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Mookesh Dhanasar

Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering

Mookesh Dhanasar
College
College of Engineering

Department
Mechanical Engineering

Contact
McNair Hall 637B
Education
Ph.D.Mechanical Engineering / North Carolina A&T State University
B.S.Mathematics: Liberal Arts / Livingstone College

Bio

Dr. Mookesh Dhanasar has been trained in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics and Mathematics. His research areas include high speed aircraft geometry, hypersonic propulsion engine systems design, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), small satellites power and propulsion systems and nuclear in-space propulsion systems design. He is an established STEM educator with over 17 yrs experience at the college/university level. Dr. Dhanasar has taught a variety of STEM courses and mentored and advised undergraduate and graduate students. He is a passionate educator and researcher; always motivating his students to succeed. Dr. Dhanasar has developed and taught courses in Mechanical Engineering that include; Renewable Energy Systems, Senior Design Capstone Project; Introduction to Nuclear Energy, Energy Conversion Systems; Internal Combustion Engines; Heat Transfer; Graphics for Mechanical Engineers, and Introduction to Engineering Design and Ethics.

Research Interests

Main areas of research include: (1) Hypersonics, Scramjet Combustion, (2) Small satellite (cube-sat) propulsion, power, and science payload sub-systems, (3) Heat transfer modeling and simulations, (4) Nuclear Space Systems (power &/ propulsion), (5) Renewable energy and energy conversion systems, and (6) Engineering Education.

Recent Publications

  • Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson, Julio Mendez (2019). (Inversely Designed Scramjet Flow-Path). In Dr. Giuseppe Pezzella, ( Hypersonic Vehicles) pp. 26. IntechOpen .
  • Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson, Julio Mendez (2019). (Inversely Designed Scramjet Flow-Path). (Hypersonic Vehicles-Past, Present and Future Developments) IntechOpen.
  • Dehua Feng, Frederick Ferguson, Mookesh Dhanasar, Julio Mendez (2018). (A Method for the Design of Thermodynamic Optimized Scramjet Configurations). Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Early Career Technical Conference.
  • Julio Mendez, David Dodoo-Amoo, Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson (2018). (Assessing the Flow Field Physics Capturing Capabilities of the Integro-Differential Scheme When Solving the Navier Stokes Equations). Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Early Career Technical Conference .
  • David Dodoo-Amoo , Julio Mendez, Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson (2018). (Evaluating Discretization Errors with Numerical Experinments). Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Early Career Technical Conference.
  • Frederick Ferguson, Julio Mendez, David Dodoo-Amoo (2018). (Evaluating the hypersonic leading-edge phenomena at high Reynolds and Mach numbers). pp. 75. Recent Trends in Computational Science and Engineering.
  • Julio Mendez, David Dodoo-Amoo, Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson (2017). (Physics Based Validation Of An Improved Numerical Technique For Solving Thermal Fluid Related Problems).
  • Frederick Ferguson, Mookesh Dhanasar, Jovan Brown, Isaiah Blankson (2012). (A Finite Volume Model For Simulating the Unsteady Navier-Stokes Equations Under Space Time Conservations).
  • Ransford Baidoo, Frederick Ferguson, Frank Yeboah (2009). (Exergy and energy analysis of plasma waste-to-power generation model). (4) 24, pp. 51--73. Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Journal.
  • Frederick Ferguson, Gafar Elamin, Mookesh Dhanasar (2006). (A METHOD OF CONSISTENT AVERAGES FOR THE COMPUTATIONAL SOLUTION TO THE FLUID DYNAMICS EQUATIONS). HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.
  • Frederick Ferguson, G Elamin (2006). (A numerical solution of the NS equations based on the mean value theorem with applications to aerothermodynamics). 97, Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer IX.
  • Joshua Ampufo, Richard LaBennett, Stephen Akwaboa, Frederick Ferguson (2005). (Academic Research-Program for Calculation of Flip-Chip Standoff Height-A simple Visual Basic file easily calculates bump heights and predicts flip-chip standoff gaps.). (11) 16, pp. 42--43. Circuits Assembly.
  • Ernest Shackelford, Anindya Ghoshal, Mannur Sundaresan, Mark Schulz, CR Ashokkumar, Frederick Ferguson (2005). (Experimental laser sensing for aircraft vibration suppression). (6) 43, pp. 1394--1398. AIAA journal.
  • Joshua Ampofo, Richard LaBennett, Stephen Akwaboa, Frederick Ferguson (2005). (Program for calculation of flip-chip standoff height). (11) 16, pp. 42--45. Circuits Assembly.
  • Nail Yamaleev, Mark Carpenter, Frederick Ferguson (2005). (Reduced-order model for efficient simulation of synthetic jet actuators). (2) 43, pp. 357--369. AIAA journal.
  • Frederick Ferguson (2003). (A Mach 7. 0 Global Range Hypersonic Vehicle Employing a MHD/Turbojet Bypass Engine).
  • F Belblidia, JE Bischoff, SW Chae, YY Chang, JS Chen, KM Chen, SH Chen, YC Chen, SS Cheon, KN Chiang, others (2002). (Basaran, C., see Ye, H. 601--612). 38, pp. 1179--1182. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design.
  • PD GOSLING, EA KORBAN, JN KARADELIS, M OMAIR, Yong-Duan Song, Y YAN, R ZHANG, Q LU, D XU, UO AKPAN, others (2002). (B. LANGRAND, E. DELETOMBE, E. MARKIEWICZ and P. DRAZ! ETIC). 38, pp. 1183--1186. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design.
  • K Waldron, A Ghoshal, MJ Schulz, MJ Sundaresan, Frederick Ferguson, PF Pai, JH Chung (2002). (Damage detection using finite element and laser operational deflection shapes). (3) 38, pp. 193--226. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design.
  • DK Jeffries, Frederick Ferguson, Suresh Chandra, others (2002). (Numerical prediction of Plume Induced Flow Separation (PIFS) on launch vehicles).
  • J-Y Shen, Frederick Ferguson, L Sharpe (2002). (Optimal control of shell-type structures' deformation using piezoelectric ring stiffeners). (2) 22, pp. 119--124. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation.
  • K Waldron, A Ghoshal, MJ Schulz, MJ Sundaresan, Frederick Ferguson, PF Pai, JH Chung (2002). (Proton ullage motor observations as possible precursors to explosions in space). (3) 38, pp. 193--226. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design.
  • Anindya Ghoshail, William Martin, Mannur Sundaresanl, Mark Schulzz, Frederick Ferguson (2001). (DlSTRli ‘E’sUTlON STATEMENT A).
  • MJ Sundaresan, PF Pai, A Ghoshal, MJ Schulz, Frederick Ferguson, JH Chung (2001). (Methods of distributed sensing for health monitoring of composite material structures). (9) 32, pp. 1357--1374. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing.
  • Haifeng Zhang, MJ Schulz, A Naser, Frederick Ferguson, PF Pai (1999). (Structural health monitoring using transmittance functions). (5) 13, pp. 765--787. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
  • Frederick Ferguson, Suresh Chandra, Isaiah Blankson, Anderson,, Jr, John, Ajay Kothari (1995). (A design method for the construction of hypersonic vehicle configurations). (International Aerospace Planes and Hypersonics Technologies) pp. 6009.
  • J Mendez, Michael Atkinson, Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson (A Consistent Averaging Procedure for Solving the Navier Stokes Equations Numerically with Applications to Hypersonic Flow Devices).
  • Tasmin Hossain, Julio Mendez, David Dodoo-Amoo, Michael Atkinson, Frederick Ferguson (An Improved Finite Volume Solution of the Mach 0.5 Flat Plate Problem).
  • Gafar Elamin, Frederick Ferguson (An Innovative Computational Fluid Dynamics Solver Based On the Original Form of the Conservation Laws for Fluid Flow).
  • David Dodoo-Amoo, Julio Mendez, Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson (AN INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR ERROR ANALYSIS OF THERMO-FLUID SYSTEMS).
  • Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson (Center for Aerospace Research North Carolina A\&T State University, Greensboro, NC).
  • Frederick Ferguson, Mookesh Dhanasar (Center for Aerospace Research North Carolina A\&T State University, Greensboro, NC).
  • Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson (Center for Aerospace Research North Carolina A\&T State University, Greensboro, NC).
  • Frederick Ferguson, Mookesh Dhanasar (Center for Aerospace Research North Carolina A\&T State University, Greensboro, NC).
  • Frederick Ferguson, Julio Mendez, David Dodoo-Amoo, Mookesh Dhanasar (EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN IMPROVED FINITE VOLUME METHOD FOR SOLVING THE FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS).
  • Frederick Ferguson, Julio Mendez, David Dodoo-Amoo, Mookesh Dhanasar (EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN IMPROVED FINITE VOLUME METHOD FOR SOLVING THE FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS).
  • Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson, Julio Mendez (Inversely Designed Scramjet Flow-Path). (Hypersonic Vehicles - Past, Present and Future Developments) IntechOpen.
  • Mookesh Dhanasar, Frederick Ferguson, Julio Mendez (Inversely Designed Scramjet Flow-Path). (Hypersonic Vehicles - Past, Present and Future Developments) IntechOpen.
  • Dodoo-Amoo$^1$, David, Julio Mendez, Dehua Feng, Michael Atkinson, Frederick Ferguson (Investigating Unsteady Flow Physics Using an Improved Finite Volume Scheme).
  • Frederick Ferguson, Yang Gao, Dehua Feng (Simulating the Perturbation Effects Within an Under-expanded Supersonic Jet). CASI AERO.
  • Frederick Ferguson, Terry Corbett, Haile Lindsay (The development of waveriders using an axisymmetric flowfield). Center for Aerospace Research, North Carolina A\&T State University.
  • Frederick Ferguson, Haile Lindsay, Hydar Apdin (The Production \& Analyzing Scramjets On Waverider-Derived Hypersonic Vehicle Configurations).