Publications
Submitted / Under review
D. K. Nathawani and M. Knepley. “A one-dimensional mathematical model for shear-induced droplet formation in co-flowing fluids”. In: arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.01308 (2023) [pdf]
Peer-reviewed papers
D. K. Nathawani and M. G. Knepley. “Droplet formation simulation using mixed finite elements”. In: Physics of Fluids 34.6 (2022), p. 064105. doi: 10.1063/5.0089752. [pdf]
Conference Proceedings
G. Georgalis, D. Nathawani, M. Knepley, and A. Patra. “Uncertainty Quantification of Shear-induced Paraffin Droplet Pinch-off in Hybrid Rocket Motors”. In: AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum. 2024, p. 1021. D. K. Nathawani and M. G. Knepley. “Simulating paraffin wax droplets using mixed finite element method”. In: International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD 11). 2022. [pdf] V. Joshi, D. K. Nathawani, and F. Battaglia. “Impact of a diffuser on solar chimney power plant output”.
Published Thesis
D. K. Nathawani. “Droplet Formation: One-Dimensional Mathematical Model and Computations”. PhD thesis. State University of New York at Buffalo, 2023. D. K. Nathawani. “Computational Analysis and Design Exploration of Solar Updraft Towers”. MS Thesis. State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019.