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Dr Krishna Talluru Murali

Dr Krishna Talluru Murali

Senior Lecturer

PhD in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2014

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering with Honours, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, 2007

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Dr. Krishna Talluru MuraliÌýis a renowned researcher specializing in turbulence, aerodynamics and experimental fluid dynamics. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2014, and his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with Honours from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, in 2007. Currently, holding a senior lecturer position at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Dr. Talluru is renowned for his expertise in low-speed and high-speed fluid-structure interactions, compressible wake flows, and developing experimental techniques for wind tunnels across subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic regimes.

With a strong academic background, Dr. Talluru has garnered numerous accolades, including the prestigious Windows on Science Fellowship from the United States Air Force of Scientific Research (2022 and 2024), and Best Paper Awards at the AIAA Space Planes Conference (2023) and AIAA SciTech Forum (2022). He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has received several other awards recognizing his outstanding contributions to research and teaching.

Dr. Talluru's passion for knowledge extends to mentoring the next generation of scientists, as evidenced by his active supervision of PhD students. His research has significantly advanced the understanding of complex fluid dynamics phenomena, with implications for various industries and applications.

Phone
+61 2 5114 5331
Location
Room 202, BLDG 16
  • Book Chapters | 2014
    Marusic I; Talluru KM; Hutchins N, 2014, 'Controlling the large-scale motions in a turbulent boundary layer', in Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 17 - 26,
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Talluru KM; Kleine H, 2023, 'Simultaneous background-oriented schlieren and retroreflective shadowgraph visualization', Measurement Science and Technology, 34,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Vasconcelos PB; McQuellin LP; Talluru KM; Neely AJ, 2023, 'High-Speed Fluid-Structure Interactions on a Compliant Panel Under Shock Impingement', AIAA Journal, 61, pp. 1077 - 1094,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Talluru KM; Williamson N; Armfield SW, 2022, 'Entrainment and dilution in a fountain top', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 941,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Milton-Mcgurk L; Williamson N; Armfield SW; Kirkpatrick MP; Talluru KM, 2021, 'Entrainment and structure of negatively buoyant jets', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 911,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Talluru KM; Armfield S; Williamson N; Kirkpatrick MP; Milton-Mcgurk L, 2020, 'Turbulence structure of neutral and negatively buoyant jets', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 909,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Talluru KM; Chauhan KA, 2020, 'Structural inclination angle of near-field scalar fluctuations in a turbulent boundary layer', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 81,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Talluru KM; Pan HF; Patterson JC; Chauhan KA, 2020, 'Convection velocity of temperature fluctuations in a natural convection boundary layer', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 84,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Djenidi L; Talluru KM; Antonia RA, 2019, 'A velocity defect chart method for estimating the friction velocity in turbulent boundary layers', Fluid Dynamics Research, 51,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Talluru KM; Hernandez-Silva C; Chauhan KA, 2019, 'A robust calibration technique for concentration measurements using ionisation detectors', Measurement Science and Technology, 30,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Talluru KM; Philip J; Chauhan KA, 2019, 'Self-similar spectra of point-source scalar plumes in a turbulent boundary layer', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 870, pp. 698 - 717,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Djenidi L; Talluru KM; Antonia RA, 2018, 'Can a turbulent boundary layer become independent of the Reynolds number?', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 851, pp. 1 - 22,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Talluru KM; Philip J; Chauhan KA, 2018, 'Local transport of passive scalar released from a point source in a turbulent boundary layer', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 846, pp. 292 - 317,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Djenidi L; Antonia RA; Talluru MK; Abe H, 2017, 'Skewness and flatness factors of the longitudinal velocity derivative in wall-bounded flows', Physical Review Fluids, 2,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Talluru KM; Hernandez-Silva C; Philip J; Chauhan KA, 2017, 'Measurements of scalar released from point sources in a turbulent boundary layer', Measurement Science and Technology, 28,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Baars WJ; Squire DT; Talluru KM; Abbassi MR; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2016, 'Wall-drag measurements of smooth- and rough-wall turbulent boundary layers using a floating element', Experiments in Fluids, 57,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Baars WJ; Talluru KM; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2015, 'Wavelet analysis of wall turbulence to study large-scale modulation of small scales', Experiments in Fluids, 56,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kamruzzaman M; Djenidi L; Antonia RA; Talluru KM, 2015, 'Drag of a turbulent boundary layer with transverse 2D circular rods on the wall', Experiments in Fluids, 56,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kamruzzaman M; Djenidi L; Antonia RA; Talluru KM, 2015, 'Scale-by-scale energy budget in a turbulent boundary layer over a rough wall', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 55, pp. 2 - 8,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Talluru KM; Djenidi L; Kamruzzaman M; Antonia RA, 2015, 'Self-preservation in a zero pressure gradient rough-wall turbulent boundary layer', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 788, pp. 57 - 69,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Talluru KM; Baidya R; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2014, 'Amplitude modulation of all three velocity components in turbulent boundary layers', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 746, pp. R1,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Talluru KM; Kulandaivelu V; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2014, 'A calibration technique to correct sensor drift issues in hot-wire anemometry', Measurement Science and Technology, 25,
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Poudel N; Sahani S; Pudasaini S; Bhattrai S; Darlami K; Talluru KM, 2024, 'Numerical Study of Hypersonic Fluid-Structure Interaction on a Cantilevered Plate with Shock Impingement using Low and High-Fidelity Numerical Methods', in AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024,
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Talluru KM; Gai SL, 2023, 'On oscillations in cylinder wakes at high speeds', in 25th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, 2023,
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Talluru KM; McQuellin LP; Neely AJ; Buttsworth DR, 2023, 'Oscillating shock-wave boundary-layer interactions on a cantilever plate undergoing fluid-structure interaction', in 25th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, 2023,
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Tuten ZG; Neely AJ; Capra BR; Talluru KM; McQuellin LP, 2022, 'Design and Bench Testing of a Radiatively Heated Model for Hypersonic Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interaction Experiments', in AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum,
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Vasconcelos PB; McQuellin LP; Talluru KM; Neely AJ, 2022, 'Hypersonic Fluid-Structure Interactions on a Compliant Clamped-Free-Clamped-Free Panel Under the Influence of Static Shock Impingement', in AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), pp. 1 - 23, presented at AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum,
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Vasconcelos PE; McQuellin LP; Talluru KM; Neely AJ, 2021, 'Experimental study of hypersonic fluid-structure interactions on an inclined clamped-free-clamped-free compliant panel', in Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery conference, ASCEND 2021,
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Chauhan K; Talluru KM; Patterson J, 2018, 'Experimental study of thermal boundary layer in a dual cavity solar chimney', in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, pp. 451 - 460,
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Talluru KM; Pan HF; Chauhan KA; Patterson J, 2018, 'Convection velocity of temperature fluctuations in a natural convection boundary layer', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Djenidi L; Talluru KM; Antonia RA, 2017, 'Reappraisal of the asymptotic state of a zero pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer', in 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2017
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Talluru KM; Hernandez-Silva C; Chauhan KA, 2017, 'Wind tunnel simulation of terrain categories specific to Australian wind code', in 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, APCWE 2017
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Talluru KM; Hernandez-Silva C; Philip J; Chauhan KA, 2017, 'Measurements of velocity and concentration in a high Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer', in 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2017
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Talluru KM; Philip J; Chauhan KA, 2016, 'Statistics of passive scalar released from a point source in a turbulent boundary layer', in Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Baars WJ; Talluru KM; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2015, 'Wavelet analysis of broadband signals to extract amplitude and frequency modulation: An application to wall turbulence', in Proceedings - 15th European Turbulence Conference, ETC 2015
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Talluru KM; Kamruzzaman M; Djenidi L; Antonia RA, 2015, 'Self-preservation in zero pressure gradient turbulent boundary layers', in 9th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2015
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Baars WJ; Talluru KM; Bishop BJ; Hutchins N; Marusic I, 2014, 'Spanwise inclination and meandering of large-scale structures in a high-reynolds-number turbulent boundary layer', in Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Kamruzzaman M; Talluru KM; Djenidi L; Antonia RA, 2014, 'An experimental study of turbulent boundary layer over 2D transverse circular bars', in Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Talluru KM; de Silva CM; Marusic I, 2010, 'New drag balance facility for skin-friction studies in turbulent boundary layer at high Reynolds numbers', in 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics InProceedings.

