Franz O'Meally

Program Year:

University:

California Institute of Technology

Field of Study:

Engineering

Advisor:

Tim Colonius

Degree(s):

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021

Practicum Experience(s)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2024)

Practicum Supervisor(s):

Ann

Almgren

Practicum Title:

Multiphase Modeling of Cohesive Particle-Laden Flows

Summary of Research

Using computational methods to investigate the combustion of droplets in detonation waves to determine the mechanism of wave instability.

Annual Program Review Abstracts

Fellow Poster

: Towards the Direct Numerical Simulation of Fuel Droplet Combustion in Detonation Waves (

2024

)

Publications

Chandrala, L., O'Meally, F., & Katz, J. (2019, November). Effect of chemical herders on wave breaking. In APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts (pp. Q01-003).

O'Meally, F., Holden, J., & Gilleran, M. (2023). Vehicle Powertrain Simulation Accuracy for Various Drive Cycle Frequencies and Upsampling Techniques (No. 2023-01-0345). SAE Technical Paper.

O'Meally, F., & Colonius, T. (2024). Simulating mass transfer with interface capturing schemes. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.

Awards

Robert G. Gerstmyer Award, JHU - 2020
Charles A. Miller Award, JHU - 2021
Presidential Fellowship, Caltech - 2021
Engineering and Applied Science Scholar, Caltech - 2021
GEM Fellow - 2022