Team - THERMOFLUIDS-LAB

The Team

Current Members:
1. Dr. Khaled Sallam, Lab Director
2. Bipin Kafle, Ph.D. Student
3. Chris Scott, M.Sc. Student
4. Eduardo (Tony) Chaparro, M.Sc. Student
5. Lihui Cai, Visiting Scholar

Chris Scott

Lihui Cai

Bipin Kafle

Tony Chaparro

Lab Alumni:
Visiting Scientists:

A.M. El-Leathy, “Electrospinning of biodegradable nanofibers and nano spheres,” Nov. 2006 - April 2007.

Graduate Students:

Ram Sankarakrishnan, “Breakup of Turbulent Round Liquid Jets in Uniform Crossflow,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2005.
Vern Skach, “Design and Construction of a Shock Tube,” M.S. Creative Component Report, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2005.
Todd Crane, “Jet Breakup and Pinch-off in Liquid-Liquid Systems,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Summer 2006.
Brian Miller, “Digital Holographic Diagnostics of Aerated-Liquid Jets in a Subsonic Crossflow,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor:K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2006.
Chee-Loon (Kelvin) Ng, “Deformation, Wave Phenomena, and Breakup Outcomes of Round Nonturbulent Liquid Jets in Gaseous Crossflow,” Ph.D. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, fall 2006.
Rohit Shukla, “Effect of Liquid Transparency on Laser-Induced Motion of Drops,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2007.
Vimal Joseph, “CFD of Cylindrical and Spherical Wakes,” M.S. Creative Component Report, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2008.
Atul Narasimhan, “Formation of Fibers and Spheres by Electrospinning of Polyethylene Oxide Solution,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor:K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2008.
Jaiho Lee, “Digital Holographic Diagnostics of Near-Injector Region,” Ph.D. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, spring 2009.
Parvez Deshmukh, “Harnessing Wind Energy by a Symmetric Airfoil Rotating around a Fixed Axis,” M.S. Creative Component Report, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2009.
Khushwant Saini, “Applying Holographic Particle Image Velocimetry to Sprays,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2010.
Etesh Vaishnav, “Investigating the Aerodynamic Performance of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2010.
Ramanjeet Singh, “Spatial-Calibration of Double-View Holographic Particle Analyzer,” M.S. Creative Component Report, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2010.
Anu Osta, “Effect of Nozzle Length-to-Diameter Ratio on Atomization of Turbulent Liquid Jets,” Ph.D. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2010.
Samuel Ariekela, “Numerical Investigation of the Hydrodynamic Focusing Phenomena in a Microflow Cytometer,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2011.
Saumya Simon, “Simulation of the Flow of a Single Stranded DNA in a Channel using Dissipative Particle Dynamics,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2011.
David Olinger, “3D Size and Velocity Measurements of Sprays using Digital Holography,” Ph.D. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, spring 2012.
Atanu Banerjee, “Application of Holographic Particle Image Velocimetry in Bubbly Flow,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, spring 2013.
Adegboyega Adebayo, “Drop Size and Velocity Distributions of the Spray of Aerated Injection in Subsonic Crossflow,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University 7/16/2014.
Adam Harrington, “Solid Particle Seeder Design and PIV of Diffusion Flame,” M.S. Creative Component Report, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, 5/1/2015.
Nikolas Davis, “Cake Fouling Model for a Novel High Speed Dynamic Membrane Filtration System,”M.S. Creative Component Report, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, 8/1/2016.
Abhijit Choudhari, “Simulation of Supersonic Injection of Underexpanded Aerated Liquid Jet,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, 11/3/2016.
Alex Sheridan, “The Effects of Injection Angle on the Structure of Choked Gaseous Jets,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor: K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, 7/16/2019.
Elo-Oghene Enwa, "Solar Thermal Desalination Technology Development," M.S. Thesis, Co-advisor: K.A. Sallam, with Advisor Dr. Prem Bikkina, Oklahoma State University, 7/14/2021.
Andrew Williamson, “Simulation of Combustion Noise of Premixed Flames in OpenFOAM,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor, K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, 4/15/2022.
Saqib Raza, “Primary Breakup of Liquid Sheets in Crossflow and Liquid Jets in Gaseous Coflow,” M.S. Thesis, Advisor, K.A. Sallam, Oklahoma State University, 4/15/2022.
Bruno Valim Marques Da Silva, Visiting Ph.D. Student (2/2021-1/2022).