Dr. David Helmer, Ph.D

​​Assistant Professor

Program Manager – Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

david.helmer@westpoint.edu

Biography

Dr. David Helmer received his PhD from Stanford University in 2011, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering and focused on measurement of supersonic flows.  He worked at General Electric Global Research as a Heat Transfer Research Engineer exploring novel experimental techniques useful to informing jet engine cooling design.  While at GE, he volunteered as an instructor at USMA.  David subsequently worked at the Boston Consulting Group before joining the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he is currently an Assistant Program Manager.  David specializes in  advanced experimental methods and data processing.  He has been a part-time Assistant Professor at USMA since 2017.   

Publications & Presentations

Benson, M., Bindon, D., Cooper M., Davidson, F.T., Duhaime, B., Helmer, D., Woodings, R., Van Poppel, B., Elkins, C., and Clark, J. "Detailed Velocity and Heat Transfer Measurements in an Advanced Gas Turbine Vane Insert Using MRV and IR Thermometry." Journal of Turbomachinery, Paper No. Turbo-21-1113, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021.

Davidson, F.T., Helmer, D., Parker, C., Cox, L., Kahn, K., Elkins, C., Clark, J., Humbert, N., Van Poppel, B., and Benson, M. “Detailed Velocity and Heat Transfer Measurements of an Advanced Insert for Impingement Cooling.” Accepted for publication in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021.

Bermejo-Moreno, I., Campo, L., Larsson, J., Bodart, J., Helmer, D., and Eaton, J. “Confinement Effects in Shock Wave/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions Through Wall-Modelled Large-Eddy Simulations.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics 758, pp.5-62 (2014).

Helmer, D.B., Campo, L.M., and Eaton, J.K. “Three-dimensional features of a Mach 2.1 shock/boundary layer interaction.” Experiments in Fluids, Volume 53, Issue 5, pp.1347-1368, November 2012.

Su, L.K., Helmer, D.B and Brownell, C.J., "Quantitative planar imaging of turbulent buoyant jet mixing", Journal of Fluid Mechanics 643, pp. 59-95 (2010).