Turbo Expo Early Career Engineer Travel Award 2023 from ASME International Gas Turbine Institute
Best PhD Thesis Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, 2023
Turbo Expo Early Career Engineer Travel Award 2024 from ASME International Gas Turbine Institute
Seal of Excellence recognition from the European Commission, Horizon Europe, for developing the project proposal BeeGreen - a collaborative effort with the University of Cambridge
Turbo Expo Early Career Engineer Travel Award 2026 from ASME International Gas Turbine Institute
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All Publications
Journal
Impact of free-stream turbulence and boundary layer tripping on losses in a low-pressure turbine cascade by Ananth S., Duchaine F. , Odier N. , Pastorino G. , Boufidi E. Journal of Turbomachinery, Transaction of the ASME - (Accepted/In-Press)
The Impact of Real Roughness features on Boundary Layer Transition by Ananth S., Sabapathy S. , Vadlamani N. , Coull J. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion 114 737-763 (2025)
Performance of rough-ribbed low-pressure turbine blades under varying loading and operating conditions by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Kozul M. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME 147 - (2025)
Effect of riblet dimensions on the transitional boundary layers over high-lift turbine blades by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Vaid A. , Kozul M. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME 146 - (2024)
Profile loss reduction of high lift turbine blades with rough and ribbed surfaces by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Vaid A. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. Journal of Turbomachinery, Transactions of the ASME 145 - (2023)
Riblet performance beneath transitional and turbulent boundary layers at low Reynolds numbers by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Vaid A. , Kozul M. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. AIAA Journal 61 1986-2001 (2023)
Dynamics of Bypass Transition Behind Roughness Element Subjected to Pulses of Free-Stream Turbulence by Vaid A., Vadlamani N. , Ananth S. , Gupta V. Physics of Fluids 34 - (2022)
Surface Roughness Effects on Cavity Flows by Nampelly G., Ananth S. , Vaid A. , Vadlamani N. , Rengarajan S. , Kontis K. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion 109 1215-1239 (2022)
Influence of Various Design Parameters and Unsteady Flow on the Fluid Structure interaction of a Lightly Cambered Blade in a Cascade by Ananth S., Kushari A. Aerospace Science and Technology 65 117-132 (2017)
Aerodynamic Formulation for Stability Analysis of Lightly Cambered Airfoils in a Cascade by Ananth S., Kushari A. , Venkatesan C. AIAA Journal 53 3116-3125 (2015)
Quasi Steady Prediction of Coupled Bending Torsion flutter under Classic Surge by Ananth S., Kushari A. Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions of the ASME 80 - (2013)
Quasi Steady Prediction of Coupled Bending Torsion flutter under Rotating Stall by Ananth S., Kushari A. , Venkatesan C. Journal of Fluids and Structures 43 402-427 (2013)
A Hybrid Approach for the Modelling of Axial Compressor Surge by Ananth S., Kushari A. International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines 30 313-324 (2013)
Effect of Throttle Conditions on Fluid Dynamic Instabilities in Axial Compression Systems by Ananth S., Kushari A. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series C 94 65-74 (2013)
A Parametric Investigation of Geometric Variation on Fluid Dynamic Instabilities in Axial Compression Systems by Ananth S., Kushari A. International Journal of Rotating Machinery 2012 - (2012)
A Simple Feedback Control Strategy for Controlling the Axial Compressor Surge by Ananth S., Kushari A. International Journal of Flow Control 4 109-124 (2012)
Conferences
Impact of boundary layer tripping and free-stream turbulence on losses in a low-pressure turbine cascade by Ananth S., Duchaine F. , Odier N. IGTI/ASME Turbo-Expo - (2026)
Response of Transitional Boundary Layers Over Low-Pressure Turbine Blades to Varying Characteristics of Free-Stream Turbulence by Ananth S., Odier N. , Duchaine F. , Pastorino G. , Boufidi E. , Fontaneto F. IGTI/ASME Turbo-Expo - (2025)
Scale-resolving simulations of transitional flow over a new low- pressure turbine blade by Ananth S., Duchaine F. , Odier N. 15th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements - (2025)
On the Efficacy of Riblets in Mitigating Losses due to Wake Induced Transition over T106C Blade by Sarvankar S., Kotturi S. , Ananth S. , Kozul M. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. 17th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics Aeroacoustics and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines - (2025)
Bypass transition on a rough-ribbed surface: Effects of free-stream turbulence by Ananth S., Kozul M. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. 15th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements - (2025)
Performance of rough-ribbed low-pressure turbine blades under varying loading and operating conditions by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Kozul M. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. IGTI/ASME Turbo-Expo - (2024)
Sensitivity of Boundary Layer Transition to Roughness Spacing and Acoustic Forcing by Vaid A., Ananth S. , Vadlamani N. , Gupta V. Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer - (2023)
Numerical Investigation of Real Roughness Scales on Boundary Layer Transition by Ananth S., Sabapathy S. , Vadlamani N. , Coull J. Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer - (2023)
Effect of riblet dimensions on the transitional boundary layers over high lift turbine blades by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Vaid A. , Kozul M. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. IGTI/ASME Turbo-Expo - (2023)
Surface Roughness Benefits in Open Cavity Flows by Nampelly G., Ananth S. , Vadlamani N. , Rengarajan S. , Kontis K. AIAA SciTech Forum - (2022)
On the efficacy of riblets toward drag reduction of transitional and turbulent boundary layers by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Vaid A. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. AIAA SciTech Forum - (2022)
Increasing efficiency of high-lift turbine blades with roughness and riblets by Ananth S., Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. 3rd Melbourne India Postgraduate Program and Melbourne India Postgraduate Academy Conference - (2022)
Profile loss reduction of high lift turbine blades with rough and ribbed surfaces by Ananth S., Nardini M. , Vaid A. , Vadlamani N. , Sandberg R. IGTI/ASME Turbo- Expo - (2022)
Dynamics of bypass transition with roughness and pulses of free stream turbulence by Vaid A., Vadlamani N. , Ananth S. AIAA SciTech Forum - (2022)
Surface Roughness Effects on Cavity Flows by Nampelly G., Ananth S. , Vadlamani N. , Rengarajan S. , Kontis K. 13th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering, Turbulence, Modelling and Measurements - (2021)
Surface Roughness Effects on Cavity Flows by Nampelly G., Ananth S. , Vadlamani N. , Rengarajan S. , Kontis K. 8th International and 47th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power - (2020)
Prediction of Surge and Rotating Stall by Moore Greitzer Model by Ananth S., Kushari A. 25th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers - (2011)
