2026
Novel Methods for Evaluating Shock-Droplet Interactions
B Cavainolo, K Nguyen, R Forehand, R Shannon, M Kinzel, S Grace
AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, 1733, 2026
KN
Khanh Nguyen
M.S., Aerospace Engineering — University of Central Florida
Dissertation / Thesis
"Numerical Modeling of Cavitation During Shock Droplet Interaction"
View document ↗Now: Virginia Tech (Ph.D.)
Publications
2025
Optimizing Bluff Vehicle Geometry With Machine Learning
ZA Miles, KC Nguyen, MP Kinzel
AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 1925, 2025
2025
Optimization of logistical models for rocket-based cargo delivery
KC Nguyen, M Elkamel, L Rabelo, MP Kinzel
AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 1922, 2025
2025
Machine Learning-Driven Aerodynamic Optimization of Bluff Body Vehicle Geometry
ZA Miles, KC Nguyen, MP Kinzel
AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2025, 2025
2024
Investigation of cavitation in water droplet breakup from shock waves
SM Briggs, N Berube, DR Dyson, A Aguilera, KC Nguyen, R Forehand, et al.
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2191, 2024
2024
A Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Cavitation on Hypersonic Shock-Raindrop Interaction and Breakup
R Forehand, K Nguyen, SM Briggs, N Berube, S Vasu, MP Kinzel, et al.
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2192, 2024
2024
Onto modeling of cavitation inside a cylindrical water column exposed to high-speed shocks
KC Nguyen, R Forehand, SM Briggs, N Berube, S Vasu, MP Kinzel, et al.
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2195, 2024
2023
Multi-Scale modeling of Shock-Droplet interaction within a shock tube
R Forehand, KC Nguyen, C Anderson, SM Briggs, N Berube, S Vasu, et al.
AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2304, 2023
2023
A numerical assessment of shock–droplet interaction modeling including cavitation
RW Forehand, KC Nguyen, CJ Anderson, R Shannon, SM Grace, et al.
Physics of Fluids 35 (2), 2023
2023
A Numerical Assessment of Hypersonic Raindrop Interaction: Understanding Cavitation-Induced Fragmentation
R Forehand, K Nguyen, M Kinzel
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2023