1969 - Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of London, England.
Research Interests
Theoretical, numerical and experimental investigation of flow, heat and mass transfer related to turbomachines and jet engines.
Development of flow field and pressure measurement techniques in rotating passage (laser anemometry and electro optical techniques).
Digital simulation of gas turbines and jet engines.
VSTOL and vectored jet aircraft aerodynamics.
Combustion phenomena (fuel air mixing).
Guest Appointments
Visiting Research Professor, University of Bath, England (1979-1983)
Visiting Professor of Aeronautics, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command Chair, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (1978-1979)
Consultant to: General Dynamics, Pratt & Whitney, McDonell-Douglas, Cummins Engines Co., USA., Volkswagen, Germany, Turbomeca, France.
Public Professional Activities
Director of Turbomachinery Laboratory (1970 - present)
Director of Transportation Research Center (1975-1976)
Director of Energy Engineering Research Center (1981-1990)
D. Adler and P.M. Taylor, "A procedure for obtaining velocity vector from two high response impact pressure probes", Isr. Jr. Tech., 18, pp. 152-158 (1980).
A. Men, Y. Krimerman, D. Adler, "A new method of simultaneous particle sizing and two-component velocity measurement", J.Phys. E: Sci. Instrum., 14, pp. 747-751 (1981).
M. Hirsch, D. Adler and J. Dayan, "Influence coefficients of variable geometry gas turbine engines", Isr. Jr. Tech., 20, No. 1-2 (1982).
L. Reitman, D. Adler and W. Wolfshtein,"A time coefficient finite differences algorithm for the solution of the meridional flow field in turbo compressor impellers", ASME., Paper No. 82-WA/FE-3 (1982).
D. Adler, A. Stotter and D. Maor,"Directional insensitive measurement of pressure in three dimensional steady flow using a hollow porous sphere", J. Phys. E. Sci. Instrum. 16. pp. 339-344 (1983).
J.P. Packer, F.J. Wallace, D. Adler and E.R. Karimi, "Diesel fuel jet mixing under high swirl conditions", Proceedings of the Inst. of Mech. Eng., Combustion in Engineering, 2, pp. 9-22 (1983).
D. Adler, A. Men and E. Kalekin" "Measurement of Reynolds stresses in a turbulent jet with a modified laser interferometic technique", J. Phys. E. Sci. Instrum. 19, pp. 474-479 (1986).
D. Adler, J. Krimerman, R. Sasson, M. Kleiner, "Development of a laser interferometric system for velocity measurements inside a transonic axial flow compressor stage", Proc. 8th Intnl. Symp. on Air Breathing Engines AIAA & ISABE (1987).
D. Adler and R. Sasson, "The mixing of supersonic jets in subsonic crossflow", Turbo & Jet Engines (1994), 2 - 3, pp. 163-175.
D. Adler and R. Sasson, "The Mixing of Supersonic Jets in Subsonic Crossflow", Turbo & Jet Engines, 2 - 3, pp. 163-175, (1994).
A. Arkadyev, P. Bar-Yoseph, D. Adler, "Towards an interactive aerodynamic design of turbomachines", Flow computation, Turbo & Jet Engines (1994), 11, pp. 301-314.
D. Adler, M. Kleiner and S. Balaban, "Three dimensional LDA measurements of the flow field inside an axial gas turbine rotor", Turbo & Jet Engines (1995), 12, pp.197-306.
D. Adler, M. Kleiner and S. Balaban, "Measurement of unsteady flow at the entrance to an axial gas turbine rotor", Turbo & Jet Engines, (1996), 13.
D. Adler, M. Kleiner and S. Balaban, "Measurement of the flow inside the tip clearance of a rotating axial gas turbine rotor", Submitted to Turbo & Jet Engines, (1996).
A. Arkadyev, P. Bar-Yosef, D. Adler, "Towards an interactive aerodynamic design of turbomachines", Flow computation, International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, 11, pp. 301-314, (1994).
D. Adler, M. Kleiner and S. Balaban, "Three Dimensional LDA Measurements of the Flow Field inside an Axial Gas Turbine Rotor", International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, 12, pp. 297-306, (1995).
D. Adler, M. Kleiner and S. Balaban, "Measurement of the Unsteady Flow at the Entrance to an Axial Gas Turbine Rotor", International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, 13, pp, 25-34, (1996).
D. Adler, M. Kleiner and S. Balaban, "Measurement of the Flow Inside the Tip Clearance of a Rotating Axial Gas Turbine Rotor", International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, 13, pp. 227 - 237, (1996).
E.A. Wilson, D. Adler, P.Z. Bar-Yoseph, "Axisymmetric Thrust-Vectoring Nozzle Performance Prediction", 27th Israel International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, (1998).
E.A. Wilson, D. Adler, B.Z. Gal-Or, "Civil vs. Military Thrust Vectoring Technologies", 27th Israel International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, (1998).
E.A. Wilson, D. Adler, B.Z. Gal-Or, "Thrust-vectoring turbofan jet-engine analysis", International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, 16, (1999).
E.A. Wilson, D. Adler, P.Z. Bar-Yoseph, "Thrust-Vectorin,g a single Impinging Jet in a Crossflow", Fourth International Symposium on Experimental and Computational Aerothermodynamics of Internal flows, (1999).
D. Adler, R. Benymin, "Experimental Investigation of the Stator Wake Propagation Inside the Flow Passages of an Axial Gas Turbine Rotor, International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, 16, pp. 193-206, (1999).
E.A. Wilson, D. Adler, B.Z. Gal-Or, "Optimizing sub-critical flow thrust-vectoring of converging-diverging nozzles", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 16, (2000).
Are you interested in learning the profession of the future?
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa