Santosh Shanbhogue
Postdoctoral AssociateRoom 3-339
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-258-8740
Email: santosh1@mit.edu
Web: http://web.mit.edu/rgd/www

Education
Ph. D., 2008 Georgia Institute of Technology
M. S., 2005 Georgia Institute of Technology
B. Tech., 2003 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Employment History
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008-Present: Post-Doctoral Associate
Publications
Review Papers
- S. J. Shanbhogue, S. Husain, T. Lieuwen, "Lean Blowoff of Bluff Body Stabilized Flames : Scaling and Dynamics", Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Vol. 35, February 2009 , pp. 96-117
Journal Publications
- S. J. Shanbhogue, D-H. Shin, H. Santosh, D. Plaks, T. Lieuwen, "Flame Sheet Dynamics of Bluff Body Stabilized Flames during Longitudinal Acoustic Forcing", Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 32 (2), 2009, pp. 1786-1893
- S. J. Shanbhogue, M. Seelhorst, T. Lieuwen, "Vortex Phase Jitter in Acoustically Excited Bluff Body Flames", International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics, Vol. 1 (9), 2009
- Q. Zhang, S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, "Dynamics of H2/CH4 flames under near blowoff conditions", to appear in Journal of Engineering and Gas Turbines
Conference Papers (Peer-Reviewed with 3 reviewers)
- Q. Zhang, S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “Dynamics of H2/CH4 flames under near blowoff conditions”, ASME Turbo Expo, Orlando, Florida, 2009, Paper #GT-2009-59981 (invited to submit to the ASME journal based on reviewers' recommendations)
- S. A. Hussain, G. Nair, Q. Zhang, S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “Review and Analysis of Bluff Body Flame Stabilization Data”, ASME Turbo Expo, Berlin, Germany, 2008, Paper #GT2008-50375
- S. J. Shanbhogue, D. Plaks, T. Lieuwen, “Interaction of Bluff Body Flames with the Shear Layer under Harmonic Excitation”, 21st International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosive and Reactive Systems, Poitiers, France, 2007
- Q. Zhang, D. R. Noble, S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “Impact of Hydrogen Addition on the Lean Blowout Phenomenology in a Swirling Combustor”, ASME Turbo Expo, Montreal, Canada, 2007, Paper #GT2007-27388
- S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “Response of a Rod Stabilized, Premixed Flame to Longitudinal Acoustic Forcing” ASME Turbo Expo, Barcelona, Spain, 2006, Paper #GT2006-90302
Conference Papers (abstract reviewed)
- Q. Zhang, S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “Strain Characteristics Near the Flame Attachment Point in a Swirling Flow”, 47th AIAA Aerospace Meeting Sciences and Exhibit, Florida, 2009, Paper # AIAA 2009-0642
- D-H. Shin, S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “Premixed Flame Kinematics in an axially decaying, harmonically oscillating vorticity field”, 44th AIAA/ASME/ASEE/SAE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Hartford, CT, 2008
- S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “Studies on the Vorticity Field of Harmonically Excited Bluff Body Flames” 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, 2008, Paper #AIAA 2008-0122
- S. J. Shanbhogue, D. Plaks, T. Lieuwen, “The K-H Instability of Reacting, Acoustically Excited Bluff Body Flames”, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2007, Paper #AIAA 2007-5680
- Q. Zhang, D. R. Noble, S. J. Shanbhogue, T. Lieuwen, “PIV Measurements in H2/CH4 Swirling Flames near Blowoff Conditions”, 5th Western States Meeting of the Combustion Institute, San Diego, 2007
- T. Lieuwen, S. J. Shanbhogue, S. Khosla, C. Smith, “Dynamics of Bluff Body Flames Near Blowoff”, 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, 2007, Paper #AIAA 2007-0169
- S. J. Shanbhogue, D. Plaks, G. Nowicki, Preetham, T. Lieuwen, “Response of Rod Stabilized Flames to Harmonic Excitation: Shear Layer Rollup and Flame Kinematics”, 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Sacramento, California, 2006, Paper #AIAA 2006-5232
- S. J. Shanbhogue, R. I. Sujith, S. R. Chakravarthy, “Aeroacoustics of Rocket Motors with Finocyl Grain”, 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, Alabama, 2003, Paper #AIAA 2003-4632
Professional Service
Sessions Chaired at Conferences:
- 'Combustion Fundamentals' session - 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV 2008
Peer Reviewer for the following journals:
- ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
- Archives of Applied Mechanics
- Combustion Science and Technology
- AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power
- International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics
- Journal of Fluids and Structures
Administrative Positions:
- Webmaster - MIT's Reacting Gas Dynamics Laboratory's web-site (http://web.mit.edu/rgd/www)
- Seminar Coordinator - Center for 21st Century Energy Seminar Series, MIT






