Current Research (2005-)

 

A High-Speed Thermal Imaging and Visualization System, $207,000, 2006-2007, Louisiana Board of Regents, PI(s) S. Acharya, S. M. Guo, D. Nikitopoulos

A Plasma-Spray System for Solid-Oxide Fuel-Cells, $142,670, 2006-2007, Louisiana Board of Regents, PI(s) S. M. Guo, S. Acharya, D. Nikitopoulos

A Real-Time Stereoscopic Imaging System for Multi-Scale Applications, $177,000, Louisiana Board of Regents, PI(s) D. Nikitopoulos, S. M. Guo, S. Acharya, and others

Measurements and Computations of Pulsed Film Cooling, $225,000, 2006-2009, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), PI(s): D. Nikitopoulos, S. Acharya and F. Muldoon

Hydrogen-enriched Fuels and Syngas for Clean Cogeneration of Energy, $100,000, 2006-2010, State of Louisiana-Economic Development Assistantship Grant, PI: S. Acharya

IGERT on Multi-Scale Computational Fluid Dynamics, $3Million, 2005-2010, National Science Foundation, Lead PI: S. Acharya (one of 20 IGERT funded from 550 initial applications)

Static and Rotating Tests of Radial passages with Complex Shapes, ~$100,000, 2005-2006, Pratt & Whitney Corp., PI, S. Acharya

Heat Transfer Measurements in Mid-Chord Coolant Passages with Rotation, $80,000, 2005-2006, Pratt & Whitney Corp., PI, S. Acharya

Leading Edge Heat Transfer, $65,000, 2006-2007, Pratt & Whitney Corp., PI, S. Acharya,

Improved Premixing Air-Fuel Nozzle for Land-Based Gas Turbine Systems, Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund (LEQSF) and Mezzo Systems Corp., $207,000 (w/match), 2005-2008, PI(s), S. Acharya and K. Kelly

Clean Power and Energy Research Consortium, ~$470,000/year (prorated amount to TIER (Acharya)-avg $170,000/year), 7/2003-7/2008, State of Louisiana (through Louisiana Board of Regents), PI (s), S. Acharya, T. Wang, and P. Mensah

Large Eddy Simulation of Chemical Processes: Improvements in Complex Mixer Designs, $225,000, 6/2004-6/2007, DOW Chemical Company & Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), PI (s), S. Acharya and M. Tyagi

Crystallization in Vacuum Pans, $246,000, 6/2004-6/2007, American Sugar Cane League & LEQSF, PI(s): P. Rein and S. Acharya

Laser Induced Fluorescence for Reacting Flows, $165,000 (with cash match), 6/2003-12/2004, Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), PI(s): S. Acharya

End Wall Cooling with Contouring & Leading Edge Fillet, $303,000, 6/2002-12/2006, Department of Energy (DOE)-University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program, PI: S. Acharya

Funded Research

Larger Grants (over $50K/yr)- over 15 million dollars total (not prorated) since 1982

