Kenneth C. Hall

Julian Francis Abele Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering

Research Interests: Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modelling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis.  Optimal aerodynamics of flight vehicles and animal propulsion.

Appointments and Affiliations

• Julian Francis Abele Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering
• Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

• Office Location: 184 Hudson Eng Ctr, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
• Office Phone: (919) 660-5328
• Email Address: kenneth.c.hall@duke.edu
• Websites:
  • AeroElasticity Group

Education

• D.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
• M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983
• B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981

Research Interests

Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modeling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis. Fluid dynamics of animal propulsion.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Fellow. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2011
• Fellow. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2000

Courses Taught

• ME 472: Aircraft Performance
• ME 555: Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
• ME 672: Unsteady Aerodynamics
• ME 759: Special Readings in Mechanical Engineering

In the News

• Professor Kenneth Hall Takes His Love of Aerodynamics and Aviation to the Skies (May 23, 2018 | Pratt School of Engineering)

Representative Publications

• Giovanetti, E; Hall, K, Minimum Loss Load, Twist, and Chord Distributions for Coaxial Helicopters in Hover, vol 62 no. 1 (2017), pp. 1-9 [10.4050/JAHS.62.012001] [abs].
• Giovanetti, EB; Hall, KC, Axisymmetric potential flow model of single or coaxial actuator disks, Annual Forum Proceedings Ahs International, vol 1 (2016), pp. 747-757 [abs].
• Giovanetti, EB; Hall, KC, Optimum Design of Compound Helicopters that Use Higher Harmonic Control, Journal of Aircraft, vol 52 no. 5 (2015), pp. 1444-1453 [10.2514/1.C032941] [abs].
• Giovanetti, EB; Hall, KC, A variational approach to multipoint aerodynamic optimization of conventional and coaxial helicopter rotors, Annual Forum Proceedings Ahs International, vol 2 no. May (2015), pp. 752-764 [abs].
• Giovanetti, EB; Hall, KC, Minimum loss load, twist and chord distributions for coaxial helicopters in Hover, Annual Forum Proceedings Ahs International, vol 1 no. January (2015), pp. 648-657 [abs].