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Zachary A. McDaniel

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsCombustion and flame dynamics

Publications

15

Citations

100

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

6

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
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Zachary A. McDaniel studies high-speed airflow, particularly how smooth (laminar) airflow becomes turbulent as it passes over cone- and flare-shaped objects at very high speeds (Mach 6, i.e., six times the speed of sound). His work combines wind-tunnel experiments and computer simulations to understand flow separation, shock waves, and the onset of turbulence, which is relevant to designing high-speed vehicles like hypersonic aircraft or spacecraft.

Hypersonic and high-speed aerodynamicsBoundary layer transition and turbulenceShock wave interactionsExperimental fluid dynamics (wind tunnel testing)Computational fluid dynamics simulations

Publication output has grown steadily over the last decade, rising from no recorded outputs before 2020 to a peak of four in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications42526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • AIAA Journal×3
  • AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum×2
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics×1
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum×1
  • AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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