Kenneth C. Hall | Scholars@Duke

Kenneth C. Hall
Julian Francis Abele Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering

Research Interests: Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modelling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis. Optimal aerodynamics of flight vehicles and animal propulsion.

Current Research Interests

Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modeling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis. Fluid dynamics of animal propulsion.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Julian Francis Abele Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2004
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2000

Contact Information

184 Hudson Eng Ctr, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
184 Hudson Eng Ctr, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300
kenneth.c.hall@duke.edu (919) 660-5328
AeroElasticity Group

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- D.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1987
- M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1983
- B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1981
Duke Appointment History
- Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2001 - 2007
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 1996 - 2000
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 1990 - 1996
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1997 - 1998
- Research Assistant, Gas Turbine Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1981 - 1987
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 23, 2018 Pratt School of Engineering
  
  Professor Kenneth Hall Takes His Love of Aerodynamics and Aviation to the Skies
Awards & Honors
- Fellow. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2011
- Fellow. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2000
Research
Selected Grants
- Editorial Work for American Society of Mechanical Engineers awarded by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2017 - 2018
- Editorial Work for American Society of Mechanical Engineers awarded by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2016 - 2017
- Minimum Power Requirements and Optimal Rotor Design for Conventional and Compound Helicopters awarded by Army Research Office 2013 - 2016
- Editorial Work for American Society of Mechanical Engineers awarded by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2015 - 2016
- Development of rapid linear and non-linear physics based flutter/LCO analysis methods awarded by Continuum Dynamics, Inc. 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Simiu, E, Sisto, F, and Strganac, TW. A modern course in aeroelasticity. December 1, 2005.
- Academic Articles
  - Giovanetti, EB, and Hall, KC. "Optimum Design of Compound Helicopters that Use Higher Harmonic Control." Journal of Aircraft 52, no. 5 (September 2015): 1444-1453. Full Text
  - Thomas, JP, Custer, CH, Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, and Corre, C. "Compact Implementation Strategy for a Harmonic Balance Method Within Implicit Flow Solvers." Aiaa Journal 51, no. 6 (June 2013): 1374-1381. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Ekici, K, Thomas, JP, and Dowell, EH. "Harmonic balance methods applied to computational fluid dynamics problems." International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics 27, no. 2 (February 2013): 52-67. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "The effect of aerodynamic asymmetries on turbomachinery flutter." Journal of Fluids and Structures 36 (January 2013): 1-17. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "The effect of aerodynamic asymmetries on turbomachinery flutter." Journal of Fluids and Structures 36 (2013): 1-17. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, and Hall, KC. "Harmonic Balance Analysis of Limit Cycle Oscillations in Turbomachinery." Aiaa Journal 49, no. 7 (July 2011): 1478-1487. Full Text
  - "A variational method for computing the optimal aerodynamic performance of conventional and compound helicopters." Journal of the American Helicopter Society 55, no. 4 (October 1, 2010): 0420061-04200616. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, Hall, KC, and Kielb, RE. "Harmonic Balance Analysis of Blade Row Interactions in a Transonic Compressor." Journal of Propulsion and Power 26, no. 2 (March 2010): 335-343. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "Aerodynamic Asymmetry Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery." Journal of Turbomachinery 132, no. 1 (2010): 011006-011006. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "Aerodynamic Asymmetry Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery." JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME 132, no. 1 (January 2010). Full Text Link to Item
  - Hall, KC, and Hall, SR. "A Variational Method for Computing the Optimal Aerodynamic Performance of Conventional and Compound Helicopters." Journal of the American Helicopter Society 55, no. 4 (2010): 042006-042006. Full Text
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Using Automatic Differentiation to Create a Nonlinear Reduced-Order-Model Aerodynamic Solver." Aiaa Journal 48, no. 1 (January 2010): 19-24. Full Text
  - Schwarz, JB, Dowell, EH, Thomas, JP, Hall, KC, Rausch, RD, and Bartels, RE. "Improved Flutter Boundary Prediction for an Isolated Two-Degree-of-Freedom Airfoil." Journal of Aircraft 46, no. 6 (November 2009): 2069-2076. Full Text
  - Dowell, EH, Thomas, JP, Hall, KC, and Denegri, CM. "Theoretical Predictions of F-16 Fighter Limit Cycle Oscillations for Flight Flutter Testing." Journal of Aircraft 46, no. 5 (September 2009): 1667-1672. Full Text
  - Miyakozawa, T, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "The Effects of Aerodynamic Asymmetric Perturbations on Forced Response of Bladed Disks." Journal of Turbomachinery 131, no. 4 (2009): 041008-041008. Full Text
  - "Computationally fast harmonic balance methods for unsteady aerodynamic predictions of helicopter rotors." 46th Aiaa Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit (December 1, 2008).
