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Team
members |
Post-docs
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1. |
Dr. Bishwajit Sharma (2023-2024) |
"Flow unsteadiness effects in turbomachines" |
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2. |
Dr. Amit
Kumar (2021-2022) |
"Tandem blading in compressors" |
|
3. |
Dr. Sushanlal Babu (2021-2023) |
"Unsteady flows in compressors" |
|
4. |
Dr. Gursharanjit Singh (2017-18) |
"Design-analysis of inter-compressor ducts, mixed
flow compressors, inflow distortion in fans" |
|
5. |
Dr.
Bhavik Mody (2008-09) |
"Exhaust diffuser analysis" |
Ph.D. Students
|
Graduated: |
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1. |
Pramod B Salunkhe (2005-2010) |
"Investigations on Stall Inception and its Control
under Clean and Distorted Inflows in a Single Stage Axial Flow Fan" |
|
2. |
Chetan Mistry (2010-2014) |
"Experimental Investigations on the Performance of a
Contra-rotating Fan Stage under Clean and Distorted Inflow
Conditions" |
|
3. |
Vijay Varade (2008-2014) |
"Study of Rarefied Gas Flow Through Microchannel
with Complex Geometry" (co-supervisor along with Prof. Amit Agrawal,
Mechanical Engineering) |
|
4. |
Mahesh Varpe (2010-2015) |
"Endwall Contouring in a Low Speed Axial Flow
Compressor Cascade" |
|
5. |
Dilip
Alone (2010-2015) |
"Enhancing the Stability Margin of a Single Stage
Transonic Axial Flow Compressor with Bend Skewed Casing Treatment"
(External candidate from NAL Bangalore) |
|
6. |
Tegegn Dejene Toge (2012-2017) |
"Investigations on Near-Casing Flow Behaviour and
Stall Inception of Contra-Rotating Axial Fan Stage" |
|
7. |
Harisankar
(2011-2018) |
"Flow Separation Control using EMHD Actuators" |
|
8. |
Aditya Gupte (2011-2019) |
"Analysis of Cavity and Orifice Flow for Synthetic
Jet in Crossflow" (Co-Supervisor, Prof. P M Mujumdar, Aerospace
Engineering) |
|
9. |
Manas M P (2016-2021) |
"Flow Dynamics of a Low Speed Contra Rotating
Fan" |
|
10. |
Amit Kumar (2016-2022) |
"Aerodynamics of Tandem Blading in Compressors" |
|
11. |
Lakshya
Kumar (2020-2025) |
"Aerodynamics of a
Inter-compressor Duct" (co-supervisor, Dr. Dilip Alone, NAL Bangalore) |
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Ongoing: |
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|
12. |
Saju Joseph (2022-) |
"Effect of Surface Irregularities on Tandem Stage
Performance" |
|
13. |
Praphaukar Raja
(2025-) |
"Sub-idle characteristics of axial compressors"
(Supervisor: Prof. T Chandra Sekar) |
M.Tech.
