Department staff
Dr Vivek Savarianandam
Research Associate
Tel +44 (0)1509 635 386
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Research groups
- Applied Aerodynamics
Background :
- First Degree in Physics from Bharathidasan University , India
- MS (research) from Indian Institute of technology, Madras, India
- PhD from Queen Mary, University of London
Research Interest
- Experimental Aerodynamics – Flow study for steady and Unsteady flow in Gas turbine Combustors
- Experimental combustion – Turbulent and Unsteady combustion relevant to Gas turbine and IC engines
- Experimental Heat Transfer
- Development of sensor and instrumentation for flame, flow and heat transfer
Current Activities
Fundamental understanding of aerodynamics and fuel air mixing properties of various Low cost fuel injectors. Fuel-air mixing properties are measured using CO2 gas tracing technique.
Award
- Sugden Prize (2007) for the Best paper with most significant contribution to combustion research in UK.
Selected Publications
- Vivek Savarianandam and C. J. Lawn, “Burning Velocity of Premixed Turbulent Flames in the Weakly Wrinkled Regime”, Combustion and Flame, 146, 1-18, 2006.
- Vivek Savarianandam and C. J. Lawn, “Thermoacoustic Response of Turbulent Premixed Flames in the Weakly Wrinkled Flame Regime”, 31st International Symposium on Combustion, , pp 1419-1426.