Curriculum
Vitae
Amitabh Narain
Personal
Data
Address
Office: Department of Mechanical
Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Phone: (906) 487-2555 Fax:
(906) 487-2822
e-mail:
narain@mtu.edu
Home:
Phone:
(906) 482-2441
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Education
1983 Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics)
1980 M.S.
(Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics)
1978 B.Tech.
(Aero.
Experience
2006-Present Professor
1990-2006 Associate
Professor with tenure at
1988 Visiting
Professor at
1983 Assistant
Professor at
1978 - 1983 Research/Teaching
Associate, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis
Research
Interests
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An integrated
computational and experimental approach for internal condensing flows that has involved
development and use of a state of the art experimental facility and a direct
computational simulation tool. Research deals with: characterization of flow
regimes, prediction of flow fields, stability and noise-sensitivity of the
flow, heat transfer rate assessments, characterization of interfacial waves and
its impact, and understanding of issues that lead to presence or absennce of
condenser induced system-instabilities in thermal systems (e.g. Rankine cycle
power plants, capillary pumped loops, etc.).
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Use of commercial
CFD/CHT codes, in conjunction with experiments, to model and improve industrial
equipments/processes (such as natural and forced convection turbulent flows
through heat exchangers, and design/development optimization of a displacement
pump).
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Study of
cavitation signatures in an automobile’s torque-converter using micro-wave
telemetry.
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Shock propagation
in viscoelastic fluids and solids (past interest).
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Constitutive
modeling of polymer melts (past interest).
Honors
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Fellow of ASME,
2006
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Invited/nominated
listing in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (Marquis 7th Edition),
2000 - present.
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Listed in Who’s
Who in
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B. Tech., 1978, First
Rank award in Aero.
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Member, Sigma
Gamma Tau, Aerospace Honor Society
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One of the
in-press papers (Oct. issues of JHT 07 and related IMECE2007-41306) has been nominated for ASME ’08 Best Paper
Award
Memberships
(current and past) in Professional Societies
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American Society
of Mechanical Engineers
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Society of
Engineering Science
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American Physical
Society - Division of Fluid Dynamics
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American
Association for the Advancement of Science
Teaching
Courses
Taught
Graduate (at
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Advanced Fluid
Mechanics (MEEM 5210/EM531)
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Advanced Fluid
Mechanics II (EM632)
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Advanced Heat
Transfer (MEEM 5230)
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Two Phase Flow
and Heat Transfer (MEEM 5280)
Undergraduate (at
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Heat Transfer
(ME328/MEEM3230, ME327)
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Fluid Mechanics
(EM431, EM332/MEEM3210)
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Thermodynamics
(ME223, ME320)
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Dynamics (EM212)
Undergraduate (at
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Incompressible
Boundary Layer Theory (Senior Level, AEM 5202)
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Honors Mechanics
I (Statics & Strength of Materials, AEM 3816H)
·
Dynamics (Junior
Level, AEM 3036)
Graduate
Student Advising
M.
S. Graduate Students (13 students)
·
Jorge H. Kurita,
MSME from MTU, “Experimental Investigation of Fully Condensing Downward Vapor
Flows in a Vertical Tube - Unspecified (Free) Exit Condition Cases,” March
2007.
·
Jordan Bilyeu,
MSME from MTU, “Flow Simulations For Optimized Performance of Displacement
Pumps Manufactured By Engineered Machined Products,” August 2006.
·
Hector O.
Degadillo Rocha, MSME from MTU, “Measurement and Modeling of Film Thickness
Variations For Annular In-Tube Flows Through Design and Development of a
Flow-Loop Test Apparatus,” September 2006.
·
A. Chichester,
MSME from MTU, “Heat-Exchanger
Performance and External Water (Coolant)
Flow for a Heat-Exchanger at the
·
X. Wang, MSME
from MTU, “Direct Computational Simulations of Internal Condensing Flows and
Effects of Gravity, Shear, and Surface Tension on Interfacial Waves and Heat
Transfer Rates,” April 2004.
·
J. T. Mekkes,
MSME from MTU, 2003 (with C. L. Anderson), “Static Pressure Measurements on The
Nose of a Torque Converter Stator During Cavitation,” 2003.
·
A. S. Barve, MSME
from MTU, “A Comparative Study of Internal Condensing Flows in Converging and
Parallel Channels,” 2002.
·
L. Zeng, MSME
from MTU (with C. L. Anderson), “Experimental Investigation of Cavitation Signatures
in an Automotive Transmission Torque Converter,” 2000.
·
T. A. Cross, MSME
from MTU (with C. L. Anderson), “Cavitation Signatures in an Automotive Torque
Converter,” 1998.
