Topics of MS Thesis 1. Experimental analysis, transient characteristics, computational fluid dynamics modeling of turbulent buoyant jets. 2.

Experimental and numerical investigations of physical behavior of turbulent jet mixing in supersonic flows in underlined unsteady phenomena. 3. Experimentation, simulation of heat transfer and flow characteristics through microchannels. 4. Scalar mixing of fluids kinematic and heat transfer interpretation. 5. Wind turbines on rooftops computational fluid dynamics modeling of complex flow pattern and its feasibility. Applications 1. (i) Geophysical buoyant jets occurring due to differences in temperature or salinity in ocean or in magma chambers below the earth crust. (ii) Mixing of tetra-ethyl lead in petroleum to increase the octane number. Supersonic flights. Heat removal in automobiles, electronic instruments, space applications. Mixing of gases in automobile cylinder. Prevent transmission losses, Green-Building applications due to onsite electricity production. Presently installed at Boston Logan Airport.

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References 1. (i) (ii) Pantzlaff, L., Lueptow, R. M., Transient positively and negatively buoyant turbulent round jets, Experiments in Fluids, 27, 1999, pp. 117 125. Townsend, A.A., The structure of turbulent shear flow, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 1976.

2. Kawai, S., Lele, S.K., Dynamics and mixing of a sonic jet in a supersonic turbulent cross-flow, Center for Turbulence Research, 2009, pp. 285 298.

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Lindstrom, J., Bejhed, J., Nordstrom, J., Measurements and numerical modeling of orifice flow in microchannels, 41st AIAA Thermophysics Conference, 2009, San Antonio, USA, Paper No. 2009-4098. Lindstrom, J., Nordstrom, J., Well-posedness and stability of a coupled fluid flow and heat transfer problem, Center for Turbulence Research, 2009, pp. 345 351. Dopazo, C., Calvo, P., Petriz, F., A geometric/kinematic interpretation of scalar mixing, Physics of Fluids, 11, 1999. Rossi, R., Iaccarino, G., Numerical simulation of scalar mixing from a Point source over a wavy wall, Centre for Turbulence Research, 2009, pp. 453 464.

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Campobasso, M.S., Zanon, A., Foerster, M., Fraysse, F., Bonfiglioli, A., Computational fluid dynamics modeling of wind turbine airfoil aerodynamics, 63rd ATI National Congress, Energia per lo sviluppo sostenibile, 2008, Palermo, Italy. Hartwanger, D., Horvat, A., 3-D modeling of a wind turbine using computational fluid dynamics, NAFEMS Conference, United Kingdom, 2008. Makridis, A., Chick, J., Computational fluid dynamics modeling of the wake interactions of two wind turbines on a Gaussian hill, EACWE, 2009, Italy.