Scholars@Duke
Donald B. Bliss

Donald B. Bliss

Associate Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
donald.bliss@duke.edu
148B Engineering Bldg, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300
148B Engineering Bldg, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests

Fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, acoustics, and structural dynamics

Selected Grants

Acoustic Field Modeling Utilizing an Energy-Intensity Boundary Element Method

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Naval Surface Warfare Center · 2013 - 2014

A Revolutionary Boundary Element Approach Based on Energy Conservation for Interior Noise Predictions

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2007

Local/Global Analysis Methods for Structural Acoustics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1998 - 2001

Local/Global Analysis Methods for Structurl Acoustics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1998 - 2001

Sensitivity Analysis and Design Strategies for Three Dimensional Aeroacoustic Flows in Turbomachinery

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1995 - 1997

Sensitivity Analysis and Design Strategies for Three Dimensional Aeroacoustic Flows in Turbomachinery

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1993 - 1997

Rotorcraft Acoustic Radiation Predictions Based on a Refined BVI Model

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1994 - 1997

Rotorcraft Acoustic Radiation Predictions Based on an Improved Blade-Vortex Interaction Model

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1994 - 1997

Rotorcraft Acoustic Radiation Predictions Based on a Refined Blade-vortex Interaction Model-Nasa Lewis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1994 - 1997

Analytical/Numerical Matching (ANM) for Structural Acoustics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1994 - 1997

Analytical/Numerical Matching (ANM) for Structural Acoustics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1994 - 1997

Compressible Rotor Wake Calculations Using an Unsteady Doublet Formation with ANM

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1993 - 1996

Compressible Rotor Wake Calculations Using an Unsteady Doublet Formulation with Analytical/Numerical Matching

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1993 - 1996

Graduate Student Research Proposal: Rotor Wake Calculations Using Analytical/Numerical Matching and Solution Pyramiding

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1993 - 1996

Analytical Numerical Matching (ANM) for Structural Acoustics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1991 - 1994

Analytical/Numerical Matching (ANM) for Structural Acoustics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1991 - 1994

Analysis Methods and Innovative Concepts for Advanced Ducted Fan Acoustic Liners

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1991 - 1992

Interior Noise Reduction by Alternate resonance tuning ART

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1990 - 1990

Improved Accuracy and Efficiency in Rotor Wake Calculations

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1989 - 1990

New Vortex Dynamics Methods for Free Wake Analysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 1988 - 1990

Interior Noise Reduction by Alternate Resonance Tuning (ART)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1988 - 1989

NASA Graduate Fellowship Program.

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1987 - 1988

Interior Noise Reduction by Alternate Resonance Tuning

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1987 - 1987