Rajesh Sadanandan
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Institute of Space Science
India
Biography
Education Phd: Mechanical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Germany M.S. (by Research): Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, India. B.Tech: Mechanical Engineering, Kerala University, India Course Offered Undergraduate: Rocket Propulsion Graduate: Cryogenic Engineering Experience Visiting Faculty, Aerospace Engineering, IIST, India (08/2013 – 08/2014) Engineer, MahleGmbh, Germany (10/2011 – 06/2013) Scientist, Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany (08/2005 – 06/2011). Junior Scientist, Flame Transmission Processes, PhysikalischTechnischeBundesanstalt (PTB), Germany (12/2001 – 07/2005). Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, India (12/1998 – 11/2001).
Research Interest
Combustion – Supersonic combustion, Gas turbine combustion, Spray combustion Optical and Laser Diagnostics– Schlieren, Shadowgraph, Chemiluminescene, PIV, PLIF, High repetition rate laser diagnostics
Publications
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Stopper, U., Meier, W., Sadanandan, R., Stöhr, M., Aigner, M., Bulat, G.: Experimental study of industrial gas turbine flames including quantification of pressure influence on flow field, fuel/air premixing and flame shape, Combustion and Flame (2013), Vol. 160 (10), pp. 2103-2118, DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2013.04.005