Research and Development Highlights
The Department has been striving for excellence by pursuing R&D work in emerging areas of Aerospace and Rocket Technologies. It has successfully completed sponsored R&D Projects from agencies like UGC, AICTE, DST, Ministry of HRD, ISRO, DRDO, AR&DB (Min. of Defence), etc.
The Department is recognized under UGC-SAP and has been working on Cryogenic Propulsion Systems. It also received DST-FIST support for augmenting Propellant Technology and Combustion Facilities.
Student Exchange Opportunities
Many students have conducted research at reputed organizations such as:
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and LPSC, Thiruvananthapuram (ISRO)
- Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad
- High Energy Material Research Laboratory, Pune (DRDO)
- National Aerospace Laboratory, Bangalore
- Skyroot
Current Research Activities
General Topics
- Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Systems
- Droplet Combustion Studies
- High Regression Rate Hybrid Fuels
- Combustion Study with Nitrous Oxide Oxidizer
- Premixed Flame Study
- Commissioning of Propulsion Labs
- Thermal Analysis of High Energy Materials
- Aerodynamic Studies at High Angles of Attack
- Reusable Launch Vehicle Studies
- Supersonic Flow Field and Air Intake Studies
- Navier-Stokes Code Development
Propulsion
- Pyro-MEMS Device Development (with VSSC)
- Gel Propellant Atomization Techniques
- High Shear Rheometry of Gel Propellants
- Cu-Co-O Nanocatalyst for Composite Solid Propellants
- HTPB-Paraffin Hybrid Fuel Research
Aerodynamics
- Supersonic Air Intake Flow Investigation
- Spike-Based Drag Reduction on Blunt Bodies
- High AoA Aerodynamics of Slender Bodies
- Delta Wing Flow Characteristics
- Navier-Stokes Simulations on Cylinders
PhD Students
Aerodynamics
- Pawan Kumar Karn – Steady/Unsteady Flow over Axisymmetric Body (Subsonic)
- Md. Gulam Sarwar – Blunt Nosed Body with Spike (Supersonic)
Guide: Prof. Sudip Das; Co-guide: Dr. Priyank Kumar
- Lavala Srinivas Rao – Supersonic Free Jets
Rocket Propulsion
- Mengu Dinesh – Hybrid Rocket Motor Combustion Instabilities
Guide: Dr. Rajiv Kumar
Seed Money Scheme
For details, visit: Seed Money Scheme
R&D Projects
Details of ongoing projects can be found on the official website.