BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Design Philosophy for a Laboratory Scale Gas Turbine Combustor. Dinesh Kumar Roshan, Ramana Sreenivas Burela, Abhijit Kushari, Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Cleaner Environment, Eds. Ashwani K. Gupta, Ashoke De, Suresh K. Aggarwal, Abhijit Kushari, Akshai Runchal, 2019, Springer Singapore, pp. 317-332.

2. “Numerical Modeling and Study of Vaporization of Single Droplet and Mono-Dispersed Spray under Mixed Convection Conditions” Dirbude, S., Eswaran, V. and Kushari, A., Chapter 8, ? Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering (I-DAD 2018), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, First Edition, Eds. U. Chandrasekhar et al., pp.***, 2019, Springer, Singapore. [Under publication, ISBN: 978-981-13-2696-7]

3. “Fire Testing and Study of Liquid Pool Fire in Multiple Compartments”, Pavan Kumar Sharma, Anoop Kumar Raut and Abhijit Kushari, Green Energy and Technology, Energy for Propulsion, A Sustainable Technologies Approach, Eds. A. K. Runchal, A. K. Gupta, A. Kushari, A. De and S. K. Aggarwal, pp. 365-380, 2018, Springer Nature Singapore.

4. Abhijit Kushari, Gas Turbine Combustors. Handbook of Combustion. 3:18:1–18, 2016.

5. “Liquid Jet Breakup in Cross Flow of Air”, Energy, Combustion and Propulsion New Perspectives, Eds. A. K. Agarwal, S. K. Aggarwal, A. K. Gupta, A. Kushari and A. Pandey, 2016, Athena Academic, UK, pp. 385-418.

6. “Thermal and Hydraulics Aspects in Multiple Compartments during Room Fires”, A. K. Raut, A. Kushari and P. K. Sharma, Fire Research and Engineering, Eds. A. Gupta, R. Kumar, Shashi, A. Dhiman, S. Kumar and P. K. Sharma, pp. 85 – 110, 2015, Narosa Publications, New Delhi.

7. “Emissions and Soot in Partially Premixed Combustion”, S. Kohli and A. Kushari, Novel Combustion Concepts for Sustainable Energy Development, Eds. A. K. Agarwal, A. Pandey. A. K. Gupta, S. K. Aggarwal and A. Kushari, pp. 433- 456, 2014, Springer, India New Delhi.

8. “Controlled Atomization: Needs and Challenges”, Combustion Science and Technology Recent Trends, Eds. A. K. Agarwal, A. Kushari, S. K. Aggarwal and A. K. Runchal, pp. 291 – 306, 2009, Narosa Publications, New Delhi.

9. “Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) and Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA) and their Application in Industrial Systems”, Monograph on Combustion Diagnostics, Eds. P. S. Mehta and R. I. Sujith, pp. 84-98, Combustion Institute (Indian Section), IIT Madras.

BOOK EDITING

1. Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Cleaner Environment, Eds. Ashwani K. Gupta, Ashoke De, Suresh K. Aggarwal, Abhijit Kushari, Akshai Runchal, 2019, Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9012-8.

2. Energy for Propulsion, A Sustainable Technologies Approach, Eds. A. K. Runchal, A. K. Gupta, A. Kushari, A. De and S. K. Aggarwal, 2018, Springer Singapore.

3. Energy, Combustion and Propulsion New Perspectives, Eds. A. K. Agarwal, S. K. Aggarwal, A. K. Gupta, A. Kushari and A. Pandey, 2016, Athena Academic, UK.

4. Novel Combustion Concepts for Sustainable Energy Development, Eds. A. K. Agarwal, A. Pandey. A. K. Gupta, S. K. Aggarwal and A. Kushari, 2014, Springer, India New Delhi

5. Combustion Science and Technology Recent Trends, Eds. A. K. Agarwal, A. Kushari, S. K. Aggarwal and A. K. Runchal, 2009, Narosa Publications, New Delhi.

Ph.D. Thesis

1. Study of an Internally Mixed Liquid Injector for Active Control of Atomization Process, A. Kushari, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2000.

JOURNAL ARTCILES

1. A. Nageswara Rao, A. Kushari and A. C. Mandal, “Screech characteristics of under-expanded high aspect ratio elliptic jet”, Accepted for publication in Physics of Fluids.

2. M. C. Keerthi and Abhijit Kushari, “Spanwise variations in aerodynamic damping of an oscillating annular compressor cascade”, Accepted for publication in AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power.

3. A Nageswara Rao and Abhijit Kushari, “Under-expanded Supersonic Jets from Elliptic Nozzle with Aft-deck”, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2020, Vol. 36(1), pp. 138-152.

4. Deepak Kumar, Tushar Sikroria, A. Kushari, Pramod Kumar and G. Sriganesh, “A Twin-Fluid Injector for FCC Feed Injection”, International Journal of Petrochemical Science and Engineering, 2019, Vol. 4(3), pp. 109-115.

5. Tushar Sikroria and Abhijit Kushari, “Experimental Analysis and Phenomenological Model for Liquid Jet Breakup in Swirling Flow of Air” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbine and Power, 2019, Vol. 141(9), pp. 091015-1 – 091015-12.

6. Ramraj H Sundararaj, Roshan Dinesh Kumar, Anoop Kumar Raut, Chandra sekar T, Vivek Pandey, Abhijit Kushari and S.K. Puri, “Combustion and Emission Characteristics from Biojet Fuel Blends in a Gas Turbine Combustor”, Energy, 2019, Vol. 182, pp. 689-705.

