Balaraman Panneerselvam
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Thesis title
Wall-based sensing and control of turbulent boundary layers
Research overview
Skin-friction drag is a phenomenon that results from the transfer of streamwise momentum in the wall-normal direction across the turbulent boundary layer forming over an airplane, leading to a decrease in airplane’s speed and aerodynamic efficiency. The present study demonstrates the use of hot wire anemometry and stereoscopic particle image velocimetry to measure near-wall flow characteristics in high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layers. Following the measurement of the flow statistics, an active flow control technique will be introduced to manipulate the near-wall flow statistics of the turbulent boundary layer, with the objective of reducing skin-friction drag.
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Qualifications
B.E., Aeronautical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India
M. Tech., Aerospace Engineering from IIT Kanpur, India