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School of Engineering and Computer Science

Kyle Watson

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Academic Background

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, 1995

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1997

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2002

Teaching Interests

  • Thermodynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Combustion


Research Interests

  • Combustion
  • Thermal Sciences


Selected Publications

 

Watson, K. A. and Brown, A. O. (2009), "Finite Element Analysis Tutorials for an Undergraduate Heat Transfer Course," Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference, pp. 292-303.

 Lyons, K. M., Moore, N. J., McCraw, J. L., Watson, K. A., Carter, C. D., and Donbar, J. M. (2008), "On Flame-Edge Propagation," Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Vol. 80, pp. 405-410.

 Lyons, K. M., Watson, K. A., Carter, C. D., and Donbar, J. M. (2007), "Upstream Islands of Flame in Lifted-Jet Partially-Premixed Combustion," Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 179, pp. 1029-1037.

 Lyons, K. M., Watson, K. A., Carter, C. D., and Donbar, J. M. (2005), "On Flame Holes and Local Extinction in Lifted-Jet Diffusion Flames," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 142, pp. 308-313.

Marley, S. K., Lyons, K. M., and Watson, K. A. (2004), "Leading-Edge Reaction Zones in Lifted-Jet Gas and Spray Flames," Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Vol. 72, pp. 29-47.

Watson, K. A., Lyons, K. M., Donbar, J. M., and Carter, C. D. (2003), "On Scalar Dissipation and Partially Premixed Flame Propagation," Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 175, pp. 649-664.

Lyons, K. M. and Watson, K. A. (2000), "Partially Premixed Combustion in Lifted Turbulent Jets," Combustion Science Technology, Vol. 156, pp. 97-105.

Watson, K. A., Lyons, K. M., Donbar, J. M., and Carter, C. D. (1999), "Observations on the Leading Edge in Lifted Flame Stabilization," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 119, pp. 199-202.

Watson, K. A., Lyons, K. M., Donbar, J. M., and Carter, C. D. (1999), "Scalar and Velocity Field Measurements in a Lifted CH4-Air Diffusion Flame," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 117, pp. 257-271.