Aravind Vaidyanathan
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
India
Biography
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engg. (University of Florida) [Aug 2005-August 2008] M.S. (by Research) in Aerospace Engg. (IIT Madras) [Aug 2003-July2005] B.Tech. in Mechanical Engg. (Univ. of Kerala) [Sep 1999-April 2003] Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (Jan 2014 – present). Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (June 2009 – Dec2013). Postdoctoral Research Associate, Iowa State University (Sep 2008-May2009).
Research Interest
Advanced Propulsion and Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, IIST
Publications
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Malhotra, A., and Vaidyanathan, A., “Aft wall offset effects on open cavities in confined supersonic flow â€, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 74, pp. 411-428, 2016
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Kannayain, K., Banda, M.V.K., and Vaidyanathan, A., "Planar Sauter Mean Diamter Measurements in Liquid Centered Swirl Coaxial Injector using Laser Induced Fluorescence, Mie Scattering and laser diffraction techniques", Acta Astronautica, 123, pp. 257-270, 2016
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Muthukumaran, C.K., and Vaidyanathan, A., “Initial Instability on round liquid jet at subcritical and supercritical environmentsâ€, Physics of Fluids, 28 (7), 074104, 2016
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Muthukumaran, C.K., and Vaidyanathan, A.,"Mixing Nature of Supercritical Jet in Subcritical and Supercritical Conditions", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 33(4), pp. 842-857, 2017
