Dr. Ravi K. Bompelly is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ecole Centrale School of Engineering. His research interests are in the areas of combustion, propulsion, clean energy, and fluid mechanics. He has about five years of experience in designing advanced gas turbine engines for the power/aviation industry.

• Ph.D. – Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA – 2012

• M.S. – Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA – 2008

• B.Tech & M.Tech (Dual Degree) – Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India – 2006

• Bompelly, R. K. and Seitzman, J. (2024) ‘Lean Blowout Proximity Sensing in a Low Emission Liquid-Fueled Combustor’, Combustion Science and Technology, pp. 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/00102202.2024.2372433

• Bompelly, R., Ponduri, SPK, Maddila, S, “Vortex Breakdown and Recirculation Bubble Formation in Counter Swirl Flows” Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, Vol. 3B, p. V03BT04A022, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2021-60005

• Bompelly, R., Seitzman, J., “Robust Lean Blowout Sensing for Turbine Engine Combustors” Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, Vol 3, p. 445-455, (2011). https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2011-46702
• Bompelly, R., Seitzman, J., “Static Stability Margin Sensing in a LDI Turbine Engine Combustor at Elevated Pressure” 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, p. 514, Paper AIAA 2011-514, (2011). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2011-514

• Bompelly, R., Periagaram, K., Lieuwen, T., Seitzman, J., “Static Stability Margin Sensing in a Lean Direct Injection (LDI) Turbine Engine Combustor” 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, P. 0193, Paper AIAA 2010- 0193, (2010). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-193

Presentations

• Seitzman, J., Lieuwen, T., Crawford, J., Bompelly, R., “Detection and Control of Instabilities and Blowoff for Low Emissions Combustors” NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program Technical Conference, 2012, Cleveland, OH.

• Seitzman, J., Lieuwen, T., Crawford, J., Bompelly, R., “Detection and Control of Instabilities and Blowoff for Low Emission Combustors” NASA GRC Propulsion Controls and Diagnostics (PCD) Workshop, 2009, Cleveland, OH.

• Seitzman, J., Lieuwen, T., Crawford, J., Bompelly, R., “Detection and Control of Static and Dynamic Combustor Instability” NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program Annual Meeting, 2008, Atlanta, GA.

• Mahindra University, Assistant Professor – 2018 – present

• GE Aviation, Bangalore, India, Lead Engineer – 2014-2018

• TAO Sustainable Power Solutions, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, Combustion Engineer – 2012-2013

• Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2006-2012.

Research Areas
Gas turbine combustion, Combustion Instabilities, Emissions, Laser Flow Diagnostics, Experimental Testing and CFD modeling, Turbine Aerodynamics

Sponsored Research Projects

• Design optimization of turbine nozzle guide vane three dimensional airfoils, Sponsored by Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB), Role: Principal investigator, INR 48.18 lakhs, 2023.
• Investigation and Development of Physics Informed Neural Networks for Analysis of Complex Fluid Dynamics phenomena, Sponsored by Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB), Role: Co-PI, INR 25 Lacs, 2022.
• Detection and Control of Instabilities and Blowout for Low Emission Combustors, Sponsored by NASA Glenn Research Center, OH, USA, 2007-2012.

Awards

• Secured national 8^thrank in the entrance test (GATE) for admission to masters in engineering programs in India, 2004
• Ranked in the top 1% in the entrance test (IIT-JEE) for admission to undergraduate programs in Indian Institute of Technologies, 2001
• Pratibha scholarship by the state of Andhra Pradesh, India for academic excellence (2002-2005)