Radiation Heat Transfer
Overview of thermal radiation, radiation properties of surfaces, view factor for diffuse radiation,radiation exchange in black and diffuse gray enclosure, spectrally diffuse enclosure surfaces, secularly reflecting surfaces, Monte Carlo ray tracing, Windows, Coatings, Introduction to satellite thermal control.
Two-Phase Flow And Heat Transfer-II
Generalised flow field equation in two-phase flows – Eulerian averaging –modelling perspectives – one dimensional two-fluid model – modelling annular flow, slug flow and bubbly flow – fluid dispersions – flows with particles of one phase in turbulent field of another phase gas-particle flows in rocket nozzle, Compressible two-phase flows – 1d transient two-phase flow. Cavitation, Simple modelling of cavitating flows.
Instability and Transition of Fluid Flows
Static and dynamic instability, causes and mechanism of instability normal mode analysis, global stability, role of viscosity- dynamical systems, equilibrium points, linearization, concept of limit cycles and other fixed points of a non-linear dynamical system, asymptotic stability and Lyapunov stability, steady and dynamic bifurcations, bifurcations in 1-D and 2-D non-linear dynamical systems, attractor bifurcations for nonlinear evolutions.
Physiological Fluid Mechanics
Introduction to Physiological Fluid Mechanics; Review of Concepts in Fluid Mechanics, Kinematics, Hydrostatics, Conservation relations, Viscous Flow, Unsteady Flow; Clinical Fluid Dynamic Measurements; Analysis of Total Peripheral Flow; Circulatory Bio-fluid Mechanics, Blood Rheology, Blood Composition and Structure, Flow Properties of Blood, Blood Vessel Structure; Models of Biofluid Flow, Models of Blood Flow, Applications of Poiseuilli’s Law for the study of Blood Flow; Introduction to Non-Newtonian Fluids, Power Law Model, Herschel-Bulkley Model, Casson Model, Non-Newtonian Flow in Elas
Optical & Laser Based Combustion Diagnostics
Role of Optical Diagnostic Techniques in Combustion Studies- Planar Imaging Systems (Lasers, Camera, Optics, Signal and Noise) – Optical Diagnostics (Shadowgraphy, Schlieren, Luminosity, Chemiluminescence) – Scattering Processes (Elastic, Inelastic) – Laser Diagnostics (Background Physics, Absorption, LIF, Rayleigh, Raman, CARS, LII, PIV, LDV, PDPA) – High speed Diagnostics – Simultaneous Diagnostics- Safety Procedures