AME - Microfiber for noise reduction
A hair-structure coating called microfiber coating has been developed for noise reduction on a rotating blade. Optimum structure and location of the coating on a rotating blade are still under discussion. This project will tackle on these research questions.
Students who are interested in measuring the blade noise with the microfiber coating and/or fabricating microfiber coating should apply to this project. For further information, please contact Prof. Taka Sakaue (hsakaue@nd.edu).
We are an interdisciplinary lab combining fluid mechanics and chemistry. Students who are interested in interdisciplinary research are encouraged to apply. We have collaborations with overseas institutions, such as JAXA (Japan), SUBARU (Japan), the University of Tokyo (Japan), Sophia University (Japan), Kanagawa University (Japan), Toyota Technological Institute (Japan), Aichi Institute of Technology (Japan), National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan), German Aerospace Center (Germany), Fraunhofer (Germany), and the Arctic University of Norway (Norway). There will be a chance for you to join one of them.