Biography

Erk Kurban is a PhD candidate at Georgia Institute of Technology. He received a B.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey with top ranking. His research focus is on efficient numerical analysis of interactional aerodynamics. He was a participant in Short Training Program at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics between June 2019 and September 2019.

Research

Erk’s research is on Lattice-Boltzmann real-time dynamic interface (LBRDI). The LBRDI project aims to develop Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM) simulations that can accurately predict the coupled ship/aircraft interactions in a real-time simulation environment. LBM simulation results will be compared with high-fidelity CFD results and experimental data for validation.

Publications

Kurban, E., Toxopeus, S. L., Ashok, S., and Rauleder, J., “Evaluation of Boundary Conditions for Realistic Ship Airwakes Using a GPU-Accelerated Lattice-Boltzmann Solver Compared to High-Fidelity RANS–LES and Experiments,” 35^th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Nantes, France, July 2024.

Oates, B., Kurban, E., Smith, M.J., and Rauleder, J., “Evaluation of High- and Mid-Fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics for Complex Ship Airwake Analysis with New Experimental Data,” Vertical Flight Society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display, West Palm Beach, FL, May, 2023. DOI: 10.4050/F-0079-2023-17973

Kurban, E., Ashok, S., and Rauleder, J., “Computationally Efficient Ship Airwake Simulations for Rotorcraft Shipboard Operations Using a GPU-Accelerated Lattice-Boltzmann Solver,” 48th European Rotorcraft Forum Proceedings, Winterthur, Switzerland, September 2022.

Yigili, I., Andirin, M.A., Kurban, E., Baskan, O., and Percin, M., “Design and Experimental Investigation of a Wind Tunnel Gust Generator,” 11th Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, Turkey, September 2021.

Ispir, A.C., Goncalves, P., Kurban, E., and Saracoglu, B.H.,”Thermodynamic Efficiency Analysis and Investigation of Exergetic Effectiveness of STRATOFLY Aircraft Propulsion Plant,” AIAA SciTech 2020 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2020,

Favorite Cereal

Tam Tanem