Research Interests

Combustion

• R&D of small GT engine combustors
• Development of Low NOx GT Combustion Chamber
• Development of Low Pressure fuel atomization systems
• Flameless Oxidation research
• Combustion of Biomass and Syngas

Control System for small engines

• Engine Modeling
• Steady state and transient performance of single spool jet engine
• Non-linear Control for jet engines

Mechanical Vibration in Engines

•  Analysis of Engine Vibration Characteristics
• Diagnostics of Multi-Rotor Engine Operating Conditions
• Prognosis of Further Operating Conditions of Multi-Rotor

Compressor Dynamics

• Investigation of Instabilities (Rotating Stall and Surge) in Compressors
• Development of Theoretic Models of Surge and Rotating Stall
• Development of Wave Structural Models of Surge and Rotating Stall
• Development of modern Methods of Oscillanion Analysis of Pressure Experimental Data

Development of Optical Diagnostics

• Development of dedicated Laser Doppler Anemometry systems for gaseous velocity measurements
• Development of dedicated Phase Doppler Anemometry systems for simultaneous size and velocity of droplets in sprays
• Development of Particle Image Velocimetry for whole field velocity mapping.
• Monitoring Chemiluminescence of CH* radical for reaction zone detection
• OH detection system for non invasive temperature field measurements

CFD

• Design Optimization
• Parallel computing
• Numerical Investigations of transient flow in combustor chambers
• Small combustor chamber design

Biological Flow

• Blood Flow measurement using Laser Doppler Anemometry in glass capillaries.