7. Parneeth Lokini, Dinesh Kumar Roshan and A. Kushari, “Influence of swirl and primary zone airflow rate on the emissions and performance of a liquid fueled gas turbine combustor”, Journal of Energy Resources Technology - Transactions of ASME, 2019, Vol. 141(6), 062009-1-062009-9.

8. M. C. Keerthi and Abhijit Kushari, “Experimental study of aerodynamic damping of an annular compressor cascade with large mean incidences”, Journal of Turbomachinery - Transactions of ASME, 2019, Vol. 141, 061002-1 – 061002-17

9. A. Nageshwara Rao, Abhijit Kushari and Gaurav Kunal Jaiswal, “Effect of Nozzle Geometry on the Flow Field for High Subsonic Jets”, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2018, 34(6), pp. 1596-1608.

10. S. K. Gupta, V. Sharma, A. Kushari, C. S. Upadhyay, C. Venkatesan, “Experimental Estimation of Inertia Tensor and Centre of Gravity of a Mini Helicopter”, Journal of Dynamics of Machines, 2018, 1 (1), pp. 1-7.

11. T Chandra sekar, Ravindra Agarwal, Alakesh Mandal, and Abhijit Kushari, “Behavior of an Aeroelastic System beyond Critical Point of Instability”, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 29, Issue 11, 2017, Article no. 114103.

12. M. C. Keerthi, Shubham and Abhijit Kushari, “Aerodynamic influence of oscillating adjacent airfoils in a linear compressor cascade”, AIAA Journal, 2017, 55(12), pp. 4113-4126

13. M. C. Keerthi, Abhijit Kushari and Valliammai Somasundaram, “ Experimental study of suction flow control effectiveness in a serpentine intake”, Journal of Fluids Engineering-Transactions of ASME, Vol. 139, Issue 10, 2017, 101104-1 – 101104-12

14. T. Chandra Sekar, A. Kushari, B. Mody, B. Uthup, “Fluidic Thrust Vectoring using Transverse Jet Injection in a Converging Nozzle with aft-deck”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 86, 2017, pp. 189-203.

15. Ananth S. M. and Abhijit Kushari, “"Influence of Various Design Parameters and Unsteady Flow on the Fluid - structure interaction of Lightly Cambered Blades in a Compressor", Aerospace Science and Technology, 65, 2017, pp. 117-132.

16. P. Rajkumar, T. Chandrasekar, A. Kushari, B. Mody and B. Uthup, “Flow Characterization for a Shallow Single Serpentine Nozzle with Aft-Deck”, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power , Vol. 33, No. 5, 2017, pp. 1130-1139.

17. M. C. Keerthi and A. Kushari, “Effect of Adjacent Blade Ocillation on the Forces on a Blade of a Compressor Cascade”, Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, 69(1), 2017, pp. 47-54.

18. M. C. Keerthi, M. S. Rajeshwaran, A. Kushari and Ashoke De, “Effect of Leading-Edge Tubercles on Compressor Cascade Performance”, AIAA Journal, 54(3), 2016, pp. 912-923.

19. Ashoke De, A. Kushari, K. Sudharsan and K. GeethaSri, “Numerical Investigation of Flow Acoustic coupling in a Half-Dump combustor”, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 32(1), 2016, pp. 95-107.

20. S. M. Ananth, A. Kushari and C. Venkatesan, “Aerodynamic Formulation for Stability Analysis of Lightly Cambered Airfoils in a Cascade”, AIAA Journal, 53(10), 2015, pp. 3116-3125.

21. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Flow Dynamics in Low Aspect Ratio Dump Combustor”, Propulsion and Power Research, 3(4), 2014, pp. 187-195.

22. R. Yadav, A. Kushari and A. De, “Modeling of turbulent lifted flames in vitiated co-flow using multi environment Eulerian PDF transport approach”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 77, 2014, pp. 230-246.

23. M. C. Keerthi and A. Kushari, “Effectiveness of Vortex Generator Jets and Wall Suction on Separated Flows in Serpentine-duct Diffuser”, Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 34, Issue 1, 2014, pp. 12-19.

24. Abhijit Kushari, Vinayak Eswaran, Rakesh Yadav and Atul Verma, “A Detailed Validation Study of Multi-Environment Eulerian PDF Method for Modeling Turbulent Non-Premixed Combustion”, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbine and Power- Transactions ASME, Volume 136, Issue 8, 2014, Article number 081506.

25. Tushar Sikroria, Abhijit Kushari, Saadat Syed and Jeffery A. Lovett, “Experimental Investigation of Liquid Jet Breakup in Cross Flow Of Swirling Air Stream”, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbine and Power- Transactions ASME, Volume 136, Issue 6, 2014, Article number 061501.

26. S. M. Ananth, A. Kushari and C. Venkatesan, “Quasi Steady Prediction of Coupled Bending – Torsion Flutter under Rotating Stall”, Journal of Fluids and Structures, 43, 2013, pp. 402-427.

27. V. Pandey, A. De, A. Kushari, “ Reacting flow and emission characteristics in a liquid fuelled aircraft engine combustor “, International Journal of ChemTech Research , 5 (2) , 2013, pp. 912-917

28. S. M. Ananth and A. Kushari, “A Hybrid Approach for the Modeling of Axial Compressor Surge”, International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, Vol. 30 (4), 2013, pp. 313-324.

