Media Gallery & Visuals
High-fidelity numerical simulations, optical flow diagnostics, machine learning models, and experimental videos from ClusterDEM’s research portfolio.
Research Figures & Simulations
ANN SoftSensor for Water Distribution Networks
Physical system monitoring coupled with a CFD-trained Artificial Neural Network (ANN) SoftSensor framework to create a real-time digital twin for urban water management entities.
Duty-Cycled DBD Plasma in Non-Premixed Burner
Vorticity dynamics ω (1/s) and recirculating zone length/width under (a) Plasma Off, (b) Steady Plasma, and (c) Duty-Cycled Plasma (β = 50%, Fβ = 266 Hz).
Annular Blade Row Mesh & CFD
Structured 3D computational grid and flow field modeling for turbomachinery blade cascades.
MHD Hypersonic Flow Structures
Magnetoplasmadynamic flow manipulation and shock wave interaction analysis for reentry vehicles.
MPD Thruster Plasma Nozzle
Magnetoplasmadynamic numerical modeling of ionized gas expansion in space propulsion nozzles.
Cycloidal Rotor Propulsion Dynamics
Unsteady 3D CFD analysis of rotating blade pitch kinematics for VTOL propulsion systems.
EU CROP Cycloidal Drone Prototype
Hover flight test setup of the cycloidal rotor propulsion system developed under the FP7 CROP program.
DBD Plasma Actuator Discharge at 12 kVpp
Long-exposure optical recording of uniform micro-discharges along a dielectric barrier actuator.
ACHEON Nozzle: Plasma-Enhanced Coanda Effect
Plasma-assisted active boundary layer momentum injection for high-efficiency fluidic thrust vectoring without moving mechanical parts.
Experimental & Numerical Videos
Electrospray Modes: Dripping to Oscillatory Multi-jet
High-speed recording capturing transitions across dripping, microdripping, cone-jet, and multi-jet electrohydrodynamic modes.
Taylor Cone-Jet Atomization Simulation
Numerical modeling of EHD jet breakup, droplet charge emission, and electrospray plume formation.
Electrospray Droplet Atomization Dynamics
3D charge-conservative multiphase fluid dynamics tracking electrostatic droplet spray transport.
Taylor Cone/Jet Transition Map
Parametric numerical investigation mapping flow rate vs. electric potential variations on cone stability.
Viscous Disc Pump Flow Visualization (2009)
Experimental dye injection demonstrating viscous boundary layer shear driving fluid flow inside a Tesla disc pump.
Baseline Propane Swirl Bluff Body Burner
Experimental combustion rig displaying swirl-stabilized propane flame structure prior to plasma actuation.
Multifunctional DBD Plasma Actuator
Demonstration of simultaneous flow control, ice sensing, electro-thermal de-icing, and surface heating using ceramic plasma actuators.
CFD Simulation of Saliva Droplet Trajectories
Multiphase Lagrangian droplet dispersion tracking during sneezing and coughing events, computing viral particle range and mask effectiveness.
SpaceProp: Hypersonic Plasma Velocity Contour
Computational velocity field visualization of supersonic gas expansion inside a space propulsion nozzle developed under FCT SpaceProp.