Students
|
Graduated: |
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1. |
Pawan Gami (2005-2007)
|
"Numerical study of submerged air intakes" |
|
2. |
Harisankar
(2005-2007) |
"Numerical simulation of flow characterisitcs
and its control in S-duct diffusers" |
|
3. |
T Saravana Bhava (2005-2007) |
"Experimental investigation of secondary flow
control in turbine cascades" |
|
4. |
Wg. Cdr. VSRK Reddy (2005-2007) |
"Active flow control in an axial flow fan using tip
injection" |
|
5. |
Utpal Chakraborthy (2005-
2007) |
"Active flow control using aspiration in compressor
cascades" |
|
6. |
Sunil Gupta (2006-2008) |
"Numerical study of blade de-sensitization methods in
axial compressors" |
|
7. |
A Suzith (2007-2009)
|
"Numerical study of tip leakage flows in high hub-tip
ratio compressor blades" |
|
8. |
Vaibhav Vashishta (2007-2009)
|
"Turbine exhaust diffuser flow aerodynamics" |
|
9. |
John Joseph (2008-2010) |
"Experimental investigation of high hub-tip raio axial compressor rotors" |
|
10. |
Hemant Memane (2008-2010) |
"Numerical analysis of turbine exhaust diffuser" |
|
11. |
Rohan C (2009-2010) |
"Numerical simulation of high hib-tip
raio compressor performance" |
|
12. |
Debarshi
Dutta (2009-2011) |
"Experimental investigation of tip gap variation in
axial comrpessors" |
|
13. |
Praveen Akula (2009-2011)
|
"Numerical simulation of effect of inflow distortion
on axial compressor performance" |
|
14. |
Arpit Maru (2010-2011) |
"Numerical simulation of the effect of strut geometry
and base flows on turbine exhaust diffuser performance" |
|
15. |
Yashovardhan S Chati (2011-2012) |
"Experimental Investigation of Tip Leakage Flows in
an Axial Flow Compressor" |
|
16. |
Jubin Tom George (2010-2012) |
"Numerical Simulation and Design of an Axial
Compressor Rotor with Low Tip Sensitivity" |
|
17. |
K. Naga Praveen Kumar (2010-12)
|
"Numerical Analysis of Active and Passive Flow
Control Techniques Applied to Contra-Rotating Axial Flow Fan" |
|
18. |
Arun Raj S. (2010-2012)
|
"Numerical Simulation of Static Inflow Distortion on
an Axial Flow Fan - With and Without Tip Injection" |
|
19. |
Patric
Ananda Balan T. (2010-2012) |
"End wall loss and its control in compressor flow
cascades" |
|
20. |
Md. Saquib Reza
(2010-2012) |
"Experimental Investigation of Gas Turbine Exhaust
Diffuser with Struts" |
|
21. |
Rojas Thomas (2011-2013) |
"Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Inflow Conditions
on a Gas Turbine Exhaust Diffuser" |
|
22. |
Shantanu Sharma (2011-2013) |
"Investigation of flow through Turbine Exhaust
Diffusers" |
|
23. |
Agnimitra
Sunkara (2011-2013) |
"Passage flow physics in high hub-tip ratio axial
compressors" |
|
24. |
Vrushali
Joshi (2011-2013) |
"Flow and its control in serpentine intakes" |
|
25. |
Vivek Kanti (2011-2013) |
"Experimental investigation of flow though turbine
exhaust diffusers" |
|
26. |
Manish Kumar (2012-2014) |
"Experimental and numerical investigation of flow
physics and its control in a turbine exhaust diffuser strut-wall
junction" |
|
27. |
Sarath
Mohan (2012-2014) |
"Study of tip leakage flows in a high hub-tip ratio
axial compressor stage" |
|
28. |
Rijas
Shareef (2012-2014) |
"Numerical investigation of optimal suction in a
compressor cascade" |
|
29. |
Anup Singh (2012-2014) |
"Active flow control in a serpentine intake with
cowl-lip and forebody" |
|
30. |
Raj Patel (2013-2014) |
"Methodology for 3D compressor blade design and
analysis" |
|
31. |
Mitanshu
Sharma (2013-2014) (Dual Degree) |
"Experimental investigation of flow control using
plasma actuators" |
