Ravi K. Bompelly
Assistant Professor
ravikiran.bompelly@mahindrauniversity.edu.in
Dr. Ravi K. Bompelly is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ecole Centrale School of Engineering. His research interests are in the areas of combustion, propulsion, clean energy, and fluid mechanics. He has about five years of experience in designing advanced gas turbine engines for the power/aviation industry.
2012
Ph.D – Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA – 2012
2008
MS – Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA – 2008
2006
B.Tech & M.Tech (Dual Degree) – Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India – 2006
2018 – Present
Mahindra University, Assistant Professor – 2018 – present
2014 - 2018
GE Aviation, Bangalore, India, Lead Engineer – 2014-2018
2012 - 2013
TAO Sustainable Power Solutions, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, Combustion Engineer – 2012-2013
2006 - 2012
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2006-2012.
2021
- Bompelly, R., Ponduri, SPK, Maddila, S, "Vortex Breakdown and Recirculation Bubble Formation in Counter Swirl Flows" Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, Vol. 3B, p. V03BT04A022, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2021-60005
2011
- Bompelly, R., Seitzman, J., “Robust Lean Blowout Sensing for Turbine Engine Combustors” Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, Vol 3, p. 445-455, (2011). https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2011-46702
- Bompelly, R., Seitzman, J., “Static Stability Margin Sensing in a LDI Turbine Engine Combustor at Elevated Pressure” 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, p. 514, Paper AIAA 2011-514, (2011). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2011-514
2010
- Bompelly, R., Periagaram, K., Lieuwen, T., Seitzman, J., “Static Stability Margin Sensing in a Lean Direct Injection (LDI) Turbine Engine Combustor” 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, P. 0193, Paper AIAA 2010- 0193, (2010). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-193
Presentations
2012
- Seitzman, J., Lieuwen, T., Crawford, J., Bompelly, R., “Detection and Control of Instabilities and Blowoff for Low Emissions Combustors" NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program Technical Conference, 2012, Cleveland, OH.
2009
- Seitzman, J., Lieuwen, T., Crawford, J., Bompelly, R., “Detection and Control of Instabilities and Blowoff for Low Emission Combustors" NASA GRC Propulsion Controls and Diagnostics (PCD) Workshop, 2009, Cleveland, OH.
2008
- Seitzman, J., Lieuwen, T., Crawford, J., Bompelly, R., “Detection and Control of Static and Dynamic Combustor Instability" NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program Annual Meeting, 2008, Atlanta, GA.
Research Areas
Gas turbine combustion, Combustion Instabilities, Emissions, Laser Flow Diagnostics, Experimental Testing and CFD modeling
Research Projects
- Detection and Control of Instabilities and Blowout for Low Emission Combustors, Sponsored by NASA Glenn Research Center, OH, USA, 2007-2012.
- Investigation and Development of Physics Informed Neural Networks for Analysis of Complex Fluid Dynamics phenomena, Sponsored by Aviation Research and Development Board (ARDB), India, INR 25 Lacs, 2022-2025.
Awards
- Secured national 8thrank in the entrance test (GATE) for admission to masters in engineering programs in India, 2004
- Ranked in the top 1% in the entrance test (IIT-JEE) for admission to undergraduate programs in Indian Institute of Technologies, 2001
- Pratibha scholarship by the state of Andhra Pradesh, India for academic excellence (2002-2005)
