Murali's Abode - Publications

Research Publications

(A) JOURNAL PAPERS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Murali Damodaran and David A. Caughey, "Finite Volume Calculation of Inviscid Transonic Airfoil-Vortex Interaction", AIAA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 11, pp. 1346-1353, November 1988. 2. Murali Damodaran, "Simulation of Unsteady Inviscid Rotational Transonic Flow", NASA Tech Briefs Journal, Vol.16 No. 2, pp. 84-85, February 1992.(Awarded the NASA Space Act Tech Brief Award - ARC-12113 consisting of a Certificate of Recognition and US$150 Tech Brief Award for the creative development of a technical innovation in August 1990).3. H.M. Li, C.Y. Liu and M. Damodaran, "Application of 'SPICE' to Predict Temperature Distribution in Heat Pipes", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 2925-2928, November 1991.4. H.M. Li, C.Y. Liu and M. Damodaran, "Analytical Study of the Flow and Heat Transfer in a Rotating Heat Pipe", Heat Recovery Systems & CHC, Vol. 13, No 2, pp 115-122, 1993.5. K.L. Gay, L. Ling and M. Damodaran, "A Quasi-Steady Force Model for Animating Cloth Motion", IFIP Transactions in Graphics Design and Visualisation, North Holland, pp. 357-363, 1993. 6. M. Damodaran and A.K. H. Lee, "Finite Volume Calculation of Steady Viscous Compressible Flow Past Airfoils", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp 39-44, September 1993. 7. M. Damodaran and A.K.H. Lee, "Finite Volume Calculation of Steady Viscous Compressible Flow Past Wings", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, Vol.34, No.6, pp 37-43, September 1994. 8. B. Ramakrishnananda and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Study of Viscous Compressible Flow Inside Planar and Axisymmetric Nozzles", Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 453, pp 508-512, Springer-Verlag (ISBN 3-540-59280-6), June 1995.9. Zhao Y. and M. Damodaran, "Multi-grid Computation of Flow Past Airfoil Using k-ε Turbulence Model", ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.8, No. 4, pp 180-188, 1995.10. Li Ling, Murali Damodaran and Robert Gay Kheng Leng,“Physical Modelling for Animating Cloth Motion”, Chapter 33 in Computer Graphics-Developments in Virtual Environments, pp 461-474(ISBN 0-12-227741-4), Edited by R.A. Earnshaw and J.A. Vince, Academic Press, 1995.11. Murali Damodaran and Robert Gay Kheng Leng,Guest Editors of the special section on "Computer Graphics in Singapore" in Computers and Graphics, Vol. 20, No.1, January 1996. Guest Editors’ Introduction to Computer Graphics in Singapore,” pp. 7-10, [The edited special section comprised of seven papers and three software reports from various research organisations in Singapore showcasing the state of computer graphics in Singapore.] 12. L. Li, M. Damodaran and Robert K. L. Gay, "A Model for Animating Cloth Motion", Computers and Graphics, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 137-156, Jan-Feb 1996. 13. L. Li, M. Damodaran and Robert K. L. Gay, "Aerodynamic Force Models for Animating Cloth Motion in Air Flow ", The Visual Computer-International Journal of Computer Graphics, Vol. 12, No.2, pp. 84-104, 1996.14. Y.T. Jiang and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Viscous Transonic Airfoil Flows With One- and Two- Equation Turbulence Models", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, Vol.36, No. 6, pp. 22-32, September 1996. 15. Y.T. Jiang, M. Damodaran and K.H. Lee, "High-Resolution Finite Volume Computation of Turbulent Transonic Flow Past Airfoils", AIAA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 7, p 1134-1142, July 1997. 16. F.L. Tan and M. Damodaran, "Shareware Graphical Image Viewers and Converters- A Survey", Computing and Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 273-280, December 1997.17. C. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flow between Eccentrically Rotating Cylinders Using a Single Domain Pseudo-Spectral Method", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, Vol.39., No.3, pp 13-19, September 1999. 18. X. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Comparison of Deterministic and Stochastic Optimization Algorithms for Generic Wing Design Problems", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 929-932, Sept-Oct 2000. 19. X. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Deterministic and Stochastic Optimization for Aircraft Wing Design Problems: A Comparative Study", Journal of Institution of Engineers, Singapore", Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 27-31, September 2000. 20. C. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Modeling of the Performance of Lubricated Journal Bearings Using Navier-Stokes Equations," International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 14, No.1, pp. 75-96, 2000. 21. X. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Parallel Simulated Annealing Algorithms", AIAA Journal , Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 1500-1508, August 2001. 22. V. Kannan, M. Damodaran and C. W. See, "Development of a Web-Based Simulator Engine for Programmable Software Environments", Advances in Automation, Multimedia and Video Systems and Modern Computer Science, Ed. Kluev, V. V., D’Attellis, C. E. and Mastorakis, N. E., pp 274-278, WSES Press (ISBN: 960-8052-44-0), October 2001. 23. Q. Xiao and M. Damodaran, "Computational Modeling of Non-Newtonian Effects on Flows in Channels with Moving Wall Indentations", International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 329-336, November 2001. 24. X. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Optimal Three-Dimensional Nozzle Shape Design Using CFD and Parallel Simulated Annealing", AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 18, No.1, pp. 217-221, Jan-Feb 2002. 25. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Assessment of Small Perturbation Stochastic Approximation Method for Wing Design Optimization", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp.379-381, March-April 2002. 26. X. Wang, M. Damodaran and S. L. Lee, "Inverse Transonic Airfoil Design Using Parallel Simulated Annealing and Computational Fluid Dynamics", AIAA Journal, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 791-794, April 2002. 27. Q. Xiao and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Simulation of Peristaltic Waves in Circular Tubes", International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 16, No.3, pp. 201-216, August 2002.28. H. Pan and M. Damodaran, "Parallel Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows Using Second-Order Projection Method on Overlapping Meshes", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 39, pp. 441-463, July 2002. 29. H. Pan and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Unsteady Viscous Incompressible Flows in Generalised Non-Inertial Coordinate Systems Using Godunov-Projection Method and Overlapping Meshes", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 40, pp. 1365-1380, December 2002. 30. A.F. Chong and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows with Heat Transfer Using Godunov-Projection Methods", AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer”, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp.120-122, Jan-Feb 2003. 31. T.Bui-Thanh, M. Damodaran and K. Willcox,"Aerodynamic Data Reconstruction and Inverse Design Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition", AIAA Journal, Vol. 42, No.8, pp. 1505-1516, August 2004. 32. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Application of the Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation Method for Aerodynamic Shape Design Optimization", AIAA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 284-294, February 2005. 33. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Inverse Design of Transonic Airfoils Using Parallel Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Method", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 568-570, March-April 2005.34. M. Damodaran, S. Ali and S. Dayanandan, "Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Analysis and Design of Engineered Systems", (Invited paper) in Frontiers of Computational Fluid Dynamics 2006, Chapter 2, pp 37-48, Edited by D. A. Caughey and M. A. Hafez. World Scientific Press, December 2005. (ISBN 981-256-527-2). 