High Performance Computing Lab

Faculty-In-Charge

Prof. Vaibhav Joshi and Prof. Pritanshu Ranjan

Lab Overview

  • The lab deals with computational modelling of physical phenomena related to fluid mechanics, thermal engineering and structural mechanics
  • Numerical software development consisting of advanced algorithms is carried out for faster computations of large-scale industry problems

Key Research Areas

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid-Structure Interaction
  • Heat Transfer
  • Bio-inspired Flapping
  • Hydroacoustic modelling
  • Multiphase modelling
  • Aerodynamics
  • Vortex-induced Vibrations

Significant Facilities & Special Features

  • Investigation of multiphysics coupled analysis of fluid-structure-thermal interaction
  • Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian technique to capture moving boundary problems
  • Turbulence modelling for high Reynolds number flows
  • Nonlinear structural dynamics to model flexible structures

Major Equipment

  • High-Performance Computing Facility
  • 5 Compute Nodes
  • Intel Xeon-Gold (6348, 5220r) processor
  • Total 320 Cores
  • 256 GB Memory per node
  • 1500 GB SSD
  • 10 Gbps LAN for high-speed networking
  • 2 x 36 port 56Gbps Infiniband switch QSFP + ports
  • 25 Workstations in Computational Lab

Research Funding & Grants

  • DRDO-ARDB [2020-2022]
  • “Drag Reduction by suppressing the Bi-Stability character of the wake”
  • ₹ 22.34 Lakhs
  • SERB-Start-up Research Grant [2022-2024]
  • “Bio-inspired flow dynamics of tandem flapping foils”
  • ₹ 13.86 Lakhs
  • DRDO-Naval Research Board (NRB) [2023-2026]
  • “Propulsive performance and hydroacoustics of tandem flapping foils for bio-inspired marine applications”
  • ₹ 39.21 Lakhs
  • SERB-Core Research Grant [2023-2026]
  • “An Experimental and CFD-DEM Study of Spouted Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger for Non-Spherical Particles”
  • ₹ 23.87 Lakhs
  • Ministry of Earth Sciences [2024-2026]
  • “Flow-induced vibration of flexible risers and pipelines with grooves”
  • ₹ 39.06 Lakhs
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