• Das, S., Abishek, S., Balachandar, R. & Barron, R. (2023) Wake characteristics of wall-mounted solid and foam-covered circular cylinders. Physics of Fluids. 35, 115109.

• Das, S., Balachandar, R. & Barron, R. (2022) Generation and characterisation of fully developed state in open-channel flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 934, A35.

• Das, S., Balachandar, R. & Barron, R. (2022) Effect of free surface perturbation on the characteristics of fully developed smooth open channel flow. Journal of Hydraulic Research 60(3), 363-375.

Project I (July 2022 – September 2024)
Title: Numerical Simulations to evaluate structural and operational strategies to minimize air-entrainment

Funding and collaboration:

• IIHR, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
• Engineer Research and Development Centre, USA
• Sinop Energia (UHE Sinop)

Advisors: Dr. Ezequiel Martin, Dr. Marcela Politano
Research area: Multiphase flow, Air-entrainment at the tailrace of a spillway.

Project II (August 2023 – September 2024)
Title:   CFD study of the F.B. Culley power generating station

Funding and collaboration:

• IIHR, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
• Centerpoint Energy
• Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company

Advisors: Dr. Troy Lyons, Dr. Ezequiel Martin
Research area: Fluvial hydraulics, Sediment deposition at power plant intake.

Project III (July 2021 – June 2022)
Title: Efficient and cost-effective cooling of electric vehicles such as motor, inverter, and capacitor
Funded by:

• FDRI, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
• Magna International

Advisors: Dr. Ram Balachandar, Dr. Ronald Barron, Dr. Lakshmi Varaha Iyer
Research area: Internal flow, Conjugate heat transfer, Parametric analysis, Design optimization.

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Email: subhadipd[AT]iitk.ac.in