35. D.N. Ghista, K.M. Loh and M. Damodaran, "Lung Ventilation Modeling and Assessment", in Human Respiration: Anatomy and Physiology, Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Simulation and Applications, Volume 3 of the Series in Bioengineering, Edited by V. V. Kulish, Wessex Institute of Technology Press, June 2006. (ISBN1-85312-944-5)36. S. Ali, M. Damodaran and Quock, Y.N., "Wall Shape Effects on Airflow Characteristics in Hard Disk Enclosures", Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 6 No. 8, pp. 511-521, November 2006. 37. Dominic D. J. Chandar and M. Damodaran, "Computational Study of Unsteady Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics of Airfoils using Moving Overlapping Meshes", AIAA Journal, Vol. 46 No.2, pp. 429-438, February 2008.38. S. Ali, and M. Damodaran, "Computational Modeling of Particle Contamination in Turbulent Flow within a Hard Disk Drive Enclosure", Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol.8 No.6, pp.351-361, July 2008. 39. Raymond Y.L. Quek and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modelling of High Speed Finned Slender Body Aerodynamics”, The Singapore Engineer (a publication of the Institution of Engineers Singapore, IES), pp. 46-51, July 2008 (Awarded the IES Publication Award 2006 (Students’ Category in Mechanical Engineering-Certificate and Cash Award of SGD300) in July 2008) 40. S. Ali and M. Damodaran, "Role of Interpolation in Airflow Induced Vibration in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", in Computational Fluid Dynamics 2006, , Ed. H. Deconinck and E. Dick, pp. 873-878, Springer Series in Engineering, 2009.(ISBN 978-3-540-92778-5). 41. John Benzi and M. Damodaran, "Parallel Direct Simulation Monte-Carlo Model for Simulation of Airflow in the Hard Disk Drive Slider Head Disk Interface Gap", in Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, Vol. 67, pp. 91-98, Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics 2007, Ed. Ismail H. Tuncer, Ulgen Gulcat, David R. Emerson and Kenichi Matsuno, Springer –Verlag, Berlin, Heildelberg, 2009(ISBN 978-3-540-92743-3).42. John Benzi and M. Damodaran, "Hybrid Continuum-DSMC and Particle-Laden Flow Modeling in the Head-Disk Interface Gap", IEEE Magnetics Transactions,Vol. 45, No. 11, November 2009. (DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2029390) 43. John Benzi and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Head-Disk Interface Gap Micro Flowfields using DSMC and Continuum-Atomistic Hybrid Methods,” in International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 61, No. 11, pp. 1273–1298, December 2009(DOI 10.1002/fld.1999) 44. Dominic D.J. Chandar and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Unsteady Low Reynolds Number Free Flight Aerodynamics of Flapping Wings", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 47 No.1 pp. 141-150, (DOI 10.2514/1.44456), Jan-Feb 2010.45. V. Dwivedi and M. Damodaran, "Computational Aeromechanics of a Manuevering Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Variable-Incidence Wings", AIAA Journal of Aircraft (2015);Vol. 52, Issue 6, pp 1914-1926, November 2015 doi: http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.C033102 46. M. Damodaran and N. Bhandari, "High Fidelity Computational Methods for Estimating Pump Performance Characteristics", Pumps, Valves and Systems, Vol. 6, Issue 5, pp. 296-310, May-June 201547. A. A. Kanoria and M. Damodaran, "Computational Prediction of Annular Wing Aerodynamic Characteristics",AIAA Journal of Aircraft (2016), Vol 54, No. 2, Jan/Feb 2017 (accessed November 24, 2016) http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.C033876 DOI: 10.2514/C03387648. N. Bhandari and M. Damodaran “Computational Prediction of the Performance of Positive Displacement Pumps", in Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power - Contemporary Research, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2743-4_98, Editors: Saha, A.K., Das, D., Srivastava, R., Panigrahi, P.K. and Muralidhar, K. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer International Publishing, 2017, pp. 1039-1048, ISBN: 978-81-322-2741-0.49. K. Panchal and M. Damodaran, “Computation of the Flowfield in the Vicinity of an Electric Vehicle Platform", in Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power – Contemporary Research, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2743-4_32, Editors: Saha, A.K., Das, D., Srivastava, R., Panigrahi, P.K. and Muralidhar, K. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering Springer International Publishing, 2017, pp. 333-341, ISBN: 978-81-322-2741-0.50. H. Sharma and M. Damodaran,” Computational Modelling of a Novel Fire Extinguisher Design”, in Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power – Contemporary Research, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2743-4_140, Editors: Saha, A.K., Das, D., Srivastava, R., Panigrahi, P.K. and Muralidhar, K. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer International Publishing, 2017, pp. 1465-1474, ISBN: 978-81-322-2741-0.51. C. Sawadiawala and M. Damodaran, “High Fidelity Computational Performance Estimates of a Hybrid Savonius H-Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”, ISME (Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers) Journal of Thermofluids, ISME-T-066, Vol. 3(1), Feb 2017.52. S. Gurnani and M. Damodaran. “Computational Aeromechanics of Paper Airplanes”, AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol.59, No.5, pp.2070-2079; Sept-Oct 2019; doi: http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.C035339 53. S. Srivastava, M. Damodaran and B. C. Khoo, “Machine Learning Prediction of Unsteady Response of a Wing-Fuel Tank Sloshing System”, arXiv:1911.10043v1 [cs.CE] at https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.10043v1, 19 Nov 2019.54. S. Srivastava, M. Damodaran and B. C. Khoo, “Models for Predicting Transonic Flutter of a Wing-Section with Sloshing in an Embedded Fuel Tank”, arXiv:1912.07000v1 [physics.flu-dyn], 15 Dec 201955. R. Halder, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo "Signal Interpolation Augmented Linear Non-Intrusive Reduced Order Model for Aeroelastic Applications", AIAA Journal, 58:1, pp. 426-444, Jan 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J058529 56. Q. Yu, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “Nonlinear Airfoil Limit Cycle Analysis Using Continuation Method and Filtered Impulse Function”, AIAA Journal, 58:5, pp. 1976-1991, May 2020; doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J058526. 57. R. Halder, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “A Deep-Learning Based Nonlinear Reduced Order Model for Airfoil Gust and Aileron Buzz Response", AIAA Journal, 58:10, pp. 4304-4321. October 2020; doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J05902758. Q. Yu, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “Nonlinear Aeroelastic Analysis of a Multi-Element Airfoil with Free Play Using Continuation Method”, Journal of Fluids and Structures, Nov 2021, 109-(2022)-103482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2021.10348259. R. Halder, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “Computational Assessment of Aeroelastic Instabilities of Transonic Airfoil-Gust Interaction Problems”, AIAA Journal, 60:4, pp. 2597-2614, April 2022 https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J06034460. R. Halder, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “Deep Learning-Based Nonlinear Reduced Order Models for Predicting Wave-Structure Interaction Problems”, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 280, 15 July 2023, 114511.Online since 2 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.11451161. Q. Yu, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “Predicting Wing-Pylon-Nacelle Flutter Characteristics Using Continuation Method with Adaptive Step” Accepted for publication in Advances in Aerodynamics, 11 Apr 2023.
