Theoretical Fluid Dynamics: Fundamental Issues and Perspectives

• This track deals with various theoretical and fundamental issues and perspectives in fluid mechanics. This track includes the following topics and any other related topics of interest:

• Laminar Flow

• Boundary-layer flows

• Separated flows

• Unsteady and pulsating flows

• Bifurcation and hysteresis

• Supersonic and hypersonic flows

• Vortex dynamics

• Aero-Dynamics and Gas Dynamics

Flow Instability, Transition, Turbulence and Control

• This track seeks fundamental research contributions to instability, transition and turbulent flows for enhancing our basic understanding on transition and turbulent flows. Topics of interest in this track include, but are not limited to:

• Flow instability and transition

• Turbulent flows: issues and perspectives

• Wall bounded turbulent flow

• Turbulent jet, wake and shear layer

• Turbulence modeling

• Flow visualization and coherent structures

• Turbulence mixing and heat transfer

• Atmospheric turbulence

• Flow control

Experimental Fluid Dynamics: Flow Measurement Techniques and Instrumentation

• This track deals with current information on state-of-the-art of different flow measurement techniques. This track includes the following topics and any other related topics of interest.

• Instrumentation

• Velocity measurement: Laser Doppler velocimetry, Hot-wire/hot-film anemometry, PIV, Holography etc.

• Scalar measurement: Pressure, density, temperature, species

• Multiphase flow measurement

• Force measurement

• Flow visualization

• Experimental hydraulics

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Theory and Applications

• This track is intended to provide a platform for presenting recent advancements in the development of fundamentals & algorithm and application of various computational fluid dynamics techniques.

• Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS)

• Large-Eddy-Simulation (LES)

• Hybrid RANS/LES methodologies

• Turbulence modeling

• Mesh-less simulation

• High resolution schemes

• Finite volume, Finite difference and Finite Element Method (FEM) etc.

• Applications of CFD Commercial Software in the various fields of incompressible and compressible flows, internal and external flow in aerodynamics, aero-acoustics, propulsion, combustion, biomedical engineering etc.

Fluid Machinery, Turbomachinery and Fluid Power

• The goal of this track is to provide a platform for presenting recent developments in experimental as well as computational studies in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics in the turbomachinery flows. This track includes the following topics and any other related topics.

• Gas turbines

• Hydraulic turbines

• Compressors, pumps and fans

• Wind turbines

• Micro turbines/compressors/pumps

• Unsteady flows, stator-rotor interactions

• Aerothermal analysis of blades, blade cooling

• Transition and turbulence

I. C. Engines and Gas-turbines

• This track deals with understanding and control of the spatial-temporal properties of the flows in IC engines and gas turbines. The following topics and any other relevant topics are included in this track.

• Turbulent reactive flows in aero-engines and rockets

• IC Engines and combustion

• Modeling and simulation

• Combustion in Gas turbine

• Atomization and sprays

Multiphase Flows

• This track provides opportunity for the presentation of results obtained using novel measuring techniques, recent theoretical developments and models, as well as the latest computational algorithms for understanding of multiphase flows. This track deals with the following topics and any other related topics of interest.

• Liquid-solid flows (Sediment transport)

• Cavitation

• Flow through porous media

• Solid liquid flows with phase change

• Bubble and droplet dynamics

• Atomization and sprays

• Capsule Transport

• Pneumatic Transport

Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise

• This track covers theoretical, experimental and numerical investigations of various fluid structure interaction and flow induced noise applications for problems in automotive, aircraft,biomedical, civil and other engineering applications. Topics of interest in this track include, but are not limited to:

• Fluid-structure interaction

• Oscillatory flows

• Chaos and chaotic advections

• Acoustics in incompressible fluid flow

• Aeroacoustics and High Speed Flows

• Flow induced noise and vibrations

Micro and Nano Fluid Mechanics

• This track provides means for reporting the latest developments in the usage of fluid flow for micro-and nano-devices in mechanical, chemical, aerospace, and biological applications. The following topics and any other relevant topics are included in this track.

• Microscale Transport Phenomena

• Electro kinetic flows

• Capillarity and wetting

• Bio MEMS

• Flows in Biosensor

• Multiphase flows and heat transfer

• Micro and nano fluidics

• Microfluidic instability

• Micro-scale experimental techniques

Bio-Fluid Dynamics

• This track provides an opportunity to present recent developments in the general area of Bio Fluid Mechanics and Bio-inspired Fluid Mechanics and engineering. Topics of interest in this track include, but are not limited to

• Insects, birds and fish locomotion

• Bio-fluidics (micro/macro)

• Drug delivery modelling

• Blood flow modelling

• Respiratory system modelling

• Healthcare Technology

Energy and Environment

• Topics of interest for various specialized tracks are as follows

• Power plant engineering

• Nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics

• Energy Harvesting and scavenging

• Energy Efficiency

• Atmospheric flows and Weather Modelling

• Pollution and Environmental Science

• Hydraulics and Open Channel Flow

• River and canal Engineering

• Geophysical Fluid Flows

• Hydrology

Specialised Topics

• Topics of interest for various specialized tracks are as follows

• Non Newtonian flows

• Rheology

• Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Processes

• MHD and EHD flows

• Granular flows

• Reacting flows

• Defence and space engineering

• Sustainable habitat

• Flow diagnostics

Contemporary Issues

• This track includes the following topics and any other related topics of interest:

• Collaborative Research and Academia-Industry Interactions

• Entrepreneurship, Start-Up and Make-in India

• Innovation and New Research Frontiers/Future Trends

• Education in Fluid Engineering