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S.K. Aggarwal
Professor

B.S., Aeronautical Engineering
Panjab Engineering College

M.S., Aeronautical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

• UIC-Teaching Excellence Award (UIC-TRP)-2001
• UIC-College of Engineering Faculty Research Award-2001
• Associate Editor; AIAA Journal (1998-date)
• Associate Fellow, AIAA
• Member; AIAA Technical Committee on Terrestrial Energy Systems (1994-date)
• Member; International Gas Turbine Institute's Combustion and Fuel Committee (1989-date)
• Member; AIAA Propellants & Combustion Tech. Committee (1985-88, 1990-93)
• Member; DOE Peer Review panel (1992, 1994)
• Navy-ASEE Senior Summer Fellow (1994)
• University of Illinois Scholar Award (1991)
• Who's Who in Science and Engineering
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in the World

Selected Publications

S. K. Aggarwal, I. K. Puri, and X. Qin, "A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of "Inverse" Triple Flames," Physics of Fluids, Vol. 13, No.1, pp. 265-275, 2001.

I. K. Puri, S. K. Aggarwal, R. Azzoni, and S. Ratti, "On the Similitude Between Lifted and Burner-Stabilized Triple Flames: A Numerical and Experimental Investigation," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 124, No. 1/2, pp. 311-325, 2001.

D. J. Brandon and S. K. Aggarwal, "A Numerical Investigation of Particle Deposition on a Square Cylinder Placed in a Channel Flow," Aerosol Science and Technology, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 340-352, 2001.

H. Xue and S. K. Aggarwal, "Effects of Reaction Mechanisms on the Structure and Extinction of Partially Premixed Flames," AIAA Journal, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 637-645, 2001.

G. Zhu, R. D. Reitz, and S. K. Aggarwal, "Gas-Phase Unsteadiness and Its Influence on Droplet vaporization in Sub- and Super-Critical Environments," Int. J. of Heat & Mass Transfer, Vol. 44/16, pp. 3081-3093, 2001.

S. K. Aggarwal, Book Review of "Turbulent Flows," by Stephen B. Pope, AIAA Journal, Vol. 39, No. 10, p. 2029, 2001.

X. Qin , X. Xiao, I. K. Puri, and S. K. Aggarwal, "Effect of Composition on Temperature Measurements in Flames Using Laser Holographic Interferometry," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 128, No. 1/2, pp. 121-132, 2002.

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Research Interests

Dr. Aggarwal's research interests are primarily in the area of combustion and spray processes. These processes involve fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, phase change and chemical reactions (depending upon the application). They are important in a variety of applications, including jet engine combustion, diesel engines, industrial burners, liquid-propellant rocket engines, alternative fuels, hazardous waste incineration, and other systems utilizing sprays.

Current research includes the ignition and combustion of multi-component fuel droplets and sprays, turbulent spray combustion, direct numerical simulations of shear layers, partially premixed flame structure, transient combustion phenomenon including; flame-vortex interactions, passive/active control of two-phase processes, and emissions. The major objective of the research, which is both numerical and experimental, is to enhance understanding and to develop predictive capabilities for the phenomena of interest.

Laboratory

Flow and Combustion Simulation Laboratory
2020 ERF, (312) 413-8563