NCCRD | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai

Ongoing Research

Atomization and spray combustion

• Experiments and Simulation of Liquid Jet/Spray in Cross-Flow

• Experimental Investigation of Primary and Secondary Break-Up of Liquid Jets in Coaxial Air-Blast Atomization

• Spray-Turbulence Interaction in a Wind Tunnel Facility

Flame stabilization

• Dynamics of Shear Layer Stabilised Flames Near Lean Blowout

• Dynamics of Stagnation Stabilised Flames Near Blowout

Numerical simulations

• Numerical Investigation of Combustion Instability in a V-Gutter Stabilized Combustor

• Numerical Investigation of Laminar Cross-Flow Non-Premixed Flames in the presence of a Bluff-Body

• Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Spray Dispersion for a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer

Supersonic combustion

• Supersonic Combustor Rig

• Transverse Injection into a Supersonic Cross Flow through a Circular Injector with Chevrons

Swirl flames

• Interaction between Multiple Swirl Stabilised Flames

• Lean Direct Injection

• Swirl Burner Diagnostics

Unsteady combustion

• Combustion Dynamics

• Combustion Noise

Publication List

A reduced-order deterministic model describing intermittency route to combustion instability
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2016 Keywords: SESHADRI, V. NAIR & R. I. SUJITH (2016) "A reduced-order deterministic model describing intermittency route to combustion instability", Combustion Theory and Modeling, In-Press
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Precursors to utter instability by an intermittency route: a model free approach
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: J. VENKATRAMANI, V. NAIR, R.I. SUJITH, SAYAN GUPTA & SUNETRA SARKAR (2015) "Precursors to utter instability by an intermittency route: a model free approach", Journal of Fluids and Structures, 61, 376-391. (AP)
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Precursors to aeroacoustic instabilities in gas-transport systems
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: V. NAIR & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Precursors to aeroacoustic instabilities in gas-transport systems", International Journal of Aeroacoustics, In-Press
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Detecting deterministic nature of pressure measurements from a turbulent combustor
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: J. TONY, E. A. GOPALAKRISHNAN, E. SREELEKHA & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Detecting deterministic nature of pressure measurements from a turbulent combustor",Physical Review E, 92 (6), 062902
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Multifractal characteristics of combustor dynamics close to lean blowout
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: V. R. UNNI & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Multifractal characteristics of combustor dynamics close to lean blowout", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 784, 30-50
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Effect of external noise on the hysteresis characteristics of a thermoacoustic system
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: E. A. GOPALAKRISHNAN and R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Effect of external noise on the hysteresis characteristics of a thermoacoustic system", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 776, 334-353
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Combustion noise is scale-free: transition from scale-free to order at the onset of thermoacoustic instability
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: M. MURUGESAN & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Combustion noise is scale-free: transition from scale-free to order at the onset of thermoacoustic instability", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 772, 225-245
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Detecting the onset of an impending thermoacoustic instability in a turbulent combustor using complex networks
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: M. MURUGESAN & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Detecting the onset of an impending thermoacoustic instability in a turbulent combustor using complex networks", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 1-6
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Non-Normality and Nonlinearity in Thermoacoustic Instabilities
Authors: Sujith R.I.,
Year: 2015 Keywords: R. I. SUJITH, M. P. JUNIPER and P. J. SCHMID (2015) "Non-Normality and Nonlinearity in Thermoacoustic Instabilities", International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics
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Sound source localization in impinging jet using planar NAH
Authors: Srinivasan K,
Year: 2015 Keywords:
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Noise source localization in Jets discharged by a Converging-Diverging Nozzle through NAH
Authors: Srinivasan K,
Year: 2015 Keywords:
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Effects of Vacuum Chamber and Reverse Flow on Supersonic Exhaust Diffuser Starting
Authors: Srinivasan K,
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Acoustic characteristics of equal and unequal twin circular slot jets
Authors: Srinivasan K,
Year: 2015 Keywords:
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Effect of lip thickness on the aero-acoustic features of Hartmann whistle
Authors: Srinivasan K,
Year: 2015 Keywords:
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Aero-acoustic features of internal and external chamfered Hartmann whistles: A comparative study
Authors: Srinivasan K,
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Effect of impingement surface roughness on the noise from impinging jets
Authors: Srinivasan K,
Year: 2015 Keywords:
