Rajalakshmi RAVICHANDRAN

Project: Flame stability analysis on a domestic burner - Effect of hydrogen addition

• Characterisation of a commercial methane-hydrogen burner
• Design and validation of a hydrogen-compatible prototype
• Built the test setup from scratch, including instrumentation and implementation of advanced laser diagnostics
• Test campaigns: performance, safety and operating limits
• Data processing and physical interpretation of results
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary R&D teams and industrial partners
• Experimental data support for ENGIE Lab CRIGEN simulations

Référence : Emmanuel peres, e.peres@krampouz.com, David Honoré, david.honore@coria.fr

Project: Characterization of Two-Phase Flow Regimes in Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHP) under Microgravity Conditions

• Assisted in building the experimental setup for an ESA parabolic flight campaign
• Video post-processing of measurements and interpretation of experimental data from ESA campaigns
• Characterisation of two-phase flow regimes under microgravity conditions
• Contribution to scientific publications

Référence : Vincent Ayel, vincent.ayel@ensma.fr

Project: Experimental Investigation of Natural Convection in a Confined Cavity

• Study of buoyancy-driven flow and heat-transfer phenomena in a confined environment
• Literature review and support in preparing the experimental setup
• Processing and physical interpretation of thermal and flow data

Project: Aerodynamic Analysis of Coaxial and Conventional Helicopter Rotor Systems

• Aerodynamic analysis and literature review of helicopter rotor systems
• Comparative assessment of coaxial and conventional rotor configurations
• Rotor trim analysis and calculations using MATLAB