My research focuses on CO₂ mixing layers, where a lower-temperature, higher-speed stream interacts with a higher-temperature, lower-speed stream. The code simulates these flows, capturing shear layer growth, turbulence anisotropy, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) budgets, and vorticity. As of now, I am studying non-reacting ideal gas cases. In time, we will move onto multicomponent cases such as CH₄/O₂, with the possibility of extending to reacting flows for comparison. The goal is to generate high-fidelity datasets at multiple grid resolutions, comparing and investigating supercritical compressibility and thermal inhomogeneity effects on turbulence. 

The research conducted will be the subject of my master's thesis. I am working alongside my advisor Doctor Joseph Oefelein and his Research Engineer Dhruv Purushotham. I will be presenting my findings at the AIAA SciTech 2025 conference. 

Thanks to this research opportunity I'm learning key CFD skills: 

• Linux command line
• Python coding
• Field Visualization Software: ParaView, tecplot
• Methods of solving Partial Differential Equations
• Fluid dynamics
• Grid creation