Problem of Interests: 

Computation of high enthalpy flows and plasmas using in-house codes and opensource packages

• Arc-heated flows in the Plasma Wind Tunnel at VSSC
• Liquid metal MHD flows in the Test Blanket Module (TBM) for ITER fusion reactor
• Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation of hall thrusters for spacecraft propulsion

Present work on laser-fluid interactions, velocity skin effect and arc suppression in EM Railguns.

Facilities:

• Plasma Wind Tunnel      

Arc-heater Region

Nozzle flow

Stagnation Region

• Hall Thrusters