Kishan Bellur

Contact

bellurkn@ucmail.uc.edu
513-556-7483

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, CEAs-Mechanical Engineering

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Biography

Kishan Bellur received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2013. He then briefly worked as a hydraulics engineer at The Raymond Corp. in Greene, NY before starting graduate school at Michigan Tech. He received an MS in 2016 and PhD in August 2018, both in Mechanical Engineering. His research is focused on liquid-vapor phase change and investigations into the kinetic theory models describing the same. In addition to interfacial transport, he is interested in modeling and visualization of fluid physics phenomena at (1) micro-/nano- scales, (2) cryogenic temperatures and (3) reduced-gravity. His other research interests lie in investigation of water transport through ionomer membranes in PEM fuel cells and development of novel visualization/characterization techniques (neutron imaging, interferometry, SANS, SPR microscopy and ellipsometry). He was the recipient of a $200K graduate student grant funded by NASA that aims to analyze microgravity fluid physics experimental data and investigate fundamental assumptions made in kinetic theory. He has given numerous conference presentations, authored 7 publications and has many fellowships and awards to his credit. He is also passionate about teaching emphasizing on "hands-on" active learning, data analysis and communication and integrated thermo-fluid sciences. In his spare time, he likes to sample new cuisines and explore the outdoors.

Research Interests

Micro-scale Thermophysics
Interfacial Transport
Capillary Phenomena
Cryogenics
Neutron Imaging
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Scientific Computing

Recent Publications

K. Bellur, E. F. Médici, J. Hermanson, C. K. Choi and J. S. Allen, “Determining solid-fluid interface temperature distribution during phase change of cryogenic propellants using transient thermal modeling”, Cryogenics, Vol 91, pp. 103-111, 2018.
K. Bellur, D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, J. M. LaManna, E. F. Médici, J. Hermanson, J. S. Allen, and C. K. Choi.“ Neutron attenuation analysis of cryogenic propellants”, Journal of Heat Transfer, 140(3), 2018.
K. Bellur, V. Konduru, E. F. Médici, D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, J. M. LaManna, J. S. Allen, and C. K. Choi.“ Visualization of the Evaporation/Condensation Phenomena in Cryogenic Propellants”, Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 23(1-2), pp. 137-156, 2017.
V. Konduru, K. Bellur, E. F. Médici, J. S. Allen, C.K Choi, D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, J. Leão, J. McQuillen, J. Hermanson, A. Tamilarasan, “Examining Liquid Hydrogen Wettability using Neutron Imaging”, Journal of Heat Transfer, 138(8), 2016.
K. Bellur, E. F. Médici, M. Kulshreshtha, V. Konduru, D. Tyrewala, A. Tamilarasan, J. McQuillen, J. Leão, D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, J. Scherschligt, J. Hermanson, C. K. Choi, J. S. Allen, “A new experiment for investigating evaporation and condensation of cryogenic propellants”, Cryogenics, Vol 74, pp. 131-137, 2016.
K. Bellur, V. Konduru, M. Kulshreshta, D. Tyrewala, E. F. Médici, J. S. Allen, C.K. Choi, D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, J. Leão, J. McQuillen, J. Hermanson and A. Tamilarasan, “Contact Angle Measurement of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) in Stainless Steel and Aluminum Cells”, Journal of Heat Transfer, 138(2), 2016.
K. Bellur, E. F. Médici, J. S. Allen, C.K. Choi, J. Hermanson, A. Tamilarasan, D. S. Hussey, D. L. Jacobson, J. Leão, and J. McQuillen, “Neutron Radiography of Condensation and Evaporation of Hydrogen in a Cryogenic Condition”, Journal of Heat Transfer, 137(8), 2015.

Funding

K. Bellur and J. S. Allen, “Testing the equivalence of evaporation and condensation coefficients using the Constrained Vapor Bubble (CVB) data from ISS experiments”, NASA Physical Sciences Informatics. Two year budget (2018-2020) : $197,580

Teaching Experience

Summer Youth Program Instructor at Michigan Tech
06/2018
Developed and taught a 1 week “hands-on” course on rocket propulsion

Instructor at Michigan Tech
01/2019 – Present
Primary instructor for a 4 credit, 3 rd year undergraduate class on “internal flow”, combining concepts from both fluid mechanics (control volume theory) and heat transfer (conduction and convection).