29. Rakesh Yadav, A. Kushari, V. Eswaran, Atul K. Verma, “Weighted Sum of Gray Gas Modeling for Non Gray Radiation in Combusting Environment using Hybrid Solution Methodology”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, 64(2), 2013, pp. 174-197.

30. Suresh Lal, Meenakshi Gupta, A. Kushari, J. C. Kapoor and S. Maji, “Suppression of Pool Fire in a Large Enclosure with Water Mist”, International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics, Vol. 5(3), 2013, pp. 181-199.

31. S. M. Ananth and A. Kushari, “Effect of Throttle Conditions on Fluid Dynamic Instabilities in Axial Compression Systems”, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, Vol. 94(1), 2013, pp. 65-74.

32. S. M. Ananth and A. Kushari, “Quasi Steady Prediction of Coupled Bending - Torsion Flutter of Turbo-machinery blades under Classic Surge”, Journal of Applied Mechanics – Transaction ASME, Vol. 80, 2013, 051010-1 - 051010-15.

33. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Identification of the Cold Flow Perturbation Sources in a Dump Combustor with Tapered Exit”, Journal of Fluids Engineering – Transaction ASME, Vol. 135(1), 2013, 014502-1 – 014502-5.

34. Rakesh Yadav, A. Kushari, V. Eswaran, Atul K. Verma, “A Numerical Investigation of the Eulerian PDF Transport approach for Modeling of Turbulent Non-Premixed Pilot Stabilized Flames”, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 160(3), 2013, pp. 618-634

35. S. M. Ananth and A. Kushari, “A simple feedback control strategy for controlling the axial compressor surge”, International Journal of Flow Control, Vol. 4, no. 3-4, 2012, pp 109-123.

36. S. M. Ananth and A. Kushari, “A Parametric Investigation of Geometric Variation on Fluid Dynamic Instabilities in Axial Compression Systems”, International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Volume 2012(2012), Article ID 687354, doi:10.1155/2012/687354.

37. Sushant Chandra, M.C. Keerthi, A. Kushari, and R. K. Sullerey, “Flow control in serpentine inlet duct using vortex generator jets”, Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, Vol. 64, No. 3, 2012, pp. 169-175.

38. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Passive Control of lifted flame in a dump combustor”, Fuel, Vol. 93, 2012, pp. 67-74.

39. S. Dirbude, V. Eswaran and A. Kushari, “Droplet Vaporization Modeling of Rapeseed and Sunflower Methyl Esters”, Fuel, Vol. 92, 2012, pp. 171-179.

40. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Spray formation in a Twin-Fluid Internally Mixed Atomizer with Tangential Air Intake”, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, Vol. 28, Issue 1-2, 2011, pp. 25-32.

41. S. Dirbude, V. Eswaran and A. Kushari, “Numerical modelling of droplet evaporation with convection for n-alkanes and kerosene fuel”, Atomization and Sprays, Vol. 21, Issue 9, 2011, pp. 787-798.

42. M. Madanmohan, A. Kushari and K. Ramamurthi, “Thermo-Fluidic Instabilities in Cone Stabilized Non-premixed Combustor”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 31, 2011, pp. 3206-3213.

43. Ansuman Pradhan and Abhijit Kushari, “Gold Catalysts, Along with Catalyzed HC Traps: Low Temperature Exhaust Emission Control”, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 4(3), 2011, pp. 262-269.

44. A. Kushari, “A Heuristic Model of Twin Fluid Internally Mixed Atomization using Distributed Weber Number Criterion”, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, Vol. 27, 2010, pp. 32-41.

45. R. Sailaja, N P. Yadav, A. Kushari, “Computational Investigation of Cold Flow in a Dump Combustor with Tapered Exit”, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications- Transactions ASME, Vol. 2, 2010, pp. 011009-1-011009-7.

46. Kelvin Loh and Abhijit Kushari, “Effect of Pressure Level on the Performance of an Auto-Initiated Pulsed Plasma Thruster”, Plasma Science and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2010, pp. 466-472.

47. A. Kushari, “Effect of Injector Geometry on the Performance of an Internally Mixed Liquid Atomizer”, Fuel Processing Technology, Vol. 91, Issue 11, 2010, pp. 1650 – 1954.

48. Suresh Lal, A. Kushari, M. Gupta, J. C. Kapoor and S. Maji, “Experimental Study of an Air Assisted Mist Generator”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 34, 2010, pp. 1029-1035.

49. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Effect of Swirl on the Turbulent Behavior of a Dump Combustor Flow”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 224, No. 6, 2010, pp. 705 -717.

50. Abhijit Kushari and Kelvin Loh, “Operation of an Auto-Initiated Pulsed Plasma Thruster”, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 82, Issue 2, 2010, pp. 83-90.

51. Ramraj H. Sundararaj and Abhijit Kushari, “Slotted Orifice Plate Flow Meter”, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 3, 2010, pp. 149-153.

52. Suresh Lal, A. Kushari, J. C. Kapoor, S. Maji, “Modeling of Externally Mixed Air-blast Atomizer”, International Journal of Dynamics of Fluids, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2010, pp. 25-40.

53. Suresh Lal, J.C Kapoor, A Kushari, S. Maji, “Suppression of Diffusion Flame in Cup Burner Apparatus”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 4, No. 12, 2009, pp. 2573-2586.

54. K. Bagchi, S. K Gupta, A. Kushari, N. G. R. Iyengar, “Experimental Study of Pressure Fluctuations and Flow Perturbations in Air flow through Vibrating Pipes”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 328, 2009, pp. 441-455.

