Lead authored

Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Secondary atomization of droplets at extreme conditions. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 58 (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-112823-115348

Saini Jatin Rao, Akhil Aravind, Saptarshi Basu

Blast wave induced unsteady flow at the shock tube opening. arXiv preprint (2025).

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2511.00247

Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Small-scale Features in Secondary Breakup of a Droplet and Ligament Mediated Fragmentation under Extreme Conditions. arXiv preprint (2025).

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2502.05976

Saini Jatin Rao, Siddhant Jain, Saptarshi Basu

Dynamics of Soap Bubble Inflation. Physical Review Fluids 9, 5 (2024). Editors' Suggestion

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.9.L051602

Saini Jatin Rao, Shubham Sharma, Saptarshi Basu, Cameron Tropea

Depth from Defocus Technique: A Simple Calibration-Free Approach for Dispersion Size Measurement. Experiments in Fluids 65, 55 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-024-03792-2

Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Mechanisms of Catastrophic Breakup. Physical Review Fluids (2026). [Invited article; Under review]

https://doi.org/...

Co-authored

Siddhant Jain, Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Vortex rings as hydrodynamic dispersants for mitigating underwater oil spills. arXiv preprint (2026).

 https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.37256

Siddhant Jain, Saini Jatin Rao, Shubhadeep Mandal, Cameron Tropea, Saptarshi Basu

Vortex Dynamics During Pinch-off of Micro-Droplets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1042, A21 (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2026.12001

Akhil Aravind, Saini Jatin Rao, Balasundaram Mohan, Saptarshi Basu

Dynamics of Flame-Shock Interaction in Slender Confined Geometries. Proceedings of The Combustion Institute 42, 106323 (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2026.106323

Siddhant Jain, Saini Jatin Rao, Saurabh Sharma, Saptarshi Basu

Characterizing near-wall downstream events during a vortex ring interacting with a perforated plate. Experiments in Fluids 67, 15 (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-025-04169-9 

Siddhant Jain, Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Interaction of vortex ring with perforated plate at different included angles. Physical Review Fluids 10, 3 (2025).

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.10.034703

Gautham Vadlamudi, Akhil Aravind, Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Insights into spatio-temporal dynamics during shock–droplet flame interaction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 999, A22 (2024).

 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.575

Shubham Sharma, Saini Jatin Rao, Navin Kumar Chandra, Aloke Kumar, Saptarshi Basu, Cameron Tropea

Depth from defocus technique applied to unsteady shock-drop secondary atomization. Experiments in Fluids 64, 65 (2023).

doi.org/10.1007/s00348-023-03588-w 

Dev Choudhary, Saini Jatin Rao, Vishal Sampath Kumar, Abhiram Deoolwar, Ayush Dupare, 

Ramesh N. Goswami, Sunil Kumar, Anjan Ray, Saptarshi Basu, Sudip K. Ganguly

Insights on Advanced Diagnostic Approaches for the Identification of the Total Recirculation Regime in Stirred and Sparged Tank Reactors. 

ACS Omega 09 (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6c02546

Saini Jatin Rao, Shubham Sharma, Cameron Tropea, Saptarshi Basu

A method and apparatus for measuring geometric characteristics of particles. 

Indian Patent No.: 518811 Application No.: 202341048656 (2023). Status: Granted

Saini Jatin Rao, Akhil Aravind, Akarsh Choudhary, Saptarshi Basu

Impulse-assisted spray conditioning system and method of conditioning spray. 

Indian patent No.: 604086 Application No.: 202641016827 (2026). Status: Granted

Siddhant Jain, Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Apparatus for segregating and mobilizing entities from substrate. 

Indian patent No.: 554134 Application No.: 202441001158 (2024). Status: Granted

Siddhant Jain, Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

Shear force-based droplet generation device and method thereof. 

Indian patent No.: 608240 Application No.: 202641027764 (2026). Status: Granted

Akhil Aravind, Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

System for transitioning flame from laminar condition to turbulent condition and method thereof. 

Application No.: 202641016856 (2026). Status: Pending

Akarsh Choudhary, Saini Jatin Rao, Saptarshi Basu

System and method for generating controlled arrays of liquid droplets. 

Application No.: 202641014526 (2026). Status: Pending