|
32. |
Shyam
Sundar Shukla (2013-2015) |
"Active and passive flow control in inter-turbine
ducts" |
|
33. |
Akshay B Khadse (2014-2015) |
"Design of a continuous running supersonic cascade
tunnel" |
|
34. |
Amit Kumar (2013-2015) |
"Endwall motion in a compressor cascade" |
|
35. |
Saket Guddeti (2014-2015) |
"Design of a supersonic wind tunnel for intake/nozzle
studies" |
|
36. |
Karthick M (2013-2015) |
"Investigation of flow control using plasma
actuators" |
|
37. |
Alok Minesh Shah (2015-2016) |
"Investigation of Losses in a Cantilevered
Stator" |
|
38. |
Mangesh Thakkar (2015-2017) |
"Off-design Effects in an Axial Compressor Cascade
with Endwall Contouring" |
|
39. |
Rakesh Mangore (2015-2017) |
"Inflow Distortion Effects in Contra-rotating Axial
Fans" |
|
40. |
Jadhav Prasad (2015-2017) |
"Investigation of Tandem Compressors" |
|
41. |
Vipul Goyal (2016-2017) |
"Experimental Investigation of Inflow Effects and Unsteady
Flows in a Compressor Stage with a Cantilevered Stator" |
|
42. |
Navjeet
Kumar (2016-2017) |
"Design and Analysis of Transonic Axial
Compressor" |
|
43. |
G. Tharun Raj (2016-2017) |
"Optimization and Analysis of Inter-Compressor
Ducts" |
|
44. |
Sourav Pramanick (2016-2018) |
"Flow Characteristics in an Inter-Compressor Duct
with Struts" |
|
45. |
Ranjit Kersagar (2016-2018) |
"Design and Analysis of Flow Through a Mixed Flow
Compressor" |
|
46. |
Amites Das
(2017-2019) |
"Optimization of a Mixed Flow Compressor with
different inflow Conditions" |
|
47. |
Sushilkumar K
(2017-2019) |
"Analysis of Inflow Distortion Propagation through
Transonic Fan" |
|
48. |
Lenin Loitongbam (2017-2019) |
"Optimization of Inter-compressor Ducts with
Different Inflow Conditions" |
|
49. |
Kunal Gaikwad (2017-2019) |
"Analysis of Part-span Tandem Compressor Blades" |
|
50. |
Vishwas Verma (2018-2019) |
"Flow through Transonic Rotor: bypass and core
duct" |
|
51. |
Debjit Modak (2017-2020) |
"External Modification Effects on Generic Turboprop
Transport Aircraft" |
|
52. |
Arghya Karmakar (2018-2020) |
"Contra-rotating Fans with Tandem Design" |
|
53. |
Shubhali More
(2018-2020) |
"Part-span Tandem Compressor Blades" |
|
54. |
Hitesh Chhugani (2018-2020) |
"Inflow Distortion Effects in Tandem Bladed
Compressors" |
|
55. |
Deepak G D (2018-2020) |
"Unsteady Flow Physics of Inflow Distortion on
Transonic Fan" |
|
56. |
Srihari K C (2018-2020) |
"Design and Analysis of High-performance Centrifugal
Compressor" |
|
57. |
Dileep Kumar (2018-2020) |
"Flow Physics and Optimization of Fan-booster
Duct" |
|
58. |
Shantanu Thada (2019-2020) |
"Analysis of Turbomachinery for a Supercritical CO2
cycle" (Co-supervisor, Prof. Arunkumar
Sridharan, Mechanical Engineering) |
|
59. |
Ashima (2019-2021) |
"Effect of Surface Roughness on Compressor
Performance" (Co-supervisor, Dr. Shraman Goswami, Honeywell Bangalore) |
|
60. |
Probuddho
Chatterjee (2019-2021) |
"Contra-rotating Fans with Tandem Blading" |
|
61. |
Srinivas Diwanji (2019-2021) |
"Unsteady Flow Interactions in a Transonic Fan with
Inflow Non-Uniformities" |
|
62. |
Kornia Bapari (2020-2022) |
"Study of Tandem Stage with Cantilevered Stator" |
|
63. |
B Vineeth Kumar (2020-2022) |
"Effect of Surface Irregularities in a
Contra-rotating Axial Compressor" |
|
64. |
AVNS Kalyan (2020-2022) |
"Effect of Surface Roughness on a Centrifugal
Compressor with Radial Inflow Distortion" |
|
65. |
Aditya Kulkarni (2020-) |
"Improving Efficiency of Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
using Computational Analysis of Multiphase Flow" (Main Supervisor: Prof.
