Professor



손채훈 / Chae Hoon Sohn

Major : Combustion, Rocket Propulsion, PowerPlants, and Acoustics
Affiliation : School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
                     Sejong University
TEL : (+82-2)3408-3788
FAX : (+82-2)3408-4333
E-Mail : chsohn@sejong.ac.kr

Education

1994.03 ~ 1998.08 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Dissertation : Acoustic-Pressure Response and Pulsating Instability of Diffusion Flames (Adviser : Prof. S. H. Chung) 1992.03 ~ 1994.02 M.C. in Mechanical Engineering Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Thesis : A Numerical Study if Ignition and Flame Propagation in Hydrogen/Air Premixture 1988.03 ~ 1992.02 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Graduated with Summa Cum Laude

Career

2012.03 ~ Present Professor School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Sejong University 2012.12 ~ 2013.12 Visiting Research Scholar Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton University (USA) 2008.03 ~ 2012.02 Associate Professor School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Sejong University 2007.03 ~ 2008.02 Assistant Professor School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Sejong University 2002.09 ~ 2007.02 Assistant Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Chosun University 1999.06 ~ 2002.08 Senior Research Scientist Rocket Engine Department Propulsion System R&D Division Korea Aerospace Research Insitute 1998.09 ~ 1999.05 Intern Researcher Global Environment Research Center Korea Insitute of Science and Technology 1993.03 ~ 1998.08 Assistant Researcher Turbo and Power Machinery Research Center Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 1995.06 ~ 1995.08 Research Scholar Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences University of California at San Diego under the guidance of Prof. F. A. Williams

Research Experiences

Theoretical : Large Activation Energy Asymptotics Applied to Acoustic Instability Numerical : Development of Numerical Codes - 1-D and Counterflow Laminar Flames with Detailed Chemical Kinetics - Ignition of Detonation with Detailed Chemical Kinetics Development of Reduced Chemical Kinetics for Hydrogen-Air Flames and NOx Formation Acoustic Analysis Use of Commercial CFD Codes : Star-DC, Fluent, ANSYS, and CFD-ACE+ Experimental : Flame Propagation in Closed Chamber Laser Rayleigh Scattering Measurement Schlieren Acoustic Test