Jeffrey W. Jacobs
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Elwin G. Wood Distinguished Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Courses
Research
AME 900 (Spring 2019)
AME 900 (Fall 2018)
AME 900 (Spring 2018)
AME 900 (Fall 2017)
AME 900 (Fall 2016)
Instrumentation Lab
AME 300 (Spring 2019)
AME 300 (Spring 2018)
AME 300 (Fall 2017)
Internal Combustion Engines
AME 434 (Fall 2018)
Dissertation
AME 920 (Fall 2017)
Gasdynamics
AME 323 (Spring 2017)
Thesis
AME 910 (Spring 2017)
AME 910 (Fall 2016)
Selected Publications
Journals/Publications
- Morgan, R. V., Likhachev, O. A., & Jacobs, J. W. (2016). Rarefaction-driven Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Part 1. Diffuse-interface linear stability measurements and theory. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 791, 34-60.
- Roberts, M. S., & Jacobs, J. W. (2016). The effects of forced small-wavelength, finite-bandwidth initial perturbations and miscibility on the turbulent Rayleigh-Taylor instability. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 787, 50-83.
- Jacobs, J. W., Krivets, V. V., Tsiklashvili, V., & Likhachev, O. A. (2013). Experiments on the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability with an imposed, random initial perturbation. Shock Waves, 23(4), 407-413.
- Morgan, R. V., Aure, R., Stockero, J. D., Greenough, J. A., Cabot, W., Likhachev, O. A., & Jacobs, J. W. (2012). On the late-time growth of the two-dimensional Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in shock tube experiments. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 712, 354-383.
- Tsiklashvili, V., E., P., Likhachev, O. A., & Jacobs, J. W. (2012). An experimental study of small Atwood number Rayleigh-Taylor instability using the magnetic levitation of paramagnetic fluids. Physics of Fluids, 24(5).
- Long, C. C., Krivets, V. V., Greenough, J. A., & Jacobs, J. W. (2009). Shock tube experiments and numerical simulation of the single-mode, three-dimensional Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. Physics of Fluids, 21(11), 1-9.
- Aure, R., & Jacobs, J. W. (2008). Particle image velocimetry study of the shock-induced single mode Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. Shock Waves, 18(3), 161-167.
- Wilkinson, J. P., & Jacobs, J. W. (2007). Experimental study of the single-mode three-dimensional Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Physics of Fluids, 19(12).
- Chapman, P. R., & Jacobs, J. W. (2006). Erratum: "Experiments on the three-dimensional incompressible Richtmyer-Meshkov instability" (Physical Fluids (2006) vol. 18). Physics of Fluids, 18(12).
- Chapman, P. R., & Jacobs, J. W. (2006). Experiments on the three-dimensional incompressible Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. Physics of Fluids, 18(7).
- Jacobs, J. W., & Dalziel, S. B. (2005). Rayleigh-Taylor instability in complex stratifications. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 542, 251-279.
- Jacobs, J. W., & Krivets, V. V. (2005). Experiments on the late-time development of single-mode Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. Physics of Fluids, 17(3), 034105-1-034105-10.
- Likhachev, O. A., & Jacobs, J. W. (2005). A vortex model for Richtmyer-Meshkov instability accounting for finite Atwood number. Physics of Fluids, 17(3), 031704-1-031704-3.
- Mueschke, N. J., Kraft, W. N., Andrews, M. J., & Jacobs, J. W. (2005). Numerical investigation of internal vortex structure in two dimensional, incompressible Richtmyer-Meshkov flows. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED, 261 FED, 109-118.
- Mueschke, N., Kraft, W. N., Dibua, O., Andrews, M. J., & Jacobs, J. W. (2005). Numerical investigation of single-mode Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. Proceedings of 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2005, 2005, 625-633.
Presentations
- Jacobs, J. W. (2016, July). Experiments on the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing. Sydney, Australia.
- Jacobs, J. W. (2013, July). Vorticity and vortex models in shock accelerated gas inhomogeneities. 29th International Symposium on Shock Waves. Madison, WI.