Transition and Turbulence Research Group
Transition and Turbulence Research Group
The focus of our research group is to study transitional and turbulent flows in a variety of different contexts. We are motivated by the quest to understand the rich and fascinating complexity exhibited by these flows by investigating their scaling and structure. The problems we tackle include turbulent boundary layers, turbulent jets, transitional boundary layers, channel flows etc. A recurring theme in our work is to perturb a flow to study its response and to understand its behaviors by measuring its departure from the canonical state. Towards this we use experimental, computational and theoretical tools as may be fit for a given problem.
We leverage cutting-edge technologies in advancing our research. Our current emphasis is on incorporating state-of-the-art AI/ML tools into our research to accelerate the pace of discovery and innovation. We intend to bring in quantum computing techniques for turbulence research in near future.
We constantly seek to translate our laboratory research into applications of relevance to industry and society. Some examples include the delay of transition to reduce drag and enable greener transport, reduction of the severity of hot spots towards enhancing the lifetime of gas-turbine blades and quantifying the transport of aerosols during cough and speech relevant to the spread of COVID-19-type diseases. Another important theme of our work is applied aerodynamics. We house the largest wind tunnel in India and offer wind tunnel consultancy and R&D support to major aerospace and automobile development programs in India. We are a vibrant group of people committed to academic excellence and scholarship.
We are a vibrant group of people committed to academic excellence and scholarship.
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10 May 2026: We welcome "Shree Charan Bhat K. L." and "D. S. Karthik" to our group for M.Tech Project.
06 Feb 2026: We welcome Priyanshu to our group as AI/ML expert.
27 Feb 2026: We congratulate Aditya Anand (PhD) for getting internship in GE Aerospace.
18 Feb 2026: We congratulate Yash Naiwar (M.Tech Research) for getting internship in Pratt and Whittney.
28 Jan 2026: We congratulate Priyanshi Dubey (M.Tech) for securing 2nd position in poster presentation at Aerospace Research Students' Symposium 2026.
08 Dec 2025: We congratulate Priyanshhi Dubey (M.Tech) for getting placed in Collins Aerospace.
20 Nov 2025: We congratulate Yash Naiwar (M.Tech Research) for getting placed in Kotak Mahindra Bank.
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