(B) CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. Murali Damodaran and David A. Caughey, "Finite Volume Euler Calculation of the Aerodynamics of Transonic Airfoil-Vortex Interaction", AIAA-87-1244 presented at the 19th AIAA Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Dynamics and Lasers Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., June 8-11, 1987. 2. Murali Damodaran, "Finite Volume Computation of Unsteady Inviscid Rotational Transonic Flows past Airfoils in Rigid Body Motion", AIAA-88-0006 presented at the 26th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A., January 10-14, 1988. 3. L.H. Quek and M. Damodaran, "Visualization of Numerically Simulated Aerodynamic Flow Fields", AIAA-91-1682 presented at the 22nd AIAA Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Dynamics and Lasers Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., June 24-26, 1991. 4. Li Ling, M. Damodaran and Robert K. L. Gay, "A Force Model for Animation of Cloth Motion", in Proceedings of a Seminar on Computer Graphics held at the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, DISCS Technical Publication No SPA11/91, November 1991.5. Alex K. H. Lee and M. Damodaran, "Finite Volume Navier-Stokes Simulation of Unsteady Viscous Transonic Flow past Airfoils", in Proceedings of the 5th Asian Congress on Fluid Mechanics, Daejon, Korea, Volume 1, pp. 614-617, Ed. K.S. Chang and D.H. Choi, August 10-14, 1992.6. K. M. Lee, M. Damodaran, J.L. Tan and Alex K. H. Lee, "Multi-Block Finite Volume Calculation of Compressible Flow past Aerodynamic Configurations", in Computational Fluid Dynamics'92, Volume 2, Proceedings of the 1st European Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Brussels, Belgium, September 7-11, 1992, Ed. Ch Hirsch, Elsevier Science Publishers-North Holland. 7. L. H. Quek and M. Damodaran, "Flow Visualisation System", in Proceedings of Computer Graphics '92 Seminar, Computer Graphics Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 22 September 1992.8. Alex K. H. Lee, M. Damodaran and K. M. Lee, "Finite Volume Calculation of Compressible Flow past Aerodynamic Configurations", in Computational Methods in Engineering: Advances and Applications, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Methods in Engineering, ICCME'92, National University of Singapore, Singapore, November 11-13, 1992, Ed. A. A. O. Tay and K. Y. Lam, Volume 1, pp 499-504, World Scientific Publishers.9. Li Ling, M. Damodaran and Robert K. L. Gay, "A Quasi-Steady Distributed Force Model for Animating Cloth Motion", in Graphics, Design and Visualisation, Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Graphics, ICCG'93, Bombay, India, February 24-26, 1993, Ed. S.P. Mudur and S.N. Pattanaik, pp 181-188.10. S. K. Chan and M. Damodaran, "Developing Computer-Based Programs To Enhance Thermo-Fluids Instruction", Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Based Learning in Science, pp.285-289, CBLIS'93 held at Vienna, Austria, 18-21 December 1993. (ISBN 80-7040-082-X). 11. B. Ramakrishnananda and M. Damodaran, "Computational Study of Aerodynamic Flows Inside Nozzles", Paper No. 940033 (iPAC Conference Proceedings P-272, pp 223-234) presented at SAE's International Pacific Air and Space Technology Conference, iPAC'94, Singapore, 14-18 February 1994.12. Alex K. H. Lee and M. Damodaran, "Developing a Multi-Block Multi-Grid Finite Volume Navier-Stokes Solver for Three-Dimensional Flow Calculations", Paper No. 940032 presented at SAE's International Pacific Air and Space Technology Conference, iPAC'94, Singapore, 14-18 February 1994.13. B. Ramakrishnananda and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Study of Viscous Compressible Flow Inside Planar and Axisymmetric Nozzles", presented at the 14th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics", Bangalore, India, 11-15 July 1994.14. Li Ling, M. Damodaran and Robert K. L. Gay, "A Model for Animating Cloth Motion", IEEE TENCON'94, 9th Annual IEEE Region 10 International Conference, Singapore, 22-26 August 1994.15. Alex K. H. Lee and M. Damodaran, "Comparison of Artificial Dissipation Models for Three-dimensional Transonic Flow Calculations", Proceedings of the 6th Asian Congress on Fluid Mechanics, Singapore, Volume 2, pp. 1336-1340, Ed. Y. T. Chew and C. P. Tso, May 22-26, 1995.16. M. Damodaran, Li Ling and Robert K. L. Gay, "Physical Modelling for Animating Cloth Motion", presented at Computer Graphics International ‘95 Conference, University of Leeds, U.K., June 26-30, 1995. 17. Y. T. Jiang, M. Damodaran and K. H. Lee, "High Resolution Finite Volume Calculation of Turbulent Transonic Flow Past Airfoils", AIAA-96-2377 presented at the 14th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, June 17-20, 1996. (In AIAA Collection of Technical Papers Vol. 1 of AIAA CP-965, pp 61-71)18. M. Damodaran, “Computation of Low Speed Aerodynamic Flows Using Pre-Conditioned Compressible Flow Solvers” Aeronautical and Astronautical Seminar Series, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 23 Sep 1996.19. Lee, Y. Liang, Sri N. Namachchivaya and M. Damodaran, "Global Behaviour of Nonlinear Aeroelastic Systems", AIAA-97-0578 presented at the 35th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, USA, January 6-10, 1997.20. Y. S Liang and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Inviscid Low Speed Aerodynamic Flows Using Pre-Conditioned Compressible Euler Equations", presented at the 4th International Conference on Computational Physics, ICCP4, Singapore, June 2-4, 1997.21. Y. T. Jiang and M. Damodaran, "An Alternate High-Resolution Scheme for Compressible Flows", presented at the 4th International Conference on Computational Physics, ICCP4, Singapore, June 2-4, 1997. 22. Y. T. Jiang and M. Damodaran, "An Alternate High-Resolution Scheme for Steady and Unsteady Compressible Flows", presented at the 7th International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Beijing, P. R. China, September 15-19, 1997.23. S. Eyi, M. Damodaran and K. D. Lee, "Inverse Design of Transonic Airfoils", In Proceedings of the 7th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 1., pp. 275-278, Chennai, India, December 8-12, 1997.24. Y. S. Liang and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Low Speed Aerodynamic Flows Using Preconditioned Compressible Flow Solvers", In Proceedings of the 7th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 2, pp 613-616, Chennai, India, December 8-12, 1997.25. M. Damodaran, "An All Speed Finite Volume Flow Solver for Computing Aerodynamic Flows", In Proceedings of the 3rd High Performance Computing Asia Conference and Exhibition, HPC'ASIA 98, Vol. 1, pp. 388-401, Singapore, September 22-25, 1998.26. Y. S. Liang and M. Damodaran, "Finite Volume Calculation of Incompressible Aerodynamic Flows Using Preconditioned Compressible Flow Equations", AIAA-99-0526 presented at the 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, USA, January 11-14, 1999.27. C. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Computational Study of Thermo-hydrodynamic Performance of Journal Bearing Using Navier-Stokes Equations", presented at the 8th International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ISCFD'99 at ZARM, Bremen, Germany, Sept 5-10, 1999. (Book of Abstracts, Ed.ZARM, University of Bremen, pp. 119-120.)28. Marc J. Schweizer and M. Damodaran, "High Resolution Finite Volume Computation of Viscous Compressible Flows Inside Converging-Diverging Nozzles", presented at the 8th International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ISCFD'99 at ZARM, Bremen, Germany, Sept 5-10, 1999. (Book of Abstracts, Ed. ZARM, University of Bremen, pp. 39-40.)29. H. Pan and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows on Moving Body-Fixed Coordinate Systems Using Second Order Projection Methods", In Proceedings of the 8th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Ed. E. Cui, Shenzen, China, December 6-10, 1999.30. S. L. Lee and M. Damodaran, "Aerodynamic Design of Transonic Airfoils Using Simulated Annealing and Navier-stokes Equations", AIAA-2000-0782 presented at the 38th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, USA, January 10-13, 2000. 