·
R. M. Kamath,
MSME from MTU, “Internal Flows of Vapor Undergoing Film Condensation,” 1991.
·
Y. Kizilyalli,
MSME from MTU, “Computations (Integral Formulation) for the Flow of Pure Vapor
Undergoing Condensation Between Parallel Plates,” 1989.
·
K. Lee, MSME from
MTU, “A Computational Study of Film Condensation over a Horizontal Plate,” 1988.
·
C. Christodoulou,
MSME from MTU (with N. V. Suryanarayana) “Condensation in a Horizontal
Rectangular Duct – An Experimental Study,” 1987.
Ph.D. Graduate Students (6 Ph.D. students)
·
Lucas Phan from MTU,
“Flow Simulations, Code Developments and Comparisons with Experiments for
Internal/External Condensing Flows,” 2007.
·
Tian W. Ng from
MTU, “Development and Calibration of a
Fluorescence and Fiber-Optics Based Real-Time Thickness
Sensor for Dynamic Liquid Films,” 2006.
·
Anna Siemionko,
Ph.D. from MTU, ChemE (with
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Q. Liang, Ph. D.
from MTU, “Unsteady Computational Simulations and Code Development for a Study
of Internal Film Condensation Flows’ Stability, Noise-sensitivity, and
Waviness,” 2003.
·
G. Yu, Ph. D.
from MTU, “Development of a CFD Code for Computational Simulations and Flow
Physics of Annular/Stratified Film Condensation Flows,” May 1999.
·
Q. Liu, Ph. D.
from MTU, “Computational Simulation and Interfacial Shear Models for Wavy
Interface Annular Downward Flows in Vertical Pipes: Turbulent Vapor/Laminar
Condensate Situations,” 1999.
·
Q. Lu, Ph. D.
from MTU (with N. V. Suryanarayana), “An Experimental Investigation of Heat
Transfer with Condensation in a
Horizontal Rectangular Duct,” 1992.
M.S. Graduate Students Currently Being Advised (1
student)
·
Sandeep
Sikarwar, MSME from MTU, expected Spring 2008.
Ph.D. Graduate Students Currently Being Advised (4
students)
·
Jorge H. Kurita,
Ph. D. in ME-EM from MTU, expected 2008.
·
Shantanu
Kulkarni, Ph. D. in ME-EM from MTU, expected 2009.
·
Michael T.
Kivisalu, Ph. D. in MEEM from MTU, expected 2010.
·
Soumya Mitra,
Ph. D. in MEEM from MTU, expected 2010.
Undergraduate
Student Advising
·
Advised ME-EM senior Michael Kivisalu (GPA 3.7) over
Summer’06 and Fall’06 as an undergraduate researcher on NASA grant.
·
Took up special advising of three seniors: Alan Chichester
(GPA 3.7) and Lucas Phan (GPA 3.85) over Spring’03 and Jordan Bilyeau over
Fall’04. For Alan and Lucas, it consisted of one hour per week meeting with
them towards academically preparing them for research. Later on, all three of
them joined my research as graduate students (one for Ph.D. and two for M.S.).
·
Advised ME-EM seniors Justin Keske (GPA 3.8) and James
Whitmarsh (GPA 3.6) on experimental
aspects of condensing flow research over the summer of 2003. I also supported
them through NSF’s REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program.
·
Advised ME-EM seniors Ted Hanes (GPA 3.88) and Vince F.
Jones (GPA 3.9) on experimental aspects of condensing flow research over the
summer of 2002. I also supported them through NSF’s REU (Research Experience
for Undergraduates) program.
·
Extensively advised Matthew Himes, Matt McQueen, Jason
Skiera, Nick Verhagen, and Daiyouga over Spring 04 and Fall 04 on their senior
design project that was sponsored by me.
·
Advised a number of undergraduate students ( > 10) on
issues such as career decisions, graduate school selection, design projects,
etc. I have also written a number of reference letters on their behalf.
·
Advised (Winter 1999) five undergraduate students on a
Design Project (ME 447) which involved fabrication of a fluid-mechanics
experiment for measuring frictional losses in pipe flows.
·
Advised several undergraduates (Rodney Worthing, Celeste
Mazur, Brian Kleinfeld, etc.) on individualized undergraduate projects under
one-on-one guidance. For example, over the academic year 1997-1998, I advised
Brian Kleinfeld as he built a hardware demonstrating passive cooling techniques
(heat sinks) for a Pentium micro-processor (mounted on a PC’s motherboard).
This demonstration, along with a related open ended design problem that we developed,
is sometimes used for the undergraduate heat transfer (MEEM 3230) course.
·
Informally advised many students (> 10), who were working
with other ME-EM advisors, and sought my input/help on fluid-flow/heat-transfer
aspects of their design projects.
