Aerospace Engineering (AE): Recent submissions
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Turbulence-Premixed Flame Interactions
The interaction between premixed flames and turbulence is an inherently non-linear phenomenon. Understanding such interactions has profound practical implications towards the development of better combustion devices and ... -
Co-operative Destabilization of a Flat Plate Boundary Layer by a Free Stream Convecting Vortex and Wall Suction/Blowing
The stability of wall bounded shear layer at subcritical Reynolds number disturbed by a freestream convecting vortex and unsteady suction/blowing at the wall was studied. A counterclockwise line vortex was convected parallel ... -
Characterization of high enthalpy flows in the IISc free-piston driven shock tunnel using Two-Colour Ratio Pyrometry
High temperature and its associated effects set the hypersonic flow regime apart from other class of flows. Viscous dissipation raises the internal energy of the high-kinetic-energy gas as it slows down in the boundary ... -
Dynamics of Actuated and Interacting Swirl Premixed Flames in Model Gas Turbine Combustors
Lean premixed combustion is preferred in gas turbines because of the reduced (NOx) emissions. However, the combustors operating in lean premixed regime could suffer from problems like flame flashback, flame blowoff and ... -
Evaluation of Hygrothermal Ageing In Cfrp Composite Material: A Study Using Non-destructive Techniques
Advanced composite materials are replacing conventional metals/alloys in aerospace industries due to their excellent strength and stiffness-to-density ratio as well as some other better physical and mechanical properties ... -
Numerical solution of non-classical beam and plate theories using di erential quadrature method
For effcient design of the nano/micro scale structural systems, detailed analysis and through understanding of size-dependent mechanical behaviour at nano/micro scale is very critical. Various approaches have been used ... -
Optimal Numerical Integration Method for Higher Order Polygonal Finite Elements and its application in microstructure modeling
In conventional Finite Element Method (FEM), triangular and quadrilateral elements are commonly used finite elements and their counterparts with tetrahedral and hexahedral elements in three-dimensions to discretize the ... -
Spectral Methods for different classes of Partial Differential Equations
The thesis touches numerical solutions and wave propagation analysis using spectral methods for different classes of partial differential equations (PDEs) having applications in various fields. We address the solution of ... -
Design of Planar Supersonic Wind Tunnel Nozzle
This thesis revisits the design of a planar supersonic nozzle for a supersonic wind tunnel using the method of characteristics (MOC) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). While design of a converging-diverging (CD) ... -
Interaction behavior and droplet characteristics of multi-injector sprays
The injector faceplate of a liquid propellant rocket engine is comprised of numerous single-element atomizers to inject propellants into the engine thrust chamber. The sprays from these single-element atomizers interact ... -
Lattice Boltzmann Relaxation Schemes for High Speed Flows
The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) has emerged as a highly efficient model for the simulation of incompressible flows in the last few decades. Its extension to compressible flows is hindered by the fact that the ... -
The Role of Self-Recirculating Casing Treatment on Axial Compressor and Its Aeroelastic Behavior
The modern-day axial compressor stages in a gas turbine engine play a vital role in generating the high-pressure ratios by operating at the limits of their design. Aerodynamic instabilities such as rotating stall and surge ... -
Experimental and Numerical Studies to Strengthen the Adhesive Bonded Single Lap Joint
In this work, an attempt has been made to strengthen the adhesive bonding using various concepts like hybrid joints, dual and mixed adhesive bonded joints. One of the most commonly occurrence of defect in adhesive bonded ... -
Constrained Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems with Application to Hypersonic Vehicles
Constraints in input, output, and states are evident in most of the practical systems. Explicitly incorporating these constraints into the control design process leads to its superior performance in general. Therefore, ... -
Spray morphology and droplet characteristics in gas centered swirl coaxial (GCSC) atomizers
Studies on liquid atomization and spray formation in coaxial type atomizers are necessary to improve the performance of liquid propellant rocket engines. Recess ratio, expressed as the ratio of orifice recess length to ... -
Investigation of an Axisymmetric Spiked Body in a Hypersonic Shock Tunnel
The forefront research in the regime of hypersonic flow is intended to focus on improving the overall performance of the existing aerospace vehicles. A high-speed vehicle experiences a high level of aerodynamic heating and ... -
Automated Meshless CFD Process using Cartesian Point Distribution
The thesis deals with the meshless methods based on generalized finite difference procedure operating on the mere distribution of points. The work per se focuses on maturing the meshless LSFD-U solver as a standard industrial ... -
Advanced Guidance and Autopilot Design for Autonomous Lunar Soft-Landing
Aiming towards the development of a long-term lunar research base for scientific exploration of futuristic objectives, soft-landing on the Moon has gained renewed interest worldwide. This work focuses on optimal guidance ... -
Innovative Optimal Guidance of Spacecrafts for Soft-Landing on Atmosphere-less Celestial Bodies
Nonlinear trajectory optimization based optimal guidance schemes are presented in this thesis for soft-landing of spacecrafts on atmosphere-less celestial bodies. First, a pseudo-spectral philosophy based multi-phase ... -
Quantum-Continuum Modeling and Simulations of Semiconductor Nanostructures
This thesis proposes a multi-physics model to couple the electrical, mechanical, thermal and quantum mechanical interactions in semiconductor and their heterostructures. Governing differential equations and constitutive ...