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Science-based publications

[S27] T. Sahu, U. Chetan, S. Dhopeshwar, P. Kar, PKD, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Entrainment characteristics of a swirling liquid jet plunging in a quiescent pool’

International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 192, 105353, 2025 (PDF)

[S26] A. Basak, R. Lakkaraju, and G. P. Rajasekhar, ‘Impact of surface chemical reaction on droplet dynamics’

Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Physik (ZAMP), vol. 76, 193, 2025 (PDF)

[S25] V. R. Krishnapriya, S. S. Patil, S. Roy, K. Aditya, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Probing quasi-geostrophic turbulence via complex networks’

Physical Review Fluids, vol. 10, 054402, 2025 (PDF)

[S24] A. Senapati, G. Singh, A. Atta, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘On liquid jet formation in inertial droplet’

International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 189, p. 105242, 2025 (PDF)

[S23] A. Basak, R. Lakkaraju, and G.P. Rajasekhar, ‘Steering a thermocapillary droplet motion in a combined Couette-Poiseuille flow’

Journal of Engineering Mathematics, vol. 151, 8, 2025 (PDF)

[S22] R. Lakkaraju, D. K. Chandraker, and G. Biswas, ‘Dipole-to-monopole-flow transition in bubbly thermal convection’

Physical Review E, vol. 110, no. 5, p. 055103, 2024 (PDF)

[S21] S. S. Patil, V. R. Krishna Priya, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Heat transport and flow structures in inclined circular enclosures’

Physical Review Fluids, vol. 9, no. 12, p. 124305, 2024 (PDF)

[S20] M. Bhattacharya and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Do emptying bottles show self-induced liqid rotation?’

International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 181, p. 104976, 2024 (PDF)

[S19] G. Singh, A. Senapati, A. Atta, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Generating periodic vortex pairs using flexible structures’

Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 127, p. 104126, 2024 (PDF)

[S18] G. Singh, A. Senapati, A. Sharma, A. Atta, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Flexible structures enhance fluid mixing in a channel flow’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 2, 2024 (PDF)

[S17] U. Chetan et al., ‘Laminar line source starting plumes and their interaction with energy expulsion events’

Acta Mechanica, pp. 1–20, 2024 (PDF)

[S16] P. K. Kar, U. Chetan, A. Kumar, P. K. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Heat transport enhancement and flow transitions in partitioned thermal convection’

Physical Review Fluids, vol. 8, no. 4, p. 043501, 2023 (PDF)

[S15] A. Basak, R. Lakkaraju, and G. P. R. Sekhar, ‘Thermocapillary dynamics of a surfactant-laden droplet with internal thermal singularity’

Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 973, p. A24, 2023 (PDF)

[S14] J. Mahato, D. K. Srivastava, D. K. Chandraker, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘On offset placement of a compound droplet in a channel flow’

Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol. 144, no. 3, p. 031401, 2022 (PDF)

[S13] A. Mishra, C. Bourquard, A. Roy, R. Lakkaraju, P. Ghosh, and O. Supponen, ‘Flow focusing from interacting cavitation bubbles’

Physical Review Fluids, vol. 7, no. 11, p. 110502, 2022 (PDF) Milton van Dyke video award winning article

[S12] T. L. Sahu, U. Chetan, J. Mahato, P. K. Kar, P. K. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Formation and breakup of twisting ligaments in a viscous swirling liquid jet’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 34, no. 11, 2022 (PDF)

[S11] P. K. Kar, Y. N. Kumar, P. K. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Thermal convection in octagonal-shaped enclosures’

Physical Review Fluids, vol. 5, no. 10, p. 103501, 2020 (PDF)

[S10] O. Satbhai, S. Roy, S. Ghosh, S. Chakraborty, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Comparison of the quasi-steady-state heat transport in phase-change and classical Rayleigh-Bénard convection for a wide range of Stefan number and Rayleigh number’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 9, 2019 (PDF)

[S9] S. A. Etha, A. Jena, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Clusterlike instabilities in bubble-plume-driven flows’

Physical Review E, vol. 99, no. 5, p. 053101, 2019 (PDF)

[S8] Y. Nandukumar, S. Chakraborty, M. K. Verma, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘On heat transport and energy partition in thermal convection with mixed boundary conditions’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 6, 2019 (PDF)

[S7] A. Senapati, G. Singh, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Numerical simulations of an inline rising unequal-sized bubble pair in a liquid column’

Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 208, p. 115159, 2019 (PDF)

[S6] G. Singh and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Wall-mounted flexible plates in a two-dimensional channel trigger early flow instabilities’

Physical Review E, vol. 100, no. 2, p. 023109, 2019 (PDF) Kaleidoscope of the month article

[S5] R. Lakkaraju, F. Toschi, and D. Lohse, ‘Bubbling reduces intermittency in turbulent thermal convection’

Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 745, pp. 1–24, 2014 (PDF) Cover Page article

[S4] R. Lakkaraju, R. J. Stevens, P. Oresta, R. Verzicco, D. Lohse, and A. Prosperetti, ‘Heat transport in bubbling turbulent convection’

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The USA, vol. 110, no. 23, pp. 9237–9242, 2013 (PDF)

[S3] R. Lakkaraju, R. J. Stevens, R. Verzicco, S. Grossmann, A. Prosperetti, C. Sun and D. Lohse, ‘Spatial distribution of heat flux and fluctuations in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection’

Physical Review E, vol. 86, no. 5, p. 056315, 2012 (PDF)

[S2] R. Lakkaraju, L.E. Schmidt, P. Oresrta, R. Verzicco, D. Lohse, and A. Prosperetti, ‘Effect of vapor bubbles on velocity fluctuations and dissipation rates in bubbly Rayleigh-Bénard convection’

Physical Review E, vol. 84, no. 3, p. 036312, 2011 (PDF)

[S1] R. Lakkaraju and M. Alam, ‘Effects of Prandtl number and a new instability mode in a plane thermal plume’

Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 592, pp. 221–231, 2007 (PDF)

Engineering-based publications

[E20] G. Singh, A. Senapati, A. Atta, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Optimizing fluid mixing in channel flow using wall-mounted flexible structures’

Computers and Fluids, vol. 291, 106590, 2025 (PDF)

[E19] S. Dutta, R. Lakkaraju, and S. Roy, ‘Wall effects in fishes-like undulating hydrofoils’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 37, 013617, 2025 (PDF)

[E18] A. Sharma, G. Singh, R. Lakkaraju, and A. Atta, ‘Hydrodynamics of particle-free and particle-laden laminar flows in sharply bent channels’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 1, 2024 (PDF)

[E17] S. Dutta, A. Raj, R. Lakkaraju, and S. Roy, ‘Hydrodynamics of pitching hydrofoil in a plane Poiseuille flow’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 2, 2024 (PDF)

[E16] P. K. Kar et al., ‘The Impact of Roughness and Partitions in Thermal Convection to Enhance the Heat Transport’

ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 146, no. 10, 2024 (PDF)

[E15] A. Mishra, A. Garva, A. Roy, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Effect of over-pressure on the dynamics of interacting cavitation bubbles near curved surfaces in sub-cooled liquid nitrogen’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 8, 2024 (PDF)

[E14] R. Kumar, A. B. Ghosh, B. Borah, R. Lakkaraju, and A. Atta, ‘Exploring fluid flow in microchannels with branching and variable constrictions’

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol. 28, no. 11, p. 74, 202 (PDF)

[E13] J. Mahato, T. L. Sahu, U. Chetan, P. K. Kar, D. K. Srivastava, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Large eddy simulation of flow separation-induced disturbance evolution inside a sudden contracting nozzle’

Acta Mechanica, pp. 1–21, 2024 (PDF)

[E12] S. Jana, R. Lakkaraju, J. A. Stagner, and D. S.-K. Ting, ‘Thermal Regulation due to Vertical Greening Systems: A Review’

Reclaiming Eden, pp. 175–201, 2024 (PDF)

[E11] R. Mundhra, R. Lakkaraju, P. K. Das, M. A. Pakhomov, and P. D. Lobanov, ‘Effect of wall proximity and surface tension on a single bubble rising near a vertical wall’

Water, vol. 15, no. 8, p. 1567, 2023 (PDF)

[E10] A. Sharma, R. Lakkaraju, and A. Atta, ‘Influence of channel bend angle on the turbulent statistics in sharply bent channel flows’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 35, no. 5, 2023 (PDF)

[E9] R. Roy, J. S. M. Quintero, R. Lakkaraju, P. R. Waghmare, and S. Chakraborty, ‘Electro-wetting induced dynamic manipulation of symmetrically coalescing viscoelastic liquid bridges’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 35, no. 5, 2023 (PDF)