Grants, Contracts, and Gifts (Role: Investigator)
·
NASA Grant NNC04GB52G, “Direct
Computational Simulations and Experiments for Internal Condensing Flows’ System-Instabilities/Dynamics
in Micro-gravity and Terrestrial Environments,” 2004-2009, $686,963 (total with cost-share: $712,163). A. Narain (PI) with (over ’04-’06) H.A. Evenson (Co-I) and
C. Van Karsen (Co-I). (In Progress)
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Engineered Machine Products (EMP) Inc.,
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National Science Foundation Grant CTS-0086988, “Prediction and Attainment Capability for Steady Internal Condensing
Flows — An Integrated Experimental/Computational Approach,” June 1, 2001 – May
31, 2005, Total Amount (including mandatory equipment cost-share and GACS), $323,399, NSF Funding: $213,189, A. Narain (PI) with
Nam Kim (Chem E), H. A. Evensen (ME-EM), and P. O. Sweger (ME-EM).
(Completed)
o
NSF CTS-0217636,
REU supplement to NSF Grant No. CTS-0086988, 2 students for YEAR-1, $12,000 (completed), PI: A. Narain.
o
NSF CTS-0331878,
REU supplement to NSF Grant No. CTS-0086988, 2 students for YEAR-2, $10,000 (completed), PI: A. Narain.
·
R. W. Fernstrum
& Co., Menominee, MI “Investigation of flow and heat exchange capabilities
for Ferncool Box-Cooler Heat Exchangers,” April 16, 2003 - Oct. 14, 2005, A.
Narain (PI) with O. Arici, $80,982. (Completed)
·
General Motors ,
Powertrain Group,
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General Motors,
Powertrain Group,
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General Motors,
Powertrain Group, Ypsilanti, MI, “Noise measurements in an Automotive Torque
Converter,” May 1, 2000 –April 30, 2001,
C. L. Anderson (PI) , A. Narain, P.
Sweger, H. A. Evensen, and Jason Blough, $98,700 (Completed)
·
General Motors,
Powertrain Group, Ypsilanti, MI, “Turbine Blade Measurement,” May 1, 2000 –April 30, 2001, C. L. Anderson
(PI) , A. Narain, P. Sweger, and Jason
Blough, $78,000 (Completed)
·
NASA- Lewis grant
NAG 3-711, “Film Condensation under Microgravity Conditions,” March 1986 -
March 1989, N.V. Suryanarayana (PI) and A. Narain (Co-PI), $209,273 (Completed)
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Donnelly
Corporation,
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Visiting Research
Grant NSF/ DMS - 8504323 from the Institute for Mathematics and its
Applications at the
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National Science Foundation Grant NSF-9800672, “Conference on Integral Method in Science and
Engineering 98,” Oct 1998 – Oct 1999, B. Bertram (PI, Math), Co-PIs: A.
Narain, D. Sikarskie, A. Struthers, and M. Vable, Total: $45,926 (with cost
share), NSF: $28,177.
·
National Science Foundation Instituitional Grant, “High
Performance Connections to the Internet,” by Eric Aupperle (PI) and Jeffrey
Ogden (Co-PI), of Merit Network, Inc. in cooperation with
Consultancy
·
Procter and
Gamble,
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Consultant
(Viscoelasticity) at the
Publications
Volumes
Edited
·
Fluid-Physics and Heat Transfer for Macro- and
Micro-Scale Gas-Liquid and
Phase-Change Flows, ASME Bound Volume Proceedings for IMECE01; Book Number
I00526, HTD-Vol 369-3, Vol. 3, 2001, Editors: A. Narain, et al.
·
Gas Liquid Flows in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, ASME Bound
Volume Proceedings for Proceedings of the
ASME Fluids Engineering Division, ISBN No. 0-7918-1838-1, FED -Vol. 244, 1997,
Editors: A. Narain, et al.
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Two Fluid Flows With or Without Phase Change, ASME Winter
Annual Meeting (International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition)
Bound Volume Proceedings, ISBN No. 0-7918-1405-X, ASME-AMD Vol. 184.,
1994, Editors: A. Narain, D. A. Siginer
and K. M. Kelkar.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Refereed
Journal Articles
10.
Narain, A., L. Phan, X. Wang, J. H. Kurita, A. Siemionko, T.
W. Ng, and S. D. Kulkarni: “Direct
Computational Simulations and Experiments for Film Condensation inside Tubes
and Channels,” Annals of New York Academy
of Sciences , Interdisciplinary Transport
Phenomena in Space Sciences, Vol. 1077, pp. 471-507, 2006.
11.
