Keith Walters

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Mail Stop 9552, 210 Carpenter Building
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone: (662) 325-8231
Fax: (662) 325-7223
E-mail: walters@me.msstate.edu
 

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 2000

  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 1996

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 1993

Experience Record

  • 2003-Present, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University, MS.
  • 2001-2003, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University

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Research Summary

Research Activities

Selected Recent Publications

Journal Articles (Appeared and Accepted): 6  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H, “A CFD Study of Wake-Induced Transition on a Compressor-Like Flat Plate, ” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery (In Press), ASME Paper No. GT2003-38680.  

Holloway, D.S., Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2004, “Prediction of Unsteady, Separated Boundary Layer Over a Blunt Body for Laminar, Turbulent, and Transitional Flow,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 45, pp. 1291-1315.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2004, “A New Model for Boundary-Layer Transition Using a Single-Point RANS Approach, ” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 126, pp. 193-202, ASME Paper No. IMECE2002-HT-32740.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2000, “A Detailed Analysis of Film-Cooling Physics -- Part I: Streamwise Injection with Cylindrical Holes,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 122, pp. 102-112, ASME Paper No. 97-GT-269.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2000, “Impact of Film-Cooling Jets on Turbine Aerodynamic Losses,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 122, pp. 537-545, ASME Paper No. 99-GT-421.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 1997, “A Systematic Computational Methodology Applied to a Three-Dimensional Film-Cooling Flowfield,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 119, pp. 777-785, ASME Paper No. 96-GT-351.  

Refereed Conference Papers: 14  

Walters, D.K. and Bhushan, S., 2005, “Specification of Time-Dependent Inlet Boundary Conditions for LES, VLES, and DES of Turbulent Flow,” Accepted for presentation at the 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno , NV .  

Breen, M.A., Schneider, J.A., Walters, D.K. and Chamra, L., 2004, “Modifying the Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Residential Oven to Promote Favorable Baking Results,” Accepted for presentation at the 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2003, “Prediction of Boundary-Layer Transition Effects on Turbine Airfoil Profile Losses,” ASME Paper No. IMECE2003-41420.  

McDowell, P.A., York , W.D., Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2003, “Effects of 3-D Local Unsteadiness on Heat Transfer Prediction in Turbulated Passages,” ASME Paper No. IMECE2003-42268.  

York , W.D., Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2003, “Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation of an Internally-Cooled Turbine Vane with a Predictive Model for Boundary-Layer Transition,” ASME Paper No. IMECE2003-41555.  

Holloway, D.S., Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2003, "A Practical Perturbation-Based Unsteady CFD Methodology," Proceedings of the XVI International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines (ISABE), Cleveland , OH.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2003, “Simulation of Transitional Boundary-Layer Development on a Highly-Loaded Turbine Cascade with Advanced RANS Modeling,” ASME Paper No. GT2003-38664.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2002, “Computational Study of Film-Cooling Effectiveness on a Low-Speed Airfoil Cascade, Part 1: Methodology and Validation,” ASME Paper No. DETC2002/CIE-34421.  

Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 2002, “Computational Study of Film-Cooling Effectiveness on a Low-Speed Airfoil Cascade, Part 2: Discussion of Physics,” ASME Paper No. DETC2002/CIE-34422.

Buck, F.A., Walters, D.K., Ferguson , J.D., McGrath, E.L. and Leylek, J.H., 2002, “Film Cooling on a Modern HP Turbine Blade, Part I: Experimental & Computational Methodology and Validation,” ASME Paper No. GT-2002-30470.

Walters, D.K., Leylek, J.H. and Buck, F.A., 2002, “Film Cooling on a Modern HP Turbine Blade, Part II: Compound-Angle Round Holes,” ASME Paper No. GT-2002-30613.  

Ferguson , J.D., Walters, D.K. and Leylek, J.H., 1998, “Performance of Turbulence Models and Near-Wall Treatments in Discrete-Jet Film-Cooling Simulations,” ASME Paper No. 98-GT-438.  

Walters, D.K., McGovern, K.T., Butkiewicz, J.J. and Leylek, J.H., 1995, “A Systematic Computational Methodology Applied to a Jet in Crossflow – Part 2: Unstructured/Adaptive Grid Approach,” ASME Paper No. 95-WA/HT-2.  

Butkiewicz, J.J., Walters, D.K., McGovern, K.T. and Leylek, J.H., 1995, “A Systematic Computational Methodology Applied to a Jet in Crossflow – Part 1: Structured Grid Approach,” ASME Paper No. 95-WA/HT-52.