Lab Director / Associate Professor
Michael P. Kinzel
Computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flow, rotorcraft and hypersonic aerodynamics
completed2011–2016
Heat Transfer Modeling for Ice-Roughened Surfaces for Helicopter Ice Accretion
Modeling of convective heat transfer on ice-roughened aerodynamic surfaces to improve helicopter ice-accretion prediction.
- Sponsor
- National Rotorcraft Technology Center (NRTC)
- Funding
- $800,000
- Collaborators
- The Pennsylvania State University
Team
Related Publications
2026
CFD Analysis of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurements on Planetary Rotorcraft
J Asiatico, M Kinzel
2026
Numerical Analysis of Surface Interactions and Sediment Transport for a Rotorcraft Lander on Titan
J Asiatico, M Marques, M Kinzel, R Lorenz
Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialists Conference, San …, 2026
2024
Understanding Heat Transfer Effects on Hypersonic Flow: Implications for Aerodynamic Design
K Pionessa, MP Kinzel
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 1971, 2024
2023
Aerodynamic Investigation of a Rotorcraft Lander Fixed to a Descending Capsule Backshell
C Zucker, L Amaya, W Farrell, M Kinzel
AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023, 2023
2021
Modeling and analysis of convective heat transfer on rough surfaces
J Urcia, M Kinzel
AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2021, 1-13, 2021
2021
Prediction of aerodynamically-triggered condensation: Application to the Dragonfly rotorcraft in Titan's atmosphere
RD Lorenz, S Schmitz, M Kinzel
Aerospace Science and Technology 114, 106738, 2021
2020
A study of numerical methods of convective heat transfer on rough, additively manufactured surfaces
J Urcia, MP Kinzel
AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 0548, 2020
2019
Validation of the discrete element roughness method for predicting heat transfer on rough surfaces
DR Hanson, MP Kinzel, ST McClain
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 136, 1217-1232, 2019
2016
Computational Skin Friction and Heat Transfer Modeling of Ice Roughened Airfoils
D Hanson, MP Kinzel, Y Han, J Palacios
46th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 4110, 2016
2010
An openfoam implementation of ice accretion for rotorcraft
MP Kinzel, RW Noack, CM Sarofeen, DA Boger, ST Miller
5th OpenFOAM Workshop, Chalmers University of Technology. http://www …, 2010
2007
Miniature Trailing‐Edge Effectors for Rotorcraft Performance Enhancement
MP Kinzel, MD Maughmer, GA Lesieutre
Journal of the American Helicopter Society 52 (2), 146-158, 2007
2004
Miniature trailing-edge effectors for rotorcraft applications
MP Kinzel
Pennsylvania State University, 2004
2003
Miniature Trailing-Edge Effectors for Rotorcraft Applications
M Maughmer, G Lesieutre, G Bramesfeld, S Thepvongs, et al.
59th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum 2003, 1-22, 2003