Lua Kim Boon

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LUA Kim Boon

Research Fellow

BSc (NTU)

PhD (NUS)

National University of Singapore
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Singapore 119260

mpelkb@nus.edu.sg

http://serve.me.nus.edu.sg/mav

Tel: +65-6516-3424 Fax: +65-6779-1459

Dr Lua Kim Boon is currently a research fellow in the department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS working on the MAV project. He obtained his BS degree from the National Taiwan University in 1994, and Ph.D. degree in fluid mechanics from NUS in 2001. His research interests include high angle of attack aerodynamics, unsteady aerodynamics and PIV.

Activity/Research
Aerodynamics
The Unsteady Aerodynamics of MAV

Selected Publications

T. T. Lim, C. J. Teo, K. B. Lua and K. S. Yeo. On the Issue of the Stability of Leading Edge Vortex on A Flapping Wing. Modern Physics Letters B, Vol. 23, No. 3, Jan 2009, pp. 357-360.

K. B. Lua, T. T. Lim and K.S. Yeo. Aerodynamic Forces and Flow Fields of a Two-dimensional Hovering Wing. Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 45, No. 6, Dec 2008, pp. 1047-1065.

K. B. Lua, T. T. Lim, K.S. Yeo and G.Y. Oo. Wake-structure Formation of a Heaving Two-dimensional Elliptic Airfoil. AIAA Journal, Vol. 45, No. 7, July 2007, pp. 1571-1583.

Lim TT, Lua KB and Luo SC, Role of Tip and Edge Geometry on Vortex Asymmetry, AIAA Journal, 39/3, Mar. 2001.

Luo SC, Lim TT, Lua KB, Chia HT, Goh EKR and Ho QW, Flowfield Around Ogive/Elliptic-Tip Cylinder at High Angle of Attack, AIAA Journal, 36/10, Oct. 1998.