Anderson, C. L.,
L. Zeng, P. Sweger, A. Narain, and J. R. Blough: “Experimental
Investigation of Cavitation Signatures in an Automotive Torque Converter Using
a Microwave Telemetry Technique,” International
Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol.
9, pp. 403-410, 2003.
12.
Narain, A., G. Yu, and Q. Liu: “Interfacial Shear Models and
Their Required Asymptotic Form for Annular Film Condensation Flows in Inclined
Channels and Vertical Pipes,” International
Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 40, N0. 15, pp. 3559 - 3575, 1997.
13.
Narain, A.: “Modeling of Interfacial Shear for Gas Liquid Flows in
Annular Film Condensation,” Journal of
Applied Mechanics (Trans. of Amer. Soc. of Mech.
14.
Narain, A. and Y. Kizilyalli: “Pressure driven flow of pure
vapor undergoing laminar film condensation between parallel plates,” International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics,
Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 501-520, 1991.
15.
Gu, X. M., P. R.
Sethna., and A. Narain: “On Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Subharmonic
Resonant Surface Waves in a Fluid.
16.
Narain, A.: “On K-BKZ and other visco-elastic models as
continuum generalizations of the classical spring-dashpot models,” Rheologica Acta, 25, pp. 1-14, 1986.
17.
Joseph, D.D., A.
Narain, and Riccius, O.: “Shear Wave Speeds and Elastic Modulii for
Different Liquids. I. Theory,” Journal of
Fluid Mechanics, 171, pp.289-308, 1986.
18.
Narain, A. and D. D. Joseph:
“Classification of Linear Viscoelastic Solids based on a Failure
Criterion,” Journal of Elasticity,
14, pp.19-26, 1984.
19.
Narain, A. and D.D. Joseph: “Linearized Dynamics for Step Jumps
of Velocity and Displacement of Shearing Flows of a Simple Fluid,” Rheologica
Acta, 21, pp. 228-250, 1983.
20.
Narain, A. and D.D. Joseph: “Remarks about the Interpretation
of Impulse Experiments in Shear Flows of Viscoelastic Liquids,” Rheologica Acta, 22, pp. 528-538, 1983.
21.
Narain, A. and D. D. Joseph:
“Linearized Dynamics of
Shearing Deformation Perturbing Rest in Viscoelastic Materials.” In: H.
Knobloch and K. Schmitt (Editors). Equadiff 82, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Springer Verlag, Vol. 1017, pp.
476-507, 1983. Also in: Trans. 28th
Conference of Army Mathematicians, ARO Report 83-1.
22.
Dixit, P.M., A.
Narain and D.D. Joseph: “Free Surface Problems Induced by Motions
Perturbing the Natural State of Simple Solids,” Arch.
Rational Mech. Anal., Vol. 77, No. 3, pp. 199-261, 1981.
Journal
Papers in Progress
23.
J. H. Kurita, M.
T. Kivisalu, and A. Narain: “Experimental Investigations of Quasi-steady
and Unsteady Realizations of Fully Condensing Flows Under Specified and
Unspecified (Free) Exit Conditions.” (Journal paper submission and report to
NASA expected by Jan. 1, 2008).
Refereed Articles in
Proceedings/Symposia
24. Narain, A., S. D. Kulkarni, S.
Mitra, J. H. Kurita, and M. Kivisalu: “Internal
Condensing Flows in Terrestrial and Micro-gravity Environments – Computational
and Ground-based Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Specified and Unspecified
(Free) Conditions at Exit.” Published in the Preliminary Proceedings of Interdisciplinary
Transport Phenomena V: Fluid, Thermal,
Biological, Materials and Space Sciences, pp. 12: 11-39,
25. A.
Narain, M. T. Kivisalu, A. Siemionko, and S. D. Kulkarni: “Internal Condensing
Flows inside a Vertical Pipe – Experimental/Computational Investigations of the
Effects of Specified and Unspecified (Free) Conditions at Exit,” Paper
IMECE2007-41306, published in IMECE07
Proceedings (CD) for Symposium on Gas Liquid and Phase Change Flows, Seattle,
Washington, Nov. 11-16, 2007.
26. Ng, T. W.,
and A. Narain: “Fluorescence and Fiber-Optics Based Real-Time Thickness
Sensor for Dynamic Liquid Films.” Paper IMECE2007-41304, published in IMECE07 Proceedings (CD) for Symposium on Gas Liquid and Phase Change
Flows,
27. S. D. Kulkarni, A. Narain, and S. Mitra: “Steady Attractors for Forced Flow of Vapor Condensing
over a Horizontal Plate (Problem of Cess and Koh)* and their Unsteady Responses
to Initial Disturbances and Noise,” Paper IMECE2007-41311, published in IMECE07 Proceedings (CD) for Symposium on
Gas Liquid and Phase Change Flows, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 11-16, 2007.
