AIAA Journal

The scientist's research contributions focus on experimental and computational studies involving microjet-based flow control methods applied to aerodynamic surfaces such as wings and flaps. These studies contribute to the understanding of flow manipulation techniques aimed at improving aerodynamic performance under various conditions.

Best Publications

  • The aerodynamic design of multi-element high-lift systems for transport airplanes

    C.P. van Dam

  • Recent experience with different methods of drag prediction

    C.P. van Dam

  • Active load control techniques for wind turbines.

    C.P. van Dam;Dale E. Berg;Scott J. Johnson

  • Aerodynamic Analysis of Blunt Trailing Edge Airfoils

    K. J. Standish;C. P. van Dam

  • An overview of active load control techniques for wind turbines with an emphasis on microtabs

    Scott J. Johnson;Jonathon P. Baker;C. P. van Dam;Dale Berg

  • Innovative Design Approaches for Large Wind Turbine Blades

    K. J. Jackson;M. D. Zuteck;C. P. van Dam;K. J. Standish

  • Experimental Analysis of Thick Blunt Trailing-Edge Wind Turbine Airfoils

    J. P. Baker;E. A. Mayda;C. P. van Dam

  • Navier-Stokes simulations of the NREL Combined Experiment Phase II rotor

    Earl Duque;C. van Dam;Shannon Hughes

  • Active Load Control for Airfoils using Microtabs

    D. T. Yen Nakafuji;C. P. van Dam;R. L. Smith;S. D. Collins

  • Computational Investigations of Small Deploying Tabs and Flaps for Aerodynamic Load Control

    C P van Dam;R Chow;J R Zayas;D E Berg

  • Computational Investigation of Finite Width Microtabs for Aerodynamic Load Control

    E.A. Mayda;C.P. van Dam;D. Nakafuji

  • Gurney Flap Experiments on Airfoil and Wings

    C. P. van Dam;D. T. Yen;P. M. H. W. Vijgen

  • Two-Dimensional Wind Tunnel and Computational Investigation of a Microtab Modified Airfoil

    J. P. Baker;K. J. Standish;C. P. van Dam

  • Unsteady Computational Investigations of Deploying Load Control Microtabs

    Raymond Chow;C. P. van Dam

  • Efficiency characteristics of crescent-shaped wings and caudal fins

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  • Induced-drag characteristics of crescent-moon-shaped wings

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  • Verification of computational simulations of the NREL 5 MW rotor with a focus on inboard flow separation

    Raymond Chow;C. P. van Dam

  • Airfoil Drag Prediction and Decomposition

    D. D. Chao;C. P. van Dam

  • Design Studies of Swept Wind Turbine Blades

    Scott M. Larwood;C. P. Van Dam;Daniel Schow

  • Design-oriented high-lift methodology for general aviation and civil transport aircraft

    C. P. van Dam;J. C. Vander Kam;J. K. Paris

  • Accurate prediction of drag using Euler methods

    C. P. Van Dam;K. Nikfetrat

  • Active Aerodynamic Load Control of Wind Turbine Blades.

    Dale E. Berg;Jose R. Zayas;Donald W. Lobitz;C. P. van Dam

  • Shaping of airplane fuselages for minimum drag

    S. S. Dodbele;C. P. Van Dam;P. M. H. W. Vijgen;B. J. Holmes

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosemary L. Smith
Rosemary L. Smith University of Maine

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