The
University
of Utah| Philip Wallstedt
Contact Information Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering Advisor: James Guilkey This web page serves as a scratch pad and a repository for results from my research. It also contains some miscellaneous ramblings. If you use this material, would like to see corrections, need some working code, or have questions about my work feel free to contact me. |
 Brent and Phil |
| 13jul08 | Bare bones 2D MPM/GIMP code with comments and README. Should work on any good C++ compiler, although g++ was used. If you have Python and Gnuplot then just unzip everything into a new directory and type "python run.py" and it will compile and run a sample problem. |
| 13jul08 | Updating the Polar Decomposition .doc .pdf |
| 25apr08 | Dissertation Research Proposal: .pdf |
| 18mar08 | Fourth
Annual MPM workshop |
| 18mar08 |
Manufacturing
the Expanding Ring in Maple: .pdf
and worksheet |
| 9dec07 | C++ code for LU Decompositions |
| 21sep07 | "Sawtooth" Stability Assessment |
| 1oct07 | 1D Manufactured Solutions for a Vibrating Wire |
Publications
| 2008 | Wallstedt P. C. and Guilkey J. E. "An Evaluation of Explicit Time Integration Schemes For Use with the Generalized Interpolation Material Point Method"; Journal of Computational Physics; vol 227, p9628-9642; 2008. Here is a preprint. |
| 2007 | Wallstedt P. C. and Guilkey J. E. “Improving Velocity Projection in the Material Point Method”, Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, Vol. 19 No. 3 |
| 2004 | James E. O'Brien, Manohar S. Sohal, and Philip C. Wallstedt “Local Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers Using Oval Tubes and Vortex Generators” Journal of Heat Transfer Volume 126, Issue 5, pp. 826-835 |
| 2003 | “Pressure Drop Across Fin-Tube Heat Exchangers with Vortex Generators” Master’s Thesis, University of Idaho |
| 2002 | J. E. O’Brien, M. S. Sohal, T. D. Foust, P. C. Wallstedt "Heat Transfer Enhancement For Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers With Vortex Generators: Experimental And Numerical Results" INEEL/CON-01-01491 |
| 2001 | O’Brien, J. E., Sohal, M. S., and Wallstedt, P. C., “Local Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers using Oval Tubes and Vortex Generators,” Proceedings, 2001 ASME International Congress and Exposition, Orlando, November, 2001. |
Research Interests
Meshfree / Meshless Methods
Finite Element
Material Point Method
Uncertainty Quantification
Verification / Validation
Solid Mechanics
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Computational Fluid Dynamics