55. N. P. Yadav and Abhihit Kushari, “Vortex Combustion in a low aspect ratio dump combustor with tapered exit,” Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 50, 2009, pp. 2983-2991.

56. S. Karmakar and A. Kushari, “Pressure Fluctuations in the Flow through a Low Aspect Ratio Dump Combustor with Tapered Exit,” International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, Vol. 36, 2009, pp. 513-523.

57. R. Krishna, R. Surit, A. Kushari and A. K. Ghosh, “Anomalies of the flow over projectiles with wrap around fins,” Defence Science Journal, Vol. 59(5), 2009, pp. 471-484.

58. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Visualization of recirculation in low aspect ratio dump combustor,” Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, Vol. 16(2), 2009, pp. 127-136.

59. A. Srikanth, J. Karnawat and A. Kushari, “The Effect of Charge Density on Electro-Sprayed Droplets,” The Open Applied Physics Journal, Vol. 2, 2009, pp. 53-57.

60. S. Nigam, D. Ahmed and A. Kushari, “Macroscopic Flow Behavior in a Low Aspect Ratio Dump Combustor with Tapered Exit,” International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, Vol. 26(1), 2009, pp 19-31.

61. M. Madanmohan, S. Pandey, A. Kushari and K. Ramamurthi”, Combustion Oscillations in Bluff body stabilized Diffusion Flames with Variable Length Inlet”, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbine and Power- Transactions ASME, Vol. 131, 2009, 054501-1 – 054501-4.

62. H. Pathak, A. Kushari and C. Venkatesan, “Effects of Geometric and Structural Parameters on Coupled Bending Torsion Flutter in Turbo Machinery Blades,” International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2008, pp 163-178.

63. A. Kushari and P. Barman, “Primary Liquid Breakup in a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer”, International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, Vol. 35, No. 4, 2008, pp 354-364.

64. G. G. Dutta, Ankur Singhal, A. Kushari and A. K. Ghosh, “Estimation of Drag Coefficient from Radar-tracked Flight Data of a Cargo Shell”, Defence Science Journal, vol 58, no. 3, 2008, pp 377-389.

65. S. K. Gupta, A. Kushari, C. S. Upadhyay and C. Venkatesan, “Device for 3 D Surface Profile Measurements” Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, vol. 1, no. 2, 2008, pp 116-122.

66. J. Karnawat and A. Kushari” Spray Evolution in a Twin-Fluid Swirl Atomizer”, Atomization and Sprays, vol. 18, no. 5, 2008, pp 449-470.

67. Sanjeev Pandey and A. Kushari, “A Controllable twin-fluid internally mixed swirl atomizer”, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, 2008, 1, 45-50.

68. A. Kushari, “A phenomenological two-phase flow model of atomization in an Internally Mixed Liquid Atomizer”, International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, vol. 24, no. 3, 2007, pp 183-194.

69. J. Karnawat and A. Kushari, “Controlled Atomization using a twin-fluid swirl atomizer” Experiments in Fluids (2006) 41: 649-663.

70. R. Gupta, V. Garg and A. Kushari, “Spectroscopic Analysis of a Premixed LPG-Air Flame”, Institution of Engineers (India), Mechanical Journal, 2006, vol. 87, pp: 8-12.

71. N. Dubey, V. Ravi and Abhijit Kushari,” Discharge Frequency Modulation of Pulsed Plasma Thruster”, AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 2005, vol. 42, no. 4, pp 761-765.

72. A. Kushari, Y. Neumeier, O. Israeli, E. Lubarsky and B. T. Zinn, "Internally Mixed Liquid Injector for Active Control of Atomization Process", Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2001, pp. 878-882.

73. A. Kushari, L. J. Rosen, J. I. Jagoda and B. T. Zinn, “The effect of heat content and composition of fuel on pulse combustor performance”, Symposium (International) on Combustion, Vol. 26, Issue 2, 1996, pp. 3363-336.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Ramraj H. Sundararaj, T. Chandra Sekar, Rajat Arora, and Abhijit Kushari, “Performance Simulation of an Engine Retrofitted with Thrust Vectoring Capabilities” ASME 2019 Gas Turbine India Conference, Chennai, India, 2019. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1115/GTINDIA2019-2448

2. A Nageshwara Rao, Abhijit Kushari and Alakesh Chandra Mandal, “Screech Characterization using POD and DMD Analysis”, 15th International Conference on Fluid Control, Measurements and Visualization, FLUCOME2019, 27-30 May 2019, Naples, Italy.

3. T. Chandra Sekar, A. C. Mandal, and Abhijit Kushari, “Hysteresis in Flutter,” The 2018 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental, & Materials Research (ACEM18) Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea, August 27 - 31, 2018

4. Shubham, M. C. Keerthi and A. Kushari, “Numerical Study of Effect of Blades Oscillation in a Compressor Cascade”, SAROD2018, paper no. 018, Bangalore, India.

5. Tribhuwan Prasad Singh and Abhijit Kushari, “Gaseous Combustion Studies in High Pressure Rocket Combustors”, 11th International High Energy Materials Conference & Exhibits, HEMCE-2017, Nov.23 – 25, 2017, Pune, INDIA.

6. Abhishek Dubey and Abhijit Kushari, “Investigation on Reverse Flow Slinger Combustor” 11th International High Energy Materials Conference & Exhibits, HEMCE-2017, Nov.23 – 25, 2017, Pune, INDIA.