2024 US AFOSR Windows on Science Fellowship, AUD 6,000.

2024 DSTG, DSP 12396 Dr. Talluru KM and Dr. Petty, Spectral Analysis and Modeling of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition, AUD - 203,000.

2024 Research Infrastructure Scheme UNSW Dr. Talluru Murali Krishna, Jisheng Zhao, Harald Kleine, Sridhar Ravi, Jong-Leng Liow, Fangbao Tian, Damith Mohotti, Kasun Wijesooriya & Chi King Lee, AUD - 148,000.

2023 US AFOSR, FA2386-23-1-4083 Dr. Neely, AJ, Dr. Hoke, CM, Dr. Talluru KM, Dr. Wild, G, Dr. Kleine,HH&Dr. Dooner,DD,Hypersonic FTSIUnit Case for a Thermally Buckled Structural Panel, AUD - 970,000.

2023ÌýResearch Infrastructure Scheme UNSW Dr. Talluru Murali Krishna, Matthias Kramer, Sridhar Ravi, Jong-Leng Liow, Robert Niven, Shantanu Bhat, Maryam Ghodrat & Sudhir Gai, AUD - 149,000.

2022 US AFOSR Windows on Science Fellowship, AUD 7,500.

2021 US AFOSR, FA2386-21-1-4062 Dr. Talluru, Dr. Alenin, Dr. Neely & Dr. Tyo, Improved simultaneous mapping of pressure and strain for hypersonic FSI experiments, AUD - 130,000.

2021 - Present NCI NCMAS, Neely, Talluru, Dooner, Hoke & Gai, Fluid-thermal-structural interactions for high-speed flight and propulsion / NCI NCMAS (10000 kSU, equiv. to AUD 400,000).

2024 Windows on Science Fellowship, United States Air Force of Scientific Research.

2023 Best Paper Award, AIAA Space Planes Conference.

2023 Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

2022 Best Paper Award, AIAA SciTech Forum.

2022 Windows on Science Fellowship, United States Air Force of Scientific Research.

2012 Merit Award, American Physical Society Conference Assistance Scholarship.

2010 Melbourne International Research Scholarship, The University of Melbourne, Australia.

2007 Outstanding Student Performance Award, IIT Delhi, India.

2002 National Talent Science Scholarship, Central Board of Secondary Education, Govt. of India.

My Research Supervision

My current PhD students:

1. Zachary Tuten - Fluid-thermal-structure interactions on a complaint panel

2. Kaisar Al Shami - Natural convection around a heated cylinder

3. Akshay Kumar Nandhan - Oscillations in a compressible wake flow

4. Bikalpa Gurung Bomjan - Conical shock boundary layer interactions

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My Teaching

I currently teach the following courses:

1. ZEIT2500 Thermofluids

2. ZEIT3503 Aerodynamics

3. ZEIT3507 Applied Thermodynamics and Propulsion

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