  1. Lattice Cooling with Rotation, $74,000, 3/2002-3/2003, General Electric Global Research, PI: S. Acharya
  2. Internal Cooling in Leading and Trailing Edge Passages with Rotation and Buoyancy, $229,000, 6/2001-6/2003,Department of Energy (DOE)-University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program, PI (s): S. Acharya, D. Nikitopoulos & E. Ekkad
  3. Swirl-Stabilized Spray Combustion Control, $184,000, Office of Naval Research (ONR), 9/2000-6/2004, PI: S. Acharya
  4. Biological Computation and Visualization Center, $3.9 million, 9/2000-8/2006, Louisiana Health Excellence Fund, PI (s): H. Silverman, S. Acharya, M. A. Batzer, R. W. Beurman, L. G. Butler, S. S. Iyengar, R. K. Kalia, J. W. Lynn, A. Nakano, D. D. Pollock, E. Sajo, H. W. Thompson, P. Vasistha, M. L. Williams
  5. Gas Turbine Blade Tip-Leakage Flows: Strategies for Tip Cooling, $331,000 (including REU plus Equipment  Supplement from NSF and cash-cost sharing), National Science Foundation (NSF)-GOALI (with GE Aircraft Engines & GE Global Research), 10/99-6/2003, PI(s): S. Ekkad and S. Acharya
  6. MEMS Heat Exchangers for Harsh Environment, $1.7 million, 8/1999-7/2003, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, PI(s): K. Kelly, S. Acharya, M. Murphy, S. Ekkad, E. Podlaha, and S. Stephens
  7. Three-dimensional PIV measurements for Turbomachinery Flows, $153,000, 7/2000-6/2001, Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), PI(s): S. Acharya, D. Nikitopoulos, K. Kelly
  8. High Performance Computational Fluid Dynamics- Acquisition of Linux Cluster, $75,000, 7/2000-6/2001, Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), PI(s): S. Acharya, P. Chakka, D. Nikitopoulos, H. Wong and S. Ekkad
  9. 3D-PIV Studies for Gas Turbine Engine Applications, $200,000, AFOSR, 7/2000-6/2001, PI(s): S. Acharya and D. Nikitopoulos
  10. Planning Grant for the Center for Gas Turbine Innovations, $59,000, 3/2000-2/2001, PI(s): S. Acharya, D. Nikitopoulos, S. Ekkad, and K. Kelly
  11. Improved Impeller Stirred Reactors, ~$200,000, 6/1998-5/2001, DOW Chemical Company and LEQSF, PI: S. Acharya
  12. Mixing and Combustion in Vortex Dominated Combustors, $820,000 (including cash match from LEQSF and cash cost share from LSU), 8/1998-7/2002, AFOSR, PI: S. Acharya and M. Murphy
  13. Spray Combustor Performance Improvements with Forcing, $1.49 million, 6/1994-5/2001, NASA, PI(s): S. Acharya, D. Nikitopoulos, E. Michaelides, P. Chandra, M. Sozen, and E. Eschenazi
  14. Swirl-Stabilized  Spray Combustion Control, $347,000 (including cash match), 7/1997-6/2000, Office of Naval Research (ONR), PI(s): S. Acharya and E. Gutmark
  15. A Phase-Doppler Anemometer System for Measurements in Reacting & Non-Reacting Flows, $294,000 (including cash-match), 6/1997-5/1998, LEQSF, PI)s): S. Acharya, E. Gutmark, D. Nikitopoulos, and K. Kelly
  16. Development and Testing of Improved Systems for Fire Suppression, $246,000 (including cash-match), 6/1997-5/2000, LEQSF, PI(s) D. Nikitopoulos, E. Gutmark, and S. Acharya
  17. Improved Modeling of Single- and Two-Phase Turbulent Shear Flows, ~$200,000, 7/1989-7/1990, 9/1992-9/1994,12/1996-12/1998, DOW Chemical Company, PI: S. Acharya
  18. Integrated Phase-Doppler/Rainbow Refractometer Measurements in an Actively Forced Spray Combustor, $240,000 (including cash cost-share), 6/1997-6/1998, Office of Naval Research, PI: S. Acharya, E. Gutmark, and D. Nikitopoulos
  19. Combustion Equipment Enhancement-Laser Induced Fluorescence System, $132,000, 6/1995-5/1996, LEQSF, PI(s): F. C. Knopf, K. Dooley, S. Acharya  and D. Nikitopoulos
  20. Efficient Parallel Solvers for Accurate CFD Simulations, $90,000, 9/1995-8/1998, LEQSF, PI(s): X. Sun, S. Acharya, J. Tohline
  21. Large Eddy Simulation & Improved Turbulence Modeling for Film Cooling Flows, $250,000, 7/1994-6/1997, NASA-Glenn, PI: S. Acharya
  22. Vortex-generator Induced Enhanced Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Blade Coolant Channels with Rotation, $478,000, 10/1993-2/1997, Department of Energy, PI(s): S. Acharya, T. Myrum, D. Nikitopoulos, and J. Tohline
  23. Flow Induced Vibration in a Hydralic Control Unit, $164,000, 5/1993-4/1996, Gulf States Utilities, PI(s): S. Acharya and T. Myrum
  24. Enhanced Heat Transfer in Ribbed Ducts Using Vortex Generators, $193,000, 7/1990-6/1993, Gas Research Institute, PI(s): T. Myrum and S. Acharya
  25.  Excitation-Induced Heat Transfer Augmentation in Ribbed Ducts, $219,000, 9/1988-8/1991, National Science Foundation (NSF), PI(s): S. Acharya and T.Myrum
  26. A Solution Adaptive Grid Procedure for High Speed Flows, $87,000, 9/88-5/90, NASA-Ames, PI: S. Acharya
  27. Fluid Dynamics of Oil Storage and Production Cycle in Strategic Petroleum Reserves, $90,000, 7/1988-6/1990, Sandia National Laboratories, PI(s): A. T. Bourgoyne, S. Acharya, A. Wojatoniwcz
  28. Scientific Supercomputing in Graduate Education, $87,000, 12/88-12/89, IBM, PI: S. Acharya
  29. An Indepth Study of Incineration and Rotary Kiln Performance, $363,000, 1/1986-12/1989, PI(s): V. A. Cundy, T. W. Lester, A. M. Sterling, and S. Acharya (annual  grants aggregated together)
  30. Diagnosis for the Analysis of High temperature and Reacting Flows, $80,000, 5/1989-4/1990, LEQSF, PI(s): T. W. Lester, V. A. Cundy, T. T. Charalampopoulos, S. Acharya, and D. E. Nikitopoulos
  31. Modeling of Turbulent Two-Phase Reactions, $205,000, 9/1984-9/1989, DOW Chemical, PI: S. Acharya (annual grants aggregated together)

