Dr Harish Viswanathan
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Summary
Dr Harish Viswanathan is currently a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering associated with Thermofluids Group.
About
Dr Viswanathan received his MSc degree in Industrial Mathematical Modelling and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University. He held a postdoctoral position at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado on a collaborative research work with Iowa State University, Princeton University and the National Energy Technology Lab in the USA. He started as an Applications Engineer with COMSOL Multiphysics worked for two years, and then worked for Mercedes-Benz Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Development India as a Technical Leader in the area of Fuel Systems CFD for five years. Dr Viswanathan has authored several papers, has published in prestigious journals including the Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Physics of Fluids, and has filed 8 patents with Daimler.
Specialist areas of interest
Harish has special interests in modelling Fuel tank filling, aerodynamics and water management in cars, aero-vibro acoustics and effect of aerodynamics due to heavy wind and rain for passenger cars. Broadly he is interested in two-phase flows with turbulence, both reacting and non-reacting, phase change with evaporation, fluid-structure interaction, Aero-Vibro Acoustics and Conjugate Heat transfer
Teaching
Department of Engineering and Mathematics
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Engineering and Mathematics
Thermofluids, Computational Fluid dynamics
Publications
Journal articles
Lurans, E., Alhinai, A., & Viswanathan, H. (2025). . Aerospace, 12 (3).
Viswanathan, H., & Chode, K.K. (2024). . Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 112 (4), 1055-1081.
Chode, K.K., Viswanathan, H., Chow, K., & Reese, H. (2023). . Physics of Fluids, 35 (7).
Viswanathan, H. (2022). . Microgravity Science and Technology, 34 (3).
Chode, K., Viswanathan, H., & Chow, K. (2021). . Physics of Fluids, 33 (8).
Viswanathan, H. (2021). . Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 43 (3), 131.
Chode, K.K., Viswanathan, H., & Chow, K. (2020). . Computers & Fluids, 210, 104666.
Read, C., & Viswanathan, H. (2020). . International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, 17 (1), 7587-7598.
Viswanathan, H. (2019). . Chemical Engineering Science, 212, 115334.
Viswanathan, H. (2018). . International Journal of Multiphase Flow.
Ganuga, R.S., Viswanathan, H., Sonar, S., & Awasthi, A. (2014). . International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, 41 (2), 145-168.
VISWANATHAN, H., SHEIKH, N.A., WILDMAN, R.D., & HUNTLEY, J.M. (2011). Convection in three-dimensional vibrofluidized granular beds. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 682, 185-212.
WILDMAN, R.D., MARTIN, T.W., HUNTLEY, J.M., JENKINS, J.T., VISWANATHAN, H., FEN, X., & PARKER, D.J. (2008). Experimental investigation and kinetic-theory-based model of a rapid granular shear flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 602, 63-79.
Berger, T., Zhen Zhang, , & Viswanathan, H. (1996). The CEO problem [multiterminal source coding]. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 42 (3), 887-902.
Jadon, V., Agawane, G., Baghel, A., Balide, V., Banerjee, R., Getta, A., ... Awasthi, A. (n.d.). An Experimental and Multiphysics Based Numerical Study to Predict Automotive Fuel Tank Sloshing Noise. SAE Technical Paper Series.
Viswanathan, H., Awasthi, A., Ageorges, C., & Bohl, M. (n.d.). Shock Waves in Canister Purge Valves. SAE Technical Paper Series.
Conference papers
Ferrari, C., Deiana, M.J., Viswanathan, H., Silverio, V., & Berlin, G. (2024). . In LAMIC Microfluidics Conference 2024 (Latin American Microfluidics Conference), São Carlos-SP, Brazil, 28 August 2024 - 30 August 2024.
Viswanathan, H., & Chode, K. (2023). . In Aerovehicles 5, Poiters, France, 12 June 2023 - 14 June 2023.
Viswanathan, H. (2019). . In Droplets 2019, Durham University, UK, 15 September 2019 - 18 September 2019. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25742.31048:
Viswanathan, H., & Berger, T. (1997). The quadratic Gaussian CEO problem. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 43 (5), 1549-1559.
Theses / Dissertations
Chode, K.K. (2024). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Viswanathan, H., Chow, K., & Potts, J.
Patents
Viswanathan, H., & Ranganathan, R. (2016). Method for providing heating to a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank.
Viswanathan, H., & Bohl, M. (2015). Ventilanordnung für ein Kraftfahrzeug.
Harish, V., Reddi, V., & Viswanathan, H. (2015). Method and system for determining the quantity of a fluid, in particular fuel, in a tank.
Viswanathan, H. (2014). Method for determining the life of a component subjected to fluid loading. GB2514147 (A).
Viswanathan, H., Bohl, M., & Weber, R. (2014). Valve for adjusting amount of gases to-be guided from adsorption filter to internal combustion engine of motor vehicle and comprising fuel components, has flexible region on one side for damping pulsation of gas.
Viswanathan, H. (2014). Liquid fuel tank with motorised actuated horizontal baffle.
Viswanathan, H. (2014). Fuel dispensing nozzle having a shutter which opens when the nozzle is inserted into a filler pipe.