Phillip J Ansell
For more information
- Aerospace Faculty in Focus: Phillip Ansell
- Center for High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft
- Aerodynamics and Unsteady Flows Research Group Website
Education
- BS, The Pennsylvania State University, Aerospace Engineering, 2008
- MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aerospace Engineering, 2010
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aerospace Engineering, 2013
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, Allen Ormsbee Faculty Fellow, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan. 2015-present
Resident Instruction
- AE 598 UA (Unsteady Aerodynamics)
- AE 515 (Wing Theory)
- AE 419 (Aircraft Flight Mechanics)
- AE 416 (Applied Aerodynamics)
- AE 311 (Incompressible Flow)
Research Interests
- Applied aerodynamics, flow control, aircraft propulsion electrification, atmospheric flight sciences, unsteady aerodynamics
Research Areas
- Aerospace Systems Design and Simulation
- Applied Aerodynamics
- Experimental Fluid Mechanics
- Flow Control
- Laser and Optical Diagnostics
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Selected Articles in Journals
- Chen, S., Chamorro, L.P., and Ansell, P.J., "On the H-type transition to turbulence - Laboratory experiments and reduced-order modeling," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 33, 2021.
- Gupta, R. and Ansell, P.J., "Flow Evolution and Unsteady Spectra of Dynamic Stall at Transitional Reynolds Numbers," AIAA Journal, Vol. 58, No. 8, 2020, pp. 3272-3285. doi: 10.2514/1.J059040
- Hristov, G., Ansell, P.J., Zimmerman, J.W., and Carroll, D.L., "Experimental Characterization of a Novel Cyclotronic Plasma Actuator," AIAA Journal, Vol. 58, No. 2, 2020, pp. 747-756. doi: 10.2514/1.J058708
- Ansell, P.J. and Mulleners, K., "Multi-Scale Vortex Characteristics of Dynamic Stall from Empirical Mode Decomposition," AIAA Journal (Invited), Vol. 58, No. 2, 2020, pp. 600-617. doi: 10.2514/1.J057800
- Collazo Garcia, A. and Ansell, P.J., "Characterization of a Griffith-Type Transonic, Laminar-Flow Airfoil," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 56, No. 4, 2019, pp. 1597-1609. doi: 10.2514/1.C035221
- Andreu Angulo, I. and Ansell, P.J., "Influence of Aspect Ratio on Dynamic Stall of a Finite Wing," AIAA Journal, Vol. 57, No. 7, pp. 2722-2733, 2019. doi: 10.2514/1.J057792
- Wroblewski, G.E. and Ansell, P.J., "Mission Analysis and Emissions for Conventional and Hybrid-Electric Commercial Transport Aircraft," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 56, No. 3, 2019, pp. 1200-1213. doi: 10.2514/1.C035070
- Gupta, R. and Ansell, P.J., "Unsteady Flow Physics of Airfoil Dynamic Stall," AIAA Journal, Vol. 57, No. 1, 2019, pp. 165-175. doi: 10.2514/1.J057257
- Ranjan, P., Ansell, P.J., and James, K., "Optimal Hyper Elliptic Cambered Span Configurations for Minimum Drag," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2019, pp. 356-368. doi: 10.2514/1.C034992
- Thirumalaisamy, M.R. and Ansell, P.J., "Fast and Adaptive Empirical Mode Decomposition for Multidimensional, Multivariate Signals," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Vol. 25, No. 10, 2018, pp. 1550-1554. doi: 10.1109/LSP.2018.2867335
- Dean, T.S., Wroblewski, G.E., and Ansell, P.J., "Mission Analysis and Component-Level Sensitivity Study of Hybrid-Electric General Aviation Propulsion Systems," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 6, 2018, pp. 2454-2465. doi: 10.2514/1.C034635
- Perry, A.T., Ansell, P.J., and Kerho, M.F., "Aero-Propulsive and Propulsor Cross-Coupling Effects on a Distributed Propulsion System," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 6, 2018, pp. 2414-2426. doi: 10.2514/1.C034861
- Hong, J. and Ansell, P.J., "Influence of Freestream Velocity on Tiltrotor Fountain Effect," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 4, 2018, pp. 1742-1745. doi: 10.2514.1.C034599
- Ranjan, P. and Ansell, P.J., "Computational Analysis of Vortex Wakes without Near-Field Roll-Up Characteristics," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 5, 2018, pp. 2008-2021. doi: 10.2514/1.C034782
