Interfacial Flows and Fluid-Structure Interaction Lab,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Bombay
Our lab is currently investigating two broad areas, namely
Droplets / Interfaces
Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) / CFD
The sub-topics (included but not limited to) in these areas are also listed below. We use state-of-the-art computational and experimental techniques for our research.
Droplets / interfaces
Droplet impact and evaporation on solid surfaces
Designing bioinspired microtextured surfaces, Bouncing droplets
"Coffee-ring" colloidal deposits
Colloidal particles sorting via evaporating droplets
Dynamic wetting at contact line
Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) / CFD
Computational techniques in FSI, Immersed boundary method
Flapping/Pitching thin plates for thrust generation
Vortex Induced Vibration
Energy harvesting and heat transfer augmentation via FSI
Drag reduction by flow-induced reconfiguration
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Contact us: Prof. Rajneesh Bhardwaj, Room S36 (second floor) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India. e-mail: rajneesh.bhardwaj [AT] iitb.ac.in