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Faculty Dr Vishnu Ravindran

Dr Vishnu Ravindran

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Contact Details

vishnu.r@srmap.edu.in

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School of Engineering and Sciences Mechanical Engineering Faculty Dr Vishnu Ravindran

Faculty Information

Education

2021
PhD, Aerospace Engineering
IIT Madras
India
2014
MS (By Research), Chemical Engineering
IIT Madras
India
2009
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Calicut University (NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad)
India

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Experience

  • Assistant Professor, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh
  • Project Leader (Postdoctoral Scholar), Proof of Concept project , OIST Innovation, Japan
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Complex Fluids & Flows Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Fluid Mechanics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
  • Project Associate, Center for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, IIT Madras.
  • Graduate Engineer Trainee, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd., Coimbatore, India.

Research Interest

  • Atmospheric dynamics, Turbulence, Rotating flows, Vorticity dynamics, heat transfer, thermal convection, nonlinear dynamics

Awards

  • Awarded JPY 4 Million + PEREX funding for Proof of Concept Program 2025, OIST, Japan
  • Selected as one of the two best RAM Blitz talks conducted as part of Research Appreciation Month (RAM), OIST, 2025
  • Paper (Vishnu et. al, PoF, 2021) featured as Editor’s Pick-2021
  • Enabling travel grants of $2006 from the External Affairs Committee of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) of the American Physical Society (APS)-2018
  • Alumni affairs travel grant of INR 50000 to attend the advanced course at CISM, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Italy-2018.
  • Travel grant of €799 from Lorentz center, The Netherlands to attend a colloquium in Lorentz Center, Leiden.
  • Boeing travel grant, IIT Madras of INR 50000 to attend conference at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy-2018
  • First prize, Aero Modelling at a National Level Technical festival, Kurushetra, Anna University Campus, Chennai-2008

Memberships

  • Indian Physics Association (IPA)
  • Combustion Institute, Indian Chapter

Publications

  • Finite Amplitude Scaling in Transitional Pipe Flows

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, K. Chola

    Source Title: arXiv,

  • Near-wall vortical structures in domains with and without curved surfaces

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, M. Sharma, A. K. Nair, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A,

  • Turbulent transition of a two-vertical-mode model from asymptotically small to O(1) Rossby numbers.

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, J. Thomas

    Source Title: Journal of Physical Oceanography,

  • On separating plumes from boundary layers in turbulent convection

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, P. P. Shevkar, S. K. Mohanan, V. Koothur, M. Mathur, B. A. Puthenveettil

    Source Title: Journal of Fluid Mechanics,

  • Effect of heating on topology of vortex breakdown in Vogel-Escudier flow

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, M. Sharma, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physics of Fluids,

  • Heat transfer scaling in thermal convection with shear due to rotation

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physical Review Fluids,

  • Heat transport in rotating-lid Rayleigh–Benard convection

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physica Scripta,

  • Intermittency Route to Combustion Instability in a Laboratory Spray Combustor

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, S. A. Pawar, M. Vadivukkarasan, M. V. Panchagnula, R. I. Sujith

    Source Title: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power,

  • Role of flame dynamics on the bifurcation characteristics of a ducted V-flame

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, R. I. Sujith, P. Aghalayam

    Source Title: Combustion Science and Technology,

Patents

Projects

  • A novel algorithm to estimate wind speed

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran

    Funding Agency: University - OIST Innovation, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, Budget Cost (INR) Lakhs: 4 Million JPY, Status: Completed

Scholars

Interests

  • CFD
  • Flow Diagnostics
  • Machine Learning

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Education
2009
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Calicut University (NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad)
India
2014
MS (By Research), Chemical Engineering
IIT Madras
India
2021
PhD, Aerospace Engineering
IIT Madras
India
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh
  • Project Leader (Postdoctoral Scholar), Proof of Concept project , OIST Innovation, Japan
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Complex Fluids & Flows Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Fluid Mechanics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
  • Project Associate, Center for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, IIT Madras.
  • Graduate Engineer Trainee, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd., Coimbatore, India.
Research Interests
  • Atmospheric dynamics, Turbulence, Rotating flows, Vorticity dynamics, heat transfer, thermal convection, nonlinear dynamics
Awards & Fellowships
  • Awarded JPY 4 Million + PEREX funding for Proof of Concept Program 2025, OIST, Japan
  • Selected as one of the two best RAM Blitz talks conducted as part of Research Appreciation Month (RAM), OIST, 2025
  • Paper (Vishnu et. al, PoF, 2021) featured as Editor’s Pick-2021
  • Enabling travel grants of $2006 from the External Affairs Committee of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) of the American Physical Society (APS)-2018
  • Alumni affairs travel grant of INR 50000 to attend the advanced course at CISM, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Italy-2018.
  • Travel grant of €799 from Lorentz center, The Netherlands to attend a colloquium in Lorentz Center, Leiden.
  • Boeing travel grant, IIT Madras of INR 50000 to attend conference at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy-2018
  • First prize, Aero Modelling at a National Level Technical festival, Kurushetra, Anna University Campus, Chennai-2008
Memberships
  • Indian Physics Association (IPA)
  • Combustion Institute, Indian Chapter
Publications

  • Finite Amplitude Scaling in Transitional Pipe Flows

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, K. Chola

    Source Title: arXiv,

  • Near-wall vortical structures in domains with and without curved surfaces

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, M. Sharma, A. K. Nair, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A,

  • Turbulent transition of a two-vertical-mode model from asymptotically small to O(1) Rossby numbers.