7. P. Rajkumar, T. Chandra Sekar, Abhijit Kushari, Bhavik Mody, Biju Uthup, "Fluidic Thrust Vectoring in a Shallow Single Serpentine Nozzle with Elliptic Exit and Aft-Deck”, ACGT2016-65, Proceedings of Asian Congress on Gas Turbines Conference 2016, November 14-16, 2016, Bombay, India

8. Rajat Arora, Ramraj H Sundararaj, T. Chandra Sekar, M. C. Keerthi and Abhijit Kushari, “Three Axis Nozzle Thrust Measurement Facility”, ACGT2016-66, Proceedings of Asian Congress on Gas Turbines Conference 2016, November 14-16, 2016, Bombay, India

9. A Nageshwara Rao, G Jaiswal, A. Kushari and A. C. Mandal, “Five Hole Pitot Calibration and characterization of serpentine nozzle with Elliptic exit for high subsonic jets”. Proceedings of Asian Congress on Gas Turbines Conference 2016, November 14-16, 2016, Bombay, India

10. Nageswara Rao and Abhijit Kushari, “Characterization of an Underexpanded Jet Issuing from a Serpentine Elliptic Nozzle”, ACGT2016-97, Proceedings of Asian Congress on Gas Turbines Conference 2016, November 14-16, 2016, Bombay, India

11. M. C. Keerthi, Ramraj H. Sundararaj, T. Chandra Sekar, Rajat Arora, Abhijit Kushari, “Design and characterization of an annular cascade tunnel”, ACGT2016-67, Proceedings of Asian Congress on Gas Turbines Conference 2016, November 14-16, 2016, Bombay, India

12. Srihari Dinesh Kumar Juvva, Sathesh Mariappan and Abhijit Kushari, “Effect of base plate flow field on combustion noise in gas turbine combustor”, ACGT2016-51, Proceedings of Asian Congress on Gas Turbines Conference 2016, November 14-16, 2016, Bombay, India

13. Shubham, M. C. Keerthi, Abhijit Kushari, “Numerical Study of Effect of Adjacent Blades Oscillation in a Compressor Cascade”, ACGT2016-68, Proceedings of Asian Congress on Gas Turbines Conference 2016, November 14-16, 2016, Bombay, India

14. Suresh Lal and A. Kushari, “ Suppression of Obstructed Fire using Water Mist Generated by a Twin-Fluid Nozzle”, ILASS-Asia 2016, 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - Asia, Chennai, India . 6- 9 Nov. 2016.

15. Suresh Lal, Pranav Matkar and A. Kushari, “ Design and Analysis of a High Pressure Swirl Atomizer”, ILASS-Asia 2016, 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - Asia, Chennai, India . 6- 9 Nov. 2016.

16. Deepak Kumar, Tushar Sikroria, A. Kushari, Pramod Kumar, P. V. C. Rao and N. V. Choudary, “ Spray Characteristics from a Twin-Fluid Atomizer with Internal Impactor”, ILASS-Asia 2016, 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - Asia, Chennai, India . 6- 9 Nov. 2016

17. Srihari Dinesh Kumar Juvva, S. Mariappan, and A. Kushari, “ Spray Dynamics in a Swirling Jet Air-blast Atomizer”, ILASS-Asia 2016, 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - Asia, Chennai, India . 6- 9 Nov. 2016.

18. Dinesh Kumar J., Sathesh Mariappan and Abhijit Kushari, “Supression of Combustion Noise in Gas Turbine Combustors”, GTINDIA2015-1339. Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2015, December 1-3, 2015, Hyderabad, India.

19. Dinesh Kumar J., Sathesh Mariappan and Abhijit Kushari, “Open Loop Active Control of Combustion Noise in Gas Turbine Combustor”, GTINDIA2015-1340. Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2015, December 1-3, 2015, Hyderabad, India.

20. M. S. Rajeshwaran, Abhijit Kushari, “Experimental Study on the Flow Past Sinusoidal Leading Edge Serrations in a Compressor Cascade”, GTINIDA-1334. Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2015, December 1-3, 2015, Hyderabad, India.

21. M. C. Keerthi and Abhijit Kushari, “ Experimental Study of the Unsteady Blade Forces in an Oscillating Annular Compressor Cascade”, GTINDIA2015-1333. Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2015, December 1-3, 2015, Hyderabad, India.

22. Deepak Kumar, Abhijit Kushari, Jeffery A. Lovett and Saadat Syed, “ Primary Breakup of Liquid Jet in an Annular Passage in Cross-flow of Air”, GTINDIA2015-1342. Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2015, December 1-3, 2015, Hyderabad, India.

23. M. C. Keerthi, A. Kushari, Ashoke De, Arun Kumar, “Experimental Investigation of Effects of Leading-Edge Tubercles on Compressor Cascade Performance”, GT2014-26242, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2014, June 16-20, 2014, Dusseldorf, Germany.

24. Tushar Sikroria, Abhijit Kushari, Saadat Syed and Jeffery A. Lovett, “Experimental Investigation of Liquid Jet Breakup in Cross Flow Of Swirling Air Stream”, GTINDIA2013-3624, Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2013, December 5-6, 2013, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

25. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Turbulent Behavior in a Low Aspect Ratio Dump combustor at Low Swirl Number”, GTINDIA2013-3734, Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2013, December 5-6, 2013, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

26. Rakesh Yadav, Atul K. Verma, A. Kushari, V. Eswaran, Effect of Including Non Gray Radiation on Flame Characteristics of a Turbulent H2 Jet Flame, HMTC1300527, Proceedings of the 22th National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 28-31, 2013, IIT Kharagpur, India.