31. S. L. Lee and M. Damodaran, "Aerodynamic Shape Design of Transonic Airfoils Using Stochastic Optimization Methods and Computational Fluid Dynamics", Oral presentation at the 1st Conference: Local Defence R&D Partnership, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 14 March 2000.32. X. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Application of Parallel Simulated Annealing and CFD for the Design of Internal Flow Systems", In Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting on Vector and Parallel Processing, VECPAR 2000, Porto, Portugal, June 21-23, 2000. 33. M. Damodaran, X. Wang and S. L. Lee, "Optimum Aerodynamic Shape Design Using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Simulated Annealing on Single and Multiple-processors", presented at the 3rd International Conference on Mechanics in Design, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 29-31, 2000. (In Book of Abstracts, Ed. S. A. Meguid, pp. 14-17)34. K. C. Yong and M. Damodaran, "Modeling and Simulation of a Two-compartmental Nonlinear Model of Lung Ventilatory Function", Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 26-29, 2000. (ISBN:1-892512-62-9)35. S. L. Lee and M. Damodaran, "Airfoil Design Optimization Using Navier-Stokes Equations and Simulated Annealing", ICA-2114, presented at the 22nd International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) Congress, Harrogate, United Kingdom, 29th August-1st September 2000. 36. X. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Parallel Simulated Annealing Algorithms", AIAA-2000-4847, presented at the 8th AIAA/NASA/USAF/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Long Beach, California, USA, September 6-8, 2000. 37. K.C. Yong and M. Damodaran, "Modeling of Lung Ventilatory Function for Disease Detection", Poster presentation at the 3rd Annual NTU-SGH Biomedical Engineering Symposium, Singapore, 14 March 2000.38. X. Qing and M. Damodaran, "Computational Flow Modeling for Physiological Systems", Poster presentation at the 3rd Annual NTU-SGH Biomedical Engineering Symposium", Singapore, 14 March 2000.39. J. Dai and M. Damodaran, "Computational Flow Models for Quantifying Intrinsic Indices of the Left Ventricular Function", Poster presented at and in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, pp. 628, edited by JC Goh (ISBN 981-04-3631-9), Singapore, 6-9 Dec 2000. 40. X. Qing and M. Damodaran, "Computational Flow Modeling for Physiological Systems", Paper presented at and in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, pp. 447-448, edited by JC Goh (ISBN 981-04-3631-9), Singapore, 6-9 Dec 2000.41. X. Qing and M. Damodaran, "A Finite Volume Computational Model for Peristaltic Flows", Poster presented at and in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, pp. 627, edited by JC Goh (ISBN 981-04-3631-9), Singapore, 6-9 Dec 2000.42. K. C. Yong and M. Damodaran, "Modeling and Simulation of Lung Ventilatory Function Coupled with Gas Exchange Models", Paper presented at and in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, pp. 439-440, edited by JC Goh (ISBN 981-04-3631-9), Singapore, 6-9 Dec 2000.43. H. Pan and M. Damodaran, "Application of Godunov Projection Algorithm On Overlapping Grids", Presented at the Chimera 2000, 5th Symposium on Overset Grids and Solution Technology, University of California at Davis, California, USA, September 18-20, 2000.44. S. L. Lee and M. Damodaran, "Multi-point Aerodynamic Design of Transonic Airfoils Using Simulated Annealing and Navier-Stokes Equations", AIAA-2001-0265, presented at the 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibition, Reno, Nevada, USA, January 8-11, 2001.45. X. Wang and M. Damodaran, "Design Optimization of 3D Nozzles Using CFD and Parallel Simulated Annealing", AIAA-2001-0264 presented at the 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibition, Reno, Nevada, USA, January 8-11, 2001.46. S. Ali, M. Damodaran and A. T. Patera, "Regularization and Reduced Order Modelling for the Parametric Estimation of Systems Governed by Elliptic Partial Differential Equations", presented at the 1st Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) Symposium, Singapore, 16-17 January 2001.47. M. Damodaran, "Leveraging Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Optimization Methods for Optimal Aerodynamic Shape Design", presented at the 1st Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) Symposium, Singapore, 16-17 January 2001.48. H. Pan and M. Damodaran, "Parallel Computation of Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations Using Godunov Projection Methods on Overlapping Grids", AIAA-CP-2001-2585 presented at the 15th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Anaheim, California, USA, 11-14 June 2001. 49. A. F. Chong and M. Damodaran, "Parallel Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows with Heat Transfer Using Second-Order Projection Methods", AIAA-2001-2971 presented at the 35th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Anaheim, California, USA, 11-14 June 2001. 50. Q. Xiao and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Moving Boundary Flows in Physiological Systems Using Finite Volume Methods", AIAA-2001-2715 presented at 31st AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Anaheim, California, USA, 11-14 June 2001. 51. H. Pan and M. Damodaran, "Parallel Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows Using the Godunov Projection Method on Overlapping Grids", presented at the 1st MIT Conference on Computational Fluids and Solid Mechanics, MIT, Cambridge, USA, 12-15 June 2001. In Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Vol.2 pp. 940-943, Elsevier Science, Ed. K. J. Bathe (H. Pan was granted a MIT Conference Fellowship to attend and present the paper at this conference.)52. V. Kannan, M. Damodaran and C.W. See, "Development of a Web-based Simulator Engine for Programmable Software Environments" presented at the WSES/IEEE Multi-Conference (SSIP,MIV,SIM, RODLICS) 2001, Malta, September 2001.53. X. Qing and M. Damodaran, "Finite Volume Simulation of Viscous Incompressible Flow In Collapsible Tubes And Channels", 5th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 31st Oct-3rd Nov.2001.54. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Optimal Design of Transonic Rotor Blade Leading Edge Shape Using CFD and Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation Method", presented at the 2nd Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) Symposium, Singapore, 16-17 January 2002.55. A. F. Chong and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows with Heat Transfer in a Disk-Driven Cavity Using Second-Order Projection Methods", in Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the 9th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (ACFM9), Isfahan, Iran, 27-31 May 2002. 56. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Comparison of Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic approximation and Simulated Annealing in Transonic Airfoil Design Optimization", 2nd International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ICCFD’2, Sydney, Australia, July 16-19, 2002.57. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Application of The Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation Method For Aerodynamic Shape Design Optimization", AIAA-2002-5643 Proceedings of the 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 4-6 Sept. 2002.58. S. Ali, M. Damodaran, A. T. Patera, "Real-Time Optimal Parametric Design of a Simple Infiltration-Evaporation Model Using the Assess-Predict-Optimize (APO) Strategy", Presented at the 3rd Singapore-MIT Alliance Symposium, Jan 16-17, 2003, Singapore. 