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Manoj T Nair

Dr. Manoj T Nair
Professor

  • R-116

Department
Aerospace Engineering

Research interests

Computational Fluid Mechanics Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Compressible & Incompressible Flow Unsteady Flows Associate Member, Aeronautical Society of India Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  • Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram, June 2021 onwards
  • Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram, April 2013 - June 2021
  • Scientist, CTFD Division, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, May 1998 – April 2013
  • Visiting Faculty, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur,December 2007 – December 2008

https://sites.google.com/site/manojtnair/

Education

  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur
  • M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur
  • B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

  • Aerodynamics (UG & PG)
  • Mathematical Methods in Aerospace Engineering (PG)
  • Turbulence in Fluid Flow (Elective)
  • Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics (Elective)
  • Elements of Aerospace Engineering (PG)
  • Computational Methods in Compressible Flows (Elective)
  • Introduction to Computer Programming (UG)
  • Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (UG & PG)
  • Aerospace Vehicle Design (UG)
  • Introduction to Aerospace Engineering (UG)
  • Compressible Flow (UG)

PhD.

  1. Arun Govind Neelan (2021), High-Order High-Resolution Schemes for Hyperbolic Equations.
  2. Velmani Murugesan (2026) (submitted), Development of Higher-Order Shock Capturing Numerical Schemes for Implicit Large Eddy Simulation
     

M.Tech.

  1. Ajinkya Maske (2015), Design and Optimization of Gurney Flap for Maximum Lift-to-Drag Ratio on an Airfoil for Low Reynolds Numbers.
  2. V. Harsha Vardhan Reddy (2016), Numerical Analysis of Self-Activating Flap for Separation Control on Airfoils.
  3. Raushan Kumar (2016), Supersonic Underexpanded Jet Impingement on Flat Plate and Axisymmetric Deflector.
  4. Shashi Shekar Roy (2017), Development and Testing of a 2D-Euler Code with Ideal MHD Equations.
  5. Nikita Sahay (2017), Optimization of Supersonic Cavity for Minimum Drag and Maximum Trailing Shock Strength.
  6. Fiona (2018), Implementation of RBF-based Extrapolation in a One-Dimensional Finite Volume Euler Solver.
  7. Bal Krishan (2018), Effect of low Reynolds number in supersonic nozzle (Co-guide with Prof. Vinoth B.R.).
  8. Girilal AV (2019), Numerical investigation on aeroacoustics of a subsonic cavity flow using Detached Eddy Simulation (DES).
  9. Vivek S (2019), Numerical investigation of passive flow control for aerodynamic efficiency enhancement of airfoil using self-adaptive flap.
  10. Anish N (2020), Computational Analysis of Supersonic Nozzle.
  11. Chandan Kumar (2022), Numerical analysis of passive flaps for separation control on a low Reynolds number unsteady airfoil.
  12. Borra Mahesh Reddy (2023), Computational study of self-excited oscillations in jets (Co-guide with Prof. Vinoth B.R.).
  13. Yash Sandesh Mhap (2024), Study of low Reynolds number compressible flows (Co-guide with Prof. Vinoth B.R.).
  14. Sanjay Govind (2024), Numerical investigation of flow-induced cavity oscillations.
  15. Kavyashri, K (2024), Study of the effect of vortex generators on slender bodies in supersonic flows.
  16. Alinda Sharma (2024), Supersonic flow past axisymmetric cavities (Co-guide with Prof. Vinoth B.R.).
  17. Malligari Vineeth (2025), Computational study of high-speed flows over axi-symmetric cavities (Co-guide with Prof. Vinoth B.R.).
  18. Nitin, A. (2025). Propulsive jet influence on base flow of supersonic vehicle.
  19. Ramesh, A. (2025), Numerical investigation of flame stabilization in a non-premixed swirl and bluff-body stabilized burner (Co-guide with Prof. Rajesh Sadanandan)
  20. Vishal Suryawanshi (2025), Computational studies of supersonic flow over a cylinder (Co-guide with Prof. Vinoth B.R.).
  21. Rishikesh, P. (2025), Study of low Reynolds number compressible flows. (Co-guide with Prof. Vinoth B.R.).
  22. Akash Saini (2025), Computational investigation of the effects of bleed systems on a model scramjet inlet.
  23. Abhishek Mukerjee (2026), Implementation of kinetic energy and entropy-preserving schemes for higher-order discretization.

 

B.Tech

  1. Arun Prabhath (2014), Gradient calculations using Adjoint method.
  2. Amal Jyothis V. (2015), Design and Optimization of Wind Turbine Blades.
  3. Rahul Tanwar (2015), Study of High-Order Finite Difference Schemes for Computational Aeroacoustics.
  4. Rajeev Verma (2015), Computational Analysis of High-Speed Unsteady Spiked Body Flows.
  5. Gurleen Singh Rajpal (2016). Implementation of Least Squares-based Reconstruction for Euler Solver.
  6. Swapnil Kumar (2016), Numerical Study of Twin Parallel Supersonic Jets.
  7. Raman Chawla (2016), Optimisation of Trapped Vortex Cavity for Separation Control.
  8. Kartikey Sharma (2017), Drag and Heat Load Reduction on an Axisymmetric Body in Supersonic Freestream.
  9. Tejoshmoy Saha (2017), Effect of Contraction and Swirl on Nozzle Choking (Co-guide: Dr. Vinoth B.R.)
  10. Chintan Panigrahi (2018), Experimental and Numerical Study on the Effects of Subcavity in Supersonic Cavity Flow (Co-guide: Dr. Aravind V.)
  11. Harsha Koganti (2019), Performance analysis of conical scarfed nozzle using CFD.
  12. Karthik S Das (2021), Off-Design Analysis of Ideally-Optimized Length-Constrained Scarfed Nozzle.
  13. Sourajyoti Ghosh (2025), Flow distortion characteristics for boundary layer ingesting duct.
  14. Rudraa Mandar Bhuvad (2026), Implementation of FR scheme on a Cartesian grid.

     
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