Projects
Fire dynamics , Industrial systemsInterests
- OpenFOAM
- Efficient simulation/optimization
Education
BS in Mechanical Engineering, 2015
Union College
Software
diffusionFireFoam
OpenFOAM solver for diffusion flames using adaptive mesh refinement
wildFireFoam
OpenFOAM solver for biomass diffusion flames using adaptive mesh refinement
Publications
Nicholas Wimer, Caelan Lapointe, Jason Christopher, Siddharth Nigam, Torrey Hayden, Ani Upadhye, Mark Strobel, Greg Rieker, Peter Hamlington
(2020).
Scaling of the puffing Strouhal number for buoyant jets and plumes.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Torrey Hayden, Nicholas Wimer, Caelan Lapointe, Jason Christopher, Siddharth Nigam, Ani Upadhye, Mark Strobel, Peter Hamlington, Greg Rieker
(2020).
Characterization of the Buoyant Jet above a Catalytic Combustor Using Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy.
Combustion Science and Technology.
Caelan Lapointe, Nicholas Wimer, Jeff Glusman, Amanda Makowiecki, John Daily, Greg Rieker, Peter Hamlington
(2020).
Efficient simulation of turbulent diffusion flames in OpenFOAM using adaptive mesh refinement.
Fire Safety Journal.
Torrey Hayden, Nathan Malarich, Dan Petrykowski, Siddharth Nigam, Jason Christopher, Caelan Lapointe, Nicholas Wimer, Peter Hamlington, Greg Rieker
(2019).
OH radical measurements in combustion environments using wavelength modulation spectroscopy and dual-frequency comb spectroscopy near 1491 nm.
Applied Physics B.
Jeff Glusman, Kyle Niemeyer, Amanda Makowiecki, Nicholas Wimer, Caelan Lapointe, Greg Rieker, Peter Hamlington, John Daily
(2019).
Reduced Gas-Phase Kinetic Models for Burning of Douglas Fir.
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering.
Torrey Hayden, Daniel Petrykowski, Alan Sanchez, Siddharth Nigam, Caelan Lapointe, Jason Christopher, Nicholas Wimer, Ani Upadhye, Mark Strobel, Peter Hamlington, Greg Rieker
(2019).
Characterization of OH, H2O, and temperature profiles in industrial flame treatment systems interacting with polymer films.
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
Proceedings
Torrey R. Hayden, Nicholas Wimer, Caelan Lapointe, Jason Christopher, Amanda Makowiecki, Peter Hamlington, Greg Rieker
(2017).
Characterization of the Output from a Catalytic Combustor Using Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy.
47th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference.
Nicholas Wimer, Caelan Lapointe, Torrey Hayden, Jason Christopher, Alexei Poludnenko, Greg Rieker, Peter Hamlington
(2017).
Near- and Far-Field Properties of High-Temperature Turbulent Buoyant Jets.
47th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference.
Caelan Lapointe, Jason Christopher, Nicholas Wimer, Torrey Hayden, Greg Rieker, Peter Hamlington
(2017).
Optimization for Internal Turbulent Compressible Flows Using Adjoints.
23rd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference.
Jason Christopher, Caelan Lapointe, Nicholas Wimer, Torrey R. Hayden, Ian Grooms, Greg Rieker, Peter Hamlington
(2017).
Parameter Estimation for a Turbulent Buoyant Jet with Rotating Cylinder Using Approximate Bayesian Computation.
23rd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference.
Jason Christopher, Caelan Lapointe, Nicholas Wimer, Torrey Hayden, Ian Grooms, Greg Rieker, Peter Hamlington
(2017).
Parameter Estimation for a Turbulent Buoyant Jet using Approximate Bayesian Computation.
55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting.
Torrey Hayden, Nicholas Wimer, Caelan Lapointe, Jason Christopher, Siddharth Nigam, Peter Hamlington, Greg Rieker
(2017).
Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy of OH Radical in an Industrial Flame.
Light, Energy and the Environment.