Assistant Research Scientist
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
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2600 Draper Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109Hydrodynamic cavitation, Experimental methods such a PIV, radiation based measurements techniques, compressible gas-liquid flows, data-driven analyis and augmentation of dense/noisy experimental datasets
Dr. Ganesh’s research interests lie primarily in the field of fluid dynamics with focus on hydrodynamic cavitation and experimental methods. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 2014, Masters in Aerospace sciences from Univeristy of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 2009, and under-graduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, India in 2005.
Wake Cavitation
Study of Wake Cavitation Dynamics using Time-Resolved X-ray densitometry
Hydrofoil Cavitation
Understanding 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 multi-modal nature of hydrofoil cavitation using various measurments
Free-streamline Methods
Cavitation during vortex interaction while strectching
Makiharju., S., Ganesh., H., and Ceccio, S. L., “The dynamics of partial cavitation formation, shedding, and the influence of dissolved and injected non-condensable gasstretching 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 cavitiesmeasurements 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