Michael Vinodh Raj Navamani Pushparaj

To learn about the combustion modeling process using flamelet methods and develop appropriate numerical tools to predict soot formation in aircraft engines. Tools: Cantera,Python, Fortran and Alya.

1)Responsible for carrying out a 3D simulation of pellet stoves 2) Responsible for the implementation of UDF to perform combustion analysis of the pellet stoves. 3) Responsible for presenting results to the clients. 4)Responsible for creating documentation of simulation process

Efficiently carried out direct numerical simulation (DNS) to understand the detonation/auto-ignition characteristics. Tools used: Multicouche (in-house software), Fortran, Python.

1) Effectively carried out the design of the gas system of a 3D SLM printer using Autodesk Inventor. 2) Efficiently performed CFD Simulation using Ansys-Fluent/CFX in order to study the flow behaviour and aerodynamics inside the gas system of an SLM(selective laser melting) 3D printer. 3)Successfully carried out the CFD flow optimization for the shield gas system of an SLM (selective laser melting) 3D printer in order to increase the efficiency of the printer

1)Designed various reactor pipe geometries using SolidWorks. 2) Successfully performed a numerical simulation to study the behaviour of the fluid flow inside the reactor cooling pipes. 3) Efficiently carried out multiphase flow simulation using volume of fluid (VOF) method to determine the time required to remove the contaminated water from the reactor cooling pipes.

1. Designed the experimental setup using GMSH to study the combustion chamber. 2. Successfully Performed numerical simulations using CODE-SATURNE to study the characteristics of the internal aerodynamics of the chamber with and without combustion. 3. Post-processing of results using ParaView.

Developed and tested various geometric tool for the development of a shape optimization algorithm for aeroacoustics. Tools: Matlab, FORTRAN, OCTAVE, LINUX

Aerodynamics Combustion Detonation Flight Dynamics Fluid Mechanics Heat Transfer Numerical Methods Propulsion Radiation Radiation in Semi Transparent media Rocket Propulsion Turbulence Turbulence heat transfer Turbulent Combustion