Oleg Goushcha

Adjunct, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Goushcha is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on experimental fluid mechanics studying turbulent, transitional and vortical flows. Previous and current work include wind tunnel tests of passive-scalar mixing and energy harvesting in turbulent flows, fluid-structure interaction, and transition to turbulence and relaminarization in pulsating flows. His research is inspired by current needs in the clean technology and biomedical industries. Close interaction between academia and industry drives Dr. Goushcha to provide his students with theoretical tools and their practical applications in the industry.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY
  • M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA
  • B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA

Courses Taught

  • MECH 401/402 - Mechanical Engineering Design
  • MECH 405 - Thermal/Fluids Laboratory
  • MECH 427 - Aerodynamics
  • MECH 427 - Aeronautics
  • MECG 605 - Flight Aerodynamics (Graduate)
  • ENGS 115 - Introduction to Engineering
  • ENGS 116 - Introduction to Engineering Computation
  • Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics & Combustion (Graduate)
  • Applied Fluid Mechanics (Graduate)
  • Research

    Research Interests:

    • Laminar to turbulence transition and relaminarization in pulsatile flows such as flows in a cardiovascular system.
    • Harvesting of electrical energy from turbulent flows by utilizing active materials; enabling wireless, battery-less sensors.
    • Fluid-structure interaction in vortical and turbulent flows
    • Mixing the fully turbulent flows.
  • Publications and Scholarly Activities

    Publications:

    Danesh-Yazdi A.H., Goushcha O., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2015, “Fluidic energy harvesting beams in grid turbulence”. Experiments in Fluids 56 (8), 1-14.

    Goushcha O., Akaydin H. D., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2015, “Energy harvesting prospects in turbulent boundary layers by using piezoelectric transduction”, Journal of Fluids and Structures 54, 823-847.

    Goushcha O., 2015, “A Green’s function approach to PIV Pressure estimates with an application to micro energy harvesters in turbulent and vortical flows,” Ph. D. THesis, The City College of New York.

    Goushcha O., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., “Interactions of vortices with a flexible beam with applications in fluidic energy harvesting”, Applied Physics Letters, 104 (2), 021919.

    Catrakis H.J, Apelian T., Goushcha O., Puga A., Hartwig D., 2011, “Active control of flow separation on a hemisphere with plasma forcing,” AIAA Paper 3991.

    Catrakis H.J, Apelian T., Goushcha O., Puga A., Hartwig D., 2010, “Flow Visualization and Dynamics on a Hemisphere Mounted on a Surface,” International Review of Aerospace Engineering, 3(6).

    Goushcha O., 2010, “The Effect of Initial Integral Scale on the Mixing of Passive Scalar in Grid-generated Turbulence,” M.S. Thesus. University of California, Irvine.

    Patents:

    Andreopoulos Y., Elvin N., Goushcha O., 2016, “Fluidic energy harvester using active material,” U.S. Patent 20160087556.

    Gharib M., Adams J., Bergheim B., Piotrowski A.E., Pham M., Goushcha O., 2011, “Apparatus and methods for root canal treatments,” US Patent 20120276497.

    Presentations:

    Danesh-Yazdi A., Goushcha O., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2015 “Non-Linear Aerodynamic Coupling of Piezoelectric Harvesters in Grid Turbulence.” 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, Boston.

    Gomez J., Azadeh Ranjbar V., Goushcha O., Andreopoulos Y., Elvin N., 2015, “Fluidic harvesters in free stream turbulence undergoing flow-induced vibrations or flutter.” 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, Boston.

    Vogel A., Morvan T., Goushcha O., Andreopoulos Y., 2015, “Flow structure interaction between a flexible cantilever beam and isotropic turbulence,” 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, Boston.

    Danesh-Yazdi A., Goushcha O., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2014, “Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters in Isotropic Turbulence,” 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, San Francisco.

    Goushcha O., Ganatos P., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2014, “A Green’s function approach to PIV Pressure estimates,” 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, San Francisco.

    Azadeh Ranjbar V., Goushcha O., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2014, “Constructive interference in arrays of energy harvesters in fluid flows,” 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, San Francisco.

    Danesh-Yazdi A., Goushcha O., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2013, “Performance of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters in Isotropic Turbulence,” 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, Pittsburgh.

    Goushcha O., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2013, “Estimating the pressure forcing on a flexible piezoelectric beams exerted by a passing vortex using time-resolved PIV data,” 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, Pittsburgh.

    Goushcha O., Akaydin H.D., Elvin N., Andreopoulos Y., 2012, “Interaction of vortices with flexible piezoelectric beams,” 65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physics Society, San Diego.

  • Honors, Awards, and Grants
    • NSF I-Corps Grant 2015, The City College of New York, NY
    • Arthur Goldstein Teaching Award in 2014, The City College of New York, NY
    • PowerBridgeNY Grant 2014, The City College of New York, NY