Biography
I've had the opportunity to work at NASA Langley after grad school and then the Boeing Aircraft Company for five years. Being involved in development and design aspects of two aircraft: the High Speed Civil Transport and the 767-400ER has helped me appreciate the intricacies of teaching aircraft design. Other activities have included helping in the design of the America's Cup Team 2000, AmericaOne, and working with Fairchild Dornier Aircraft in Germany. In 2006, I had the opportunity to spend a year at the DLR in Braunschweig, Germany. I enjoy spending time with my family, playing hockey, playing guitar, building things and traveling.
I currently teach Aircraft Design at Clarkson. I'm also the AIAA faculty advisor and this year our student-driven Design, Build and Fly Team put in a tremendous effort to come in FIRST at the international competition in Wichita, KS!! For more details click here and if you want some edge of the seat excitement, watch the winning flight here.
Education
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
University of Calgary
Research Interests
Dr. Visser's research interests focus on applied aerodynamics and include areas such as aircraft design, wind turbine design, and drag reduction on ground vehicles. More information can be found on his research web site.
Awards
- Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Teaching Award, April 2010
- Clarkson University Phalanx Commendable Leadership Award, April 2010
- Clarkson University Phalanx Induction, April 2010
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Educator Award, 2009
- Kristin Craig Memorial Faculty Recognition Award, 2004
- Society for Automotive Engineers, Ralph Teeter Educational Aerospace Teaching Award, 2002
- Boeing 2001 Outstanding Educator Award, October 2001
- Clarkson University Phalanx Commendable Service Award, April 2000
Grants
Recent
Development of a Slotted Shrouded Wind Turbine (PI)
NEXUS-NY – Phase 2
Amount: 43,500 May 2016
Development of a Slotted Shrouded Wind Turbine (PI)
NEXUS-NY – Phase 1
Amount: $10,000 January 2016
Research on Novel Cooling System for Permanent Magnet Motor/Generator for LC Drives (Co-PI)
B.Helenbrook, (Co-PI)
New York State Energy and Research Development Association
Amount: $2,907 March 2015
Novel Cooling System (Co-PI)
B.Helenbrook, (Co-PI)
New York State Energy and Research Development Association
Amount: $19,344 September 2013
Novel Cooling Magnet Motor (Co-PI)
B.Helenbrook, (Co-PI)
New York State Energy and Research Development Association
Amount: $44,613 September 2013
Industrial Assessment Satellite Center (PI)
DOE
Amount: $125,000 June 2012 – June 2017
Patents
Visser, K.D, “Aft Rotor Slotted Ducted Wind Turbine,” Provisional issued Nov 2015 (pending)
Visser, K.D, “Drag Reduction of a Tractor Trailer Using Guide Vanes,” Patent Number 9,139,238, Issued September 22, 2015.
Visser, K.D., Grover, K. and Marin, L.E., “Sealed Aft Cavity Drag Reducer,” Patent Number 8,641,126, Issued February 4, 2014.
Visser, K.D., Grover, K. and Marin, L.E., “Sealed Aft Cavity Drag Reducer,” Patent Number 8079634, Issued December 20, 2011.
Herrick, L.L., Bays-Muchmore, B., Hoffman, M.S., LeGrand, L., Ogg, S.S., Paul, B.P. Jr., Visser, K.D., and Wells, S.L. "Blunt Leading-Edge Raked WingTips," Patent Number 6089502, Issued July 18, 2000.
Publications
Recent
Bagheri-Sadeghi, N., Helenbrook, B. T., and Visser, K. D.: Ducted wind turbine optimization and sensitivity to rotor position, Wind Energ. Sci., 3, 221-229, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-221-2018, 2018.
Venters R, Helenbrook BT, Visser KD. Ducted Wind Turbine Optimization. ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2017;140(1):011005-011005-8. doi:10.1115/1.4037741.
Lee, M. and Visser, K.D., “Towards an Effective Nonplanar Wing Design Strategy,” AIAA 2016-4328, AIAA Aviation, 13-17 June 2016, Washington, D.C., 34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference
Helenbrook, B., Visser, K.D., and Wilson, S., “Ducted Wind Turbines: More Efficient Than Open Rotors?”, The 2nd International Conference on Future Technologies in Wind Energy (WindTech2015), October 19-21, 2015 - London, Ontario, Canada
Kehs, J., Visser, K., Grossmann, J., Horrell, C., and Smith, A., “Experimental and Full Scale Investigation of Base Cavity Drag Reduction Devices for Use on Ground Transport Vehicles” The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles III: Trucks, Buses, and Trains, Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics , Vol. 79, Dillmann, Andreas; Orellano, Alexander; (Eds.), 2016, Hardcover, ISBN: 978-3-319-20121-4
Kehs, J., Visser, K., Grossman, J., Niemiec, J. et al., "A Comparison of Full Scale Aft Cavity Drag Reduction Concepts With Equivalent Wind Tunnel Test Results," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 6(2):2013, doi:10.4271/2013-01-2429.
Streit, T, Visser, K., and Liersch, C.,“Minimal Induced Drag for Non-Planar Lifting Surfaces with Moderate and Small Aspect Ratio”New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics VII (NNFM) Vol 112, Springer 2010
Grover, K. and Visser, K.D., “Over-the-Road Tests of Sealed Aft Cavities on Tractor Trailers,” SAE 2006 Transactions Journal of Commercial Vehicles, No. 2006-01-3529, pp.170, March 2007.
B.S. Lazos and K.D. Visser, "Aerodynamic Comparison of Hyper-Elliptic Cambered Span (HECS) Wings with Conventional Configurations," AIAA-2006-3469, 25th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, San Francisco, CA (June 2006).
M.C. Rector and K.D. Visser, "Solidity, Blade Number, and Pitch Angle Effects on a One Kilowatt HAWT," AIAA-2006-0608, 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV (January 2006).
M.A. Khan, P. Pillay and K.D. Visser, "On Adapting a Small PM Wind Generator for a Multiblade, High Solidity Wind Turbine," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 20, No,3, September 2005
Bennington, M.A. and Visser, K.D., "Aerial Refueling Implications for Commercial Transports," AIAA Journal of Aircraft , Vol. 42, No. 1 (January-February 2005).
K.D. Visser, Ferrero Ferrero, M. del Carmen and R.C. Nelson, "Physical Considerations of Leading Edge Flows," AIAA 2004-5083, 22nd Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Providence, RI (August 2004).
J.D. Coon and K.D. Visser, "Drag Reduction of a Tractor-Trailer Using Planar Boat Tail Plates," The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles: Trucks, Buses, and Trains, Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, Vol. 19, McCallen, Rose; Browand, Fred; Ross, James (Eds.), XII, 567 p.378, with CD-ROM., Hardcover, ISBN: 3-540-22088 (2004).
M.M. Duquette, J. Swanson and K.D. Visser, "Solidity and Blade Number Effects on Small Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines," Wind Engineering, Vol 27, No. 4, pp. 299-316 (2003).
M. Duquette and K.D. Visser, "Numerical Implications of Solidity and Blade Number on Rotor Performance of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines," Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 4, pp. 425-432 (November 2003).