59. T. Bui-Thanh, K. Willcox M. Damodaran, "Applications of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Inviscid Transonic Aerodynamics", Presented at the 3rd Singapore-MIT Alliance Symposium, Jan. 16-17 2003, Singapore.60. X. Q. Xing, M. Damodaran and C. P. Teo, “Aerodynamic Shape Design of Transonic Airfoils Using Hybrid Optimization Techniques and CFD”, Presented at the 3rd Singapore-MIT Alliance Symposium, Jan. 16-17 2003, Singapore 61. Natarajan and M. Damodaran, "Reduced Order Modeling for Sensitivity Analysis of the Fluid Structure Interactions in a Collapsible Channel" AIAA-2003-3722 presented at the 33rd AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, 23-26 June 2003, Orlando, FL, USA.62. T. Bui-Thanh, M. Damodaran and K. Willcox, "Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Extensions for Parametric Applications in Transonic Aerodynamics", AIAA-2003-4213 presented at the 21st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 23-26 June 2003, Orlando, FL, USA. 63. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Optimal Transonic Aerodynamic Shape Design Using Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation Method Coupled with Global and Local Optimization Methods", AIAA-2003-3786 presented at the 21st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 23-26 June 2003, Orlando, FL, USA. 64. S. Ali, M. Damodaran and A. T. Patera, "Real-time Optimal Parametric Design: the Assess-Predict-Optimize (APO) Strategy as Illustrated by a Simple Infiltration-Evaporation Model", presented at the 5th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, ICIAM 2003, Sydney, Australia, 7-11 July 2003.65. S. Dayananandan and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Ventilation Aerodynamics In Singapore’s Kallang Paya Lebar Expressway Underground Tunnel", Paper IMECE2003-42388, 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibit, IMECE’2003, November 15-21, 2003, Washington, D.C., USA.66. H. Song, M. Damodaran, C. S. Cheng and Quock Y. Ng, "Numerical Simulation of Airflow and Particle Trajectories in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", 1st Fluent CFD Conference for India and South East Asia, Nov. 18-20, 2003, Pune, India.67. S. Dayananandan and M. Damodaran,"Numerical Simulation of Ventilation Aerodynamics in the Underground Tunnel Section of Singapore’s Kallang Paya Lebar Expressway", 1st Fluent CFD Conference for India and South East Asia, Nov. 18-20, 2003, Pune, India.68. K.Y. Tang and M. Damodaran,"Numerical Simulation of Flow Structures in the Vicinity of a Finned Slender Body in the Transonic Flow Regime", 1st Fluent CFD Conference for India and South East Asia, Nov. 18-20, 2003, Pune, India.69. A. F. Chong and M. Damodaran, "Parallel Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows Using Godunov-Projection Method with Multi-Grid for Local Iterations", AIAA-2004-1098 presented at the 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno NV, USA, Jan 5-8 2004.70. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Design of Three-Dimensional Nozzle Shapes Using Hybrid Optimization Methods", AIAA-2004-0026 presented at the 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, 5-8 January 2004, Reno, NV, USA.71. H. Song, M. Damodaran and Quock Y. Ng, “Air Flow Modeling in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures”, presented at the 4th Singapore- MIT Alliance Symposium, Singapore, Jan 17-18, 2004. 72. H. Song, M. Damodaran and Quock Y. Ng, “Computation of Unsteady Airflow Characteristics and Particle Trajectories in Computer Hard Disk Enclosures”, presented at IC-SEC 2004, 2nd International Conference on Scientific and Engineering Computation, 30 June-2 July 2004, Singapore. 73. S. Dayanandan and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Simulation of Ventilation Aerodynamics in Singapore’s Kallang Paya Lebar Expressway Underground Road Tunnel" presented at the 2nd International Conference on Scientific and Engineering Computation, IC-SEC 2004, 30 June-2 July 2004, Singapore.74. A.F. Chong and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows in Three-Dimensional Enclosures Using a Parallel Second-Order Projection Method with Multi-Grid for Local Iterations" presented at the 2nd International Conference on Scientific and Engineering Computation, IC-SEC 2004, 30 June-2 July 2004, Singapore.75. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Three-dimensional Compressor Blade Design Using NURBS and Hybrid Optimization Strategies’, presented at the 2nd International Conference on Scientific and Engineering Computation, IC-SEC 2004, 30 June-2 July 2004, Singapore.76. H. Song, M. Damodaran and Quock Y. Ng, “Air Flow and Particle Trajectory Simulation Inside Computer Hard Disk Drive Enclosures,” Accepted for Poster presentation at ICCFD3, 3rd International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, July 12-16, 2004, Toronto, Canada.77. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Optimal Design of Nozzle Shapes Using NURBS, CFD and Non-Deterministic Optimization", Accepted for Poster presentation at the 24th International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) Congress,ICAS’2004, 29 August 2004 to 1st September 2004, Yokohama, Japan.78. X. Q. Xing and M. Damodaran, "Design of Nozzle Shapes Using NURBS, CFD and Hybrid Optimization Strategies", AIAA-2004-4368 at 29 August 2004 at the 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, 30 August -1 September 2004, Albany, NY, USA.79. S. Ali, H. Song, M. Damodaran, and Q.Y. Ng., "Effects of Geometrical Structures on Airflow Characteristics and Particles Trajectories in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Feb 2005, Orlando, USA. 80. S. Ali, M. Damodaran, and Q.Y. Ng, "Computational Models for Predicting Airflow Induced Particle Contamination in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", AIAA-2005-5342 presented at the 17th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 2005.81. H.J. Goh, M. Damodaran, and Q.Y Ng, "Modeling Airflow and Particle Trajectories near the Head/Disk Interface Region of a Small Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Enclosure", WTC2005-63630 presented at ASME-STLE World Tribology Conference III, 12-16 September 2005, Washington DC, USA. 82. W. K. Ng and M. Damodaran, "Computational Flow Modeling of Industrial Fan Performance Characteristics", presented at Kruger Asia Annual General Meeting, Singapore,25-26 September 2005.83. Leon C. S. Tan, M. Damodaran, N.Y. Lek and Melvin C. W. Wong, "Development of a Simulation Framework for the Study of Flight Stability and Control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle", presented at New Challenges in Aerospace Technology & Maintenance Conference (NCATM 2006) 2006, Singapore, 17-18 February 2006.84. S. Ali, Elson H J. Goh, J. Benzi, M. Damodaran and Q. Y. Ng, "Computational Modeling of Air Flow Induced Characteristics and Particle Transport in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", presented at the Air Flow Seminar organized by A*STAR Data Storage Institute, Singapore, 24 March 2006.85. S. Ali, M. Damodaran, and Q.Y. Ng, "Simulation of Airflow Induced Vibrations and Particle Contamination in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", Paper A12 presented at the 11th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (11ACFM), in Book of Abstracts and Conference Proceedings Ed. C.P. Tso, P. R. Viswanath, Y. Fukunishi and E. Cui, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-25 May 2006. 