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Computational Fluid Dynamics
(Numerical Engineering Simulation Lab)

VISION :
To be a leader in numerical modelling and simulation of heat and fluid flow problems.

MISSION:
To support the needs of aerospace and automotive industries in both civil and defence by providing technical research and consultancy in the field of numerical modelling and simulation of heat and fluid flow problems.

Research Activities:

  • To support defence and aerospace industry in simulation and modelling for product re-engineering and new product development.
  • To provide design and analysis support for development of Test rigs and research equipment.
  • To support SME’s in design and product development using cutting edge simulation & analysis.
  • To perform interdisciplinary research in the field of medical engineering such as bio-fluidics, bio-mechanics and orthodontics.

Projects at Centre of Excellence in CFD (NES Lab)
Research Projects Undertaken

1 CFD Simulation of Ring Laser Gyroscope (Proposal no.3744) 18.5 lakhs AR & DB 24 months Ongoing
2 Design and Development of a motorized temperature measurement system for sector combustor 9.95 lakhs GTRE 8 months Ongoing
3 Development and evaluation of rotating nozzle for diesel engine 17.67 lakhs CVRDE 2 Years Completed
4 Trajectory estimation of a large object inside an intake duct of an aircraft 6.21 lakhs GTRE 1.5 Years Completed
5. Detail engineering design of a compressor test rig for a small gas turbine 9.29 lakhs GTRE 1 Year Completed
6. Thermography as a tool to detect foetal abnormality 10.1 lakhs ICMR 2 Years Completed

Training offered

  • Workshop on Computational Fluid Dynamics

Research Publications

  1. Chandrasekar Pichandi and Natteri M Sudharsan, 2022, ‘Performance enhancement and emission control of a DI-diesel engine using a self-rotating injection strategy – A numerical and experimental study’, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transaction of ASME, (https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053578), (SCIE and Scopus Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.90, Cite Score: 5.1).
  2. Chandrasekar Pichandi and Natteri M Sudharsan, “Performance enhancement of a diesel engine with rotating injector – a numerical study”, Journal of Engineering Research, Vol.10 (1B), pp. 205-225. [SCI Indexed, Impact Factor: 0.8, Scopus Indexed]. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.36909/jer.9597)
  3. S. V. Ajaicimhan, Natteri M Sudharsan, Design of a Centrifugal Compressor Test Rig, Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, Vol. 79, Issue 1, PP. 63-80, Jan 2021, Publisher: Penerbit Akademia Baru. [SCOPUS Indexed, Cite Score: 1.2]
  4. J. Ramakrishnan, P. T. Rushanth Gaurav, N. Subash Chandar & N. M. Sudharsan, Structural Design, Analysis and Optimization of MEMS-based Capacitive Accelerometer for Automotive Airbags, Microsystem Technologies, Springer, Vol.27, PP. 763-777, May 2021, [SCI, SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.5]
  5. P Chandrasekar, Prasad Neelakantan S, Balamurugan Varadarajan and N M Sudharsan, “Design and performance evaluation of a novel self-rotating fuel injector using computational fluid dynamics - a preliminary study”, Thermal Science, Volume 24/Issue 1A, PP. 271-280, March 2020, Publisher: Vinca Institute of Thermal science, Serbia. [SCI, SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.54]
  6. Arshibanu & Natteri M Sudharsan, Experimental Heat and Mass Transfer Studies On Horizontal Falling Film Absorber Using Water-Lithium Bromide, Thermal Science Vol. 24 (3), pp. 1923-1934, May 2020, Publisher: Vinca Institute of Thermal science, Serbia, [SCI, SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.54]
  7. L. Aravinth, N. Vidhyashankar, Reza Abbas, N.M. Sudharsan, Estimation of an Object Trajectory in an Intake Duct using Numerical Simulation, Defence Science Journal, Vol. 70/ Issue 1, 10-17, Jan 2020, Publisher: DESIDOC. [SCI, SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 0.589]
  8. M.S. Pattanaik, V.B. Varma, S.K. Cheekati, G. Prasanna, N.M. Sudharsan, R.V. Ramanujan, “A self-regulating multi-torus magneto-fluidic device for kilowatt level cooling” Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 198(2019), PP. 111819, October 2019, Publisher: Elsevier, [SCI, SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor: 7.181]
  9. J. Febina, Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar , N. M. Sudharsan, Wall Shear Stress Estimation of Thoracic AorticAneurysm Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine Volume 2018, Article ID 7126532, 12 pages.
  10. Vijaykumar B. Varma, Ayan Ray, Zhaomeng Wang, Zhiping Wang, Ruige Wu, P. J. Jayaneel, Natteri M. Sudharsan, and Raju V. Ramanujan; Control of Ferrofluid Droplets in Microchannels by Uniform Magnetic Fields; Magnetic Instruments; 1949-307X © 2016 IEEE.
  11. Vijaykumar B. Varma, Ayan Ray, Zhaomeng Wang, Zhiping Wang, P. J. Jayaneel, Natteri M. Sudharsan, and Raju V. Ramanujan; Magnetic Droplet Merging by Hybrid Magnetic Fields; Magnetic Instruments; 1949-307X © 2016 IEEE.
  12. Ray, V.B. Varma, P.J. Jayaneel, N.M. Sudharsan, Z.P. Wang, and R.V. Ramanujan, On Demand Manipulation of Ferrofluid Droplets by Magnetic Fields, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Volume 242, April 2017, Pages 760–768. Impact Factor – 4.758.

Courses in curriculum

S.no. Course code Course name
1. ME19P84 Computational Fluid Dynamics
2. ME17E77 Computational Fluid Dynamics
3. ME17E75 Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion
4 ME19602 Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion

MoU’s Signed: NIL

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