School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering

Dr Ramprakash Ananthapadmanaban

Research Scholar
Affiliate of Centre for Hypersonics
Centre for Hypersonics
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
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Researcher biography

Ramprakash is focused on advancing hypersonic technology through innovative experimental techniques and strong industry collaboration. His expertise includes supersonic and hypersonic experimental studies, scramjet engine research, shock tunnel testing, and implimenting noval optical diagnostics, all of which aim to push the boundaries of aerospace engineering. His work is dedicated to bridging the gap between theoretical research and practical applications in aerospace, making significant contributions to both academic and industrial sectors.

Publications

Journal Articles (3)
Conference Papers (8)

Journal Articles

Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, McIntyre, Timothy J., Wheatley, Vincent and Mee, David J. (2024). Noise generated in a scramjet combustor. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 61 (4), 1006-1018. doi: 10.2514/1.a35779
Hopkins, Keill J., Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, McIntyre, Timothy J., Mee, David J., Wheatley, Vincent and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2024). Experimental verification of a modified cylindrical focused laser differential interferometer. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 61 (5), 1-10. doi: 10.2514/1.a35842
Arumugam, Vinothkumar, Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, Pancharia, Pankaj, Tipnis, Vaibhav and Muruganandam, T. M. (2019). Simultaneous TR-SPIV and CH* chemiluminescence during precursor to LBO in a lean premixed swirl dump combustor. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37 (4), 5105-5112. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2018.07.117

Conference Papers

Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, McIntyre, Timothy, Wheatley, Vincent and Mee, David (2023). Measurements of Free stream Density Fluctuations in the T4 Stalker Tube. 25th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Karnataka, India, 28 May - 1 June 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3031
Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, McIntyre, Tim, Wheatley, Vincent and Mee, David (2023). Noise generated in a scramjet combustor. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, United States, 23 - 27 January 2023. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0314
Ramprakash, A., McIntyre, T. J., Wheatley, V. and Mee, D. J. (2021). Measurements of density fluctuations in a scramjet combustor. Australian Combustion Symposium, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 21-24 November 2021. Sydney, NSW Australia: Australia and New Zealand Combustion Institute.
Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, McIntyre, Timothy J., Wheatley, Vincent and Mee, David J. (2019). Performance analysis of FLDI technique using turbulent jets. IX Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2-4 December 2019.
Vaisakh, S., Ramprakash, A. and Muruganandam, T. M. (2019). Shock-induced corner separation in supersonic duct flows. 31st International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW31), Nagoya, Japan, 9 - 14 July 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91020-8_135
Ramprakash, A. and Muruganandam, T. M. (2016). Experimental study on internal flowfield characteristics and start-unstart behaviour in a two-dimensional variable geometry inlet. 2016 7th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAE), London, United Kingdom, 18 - 20 July 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icmae.2016.7549585
Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash and Murganandam, T. M. (2016). Experimental study on start/unstart behavior of two dimensional mixed compression inlet by cowl actuation. 52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 25 - 27 July 2016. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2016-5072
Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash and Muruganandam, T.M. (2016). Effect of cowl length and cowl actuation on starting characteristics of a high-speed air intake. 22nd International Shock Interaction Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, 4-8 July 2016.