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Karthik Mani

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wyoming

Dept. 3295
1000 E University Ave
Laramie WY 82071

Email: karthik_mani -at- gatech.edu
           kmani -at- uwyo.edu

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Brief Resume

Source Codes (canned routines for CFD)


Publications:
(some downloadable)

Ph.D Thesis:

Mani, K., "Application of the Discrete Adjoint Method to Coupled Multidisciplinary Unsteady Flow Problems for Error Estimation and Optimization", Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, May 2009 (4.3 MB)


Journal Papers:

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "Error estimation and adaptation for functional outputs in time-dependent flow problems", Journal of Computational Physics. Vol. 229-2, January 2010, pp. 415-440, doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2009.09.034

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "Adjoint-Based Sensitivity Formulation for Fully Coupled Unsteady Aeroelasticity Problems", AIAA Journal, Vol. 47-8, August 2009, pp. 1902-1915

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J, "Unsteady Discrete Adjoint Formulation for Two-Dimensional Flow Problems with Deforming Meshes", AIAA Journal, Vol. 46-6, June 2008, pp. 1351-1364


Conference Papers:

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "Spatially Non-Uniform Time-Step Adaptation for Functional Outputs in Unsteady Flow Problems", AIAA Paper 2010-121, 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2010 (1.7 MB)

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "Spatially Non-Uniform Time-Step Adaptation in Unsteady Flow Problems", 21st Century Challenges in Computational Engineering and Science. International symposium on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Antony Jameson, Princeton, NJ, November 2009 (2.1 MB)

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "Error Estimation and Adaptation for Functional Outputs in Time-Dependent Flow Problems", AIAA Paper 2009-1495, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2009 (1.2 MB)

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "Linearization of the Coupled Unsteady Fluid-Structure Equations: Application to Flutter Control", AIAA Paper 2008-6242, 26th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Honolulu, HI, August 2008 (496 KB)

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "Discrete Adjoint Based Time-Step Adaptation and Error Reduction in Unsteady Flow Problems", AIAA Paper 2007-3944, 18th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Miami FL, June 2007 (481 KB)

Mani, K., Mavriplis, D.J., "An Unsteady Discrete Adjoint Formulation for Two-Dimensional Flow Problems with Deforming Meshes", AIAA Paper 2007-0060, 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, January 2007 (2.2 MB)


© Karthik Mani - 2009