Location
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Phone
(734) 764-2694
Biography
Dr. Ganesh’s research interests lie primarily in the field of fluid dynamics with a focus on hydrodynamic cavitation and experimental methods. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 2014, a Masters in Aerospace Sciences in 2009, and an undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, India in 2005.
Research Interests
Hydrodynamic cavitation, Experimental methods such a PIV, radiation-based measurement techniques, compressible gas-liquid flows, data-driven analysis, and augmentation of dense/noisy experimental datasets
Research areas:
Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamics
Current Projects
- Wake Cavitation
- Study of Wake Cavitation Dynamics using Time-Resolved X-ray Densitometry
- Hydrofoil Cavitation
- Understanding the multi-modal nature of hydrofoil cavitation using various measurements
- Vortex Cavitation
- Cavitation during vortex interaction while stretching
- Separated Flow Cavitation
- Cavitation in the flow separated at the wedge apex
- High-Speed X-ray Tomography
- Understanding the multi-modal nature of hydrofoil cavitation using various measurements
- Free-streamline Methods
- Cavitation during vortex interaction while stretching
Publications
- Makiharju., S., Ganesh., H., and Ceccio, S. L., “The dynamics of partial cavitation formation, shedding, and the influence of dissolved and injected non-condensable gas stretching Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 829, pp. 420-458, 2017
- Ganesh, H., Makiharju., S., and Ceccio, S. L., “Bubbly shock propagation as a mechanism for sheet-to-cloud transition of partial cavities measurements Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 802, pp. 37-78, 2016
- Lee, I. H., Mäkiharju, S. A., Ganesh, H., and Ceccio, S. L., “Scaling of Gas Diffusion Into Limited Partial Cavities”, Journal of Fluids Engineering,138(5), 05130, 2016
- Ganesh, H., Schot, J., and Ceccio, S. L., “Stationary cavitation bubbles forming in a delta wing vortex”, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 26, 127102, 2014
- Chang, N., Ganesh, H., Yakushiji, R., and Ceccio, S. L., “Tip vortex cavitation suppression by active mass injection”, Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol.133, pp.111301-1-11, 2011