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Proper Orthogonal and Dynamic Mode Decompositions of Time-Resolved PIV of Confined Backward-Facing Step Flow
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords:
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Experimental Investigation of Cellular Instability in Ammonium Perchlorate (AP) and Fine AP-Binder Mixtures
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords:
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Computer Modelling of Nano-Aluminium Agglomeration During the Combustion of Composite Solid Propellants
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords:
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Flame Speed and Tangential Strain Measurements in Widely Stratified Partially Premixed Flames Interacting with Grid Turbulence
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords:
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Proper Orthogonal and Dynamic Mode Decompositions of Time-Resolved PIV of Confined Backward-Facing Step Flow
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords: Sampath, R. and Chakravarthy, S. R., “Proper Orthogonal and Dynamic Mode Decompositions of Time-Resolved PIV of Confined Backward-Facing Step Flow,” Experiments in Fluids (accepted), 2014
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Experimental Investigation of Cellular Instability in Ammonium Perchlorate (AP) and Fine AP-Binder Mixtures
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords: Gurram, N. and Chakravarthy, S. R., “Experimental Investigation of Cellular Instability in Ammonium Perchlorate (AP) and Fine AP-Binder Mixtures,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (accepted), 2014
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Computer Modelling of Nano-Aluminium Agglomeration During the Combustion of Composite Solid Propellants
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords: Balbudhe, K., Roy, A., and Chakravarthy, S. R., “Computer Modelling of Nano-Aluminium Agglomeration During the Combustion of Composite Solid Propellants,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (accepted), 2014
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Scale-Model Hot-Flow Simulation of Aeroacoustic Field and Suppression by Water Injection during Launch Vehicle Lift-off
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords: Ignatius, J. K., Sathiyavageeswaran, S., and Chakravarthy, S. R., “Scale-Model Hot-Flow Simulation of Aeroacoustic Field and Suppression by Water Injection during Launch Vehicle Lift-off,” AIAA Journal (accepted), 2014
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Flame Speed and Tangential Strain Measurements in Widely Stratified Partially Premixed Flames Interacting with Grid Turbulence
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords:
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Hot-Flow Simulation of Aeroacoustics and Suppression by Water Injection During Rocket Liftoff
Authors: Chakravarthy S.R.,
Year: 2014 Keywords:
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Innovative Design to Improve the Power Density of Solid Oxide Fuel cell
Authors: Ramakrishna P A,
Year: 2008 Keywords: P. A. Ramakrishna, Shi Yang and C. H. Sohn, “Innovative Design to Improve the Power Density of Solid Oxide Fuel cell”, In Press, Journal of Power Sources
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Issues Related to the Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks
Authors: Ramakrishna P A,
Year: 2007 Keywords: Shi Yang, P. A. Ramakrishna and C. H. Sohn, “Issues Related to the Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks”, In Press, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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Dynamics of loss of stabilization in a swirl dump combustor
Authors: Muruganandam T.M.,
Year: 2006 Keywords: T. M. MURUGANANDAM and J Seitzman, "Dynamics of loss of stabilization in a swirl dump combustor", in preparation, to be submitted to Combustion and Flame, 2006
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Revisiting the Modeling of Ammonium Perchlorate Combustion
Authors: Ramakrishna P A,
Year: 2006 Keywords: Ramakrishna P. A., Paul P. J., and Mukunda H. S.,Revisiting the Modeling of Ammonium Perchlorate Combustion: Development of an Unsteady ModelÂ” In Press, Journal of Propulsion and Power
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Combustion of Sandwich Propellant at Low Pressures
Authors: Ramakrishna P A,
Year: 2005 Keywords: Ramakrishna, P. A., Paul, P. J., Mukunda H. S., and C. H. Sohn, “Combustion of Sandwich Propellant at Low Pressures”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 30, The Combustion Institute 2005, pp 2097 - 2014
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Sensing and Control of LBO Margin in Gas Turbines
Authors: Muruganandam T.M.,
Year: 2003 Keywords: J. Seitzman, M. THIRUCHENGODE, S. Nair, S. Prakash, Y. Neumeier, T. Lieuwen, J. Jagoda, and B. Zinn, "Sensing and Control of LBO Margin in Gas Turbines", paper E02, Intl. Colloquium on Combustion and Noise Control, Cranfield University, 11-14 August 2003
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Real-Time Control of LBO for Low NOx Emissions
Authors: Muruganandam T.M.,
Year: 2002 Keywords: B. T. Zinn, J. Jagoda, T. Lieuwen, Y. Neumeier, J. Seitzman, S. Nair and M. M. THIRUCHENGODE, "Real-Time Control of LBO for Low NOx Emissions," UEET Program Technology Forum, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, October 28-30, 2002
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Diode Laser Sensors for Detonation Flows
Authors: Muruganandam T.M.,
Year: 2001 Keywords: S.T. Sanders, M. M. THURICHENGODE, L. Ma, D.W. Mattison, and R.K. Hanson, "Diode Laser Sensors for Detonation Flows," 23rd Symp. (Int.)on Shock Waves, July 2001
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National Center for Combustion Research and Development

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