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

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