Dr. Shaon Talukdar
Teaching Assistant Professor
Contact
- 276 Hardaway Hall
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama, 2025
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, 2016
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, 2013
I investigate rotating detonation combustors (RDCs) as high-efficiency, pressure-gain combustion (PGC) devices for gas turbines, focusing on flow dynamics, wave stability, and nozzle design optimization. My work has demonstrated that rapid-to-gradual (RTG) nozzle geometries can significantly enhance RDC operational stability and performance compared to conventional converging nozzles. The overarching goal of my research is to accelerate the transition toward zero-carbon, high-efficiency energy systems by integrating advanced combustion concepts, renewable heat sources, and machine learning–assisted modeling tools.
Affiliated Areas
Mechanical Engineering
Selected Publications
- Shaon Talukdar, Dalton Langner, Apurav Gupta, Ajay K Agrawal, “Flow and Performance Characterization of Rotating Detonation Combustor Integrated with Various Convergent Nozzles”, AIAA Journal, 2024.
- Piyush Raj, Shaon Talukdar, Joseph Meadows, Ajay K Agrawal, “Performance Evaluation of Different Rotating Detonation Combustor Designs Using Simulations and Experiments”, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 146 (4), 041012.
- Shaon Talukdar, Dalton Langner, Apurav Gupta, Ajay K Agrawal, “ Performance characteristics of a rotating detonation combustor exiting into a pressurized plenum to simulate gas turbine inlet,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 146 (4), 041015.
- Piyush Raj, Shaon Talukdar, Joseph Meadows, Dalton Langner, Apurav Gupta, Ajay K Agrawal, “Validation of rotating detonation combustor computational fluid dynamics simulations for predicting unsteady supersonic–subsonic flow field at the exit”, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 146 (4), 041012.
- MA Aziz, MIH Khan, HMM Afroz, MM Hossain, S Talukdar, MAA Masud, “The development and performance evaluation of an alternative energy-based hybrid cold storage system,” Journal of Cleaner Production 434, 140394.
- S Talukdar*, HMM Afroz, MA Hossain, MA Aziz, MM Hossain, “Heat transfer enhancement of charging and discharging of phase change materials and size optimization of a latent thermal energy storage system for solar cold storage application,”Journal of Energy Storage 24, 100797.
- S Mazumder, HMM Afroz, MA Hossain, A Miyara, S Talukdar*, “Study of in-tube condensation heat transfer of zeotropic R32/R1234ze (E) mixture refrigerants,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 169, 120859.
Awards and Honors
- Graduate Council Fellow, The University of Alabama (2019-2020)
- ASME Gas Turbine Division Scholarship (2023-2024)
- Community Engagement Fellowship, The University of Alabama (2023-2024)