COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL FLUID DYNAMICS DIVISION

Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics (CTFD) Division has been involved in providing important support to many of the ongoing national aerospace programs. CTFD is also providing support to many of the strategic programs.  The Division derives its strength in simulation of complex flows with an array of tools consisting of in-house developed, open source and commercial tools. 

Division has developed several in-house codes suitable for aerodynamic applications at different levels of approximation.  The Steady/Unsteady Panel codes are used as quick aerodynamic estimation tools.  IMPRANS and MB-EURANIAM are In-house developed Multi-block structured grid RANS solvers for compressible flows while PURLES is an in-house incompressible RANS solver. A small group in the division is also involved in the theoretical studies in fluid dynamics.

Division has developed capability for aircraft propeller Power-on simulations. An In-house developed BEM (Blade Element Method) code has been integrated with an open source RANS solver SU2. The expertise has been developed based on SU2 solver for full aircraft configuration studies, control power simulations, hinge-moments estimations, structural loads generation, ground effects studies, pilot bailout studies etc.

An in-house developed Euler code based on mesh free method is widely used for several aerospace applications. This mesh free method is based on the least squares kinetic upwind method. The mesh free code has been successfully applied for various complex applications involving multi moving components. A store separation suite consisting of mesh free solver, 6 DOF dynamic solver and a pre-processor for point cloud generation has been developed.

The division is using commercial tools NUMECA and Fluent for aerodynamic simulations and shape optimization studies.

We have also developed significant expertise in aerodynamic optimization. Various open source - commercial - In house tools are being used for several ongoing aircraft programmes.

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RAMESH V DR

SENIOR PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST (8)

PREMALATHA
SHARANAPPA V SAJJAN
USHA S DR
DATTATRAYA S KULKARNI
KAUSHIK KUMAR NAGARAJAN DR
KESHAV SHRINIVAS MALAGI
MANISH KUMAR SINGH
NARESH KUMAR

CHIEF SCIENTIST (2)

RAJANI B N DR
SRILATHA K R DR

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VENKATESH T N DR

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST (11)

ARSHAD SHAMEEM C
JYOTHI KUMAR PUTTAM
KIDAMBI RANGACHARI DR
MADHU BABU K
SINTU SINGHA DR
VAJJALA KESHAVA SUMAN
VISHAL S SHIRBHATE
NIRANJANAN C K
SIVA KUMAR K
SUBRAHMANYA M B
Josy P Pullockara

SENIOR SCIENTIST

SHIKHAR JAISWAL

TECHNICAL STAFF

Shobha D

ADMIN STAFF

Vijayalakshmi L

Facilities

RAMESH V DR

Qualifications :   Phd, 2001, Dept. of Aerospace Engg.,  Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India MS(Engg), 1992, Dept. of Aerospace…

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Josy P Pullockara

Designation: Principal Scientist, CTFD Division, CSIR-NAL, Bangalore 17. Education: M.E., Aerospace Engg., IISc, Bangalore, 1999--2001. B.Tech.,…

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SUBRAHMANYA M B

Post-graduation (M.Tech) from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal in Heat Power Engineering and graduation in Automobile…

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SIVA KUMAR K

He joined Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics Division, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories in April 2008. He is currently working as a…

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NIRANJANAN C K

I did my B.E. in Aeronautical Engineering followed by a M.Tech in Engineering of Flight Vehicles from AcSIR (Academy of Scientific and Innovative…

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VISHAL S SHIRBHATE

Mr. Vishal Shirbhate is an experienced researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the aeronautics research/design industry. He holds a…

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VAJJALA KESHAVA SUMAN

B Tech, Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati (2002-2006) Research Associate, High Performance Computing Lab, Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur (2006-2008…

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SINTU SINGHA DR

PhD in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 2009 M.E. in Applied Mechanics from IIEST Shibpur, Howrah, West…

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MADHU BABU K

I am currently working as Senior Scientist in Computational Theoritical Fluid Dynamics Division. I have obtain bachelor degree in Mechanical…