28.
Phan,
L., X. Wang, S. Kulkarni, and A.
Narain: “Direct
computational simulations for film condensation inside tubes and channels,”
IMECE2005-80445, FED-4A, accepted for publication in IMECE05
Symposium on Gas Liquid and Phase Change Flows, Orlando, Florida, Nov. 5-11,
(2005). Also see: Proceedings of 18th
National & 7th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Guwahati,
29.
Phan, L. and A.
Narain: “Direct Computational Simulations that Yield Stability and
Wave-Effects for the Classical Nusselt Problem of Film Condensation,” submitted
for journal publication. Paper IMECE2005-80221, published in IMECE05 Proceedings (CD) for Symposium on
Gas Liquid and Phase Change Flows,
30.
Narain, A.,
A. Siemionko, T. W. Ng, J. H. Kurita, N. Kim, K. Opella, and P. O. Sweger:
“Internal Condensing Flows Inside a Vertica Pipe – Experimental/Computational
Investigations of Effects of Constrained and Natural Exit Conditions,” ASME IMECE05 proceedings paper IMECE2005-80441,
HTD-1A, Symposium on Gas Liquid and Phase Change Flows, Orlando, Florida, Nov.
5-11, 2005.
31. Narain, A., X. Wang, L. Phan, A. Siemionko, T. Ng, and J. H. Kurita: “Film Condensation inside Tubes and Channels-Direct Computational Simulations and Experiments,” Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Chennai/Jaipur, India, December 8 - 10, 2005.
32.
Mekkes, J., C. L.
Anderson, and A. Narain: “Static Pressure Measurements and Cavitation
Signatures on the Nose of a Torque Converter’s Stator Blades,” Paper number:
ISROMAC10-2004-035, Proceedings of the 10th
International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating
Machinery,
33.
Narain, A., Q. Liang, G. Yu, and X. Wang: “Direct computational simulations for
internal condensing flows” (published as paper number HT2003-40472 in the ASME Proceedings (CD-ROM) for Summer Heat
Transfer 2003,
34.
Anderson, C. L.,
L. Zeng, P. Sweger, A. Narain, and J. R. Blough: “Experimental Investigation
of Cavitation Signatures in an Automotive Torque Converter Using a Microwave
Telemetry Technique,” Proceedings of The 9th International Symposium on
Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii,
February 10-14, 2002.
35.
Narain, A., Q. Liang and A. S. Barve: “Free Surface Tracking and
Steady/Unsteady Computational Simulations for Internal Condensing Flows,” in Fluid-Physics and Heat Transfer for Macro- and
Micro-Scale Gas-Liquid and
Phase-Change Flows, ASME Proceedings for
IMECE01; Book Number I00526, Vol. 3, (2001).ASME. Also orally presented at Microgravity Transport Processes in Fluid,
Thermal, Biological and Materials Sciences II,
36.
Narain, A, G. Yu, and Q. Liu.: “Computational Simulation and
Flow Physics for Stratified/ Annular Condensing Flows,” pp. 46 - 54,
Proceedings of Engineering Foundation Conference on Microgravity Fluid Physics and Heat Transfer, September 19 - 23,
Oahu, Hawaii, Publisher: Begell House, Inc., ISBN 1-56700-146-5, 2000.
37.
Yu, G. and A.
Narain: “Computational simulations and flow domain classification for laminar/laminar
annular/stratified condensing flows,” Proceedings of Integral Methods in Science and Engineering, August 10 - 13, 1998,
Houghton, Michigan, CRC Press, 1999.
38.
Liu, Q., and A.
Narain: “Computational simulation and interfacial shear models for downward
annular wavy-interface condensing flow in a vertical pipe,” Proceedings of Integral Methods in Science and Engineering,
August 10 - 13, 1998, Houghton, Michigan, CRC Press, 1999.
39.
Yu, G., and A.
Narain: “Computational Flow Simulation and Interfacial Shear for Annular/Stratified
Condensing flows,” Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers-Fluids Engineering Division, FED-Vol. 244, pp. 53-61, symposium on Gas-Liquid Flows in Fluid Mechanics and Heat
Transfer, Dallas, 1997.
40.
Narain, A., G. Yu, and Q. Liu: “On Integrability, Interfacial
Shear, and Flow Predictions for a Class of Internal Gas Liquid Flows in
Annular Film Condensation,” Proceedings
of the Society of Engineering Science 32nd Annual Technical Meeting, D. Hui
and S. Michaelidis, Eds., October 29-November 2, 1995, New Orleans, LA,
Published by College of Engineering-University of New Orleans and School of
Engineering-Tulane University, pp. 393-394, 1996.
41.