27. M. C. Keerthi, A. Kushari and Valliammai Somasundaram, “STUDY OF SERPENTINE INTAKE PERFORMANCE WITH AND WITHOUT FLOW CONTROL,” ISABE-2013-1424, S. Korea, 2013.

28. Rakesh Yadav, A. Kushari, V. Eswaran, Atul K. Verma, “A Detailed Validation Study of Multi-Environment Eulerian PDF Transport method for modeling Turbulent Non-premixed combustion”, GTIndia2012-9640, Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2012, December 1, 2012, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

29. Vivek Pandey, Ashoke De, Abhijit Kushari, “ Numerical Investigation of Combustion Characteristics in a Liquid Fueled Can Combustor”, GTIndia2012-9719, Proceedings of ASME Gas turbine India Conference 2012, December 1, 2012, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

30. K. Naresh Babu, A. Kushari and C. Venkatesan, “Effect of Adjacent Blade Motion on the Aerodynamics of a Linear Cascade Blade”, GT2012-68666, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2012, June 11-15, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.

31. Viabhav Shukla and Abhijit Kushari, “Analysis of Subsonic Expansion of a Jet under the influence of finite wall at the exit”, AJK2011-13019 Proceedings of ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference 2011, July 24-29, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.

32. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Behavior of Spray in a Twin-Fluid Atomizer”, GT2011-46162, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2011, June 06-10, 2011, Vancouver, Canada.

33. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Recognize the Cold Flow Perturbation Sources in a Dump Combustor with Taper Exit”, FEDSM-ICNMM2010-31068, ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, August 2-4, 2010, Montreal, Canada.

34. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Flow Dynamics in Low Aspect Ratio Dump Combustor”, ISABE 2009 -1237, XIX International Symposium of Air Breathing Engines (ISABE), September 7-11, 2009, Montréal, Canada.

35. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Dynamics of Swirling Flow in a Dump Combustor at Elevated Pressures”, FEDSM-2009-78278, ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, 3rd International Symposium on Flow Applications in Aerospace, August 2-5, 2009, Vail, Colorado, USA, Proceedings of the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Conference 2009, FEDSM2009 1 (PART C), pp. 1669-1677.

36. Ajay Vikram Singh and A. Kushari, “Dynamics of Accelerated Curved Viscous Flows”, 12th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (12ACFM), August 17-21, 2008, Daejeon, Korea.

37. N. P. Yadav and A. Kushari, “Recirculation Behavior in the Flow Field of a Low Aspect Ratio Dump Combustor”, 12ACFM-99, 12th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (12ACFM), August 17-21, 2008, Daejeon, Korea.

38. M. Madanmohan, S. Pandey and A. Kushari, “The Effect of Inlet Disturbances on Bluff Body Stabilized Combustion”, AIAA-2008-4711, 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, July 21-23, 2008, Hartford, CT, USA.

39. Ajay Vikram Singh and A. Kushari, “Computational Investigation of Effective Angle of Turning in Thrust Vectored Nozzles”, AIAA-2008-4961, 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, July 21-23, 2008, Hartford, CT, USA.

40. R. Sailaja and A. Kushari, “Parametric Investigation of Sudden Expansion Flows”, AICFM9-247, 9th Asian International Conference on Fluid Machinery, October 16 – 19, 2007, Jeju, Korea.

41. G. G. Dutta, A. Singhal, A. Kushari and A. K. Ghosh, “Estimation of Drag Coefficient from flight Data of an Artillery Shell and Rocket”, Proceedings of International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS-06), IIT, Guwahati, India, 8-10 Dec. 2006.

42. A.Srikanth, J. Karnawat and A. Kushari, “Spray Characterization in Electrostatic Atomization”, ICLASS06-098, International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems ICALSS-06, Aug. 27- Sep.1, 2006, Kyoto, Japan.

43. Suresh Lal, A. Kushari, J.C Kapoor and S. Maji, “Characterization of an externally mixed air-assisted atomizer”, ICLASS06-265, International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems ICALSS-06, Aug. 27- Sep.1, 2006, Kyoto, Japan.

44. A. Srikanth, A. Kushari,” Characterization of Auto-Initiating Solid-Propellant Pulsed Plasma Micro Thruster”, AIAA2006-4860, 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 9-12, 2006, Sacramento, California.

45. J. Karnawat and A. Kushari, “ Spray Evolution in a Twin-Fluid Swirl Atomizer”, Proceedings of 10th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, ILASS-Asia 2005 Conference, Seoul, Korea.

46. D. Ahmed, S. K. Singh, V. Ravi, A. Kushari, C. S. Upadhyay, C. Venkatesan, “ Control of Boundary Layer Separation using a Flapping Plate Vortex Generator”, Proceedings of ISSS International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, 28 – 30 July 2005. Bangalore.

47. D. Ahmed, S. K. Singh, V. Ravi, A. Kushari, C. S. Upadhyay, C. Venkatesan, “ Local Surface Modulation to Prevent Flow Separation over an Airfoil ”, Proceedings of ISSS International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, 28 – 30 July 2005. Bangalore.

48. S. Karmakar and A. Kushari, “Recirculating flow and Turbulence in a Low Aspect Ratio Dump Combustor”, Proceedings of 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2005 2005, pp. 317-323, June 19-23, 2005, Houston, TX, USA.

