Dr. Ravi K. Bompelly

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

M.S. – 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.

2024

2022

  • Bompelly, R., “Deceleration transient response improvement of aircraft engines with active lean blowout control” Proceedings of the National Aerospace Propulsion Conference, Dec 2022.

    • 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

    2009

  • Bompelly, R., Lieuwen, T., Seitzman, J., “Lean-Blowout and its Sensing in the Presence of Combustion Dynamics in a Premixed Swirl Combustor” 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, P. 982, Paper AIAA 2009-982, (2009). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2009-982

    • 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, Turbine Aerodynamics

    Sponsored Research Projects

    • Design optimization of turbine nozzle guide vane three dimensional airfoils, Sponsored by Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB), Role: Principal investigator, INR 48.18 lakhs, 2023.
    • Investigation and Development of Physics Informed Neural Networks for Analysis of Complex Fluid Dynamics phenomena, Sponsored by Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB), Role: Co-PI, INR 25 Lacs, 2022.
    • Detection and Control of Instabilities and Blowout for Low Emission Combustors, Sponsored by NASA Glenn Research Center, OH, USA, 2007-2012.
    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)