Applications of Fluid Dynamics

This proceedings book features selected chapters on fluid dynamics and its applications, presented at the 6th International Conference on Applications of Fluid Dynamics (ICAFD-2024). The conference was hosted by the Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu, India, in collaboration with The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, and the University of Dodoma, Tanzania, from December 5 to 7, 2024.
The book showcases recent research in applied mathematics and mechanics across diverse fields, fostering discussions on groundbreaking developments and emerging challenges. The chapters explore a wide range of fluid dynamics applications, including aerospace dynamics and propulsion, atmospheric sciences, compressible flow, environmental fluid dynamics, control structures, viscoelasticity, and the mechanics of composites. By emphasizing both theoretical advancements and practical implementations, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students, guiding them toward potential directions for future research in applied mathematics and mechanics.

B. Reddappa is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at J. B. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moinabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He previously served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, India. His research interests include fluid dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), natural convection in porous media, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and finite-difference methods. With over 19 years of teaching and research experience, he teaches advanced mathematical methods, numerical methods, differential equations, and calculus. With more than 40 research papers published in reputed international journals, he has successfully supervised one Ph.D. scholar and is currently supervising one Ph.D. student.

B. Rushi Kumar is a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, India, with internationally recognized expertise in fluid dynamics, porous media, nano- and micro-fluidics, magnetohydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer, computational fluid dynamics, mathematical modeling, numerical methods, differential equations, and computational data science. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed research articles in reputed international journals and conference proceedings and has edited three scholarly books. In recognition of his sustained research excellence, he has received Research Publication Awards from VIT University continuously from 2011 to 2025. Dr. Kumar has supervised 16 Ph.D. scholars and plays a key leadership role in academic and research development at VIT University, including contributing to the successful acquisition of DST-FIST project funding for the Department of Mathematics. His international academic engagement includes research visits and collaborations in Botswana,  USA, Trinidad, and South Korea, nomination by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, as a Host Scientist for the CV Raman Fellowship for African Researchers, invited expert lectures at international forums, and receipt of the Royal Society Commonwealth Follow-on Grant. He serves as an Executive Council Member of the Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) and is actively associated with professional bodies including the Indian Mathematical Society (IMS), Ramanujan Mathematical Society (RMS), and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Society for Mathematical Sciences (APTSMS), and contributes as a reviewer and editorial board member for several high-impact international journals.

Sreedhara Rao Gunakala, Professor of Mathematics at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad, is renowned for his contributions to computational fluid mechanics, with applications in biomedical technology and mechanical engineering. With over 70 published articles, his research has earned best paper awards at international conferences and prestigious grants, including Commonwealth Follow-on grants by the Royal Society. As Vice President of LACCOTAM, he organizes seminars with UWI and chairs the Summer School in Numerical Analysis, hosted by CARISCIENCE Trinidad. Honored with the Most Outstanding Faculty Researcher award (2023), his work is supported by CRP funds, Commonwealth Science Conference Follow-On Grant (2015), and UNDP research project funds. He holds editorial roles in academic journals and serves on symposium committees. His global impact is evident in his role as Commissioner for TTMO at the International Math Olympiad (2020).

B. Prabhakar Reddy is Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CNMS, the University of Dodoma, Tanzania, since 2015. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, in 2012. With over 27 years of teaching experience for UG and graduate level courses and around 16 years of research studies, his main areas of research interest are computational fluid dynamics, nanofluid and hybrid nanofluid dynamics, MHD, heat and mass transfer, boundary layer flows of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, flow through the porous and non-porous media. With more than 80 research papers published in reputed international journals, he has supervised 12 M.Sc. students and 2 Ph.D. students. Currently supervising one MSc and three PhD students.

R. Panner Selvam is a University Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA. He received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. His research interests include wind engineering, understanding turbulence, thermal energy storage, thermal management for electronics and fluid-structure interaction problems. He served as Assistant Head, Department of Civil Engineering; Assistant Director, Micro Electronics Graduation Program; Director of Computational Mechanics Lab; Chief Technology Officer and Partner for Power Electronics Leveling Solutions LLC. He received recognition from Governor as the outstanding citizen of the State of Arkansas, received outstanding public service award from Federal Emergency Management Agency and certificate of appreciation from, Office of Emergency Services, the State of Arkansas. He published more than 350 papers in journals and conference proceedings. He published a book on Computational fluid dynamics for wind engineering. He is a fellow of Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI), American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) and American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME).