Shivasubramanian Gopalakrishnan

 
 

2003 - 2009    Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering

                       University of Massachusetts - Amherst


1999 - 2003    B.E in Mechanical Engineering

                       University of Bombay

Education

Research Interests


Fluid Mechanics, Numerical Methods, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flows, Interface Tracking Schemes, Adaptive Mesh Refinement Techniques, Higher Order Methods, Parallel Algorithms for CFD, High Performance Computing


Journal Publications


S. Gopalakrishnan and F.X. Giraldo, “A Wetting and Drying Algorithm for Coastal Ocean Modeling using Triangular Discontinuos Galerkin Methods”, in preparation


K.D. Neroorkar, S. Gopalakrishnan, David P. Schmidt and R.O. Grover Jr.,”Simulation of FlashBoil- ing in Pressure Swirl Injectors”, Atomization and Sprays,2011, 21(2), 179−188


David P. Schmidt,S. Gopalakrishnan and H.Jasak, “Multidimensional Simulation of Thermal Non- Equilibrium Channel Flow”,Int. Journal of Multiphase Flows, 2010,36(4),284−292.


  1. S.Gopalakrishnan and David P. Schmidt, “A Computational Study of Flashing Flow in Fuel Injector Nozzles”,SAE Transactions Int. Journal of Engines. 2009,1(1),160−170


J.C.Lee, R.Madabhushi, C.Fotache, S. Gopalakrishnan and David P. Schmidt, “Flashing Flow of Superheated Jet Fuel”,Proc. of Combustion Institute, 2009, 32(2),3215 − 3222


Conference Publications


K.D. Neroorkar, S. Gopalakrishnan, David P. Schmidt and R.O. Grover Jr.,”Simulation of Flash- Boiling in Pressure Swirl Injectors”, 11th Triennial International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Vail, Colorado, July 2009.


  1. S.Gopalakrishnan and David P. Schmidt, “Multidimensional Simulation of Flash-Boiling Fuels in Injector Nozzles”, ILASS Americas, 21st Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Orlando, Florida, May 2008.


  1. S.Gopalakrishnan and David P. Schmidt, “Parallelized Mesh Adaptation for Two Phase flow”,19th ONR Propulsion Meeting, Colorado, August 2006.


Shaoping Quan, S. Gopalakrishnan and David P. Schmidt, “Effect of Droplet Distortion on Drag Coefficient in Accelerated Flows”, ILASS Americas, 19tAnnual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Toronto, Canada, May 2006.


  1. M.Dai, S. Quan, S. Gopalakrishnan and David P. Schmidt, “Two Phase Flow Calculations with Interface Tracking”,18th ONR Propulsion Meeting, Monterey, California, August 2005.