Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Bharath Ganapathisubramani
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Bharath Ganapathisubramani, professor of experimental fluid mechanics in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Southampton, who will present 鈥淰ortex Dominated Flows: Can鈥檛 Live with Them鈥an鈥檛 Live Without Them鈥︹ This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, December 3, from 12:45鈥1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center (auditorium).
Abstract
Vortex-dominated flows are in abundance in engineering applications and natural environment. Vortical structures influence not only the flow field but also have major implications on forces and moments experienced by objects as well as noise generated by them. If we are able to predict/infer the presence and characteristics of these vortices, then we can harness their potential to our benefit. In this talk, I will present results from work carried out in my group across different projects. We will focus on at least two case studies, one where the presence of vortices is detrimental to the aerodynamic performance while another where the influence of the vortices can be harnessed to improve efficiency. These examples come from varied application areas including flow over stalled airfoils, flow past bluff bodies to multiple flapping foils.
Biography
Bharath Ganapathisubramani is a professor of experimental fluid mechanics in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Southampton. He completed his master鈥檚 and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering at the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree in naval architecture and ocean engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras. He was an assistant professor at Imperial College London (2007鈥2010) and moved to Southampton, where he was a senior lecturer (2010鈥2012) and then as professor. He currently serves as an associate editor for Experiments in Fluids and Flow. He is a Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Physical Society as well as an Associate Fellow of AIAA.
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