Vinod Srinivasan earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota. Research in the Lab investigates fundamental transport phenomena that are often critical to energy production, storage and conservation. Major areas of research include phase change heat transfer relevant to Rankine cycle based thermal power plants, electro-hydrodynamic heat transfer for enhancing condensation and
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Research Interests Kinematics, dynamics, control and design of robots and other computer controlled mechanical systems, Theoretical and numerical investigations of non-linear dynamical systems, Kinematics of parallel mechanisms and manipulators, and Design of mechanical systems, bio-medical devices and CAD/CAM
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Examples of current interests include developing adjustable phase shifters for pulse tube refrigerators, investigating the formation of solid cryogens in cryopumps, defining performance maps for cryogenic regenerative heat exchangers, and exploring the possible use of cryogenics to capture CO2 and pollutants from the effluent of coal-fired power plants. His research explores the development and application
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We’re a curiosity-driven research group working on a range of fluid mechanics and flow-structure interaction problems. Our research can be classified into two major themes: turbulent flows interacting with complex (e.g. rough, porous, compliant) surfaces, and interaction between flow and flexible structures. This work addresses open problems in aero- and hydrodynamic engineering design, flow control, environmental science, as
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My current research is focused on using experimental tools to study turbulent flow and flow-structure interactions in the renewable energy and environmental applications. Specific topics are related to the interaction of turbulence with wind and hydrokinetic turbines, flow over complex rough and biomimetic surfaces, bubble and droplets formation from the hydroelectric devices, etc. The experiments
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Dr. Suresh Garimella is the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, and Director of the Cooling Technologies Research Center (CTRC), an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center of the National Science Foundation. He currently serves as Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships for Purdue University. His prior administrative
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Dr. Ardekani is currently an assistant professor at the Purdue University. Her expertise is in fluid mechanics, biological and environmental flows. The results of her research have been presented in 130 journal articles and conferences. Prior to joining Purdue, she was an O’Hara, C.S.C., Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame and a Shapiro
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High performance computing in turbulent reactive flow Computational mathematics Combustion dynamics and active control Modeling and simulation of transport-chemistry interactions in thermochemical and electrochemical systems including high temperature fuel cells Gasification processes and fuel production Analysis of high-performance, zero-emission integrated energy systems with CO2 capture
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