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44
Citations
7317
World Ranking
1626
National Ranking
629

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering development of multigrid algorithms used to compute incompressible flows, and lasting contributions to simulation of complex laminar and turbulent flows, including turbulencedriven secondary flows, particle transport, continuous casting of steel, and Dean vortices in curved channels
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Surya Pratap Vanka is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily lies in the field of Engineering, with a specialization in Computational Mechanics. Their work spans several subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas such as:

  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Some of the recent papers authored by or featuring Surya Pratap Vanka include:

  • "A high-order accurate meshless method for solution of incompressible fluid flow problems," 2021, Journal of Computational Physics
  • "A semi-implicit meshless method for incompressible flows in complex geometries," 2022, Journal of Computational Physics
  • "APPLICATION OF A HIGH ORDER ACCURATE MESHLESS METHOD TO SOLUTION OF HEAT CONDUCTION IN COMPLEX GEOMETRIES," 2022, Computational Thermal Sciences An International Journal
  • "Shear-driven flow in an elliptical enclosure generated by an inner rotating circular cylinder," 2022, Physics of Fluids
  • "Dominant Modes in a Gas Cyclone Flow Field Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition," 2022, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computational Thermal Sciences An International Journal
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Journal of Computational Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Surya Pratap Vanka are:

  • Shantanu Shahane
  • Somnath Roy
  • Naman Bartwal
  • Akash Unnikrishnan

The scientist has been recognized with awards including:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2017, for pioneering development of multigrid algorithms used to compute incompressible flows and lasting contributions to simulation of complex laminar and turbulent flows
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1996

Best Publications

  • Block-implicit multigrid solution of Navier-Stokes equations in primitive variables

    S P Vanka

  • Convective heat transfer in periodic wavy passages

    G. Wang;S.P. Vanka

  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOQUET INSTABILITY OF THE WAKE OF SQUARE CYLINDER

    J. Robichaux;S. Balachandar;S. P. Vanka

  • Large eddy simulation of turbulence‐driven secondary flow in a square duct

    Ravi K. Madabhushi;S. P. Vanka

  • Comparison of Four Methods to Evaluate Fluid Velocities in a Continuous Slab Casting Mold

    Brian G. Thomas;Quan Yuan;Sivaraj Sivaramakrishnan;Tiebiao Shi

  • Study of transient flow and particle transport in continuous steel caster molds: Part I. Fluid flow

    Quan Yuan;Brian G. Thomas;S. P. Vanka

  • Effect of Electromagnetic Ruler Braking (EMBr) on Transient Turbulent Flow in Continuous Slab Casting using Large Eddy Simulations

    R. Chaudhary;B. G. Thomas;S. P. Vanka

  • Block-implicit multigrid calculation of two-dimensional recirculating flows

    S P Vanka

  • Pressure-Based Finite-Volume Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics

    S. Acharya;B. R. Baliga;K. Karki;Jayathi Murthy

  • Computational and experimental study of turbulent flow in a 0.4-scale water model of a continuous steel caster

    Quan Yuan;Sivaraj Sivaramakrishnan;S. P. Vanka;B. G. Thomas

  • Study of Transient Flow and Particle Transport in Continuous Steel Caster Molds: Part II. Particle Transport

    Quan Yuan;Brian G. Thomas;Surya Pratap Vanka

  • Simulations of the unsteady separated flow past a normal flat plate

    Fady M. Najjar;S. P. Vanka

  • Numerical study of scalar mixing in curved channels at low Reynolds numbers

    S. P. Vanka;Gang Luo;C. M. Winkler

  • A numerical study of the effects of spanwise rotation on turbulent channel flow

    D. K. Tafti;Surya Pratap Vanka

  • A calculation procedure for three-dimensional steady recirculating flows using multigrid methods

    S P Vanka

  • Block-implicit calculation of steady turbulent recirculating flows

    Surya Pratap Vanka

  • Transient Turbulent Flow in a Liquid-Metal Model of Continuous Casting, Including Comparison of Six Different Methods

    R. Chaudhary;C. Ji;B. G. Thomas;S. P. Vanka

  • Transient fluid flow and superheat transport in continuous casting of steel slabs

    B. Zhao;B. G. Thomas;S. P. Vanka;R. J. O’Malley

  • Multigrid Calculation of Steady, Viscous Flow in a Triangular Cavity

    R. Jyotsna;S.P. Vanka

  • Application of Laser Velocimetry for Characterization of Confined Swirling Flow

    A. S. Nejad;Surya Pratap Vanka;S. C. Favaloro;M. Samimy

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian G. Thomas
Brian G. Thomas Colorado School of Mines
Narayana R Aluru
Narayana R Aluru University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Placid Mathew Ferreira
Placid Mathew Ferreira University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Danesh K. Tafti
Danesh K. Tafti Virginia Tech
Kirti Chandra Sahu
Kirti Chandra Sahu Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Fady Najjar
Fady Najjar Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Shiv Gopal Kapoor
Shiv Gopal Kapoor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mo Samimy
Mo Samimy The Ohio State University
S. Balachandar
S. Balachandar University of Florida
Suhas V. Patankar
Suhas V. Patankar University of Minnesota

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