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I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE), Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad.

I have completed my BE in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani and my MTech and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. My PhD thesis was on studying the origins of aeroelastic instabilities in compressor cascades at large mean incidences, under the guidance of Prof. Abhijit Kushari. I worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, under the mentorship of Prof. Saptarshi Basu. I am working as an Assistant Professor at IIT Dharwad since September, 2019.

Publications

Journals

  1. Keerthi, M. C. and Kushari, A. Spanwise Variations in Aerodynamic Damping of an Oscillating Annular Compressor Cascade. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 36(5):685-701, 2020.
    doi: 10.2514/1.B37606
  2. Keerthi, M. C. and Kushari, A. Experimental study of aerodynamic damping of an annular compressor cascade with large mean incidences. Journal of Turbomachinery, 141(6):061002, 2019.
    doi: 10.1115/1.4042214
  3. Keerthi, M. C., Shubham and Kushari, A. Aerodynamic influence of oscillating adjacent airfoils in a linear compressor cascade. AIAA Journal, 55(12):4113-4126, 2017.
    doi: 10.2514/1.J055975
  4. Keerthi, M. C., Kushari, A., and Somasundaram, V. Experimental Study of Suction Flow Control Effectiveness in a Serpentine Intake. ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, 139(10):101104-101104-12, 2017.
    doi: 10.1115/1.4036827
  5. Keerthi, M. C. and Kushari, A. Effect of Adjacent Blade Oscillation on the Forces on a Blade of a Compressor Cascade. Journal of Aerospace Science and Technologies, 69(1), NPC2015-98-2017, 2017.
  6. Keerthi, M. C., Rajeshwaran, M. S., Kushari, A., and De, A.. Effect of leading-edge tubercles on compressor cascade performance. AIAA Journal, 15:1–12, 2015.
    doi: 10.2514/1.J054452
  7. Keerthi, M. C. and Kushari, A. Effectiveness of vortex generator jets and wall suction on separated flows in serpentine-duct diffuser. Aerospace Science and Technology, 34:12–19, 2014.
    doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2014.01.013
  8. Chandra, S., Keerthi, M. C., Kushari, A., and Sullerey, R. K. Flow control in serpentine inlet duct using vortex generator jets. Journal of Aerospace Science and Technologies, 64:758, 2012.

Conferences

Indian conferences
  1. Srivastav, Vikash Kumar, Jaiswal, S. K., Manisha Patel, H. M., and Keerthi, M. C. Evaluating Kiel Probe Performance in Non-uniform Flows Using Numerical Simulations. Fifth National Aerospace Propulsion Conference, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, Jan 20–22, 2025.
  2. Keerthi, M. C., and Kushari, A. Effect of adjacent blade oscillation on the forces on a blade of a compressor cascade. Paper no. NPC2015-98. Second National Propulsion Conference, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, February 23–24, 2015.
  3. Keerthi, M. C. and Kushari, A. Effectiveness of Vortex Generator Jets and Wall Suction in Serpentine–duct Diffuser. Paper no. P-128. Twenty fifth National Convention of Aerospace Engineers, BIT Mesra, Mesra, India, November 4–5, 2011.
International conferences
  1. Jaiswal, S. K. and Keerthi, M. C. Development of a turbocharger-based centrifugal compressor rig. Paper no. ISABE-2024-193. Twenty Sixth Conference of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines, Toulouse, France, September 22–27, 2024.
  2. Pandey, R., Jaiswal, S. K., and Keerthi, M. C. Sub-idle Characteristics of a Centrifugal Compressor. Paper no. ACGT-2024-39, Asian Congress on Gas Turbines, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India. August 21–23, 2024.
  3. Jaiswal, S. K., Bubanale, S., and Keerthi, M. C. Inlet Distortion Studies on a Centrifugal Compressor. Paper no. GTINDIA2023-118322. ASME Gas Turbine India Conference. Bangalore, India. December 7–8, 2023.
    doi: 10.1115/GTINDIA2023-118322
  4. Raghupati, S., Kushari, A., and Keerthi, M. C. Numerical Analysis of Oscillating Blade in Linear Cascade at Transonic Flow. ASME Turbo Expo. London, United Kingdom. June 24–28, 2024.
    doi: 10.1115/GT2024-129233
  5. Keerthi, M. C., Sundararaj, R. H., Sekar, T. C., Arora, R., and Kushari, A. Design and characterization of an annular cascade tunnel. Paper no. ACGT2016-67. Proceedings of the Asian Congress on Gas Turbines. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, November 14–16, 2016.
  6. Shubham, Keerthi, M. C., and Kushari, A. Numerical study of effect of adjacent blades oscillation in a compressor cascade. Paper no. ACGT2016-68. Proceedings of the Asian Congress on Gas Turbines. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, November 14–16, 2016.
  7. Arora, R.,, Sundararaj, R. H., Sekar, T. C., Keerthi, M. C., and Kushari, A. Three axis nozzle thrust measurement facility. Paper no. ACGT2016-66. Proceedings of the Asian Congress on Gas Turbines. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, November 14–16, 2016.
  8. Keerthi, M. C., and Kushari, A. Experimental study of the unsteady blade forces in an oscillating annular compressor cascade. Paper no. GTINDIA2015-1333. ASME 2015 Gas Turbine India Conference, Hyderabad, India, December 1–3, 2015.
    doi: 10.1115/GTINDIA2015-1333
  9. Keerthi, M. C., Kushari, A.,, De, A., and Kumar, A. Experimental investigation of effects of leading-edge tubercles on compressor cascade performance. Paper no. GT2014-26242. ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014.
    doi: 10.1115/gt2014-26242
  10. Keerthi, M. C., Kushari, A., and Somasundaram, V. Study of serpentine intake performance with and without flow control. XXI International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, Busan, Korea, September 9–13, 2013.

Courses

Theory and lab courses taught, roughly in chronological order:

Theory courses:
  • MA 913 Engineering Mathematics for Advanced Studies
  • ME 301 Heat Transfer
  • ME 111 Engineering Graphics Lab
  • ME 444 Aerodynamics
  • ME 421 Turbomachines

Lab courses:
  • ME 311 Mechanical Measurements Lab
  • ME 113 Hands on Engineering Lab
  • ME 224 Fluid Mechanics Lab
  • ME 314 Heat Transfer Lab
  • ME 413 Applied Thermodynamics Lab

Research

My broad areas of research interests are turbomachinery aerodynamics, flow control, and internal flows. I primarily employ an experimental approach, supplemented by numerical simulations using available solvers.

In the past, I have worked on studies involving design and fabrication of subsonic wind tunnels, compressor and turbine cascades (linear and annular), intake aerodynamics, and various flow control techniques.

At IIT Dharwad, a turbocharger rig has been established to study the compressor characteristics under different inlet distortion conditions. A subsonic jet facility with a one-inch diameter nozzle has also been set up, and is currently being used to investigate the propagation of non-uniform flows in curved, diffusing ducts.

Some of the key experimental facilities available at IIT Dharwad include a 2D laser Doppler velocimeter (TSI), high-speed camera (Photron Nova S12), hot-wire anemometry system (Dantec Dynamics), stereo particle image velocimetry system (LaVision), and various data acquisition systems (NI). Additionally, a screw compressor capable of continuously delivering 0.24 kg/s of air at 10 bar is also available.

Contact

Keerthi M. C.,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE),
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad,
Dharwad 580 011, Karnataka, India.
Office no. A1-217, Academic Block 1, Permanent Campus, IIT Dharwad.
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Last updated: May 30, 2025