Dr. Olga Kartuzova interest and expertise are in the area of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD), and multiphase transport. Her research focuses on computational model development and verification & validation for Cryogenic Fluid Management systems. This includes modeling of multiphase flow, turbulence, spray and heat and mass transfer during pressurization and pressure control stages inside propellant and life support fluid storage tanks under normal and reduced gravity conditions. She, also provides expert CFD analysis and technical support to the engineering and science teams in designing a simulant fluid Zero Boil-Off Tank (ZBOT) microgravity experiment to be run aboard the International Space Station (ISS). In 2014-15 Dr. Kartuzova participated in a major international collaboration between NASA and the French Space Agency (CNES) in conducting CFD benchmark studies and advancing CFD model development and validation for in-space propulsion.
