Recent Advances in Fluid Dynamics : Select Proceedings of Icaffts 2021

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Fluid Flow and Thermal Sciences (ICAFFTS 2021) and summarizes the modern research practices in fluid dynamics and fluid power. The content of the book involves advanced topics on turbulence, droplet deposition, oscillating flows, wave breaking, spray structure and its atomization and flow patterns in mini and micro channels. Technological concerns relevant to erosion of steam turbine blade due to droplets, influence of baffle cut and baffle pitch on flow regime, bubble formation and propagation in pool boiling, design optimization of flow regulating valves are included in the book. In addition, recent trends in small-scale hydropower plant and flow stability issues in nanofluids, solar water heating systems and closed-loop pulsating heat pipes are discussed. Special topics on airflow pattern in railway coach and vortex tube are also included. This book will be a reliable reference for academicians,researchers and professionals working in the areas of fluid dynamics and fluid power.

Dr. Jyotirmay Banerjee is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flow and heat transfer and phase change applications. His has authored a monograph published by Tech. science press, USA, under CREST (Contemporary Research in Emerging Science and Technology) and a book on “Conduction and Radiation,” published by Narosa Publishing house, New Delhi. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal papers, two of which are “Editor’s pick” in “Physics of Fluids” published by American Institute of Physics. He was Guest Editor for Special Issue on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power published by Sadhana, Indian Academy of Science, Springer. He has completed several sanctioned research projects funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Board of Research Nuclear Studies (BRNS), Aeronautical Research and Development Board (ARDB) andConsultancy Assisted Research Services (CARS) sanctioned by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). He has rendered major consultancy services to several industries including THDC HPP, Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (UJVNL) and Koteshwar Hydroelectric Project.

Dr. Sushanta Mitra is Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and a Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research interests are in the fundamental understanding of fluid transport in micro and nano-scale confinements with applications in energy, water and biosystems. For his contributions in science and engineering, he is elected Fellow of several professional bodies, including the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the American Physical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.