Dr. John Eaton

phone:    353 91 492769
fax:        353 91 750503
e-mail:    john.eatonnuigalway.ie

Director, Aerospace Research Centre

Research Interests

Computational and experimental fluid dynamics.
Aerodynamics of flight vehicles, propulsion systems and components.
Aeroacoustics of turbulent flows.
Turbomachinery fluid dynamics.
Biofluid mechanics and flow systems.
Multidisciplinary design optimisation.

Selected Publications 

MacManus, D.G. & Eaton, J.A.. 2000. Flow Physics of Discrete Boundary Layer Suction - Measurements and Predictions , Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 417, pp47-75.

Regan, B.A. & Eaton, J.A.. 1999. "Modelling the Influence of Acoustic Liner Non-Uniformities on Duct Modes", J. Sound and Vibration, Vol. 219, No. 5, pp859-879.

Amato, M., Averardo, M.A., Eaton, J.A., Boyle. F.J., de Gregorio, F., Kompenhans, J., Garderein, P., Hernanz Manrique, J.A., Oquillas Teresa, J.I., Custers, L.G.M. & Elsenaar, A.. 2000. Wind Tunnel Tests and CFD Predictions of the Flow-Field of a High-Speed Six-Bladed Propeller in Steady and Unsteady Conditions. In Proceedings of Workshop on European Research in Aerodynamic Engine/Airframe Integration for Transport Aircraft, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt DLR), Braunschweig, Germany, 26-27 September 2000. 18pp.

Polacsek, C., Spiegel P., Boyle. F., Eaton, J.A., Brouwer, H. & Nijboer, R.. 2000. Noise Computation of High-Speed Propeller-Driven Aircraft, AIAA Paper No. 2000-2086, 6th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)/Confederation of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS) Aeroacoustics Conference, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 12-14 June 2000. 11pp.

Boyle, F.J., O’Flaherty, M.P. & Eaton, J.A.. 1999. "Validation of Efficient Euler Algorithms for Advanced Propellers under Transonic and Subsonic Conditions", AIAA Paper No. 99-3228, 17th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, June/July 1999.

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