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, J. Thomas

    Source Title: Journal of Physical Oceanography,

  • On separating plumes from boundary layers in turbulent convection

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, P. P. Shevkar, S. K. Mohanan, V. Koothur, M. Mathur, B. A. Puthenveettil

    Source Title: Journal of Fluid Mechanics,

  • Effect of heating on topology of vortex breakdown in Vogel-Escudier flow

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, M. Sharma, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physics of Fluids,

  • Heat transfer scaling in thermal convection with shear due to rotation

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physical Review Fluids,

  • Heat transport in rotating-lid Rayleigh–Benard convection

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physica Scripta,

  • Intermittency Route to Combustion Instability in a Laboratory Spray Combustor

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, S. A. Pawar, M. Vadivukkarasan, M. V. Panchagnula, R. I. Sujith

    Source Title: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power,

  • Role of flame dynamics on the bifurcation characteristics of a ducted V-flame

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, R. I. Sujith, P. Aghalayam

    Source Title: Combustion Science and Technology,

Contact Details

vishnu.r@srmap.edu.in

Scholars
Interests

  • CFD
  • Flow Diagnostics
  • Machine Learning

Education
2009
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Calicut University (NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad)
India
2014
MS (By Research), Chemical Engineering
IIT Madras
India
2021
PhD, Aerospace Engineering
IIT Madras
India
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh
  • Project Leader (Postdoctoral Scholar), Proof of Concept project , OIST Innovation, Japan
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Complex Fluids & Flows Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Fluid Mechanics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
  • Project Associate, Center for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research, IIT Madras.
  • Graduate Engineer Trainee, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd., Coimbatore, India.
Research Interests
  • Atmospheric dynamics, Turbulence, Rotating flows, Vorticity dynamics, heat transfer, thermal convection, nonlinear dynamics
Awards & Fellowships
  • Awarded JPY 4 Million + PEREX funding for Proof of Concept Program 2025, OIST, Japan
  • Selected as one of the two best RAM Blitz talks conducted as part of Research Appreciation Month (RAM), OIST, 2025
  • Paper (Vishnu et. al, PoF, 2021) featured as Editor’s Pick-2021
  • Enabling travel grants of $2006 from the External Affairs Committee of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) of the American Physical Society (APS)-2018
  • Alumni affairs travel grant of INR 50000 to attend the advanced course at CISM, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Italy-2018.
  • Travel grant of €799 from Lorentz center, The Netherlands to attend a colloquium in Lorentz Center, Leiden.
  • Boeing travel grant, IIT Madras of INR 50000 to attend conference at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy-2018
  • First prize, Aero Modelling at a National Level Technical festival, Kurushetra, Anna University Campus, Chennai-2008
Memberships
  • Indian Physics Association (IPA)
  • Combustion Institute, Indian Chapter
Publications

  • Finite Amplitude Scaling in Transitional Pipe Flows

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, K. Chola

    Source Title: arXiv,

  • Near-wall vortical structures in domains with and without curved surfaces

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, M. Sharma, A. K. Nair, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A,

  • Turbulent transition of a two-vertical-mode model from asymptotically small to O(1) Rossby numbers.

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, J. Thomas

    Source Title: Journal of Physical Oceanography,

  • On separating plumes from boundary layers in turbulent convection

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, P. P. Shevkar, S. K. Mohanan, V. Koothur, M. Mathur, B. A. Puthenveettil

    Source Title: Journal of Fluid Mechanics,

  • Effect of heating on topology of vortex breakdown in Vogel-Escudier flow

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, M. Sharma, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physics of Fluids,

  • Heat transfer scaling in thermal convection with shear due to rotation

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physical Review Fluids,

  • Heat transport in rotating-lid Rayleigh–Benard convection

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, A. Sameen

    Source Title: Physica Scripta,

  • Intermittency Route to Combustion Instability in a Laboratory Spray Combustor

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, S. A. Pawar, M. Vadivukkarasan, M. V. Panchagnula, R. I. Sujith

    Source Title: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power,

  • Role of flame dynamics on the bifurcation characteristics of a ducted V-flame

    Dr Vishnu Ravindran, R. I. Sujith, P. Aghalayam

    Source Title: Combustion Science and Technology,

Contact Details

vishnu.r@srmap.edu.in

Scholars