Spherical Expanding Flame
Hybrid Rocket Test
Pellet Burning
High-Pressure Aerosol Shock Tube
Dr. Eric L. Petersen
Professor and Nelson-Jackson Chair
Director, TEES Turbomachinery Laboratory
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3123
epetersen@tamu.edu
979-845-1257 (campus office)
979-862-1183 (lab office)
Welcome to the Petersen Research Group, specializing in the study of combustion, gas dynamics, and propulsion. We conduct experiments and analyses on reacting flows, chemical kinetics, and shock waves for applications ranging from advanced propellants and rockets to optical diagnostics and gas turbine engines. Our research is sponsored by a combination of government and industry sources, including the Department of Defense (Navy, Air Force, DTRA, JEMTP, SERDP), the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, various gas turbine-related OEMs, Helicon Chemical Co., Parametric Solutions, and Lynntech, among others. We are located in the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.
Petersen Group, Summer 2022