Education

Jan 2018 – Aug 2023 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India  

Defense: Aug 17th 2023, Awarded: June 29th 2024 | 7.5/10 in course works 

Doctorate in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering 

Hypersonic Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory (HEAL) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India - 208016

Aug 2015 – Jun 2017 Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Jharkhand, India

Master of Engineering, Aerodynamics  | 92.3%

Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry Mesra, Jharkhand, India – 835215

Aug 2010 – Apr 2014 Jawaharlal College of Engineering and Technology

Bachelor of Technology | 7.61/10

Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Affiliated to University of Calicut Ottapalam, Kerala, India – 679301

Jun 2008 – Apr 2010 M. G. M., N. S. S., Higher Secondary School

12th – Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology | 89.83%

Lakkattoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India – 686502

Jun 2007 – Apr 2008 Crossroads Higher Secondary School

10th – Maths, Science, Social Science | 87-96.8%

Pampady, Kottayam, Kerala, India – 686502

Doctoral Thesis

Advisor: Prof. Mohammed Ibrahim Sugarno

Shock Wave Focusing in Air – Experimental and Numerical Study: A dedicated shock focusing facility was developed using a shock tube with a smoothly contoured converging section designed to minimize diffraction losses and focus incoming shock waves to a point. Inside the converging section, the shock accelerates, reflects from the end wall, and produces extreme temperatures—sufficient to cause gas dissociation and radiation emission. The phenomenon was studied through emission spectroscopy, thermocouple-based heat transfer measurements, and unsteady pressure sensors. Complementary numerical simulations (ANSYS Fluent) provided detailed insights into the underlying flow physics.

Master’s Thesis

Advisor: Prof. Sudip Das

Open Cavity Flowfield Studies with Wall and Floor Modifications at Supersonic Speed: Experimental and numerical investigations were conducted on a Mach 2.0 open cavity flowfield to study the effects of passive wall and floor modifications. Using a supersonic wind tunnel, we performed schlieren/shadowgraph imaging, oil flow visualization, and unsteady pressure measurements. Results showed that introducing sloped wall and floor modifications reduced cavity noise levels, with the influence of slope angle and height carefully evaluated. Numerical simulations (ANSYS Fluent) closely matched experimental findings, confirming the effectiveness of these passive control strategies in suppressing cavity-induced oscillations.

Bachelor’s Thesis

Advisor: Prof. Manikandan R.

Spinning Aerofoil Implementation on Conventional Aircraft: A numerical study using ANSYS Fluent was conducted to examine the effect of moving the skin of the aerofoil in clockwise and anticlockwise directions. When the skin rotated clockwise, the lift coefficient increased, while anticlockwise rotation led to higher drag and a delayed critical Mach number. Flow analyses on a 2D aerofoil model confirmed the aerodynamic influence of surface motion in both directions.