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SUMMARY:Multi-fuel combustion for sustainable aviation
DESCRIPTION:With the climate change becoming as one of the main challenges for human existence\, every sector has to contribute in reducing its climate footprint. Being an international and hard to abate sectors\, aviation is struggling to find a viable replacement for kerosene. This talk focuses on a novel multi-fuel combustion strategy that is aimed at making aviation fuel agnostic. This is one of the latest endeavours that we are pursuing at TU Delft along with our industrial partners\, Airbus and Safran. \n  \nSpeaker:  Prof. Arvind G Rao \nBiography : \nDr. Arvind Gangoli Rao\, is a Chair Professor of Sustainable Aircraft Propulsion at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering\, TU Delft. Dr. Gangoli Rao obtained his masters and PhD in aerospace engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology\, Bombay and later worked at Technion\, Israel as a post-doctoral researcher. Dr. Gangoli Rao is a specialist in aircraft propulsion and has worked on a variety of problems related to gas turbines and novel propulsion systems for aircraft\, especially ones dealing with the usage of alternative energy sources. He has authored around 100 publications. Dr. Gangoli Rao has been involved in several EU projects and Dutch funded projects on sustainable aviation along with the industrial partners. He is the Dutch representative International Society of Air Breathing Engines (ISABE). He is also a member of the ACARE (Advisory Committee for Research and innovation in Europe) working group on Energy and Environment.
URL:https://aero.iisc.ac.in/event/multi-fuel-combustion-for-sustainable-aviation/
LOCATION:Auditorium (AE 005)\, Department of Aerospace Engineering
CATEGORIES:AE Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250317T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250317T130000
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SUMMARY:The longest known insect migration: Fusing Biology with Aerospace Engineering for innovative solutions
DESCRIPTION:The intriguing annual migration of the dragonfly species\, Pantala flavescens\, was reported a century ago.\nThe multi-generational\, transoceanic migration circuit spanning 14000-18000 kms\, from India to Africa is an\n astonishing feat for an insect few cms in size. Wind\, precipitation\, fuel\, breeding\, and the life cycle affect\n the migration\, yet understanding of their collective role in the migration remains elusive. We identify the\n transoceanic migration route by imposing a time constraint emerging from energetics on Dijkstra’s\npath-planning algorithm. Energetics calculations reveal Pantala flavescens can endure 90 hours of steady\n flight at 4.5m/s. We incorporate active wind compensation in Dijkstra’s algorithm to compute the migration\n route from years 2002 to 2007. The prevailing winds play a pivotal role; a direct crossing of the Indian Ocean\n from Africa to India is feasible with the Somali Jet\, whereas the return requires stopovers in Maldives and Seychelles.\n The migration timing\, identified using monthly-successful trajectories\, life cycle\, and precipitation data\,\ncorroborates reported observations. While working on this problem my mind ventured into many different\n applications of engineering\, which are all connected to the transoceanic migration of dragonflies.\nThe applications range from designing airfoils/wings\, sports aerodynamics and wind turbines to developing\n novel spectral accuracy algorithms for numerical simulations. Hence the ideas vary from simple mimicking\n of dragonflies to more complex abstractions arising from the need to understand their flying behaviour.\n\nSpeaker: Dr Sandeep Saha\n\nBiography :\n\nDr Sandeep Saha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering\, IIT Kharagpur.\nHe obtained his bachelors and masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.\nHe completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London. He thereafter worked as  a\nMarie-Curie Experienced Researcher\, CNRS (Laboratoire FAST)\, Orsay\, France. Thereafter he worked as\n an Aerodynamics Engineer\, ALSTOM Power (now GE)\, Rugby\, UK; then as Research Scientist (Fluids)\,\nSchlumberger Gould Research\, Cambridge\, UK; and then as Academic Staff member\, Mechanical Engineering\,\nUniversity of Duisburg-Essen\, Germany (in collaboration with SIEMENS AG). He has worked on a range of\n problems in fluid mechanics and in recent years has focused on Low Reynolds number Aerodynamics\n ranging a broad spectrum of problems like insect flight\, extraterrestrial flight\, respiratory flows and\nwaste heat recovery and sports aerodynamics.
URL:https://aero.iisc.ac.in/event/the-longest-known-insect-migration-fusing-biology-with-aerospace-engineering-for-innovative-solutions/
LOCATION:STC Seminar Hall\, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
CATEGORIES:AE Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250327T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250327T113000
DTSTAMP:20260526T090749
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SUMMARY:Challenges and Strategies for Machining Aerospace High-Temperature Materials
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThe presentation opens with a comparison of high-temperature materials with everyday metals. This will be followed by a discussion of challenges and an understanding of the machinability of high-temperature materials. Next\, various strategies for machining high-temperature materials\, along with practical real-life case studies\, will be presented. We will be introducing the concept of Feed Milling and its advantages. Pocket Milling is among challenging operations\, and we will discuss existing and alternate methods of pocket milling. Finally\, we will discuss the Barrel mill concept for faster profile machining and a few other solutions. \nSpeaker: H R Narasimhan \n  \nBiography:\nH R Narasimhan is currently a Business Development Manager at ISCAR Metalworks\, a multinational metal-cutting tools company affiliated with one of the world’s largest metalworking conglomerates\, the IMC Group (International Metalworking Companies). He has over 25 years of experience in the US Aerospace Industry in Los Angeles\, Oregon\, Seattle\, and Salt Lake City areas\, with several years of experience as National Product Manager for milling and specializing in machining high-temperature materials and composites
URL:https://aero.iisc.ac.in/event/challenges-and-strategies-for-machining-aerospace-high-temperature-materials/
LOCATION:Auditorium (AE 005)\, Department of Aerospace Engineering
CATEGORIES:AE Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250327T150000
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SUMMARY:Laser Beam Control Through Atmospheric Turbulence
DESCRIPTION:Laser beam is highly affected by prevailing atmospheric conditions and limit the system performance for various applications. The talk mainly covers the cause of optical turbulence\, its effects on laser beam and further discuss the technologies for controlling the beam for enhancing the effectiveness. Two main techniques namely the Tip-tilt correction for maintaining the beam at same position and adaptive optics technology for controlling the phase distortions and thus enhancing the signal strength on the receiver plane will be discussed. The experimental results for long range propagation will also be presented and discussed. \n  \nSpeaker: Dr. Amit Pratap\, Sc F\, CHESS (DRDO)
URL:https://aero.iisc.ac.in/event/laser-beam-control-through-atmospheric-turbulence/
LOCATION:STC Seminar Hall\, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
CATEGORIES:AE Seminar
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