Elasto-Hydrodynamic Stability

Dr. V.Shankar, Department of Chemical Engineering

Research in our group is centered around the areas of fluid dynamics, rheology, transport and interfacial phenomena with a focus on microfluidic systems, biological flows, and meso-patterning applications. Specifically, we address issues related to hydrodynamic instabilities and their manipulation in these settings, for example, as a way to improve transport rates or as a precursor to formation of meso-scale patterns. We use a combination of analytic theory, numerical simulations and experimental observations in our research. We are also interested in electro-kinetic transport processes such as electroosmosis and electrophoresis, and their applications in microfluidics.

Keywords : Flow past deformable surfaces; Hydrodynamic stability; Microfluidics; Electrokinetic transport.