[E8] N. K. Dubey, A. Sidpara, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Numerical and experimental study of influence function in magnetorheological finishing (MRF) of freeform surface’

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 580, p. 170937, 2023 (PDF)

[E7] R. Roy, J. S. M. Quintero, R. Lakkaraju, P. R. Waghmare, and S. Chakraborty, ‘Droplet-on-chip electro-spectroscopy detects the ultra-short relaxation time of a dilute polymer solution’

Soft Matter, vol. 19, no. 28, pp. 5345–5352, 2023 (PDF)

[E6] A. Sharma, R. Lakkaraju, and A. Atta, ‘Insight into the particle-laden turbulent flow statistics in sharply bent channels’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 35, no. 9, 2023 (PDF)

[E5] P. K. Kar, U. Chetan, J. Mahato, T. L. Sahu, P. K. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Heat flux enhancement by regular surface protrusion in partitioned thermal convection’

Physics of Fluids, vol. 34, no. 12, 2022 (PDF)

[E4] J. Mondal et al., ‘Acoustic cavitation at low gas pressures in PZT-based ultrasonic systems’

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, vol. 73, p. 105493, 2021 (PDF)

[E3] R. Roy, S. Mukherjee, R. Lakkaraju, and S. Chakraborty, ‘Streaming potential in bio-mimetic microvessels mediated by capillary glycocalyx’

Microvascular Research, vol. 132, p. 104039, 2020 (PDF)

[E2] T. Sahu, U. Chetan, P. Kar, S. Dhopeshwar, P. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Impact of re-circulation zones on the near-field entrainment characteristics of a swirling liquid jet’

IJournal of Flow Visualization and Image processing, vol. 31, 67, 2024 (PDF)

[E1] J. Mondal, R. Lakkaraju, P. Ghosh, and M. Ashokkumar, ‘Acoustic cavitation‑induced shear: a mini‑review’

Biophysical Reviews, vol. 13, p. 1229 2021 (PDF)

[E0b] J. Mondal, A. Mishra, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Application of multiple interacting bubbles for particle fragmentation at cryogenic temperature’

Indian Cryogenics Council, vol. 45, 34, 2020 (PDF)

[E0a] A. Mishra, J. Mondal, A. Roy, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Jet and shock characteristics of collapsing cavitating bubble in cryogenic environment’

Indian Cryogenics Council, vol. 45, p. 19, 2020 (PDF)

Conferences and Proceedings

[34] S. Dhopeshwar, S. Chakraborty, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Hydrodynamic characteristics of strong inertial solitary waves on thin film flows’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2024.

[33] P. K. Das, R. Lakkaraju, and Others, ‘Entrainment characteristics of a swirling liquid jet plunging in a quiescent pool of liquid’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2024.

[32] S. Singha, A. Atta, and Others, ‘Numerical Investigation of Particle Dynamics in Laminar Flow Over Wavy Surfaces’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2024.

[31] A. Senapati, A. Atta, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Inertial droplet dynamics inside a quiescent liquid medium’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2024.

[30] T. L. Sahu, P. K. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Entrainment characteristics of a swirling plunging jet’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2024.

[29] A. Basak, R. Lakkaraju, and G. Raja Sekhar, ‘Can a combined shear and pressure-driven mechanism control the optimal droplet migration in Microfluidics?’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2024.

[28] R. Kumar, R. Lakkaraju, and A. Atta, ‘Dynamical flow characterization of single-phase flow in a converging-diverging channels’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2024.

[27] T. L. Sahu, P. K. Das, R. Lakkaraju, U. C. Team, and J. M. Team, ‘Numerical investigation of secondary instabilities along helical disturbances in a swirling liquid jet’, in APS March Meeting Abstracts, 2023, vol. 2023, pp. S18-011.

[26] A. Senapati, A. Atta, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Numerical Study of droplet deformation and jet formation inside a Liquid Medium’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2023.

[25] U. Chetan et al., ‘Retraction and breakup of a thin liquid sheet in a rotating field’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2023.

[24] G. Singh, ‘Passive mixing enhancement in microchannel flows using flexible structures’, in APS March Meeting Abstracts, 2023, vol. 2023, pp. K18-012.

[23] A. Sharma, R. Lakkaraju, and A. Atta, ‘Insights into the particle-free and particle-laden turbulent flow statistics in sharply bent channels’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2023.

[22] R. Mundhra, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Das, ‘Effect of wall inclination on the near wall rising behaviour of air bubbles in still water’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, vol. 67, 2022.

