Research Activities

Journal Publications

1. Thermo hydraulic performance analysis of twisted sinusoidal wavy microchannels¸ Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, P. M. Mithun Krishna, G. P. Aravind, M. Deepu and Shine S. R., International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, 2018

(a) Geometric aspects of twisted sinusoidal wavy microchannel (b) Progression of secondary flow structures inside a single wave unit

Conference Proceedings

1. Phenomenon of dynamic closure and failure of lift-off seal designed for a liquid rocket engine turbopump, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Abilash P. M., Arun Kumar S., Mahendra Kumar Thakre, Paul P. George and Unnikrishnan Nair P., International Conference on Advances in Aerospace and Energy Systems (IAES), LPSC, ISRO, 2024

2. Endurance testing of helium purge seals for LOX turbopump of a cryogenic rocket engine under high-speed operating condition, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Arun Kumar S., Mahendra Kumar Thakre, Abilash P. M. and Paul P. George, 4th National Aerospace Propulsion Conference (NAPC), IIT-Bombay, 2022

3. Configuration Design Studies of a LOX-LCH4 Booster Engine and Stage for a Futuristic Indian Launcher, Kiran Mohan, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Vishak Sasidharan, Nandakumar V., Suresh Kumar C. and Jayan N., 9th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS), Lille, France, 2022

4. Configuration Studies on an Electric Pump Fed Upper Stage Rocket Engine, Vishak Sasidharan, Kiran Mohan, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Paul P. George and Jayan N., 9th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS), Lille, France, 2022

5. Configuration Studies on a Futuristic 1000 kN class LOX-Methane Engine, Kiran Mohan, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Vishak Sasidharan, Nandakumar V., Suresh Kumar C. and Jayan N., 8th Space Propulsion Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 2022

6. Tool for Engine Design (TED): Development, Features and Utility, Kiran Mohan, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Vishak Sasidharan, Nandakumar V., Suresh Kumar C. and Jayan N., 8th Space Propulsion Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 2022

7. Design and experimental evaluation of hydraulic lift-off seal for LOX-kerosene staged combustion cycle engine turbopump, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Abilash P. M., Ben Jacob, Paul P. George, Jayan N. and Nageswaran G., 7th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, ASTFE, Las Vegas, 2022

8. Integrated stage cycle analysis of all LOX-LCH4 Indian Micro-launcher, Vishak Sasidharan, Kiran Mohan, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Nandakumar V., Suresh Kumar C. and Jayan N., 7th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, ASTFE, Las Vegas, 2022

9. Overview of dynamic sealing systems for a LOX-kerosene turbopump in liquid rocket engines, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Abilash P. M., Arun Kumar S., Paul P. George, Jayan N. and Nageswaran G., 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, BITS Pilani, Pilani, 2021

10. Comparative Study on the Suitability of Electric Pump Fed and Gas Generator Engine Cycles in Indian Micro Launchers, Vishak Sasidharan, Kiran Mohan, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Nandakumar V., Jayan N. and Suresh Kumar C., 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, BITS Pilani, Pilani, 2021

11. Experimental Study of Lift-off Dynamic Seal for LOX-Kerosene Engine, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Abilash P.M., Paul P. George, Jayan N., Nageswaran G. and M. S. Suresh, 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Madras, Chennai, 2021

12. Experimental and Numerical Studies on Plume Structures of Micro-Nozzles Operating at High Vacuum Conditions, K. M. M. Rafi, Fahd Bin Abdul Hasis, Deepu M. and G. Rajesh, 31st International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Japan, 2017

Above: Tool for Engine Design (TED) [6]

Above: (a) Configuration of helium purge seal used in a liquid oxygen turbopump (b) Test rig for dynamic testing of helium purge seal [2]