Jack Edwards
Angel Family Professor, Director of Aerospace Research

- 919-515-5264
- jredward@ncsu.edu
- Engineering Building III (EB3) 3234
Dr. Edwards’ long-term goal is to develop efficient and accurate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques for conducting large scale simulations of complex flows for important engineering problems.
At the graduate level, Dr. Edwards teaches Computation of Reacting Flows (MAE 770). This course is concerned with the general principles for formulating and solving the governing equations of reactive flows and multi-phase flows. He treats a wide range of problems in this course ranging from those in the atmospheric sciences to water flow in home faucets.
At the undergraduate level, he teaches Aerodynamics II (MAE 356) and Computational Aerodynamics (MAE 456). In Aerodynamics II, Dr. Edwards places a strong emphasis on developing good practices in computer coding. In his Computational Aerodynamics course, he brings in examples that he has encountered in his own work pertaining to the physics of high-speed flows. The students who work with Dr. Edwards are drawn to his area of research because of the versatility of the CFD tool in all areas of engineering leading to work opportunities in government/industry labs. His students tend to have strong skills in communication, math, and computer programming.
Outside of work, Dr. Edwards enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, and ice hockey (as a spectator).
Education
Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Research Description
Dr. Edwards is interested in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), 2D and 3D compressible flows, reactive and multi-phase flows, and turbulence modeling. Dr. Edwards is currently 1) developing large eddy simulation techniques for high speed internal flows in advanced engine concepts (ram jets, scram jets, etc.), 2) conducting simulations of entry/exit into collective protection systems designed to enable operation in contaminated environments, and 3) developing multi-phase flow simulation methods as applied to industrial/medical processes. He is Principal Investigator of the Aerospace Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. In MAE, he collaborates with Dr. Dow, Dr. Eischen, Dr. Hassan, Dr. Luo, Dr. Fang, and Dr. Gopalarathnam.
Publications
- Flow criticality governs leading-edge-vortex initiation on finite wings in unsteady flow
- Hirato, Y., Shen, M., Gopalarathnam, A., & Edwards, J. R. (2021), JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 910. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.896
- Are poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (Kevlar (R)) and other liquid crystalline polymers conformationally rigid?
- Tonelli, A. E., & Edwards, J. F. (2020), POLYMER, 193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122342
- Mesh-Sequenced Realizations for Evaluation of Subgrid-Scale Models for Turbulent Combustion
- Edwards, J. R., & Nielsen, T. B. (2020), AIAA JOURNAL, 58(11), 4878–4892. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J059217
- Variation of leading-edge suction during stall for unsteady aerofoil motions
- Narsipur, S., Hosangadi, P., Gopalarathnam, A., & Edwards, J. R. (2020), JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 900. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.467
- Least Squares Minimization Closure Models for LES of Turbulent Combustion
- Patton, C. H., & Edwards, J. R. (2019), FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION, 102(3), 699–733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-018-9968-5
- Low-Order Model for Prediction of Trailing-Edge Separation in Unsteady Flow
- Narsipur, S., Gopalarathnam, A., & Edwards, J. R. (2019), AIAA JOURNAL, 57(1), 191–207. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J057132
- Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase Flow Within Aerated-Liquid Injectors
- Bornhoft, B. J., Edwards, J. R., & Lin, K.-C. (2019), JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER, 35(6), 1034–1047. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B37284
- Reflections on the early development of the "AUSM family" of Riemann solvers
- Edwards, J. R. (2019). [Review of , ]. SHOCK WAVES, 29(5), 601–609. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-018-0863-8
- Vortex-Sheet Representation of Leading-Edge Vortex Shedding from Finite Wings
- Hirato, Y., Shen, M., Gopalarathnam, A., & Edwards, J. R. (2019), JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT, 56(4), 1626–1640. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C035124
- Development of a premixed combustion capability for dual-mode scramjet experiments
- Rockwell, R. D., Goyne, C. P., Chelliah, H., McDaniel, J. C., Rice, B. E., Edwards, J. R., … Danehy, P. M. (2018), Journal of Propulsion and Power, 34(2), 438–448. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.b36550
Grants
- 2020-2021 AIAA Design-Build-Fly Team Space Grant Proposal
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)(11/01/20 - 7/15/21)
- Scale-Resolving Numerical Simulation of Reactive, Two Phase Flows in Hypersonic Propulsion Designs – Part II
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)(3/01/21 - 1/02/23)
- Investigations of Self Starting Streamtraced Inlets at Off-Design Conditions
- US Navy - Naval Surface Warfare Center(9/09/20 - 9/08/21)
- High-Fidelity Numerical Simulations of Inlet / Isolator / Combustor Interactions
- US Air Force - Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)(9/24/20 - 9/23/21)
- Tailored Supersonic Flowfields
- US Dept. of Defense (DOD)(12/12/19 - 12/14/20)
- 2019-2020 AIAA Design-Build-Fly Team Space Grant Proposal
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)(11/15/19 - 8/01/20)
- Transition Prediction and Control for Blunt Hypersonic Configurations with Hemispherical and Ogival Nosetips
- US Navy-Office Of Naval Research(4/27/20 - 3/31/23)
- Development of Improved RANS and Hybrid LES/RANS Turbulence Models for Hypersonic Flow Applications
- US Air Force Academy(7/08/19 - 7/07/22)
- Scale-Resolving Numerical Simulation of Reactive, Two Phase Flows in Hypersonic Propulsion Designs
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)(1/01/19 - 10/01/20)
- NCSU American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics 2019 Design-Build-Fly Competition
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)(11/15/18 - 7/31/19)