Aaron Morris

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, with research in particle technology and fluid dynamics.

Publications

Monte Carlo solution of the Boltzmann equation via a discrete velocity model
Journal of Computational Physics
2011
Approach for Modeling Rocket Plume Impingement and Dust Dispersal on the Moon
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
2015
A conductive heat transfer model for particle flows over immersed surfaces
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2015
Lunar Dust Transport Resulting from Single- and Four-Engine Plume Impingement
AIAA Journal
2016
Development of soft‐sphere contact models for thermal heat conduction in granular flows
AIChE Journal
2016
Simulations of heat transfer to solid particles flowing through an array of heated tubes
Solar Energy
2016
Extension of a coarse grained particle method to simulate heat transfer in fluidized beds
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2017
Experimental validation of indirect conduction theory and effect of particle roughness on wall‐to‐particle heat transfer
AIChE Journal
2019
Effect of droplet collisions on evaporation in spray-drying
Drying Technology
2021
Preventing overpacking of compressed moderately dense granular gases
Granular Matter
2021
Novel direct simulation Monte Carlo method for spherocylinders
Powder Technology
2022
Homogeneous cooling of a dilute polydisperse granular gas
Granular Matter
2022
System and component development for long-duration energy storage using particle thermal energy storage
Applied Thermal Engineering
2022
Nonmonotonic heat flux trends of a boundary-heated granular gas
Physical Review E
2022
Higher order heat fluxes in a rarefied granular gas
Physics of Fluids
2022
Discrete element modeling of a particle heater for energy storage systems
Powder Technology
2023
Characterization of solid particle candidates for application in thermal energy storage and concentrating solar power systems
Solar Energy
2023
Inhomogeneous temperature in high temperature fluidized beds
Powder Technology
2024
Heat transfer and flow analysis of a novel particle heater using CFD-DEM
Powder Technology
2024
Two-Fluid and Discrete Element Modeling of a Parallel Plate Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger for Concentrating Solar Power
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
2024
Thermal analysis of a solid particle light-trapping planar cavity receiver using computational fluid dynamics
Applied Thermal Engineering
2025
Modeling of fluidized systems using a novel Monte Carlo approach for granular interactions
AIChE Journal
2026
Continuum correlations from CFD–DEM modeling of conduction heat transfer in granular flows
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2026
Improvement of a Discrete Velocity Boltzmann Equation Solver With Arbitrary Post-Collision Velocities
AIP Conference Proceedings
2008
Variance Reduction for a Discrete Velocity Gas
AIP Conference Proceedings
2011
Plume Impingement on a Dusty Lunar Surface
AIP Conference Proceedings
2011
A novel discrete velocity method for solving the Boltzmann equation including internal energy and non-uniform grids in velocity space
AIP Conference Proceedings
2012
Modeling the Interaction between a Rocket Plume, Scoured Regolith, and a Plume Deflection Fence
Earth and Space 2012
2012
Far field deposition of scoured regolith resulting from lunar landings
AIP Conference Proceedings
2012
A hybrid DSMC and discrete element modeling approach for particle flows that span dilute to dense regimes
AIP Conference Proceedings
2019
Thermal stability of silica for application in thermal energy storage
AIP Conference Proceedings
2022
Geometric Optimization of an External Enclosure to Enhance Receiver Thermal Performance in Concentrated Solar Power Systems
ASME 2025 19th International Conference on Energy Sustainability
2025

Education

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering / 2012

Austin

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

B.S., Mechanical Engineering / May, 2006

Troy, New York, United States of America

Experience

Purdue University

Associate Professor / July, 2024 — Present

Assistant Professor / January, 2017 — July, 2024

The National Energy Technology Laboratory

Postdoctoral Research Fellow / July, 2015 — December, 2016

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