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45
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1503
National Ranking
588

Overview

Krishnan Mahesh is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and focuses on research in the field of Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Computational Mechanics.

Their work spans several key subfields including:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Krishnan Mahesh's research topics mainly revolve around fluid dynamics and related phenomena. The main topics covered in their publications are:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows

Their recent contributions include papers published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, highlighting work on turbulent channel flow over random rough surfaces (2020), large-eddy simulation and streamline coordinate analysis of flow over an axisymmetric hull (2021), and global stability analysis of boundary layers with an isolated roughness element (2022). Further studies explore boundary layer transition due to distributed roughness and the effect of gas content on cavitation nuclei, both published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent channel flow over random rough surfaces, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Large-eddy simulation and streamline coordinate analysis of flow over an axisymmetric hull, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Global stability analysis and direct numerical simulation of boundary layers with an isolated roughness element, 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Boundary layer transition due to distributed roughness: effect of roughness spacing, 2023, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Effect of gas content on cavitation nuclei, 2024, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Frequent publication venues for Krishnan Mahesh include:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Multiphase Flow
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical Review Fluids

Coauthorship is a notable element of their research activity, with repeated collaborations involving:

  • Praveen Kumar
  • Karim Alamé
  • Sreevatsa Anantharamu
  • Rong Ma
  • Nicholas Morse

Best Publications

  • DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION: A Tool in Turbulence Research

    Parviz Moin;Krishnan Mahesh

  • The Interaction of Jets with Crossflow

    Krishnan Mahesh

  • A numerical method for large-eddy simulation in complex geometries

    K. Mahesh;G. Constantinescu;P. Moin

  • Study of trajectories of jets in crossflow using direct numerical simulations

    Suman Muppidi;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Large-eddy simulation of swirling particle-laden flows in a coaxial-jet combustor

    S.V. Apte;K. Mahesh;P. Moin;J.C. Oefelein

  • The influence of entropy fluctuations on the interaction of turbulence with a shock wave

    K. Mahesh;S.K. Lele;P. Moin

  • Direct numerical simulation of round turbulent jets in crossflow

    Suman Muppidi;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Jets in Crossflow

    Suman Muppidi;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Direct numerical simulation

    Parviz Moin;Krishnan Mahesh

  • A Family of High Order Finite Difference Schemes with Good Spectral Resolution

    Krishnan Mahesh

  • Large eddy simulation of propeller wake instabilities

    Praveen Kumar;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Large-Eddy Simulation of Reacting Turbulent Flows in Complex Geometries

    K. Mahesh;G. Constantinescu;S. Apte;G. Iaccarino

  • Modeling shock unsteadiness in shock/turbulence interaction

    Krishnendu Sinha;Krishnan Mahesh;Graham V. Candler

  • Dynamics and mixing of vortex rings in crossflow

    Rajes Sau;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Large Eddy Simulation of the transition from sheet to cloud cavitation over a wedge

    Aswin Gnanaskandan;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Direct numerical simulation of passive scalar transport in transverse jets

    Suman Muppidi;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Modeling the effect of shock unsteadiness in shock/ turbulent boundary-layer interactions

    Krishnendu Sinha;Krishnan Mahesh;Graham V. Candler

  • The interaction of an isotropic field of acoustic waves with a shock wave

    Krishnan Mahesh;Sangsan Lee;Sanjiva K. Lele;Parviz Moin

  • Accounting for finite-size effects in simulations of disperse particle-laden flows

    S.V. Apte;S.V. Apte;K. Mahesh;K. Mahesh;T. Lundgren;T. Lundgren

  • Numerical study of high speed jets in crossflow

    Xiaochuan Chai;Prahladh S. Iyer;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Interaction of an isotropic field of acoustic waves with a shock wave

    Krishnan Mahesh;Sang San Lee;Sanjiva K. Lele;Parviz Moin

Frequent Co-Authors

Parviz Moin
Parviz Moin Stanford University
George Constantinescu
George Constantinescu University of Iowa
Graham V. Candler
Graham V. Candler University of Minnesota
Gianluca Iaccarino
Gianluca Iaccarino Stanford University
Sanjiva K. Lele
Sanjiva K. Lele Stanford University
Ivan Marusic
Ivan Marusic University of Melbourne
Daniel D. Joseph
Daniel D. Joseph University of Minnesota
J. Ilja Siepmann
J. Ilja Siepmann University of Minnesota
Miguel R. Visbal
Miguel R. Visbal United States Air Force Research Laboratory

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