Department people
Karparga Vipran Kannan
Research Student
Tel +44 (0)1509 227 274
Fax +44 (0)1509 227 275
Email k.v.kannan@lboro.ac.uk
Supervisors:Dr Gary Page
Research Group
Applied Aerodynamics
Current Research:
Developing a coupling technique for the Large Eddy Simulation of Compressor- Combustion chamber interface in Gas Turbines using the code HYDRA at the Rolls-Royce UTC thereby improving the Combustion chamber inlet conditions for better CFD predictions.
Background:
- Received First Class (MSc) in Computational Fluid Dynamics from Cranfield University, UK in 2010
- Received First Class with Distinction (B.E.) in Aeronautical Engineering from Anna University, India in 2009
Previous Research
- Visiting Researcher,Cranfield University. Carried out the CFD analysis of Effect of Bullet Damage on Piper Cub UAV Aerodynamics.
- MSc thesis on “ CFD Analysis of Effect of Wing Damage on Piper Cub UAV Aerodynamics.”
- BE Final year project on “Computation of Flow over a Twisted Wing Configuration at Transonic Mach numbers” at Defiance Technologies.
External Activities
Committee member in RAeS Loughborough University branch.