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KIDAMBI RANGACHARI DR

1. Name & Age :        Kidambi Rangachari, 50 years 2. Designation :         Scientist E2, CTFD Division, NAL, Bangalore 17. 3. Education :…

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JYOTHI KUMAR PUTTAM

Research Interests: Structured/ Unstructured CFD code development Simulation of hypersonic flows Overset grid capability & store separation…

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ARSHAD SHAMEEM C

Arshad Shameem C obtained his M.Sc degree in Physics from University of Calicut (2004) and M.Tech in Atmospheric Sciences from Cochin University of…

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SHIKHAR JAISWAL

Shikhar Jaiswal A has a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from JNTU University, Hyderabad and a Master's in Flight Vehicle Engineering…

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Shobha D is working on Techniques

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NARESH KUMAR

Mr. Naresh Kumar is working as Principal Scientist at CTFD Division of CSIR-NAL.  He received his M.Tech. degree in Aerospace Engineering from IIT…

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MANISH KUMAR SINGH

He has obtained B.Tech. In Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and M.Sc. (Engg) in Aerospace Engineering from Indian…

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KESHAV SHRINIVAS MALAGI

He is a Senior Principal Scientist in CTFD Division.

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KAUSHIK KUMAR NAGARAJAN DR

I joined NAL in the year 2010 as a Quick Hire Fellow after obtaining my PhD in Mechanical  Engineering from the University of Toulouse, France where…

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DATTATRAYA S KULKARNI

Mr. Dattatraya S Kulkarni currently working as a Senior Principal Scientist in Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics Division, joined the CSIR…

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USHA S DR

Dr. S. Usha completed her Ph.D. in mathematics from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1997.  She was a Research Associate in the department…

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SHARANAPPA V SAJJAN

Mr. Sharanappa V. Sajjan is working as a principal scientist in Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics division of National Aerospace…

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PREMALATHA

I joined NAL as Research fellow in 1991 and went onto become Scienitst B in 1996.  Presently I am working as Principal Scientist in the Computational…

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VENKATESH T N DR

Dr. T. N. Venkatesh obtained his B. Tech degree from I.I.T. Madras (1991) and Masters degree (1993) as well as Ph. D (2003) from the Aerospace Engg.…

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SRILATHA K R DR

I am in charge of improvement and upkeep of the divisional panel code. The panel code has served as a work horse for the division providing valuable…

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RAJANI B N DR

I have obtained my Ph.D degree in 2012 from Mathematical and Computational Science Department , NITK Surthkal.  I joined CTFD division NAL in 1993 as…

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AEROSPACE WEATHER RESEARCH

AEROSPACE WEATHER RESEARCH

Aerospace Weather Research

Aerospace Weather Research Group

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3D-PURLES - INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW SIMULATIONS

3D-PURLES - INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW SIMULATIONS

3D-Purles - Incompressible flow simulations

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COMMON FRAME WORK DEVELOPMENT

COMMON FRAME WORK DEVELOPMENT

Common Frame Work Development

CFD code development is a niche area as opposed to employing CFD codes for applications and is hence, usually confined to academic institute

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MESH FREE METHODS

MESH FREE METHODS

Mesh Free Methods

A short overview on the Mesh Free CFD activities at NAL

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THEORETICAL STUDIES

THEORETICAL STUDIES

Theoretical Studies

Theoretical study of disturbance evolution in parallel shear flows.

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GRIDGENERATION

GRIDGENERATION

GridGeneration

The accuracy of the CFD simulation results is directly linked to meshing. the better the mesh in quality, the more accurate results can be expected.

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HYPERSONICS

HYPERSONICS

Hypersonics

At CTFD, our group has been actively involved in the development of new tools for handling high speed flows to provide accurate and reliable results.

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PANEL METHOD

PANEL METHOD

Panel Method

Methodology

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IMPRANS

IMPRANS

IMPRANS

IMPRANS (RANS Solver for Unsteady Compressible Flows)

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