Raghavan Lakshmanan

* Development of CFD methodology for optimization of GDI Injector spray layout for Particulate emission reduction in future downsized GDI engines in 3D CFD software CONVERGE. * Modeling of multi-phase GDI injection nozzle flow and spray breakup using Eulerian VOF - Lagrangian spray approach towards predictive spray simulation methodology. * Numerical modeling of Non-premixed combustion based on MRIF approach, coupled with in-house flamelet solver, through User Defined Functions in CONVERGE (C code).

* Numerical modeling of fan rotor configuration to study the effect of turbulence on spark ignition and flame propagation characteristics under lean conditions in in-house Fortran code. * 1-D modeling of gasoline engine in GT Power and study of flow behavior and its effect on combustion and engine performance

*Implementation of mathematical models for spark ignition, turbulence and combustion in in-house Fortran code. * Verification and validation of numerical models with simpler 1D or 3D test cases or experimental data or using CFD commercial software. * Development of numerical scheme for solving the heat conduction from spark plasma to fuel-air mixture with Alternating Direction Implicit (ADI) method. * Code documentation and version management using Doxygen and GitHub

* Engine development and testing for 100 - 125 cc class motorcycles * Engine performance optimization in test benches for combustion improvement and to meet performance targets like torque, power, fuel economy, acceleration and emissions etc

Combustion, Internal Combustion Engines, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Turbulent Flows, Combustion Chemistry, Numerical Methods, Parallel Programming, Fast Iterative Solvers, Data Analysis and Visualization

Thermodynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering, Computational Methods, Heat and Mass Transfer, Automobile Engineering