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Email

rahul.deshpande@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Fellow
Office of the DVC Research
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
ORCID

0000-0003-2777-2919

Dr Rahul Deshpande

Honorary Fellow
Office of the DVC Research

34 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Internal boundary layer development due to impulsive changes in spanwise wall velocity
    DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3173/1/012002
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Upstream history quantification and scale-decomposed energy analysis for weak-to-strong adverse-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2025.110004
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The effect of pressure gradient history on inter-scale interactions in high-Reynolds number turbulent boundary layers
    DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3173/1/012013
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Defining the mean turbulent boundary layer thickness based on streamwise velocity skewness
    DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2025.10711
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Unravelling Mysteries of Flow-Induced Noise and Drag Experienced by High-Speed Transportation Systems
  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    Reynolds Number, Roughness and Pressure Gradient Effects for Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction in Wall Turbulence
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Towards Practically Deployable Drag Reduction Strategies for High-Speed Transportation
Rahul Deshpande

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Investigation of turbulent/non-turbulent interfaces in high Reynolds number adverse pressure gradient boundary layers
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2025.109815
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Response of a turbulent boundary layer to steady, square-wave-type transverse wall-forcing
    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.10.064607
  • 2025

    Journal article

    High-fidelity simultaneous measurements of velocity and temperature fluctuations using a dual-wire sensor within thermal boundary layers
    DOI: 10.1088/1361-6501/adc9d4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Experimental characterisation of Kelvin-Helmholtz rollers over riblet surfaces
    DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2025.306
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Active and inactive contributions to the wall pressure and wall-shear stress in turbulent boundary layers
    DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2024.1218
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Turbulent/Non-turbulent Interface in High Reynolds Number Pressure Gradient Boundary Layers
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-78151-3_1

RECENT PROJECTS

  • Research Grant

    Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction for Practical Flow Conditions

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