Narain, A.: “Modeling of Interfacial shear for Gas Liquid Flows
in Annular Film Condensation,” in Two
Fluid Flows-With or Without Phase Change, AMD-Vol. 184, pp. 41-54, 1994.
42.
Narain, A.: “Modeling of Interfacial shear and Heat Transfer
Predictions for Internal Flows With Film Condensation,” in Fundamentals of Phase Change-Boiling and Condensation, HTD-Vol.
273, pp. 29-40, 1994.
43.
Narain, A.: “Interfacial Shear Modeling and Heat Transfer
Predictions for Internal Flows with Film Condensation,” Proceedings of
Engineering Foundation Conference on Condensation and Condenser Design, March 7- 12,
44.
Narain, A.: “Interfacial Shear Modeling and Flow Predictions for
Internal Film Condensation Flows,” in Fluid
Mechanics Phenomena in Microgravity, AMD-Vol. 154 and FED- Vol. 142, pp.
23-39, 1992.
45.
Narain, A.: “Condensing vapor flows and the case of flow between
parallel plates,” in Recent Advances in
Mechanics of Structured Continua, ASME-AMD Vol. 117, pp. 47-53, 1991.
46.
Narain, A. and R. Kamath: “Internal flows of vapor undergoing
film condensation,” Proceedings of the
Twenty-Second Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Developments in Mechanics,
University of Missouri-Rolla, Vol.16, Edited by R.C. Batra and B.F. Armaly,
pp. 411-412, 1991.
47.
Narain, A.: “Flow of vapor undergoing laminar film condensation
between parallel plates,” in Proceedings
of CSME Mechanical Engineering Forum 1990, Univ. of Toronto, Vol. 1, pp.
379-389, 1990.
48.
Narain, A.: “Impulse Dynamics of Viscoelastic Fluids and Some
Solutions by Integral Transforms.” In: Payne FR, Corduneanu CC, Haji-Sheikh A,
Tseng Huang (Editors) Integral Methods
in Science and Engineering, pp. 114-129, Hemisphere Publishers, 1986.
Archival Reports
1.
Narain, A.: “Interfacial Shear Modeling and Flow Predictions for
Internal Flows of Pure Vapor Experiencing Film Condensation,” IMA Preprint
Series # 1103, pp. 1-60, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications,
University of Minnesota, January, 1993.
2.
Narain, A.: “Interfacial Shear Modeling and Flow Predictions for
Internal Flows of Pure Vapor Experiencing Film Condensation,” IMA Preprint
Series # 1103, pp. 1-60, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications,
3.
Narain, A.: “Pressure driven flow of pure vapor undergoing film
condensation between parallel plates,” IMA Preprint #542, Institute for
Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis,
1989. Also sent as a technical
report to NASA- Lewis on the grant NAG
3-711, 1989.
4.
Narain, A. and Y. Kizilyalli: “The flow of pure vapor undergoing
film condensation between parallel plates,” IMA Preprint #502, Institute for
Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, 1989.
5.
Narain, A. and D.D. Joseph: “Note on the Balance of Energy at a
phase-change interface,” IMA Preprint #518, Institute for Mathematics and its
Applications, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, 1989.
6.
Narain, A.: “On K-BKZ and Other Viscoelastic Models as Continuum
Generalizations of the Classical Spring-Dashpot Models.” MRC Report #2895,
Inventions/Patents
·
Narain, A.
and Ng, T. (student): “Invention and
Calibration of a Fluorescence and Fiber-Optics Based Real-Time Thickness Sensor for Dynamic Liquid Films.”
[Invention reported to NASA, patent filed by MTU is pending. Sensor details are available in
published papers], 2006.
Oral Paper
Presentations and Seminars (with
published abstracts or papers)
1.
Presenting a
paper at Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena V: Fluid, Thermal, Biological, Materials and Space
Sciences,
2.
Presenting
IMECE2007-41306 at Symposium on Gas
Liquid and Phase Change Flows, IMECE2007,
3.
Presenting
IMECE2007-41304 at Symposium on Gas
Liquid and Phase Change Flows, IMECE2007,
4.
Presenting
IMECE2007-41311 at Symposium on Gas
Liquid and Phase Change Flows, IMECE2007,
6.
Presented a paper
at Transport Phenomena in Microgravity
and Space Sciences IV, Engineering Conferences International,
7.
Presented
IMECE2005-80445 at Symposium on Gas
Liquid and Phase Change Flows,
8.
Presented
IMECE2005-80221 at Symposium on Gas
Liquid and Phase Change Flows,
9.
Presented
IMECE2005-80441 at Symposium on Gas
Liquid and Phase Change Flows,
10. Presented IMECE2005-83211 at Symposium on Gas Liquid and Phase Change Flows,
12.