[21] P. Das, R. Lakkaraju, and Others, ‘Near field entrainment characteristics and recirculation zones in a swirling liquid jet’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, vol. 67, 2022.

[20] P. Kar, U. Chetan, J. Mahato, P. K. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Heat flux enhancement by regular surface protrusions in turbulent thermal convection’, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, vol. 67, 2022.

[19] J. Mondal, R. Lakkaraju, P. Ghosh, and M.-D. Ashokkumar, ‘Feasibility of cavitation-induced shear forces for futuristic application’, in Proceedings of the 28th national symposium on cryogenics and superconductivity: book of abstracts, 2022.

[18] S. Dhopeshwar, U. Chetan, T. L. Sahu, P. K. Kar, S. Chakraborty, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Wavy Dynamics of Confined and Inclined Falling Liquid Films’, in Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, 2022, pp. 179–189.

[17] T. L. Sahu, U. Chetan, P. K. Kar, S. Dhopeshwar, P. K. Das, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Entrainment Characteristics of a Swirling Liquid Jet’, in Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, 2022, pp. 81–92.

[16] U. Chetan, P. K. Kar, T. L. Sahu, S. Dhopeshwar, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Initial Flow Behavior in Laminar Line Source Twin Plumes of Equal Strength’, in Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, 2022, pp. 567–577.

[15] A. Mishra, C. Bourquard, R. Lakkaraju, O. Supponen, and P. Ghosh, ‘Jets from interacting cavitation bubbles’, in APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, 2021, pp. M21-003.

[14] A. Mishra, J. Mondal, A. Roy, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Effect of curved rigid surface on the collapsing cavitating bubble in cryogenic environment’, in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020, vol. 755, p. 012067.

[13] J. Mondal, A. Mishra, R. Lakkaraju, M. Ashokkumar, and P. Ghosh, ‘Effect of solid surface in vicinity of multi-bubble array in cryogenic environment’, in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020, vol. 755, p. 012066.

[12] J. Mondal, A. Mishra, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Application of multiple interacting bubbles for particle fragmentation at cryogenic temperature’, 2020.

[11] A. Mishra, J. Mondal, A. Roy, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Jet and shock characteristics of collapsing cavitating bubble in cryogenic environment’, 2020.

[10] J. Mondal, A. Mishra, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Numerical examination of jets induced by multi-bubble interactions’, in ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2018, vol. 52101, p. V007T09A067.

[9] A. Mishra, J. Mondal, A. Roy, R. Lakkaraju, and P. Ghosh, ‘Numerical Investigation of Erosive Strength of Collapsing Cavitating Bubble in Cryogenic Environment Near Rigid Wall’, in 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2018.

[8] R. Lakkaraju and D. Chandraker, ‘On injection of vapor bubbles in liquid pools’, in Proceedings of the national conference on critical heat flux and multiphase flow: abstracts, 2018.

[7] N. Dubey, A. Sidpara, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Role played by particle jets on boundary layer flows’, in Proceedings of the national conference on critical heat flux and multiphase flow: abstracts, 2018.

[6] S. Dopeshwar, S. Chakraborty, and R. Lakkaraju, ‘Falling thin liquid films’, in Proceedings of the national conference on critical heat flux and multiphase flow: abstracts, 2018.

[5] R. Lakkaraju and A. Senapati, ‘Inline moving bubbles in liquid columns’, in Proceedings of the national conference on critical heat flux and multiphase flow: abstracts, 2018.

[4] A. Mishra, R. Lakkaraju, A. Roy, and P. Ghosh, ‘Influence of Thermophysical Properties of Cryogenic Fluids on Growth and Collapse of Cavitating Bubbles’, in 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2017.

[3] R. Lakkaraju et al., ‘Heat transfer enhancement in turbulent thermal convection close to the boiling point: Numerical simulations’, in APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, 2012, pp. H11-008.

[2] R. Lakkaraju, R. J. Stevens, R. Verzicco, S. Grossmann, C. Sun, and D. Lohse, ‘Local fluctuations and fluxes in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection’, in APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, 2011, vol. 64, pp. G24-003.

[1] R. Lakkaraju et al., ‘Role of bubbles on heat transfer and turbulence in Rayleigh-Bénard convection’, in Physics@ FOM Veldhoven, 19-20 January 2010, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, Stichting FOM, 2010, pp. P06-29.