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Ganesh Vijayakumar's expertise is in atmospheric boundary layers, wind turbine aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, and turbulence modeling. At NLR, Vijayakumar's research focuses on developing the next generation of wind farm modeling tools by tightly coupling Nalu to FAST v8 for both actuator line methods and blade-resolved simulations and analyzing the effect of high-order discretizations in computational fluid dynamics on wake prediction.
Research Interests
Atmospheric boundary layers
Wind turbine aerodynamics
Computational fluid dynamics
Turbulence modeling
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Influence of Numerical Modeling Approaches on Damped Behavior of Flexible Beams: Preprint
Porter, J., Slaughter, D., Vijayakumar, G. & Murray, R., 2026. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Numerical Simulation of Vortex-Induced Vibration Response of a Single IEA 10-MW Wind Turbine Blade: Article No. 104537
Fu, X., Vijayakumar, G., Lee, B. & Sprague, M., 2026, In: Journal of Fluids and Structures. 143, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AMR-Wind: A Performance-Portable, High-Fidelity Flow Solver for Wind Farm Simulations: Article No. e70010
Kuhn, M., Henry de Frahan, M., Mohan, P., Deskos, G., Churchfield, M., Cheung, L., Sharma, A., Almgren, A., Ananthan, S., Brazell, M., Martinez-Tossas, L., Thedin, R., Rood, J., Sakievich, P., Vijayakumar, G., Zhang, W. & Sprague, M., 2025, In: Wind Energy. 28, 5, 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus Citations -
Assessment and Improvement of the SST-Gamma Transition Model in Nalu-Wind
Lee, B., Vijayakumar, G. & Sprague, M., 2025, In: Journal of Aircraft. 43 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Freestream Turbulence Effects on Unsteady Wind Turbine Loads and Wakes: An IDDES Study: Article No. 106211
Bidadi, S., Vijayakumar, G., Lee, B. & Sprague, M., 2025, In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 267, 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus Citations