2007

1. Flandro, G. A., Fischbach, S. R. and Majdalani, J., Nonlinear Rocket Motor Stability Prediction:  Limit Amplitude, Triggering, and Mean Pressure Shift, The Physics of Fluids, Vol. 19, No. 9, September 2007, pp. 094101-16. AIAA Solid Rockets Best Paper.  doi: 10.1063/1.2746042 

2. Majdalani, J. and Saad, T., The Taylor-Culick Profile with Arbitrary Headwall Injection, The Physics of Fluids, Vol. 19, No. 9, September 2007, pp. 093601-10.  doi: 10.1063/1.2746003

3.  Vyas, A. B. and Majdalani, J., Asymptotic Temperature Distribution in a Simulated Combustion Chamber, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 129, No. 7, July 2007, pp. 894-898.  doi: 10.1115/1.2714591

4. Sams, O. C., Majdalani, J. and Saad, T., Mean Flow Approximations for Solid Rocket Motors with Tapered Walls, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 23, No. 2, March-April 2007, pp. 445-456.  doi: 10.2514/1.15831  

5. Majdalani, J. and Rienstra, S. W., On the Bidirectional Vortex and Other Similarity Solutions in Spherical Coordinates, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics (ZAMP), Vol. 58, No. 2, March 2007, pp. 289-308.  doi: 10.1007/s00033-006-5058-y

6. Abu-Irshaid, E. M., Majdalani, J. and Casalis, G., Hydrodynamic Stability of Rockets with Headwall Injection, The Physics of Fluids, Vol. 19, No. 2, February 2007, pp. 24101-11.  doi: 10.1063/1.2434797

7. Fischbach, S. R., Majdalani, J. and Flandro, G. A., Acoustic Instability of the Slab Rocket Motor, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 23, No. 1, January-February 2007, pp. 146-157.  doi: 10.2514/1.14794

8. Majdalani, J., On Steady Rotational High Speed Flows: The Compressible Taylor-Culick Profile, Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series A, Vol. 463, No. 2077, January 2007, pp. 131-162. AIAA Award Winner.  doi: 10.1098/rspa.2006.1755

9. Majdalani, J., Analytical Models for Hybrid Rockets, Fundamentals of Hybrid Rocket Combustion and Propulsion, Chap. 5, edited by K. Kuo and M. J. Chiaverini, AIAA Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Washington, DC, 2007, pp. 207-246.

10. Majdalani, J., Vortex Injection Hybrid Rockets, Fundamentals of Hybrid Rocket Combustion and Propulsion, Chap. 6, edited by K. Kuo and M. J. Chiaverini, AIAA Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Washington, DC, January 2007, pp. 247-276.

11. Majdalani, J., High Speed Flow Effects in Hybrid Rockets, Fundamentals of Hybrid Rocket Combustion and Propulsion, Chap. 7, edited by K. Kuo and M. J. Chiaverini, AIAA Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Washington, DC, January 2007, pp. 277-321.

12. French, J. C. and Majdalani, J., Hydrodynamic Stability Analysis of Solid Rocket Motors with Arbitrary Grain Design, AIAA-2007-5808, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati, OH, July 8-11, 2007.

13. Majdalani, J. and Saad, T., Energy Steepened States of the Taylor-Culick Profile, AIAA-2007-5797, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati, OH, July 8-11, 2007. Nominated for Best Solid Rockets Paper by R. Geisler.

14. Chedevergne, F, Casalis, G, and Majdalani, J., DNS Investigation of the Taylor-Culick Flow Stability, AIAA-2007-5796, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati, OH, July 8-11, 2007.

15. Fischbach, S. R., Flandro, G. A. and Majdalani, J., Streaming Effects in Liquid Rocket Engines with Tangential Mode Oscillations, AIAA-2007-5561, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati, OH, July 8-11, 2007.

16. Batterson, J. W. and Majdalani, J., On the Boundary Layers of the Bidirectional Vortex, AIAA-2007-4123, 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Miami, FL, June 25-28, 2007.

17. Maicke B. A. and Majdalani, J., Heuristic Representation of the Swirl Velocity in the Core of the Bidirectional Vortex, AIAA-2007-4122, 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Miami, FL, June 25-28, 2007.

18. Saad, T. and Majdalani, J., The Taylor Profile in Porous Channels with Arbitrary Headwall Injection, AIAA-2007-4120, 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Miami, FL, June 25-28, 2007.

19. Zhou, C., Majdalani, J., and Dawson, C. A., Development of a Tracer Fluid with Gravity-Assisted and Resisted Motions, BioMed-2007-38006, 2nd Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference, Proceedings of BioMed2007, Irvine, CA, June 7-8, 2007.