Major Field of Interest: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Micro- and Nanofluidics Modelling.
My research centers on Computational Fluid Dynamics, which involves theoretical/ analytical analysis and numerical mathematical modelling incorporating inherently non-linear effects. We have made important contribution in understanding several complicated fluid flow phenomena such as, steady/ unsteady flow separation, vortex breakdown, fluid-body interactions, heat transfer, electro-hydrodynamics of rigid and soft colloids and transport phenomena in microfluidics. A significant part of my work focuses on the development of advanced numerical algorithms to compute nonlinear partial differential equations.
We have done several important studies on fluid-body interactions and its influence on heat transfer and vortex shedding behind bluff body. Our works on suppression of vortex shedding and augmentation of heat transfer through inclusion of porous sheath is noteworthy.
We have demonstrated unique mathematical and numerical models to study ionic and bio-molecular transport as well as ion separation and enhancement of electro-osmotic flows through micro- and nanochannels applicable to microfluidic devices. These models were supplemented by asymptotic analysis and experimental results. We have made significant contribution to analyze the non-linear effects on electrokinetic transport of charged rigid colloids, soft particles and polyelectrolytes in electrolyte or hydrogel medium. Electrokinetic tarnsport phenomena involving hydrophobic surfaces and the inherent physical mechanisms are analyzed.
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Influence of rigid core permittivity and double layer polarization on the electrophoresis of a soft particle: a numerical study Bhattacharyya S., De S. By Physics of Fluids 28 012001- (2016)
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Comparisons of direct simulations and analytical predictions for multi-plate flows S. Bhattacharyya & F.T. Smith By Computers & Fluids 33 257-265 (2004)
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Effect of hydrophobic core on the electrophoresis of a diffuse soft particle. Gopmandal P. P., Bhattacharyya S. , H. O. By Proceedings of Royal Society A 473 20160942- (2017)
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Nonlinear effects on electrophoresis of a charged dielectric nanoparticle in a charged hydrogel medium. Bhattacharyya S., De S. By Physics of Fluids 28 092006- (2016)
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Electroosmotic flow in a slit nanochannel with superhy- drophobic walls. S. De, S. Bhattacharyya & S. Hardt By Microfluidics Nanofluidics 19 1465-1476. (2015)
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Effects of electroosmosis and counterion penetration on electrophoresis of a positively charged spherical permeable particle S. Bhattacharyya & P.P. Gopmandal By Soft Matter 9 1871-1884 (2013)
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Numerical study of the influence of solid polarization on electrophoresis at finite Debye thickness. Bhattacharyya S., De S. By Physical Review E 92 032309- (2015)
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Sample dispersion in isotachophoresis with Poiseuille counter flow Bhattacharyya S. By Physics of Fluids 25 022001- (2013)
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Reduction of drag and vortex shedding frequency through porous sheath around a circular cylinder S. Bhattacharyya & A. K. Singh By International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 65 683-698 (2011)
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Electroosmotic flow in two-dimensional charged micro- and nanochannels S. Bhattacharyya, Z. Zheng & A.T. Conlisk By Journal of Fluid Mechanics 540 247-267 (2005)
Principal Investigator
- Electrokinetic transport phenomena involving liquid droplets and hydrophobic surfaces: a numerical and theoretical analysis
- Modified Mathematical Model for Micro-scale Transport of Ionic Fluids Incorporating Short Range Interactions Pertaining to Microfluidics
- Numerical and Theoretical Analysis of Micro-Particles Self-Propulsion in Electrolyte of Gel Medium
Ph. D. Students
Ashutosh Kumar Maurya
Area of Research: Modeling Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Babu Bhaskar
Area of Research: Computational Fluid Dynamics
Bapan Mondal
Area of Research: Microfluidics Modeling
Deepak Kumar
Area of Research: Microfluidics Modeling
Divya
Area of Research: Numerical Techniques for PDE an dapplications
Nirmal Barick
Area of Research: Numerical Modelling of Microfluidics
Shakyajit Paik
Area of Research: Numerical Modeling
Shubhra Sahu
Area of Research: Numerical Modeling and Simulation
Subrata Majhi
Area of Research: Microfluidics Modelling