Harshal Raut
Johns Hopkins University, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Research areas: Engineering · Computational Mechanics · Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis · Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies · Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
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About
Presently, I am employed as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Flow Physics and Computation Lab at Johns Hopkins University, under the supervision of Prof. Rajat Mittal. I have worked extensively on development of numerical algorithms for solving high dimensional partial differential equations (PDE) on massively parallel CPU/GPU architectures (C++/CUDA/MPI). Generally, these PDEs are used to simulate physics problems involving multiphase-flows and fluid-structure interaction (e.g. nucleate boiling, wave powered propulsion systems).
My current research focuses on elucidating the flow physics of wave-induced flapping foil propulsion systems through numerical simulations on parallel CPU architectures. Notably, I have been instrumental in the development of the VOF solver within this lab and for coupling it with the immersed boundary solver to integrate fluid-structure interaction and multiphase flows. Additionally, I am actively engaged in the application of Deep Learning techniques to augment my research.
During my doctoral tenure, I conducted research under the supervision of Prof. Atul Sharma and Prof. Amitabh Bhattacharya at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. My doctoral work centered on the computational advancement (using C++/CUDA/MPI) of Multi-Fluid Structure Interaction for investigating nucleate boiling under the influence of externally actuated surfaces. To this end, I implemented a hybrid approach combining level set and immersed boundary methods. Furthermore, I developed novel technique to apply Deep Reinforcement Learning to active flow control problems (5.5x faster) and successfully applied the technique to regulate the oscillations of the boiling surface, with the primary goal of enhancing heat transfer efficiency.
Employment
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Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Researcher
Education
- 2018 - 2022
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Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree)2011 - 2016
Projects & Funding
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Publications (10)
- Numerical study on 3D nucleate boiling over an oscillating base plate with high wall superheat and multiple nucleation sites Save
- Harnessing leading-edge vortices for improved thrust performance of wave-induced flapping foil propulsors Save
- Dynamics and thrust performance of a modeled multifoil wave-induced flapping foil propulsor Save
- Hydrodynamic performance and scaling laws for a modelled wave-induced flapping-foil propulsor Save
- A dual grid-based deep reinforcement learning and computational fluid dynamics method for flow control and its application to nucleate pool boiling Save
- Computational multifluid-structure interaction study on nucleate boiling under the effect of stationary or oscillating torus Save
- Sustaining nucleate boiling in zero gravity using asymmetric sinusoidal base-plate oscillation Save
- Dual grid level set method based direct numerical simulations of nucleate boiling with oscillating base plate Save
- Enhancement of convective heat transfer using magnetically flapping fin array Save
- Vortex shedding patterns in flow past a streamwise oscillating square cylinder at low Reynolds number using dynamic meshing Save