  - Ekici, K, and Hall, KC. "Nonlinear Frequency-Domain Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery with Multiple Excitation Frequencies." Aiaa Journal 46, no. 8 (August 2008): 1912-1920. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, and Hall, KC. "Nonlinear Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Multistage Turbomachines Using Harmonic Balance." Aiaa Journal 45, no. 5 (May 2007): 1047-1057. Full Text
  - Liu, L, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "A novel harmonic balance analysis for the Van Der Pol oscillator." International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics 42, no. 1 (January 2007): 2-12. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, and Hall, KC. "Fast Estimation of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery at Multiple Interblade Phase Angles." Aiaa Journal 44, no. 9 (September 2006): 2136-2142. Full Text
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Static/Dynamic Correction Approach for Reduced-Order Modeling of Unsteady Aerodynamics." Journal of Aircraft 43, no. 4 (July 2006): 865-878. Full Text
  - Liu, L, Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, Attar, P, and Hall, KC. "A comparison of classical and high dimensional harmonic balance approaches for a Duffing oscillator." Journal of Computational Physics 215, no. 1 (June 2006): 298-320. Full Text
  - Thomas, JP, Hall, KC, and Dowell, EH. "Discrete Adjoint Approach for Modeling Unsteady Aerodynamic Design Sensitivities." Aiaa Journal 43, no. 9 (September 2005): 1931-1936. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Ekici, K. "Multistage Coupling for Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery." Aiaa Journal 43, no. 3 (March 2005): 624-632. Full Text
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Modeling Viscous Transonic Limit Cycle Oscillation Behavior Using a Harmonic Balance Approach." Journal of Aircraft 41, no. 6 (November 2004): 1266-1274. Full Text
  - Kholodar, DB, Dowell, EH, Thomas, JP, and Hall, KC. "Limit Cycle Oscillation of a Typical Airfoil in Transonic Flow." Journal of Aircraft 41, no. 5 (September 2004): 1067-1072. Full Text
  - Kholodar, DB, Dowell, EH, Thomas, JP, and Hall, KC. "Improved Understanding of Transonic Flutter: A Three-Parameter Flutter Surface." Journal of Aircraft 41, no. 4 (July 2004): 911-917. Full Text
  - Dowell, EH, Thomas, JP, and Hall, KC. "Transonic limit cycle oscillation analysis using reduced order aerodynamic models." Journal of Fluids and Structures 19, no. 1 (January 2004): 17-27. Full Text
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Three-Dimensional Transonic Aeroelasticity Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition-Based Reduced-Order Models." Journal of Aircraft 40, no. 3 (May 2003): 544-551. Full Text
  - Kholodar, DB, Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Parametric Study of Flutter for an Airfoil in Inviscid Transonic Flow." Journal of Aircraft 40, no. 2 (March 2003): 303-313. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Thomas, JP, and Clark, WS. "Computation of Unsteady Nonlinear Flows in Cascades Using a Harmonic Balance Technique." Aiaa Journal 40, no. 5 (May 2002): 879-886. Full Text
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Nonlinear Inviscid Aerodynamic Effects on Transonic Divergence, Flutter, and Limit-Cycle Oscillations." Aiaa Journal 40, no. 4 (April 2002): 638-646. Full Text
  - Epureanu, BI, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Mach Number Influence on Reduced-Order Models of Inviscid Potential Flows in Turbomachinery." Journal of Fluids Engineering 124, no. 4 (2002): 977-977. Full Text
  - Florea, R, and Hall, KC. "Sensitivity Analysis of Unsteady Inviscid Flow Through Turbomachinery Cascades." Aiaa Journal 39, no. 6 (June 2001): 1047-1056. Full Text
  - EPUREANU, BI, HALL, KC, and DOWELL, EH. "REDUCED-ORDER MODELS OF UNSTEADY VISCOUS FLOWS IN TURBOMACHINERY USING VISCOUS–INVISCID COUPLING." Journal of Fluids and Structures 15, no. 2 (February 2001): 255-273. Full Text
  - Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "MODELING OFFLUID-STRUCTUREINTERACTION." Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 33, no. 1 (January 2001): 445-490. Full Text
  - EPUREANU, BI, DOWELL, EH, and HALL, KC. "REDUCED-ORDER MODELS OF UNSTEADY TRANSONIC VISCOUS FLOWS IN TURBOMACHINERY." Journal of Fluids and Structures 14, no. 8 (November 2000): 1215-1234. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Thomas, JP, and Dowell, EH. "Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Technique for Transonic Unsteady Aerodynamic Flows." Aiaa Journal 38, no. 10 (October 2000): 1853-1862. Full Text
  - Florea, R, Hall, KC, and Dowell, EH. "Eigenmode Analysis and Reduced-Order Modeling of Unsteady Transonic Potential Flow Around Airfoils." Journal of Aircraft 37, no. 3 (May 2000): 454-462. Full Text
  - Clark, WS, and Hall, KC. "A Time-Linearized Navier–Stokes Analysis of Stall Flutter." Journal of Turbomachinery 122, no. 3 (2000): 467-467. Full Text
  - "Limit Cycle Oscillations of a Cantilevered Wing in Low Subsonic Flow." Aiaa Journal 37, no. 2-3 (March 1, 1999): 364-371.
  - Tang, D, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Limit Cycle Oscillations of a Cantilevered Wing in Low Subsonic Flow." Aiaa Journal 37, no. 3 (March 1999): 364-371. Full Text
  - Florea, R, and Hall, KC. "Eigenmode Analysis of Unsteady Flows about Airfoils." Journal of Computational Physics 147, no. 2 (December 1998): 568-593. Full Text
  - Florea, R, Hall, KC, and A. Cizmas, PG. "Reduced-Order Modeling of Unsteady Viscous Flow in a Compressor Cascade." Aiaa Journal 36, no. 6 (June 1998): 1039-1048. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Pigott, SA, and Hall, SR. "Power Requirements for Large-Amplitude Flapping Flight." Journal of Aircraft 35, no. 3 (May 1998): 352-361. Full Text
  - Silkowski, PD, and Hall, KC. "1997 Best Paper Award—Structures and Dynamics Committee: A Coupled Mode Analysis of Unsteady Multistage Flows in Turbomachinery." Journal of Turbomachinery 120, no. 3 (1998): 410-410. Full Text
  - Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, and Romanowski, MC. "Eigenmode Analysis in Unsteady Aerodynamics: Reduced Order Models." Applied Mechanics Reviews 50, no. 6 (1997): 371-371. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Silkowski, PD. "The Influence of Neighboring Blade Rows on the Unsteady Aerodynamic Response of Cascades." Journal of Turbomachinery 119, no. 1 (1997): 85-85. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Hall, SR. "Minimum induced power requirements for flapping flight." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 323, no. -1 (September 1996): 285-285. Full Text
  - Lorence, CB, and Hall, KC. "Sensitivity analysis of the aeroacoustic response of turbomachinery blade rows." Aiaa Journal 34, no. 8 (August 1996): 1545-1554. Full Text
  - Lorence, CB, and Hall, KC. "Sensitivity analysis of unsteady aerodynamic loads in cascades." Aiaa Journal 33, no. 9 (September 1995): 1604-1610. Full Text
  - Cizmas, PGA, and Hall, KC. "Computation Of Steady and Unsteady Viscous Flows Using a Simultaneously Coupled Inviscid-Viscous Interaction Technique." Journal of Fluids and Structures 9, no. 6 (August 1995): 639-657. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Florea, R, and Lanzkron, PJ. "A Reduced Order Model of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery." Journal of Turbomachinery 117, no. 3 (1995): 375-375. Full Text
  - Hall, KC. "Eigenanalysis of unsteady flows about airfoils, cascades, and wings." Aiaa Journal 32, no. 12 (December 1994): 2426-2432. Full Text
  - Hall, SR, Yang, KY, and Hall, KC. "Helicopter rotor lift distributions for minimum-induced power loss." Journal of Aircraft 31, no. 4 (July 1994): 837-845. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Clark, WS, and Lorence, CB. "A Linearized Euler Analysis of Unsteady Transonic Flows in Turbomachinery." Journal of Turbomachinery 116, no. 3 (1994): 477-477. Full Text