Presented a paper
at Microgravity Transport Processes in
Fluid, Thermal, Biological and Material Sciences III, Engineering
Conferences International,
13.
Presented a paper
at ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference,
14.
Presented a
seminar, “Computational Simulations for Internal Condensing Flows” at the Heat Transfer Seminar Series,
15.
Presented a paper
as an Invited participant at Symposium on Multi-Component and Multiphase
Fluid Dynamics, 14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics,
16.
Presented a paper
“Free Surface Tracking and Steady/Unsteady Computational Simulations for
Internal Condensing Flows,” at Symposium on Fluid-Physics and Heat Transfer for Macro- and
Micro-Scale Gas-Liquid and
Phase-Change Flows, 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,
New-York, NY, Nov. 11-16, 2001.
17.
Presented a paper
as an Invited participant at Microgravity Transport Processes in Fluid,
Thermal, Biological and Materials Sciences II,
18.
Presented a paper as an Invited participant
at the Engineering Foundation conference on “Microgravity Fluid Physics and
Heat Transfer,”
19.
Presented a paper as an Invited participant
at the NSF sponsored “Workshop on Multi-component Multi-phase Fluid Dynamics”
held at the
20.
Presented a paper [“Computational Simulations
and Classification of Flow Domains for Laminar/Laminar Annular/Stratified
Condensing Flow” by G.Yu and A. Narain] at the 5th International Conference on
Integral Methods in Science and Engineering, Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI,
August 10 - 13, 1998.
21.
Presented a paper [“Computational Simulation
and Interfacial Shear for Annular Condensing Downward Flows in a Vertical Pipe
for Turbulent Vapor and Laminar Condensate” by Q. Liu and A. Narain] at the
5th International Conference on Integral Methods in Science and Engineering,
Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI, August 10 -
13, 1998.
22.
Presented a paper at Symposium on Gas-Liquid
Flows in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Editors: A. Narain, et al.,
23.
Presented a paper at the session “Multiphase
& Particle-Laden Flows” at 48th Annual Meeting of American Physical
Society/ Division of Fluid Dynamics,
24.
Presented a paper as an Invited participant
at “Heat Transfer I” session at the Society of Engineering Science 32nd Annual
Technical Meeting,
25.
Presented a paper at “Two Fluid Flows-With or
Without Phase Change,” Symposium at 1994 ASME Winter Annual Meeting,
26.
Presented a paper at “Fundamentals of Phase
Change—Boiling and Condensation,” conference sponsored by AIAA/ASME
Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June
20-23, 1994.
27.
Presented a paper as an Invited participant
at “Innovations in Multiphase Flow,” An International Fluid Mechanics
Symposium,
28.
Presented a paper as an Invited participant
at Engineering Foundation’s International Conference on “Condensation and
Condenser Design,”
29.
Presented a paper
at a Symposium at Winter Annual Meeting of ASME at
30.
Presented a paper
as an Invited participant at Twenty-Second Midwestern Mechanics
Conference at
31.
Presented a paper
at Summer Annual Meeting of ASME-AMD at
32.
Presented a paper
at Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Natural Philosophy,
Lincoln-Nebraska, April 6-8, 1990.
33.
Presented a paper
at Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers Forum 1990,
34.
Presented a paper
at Eleventh U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics,
35.
Presented a paper
at IMA Workshop on two phase flows in Fluidized Beds, Sedimentation, and
Granular Flows.
36.
Presented a paper
at 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology at
37.
Presented a paper
at Mini-Symposium on Hyperbolic Phenomena in flows of Viscoelastic Fluids,
38.
Presented a paper
at Mini-Symposium on Hyperbolic Phenomena in flows of Viscoelastic Fluids,
39.
Presented a paper
at Tenth U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics,
40.
Presented a paper
at Twenty Second Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science,
41.
Presented a paper
at Conference on Integral Methods in Science and Engineering,
42.
Presented a paper
at Twenty Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Natural Philosophy,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nov. 30, 1984.
Service
·
·
Member of the
ME-EM Faculty Recruitment Committee, 2000 – Present.
·
University
Library Liaison Committee (Mechanical Engineering representative) for yearly
acquisition of books by the University Library System, 1990-present.
·
Member, ME-EM
Graduate Seminar Committee, 2003.
·
Mechanical
Engineering Computer Committee, 1997-2002.
·
Chair of the 1999
ME-EM Department Chair Evaluation Committee.
·
Member, ME-EM
Faculty Development (Promotion and Tenure) Committee, 1990-1992, 1992-1994
& 1994-1996.
·
Chair/Member of
several (up to 8) Mechanical Engineering Ph. D. Committees (Written and Oral)
for Energy/Thermo-Fluids and Mathematics Exams.
