Lutz Taubert
- Assistant Research Professor
- (520) 621-5938
- Aerospace & Mechanical Engr., Rm. 436
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- taubert@arizona.edu
Bio
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Interests
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Courses
2023-24 Courses
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Computer-Aided Drafting/Mfg
AME 211 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Computer-Aided Drafting/Mfg
AME 211 (Spring 2023) -
Computer-Aided Drafting/Mfg
AME 211 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Instrumentation Lab
AME 300 (Fall 2021)
2017-18 Courses
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Directed Research
AME 492 (Fall 2017)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
- Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. (2009).
Preliminary Experiments Applying Active Flow Control to a 1/24th Scale Model of a Semi-Trailer Truck
. In Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles II: Trucks, Buses, and Trains. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-85070-0_9
Journals/Publications
- Craig, S. A., Taubert, L., Padilla, V. E., & Bearden, K. P. (2022). Calibration and performance characterization of a Mach 5 Ludwieg tube. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93(8). doi:10.1063/5.0093052
- Taubert, L., Bearden, K. P., Padilla, V. E., & Craig, S. A. (2022). Calibration and performance characterization of a Mach 5 Ludwieg tube. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93(8), 085104. doi:10.1063/5.0093052
- Chen, J., Kalyankar, H. B., Kay, G., Phillips, E. J., Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. (2020).
Drag reduction experiments on a wing at incidence angles appropriate to combined tilt-rotor & tilt-wing configurations in hover
. 60th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, IACAS 2020. - Wygnanski, I., Taubert, L., & Jentzsch, M. (2019). Using Sweeping Jets to Trim and Control a Tailless Aircraft Model. AIAA Journal, 57(6), 2322-2334. doi:10.2514/1.j056962
- Taubert, L., Tewes, P., & Wygnanski, I. (2014). Applying the Boundary-Layer Independence Principle to Turbulent Flows. Journal of Aircraft, 51(1), 175-182. doi:10.2514/1.c032206
- Doty, M. J., Lucas, N. J., Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. (2013).
Reducing the noise emanating from a twin jet nozzle using flexible filaments
. Experiments in Fluids. doi:10.1007/s00348-013-1504-8 - Suehiro, E., Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. (2012).
The mixing layer downstream of a ``$\Lambda$''-notched splitter plate
. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. - Chen, C., Kurz, H. B., Taubert, L., Tewes, P., & Wygnanski, I. (2011).
The application of boundary layer independence principle to three-dimensional turbulent mixing layers
. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. doi:10.1017/jfm.2011.95 - Taubert, L. (2010).
On the Wake of an Inclined Circular Cylinder
. Dissertation, Technical University of Berlin. doi:10.14279/depositonce-2394 - Calkins, F. T., Mabe, J. H., Taubert, L., Wesley, B., Woszidlo, R., & Wygnanski, I. (2009).
Single Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Improved Airfoil Performance
. Journal of Aircraft. doi:10.2514/1.37638More infoThe applicability of single dialectic barrier discharge plasma actuators for use as active flow control devices, capable of enhancing the performance of airfoils, was assessed in this investigation. Measurements were carried out on two thick airfoils with simple flaps: a NACA0021 and an airfoil that is similar to those commonly used on tiltrotor aircraft. The chord length of the airfoils was approximately 0.3 and 0.25 m, respectively, and the span was approximately 0.6 m. They were both tested in the same wind tunnel with a test section of 0.6 x 1.1 m. Freestream velocities varying from 5 to 15 m/s were tested, corresponding to chord Reynolds numbers ranging between 0.8 × 10 5 and 3 × 10 5 . The lift, moment, and form drag were obtained from the pressure distributions over the airfoil's surface, and the total drag was calculated from a wake survey. The range of incidence angles α varied from ―4deg - Wygnanski, I., Taubert, L., & Woszidlo, R. (2009). Manipulating the Flow over Spherical Protuberance in a Turbulent Boundary Layer. AIAA Journal, 47(2), 437-450. doi:10.2514/1.39930
- Calkins, F. T., Mabe, J. H., Taubert, L., Wesley, B., Woszidlo, R., & Wygnanski, I. (2007).
On the Use of Single Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Improving the Performance of Airfoils
. 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference.More infoThe applicability of Single Dialectic Barrier Discharge (SDBD) plasma actuators for use as active flow control devices, capable of enhancing the performance of airfoils, was assessed in this investigation. Measurements were carried out on two thick airfoils with simple flaps, a NACA0021 and an airfoil similar to those commonly used on tilt-rotor aircraft. The chord length of the airfoils was approximately 0.3 and 0.25 meters respectively and the span was approximately 0.6 meters. They were both tested in the same wind tunnel with a test section of 0.6 meters x 1.1 meters. Free-stream velocities varying from 5 m/s to 15 m/s were tested, corresponding approximately to chord Reynolds numbers ranging between 0.8x10 5 & 3x10 5 . The lift, moment and form drag were obtained from the pressure distributions over the airfoil’s surface while the total drag was calculated from a wake survey. The range of incidence angles, α, varied from –4 o < α < +20 o and flap deflections, δf, of 0 o and 15 o were tested. The location of the actuation was also altered. Two data sets are presented: one where the actuator was placed at approximately 5% of the chord and the other where it was located just upstream of the flap shoulder at a chord location corresponding to about 75%. The momentum input of the SDBD plasma actuators was measured with a hot wire and was in good agreement with previously published results. The input momentum is very weak and is not sufficient to prevent separation at Reynolds numbers greater than 100,000. The SDBD plasma actuators used in this study may only provide sufficient momentum to be effective at very low Reynolds numbers, such as those appropriate to micro-air-vehicles. Under special circumstances their passive presence on the surface may trip the boundary layer making it more resistant to separation, but in those cases a proper roughness strip or vortex generators may delay separation more effectively. - Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. (2005).
