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Venkatesh Pulletikurthi

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2016

Publications

30

Citations

157

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
AI-generated

Venkatesh Pulletikurthi works on fluid dynamics, studying how air and water flow behaves in turbulent (chaotic, swirling) conditions using experimental measurement techniques and computer simulations. Their work spans wind turbine performance and wake effects, turbulent flow over rough or textured surfaces, and applied topics like filter design for virus protection, anti-biofouling coatings, and using flow-analysis methods for brain tumor detection. Overall, this research combines core fluid mechanics with practical engineering applications in renewable energy, environmental health, and biomedical imaging.

Turbulent and wake flow dynamicsWind turbine aerodynamics and performanceFlow measurement and simulation methods (PIV, DNS, spectral methods)Applied flow physics (filtration, coatings, biomedical imaging)Boundary layer and channel flow at varying speeds

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade, with a small dip in 2022 and 2025 but a marked increase in output expected for 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
172018: 5 publications5182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 4 publications24252026: 5 publications526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×7
  • Physics of Fluids×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
  • Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy×2
  • Scientific Reports×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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