Research

We encourage scientific curiosity in our graduate students and staff given our belief that it is the prime driver of technological innovation. Activities of LEC are focused on advancing the frontiers of energy conversion systems with application to the needs of the society. From the basic phenomena to a view of the system, members of LEC explore in an array of multi-disciplinary research programs.

The current research projects at LEC cover the fields of; performance and reliability of wind energy, minimizing high-cycle fatigue failure of compressors, efficiency improvements of turbomachines, aircraft noise suppression, cooling and thermal management, laser produced plasma source (EUV) and debris mitigation, development of a mobile power pack and novel measurement techniques.

We are always looking to develop novel applications where our extensive experimental and computational capabilities in fluid dynamics, thermal management, mechatronics, sensors and actuators, design, and system analysis can be used to tackle interesting applications and solve problems.