  - HALL, KENNETHC. "Deforming grid variational principle for unsteady small disturbance flows in cascades." Aiaa Journal 31, no. 5 (May 1993): 891-900. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Clark, WS. "Errata: Linearized Euler Predictions of Unsteady Aerodynamic Loads in Cascades." Aiaa Journal 31, no. 5 (May 1993): 970-970. Full Text
  - HALL, KENNETHC, and CLARK, WILLIAMS. "Linearized Euler predictions of unsteady aerodynamic loads in cascades." Aiaa Journal 31, no. 3 (March 1993): 540-550. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Lorence, CB. "Calculation of Three-Dimensional Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery Using the Linearized Harmonic Euler Equations." Journal of Turbomachinery 115, no. 4 (1993): 800-800. Full Text
  - HALL, KENNETHC, and VERDON, JOSEPHM. "Gust response analysis for cascades operating in nonuniform mean flows." Aiaa Journal 29, no. 9 (September 1991): 1463-1471. Full Text
  - HALL, KENNETHC, and CRAWLEY, EDWARDF. "Calculation of unsteady flows in turbomachinery using the linearizedEuler equations." Aiaa Journal 27, no. 6 (June 1989): 777-787. Full Text
  - Crawley, EF, and Hall, KC. "Optimization and Mechanisms of Mistuning in Cascades." Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 107, no. 2 (1985): 418-418. Full Text
  - Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, Thomas, JP, Kielb, RE, Spiker, MA, and Denegri, CM. "A New Solution Method for Unsteady Flows Around Oscillating Bluff Bodies." : 37-44. Full Text
- Reports
  - Verdon, JM, Barnett, M, Hall, KC, and Ayer, TC. Development of unsteady aerodynamic analyses for turbomachinery aeroelastic and aeroacoustic applications. 1991.
- Conference Papers
  - Giovanetti, E, and Hall, K. "Minimum Loss Load, Twist, and Chord Distributions for Coaxial Helicopters in Hover." : American Helicopter Society, January 1, 2017. Full Text
  - "Axisymmetric potential flow model of single or coaxial actuator disks." January 1, 2016.
  - Marpu, RP, Custer, CH, Subramanian, V, Weiss, JM, and Hall, KC. "Comparison of Numerical Methods for the Prediction of Time-Averaged Flow Quantities in a Cooled Multistage Turbine." ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.: ASME, June 15, 2015. Full Text
  - "A variational approach to multipoint aerodynamic optimization of conventional and coaxial helicopter rotors." January 1, 2015.
  - "Minimum loss load, twist and chord distributions for coaxial helicopters in Hover." January 1, 2015.
  - "Optimum design of compound helicopters using higher harmonic control." January 1, 2014.
  - Lipp, GM, Hall, KC, and Mann, BP. "Effect of Rider Position on Bicycle Stability." ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.: ASME, November 15, 2013. Full Text
  - Clark, ST, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "A van der Pol Based Reduced-Order Model for Non-Synchronous Vibration (NSV) in Turbomachinery." ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.: ASME, June 3, 2013. Full Text
  - Subramanian, V, Custer, CH, Weiss, JM, and Hall, KC. "Unsteady Simulation of a Two-Stage Cooled High Pressure Turbine Using an Efficient Non-Linear Harmonic Balance Method." ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.: ASME, June 3, 2013. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, Hall, KC, Huang, H, and Thomas, JP. "Stabilization of Explicit Flow Solvers Using a Proper-Orthogonal-Decomposition Technique." : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), May 2013. Full Text
  - Thomas, J, Dowell, E, and Hall, KC. "Discrete Adjoint Method for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Sensitivities for Compressible and Viscous Flows." 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, April 8, 2013. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Giovanetti, EB. "Minimum power requirements and optimal rotor design for conventional and compound helicopters using higher harmonic control." 2013.
