Title: Stochastic inversion in high-speed aerodynamics

Speaker: Gianluca Iaccarino, Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Computational Mathematical Engineering Stanford University

Date/Time: Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 2:00pm – 3:00pm         

Location: CSRI Building/Room 90 (Sandia NM)

Brief Abstract: Stochastic inversion is a powerful tool for investigating design in the presence of uncertainty. Two applications will be presented: the first is related to the design of a shock-tube experiment to detect non-classical (rarefaction shock-waves) gas-dynamic effects, and the second is associated to the analysis of a hypersonic scramjet and the determination of optimal locations of measurement sensors. The talk will overview stochastic inversion work performed during the CTR summer program, focusing on the details of the numerical methodologies used to perform the inverse analysis and to construct accurate surrogates.

CSRI POC: Mike Eldred, 505- 844-647