Controlling the Flow around a Swept Back Circular Cylinder Using Periodic Excitation
. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. - Kjellgren, P., Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. (2001).
Finite Elemente Large Eddy Simulation of Flows Past Bluff Bodies with Active Flow Control
. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts. - Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. (2001).
On Controlling Separation and Vortex Shedding from a Circular Cylinder
. APS.
Proceedings Publications
- Craig, S. A., Taubert, L., Bearden, K. P., & Padilla, V. E. (2021). Calibration of a Mach 5 Ludwieg tube at the University of Arizona. In AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM.
- Wygnanski, I. J., Kay, G. A., & Taubert, L. (2021). On the Hybrid Tilt-Wing, Tilt Propeller, Active Flow Control Enabled Runway Independent Airplane.. In AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM.
- Taubert, L., Craig, S. A., & Flood, J. T. (2020). Correction: Flow quality mapping of the Mach 4 Quiet Ludwieg Tube. In AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum.
- Taubert, L., Flood, J. T., & Craig, S. A. (2020). First and Mack-mode instabilities in a flat-plate boundary layer at Mach 4. In AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum.
- Craig, S. A., Taubert, L., & Flood, J. T. (2019). Initial Flow Quality of the Mach 4 Quiet Ludwieg Tube. In AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum.
- Kalyankar, H. B., Taubert, L., & Wygnanski, I. J. (2019). Control of turbulent separation from an inclined cylinder of finite aspect ratio, thus affecting its yaw. In 59th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences.
- Taubert, L., Wygnanski, I. J., Phillips, E., & Menge, P. M. (2019). Passive and Active Leading Edge devices on a simple swept back wing. In AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum.
- Wygnanski, I. J., Taubert, L., Phillips, E., Jentzsch, M. P., Menge, P. M., & Forster, M. (2019). On the Use of Active Flow Control to Change the Spanwise Flow on Tailless Aircraft Models, Thus Affecting their Trim and Control. In 8th AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Taubert, L., Kalyankar, H. B., & Wygnanski, I. J. (2018). Re-orienting the Turbulent flow over an Inclined Cylinder of Finite Aspect ratio. In 2018 Flow Control Conference.
- Wygnanski, I. J., Taubert, L., & Jentzsch, M. P. (2017). On the Use of Sweeping Jets to Trim and Control a Tailless Aircraft Model. In 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference.
- Wygnanski, I. J., Taubert, L., & Jentzsch, M. P. (2016). Active Flow Control on the Stability and Control Configuration (SACCON). In 8th AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Wygnanski, I. J., Taubert, L., Little, J. C., Endrikat, S., Roentsch, B., Farbos de Luzan, C., & Gutmark, E. J. (2016). Physics and Control of the Flow over a Generic Trapezoidal Wing Planform. In 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting / AIAA SciTech Forum.
- Taubert, L., & Tewes, P. (2015). Control of Separation on a Swept Wing using Fluidic Oscillators. In AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum.
- Wygnanski, I. J., Taubert, L., & Tewes, P. (2014). On the Effect of Sweep on Separation Control. In 7th AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Wygnanski, I. J., Taubert, L., Suehiro, E., & Zalewski, N. (2014). On Controlling the Flow in a Mixing Layer Downstream of a "Lambda" Notch. In 7th AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Taubert, L., Tewes, P., Wygnanski, I., & Zalewski, N. (2012).
On the Applicability of the Boundary Layer Independence Principle to Free and Bounded Turbulent Flows in Absence of Pressure Gradient
. In 7th International Symposium on Turbulence Heat and Mass Transfer. - Wygnanski, I., Taubert, L., Seele, R., Graff, E., Gharib, M., & Lin, J. (2012). Improving Rudder Effectiveness with Sweeping Jet Actuators. In 6th AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Taubert, L., Strangfeld, C., Nayeri, C., & Paschereit, C. (2011). Parametric Investigations of the Leading Edge Vortex on a Delta Wing. In 41st AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit.
- Wygnanski, I., Taubert, L., & Tewes, P. (2010). On the Use of Sweeping Jets to Augment the Lift of a Lambda-Wing. In 28th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference.
- Wygnanski, I., Taubert, L., Lucas, N., Woszidlo, R., & McVeigh, M. (2008). Discrete Sweeping Jets as Tools for Separation Control. In 4th AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Wygnanski, I., Taubert, L., Mabe, J., Calkings, F., Wesley, B., & Woszidlo, R. (2007). On the use of plasma actuators for improving the performance of airfoils. In 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit.
- Wygnanski, I., & Taubert, L. (2006). Investigation of the Near Wake of a Swept Back Cylinder with Forcing. In 3rd AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Wygnanski, I., & Taubert, L. (2004). Control of Vortex Shedding from a Cylinder at Different Sweep Back Angles. In 2nd AIAA Flow Control Conference.
- Wygnanski, I., Taubert, L., & Kjellgren, P. (2002). Generic Bluff Bodies with Undetermined Separation Location. In AIAA 1st Flow Control Conference.
Presentations
- Taubert, L., Kay, G., & Wygnanski, I. J. (2022, March). Proposed Active Flow Control Enabled Hybrid Tilt Propeller / Tilt Wing Aircraft. 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics. Toulouse, France.