Narasimhan Swaminathan
Professor
Narasimhan Swaminathan
Research Areas
His research interest includes multiscale modeling of complex phenomenon in a wide range of materials. He works on materials for energy applications such as nuclear materials, Li-ion batteries and solid oxide fuel cells. He also conducts atomistic simulations to understand the interface properties between polymers and other materials.
People
Phd Scholars
Rakesh - Ph.D. scholar
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Deepak Pawar - Ph.D. scholar
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Sanjana Talukdar - Ph.D. scholar
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Umair Hussain - Ph.D. scholar
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Research
- Computational materials science and Mechanics with specific focus on: Molecular dynamics simulations with applications to polymer mechanical properties, radiation damage in materials understanding fundamental physics. We also perform Coarse Graining of polymers used in the tyre industries.
- Finite element based analysis of stress-diffusion interactions in Li-ion battery electrodes with a specific focus on mechanics-electrochemistry interactions.
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Publication
- An extended finite element method for the Nernst-Planck-Poisson equations P Kumar, N Swaminathan, S Natarajan Solid State Ionics 410, 116531 2024
- Comparison of coarse-grained models for cis-1,4-polyisoprene-graphite system R Kumar Giri, N Swaminathan Molecular Simulation, 1-11 2024
- Stress-induced diffusion in viscoelastic electrode particles of Li-ion batteries: a comparative analysis using chemo-viscoelastic finite element modelsS Talukdar, N Swaminathan, P RavindranMechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 1-32 2024
- Mesoscopic mechanics of triaxially compressed pebble assembly and estimation of Drucker–Prager parameters using discrete element method DK Pawar, RK Annabattula, N Swaminathan Computational Particle Mechanics 11 (2), 885-901 1 2024
- Photo-activated dynamic isomerization induced large density changes in liquid crystal polymers: A molecular dynamics studyAR Peeketi, E Joseph, N Swaminathan, RK AnnabattulaThe Journal of Chemical Physics 160 (10) 2024
- Design of partially covered bilayer thin film actuators AR Peeketi, N Swaminathan, RK Annabattula Mechanics of Materials 187, 104816 2023
- A chemo-viscoelastic model and a numerical scheme to study stress-diffusion interactions in Lithium ion battery electrode particles S Talukdar, N Swaminathan, P Ravindran Mechanics of Materials 184, 104738 2023
- Mapping of multiphase field model parameters to physical factors in order to simulate desired phase transformations U Hussain, G Phanikumar, N Swaminathan Computational Materials Science 226, 112227 2023
- Calla Lily flower inspired morphing of flat films to conical tubes AR Peeketi, JAHP Sol, N Swaminathan, APHJ Schenning, MG Debije,Journal of Polymer Science 61 (11), 1065-1073 3 2023
- Geometry controlled oscillations in liquid crystal polymer films triggered by thermal feedback D Jayoti, AR Peeketi, PY Kumbhar, N Swaminathan, RK Annabattula ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (14), 18362-18371 10
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