Elliott Bryner

Title
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email
Department
Mechanical Engineering Department
College
College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise

  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Experimental and Computational Fluid Mechanics
  • Air-Breathing and Rocket Propulsion
  • Ground Test Operations
  • Test Facility Design
  • Instrumentation
  • Data Acquisition
Elliott Bryner

Dr. Bryner’s research interests are in the areas of experimental fluid mechanics, combustion, fluid measurements using conventional and optical techniques, analytical and computational fluid mechanics, heat transfer analysis and thermal systems design. He has extensive experience planning and executing experimental test programs for a range of applications from high inlet temperature combustor rigs to full gas turbine engines and rig and component tests.

Dr. Bryner has over 15 years of experience in the propulsion field, working on the design, analysis and test of engine components and systems in academics, government and private industry. Dr. Bryner's experience includes experimental facility design, fabrication and operation, heat transfer and fluid systems design, and mechanical and aerodynamic testing of engine components and systems.

At the University of Virginia’s Aerospace Research Laboratory, Dr. Bryner developed the prototype of a measurement system that was capable of producing spatially resolved two-dimensional distributions of water-vapor concentration and temperature. This technique, called Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Tomography (TDLAT) was used to measure combustion efficiency in a model dual-mode scramjet combustor.

While at GE Aviation in Cincinnati, OH, Dr. Bryner was responsible for planning and conducting aerodynamic and aeromechanical testing of compression systems at NASA Glenn Research Center. He was also instrumental in the design and construction of a high-flow test cell in the Heat Transfer Laboratory to expand the capacity and capability of the lab. He also led the development and implementation of a pressure-sensitive paint system for measurement of film cooling effectiveness in gas turbine blades and nozzle vanes at the Heat Transfer Lab at GE Aviation in Cincinnati, OH.

As part of the Propulsion and Energy Machinery section at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX Dr. Bryner built a unique combustion facility for testing high inlet temperature combustor designs. He also worked on projects ranging from compressor test facility design to software development project management of the Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) cycle analysis tool.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia-Main Campus
  • ME 417: Advanced Propulsion
  • ME 435: Energy Engr Preliminary Design
  • EGR 399: Special Topics in Engineering
  • ME 446: Therm Fluid Sci & Energy Mgmt
  • ME 446L: Trml Fluid & Enrgy Measure Lab

2013-2016, Senior Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute Propulsion and Energy Machinery

2010-2013, Lead Test Engineer, GE Aviation Turbomachinery Aerodynamics and Aerodynamics Labs

2006-2010, Lead Engineer, GE Aviation Thermal Systems Design

2001-2006, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Virginia Aerospace Research Lab

2000-2001, Mechanical Engineer, Honeywell Engines and Systems 

  • Senior Member, AIAA
  • Member, ASME
  • 2002-2005, Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship
  • 2021, Embry-Riddle Prescott Campus Distinguished Faculty Award
  • 2021, Embry-Riddle Prescott College of Engineering - Overall Faculty of the Year