Fluid-structure interaction (FSI)
Associate Professor,
NTNU, Norway.
Waterpower Laboratory,
Alfred Getz vei 4, 7491 Trondheim, Norway.
Email: chirag.trivedi@ntnu.no
The Fluid–Structure Interaction (FSI) group at NTNU advances the science and engineering of hydraulic turbines through integrated experimental and high‑fidelity numerical research. We focus on understanding and predicting dynamic loading, fatigue, cavitation, and fluid‑induced vibrations under flexible operating conditions.
The research group, dedicated to the field of hydropower, is driven by a mission "clean energy for all", and the activities are aimed to contribute United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 4, 7, 9 and 13.
Core research areas
Advancing next-generation hydropower technology
- Flexible operation
- Fatigue loading
- Rotor-stator interaction
- Start-stop
- Energy storage
- Pump mode operation
- Cavitation
- Booster pump and thruster
- Boundary layer
- Vortex induced vibrations
- Hydrodynamic damping
- Fluid-structure interaction
Education and students
Education and knowledge sharing are fundamental aspects of our research group, aligning with UN SDG 4: Quality Education. We incorporate real-time research cases into our courses, enabling students to engage with state-of-the-art knowledge in their respective fields. This approach not only enhances their learning experience but also supports their career development.
- LHA Gans, 2024, Design study of a reversible lobe pump-turbine for low-head seawater pumped hydro storage applications, PhD thesis, NTNU, Norway.
Research projects
Store2hydro is Horizon Europe financed project aims to develop novel long-term electricity storage technologies for flexible hydropower. The project focuses on reversible pump-turbine type hydroelectric plants.
RenewHydro is a large research center in NTNU focusing on conducting research in the field of hydropower. Our group is focusing on design and development of the reversible pump-turbine for retrofitted hydroelectric plants.
Boundary layer is the research project focusing investigation of fluid-structure interaction and boundary layer during resonance. The focus is how hydrodynamic damping and boundary layer reacts to the resonance condition.
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