49. J. Karnawat and A. Kushari, “Controlled Spray Pattern Factor using a Twin-Fluid Swirl Atomizer”, AIAA-2005-4481, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 10-13, 2005, Tucson, Arizona.

50. N. Dubey, V. Ravi and A. Kushari, “Auto-Initiating Solid-Propellant Pulsed Plasma Microthruster”, AIAA-2005-0373, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 2005, Reno, NV.

51. A. Kushari, “A Twin-Fluid Internally Mixed Swirl Atomizer”, 19th Annual Conference of the Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (Europe), ILASS (Europe) – 2004, 6-8 September 2004, Nottingham, UK.

52. Mondal, P. Berman and A. Kushari, “Study of Primary Atomization in a Helical Passage Pressure-Swirl Atomizer”, 19th Annual Conference of the Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (Europe), ILASS (Europe) – 2004, 6-8 September 2004, Nottingham, UK.

53. J.-Y. Lee, A. Kushari, E. Lubarsky, B. T. Zinn, S. Rozenberg, and Y. Levy “Control of combustion instabilities and emissions using an internally mixed liquid atomizer with a vaporizer” AIAA Paper 2002-0617, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, 40th, Reno, NV, Jan. 14-17, 2002.

54. A. Kushari, Y. Neumeier, E. Lubarsky and B. T. Zinn, “Study of Liquid Atomization in an Internally Mixed Liquid Atomizer”, ASME Turbo Expo – 2001, Land, Sea and Air, June 2001, New Orleans, LA

55. A. Kushari, Y. Neumeier, E. Lubarsky and B. T. Zinn, “Effect of Injector Geometry on the Performance of an Internally Mixed Liquid Atomizer”, AIAA 2001-0329, 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 2001, Reno, NV.

56. Brankovic, R. C. Ryder, G. J. Sturgess, J. Lee, A. Kushari, E. Lubarsky, B. T. Zinn, “Computational and Experimental Study of Aerodynamics and Heat Release in a Liquid Fueled Combustor”, AIAA 2001-0976, 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 2001, Reno, NV.

57. A. Kushari, Y. Neumeier, E. Lubarsky and B. T. Zinn, “Heuristic Modeling of Two-Phase Gas-Liquid Flow in an Internally Mixed Liquid Atomizer”, AIAA 2000-3493, 36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 17-19, 2000, Huntsville, Alabama.

58. A. Kushari, Y. Neumeier, E. Lubarsky and B. T. Zinn, “ A Theoretical Investigation of the Performance of an Internally Mixed Liquid Atomizer”, AIAA 2000-1021, 38th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 2000, Reno, NV.

59. A. Kushari, Y. Neumeier, O. Israeli, A. Peled and B. T. Zinn, “ An Internally Mixed Injector for Active Control of Atomization Process in Liquid Fueled Engines”, AIAA 99-0329, 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 11-14, 1999, Reno, NV

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Pooja Nema, Abhishek Dubey and Abhijit Kushari, “Investigation of Reverse Flow Slinger Combustor with Methanol”, National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion 2019, NIT Kurukshetra, 2019.

2. P. Lokini, Dinesh Kumar, A. Kushari, “Influence of secondary fuel injection on emissions and combustion efficiency”, National Aerospace Propulsion Conference, 17-19 December 2018, IIT Kharagpur.

3. Deepak Kumar, Abhijit Kushari, Pramod Kumar, Praveen Kumar Singh, Sriganesh G., “Spray Characteristics of a Multi-Hole' Y' Type Internal Mixed Twin Fluid Injector”, National Aerospace Propulsion Conference, 17-19 December 2018, IIT Kharagpur.

4. Pooja Nema, Abhishek Dubey and Abhijit Kushari,” Investigation of Reverse Flow Slinger Combustor with Jet-A”, National Aerospace Propulsion Conference, 17-19 December 2018, IIT Kharagpur.

5. Jeetendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar Roshan, Pawan Kumar Sharma, Abhijit Kushari, “Study of Ventilation on Buoyancy Driven Plume flow of ATF pool fire, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power. IIT Bombay, Mumbai, December 2018.

6. Gaurav Kunal Jaiswal, A. Nageshwara Rao and A. Kushari, “Computational studies of Under-expanded Eliptic Nozzle”, FMFP2017-283, 44th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Dec. 14-16, 2017, Amrtita University, Kollam, Kerala.

7. A Nageswara Rao, G K Jaiswal, and Abhijit Kushari “IR signature studies of the serpentine nozzle.” 7th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied and Experimental Mechanics, Paper ID: 393, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, 2017.

8. A Nageswara Rao, G K Jaiswal, and Abhijit Kushari "Experimental and Computational Investigation of Serpentine Nozzle with Elliptic Exit."1st National Aerospace Propulsion Conference" NAPC. IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, 2017.

9. Srihari Dinesh Kumar Juvva, Ramana S B, S. Mariappan and A. Kushari, “Design Philosophy of a Laboratory Scaled Pragmatic Gas Turbine Combustor”, NAPC-2017-023, National Aerospace Propulsion conference NAPC-2017, March 5-17, 2017, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur.

10. Ravindhra Agarwal, T. Chandra Sekar, A. C. Mandal, and Abhijit Kushari, “Design and Development of Experimental Model to Study Aerodynamic Flutter and Identification of Flutter Precursors”, FMFP2016–PAPER NO. 24, Proceedings of the 6th International and 43rdNational Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 15-17, 2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India.

11. Pavan K. Sharma and Abhijit Kushari, “Fire testing and Study of Liquid Pool Fire in Multiple Compartments”, Thorium Energy Conference 2015 (ThEC15), October 12-15, 2015, Mumbai, India.