  - "Stabilization of explicit flow solvers using a proper orthogonal decomposition technique." December 1, 2012. Full Text
  - Clark, ST, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "Developing a Reduced-Order Model to Understand Non-Synchronous Vibration (NSV) in Turbomachinery." ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.: ASME, June 11, 2012. Full Text
  - Custer, CH, Weiss, JM, Subramanian, V, Clark, WS, and Hall, KC. "Unsteady Simulation of a 1.5 Stage Turbine Using an Implicitly Coupled Nonlinear Harmonic Balance Method." ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.: ASME, June 11, 2012. Full Text
  - Thomas, J, Dowell, E, and Hall, K. "An Automatic Differentiation Based Nonlinear Reduced Order Modeling Technique for Unsteady Separated Flows." 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, January 9, 2012. Full Text
  - Weiss, JM, Subramanian, V, and Hall, KC. "Simulation of Unsteady Turbomachinery Flows Using an Implicitly Coupled Nonlinear Harmonic Balance Method." ASME 2011 Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.: ASME, 2011. Full Text
  - "F-16 fighter aeroelastic computations using a harmonic balance implementation of the OVERFLOW 2 flow solver." December 16, 2010.
  - "Harmonic balance analysis of limit cycle oscillations in turbomachinery." December 1, 2010.
  - "Forced response analysis of aerodynamically asymmetric cascades." December 1, 2010.
  - "A variational method for computing the optimal aerodynamic performance of conventional and compound helicopters." November 15, 2010.
  - Hall, KC, and Hall, SR. "A variational method for computing the optimal aerodynamic performance of conventional and compound helicopters." 2010.
  - "Application of enforced motion to study 2-D cascade lock-in effect." December 1, 2009.
  - "Harmonic balance analysis of forced response in a transonic compressor." December 1, 2009.
  - "The effect of aerodynamic asymmetries on turbomachinery flutter." December 1, 2009.
  - Thomas, JP, Custer, CH, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Unsteady flow computation using a harmonic balance approach implemented about the OVERFLOW 2 flow solver." 2009.
  - "Reduced order models in unsteady aerodynamic models, aeroelasticity and molecular dynamics." December 1, 2008.
  - Ekici, K, Hall, KC, and Dowell, EH. "Computationally fast harmonic balance methods for unsteady aerodynamic predictions of helicopter rotors." : Elsevier BV, June 2008. Full Text
  - Ekici, K, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "Aerodynamic Asymmetry Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery." ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air.: ASME, 2008. Full Text
  - Miyakozawa, T, Kielb, RE, and Hall, KC. "The Effects of Aerodynamic Asymmetric Perturbations on Forced Response of Bladed Disks." ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air.: ASME, 2008. Full Text
  - Spiker, MA, Kielb, RE, Hall, KC, and Thomas, JP. "Efficient Design Method for Non-Synchronous Vibrations Using Enforced Motion." ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air.: ASME, 2008. Full Text
  - "Virtual aeroelastic flight testing for the F-16 fighter with stores." November 5, 2007.
  - Gopinath, AK, Weide, EVD, Alonso, JJ, Jameson, A, Ekici, K, and Hall, KC. "Three-dimensional unsteady multi-stage turbomachinery simulations using the harmonic balance technique." 2007.
  - Kielb, RE, Hall, KC, and Miyakozawa, T. "The Effect of Unsteady Aerodynamic Asymmetric Perturbations on Flutter." ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air.: ASME, 2007. Full Text
  - "Nonlinear frequency-domain analysis of unsteady flows in turbomachinery with multiple excitation frequencies." December 18, 2006.
  - "Modeling cylinder flow vortex shedding with enforced motion using a harmonic balance approach." December 1, 2006.
  - "An investigation of the sensitivity of F-16 fighter flutter onset and limit cycle oscillations to uncertainties." December 1, 2006.
  - "Probabilistic flutter analysis of a mistuned bladed disk." November 14, 2006.
  - "Message from the conference chair." November 14, 2006.
  - Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, Thomas, JP, Kielb, RE, Spiker, MA, and Jr, DCM. "Reduced order models in unsteady aerodynamic models, aeroelasticity and molecular dynamics." 2006. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ekici, K, and Hall, KC. "Nonlinear analysis of unsteady flows in multistage turbomachines using the harmonic balance technique." 2006.
  - Hall, KC, Ekici, K, and Voytovych, DM. "Multistage coupling for unsteady flows in turbomachinery." 2006. Full Text Link to Item
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Using automatic differentiation to create a nonlinear reduced order model of a computational fluid dynamic solver." 2006.
  - "Computational models for nonlinear aeroelasticity." December 1, 2005.
  - "Time-linearized Navier-Stokes analysis of flutter in multistage turbomachines." December 1, 2005.
  - "Recent advancements in turbomachinery aeroelastic design analysis." December 1, 2005.
  - Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, Thomas, JP, Kielb, RE, Spiker, MA, and Jr, CMD. "Reduced order unsteady aerodynamic models and aeroelasticity." 2005.
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, and Jr, CMD. "Further investigation of modeling limit cycle oscillation behavior of the F-16 fighter using a harmonic balance approach." 2005.
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, and Jr, CMD. "Modeling limit cycle oscillation behavior of the F-16 fighter using a harmonic balance approach." 2004.
  - "A discrete adjoint approach for modeling unsteady aerodynamic design sensitivities." December 1, 2003.
  - "A harmonic balance approach for modeling nonlinear aeroelastic behavior of wings in transonic viscous flow." December 1, 2003.
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "Modeling limit cycle oscillations for an NLR 7301 airfoil aeroelastic configuration including correlation with experiment." December 1, 2003.
  - Voytovych, DM. "Frequency domain techniques for complex and nonlinear flows in turbomachinery." December 1, 2003.
  - "Modeling limit cycle oscillations for an NLR 7301 airfoil aeroelastic configuration including correlation with experiment." August 28, 2003.
  - "A harmonic balance approach for modeling nonlinear aeroelastic behavior of wings in transonic viscous flow." August 28, 2003.
  - Kielb, RE, Barter, JW, Thomas, JP, and Hall, KC. "Blade Excitation by Aerodynamic Instabilities: A Compressor Blade Study." ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference.: ASME, 2003. Full Text
  - "A harmonic balance approach for modeling three-dimensional nonlinear unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity." January 1, 2002. Full Text
  - "Modeling viscous transonic limit cycle oscillation behavior using a harmonic balance approach." January 1, 2002.
  - "A parameter study of transonic airfoil flutter and limit cycle oscillation behavior." January 1, 2002.
  - Hall, KC, and Hall, SR. "A rational engineering analysis of the efficiency of flapping flight." 2002. Link to Item
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "A Harmonic Balance Approach for Modeling Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity." ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.: ASME, 2002. Full Text
  - "Transonic limit cycle oscillation analysis using reduced order aerodynamic models." December 1, 2001.
  - "Three-Dimensional transonic Aeroelasticity using proper orthogonal decomposition based reduced order models." December 1, 2001.
  - "Nonlinear inviscid aerodynamic effects on transonic divergence, flutter and limit cycle oscillations." December 1, 2001.
  - Thomas, JP, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "A static/dynamic correction approach for reduced-order modeling of unsteady aerodynamics." December 1, 2001.
  - "Sensitivity analysis of unsteady inviscid flow through turbomachinery cascades." January 1, 2001. Full Text
  - "Three-dimensional transonic aeroelasticity using proper orthogonal decomposition based reduced order models." January 1, 2001.
  - "Transonic limit cycle oscillation analysis using reduced order aerodynamic models." January 1, 2001.
  - "Nonlinear inviscid aerodynamic effects on transonic divergence, flutter and limit cycle oscillations." January 1, 2001.
