Dr. Kenneth "Mark" Bryden

Associate Professor

phone: 515-294-3891

Department of Mechanical Engineering

fax: 515-294-3261

Iowa State University

kmbryden@iastate.edu

Ames, Iowa   50011-2161

 

Education:

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mechanical Engineering, 1998

M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mechanical Engineering, 1993

B.S., Idaho State University, General Engineering, 1977

Research Interests:

Virtual engineering of fluids and heat transfer systems within collaborative, immersive, synthetic environments. This includes:

  • Development of new computational algorithms based on the differential equations of fluid dynamics and heat transfer to support real-time engineering analysis and error bounding.

  • Development of robust optimization and design tools for thermal systems described by high fidelity models (e.g. CFD and FEA).

  • Development of an integrated hierarchy of models to permit the coupling of multiple high fidelity models (e.g. CFD and FEA), graphical representations, detailed system process models, and other plant information to create virtual power plants and other virtual engineering systems.

  • Development of tools that facilitate access to these physics-based virtual systems for the performance of analysis, design, optimization, and other engineering tasks in a natural, intuitive, interactive, and user-centered manner.

Computational and experimental study of flame spread and ignition over various charring materials, computational modeling of biomass and co-fired combustion systems, and computational modeling and design of small biomass cookstoves.

Teaching Interests:

Cooperative learning, undergraduate research as a teaching tool, design engineering within the thermal- fluids systems curriculum, and teaching engineering in a studio environment.

Professional Experience:

2004-present Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
1998 2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
1977 1991 Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Idaho Falls, Idaho
1989 1991 Manager, Radiological Controls Engineering
1987 1989 Shift Test Manager, A1W Plant
1986 1987 Operations Assistant, A1W Plant
1984 1986 Manager, Long Range Planning and Engineering
1982 1984 Manager, Prototype Programs
1981 1982 Shift Supervisor, A1W Plant
1977 1981 Nuclear Plant Engineer

Selected Journal Publications

1.    D. S. McCorkle, K. M. Bryden, and C. G. Carmichael, A New Methodology for Evolutionary Optimization of Energy Systems,  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 192(44-46):5021-5036 (2003). View abstract

2.    K. M. Bryden and M. J. Hagge, Modeling the Combined Impact of Moisture and Char Shrinkage on the Pyrolysis of a Biomass Particle,  Fuel, 82(13):1633-1644 (2003). View abstract

3.    K. M. Bryden, D. A. Ashlock, D. S. McCorkle, and G. L. Urban, Optimization of Heat Transfer Utilizing Graph Based Evolutionary Algorithms,  International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 24(2):267-277 (2003). View abstract

4.    M. Hagge and K. M. Bryden, Modeling the Impact of Shrinkage on the Pyrolysis of Dry Biomass,  Chemical Engineering Science, 57(14):2811-2823 (2002). View abstract

5.    G. L. Urban, K. M. Bryden, and D. A. Ashlock, Engineering Optimization of an Improved Plancha Stove,  Energy for Sustainable Development, 6(2):5-15 (2002).

6.    K. M. Bryden, K. W. Ragland, and C. J. Rutland, Modeling Thermally Thick Pyrolysis of Wood,  Biomass and Bioenergy, 22(1):41-53 (2002).

7.    K. M. Bryden and K. W. Ragland, Numerical Modeling of a Deep, Fixed Bed Combustor,  Energy and Fuels, 10(2):267-518 (1996).

Trade Journals

1.    K. M. Bryden and K. L. Chess, Virtual Engineering Offers Applications for Today, Challenges for Tomorrow,  Power, 147(2):67-71, March 2003.

2.    K. M. Bryden, Virtual Reality Helps Convert Fluid Analysis Results to Solutions,  http://www.memagazine.org/contents/current/webonly/webex722.html, ME Magazine Online, July 22, 2003. View article

Invited Talks

Invited Talk, Visualization, High Performance Computing, and Virtual Engineering,  Super Computing Science Consortium's Seminar 2003, Pittsburgh, PA, July 2003.

Keynote Speaker, Military Track, Military-Based Virtual Systems Engineering,  2002 Winter Simulation Conference, San Diego, CA, December 2002.

Keynote Speaker, Simulation Successes for Design and Manufacturing,  SimTecT 2002 (Simulation Technology and Training Conference), Melbourne, Australia, May 2002.

Keynote Speaker, Virtual Reality, Simulation, and Manufacturing: Where Are We and What is the Goal?,  SimTecT 2001 (Simulation Technology and Training Conference), Canberra, Australia, May 2001.

Invited Talk, Stoves, Campfires, and Wildfires: Understanding Fire in the Wilderness,  Northwoods Nights 2000 Lecture Series sponsored by the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Ely, MN, August 2000.

Invited Panelist for From the Trenches: Reflections on Life as an Assistant Professor  at the Science and Engineering Education Scholars Program sponsored by the National Science Foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, July 1999.

Invited Panelist for A Discussion of the Academic Ladder,  Engineering Education Scholars Program sponsored by the National Science Foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, July 1998.

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