Smaller Grants1 (less than $50K/yr)- Total ~$250K

  1. Turbine-Leading Edge Cooling, $30,000, 2006-2007, Pratt & Whitney, PI(s) S. Acharya and S. M. Guo
  2. Lattice Cooling, S. Acharya and S. Guo, $10,000, 9/2006-3/2007, IHI-Japan
  3. Active Control of Jets in Crossflow for Film Cooling Applications, D. E. Nikitopoulos and S. Acharya, $35,016, 7/2003-7/2004, NASA-DART
  4. Large Eddy Simulation and their Use in Turbulence Modeling for Film Cooling, S. Acharya, $23,000, 9/99-8/00, La-Space/NASA
  5. Unsteady Separation , Aero-Structural Interactions  and  Their Control, S. Acharya, $14,000, 9/97-8/98, La-Space/NASA
  6. Mist generation for Fire Suppression Applications, D. E. Nikitopoulos and S. Acharya, $35,000, 10/96-8/97; 7/99-6/2000, La-Space/NASA
  7. Direct Numerical Simulation on Curvilinear Grids, S. Acharya, $14,000, 9/96-8/97, La-Space/NASA
  8. Dynamic Hydroplaning: Prediction and Control, S. Acharya and D. E. Smith, $20,000, 6/95-6/96, Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC)
  9. U.S-India Cooperative Research in Gas Turbine Blade Cooling, S. Acharya, Travel Award (approx $2K), 6/92-7/92, NSF
  10. Acquisition of a Counter Processor for use in LDA Measurements of Pulverized Coal Combustion, S. Acharya and G. D. Catalano, $15,000, 8/87-8/88, LSU Center for Energy Studies
  11. Numerical & Experimental Studies Related to Pulverized Coal Combustion, S. Acharya and G. D. Catalano, $21,000, 8/86-8/87, LSU Center for Energy Studies
  12. Natural Convection in Enclosures with Bi-directional Gradients, S. Acharya, $4,000, 5/84-5/85, LSU Council on Research
  13. Conduction-Convection in Enclosed Spaces with Application to Solar Energy Collection & Energy Conservation in Buildings, S. Acharya, $16,000, 9/82-8/83, LSU Center for Energy Studies

Other Funded Proposals with Significant Collaboration

Development of Viz-Tangibles and Viz-Net: Instrumentation for Interactive Visualization, simulation and Collaboration, B. Ullmer-PI; S. Acharya-Collaborator, NSF-MRI Program, ~ $400,000, 2005-2009

RESEARCH CENTERS/CONSORTIUM (~$0.5 million/year)

Director, Center for Turbine Innovations and Energy Research (TIER), Approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Regents, September 2001, Funded at a level of ~ $170K/year, through the “Clean Power and Energy Research Consortium” with LA-Board of Regents Funding (~$470K/year)

SUPPORT THROUGH CENTER FOR COMPUTATION & TECHNOLOGY (~$1million)
(Supported by the State of Louisiana Through an Information Technology Initiative)

  1. Multidisciplinary Parallel CFD, $550,000, 2002-2005, Sumanta Acharya, Lead Investigator
  2. Infrastructure for TIER Research, $385,000, 2002-2003, Sumanta Acharya

LARGE SCALE FACILITY GRANTS/DONATIONS (~$1million estimated value)

  1. Rotating Rig for Internal Cooling Studies, United Technologies Research Center and Pratt & Whitney, 2000, Estimated value-$380,000
  2. Pressurized Hot Cascade Facility for First Stage Nozzle-Guide Vane Studies, General Electric Corporation, 2004, Estimated value-$500,000
  3. Blade Leading Edge Model, Pratt & Whitney, 2003, Estimated value- $50,000

PEER-REVIEWED COMPUTER ALLOCATION

  1. S. Acharya and F. Muldoon, Optimization of Film Cooling Jets in Cross-flow, NSF Partnership in Advanced Cyber-infrastructure (NSF-PACI), 95,000 hours/units
  2. Computations of Excitation Induced Flows in Ribbed Ducts, S. Acharya, 690 cpu hours, 9/88-9/95, Cornell Supercomputing Facility and NSF