·
Course
coordinator for MEEM 3210, 5210, 5280. & 6240.
Professional Society Symposium/Conference Organization
·
Lead Organizer
for an international symposium on Gas-
Liquid and Phase-Change Flows At Macro- and Micro-Scales for ASME’s 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and
Exposition,
·
Lead Organizer
for a six session international symposium on Gas- Liquid and Phase-Change Flows At Macro- and
Micro-Scales for ASME’s 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and
Exposition,
·
Lead Organizer
for an eight-session international symposium on Fluid-Physics and Heat Transfer for Macro- and
Micro-Scale Gas-Liquid and
Phase-Change Flows for ASME’s 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and
Exposition,
·
Co-organizer (A.
Narain with B. Bertram -Organizer, D. Sikarskie, A. Struthers, and M.
Vable) for Integral Methods in Science
and Engineering, August 10 - 13, 1998,
·
Lead Organizer
for a four session international symposium on “Gas Liquid Flows in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer” for ASME’s
International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Winter Annual
Meeting), Nov. 16-21, 1997,
·
Organized a
symposium “Heat Transfer I” for the Society of Engineering Science 32nd Annual
Technical Meeting, October 29-November 2, 1995,
·
Lead Organizer
for a symposium on “Two Fluid Flows With
or Without Phase Change” at the 1994 ASME Winter Annual Meeting
(International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition), November 6 -
11, 1994,
Session-Chair/Co-chair
at Professional Meetings
·
Co-chair for two
sessions at Symposium on Gas Liquid
and Phase Change Flows,
·
Co-chaired/chaired
four sessions at Symposium on Gas
Liquid and Phase Change Flows,
·
Chaired a session at Transport Phenomena
in Microgravity and Space Sciences IV,
Engineering Conferences International,
·
Co-chaired/chaired
sessions at Symposium on Gas-Liquid Flows in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer,
Dallas, Nov. 16 - 21, 1997.
·
Chaired a session
at “Heat Transfer I” session at the Society of Engineering Science 32nd Annual
Technical Meeting,
Journals, Proceedings, and Organizations Reviewed for
·
International Journal
of Heat and Mass Transfer
·
Journal of
Rheology
·
International
Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics and Analysis
·
Journal of
Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
·
Theoretical and
Computational Fluid Mechanics
·
Chemical
Engineering Communications
·
Journal of Heat
Transfer
·
Journal of
Enhanced Heat Transfer
·
Journal of
Applied Mechanics
·
Journal of Fluids
Engineering
·
Computational
Mechanics
·
A number
(approximately 35) of ASME Proceedings’ Papers
Invited Participation in Future Research Direction
Workshops of Government Agencies
·
"NSF
Workshop for Frontiers in Transport Phenomena Research and Education: Energy
Systems, Biological Systems, Security, Information Technology and
Nanotechnology," at the
·
NASA’s Office of
Biological and Physical Science sponsored workshop for identifying exciting
unanswered questions regarding “Multiphase Flow” and “Fluid Stability and
Dynamics” in reduced gravity, especially as it relates to the design and
operation of power, propulsion and thermal management systems. Workshop
attended on at Hilton Garden Inn,
·
Army Research
Office Workshop on “Constitutive Modeling” at Virginia Polytechnic, Blacksburgh,
1985.
Service in
Professional Societies
·
Chair, ASME -
Applied Mechanics Division, Fluid Mechanics Technical Committee, 2000-2003.
·
Vice-Chair, ASME
- Applied Mechanics Division, Fluid Mechanics Technical Committee, 1998-2000.
·
Active member of
the Multi-Phase Flow Committee of the ASME’s Fluids Engineering Division.
·
Active member of
the K-8 committee of the ASME’s Heat Transfer Division.
·
One of the Judges
at Fluid Mechanics Gallery Competition at the American Physical Society - Division
of Fluid Dynamics Meeting,
Public Service
·
Arranged a visit
and experiment demonstration in my lab, in 2004, for a “fly-in” group of
prospective college freshmen considering engineering for their college
education.
·
One of the judges
for ice-sculptors during 2004 Winter Carnival (for Blue Key).
·
Arranged and led
an elementary school (4th graders of Mrs. Hall’s class at
·
Faculty Advisor,
·
One of the judges
for MTU Graduate Students Council’s research poster competition 1996, 1997,
& 1998.
·
United Way, ME-EM
Representative, 1985.
·
ME-EM Michigan
Tech Fund Representative, 1984.
Long term
Professional Visits/Sabbaticals
·
Visiting
Assistant Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics,
University of Minnesota-Minneapolis,
1988-1989.
·
Long Term Visitor
at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications at the University of
Minnesota-Minneapolis, 1988-1989.
·
Visitor at the