  - "Reduced order models of viscous flows in turbomachinery using proper orthogonal decomposition." December 1, 1999.
  - Clark, WS, and Hall, KC. "A Time-Linearized Navier-Stokes Analysis of Stall Flutter." ASME 1999 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition.: ASME, June 7, 1999. Full Text
  - "Reduced-order modelling of unsteady small-disturbance flows using a frequency-domain proper orthogonal decomposition technique." January 1, 1999.
  - "Reduced order models in unsteady aerodynamics." January 1, 1999.
  - Hall, KC, Thomas, JP, and Dowell, EH. "Reduced-order modelling of unsteady small-disturbance flows using a frequency-domain proper orthogonal decomposition technique." January 1, 1999.
  - Florea, R, Hall, KC, and Cizmas, PGA. "Eigenmode analysis of unsteady viscous flows in turbomachinery cascades." 1998. Link to Item
  - "Coupled mode analysis of unsteady multistage flows in turbomachinery." December 1, 1997.
  - Silkowski, PD, and Hall, KC. "A Coupled Mode Analysis of Unsteady Multistage Flows in Turbomachinery." ASME 1997 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition.: ASME, June 2, 1997. Full Text
  - "Power requirements for large-amplitude flapping flight." January 1, 1997.
  - Dowell, EH, Hall, KC, and Romanowski, MC. "Reduced order aerodynamic modeling of how to make CFD useful to an aeroelastician." 1997.
  - Hall, KC, Pigott, SA, and Hall, SR. "Power requirements for large-amplitude flapping flight." January 1, 1997.
  - "Reduced order modelling of unsteady viscous flow in a compressor cascade." January 1, 1996.
  - Clark, WS, and Hall, KC. "A Numerical Model of the Onset of Stall Flutter in Cascades." ASME 1995 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition.: ASME, June 5, 1995. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Silkowski, PD. "The Influence of Neighboring Blade Rows on the Unsteady Aerodynamic Response of Cascades." ASME 1995 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition.: ASME, June 5, 1995. Full Text
  - "A viscous-inviscid model of unsteady small-disturbance flows in cascades." January 1, 1995.
  - "Sensitivity analysis of the aeroacoustic response of turbomachinery blade rows." January 1, 1995.
  - "Numerical model of the onset of stall flutter in cascades." January 1, 1995.
  - "Influence of neighboring blade rows on the unsteady aerodynamic response of cascades." January 1, 1995.
  - "Reduced order modeling of unsteady flows about airfoils." December 1, 1994.
  - "Eigenanalysis of unsteady flows about airfoils, cascades, and wings." December 1, 1994.
  - Hall, KC, Florea, R, and Lanzkron, PJ. "Reduced order model of unsteady flows in turbomachinery." January 1, 1994.
  - "A linearized euler analysis of unsteady transonic flows in turbomachinery." January 1, 1993. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Clark, WS, and Lorence, CB. "Linearized Euler analysis of unsteady transonic flows in turbomachinery." January 1, 1993.
  - "Calculation of three-dimensional unsteady flows in turbomachinery using the linearized harmonic Euler equations." January 1, 1992. Full Text
  - "OPTIMIZATION AND MECHANISMS OF MISTUNING IN CASCADES." January 1, 1984.
  - "OPTIMIZATION AND MECHANISMS OF MISTUNING IN CASCADES." January 1, 1984.
  - Epureanu, BI, Dowell, EH, and Hall, KC. "A Parametric Analysis of Reduced Order Models of Potential Flows in Turbomachinery Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition." ASME Turbo Expo 2001: Power for Land, Sea, and Air.: ASME, June 4, 2001. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, Florea, R, and Lanzkron, PJ. "A Reduced Order Model of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery." ASME 1994 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition.: ASME, June 13, 1994. Full Text
  - Hall, KC, and Johnson, WM. "Accurate Centroid Tracking." 26th Annual Technical Symposium.: SPIE, August 9, 1983. Full Text
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- Editor. Journal of Turbomachinery. ASME. July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2020 2015 - 2020
- Member. Board of Directors. International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI). 2003 - 2009 2003 - 2009

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