86. M. Damodaran, "CFD in the Analysis and Design of Engineered System",presented at the CFD@NTU Workshop, A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing, 30 June 2006.87. S. Ali and M. Damodaran, "Role of Interpolation in Airflow Induced Vibration in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", presented at the 4th International Conference of Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD4), Ghent, Belgium, July 10-14, 2006.88. S. Ali and M. Damodaran, "Air Flow Induced Vibrations and Particle Contamination in Hard Disk Drive Enclosures", presented at the 2006 South East Asia Fluent Users Group Meeting, Singapore, 27-28 July 2006.89. Elson H. J. Goh and M. Damodaran, "Air Flow Modeling in a Pocket Hard Disk Drive Enclosure", presented at the 2006 South East Asia Fluent Users Group Meeting, Singapore, 27-28 July 2006.90. Raymond L.H. Quek and M. Damodaran, "Computational Modeling of High Speed Finned Slender Body Aerodynamics", presented at the 2006 South East Asia Fluent Users Group Meeting, Singapore, 27-28 July 2006.91. W. K. Ng and M. Damodaran, "Computational Flow Modeling for Optimizing Industrial Fan Performance Characteristics", presented at the 2006 Fluent Users Group Meeting, Singapore, 27-28 July 2006.92. W. K. Ng and M. Damodaran, "Computational Flow Modeling for Optimizing Industrial Fan Performance Characteristics", presented at the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics 2006, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 5-8 September 2006.93. S. Ali, M. Damodaran and K. Willcox, "Approximate Low Dimensional Models based on Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Black-Box Applications", presented at the Singapore-MIT Alliance Symposium, Singapore, 23-24 January 2007.94. Leon C. S. Tan, M. Damodaran and Melvin C. W. Wong, "Simulation of Coupled Longitudinal and Lateral Flight Dynamics of a Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle", presented at Aerospace Technology Seminar (ATS 2007) 2007, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Singapore, 2 March 2007. 95. John Benzi and M. Damodaran, "Parallel Direct Simulation Monte-Carlo Model for Simulation of Airflow in the Hard Disk Drive Slider Head Disk Interface Gap" Paper ParCFD-2007-016 presented at Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics 2007 Conference, PARCFD’07, Antayala, Turkey, 21-24 May 2007.96. Dominic J. Chandar and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Study of Unsteady Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics of Airfoils and Wings using Moving Overlapping Meshes", AIAA-2007-4559 presented at the 25th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Miami, Florida, USA, 25-28 June 2007. 97. M. Damodaran, “Computational Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, presented at the 1st Joint NTU-IIT Kanpur Workshop in Mechanical, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering held at Nanyang Executive Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 10-11 July 2007. 98. Chandar, Dominic D.J. and M. Damodaran, "Numerical Study of the Unsteady Aerodynamics of Fluttering and Tumbling Cards", presented at the 7th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Bangalore, India, Nov 2007.99. John Benzi and M. Damodaran, "Hybrid Flow Modeling in the Head-Disk Interface Region of a Small Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Enclosure", presented at the 7th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Bangalore, India, Nov 2007.100. W.K. Ng, M. Damodaran and S. Ali, "Industrial Fan Performance Characteristics Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm with Proper Orthogonal Decomposition", presented at the 7th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Bangalore, India, Nov 2007. 101. Chandar, Dominic D.J. and Damodaran, M., "Computational Study of the Free Flight of a Flapping Wing at Low Reynolds Numbers", AIAA-2008-0420 presented at the 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, USA, Jan 7-10, 2008. 102. Leon C. S. Tan, M. Damodaran, "UAV Flight Control System Design Using an Integrated Flight Dynamics and Control Simulation Framework", presented at New Challenges in Aerospace Technology & Maintenance Conference (NCATM 2008) 2008, Singapore, 15-16 February 2008.103. M. Damodaran, Dominic D. J. Chandar and Leon C.S. Tan,” Progress in Applied Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, presented at the 2nd Joint NTU-IIT Kanpur Workshop in Mechanical, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 4-7 April 2008. 104. Chandar, Dominic D.J. and Damodaran, M., "Computational Study of Free Flight of Low Reynolds Number Pitching Airfoils and Wings undergoing Reverse Hysteresis", AIAA-2008-3818 presented at the 38th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference & Exhibit, Seattle, WA, USA, 23-26 June 2008.105. Chandar, Dominic D.J. and Damodaran, M., "Computation of Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Flapping Wing in Free Flight", ICCFD-039, presented at the 5th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD5), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, July 7-12, 2008. 106. Leon C.S. Tan and M. Damodaran, "Computational Study of the Flight Dynamics, Stability and Control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in an Integrated Simulation Framework", AIAA-2008-6563 presented at the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 18-21 August 2008.107. John Benzi and M. Damodaran, "Performance Metrics of a Parallel Three-Dimensional Two-Phase DSMC Method", presented at International Conference on High Performance Computing, HiPC-2008, (Student Research Symposium Session), Bangalore, India, 17-20 December 2008.108. R. Yapalparvi, Dominic D. J. Chandar and M. Damodaran,” Prediction of Unsteady Flow Fields and Trajectories of Tumbling Plates Using Reduced Order Modeling,” AIAA-2009-329 presented at the 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, FL, USA, 5-8 Jan 2009. 109. Dominic D. J Chandar and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Low Reynolds Number Flexible Flapping Wing Aerodynamics Using Overlapping Grids,"AIAA-2009-1273 presented at the 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Orlando, FL, USA, 5-8 Jan 2009. 110. John Benzi and M. Damodaran, “Hybrid Continuum-DSMC and Particle-Laden Flow Modeling in the Head-Disk Interface Gap”, presented at the Asia Pacific Magnetic Recording Conference, (APMRC 2009), Singapore, 14-16 January 2009. 111. R. Yapalparvi and M. Damodaran, "Prediction of Unsteady Flow Fields Using Higher Order Singular Value Decomposition (HOSVD) and Bi-Orthogonal Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (BPOD) ", presented at the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Miami, Florida USA, 6-10 March 2009.112. X.N. Ji and M. Damodaran, “Computational Design and Optimization of an Underwater Energy Conversion Device” Poster presented at the 1st Annual Workshop on Energy Research, Organised by ERI@N, the Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2-4 June 2009.113. Dominic D. J Chandar and M. Damodaran, "Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction of a Flexible Flapping Wing in Free Flight Using Overlapping Meshes," AIAA 2009- 3849 presented at the 27th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 22-25 June 2009. 114. Dominic D. J Chandar and M. Damodaran, "Implementing a Partitioned Algorithm for Fluid-Structure Interaction of Flexible Flapping Wings within Overture," presented at the 10th Symposium on Overset Composite Grids and Solution Technology, NASA Ames Research Centre, Moffett Field, California, USA, 20th - 23rd, September 2010.115. M. Damodaran, “Computation of Low Reynolds Number Fluid-Structure Interactions of Flexible Flapping Wings,” Seminar presented at the Dept. of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India, 11 Feb 2011.116. M. Damodaran, “Computation of Low Reynolds Number Flexible Flapping Wing Aerodynamics” Seminar presented at the Computational Research Laboratory Colloqium Series on High Performance Computing, TATA-CRL, Pune, India, 3 April 2012. (Presentation/Invited Talk)117. M. Damodaran, "High Fidelity Computational Engineering", presented at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-Centre for Applicable Mathematics (TIFR-CAM), Bangalore, India, 31 Oct 2012. (Presentation/Invited Talk) 118. M. Damodaran," CFD Activities at IIT Gandhinagar" presented at the Academic Track Event of STAR-India 2012 Conferenceorganised by CD-Adapco at Bangalore, India, 1-2 Nov 2012(Presentation/Invited Talk) 119. R. Prasad and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modeling of Steady and Unsteady Low Speed Wing-in-Ground Effect Aerodynamics”, AIAA-2013-0497 presented at and in Proceedings of AIAA 51st Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Grapevine (Dallas-Fort Worth area), Texas, USA, 7-10 Jan 2013. (DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-497) 120. V. Dwivedi, R. Prasad and M. Damodaran, "Computation of Blended Wing-Body Unmanned Configuration Aerodynamic Characteristics", presented at Society for the Promotion of Indigenous Computational Engineering Science (SPICES 2013) Test Configuration Symposium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 31 August 2013.121. R. Prasad, T. Shah and M. Damodaran,"Computational Modeling for the Design of Low-Cost Windmills for Sustainable Energy Applications in the Rural Sector", in Proceedings of the14th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (14th ACFM) at Hanoi and Halong, Vietnam, Ed. Duong Ngoc Hai, pp 1164-1168, Oct 15-19, 2013.122. Keshav G. and M. Damodaran," Design and Prototyping of a Low-Cost Manually Operated Bamboo-Cored Incense-Stick Making Machine. Paper 81 in Proceedings of the 1st International and 16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM-2013), pp. 148-155, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, 18-20 December 2013.123. S. Kar and M. Damodaran, "Computational Assessment of Air Pollution Dispersion in Ahmedabad", in Proceedings. of the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering held in Chennai, India, 10-14 Dec 2013 – Nagesh R. Iyer, Prem Krishna, S. Selvi Rajan and P. Harikrishna (eds) Copyright c 2013 APCWE-VIII. All rights reserved. Published by Research Publishing, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-07-8011-1, doi:10.3850/978-981-07-8012-8 259.124. T. Shah, R. Prasad and M. Damodaran, "Computational Modeling of Wind Energy Systems", in Proceedings. of the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering – held in Chennai, India, 10-14 Dec 2013, Nagesh R. Iyer, Prem Krishna, S. Selvi Rajan and P. Harikrishna (eds), Published by Research Publishing, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-07-8011-1. doi:10.3850/978-981-07-8012-8 255.125. V. Dwivedi and M. Damodaran, "Computational Modelling of Terrain and Building Aerodynamics for Enhancing Architectural Designs", in Proceedings of the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering held in Chennai, India, 10-14 Dec 2013 – Nagesh R. Iyer, Prem Krishna, S. Selvi Rajan and P. Harikrishna (eds), Published by Research Publishing, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-07-8011-1, doi:10.3850/978-981-07-8012-8 256.126. V. Dwivedi and M. Damodaran,” Computational Modeling of the Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics of Maneuvers of UAV Induced by Variable-Incidence Wings”, AIAA-2014-2275 accepted for presentation at AIAA 32nd Applied Aerodynamics Conference at AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AVIATION 2014), June 16-20, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.127. R. Prasad, V. Dwivedi and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modelling of Fixed and Rotary Wing Aerodynamics Operating in Close Proximity to Wavy Free Surfaces”, AIAA-2014-2013 accepted for presentation at AIAA 32nd Applied Aerodynamics Conference at AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AVIATION 2014), June 16-20, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.128. H. Sharma, M. Damodaran and P. Gandhi, “Computational Modelling of the Condensed Phase Aerosol Based Fire Extinguisher”, Paper number FEDSM2014-21104 in Proceedings of ASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August 3-7 2014,Chicago,Illinois, USA.129. N. Bhandari and M. Damodaran, “Computational Study of a Low Cost Rope Washer Pump for Brine Pumping Application in Rural Areas”, Paper number FEDSM2014-21152 in Proceedings of ASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August 3-7 2014, Chicago, Illinois, USA.130. A. A. Kanoria, K. Panchal and M. Damodaran, "Computational Estimation of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Airships", Presented at and in Proceedings of the Aeronautical Society of India 16th CFD Symposium, 11-12 August 2014, National Aerospace Laboratory, Bangalore, India.131. M. Damodaran, "The Role of High Fidelity Computational Modelling in Fire Safety Engineering,” presented at the 8th National Frontiers of Engineering, Organised by Indian National Academy of Engineers and Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar at IIT Gandhinagar, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, 5-6 Sep 2014.132. H. Sharma and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modeling of a Novel Fire Extinguisher Design”, Presented at and in Proceedings of the 41st National and 5thInternational Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Conference and (FMFP-2014), IIT Kanpur, India, 12-14 Dec 2014, Ed. A.K. Saha, Deopam Das, Rajesh Srivastava, P. K. Panigrahi and K. Muralidhar, Springer (India).133. N. Bhandari and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modeling of Positive Displacement Pumps”, Presented at and in Proceedings of the 41st National and 5th International Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Conference (FMFP-2014), IIT Kanpur, India, 12-14 Dec 2014, Ed. A.K. Saha, Deopam Das, Rajesh Srivastava, P. K. Panigrahi and K. Muralidhar, Springer (India).134. K. Panchal and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modeling of the Flowfield in the Vicinity of an Electric Vehicle Platform”, presented at and in Proceedings of the 41st National and 5th International Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Conference (FMFP-2014), IIT Kanpur, India, 12-14 Dec 2014, Ed. A.K. Saha, Deopam Das, Rajesh Srivastava, P. K. Panigrahi and K. Muralidhar, Springer (India).135. A. Kanoria and M. Damodaran, "Implementing Lattice Boltzmann Method using Parallel MATLAB on GPUs", Poster presented at the 21st IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPCC-2014), Goa, India, December 17-20, 2014.136. A. A. Kanoria, K. Panchal and M. Damodaran, "Computational Aerodynamic Analysis of Annular Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle", AIAA-2015-0771 presented at and in proceedings of 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA Aerospace Science and Technology Forum, SCITECH 2015, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, January 5-9, 2015137. M. Damodaran, "High Fidelity Computational Engineering@IIT Gandhinagar", Invited Talk at Workshop on Scientific Applications on Param Yuva II, organised by National Param Supercomputer Centre (NPSF), CDAC, Pune, India, January 8-9, 2015. 138. J. Sudani, R. Prasad and M. Damodaran, "High-Fidelity Computational Assessment of the Performance of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine" AIAA-2015-3068 presented at and in Proceedings of the 22nd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, in AIAA Aerospace Science and Technology Forum, AVIATION 2015, Dallas, Texas, USA, June 22-26, 2015.139. A. A. Kanoria, K. Panchal, R. Dongre and M. Damodaran, "Computational Modelling of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Airships in Arbitrary Motion', AIAA-2015-3230 presented at and in Proceedings of the 22nd Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference in AIAA Aerospace Science and Technology Forum, AVIATION 2015, Dallas, Texas, USA, June 22-26, 2015.140. H. Sharma, S. Harshe, S. Vekaria, M. Singh, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, "Computational Assessment of Rainfall Effects on Aircraft Aerodynamic Characteristics", AIAA-2015-3164 presented at and in Proceedings of the 33rd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference in AIAA Aerospace Science and Technology Forum, AVIATION 2015, Dallas, Texas, USA, June 22-26, 2015.141. J. Maheshwari and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modeling of Small Energy Harvester Subjected to Aeroelastic Instabilities”, In Mechanics of Solids, Fluids and Materials, Proceedings of the 2nd Indian National Conference on Applied Mechanics-INCAM-2015 at IIT Delhi, India, 13-15 July 2015, Edited by Puneet Mahajan, Badri Prasad Patel, Jayant Jain