Milind Rane, Mechanical Engineering) |
|
66. |
Avinash Arun
(2022-2023) |
"Effect of Surface Abnormalities on Tandem Rotor
Performance" |
|
67. |
Amisha Bansal
(2022-2024) |
"3D Radial Stacking in Axial Compressor Blades" |
|
68. |
Shruti Rajpara (2022-2024) |
"Aerodynamics of Turbine Blades Tip Flows" |
|
69. |
Shraddha Barua (2022-2024) |
"Sub-idle Performance Characterisation of
Compressors" |
|
70. |
Dheeraj Sappa (2022-2024) |
"Effect of Surface Roughness on Tandem Bladed
Compressors" |
|
71. |
Saurabh N Pawar (2023-2025) |
"3D Blade Designs for a multi-stage Axial
Compressor" |
|
72. |
Vanhhar Ali
Shaik (2023-225) |
"Surface Roughness Effects in a Contra-Rotating Axial
Flow Fan" |
|
73. |
Apurva Chavda (2023-2025) |
"Transient Modeling of Gas
Turbine Engines" (Co-supervisor: Prof. T Chandra Sekar) |
|
74. |
Vishnu Madabhushi (2023-2025) |
"Surface Roughness Effects on Tandem Blade
Spacing/Axial-overlap" |
|
75. |
Simran (2024-2026) |
"Performance modelling of ramjet engines"
(Co-supervisor: Prof. T Chandra Sekar) |
|
76. |
Nivethitha
Nagarajan (2024-2026) |
"Tandem bladed transonic compressor performance
analysis) |
|
77. |
Shivangi Dhawan (2024-2026) |
"Performance Characteristics of Stage-37 at Highly
Off-design Speeds" |
|
78. |
Venkata Sai (2024-2026) |
"Non-radial Stacking for a Multi-stage Axial
Compressor" |
|
79. |
Hitaishi Modi
(2025-2026) (Dual Degree) |
"Surface Roughness Effects in a Transonic Axial
Compressor" |
B.Tech. Students
|
1. |
Ojas Vipat (2008-2009) |
"Numerical study of heating and impinging
jets" |
|
2. |
Vivekanand M (2008-2009)
|
"Experimental investigation of swirling jets" |
|
3. |
Anup Maheswari (2008-2009)
|
"Flow control of turbine exhaust base pressure
flows" |
|
4. |
Yashovardhan S Chati (2010-2011) |
"Intercooling in inter-compressor ducts" |
|
5. |
Pranav Raheja (2012-2013) |
"Design and analysis of transonic axial fan
rotor" |
|
6. |
Akshay Khadse (2013-2014) |
"Secondary flow analysis in axial compressor
cascade" |
|
7. |
Saket Guddeti (2013-2014) |
"Flow characteristics in labyrinth seals" |
|
8. |
C. Rakshit (2014-2015) |
"Optimization of intake duct geometries" |
|
9. |
Vipul Goyal (2015-2016) |
"Loss propagation in a compressor stage" |
|
10. |
Tharun Raj
(2015-2016) |
"Flow through highly offset ducts" |
|
11. |
Deepanshu (2015-2016) |
"Analysis of a booster stage of a small turbofan
engine" |
|
12. |
Basu
Parmar (2016-2017) |
"Analysis and Quantification of Through Distortion
Screens" |
|
13. |
Vishwas Verma (2017-2018) |
"Flow characteristics in a transonic stage with
uniform and distorted inflow conditions" |
|
14. |
DSK Prachet (2022-2023) |
"Distributed turboelectric propulsion systems" |
|
15. |
Faisal Aziz (2022-2023) |
"Partial turboelectric distributed propulsion
systems" |
|
16. |
Muriki Sree Baruni (2025-2026) |
“Surface roughness effects in NASA R 37” |