Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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M.S. Students:
- Ranjith Kumar
Ph.D. Students:
- Tao Geng
- Francisco Diaz
- Fei Zheng
Former Ph.D. Students:
- Ping Xiang
(Grad. 8/07)
- Sid Becker
(Grad. 5/07)
- Jianxi Zhu
(Grad. 5/07)
- Geng Peng
(Grad. 12/05)
- Liping Cheng
(Grad. 12/04)
- Patirop Chitrphiromsri
(Grad. 12/04)
- Nan Jiang
- Deming Mao
(Grad. 5/03)
- Qun Wan
(Grad. 12/03)
- Ming Xiong
(Grad. 12/01)
Former M.S. Students:
- Michael Schoen
(Grad. 8/05)
- Robert Ordon
(Grad. 5/06)
- Sid Becker
(Grad.12/03)
Visiting Scholars:
- Prof. W.S. Kim (E-mail)
- Dr. S.Y. Kim (E-mail)
- Drs. A. Avramenko, I. Shevchuk, and S. Kobzar
Visitors:
- Prof. Yukio Ogata
Research Opportunities for New Graduate Students
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2329 Champion Court, Raleigh, NC 27606 USA
Phone: 919 449 4487 Email: a.k.ranjithkumar@gmail.com
EDUCATION
M.S , Mechanical Engineering , Expected May 2007
North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
- Course Work : Foundations of Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics of Combustion, Advanced Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers, Advanced Convective Heat Transfer, Compressible Fluid Flow, Micro and Nano Systems.
B.E, Mechanical Engineering , May 2005
University of Madras, India.
- Course Work: Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion, Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Turbo Machines, Automobile Engineering, Internal Combustion Engines.
CURRENT RESEARCH:
Experimental Investigations of Unsteady Ejectors using a Pulsejet Driver:
Current research focuses on Experimental and Parametric Investigations of Unsteady Ejectors on two different valved Pulsejets (5 lbs and 25 lbs). My research will also include Laser Diagnostics, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), of the flow field at exhaust of both the pulsejets to calculate parameters like Vorticity and Circulation, which is proportional to the mass entrainment, with and without the Ejector.
