Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ricardo Burdisso


Ricardo Burdisso

Professor

Mechanical Engineering
153 Durham Hall
(540) 231-7355
(540) 231-8836 FAX

rburdiss@vt.edu


Education Research
Teaching
Experience
Honors
Publications


Education

Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics National University of Cordoba
Argentina		 1986
M.S. Engineering Mechanics Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 		1984
B.S. Mechanical Engineering National University of Cordoba
Argentina		 1981

 

Research

  • Microphone Phased Array Technology

  • Control of Landing Gear Noise

  • Development of Advanced Liners for Noise Control of Turbofan Engines

  • Control of Unmanned Air-Vehicle Noise

  • Rotor Trailing Edge Blowing for Noise Reduction

  • Flow Control of Serpentine Inlets

  • Passive/Active Vibration Isolation

  • Active Absorption of Sound

  • Active Dynamic Vibration Absorbers for Vibration   Control

  • Active/Passive Control of Structurally Radiated Noise

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Teaching Activities

ME 3514 Systems Dynamics

Mathematical descriptions of physical systems' behaviors including mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid systems and their combinations; system descriptions using state variable and transfer functions; analysis of system responses; convolution integral, frequency response, numerical simulations, and Laplace transform methods; systems concepts; input-ouput, casuality, and analogies; general process descriptions including first-order, second-order, and time delayed. Pre: ESM 2304. (3H, 3C) I, II.

ME 4724 Engineering Acoustics

Basic acoustical theory and practice, acoustic terminology, measurement, transmission, and perception of sound, muffler design, noise control techniques. (Pre: 3015, 3404. (3H, 3C) I.

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Experience

Professor Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		 Aug. 2000 - Present
Associate Professor

 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		 Aug. 1996 -
Jul. 2000
Assistant Professor

 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		 May 1992 -
Jul. 1996
Research Scientist
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 		Aug. 1989 -
Jul. 1992
Senior Engineer Aerostructures, Inc., USA Sept. 1987 -
July 1989

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Honors

No honors listed.

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Publications

Journal Papers

  • Yu Du, Ricardo Burdisso, and Efstratios Nikolaidis, “Control of Internal Resonances in Vibration Isolators Using Passive and Hybrid Dynamic Vibration Absorbers,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 286, pp. 697-727, 2005.

  • Angie Rabe Scribben, Wing Ng, and Ricardo Burdisso, “Effectiveness of a Serpentine Inlet Duct Flow Control Technique at Design and off-Design Simulated Flight Conditions,” Journal of Turbomachinery, Volume 128, Issue 2, pp. 332-339, April 2006.

Conference Papers

  • C. Halasz, D. Arntz, R. Burdisso, and W. Ng, “Fan Flow Control for Noise Reduction Part 1: Advanced Trailing Edge Blowing Concepts,” 11th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference & Exhibit, Monterrey, California, 23-25 May, 2005.

  • M.D. Langford, C.M. Minton, W.F. Ng, and R.A. Burdisso, “Fan Flow Control for Noise Reduction Part 2: Investigation of Wake-Filling Techniques,” 11th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference & Exhibit, Monterrey, California, 23-25 May, 2005.

  • D.H. de la Riva, R.A. Burdisso, and W.F. Ng,  “Aft Fan Noise Control Using Herschel/Quincke-Liner Systems,” 11th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference & Exhibit, Monterrey, California, 23-25 May, 2005.

  • J.S. Alonso, R.A. Burdisso, H.W. Kwan, S. Byrne, and E. Chien, “Experimental Investigation of the HQ-Liner Concept on a Scale Simulated Turbofan Rig,” 11th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference & Exhibit, Monterrey, California, 23-25 May, 2005.

  • H. Camargo, B. Smith, W. Devenport, and R. Burdisso, “Development And Testing Of A Novel Acoustic Wind Tunnel Facility,” 11th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference & Exhibit, Monterrey, California, 23-25 May, 2005

  • L.R. Molisani and R.A. Burdisso, “A Coupled Tire Structure-Acoustic Cavity Model,” Fluid Structure Interaction 2005, Third International Conference on Fluid Structure Interaction, La Coruña, Spain, 19 - 21 September 2005.

  • Y. Du, E. Nikolaidis, and R.A. Burdisso, “Suppression of Internal Resonances of Rubber Isolators Using Dynamic Vibration Absorbers,” ASME International 20th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB), Long Beach, California, September 24-28, 2005.

  • Anderson, J. M., Burdisso, R. A., Ng, W., Truax, P., Miller, D., and Niestroy, M.  “A Non-Intrusive Technique to Infer Optimal Flow Control in Serpentine Inlets,”  AIAA Paper No. 2006-0013 - Proceedings of the 44th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, 9-12 January 2006.


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