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Vorticity and scalar transport in turbulent round jets with and without heating
The round turbulent jets are ubiquitous in both natural and engineered systems such as clouds, engine exhausts, chimney plumes, and respiratory flows. We aimed to understand the vorticity and scalar transport in turbulent ... -
Intense Rainfall Events over the West Coast of India
West coast of the Indian peninsula is one of the regions which receive very heavy rainfall during the summer monsoon season. Average June-September rainfall over the parts of coastal Karnataka, Konkan and Goa exceed 250 ... -
Effect of Electric Current Pulses on Pre-cracked Thin Metallic Conductors: From Crack Propagation to Healing of Cracks
Both scientifically and technologically, it is important to investigate the effects of electric current on the structural integrity of metallic components. As an electric current reverses its direction across a crack, ... -
Solution NMR studies of a potent subtilisin inhibitor from Budgett’s frog and the catalytic subunit of AHAS
This thesis involves a detailed structural study of two molecular systems, a small disulfide-rich peptide LL-TIL and a large catalytic subunit of AHAS. Subtilisin inhibitors play an important role in fighting against ... -
Understanding structure, function, and dynamics in macromolecular complexes
In the scope of my thesis work, a concerted effort was undertaken to elucidate bi- ological functions through the lens of structural analysis, employing protein dy- namics. The role of protein dynamics in shaping and ... -
Electro-optic charge transport in semiconducting polymers
In this thesis, I have discussed the electric field dependence of photoconductivity of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) [rr-P3HT] and its sensitization with Squaraine (SQ) dye. Even 1 wt % of SQ dye enhances the transport ... -
Rheology of dense non-Brownian suspensions
Suspensions are ubiquitous in nature and industry, ranging from magma, blood, and mud to cement, paint, and molten chocolate. Despite the Newtonian nature of the suspending fluid and the expectation of linearity in the ... -
Development of High Throughput Intelligent Indoor Optical Wireless Communication Systems
The proliferation of mobile devices in indoor environments has led to insatiable demand for high-speed, high-bandwidth data connectivity. Optical wireless communication (OWC) is seen as a promising technology capable of ... -
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Mechanical Response of Unsaturated Soils and Their Application to Embankments and Footings
Naturally, soils are rarely fully saturated, and climatic and environmental conditions frequently cause moisture content to change. Due to the varying climate changes and its effects on compacted engineering structures, ... -
Investigations on Extending the Linear Modulation Range of Multilevel Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drives
Multilevel inverter topologies find extensive industrial and automobile applications due to their utilization of lower voltage-rated switches and enhanced harmonic performance. Incorporating Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) ... -
Inkjet-printed high performance oxide electronics and its application at sensor interfaces
Over the last two decades, printing of oxide semiconductors has received special attention due to its advantages such as low processing temperature, even at room temperature; high electron mobility; good transparency due ... -
Thermoplastic epoxy designed using Vitrimer chemistries
Globally, 70 million tons of epoxy thermosets are manufactured at a perplexing rate which constitutes approximately a quarter of polymer generation by weight. A thermosetting polymer contains a permanent crosslinked network ... -
Effect of thermo-mechanical treatment on the evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties in a β and a β rich α+β titanium alloy
Near β and metastable β-titanium alloys are difficult to process due to narrow processing window. Lower processing temperature causes difficulty in recrystallization of these alloys especially in the two phase conditions, ... -
Transition in the Conformational Ensemble of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: Implications for Phase Separation and Aggregation
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are enriched with charged and polar residues and lack a unique three-dimensional structure. Due to the high fraction of charged residues, IDPs are disordered and dynamic, transitioning ... -
Feynman Integral Calculus and Hypergeometric Functions: New Results, Interconnections and Computer Algebra
Feynman integrals play a fundamental role in perturbative calculations within the realm of quantum field theory. In this thesis, we study several important mathematical properties of multi-loop multi-leg Feynman Integrals ... -
Metabolic and Pharmacological Modulations During IFN-γ signaling
Interferons, initially discovered for their antiviral properties, play pivotal roles in various biological processes, including host defense against pathogens, tumor surveillance, and disease pathogenesis. Interferon-gamma ... -
An arbitrary lagrangian eulerian volume of fluid method for floating body dynamics simulation
The floating body dynamics is treated as a Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) problem. A FSI problem is where the forces from the fluid move/deform the interacting structure, and the movement of the structure, in turn, ... -
Decentralized information flow control for the robot operating system
The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a popular open-source middleware widely used in the robotics community. While ROS provides extensive support for robotic application develop- ment, it lacks certain fundamental security ... -
Uniaxial Fatigue Behavior of Freestanding Platinum-Aluminide (PtAl) Bond Coat
Pt-aluminide (PtAl) bond coat is used as a part of Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) system on Ni-base superalloy components in advanced gas turbine aeroengines. The thickness of B2-NiAl intermetallic based diffused coating ... -
Model-based Evaluation of Multiple Solutions to Grid Integration Challenges of Large-scale Renewable Power
Worldwide renewable installations are growing exponentially in the electricity mix. In a renewable-rich electricity grid, the demand, as well as the generation, varies in different time scales. It is highly complicated to ...