T. W. Wu

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506

(859) 257-6336 X80644

Education

Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987.

M.S. Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1984.

B.S. Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1979.

Academic Experience

Professor (2002-present)

Associate Professor (1994-2002)

Assistant Professor (1989-1994)

Research Areas

Boundary Element Methods, Acoustics and Vibration.

Honors

1. Tau Beta Pi Outstanding CoE Teacher Award, College of Engineering, 2001

2. Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.

3. Fellow of the Wessex Institute of Great Britain, 2000

Experience on Industrial Projects

Silencer Performance Prediction Projects, Fleetguard/Nelson Industries.

Evaluation of 3D Softtware for Prediction of Muffler Acoustic Performance via Transmission Loss, Caterpillar.

Disk Brake Squeal Prediction Projects, Akebono Corporation.

Development of Procedures for Low-Noise Design of Diesel Engines, Cummins Engine.

Development of a Rayleigh Integral Method, Cummins Engine.

Optimum Compressor Discharge Line Acoustic Design, Trane.

Book

T. W. Wu (Editor) Boundary Element Acoustics, Fundamentals and Computer Codes, ISBN: 1-85312-570-9, WIT Press, Boston, 2000.

Link: http://www.witpress.com/acatalog/5709.html

Recent Publications

D. W. Herrin, T. W. Wu and A. F. Seybert, “The Energy Source Simulation Method,” J. Sound Vib, Vol. 278, pp. 135-153, 2004

G. Lou, T. W. Wu, and Z. Bai, “Disk Brake Squeal Prediction Using the ABLE Algorithm,” J. Sound Vib., Vol. 272, pp. 731-748, 2004.

D. W. Herrin, T. W. Wu and A. F. Seybert, “Practical Issues Regarding the Use of the Finite and Boundary Element Methods for Acoustics,” Building Acoustics, Vol. 10., pp. 257-279, 2003.

T. W. Wu and C. Y. R. Cheng, “Boundary Element Analysis of Reactive Mufflers and Packed Silencers with Catalyst Converters,” Electronic Journal of Boundary Elements, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 218-235, 2003.

Link: http://ejbe.libraries.rutgers.edu/viewissue.php?id=24

G. Lou, T. W. Wu, and C. Y. R. Cheng, “Boundary Element Analysis of Packed Silencers with a Substructuring Technique,” Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 27, pp. 643-653, 2003.

T. W. Wu (Guest Editor), Special Issue on Acoustics, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 27, No. 7, July, 2003.

T. W. Wu, C. Y. R. Cheng, Z. Tao, “Boundary Element Analysis of Packed Silencers with Protective Cloth and Embedded Thin Surfaces,” J. Sound Vib., Vol. 261, pp. 1-15, 2003.

T. W. Wu, C. Y. R. Cheng, and P. Zhang, “A Direct Mixed-Body Boundary Element Method for Packed Silencers,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 111, pp. 2566-2572, 2002.

G. Lou, T. W. Wu, P. Zhang, and C. Y. R. Cheng, “Vector and Multithread Computation of Silencer Performance Prediction on a Dual-Processor PC Workstation,” Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 26, pp. 61-70, 2002.

F. Du, M. R. Lovell, and T. W. Wu, “BEM Analysis of Temperature Fields in Coated Cutting Tools,” Int. J. Solids & Struct, Vol. 38, pp. 4557-4570, 2001.

G. Lou, T. W. Wu, and C. Y. R. Cheng, “Impedance Matrix Synthesis for Multiply Connected Exhaust Network Systems Using the Direct Mixed-Body BEM,” J. Sound Vib., Vol. 238, pp. 351-362, 2000.

P. Zhang, T. W. Wu, and R. Finkel, “Parallel Computation for Acoustic Radiation in a Subsonic Nonuniform Flow with a Coupled FEM/BEM Formulation,” Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 23, pp. 139-153, 1999.

T. W. Wu, P. Zhang and C. Y. R. Cheng, “Boundary Element Analysis of Mufflers with an Improved Method for Deriving the Four-Pole Parameters,” J. Sound Vib., Vol. 217, pp. 767-779, 1998.

P. Zhang and T. W. Wu, “A Hypersingular Integral Formulation for Acoustic Radiation in Moving Flows,” J. Sound Vib., Vol. 206, pp. 309-326, 1997.

T. W. Wu and G. C. Wan, “Muffler Studies Using a Direct Mixed-Body Boundary Element Method and a Three-Point Method for Evaluating Transmission Loss," ASME Transactions, J. Vib. and Acoust., Vol. 118, pp. 479-484, 1996.

Y. Dong, K. A. Tagavi, T. W. Wu and L. C. Chow, “Numerical Modeling of Void Migration in Solids Due to Temperature Gradient Using the Boundary Element Method," Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol. 30, pp. 365-378, 1996.

P. Zhang, T. W. Wu and L. Lee, “A Coupled FEM/BEM Formulation for Acoustic Radiation in a Subsonic Non-Uniform Flow," J. Sound Vib., Vol. 192, pp. 333-347, 1996.

T. W. Wu, “A Direct Boundary Element Method for Acoustic Radiation and Scattering from Mixed Regular and Thin Bodies," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 97, pp. 84-91, 1995.