Michigan Technological University

Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics

Seung-Hyun Kim

Seung-Hyun Kim

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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics

  • PhD, Pohang University of Science and Technology
  • MS, Pohang University of Science and Technology
  • BS, Pohang University of Science and Technology

Biography

Kim's research focuses on the modeling of multiscale and multiphysics problems in relation to energy science and technology. Current areas of interest include the modeling of turbulent combustion, pollutant formation, and combustion instabilities; multiscale fuel cell modeling; multiphase flows in porous media; and carbon capture and sequestration.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Turbulent Combustion
  • Fuel Cells
  • Multiphase Reacting Flows in Porous Media
  • Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Recent Publications

  • E. W. Knudsen, S. H. Kim, and H. Pitsch, “An analysis of premixed flamelet models for large eddy simulation of turbulent combustion," Phys. Fluids 22, 115109 (2010).
  • S. H. Kim and H. Pitsch, “Reconstruction and effective transport properties of the catalyst layer in PEM fuel cells," J. Electrochem. Soc. 156, B673-B681 (2009).
  • S. H. Kim, H. Pitsch, and I. D. Boyd, “Lattice Boltzmann modeling of multicomponent diffusion in narrow channels,” Phys. Rev. E 79, 016702 (2009) (selected for Virtual J. Nanoscale Sci. Tech., Jan. 19, 2009).
  • S. H. Kim, H. Pitsch, and I. D. Boyd, “Accuracy of higher-order lattice Boltzmann methods for microscale flows with finite Knudsen numbers," J. Comput. Phys. 227, 8655-8671 (2008).
  • S. H. Kim and H. Pitsch, “Analytic solution for a higher-order lattice Boltzmann method: Slip velocity and Knudsen layer," Phys. Rev. E 78, 016702 (2008).
  • S. H. Kim, H. Pitsch, and I. D. Boyd, “Slip velocity and Knudsen layer in the lattice Boltzmann method for microscale flows," Phys. Rev. E 77, 026704 (2008) (selected for Virtual J. Nanoscale Sci. Tech., Feb. 25, 2008).
  • S. H. Kim and H. Pitsch, “Scalar gradient and small-scale structure in turbulent premixed combustion," Phys. Fluids 19, 115104 (2007).

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