- Hristov, G. and Ansell, P.J., "Post-Stall Hysteresis and Flow Field Unsteadiness on an NACA 0012 Airfoil," AIAA Journal, Vol. 56, No. 7, 2018, pp. 2528-2549. doi: 10.2514/1.J056774
- Gupta, R. and Ansell, P.J., "Closed-Loop Trailing-Edge Separation Control System using Empirical Mode Decomposition," AIAA Journal, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2018, pp. 121-131. doi: 10.2514/1.J056157
- Ansell, P.J. and Balajewicz, M.J., “Separation of Unsteady Scales in a Mixing Layer using Empirical Mode Decomposition,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2017, pp. 419-434. doi: 10.2514/1.J055120
- Wroblewski, G.E. and Ansell, P.J., “Prediction and Experimental Evaluation of Planar Wing Spanloads for Minimum Drag,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 54, No. 5, 2017, pp. 1664-1674. doi: 10.2514/1.C034156
- Perry, A.T. and Ansell, P.J., “Crossflow Fan Power Requirements for Boundary-Layer Suction in Transonic Flow,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2017, pp. 1217-1220. doi: 10.2514/1.C034193
- Ansell, P.J. and Bragg, M.B., "Unsteady Modes in Flowfield About Airfoil with Horn-Ice Shape," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 53, No. 2, 2016, pp. 475-486. doi: 10.2514/1.C033421
- Ansell, P.J. and Bragg, M.B., "Characterization of Low-Frequency Oscillations in the Flowfield about an Airfoil with a Horn-Ice Shape," AIAA Journal, Vol. 53, No. 3, 2015, pp. 629-637. doi: 10.2514/1.J053206
- Pomeroy, B.W., Diebold, J.M., Ansell, P.J., and Selig, M.S., "A Study of Burst Wakes in a Multielement Airfoil Flowfield," AIAA Journal, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2014, pp. 821-831. doi: 10.2514/1.J052680
- Ansell, P.J. and Bragg, M.B., "Measurement of Unsteady Flow Reattachment on an Airfoil with a Leading-Edge Ice Shape," AIAA Journal, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2014, pp. 656-659. doi: 10.2514/1.J052519
- Ansell, P.J., Kerho, M.F., and Bragg, M.B., "Application of a Hinge-Moment-Based Envelope Protection System on a Wing," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 51, No. 6, 2014, pp. 2038-2042. doi: 10.2514/1.C032703
- Ansell, P.J., Bragg, M.B., and Kerho, M.F., "Stall Warning Using Flap Hinge Moment Measurements," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 48, No. 5, 2011, pp. 1822-1844. doi: 10.2514/1.C031435.
Patents
- Ansell, P.J., Hristov, G., Zimmerman, J.W., and Carroll, D.L., "Cyclotronic Plasma Actuator with Arc-Magnet for Active Flow Control," United States Patent, U.S. Patent No. 10,332,724, 25 June 2019.
- Kerho, M.F., Bragg, M.B., Ansell, P.J., “Detector Function and System for Predicting Airfoil Stall from Hinge Moment Measurements,” Unites States Patent, US 2013/0345910 A1.
Professional Societies
- AIAA Electrified Aircraft Technology Technical Committee, Chair (2020-present)
- AIAA Aircraft Electrification of Propulsion and Power Working Group, Chair (2020)
- AIAA Aircraft Electrification of Propulsion and Power Working Group, Member (2016-2020)
- Sigma Gamma Tau (National Aerospace Engineering Honor Society), Member
- APS, Member
- AIAA Forums Advisory Committee (2018-present)
- AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee, Chair of Honors and Awards Subcommittee (2017-2020)
- AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee, Member (2015-2020)
- AIAA, Senior Member
Teaching Honors
- List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by their Students (Fall 2012, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019)
- Engineering Council Outstanding Advising Award (2015)
- AIAA (University of Illinois Undergraduate Student Chapter) Teacher of the Year (2020)
Research Honors
- AFOSR Young Investigator Award (2015)
- ARO Young Investigator Award (2017)
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Research (2019)
- Allen Ormsbee Faculty Fellow (2019)
Other Honors
- Forbes 30 Under 30 (Science) (2016)
- Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Young Alumni Achievement Award (2021)
Courses Taught
- AE 199 - Design, Build, Fly
- AE 416 - Applied Aerodynamics
- AE 419 - Aircraft Flight Mechanics
- AE 443 - Aerospace Systems Design II
- AE 515 - Wing Theory
- AE 598 - Unsteady Aerodynamics
- AE 598 - Unsteady Aerodynamics Online