Lab Director / Associate Professor
Michael P. Kinzel
Computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flow, rotorcraft and hypersonic aerodynamics
completed2008–2011
High-Fidelity Rotorcraft Icing
High-fidelity computational prediction of ice accretion on rotorcraft surfaces, including discrete element roughness modeling of ice-roughened aerodynamic surfaces.
- Sponsor
- NASA
- Funding
- $400,000
- 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
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
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
2016
Rotor broadband noise due to surface roughness during ice accretion
B Cheng, Y Han, KS Brentner, J Palacios, PJ Morris
54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 1270, 2016
2016
Application of the discrete element roughness method to ice accretion geometries
DR Hanson, MP Kinzel
46th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 2016, 2016
2014
Large eddy simulation of airfoil ice accretion aerodynamics
CM Brown, RF Kunz, MP Kinzel, J Lindau, J Palacios, KS Brentner
6th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, 2203, 2014
2013
RANS and LES simulation of airfoil ice accretion aerodynamics
CM Brown, RF Kunz, MP Kinzel, JW Lindau, JL Palacios, KS Brentner
Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering 51 …, 2013
2013
Numerical simulation of airfoil ice accretion phenomena
J Kim, M Brown, E Kreeger, LN Sankar, RF Kunz
The 4th International Basic Research Conference of Rotorcraft Technology, China, 2013
2011
A CFD Approach for Predicting 3D Ice Accretion on Aircraft
MP Kinzel, RW Noack, CM Sarofeen, D Boger, RE Kreeger
SAE 2011 International Conference on Aircraft and Engine Icing and Ground …, 2011
2010
A finite-volume approach to modeling ice accretion
M Kinzel, R Noack, C Sarofeen, R Kreeger
28th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 4230, 2010
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