12. Ramraj H. Sunderraj, Anoop Raut, A. Nageshwara Rao and A. Kushari, “ Uneven Combustion Leading to Catastrophic Failure in Gas Turbine Combustor”, NPC2015-101, National Propulsion Conference, 23-24 Feb. 2015, IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, India.

13. T. Chandrasekar, A. Kushari, Bhavik Mody and Biju Uthup, “Experimental Investigation of Flow in a Curved Nozzle with Elliptic Exit and Partial Chevron”, NPC2015-100, National Propulsion Conference, 23-24 Feb. 2015, IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, India.

14. Vivek Pandey, Abhijit Kushari and Ashoke De, “Drop size Distribution Impact on NOx Emission from a Gas Turbine”, NPC2015-99, National Propulsion Conference, 23-24 Feb. 2015, IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, India.

15. M. C. Keerthi and Abhijit Kushari, “Effect of Adjacent Blade Oscillations on the forces on a blade of a Compressor Cascade”, NPC2015-98, National Propulsion Conference, 23-24 Feb. 2015, IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, India.

16. Arun Rajpoot, Tushar Sikroria and A. Kushari, “Experimental investigation of Flow Field in a Curved 2D Nozzle”, NPC-2013-Paper no.17005, National Propulsion Conference, 21-23 Feb. 2013, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

17. S. N. Masutage and A. Kushari, “Fluidic Control of Flow Turning in a Curved Nozzle”, NPC-2013-Paper no.17002, National Propulsion Conference, 21-23 Feb. 2013, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

18. Vivek Pandey, Ashoke De and A. Kushari, Parametric Study of Flow and combustion Characteristics in a Liquid Fueled Aircraft Engine Gas Turbine Combustor”, NPC-2013-23006, National Propulsion Conference, 21-23 Feb. 2013, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

19. Rahul K. Singh, Mitul Sonkar, Valliammai, A. Kushari and R. K. Sullerey, “ Experimental measurement of separating flow within a short serpentine intake duct”, SAROD 2011.

20. Vivek Pandey and Abhijit Kushari, “Aerothermal design of Aero-engine can combustor using computational fluid dynamics“, 25th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers (NCAE2011), November 4-5, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

21. S. M. Ananth and Abhijit Kushari,” Prediction of Surge and Rotating Stall by Moore-Greitzer Model”, 25th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers (NCAE2011), November 4-5, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

22. M. C. Keerthi and Abhijit Kushari, “Effectiveness of Vortex Generator Jets and Wall Suction in Serpentine Duct Diffuser”, 25th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers (NCAE2011), November 4-5, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

23. S. Dirbude, V. Eswaran and A. Kushari, “Droplet Evaporation Modeling of some Conventional and Alternative Fuels at Low Pressure”, FMFP10-TF-09, 37th National and 4th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Dec. 16 – 18, 2010, IIT Madras.

24. S. Dirbude, V. Eswaran and A. Kushari, “ Droplet Evaporation Modeling of Vegetable Oil Derived Biofuel – Rapeseed Methyl Ester”, Proceedings of ICTACEM 2010, 5th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Dec. 27 – 29, 2010, IIT Kharagpur.

25. N. P. Yadav, A. Kushari, “Visualization of Recirculation in Low Aspect Ratio Dump Combustor”, FMP01-1027, Proceedings of 34th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 10-12, 2007, BIT Mesra, pp. 215-222, 2007.

26. S. K. Gupta, V. Sharma, A. Kushari, C.S. Upadhyay and C.Venkatesan, "Experimental Estimation of Inertia Tensor and Centre of Gravity of a Mini Helicopter", Proceedings of the Twenty first National Convention of Aerospace Engineers (NCAE-2007), pp. TP-145-152, November, 2007.

27. S. K. Gupta, V. T. Arun, A. Kushari, C. S. Upadhyay and C. Venkatesan, “ Experimental Characterization of Rotor Blades and Rotor Actuator Systems of a Mini Helicopter”, Proceedings of National Seminar on Aerospace Structures, pp. 95 -100, October 2007.

28. Srikanth, V. Ravi, A.Kushari, “Characterization of Pulsed Plasma Thruster Operation”, 19th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers, The Aerospace Engg. Div., The Institute of Engineers (India), 19 – 20 Nov. 2005.

29. Kumaresh Bagchi, A. Kushari, N. G. R. Iyengar, “Vibration Induced Flow Perturbations in Pipe Flows”, 19th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers, The Aerospace Engg. Div., The Institute of Engineers (India), 19 – 20 Nov. 2005.

30. S. Nigam, D. Ahmed, A. Kushari, D. P. Mishra, “Re-circulating Flow Dynamics Inside a Dump Combustor”, Proceedings of Seventh National Conference on Air-Breathing Engines and Aerospace Propulsion (NCABE2004), Kanpur, November 5-7, 2004, Allied Publishers.

31. Robin Gupta, Vinkish Garg, A. Kushari, “Spectroscopic Analysis of a Premixed LPG-Air Flame”, Proceedings of Seventh National Conference on Air-Breathing Engines and Aerospace Propulsion (NCABE2004), Kanpur, November 5-7, 2004, Allied Publishers.

32. A. Kushari and D. P. Mishra, “Active Control of Combustion Processes in Intelligent Engines”, Workshop on Propulsion Systems 2002, DRDO, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Satarwadi, Pune.