Open Day is back this year! Our most popular annual event will be held on Saturday, 4 March 2023. Entry is free. Visitors are encouraged to register at openday.iisc.ac.in We look forward to seeing you all on campus!

Have a look inside the fascinating vortex-droplet interaction. Video link: doi.org/10.1103/APS.DF… Check out our JFM paper here: doi.org/10.1017/jfm.20… #droplets #Physics #vortex #research #fluidmechanics

Have a look into the fascinating interaction between a vortex ring with oil-laden porous surface Video: gfm.aps.org/meetings/dfd-2… Paper to be out soon in PRF! #Vortexring #Physics #Research #fluidmechanics #droplets

In our most recent work "Depth from defocus technique applied to unsteady shock-drop secondary atomization" we develop a technique for out-of-focus drop size measurement in sprays. Check out our article in EXIF: doi.org/10.1007/s00348… #Droplets #FluidMechanics #ImageProcessing

Check out the upcoming talk from Experiments in Fluids Seminar Series Springer Nature presented by Mr. Shubham Sharma SHUBHAM SHARMA, a PhD scholar from our lab. 🗓️ Tuesday 4th Apr 2023 ⏲️ 7:30 PM (Asia/Calcutta) Link: cassyni.com/events/BKxnzHX… #Research #Experiment #ImageProcessing

PRFluids Editors' Suggestion: Vortex rings are way more than just aesthetically pleasing. Here, Jain et al. at Prof. Basu's lab (Prof. Saptarshi Basu) show that, with enough strength, they can be exploited to clean oil-impregnated porous surfaces. See here go.aps.org/41ryrTh.

Good use for smoke rings (but not with smoke): The rotational motion of this type of vortex can make it a powerful cleaner. IISc Bangalore physics.aps.org/articles/v16/61

Our work 'Vortical cleaning of oil-impregnated porous surfaces' will be featuring in the journal club series launched by Physical Review Fluids that highlights important papers published in the journal. Magazine: physics.aps.org/articles/v16/61 Doi: doi.org/10.1103/PhysRe… Prof. Saptarshi Basu

Our recent article on atomisation dynamics of polymeric drop in shock induced air flows is now available online in Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

Ever wondered how viscoelasticity can be utilized to control secondary atomization? We provide some insights in our recently published article in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Link: lnkd.in/dZiz2Hxa

Excited to share that our work appears as the front cover in the latest volume of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics!!! The cover image depicts the breakup of a polymeric droplet caused by the induced airflow behind a moving shockwave.

Our recent work titled 'Shock-induced aerobreakup of a polymeric droplet' on the cover page of Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Congratulations to the team.

Graphical abstract from our recent publication is now featured as a front cover in Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Here, we see the stabilising role of elasticity against capillary breakup of viscoelastic ligaments. Polymeric droplet reaches to this state after interacting with a shock wave.

Our recent work on 'Vortical cleaning' covered by the French Magazine Epsiloon. Have a look at the art below: #research #science #epsiloon #vortex #fluidmechanics

Our work on shock-metal droplet titled 'Shock induced atomisation of a liquid metal droplet' will appear in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics soon. This brings closure to a series of our manuscripts on the topic shock-droplet studies. Brilliant video by SHUBHAM SHARMA and Navin Chandra

'Dancing Mushrooms' One of our entries for the APS GFM 2023! #Science #Research #physics #fluidmechanics

Check out our new work titled 'Shock-induced atomisation of a liquid metal droplet' published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Here we show the dynamics of interaction between shock and liquid metal droplets. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Here is our recent work on the aerobreakup of a liquid metal droplet. Using qualitative and quantitative comparisons, we suggest that the morphology of secondary droplets can be controlled through oxidation rates. The article is available on JFM website. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Here is our recent work on aerobreakup of polymeric droplets. Insights on the mechanism of ligament formation and their breakup are addressed.

Thanks to Physical Review Fluids for featuring “Washing with Vortices” from Basu Lab in 2023 year review!