Multidisciplinary Analysis, Inverse Design, Robust Optimization and Control
(MAIDROC)
Laboratory
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Presents an Invited Lecture on
Application of Finite Element Method to
Multidisciplinary Analysis, Inverse
Problems, and Analysis under Uncertainty
Brian H Dennis
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
Date:
Time:
Room:
October 25, 2013 (FRIDAY)
3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
EC2300 (CEC conference room)
The finite element method has been used successfully for over half a century in the
area of stress analysis and structural dynamics. In the past couple of decades, it has
been applied successfully to problems involving fluid dynamics and heat transfer.
Recently, it has been used to tackle complex multiphysics problems in areas such as
fuel cell analysis. In this talk, I will present recent results from the application of the finite
element methods to problems not traditionally approached by finite element analysis.
These include applications involving multidisciplinary analysis, inverse problems, and
uncertainty. In the area of multidisciplinary analysis, I will show examples involving the
interaction of high speed compressible electrically conducting flows with magnetic fields
using solution adaptive unstructured grids. For an inverse problem example, I will
present an approach for kinetic rate constant determination for the transesterification
reaction used to make biodiesel fuel using finite element models coupled with
optimization. Finally, I will present some examples of the finite element method applied
to structural mechanics and heat transfer analysis under uncertainty.
About the Invited Lecturer:
Brian H. Dennis is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Department at the University of Texas at Arlington. He obtained BS, MS, and PhD degrees in
Aerospace Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He has over one hundred technical
publications in various journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters in the general
areas of FEM analysis, inverse problems, and optimization. His current research interests
include development of chemical reactors, microfluidics, alternative fuel synthesis,
computational mechanics, design optimization, and high performance computing. Dr. Dennis
has developed several finite element based computer codes for the simulation of chemically
reacting fluid flows, structural dynamics, heat transfer, and electromagnetics. His codes have
been used for several engineering applications in the biomedical, aerospace, chemical, and
electronic packaging fields. He holds one patent and has three pending patents in the area of
fuel synthesis from alternative feedstocks. His research has been funded by US Dept. of
Energy, DARPA, Texas Dept. of Agriculture, and several companies.
For further information please contact Prof. Dulikravich at (305) 348-7016 or at dulikrav@fiu.edu.
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George S. Dulikravich, Ph.D., FASME, FAAM, FRAeS
Professor, Founder and Director, MAIDROC Laboratory
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering journal
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
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