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Computational Design and Optimization of Supersonic Intakes — book cover

Sandhu, J.P.S., Park, I.S., & Ananthkrishnan, N. — Computational Design and Optimization of Supersonic Intakes, Routledge / CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), November 2025. 184 pages, 110 colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781032794570.

A guide to the intersection of supersonic intake design, formal optimisation methods, and computational fluid dynamics. Covers external, mixed, and conical intake geometries; CFD and reduced-order modelling; Kriging/MOGA multi-objective optimisation; and Axiomatic Design Theory — from 2D conceptual design through 3D analysis.

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Authors

Dr. J.P.S. Sandhu Dr. J.P.S. Sandhu
Zerodynamix / Yanxiki Tech
Ph.D. IIT Madras
Dr. Ik Soo Park Dr. Ik Soo Park
Agency for Defense Development
South Korea
Dr. N. Ananthkrishnan Dr. N. Ananthkrishnan
Independent Consultant
Mumbai, India

Chapter Overview

#Chapter
1Introduction to Supersonic Intakes
2Fundamentals of Compressible Flow
3Intake Performance Parameters
4CFD Methods for Intake Analysis
5Optimization Theory & Methods
6Kriging/MOGA Framework
7Supersonic Diffuser Optimization
8Three-Dimensional Intakes
9Conical Intakes
AAppendix: ROAM Code (GitHub)
BAppendix: Boundary Layer Value Corrections
CAppendix: Thrust & Drag Computation

Journal Papers

2021

  1. Sandhu & Ghosh — “Dynamical Systems Analysis of a Zero-Equation Transition Model,” AIAA Journal, vol. 52, July 2021.

  2. Roy, Sandhu & Ghosh — “Drag reduction in transonic shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction using porous medium,” Shock Waves, 2021.

  3. Sandhu & Ghosh — “A local correlation-based zero-equation transition model,” Computers & Fluids, vol. 214, 2021.

2020

  1. Sandhu, Girdhar, Ramakrishnan, Teja & Ghosh — “FEST-3D: Finite-volume Explicit STructured 3-Dimensional solver,” Journal of Open Source Software, 5(46), 2020.

2018

  1. Sandhu, Ghosh, Subramanian & Sharma — “Evaluation of Ramp-Type Micro Vortex Generators Using Swirl Center Tracking,” AIAA Journal, 56(9), 2018.

Conference Papers

2023

  1. Sandhu, Bhardwaj, Sharma, Ananthkrishnan & Park — “Multi-Objective Optimization of Arbitrary Supersonic Intake Based on Axiomatic Design Theory using Kriging/MOGA,” AIAA 2023-4445, AIAA AVIATION Forum, June 2023.

  2. Sandhu, Bhardwaj, Sharma, Ananthkrishnan & Park — “Investigation of Flow Phenomena in Supersonic Intake Design Optimization,” AIAA 2023-3019, AIAA AVIATION Forum, May 2023.

2021

  1. Sandhu & Ghosh — “Dynamical system analysis of zero-equation transition model,” AIAA 2021-2724, 2021.

2020

  1. Sandhu & Ghosh — “A Simplified Local Correlation-Based Zero-Equation Transition Model,” AIAA 2020-2992, 2020.

  2. Sajeev, Sandhu, Ghosh & Edwards — “Effectiveness of micro-vortex generators in tandem in high-speed flows,” AIAA 2020-2961, 2020.

2019

  1. Sandhu — “Local-Correlation Based Zero-Equation Transition Model for Turbomachinery,” ASME Gas Turbine India Conference, December 2019.

2018

  1. Sandhu, Girdhar, Ramakrishnan, Teja & Ghosh — “Convergence study of solutions using two-equation RANS turbulence models,” AIAA 2018-3859, 2018.

2016

  1. Sandhu, Subramanian, Ghosh & Sharma — “Evaluation of Wedge-shaped Vortex Generators,” AIAA 2016-4086, 2016.

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