Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Refereed
Journal Articles
14.
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.
15.
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,”
Accepted for publication in the Annals of
New York Academy of Sciences , Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in Space Sciences, 2008.
16.
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.
17.
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.
18.
Narain, A.: “Modeling of
Interfacial Shear for Gas Liquid Flows in Annular Film Condensation,” Journal of Applied Mechanics (Trans. of
Amer. Soc. of Mech. Eng.), Vol. 63, pp. 529-538, 1996.
19.
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.
20.
Gu,
X. M., P. R. Sethna., and A. Narain: “On Three-Dimensional Nonlinear
Subharmonic Resonant Surface Waves in a Fluid. Part I. Theory,” Journal of Applied Mechanics (Trans. of
Amer. Soc. of Mech. Eng.), Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 213-239, 1988.
21.
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.
22.
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.
23.
Narain, A. and D. D. Joseph: “Classification of Linear Viscoelastic
Solids based on a Failure Criterion,” Journal
of Elasticity, 14, pp.19-26, 1984.
24.
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.
25.
Narain, A. and D.D. Joseph: “Corrigendum to Linearized
Dynamics for Step Jumps of Velocity and Displacement of Shearing Flows of a
Simple Fluid,” Rheologica Acta, 22, p. 519, 1983.
26.
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.
27.
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.
28.
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.
Refereed Articles or
Extended Abstracts in Conference Proceedings/Symposia
30. M. Kivisalu, N. Gorgitrattanagul, S.
Mitra, R. Naik, and A. Narain, “Prediction and Control of Internal Condensing Flows in
the Experimental Context of their Sensitivities,” Gravitational
Effects on Liquid-Vapour Phase Change, Presqu'île de Giens (France), April
17-21, 2011.
31. Mitra,
S., R. R. Naik, and A. Narain, “Numerical Simulation of Exact Two-Dimensional Governing
Equations for Internal Condensing Flows,” COMSOL conference 2010, October 7 –
9, Boston, 2010. URL: http://www.comsol.com/papers/8861/
32. Mitra,
S., A. Narain, S. D. Kulkarni, J.
Kurita, M. Kivisalu, and M. M. Hasan,
“Shear Driven and Gravity Driven Annular/Stratified Internal Condensing Flows,”
Keynote Lecture, Paper Number ITP-09-75, Proceedings of International
Transport Phenomena VI: Fluid, Thermal, Biological, Materials and Space
Sciences, October 4-9, Volterra, Italy, 2009.
33. Mitra,
S., A. Narain, S. D. Kulkarni, R. Naik, and J. H. Kurita, 2009, "Annular /Stratified Internal
Condensing Flows in Millimeter to Micrometer Scale
Ducts," Invited Lecture, MNHMT 2009-18507, Proceedings of ASME 2nd
Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer
International Conference, December 18-22, 2009, Shanghai, China.
34. Narain. A, S. Kulkarni, M. Kivisalu,
J. H. Kurita, S. Mitra: “New Experimental and Computational Results for Macro-
and Micro-scale Internal Condensing Flows,” Published in ECI International
Conference Proceedings CD on Heat
Transfer and Fluid Flow in Micro-scale III, Whistler, Sep. 21-26, 2008.
35.
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.” Submitted
for publication in the Proceedings of Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena V: Fluid, Thermal,
Biological, Materials and Space Sciences, Bansko,
Bulgaria, October 14 - 19, 2007.
36.
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.
37.
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,
38.
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.
40. 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,
41. 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.
43. 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,
44. 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,
45. 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.
46. 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,
47. 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.
48. 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.
49. 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.
50. 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.
51. 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.
52. 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.
53. 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.
54. 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,
55. 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.
56. 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.
57. 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.
58. 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.
59. 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,
7.
Narain, A.: Final and several annual
reports submitted on NSF Fastlane’s report website for CTS-0086988, “Prediction and Attainment Capability for Steady
Internal Condensing Flows — An Integrated Experimental/Computational
Approach,” June 1, 2001 – May 31, 2005.
8.
Narain, A.: Final and several annual
reports submitted on NASA Taskbook website for NASA Grant NNC04GB52G, “Direct Computational Simulations and Experiments for
Internal Condensing Flows’ System-Instabilities/Dynamics in Micro-gravity and
Terrestrial Environments,” 2004-2009.
9.
Narain, A.: Annual report submitted
on NSF Fastlane’s report website for CBET-1033591, “Flow Prediction and Fluctuation-Sensitivity
Investigations for Quasi-steady Shear Driven Condensing Flows in Millimeter to
Micrometer Two-Phase Systems,” July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011.
Inventions
·
Ng, T. W., A. Narain, and M. Kivisalu:
“Fluorescence and Fiber-Optics Based Real-Time Thickness Sensor for Dynamic
Liquid Films,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 132, 031603-1 to 12, 2010 [Invention reported to NASA].
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.
·
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.