and Vikrant Tiwari, pp. 274-279, Narosa Publishing House, Delhi, 2015.142. C. Sawadiawala and M. Damodaran, “Computational Performance Assessment of a Combined Savonius H-Rotor,” Paper ISME-T-66 presented at and in the Proceedings of the17th Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME) Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2015), IIT Delhi, India, 3-4 October, 2015.143. S. V. Gurnani and M. Damodaran, “Computational Low Reynolds Number Aeromechanics of a Paper Airplane”, Paper CP-026 presented at and in Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicle (SAROD 2015), December 3-5, 2015, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India144. S. Singh, and M. Damodaran, “Computational Study of Supersonic Flow in the Vicinity of the Exit Region of a Converging-Diverging Nozzle”, Paper CP-027 presented at and in Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD 2015), December 3-5, 2015, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India145. S. Singh, and M. Damodaran, “Computational Aeromechanics and Control of a Quadcopter”, Paper CP-028 presented and in Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD 2015), December 3-5, 2015, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2nd Prize at SAROD 2015 Best Paper Competition for Students)146. A. Goyal, A. A. Kanoria and M. Damodaran,” Numerical Study of the Aerodynamic Effects of a Propeller inside an Annular Wing”, Paper CP-029 presented at and in Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD 2015), December 3-5, 2015, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (1st Prize at SAROD 2015 Best Paper Competition for Students)147. S. Singh, R. Kumar and M. Damodaran, “Computational Modeling of Fire Dynamics and Smoke in a Two-Storey Duplex House”, presented at and in Proceedings of the 42nd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2015), NIT K Surathkal, KN, India, December 14-16, 2015.148. Marco T. Debiasi, Yongdong Cui, Murali Damodaran, Joseph Dela Cruz, Jian Hao Tan, Abhishek Raut, Shrey Shah, “Study on Aerodynamics of Annular Wing for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, AIAA- 2017-1658 presented at and in Proceedings of the 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting at AIAA Science and Technology Forum (SciTech 2017), Grapevine, TX, USA, Jan 9-13, 2017. DOI:10.2514/6.2017-1658.149. Q. Yu, S. Lee, M. Damodaran, B.C. Khoo, "Modelling of Flutter Characteristics of Aircraft Wing with Pylon-Mounted Engine Nacelle", ICAS-2018-0230 presented at the 31st Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS2018), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 9-14 September 2018.150. S. Srivastava, M. Damodaran and B. C. Khoo, "A Computational Framework for Assessing Fuel Tank Sloshing Effects on Transonic Wing Flutter Boundary", AIAA-2019-1527, presented at and in the Proceedings of 2019 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech 2019), Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, California, USA, 7-11 January 2019.151. R. Halder, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “Transonic Flutter Prediction Using Subspace Identification Based Reduced Order Method with Parametric Variation and Flowfield Reconstruction,” AIAA-2019-3390 in Proceedings of 2019 AIAA Aviation Forum (Aviation 2019), Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX, USA, 17-21 June 2019. 152. N. Krishnan, J. Shinde, M.M Rao and M. Damodaran, “Computational Hydraulics of an Underground Wastewater Drainage System,” In Proceedings of the 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (16ACFM) Bengaluru, India, 13-17 Dec 2019 153. M. Chaudhury, I. Kulkarni and M. Damodaran, “Exploring Physics Informed Neural Networks for Compressible Flow Prediction,” In Proceedings of the 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (16ACFM) Bengaluru, India, 13-17 Dec 2019154. R. Halder, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “A Modal Analysis Platform in SU2 for Computational Aeroelasticity and Applications in Linear and Nonlinear Reduced Order Modelling”, In Proceedings of the 1st SU2 Conference, Princeton, NJ, USA, 10-12 June 2020. Virtual Conference.155. Tay Wee Beng, M. Damodaran, Teh Zhi-Da and R. Halder, “Investigation of Applying Physics Informed Neural Networks(PINN) and Variants on 2D Aerodynamic Problems”, FEDSM2020-6638 in Proceedings of the ASME 2020 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM2020), July 12-16, 2020, Orlando, Florida, USA.156. Murali Damodaran, “Machine Learning in Aerodynamics” presented at TL@NUS 20th Anniversary Technical Webinar Series, 12 Oct 2020, Temasek Laboratories, NUS, Singapore. (Virtual Presentation)157. Murali Damodaran, “Scientific Machine Learning in Applied Aerodynamics”, presented at the Virtual Global Meet on Computational Modelling and Simulation: Recent Innovations, Challenges & Perspectives at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad, India, Oct 16-7 Nov 2020. http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/GlobalMeet/ (Virtual Presentation)158. Invited to present 3 lectures (Computation of Compressible Flow, Reduced Order Models for Flow Prediction and Physics Informed Machine Learning for Fluid Mechanics.) at Self-sponsored online “Short Term Training Programme on Modern Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with Industrial and Environmental Applications”, February 1, 2021 –February 5, 2021, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India. (Virtual Presentation)159. Murali Damodaran, “Physics Driven Machine Learning Surrogates for Applied Aerodynamics”, presented at Temasek Defence Science Institute (TDSI), NUS Webinar Series, 21 July 2021.TDSI, NUS, Singapore. (Virtual Presentation)160. Murali Damodaran, “Physics Driven Machine Learning in Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics”, 2021 TCOMS Webinar Sharing Session Series, presented virtually at TCOMS, NUS, 10 Sep 2021.161. Murali Damodaran, “Virtual Controlled Flight of Quadrotors” presented at TL Monthly Seminar Series 4 Mar 2022, Temasek Laboratories, NUS, Singapore. (Virtual Presentation)162. M. A. Razzak and M. Damodaran, “Computational Multiphysics Modelling of Virtual Controlled Flight of Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” AIAA-2022-4018 in Proceedings of the 2022 AIAA Aviation Forum and Exposition, Chicago, IL, USA, 27 June- 2 July 2022. (Virtual Presentation)163. S. W. Chong, M. Damodaran and B. C. Khoo, “Comparing Data-Driven and Conventional Airfoil Shape Design Optimization”, AIAA-2023-1671 in Proceedings of the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, National Harbor, USA, 23-27 Jan 2023.164. Madhukar M. Rao and M. Damodaran, “On Computational Modelling for Modern Urban Drainage Systems”, TFEC-2023-47021, presented at the 8th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC) organised by the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE), 26-29 May 2023, Partially Online Virtual and In-Person at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.165. B. Y. J. Wong, M. Damodaran and B.C. Khoo, “Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Inverse Airfoil Shape Design”, AIAA-2023-4374 in Proceedings of the 2023 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, 12-16 June 2023, San Diego, California & Online, USA.

(C) THESES
1. Murali Damodaran, "A Digital Computer Simulation of Airplane Dynamics", BTech Final Year Project Report, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, May 1981. (BTech Thesis Supervisors: Professor M. Krishnamurthy and Professor S.C. Raisinghania)2. Murali Damodaran,"A Revisit to Classical Problems in Laminar Boundary Layer Theory", MS Thesis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A., August 1983. (MS Thesis Supervisor: Professor Edwin L. Resler)3. Murali Damodaran,"Numerical Calculation of Unsteady Inviscid Rotational Transonic Flow past Airfoils using Euler Equations", PhD Thesis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A., January 1987. (PhD Thesis Supervisor: Professor David A. Caughey)