Springer Advances in Fluid Dynamics: Selected Proceedings of ICAFD 2018 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

This book comprises selected peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Applications of Fluid Dynamics (ICAFD 2018) organized by the School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, India, in association with the University of Botswana and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), USA. With an aim to identify the existing challenges in the area of applied mathematics and mechanics, the book emphasizes the importance of establishing new methods and algorithms to address these challenges. The topics covered include diverse applications of fluid dynamics in aerospace dynamics and propulsion, atmospheric sciences, compressible flow, environmental fluid dynamics, control structures, viscoelasticity and mechanics of composites. Given the contents, the book is a useful resource for students, researchers as well as practitioners. From the Back Cover This book comprises selected peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Applications of Fluid Dynamics (ICAFD 2018) organized by the School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, India, in association with the University of Botswana and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), USA. With an aim to identify the existing challenges in the area of applied mathematics and mechanics, the book emphasizes the importance of establishing new methods and algorithms to address these challenges. The topics covered include diverse applications of fluid dynamics in aerospace dynamics and propulsion, atmospheric sciences, compressible flow, environmental fluid dynamics, control structures, viscoelasticity and mechanics of composites. Given the contents, the book is a useful resource for students, researchers as well as practitioners. About the Author Dr. B. Rushi Kumar is an eminent Professor of Mathematics. He is presently the Head of the Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences of VIT. His research interests include convection in porous media, magnetohydrodynamics, fluid dynamics, CFD, finite-difference methods. His research is funded by DST under a bilateral exchange programme and CSC follow-on grants by Royal Society, London. Dr. Kumar’s teaching covers subjects such as Advanced Mathematical Methods, Applied Numerical Methods, Applications of Differential and Difference Equations and Calculus for Engineers. Dr. Rushi's consulting activities primarily focus on the development of optimization-based analytic solutions in various industries, including defence, financial, electronic marketplace and information technology. Dr. Kumar is an eminent scholar in Applied Mathematics research and the recipient of many research and teaching awards. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) and Andhra Pradesh Society for Mathematical Sciences (APSMS). He presented papers at various national and international conferences and reviewed various research articles and thesis. He delivered several invited talks at national and international conferences/seminars/workshops and Faculty Development Programmes. He was also instrumental in organizing several workshops / FDP’s / seminars and national and international conferences in VIT. He guided eight Ph.D. students. He is acclaimed in the academic circles for his erudition in the field of Mathematics. Dr. R. Sivaraj is working as a Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. His area of research is in fluid dynamics, and he works on non-Newtonian fluids, MHD, heat transfer and porous media. He has published 32 research papers in highly reputed international journals. Under his guidance, two scholars received the Ph.D. degree and presently four scholars are working. He received the VIT Research Award continuously for the years 2012-2018 and travel grant from the Royal Society of