Sally Bane
Degrees
M.S., California Institute of Technology, Aeronautics, 2005
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Aeronautics, 2010
Contact
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045
Interests
- nano-second repetitively pulsed (NRP) plasmas - generation and spectroscopic measurements
- plasma-assisted ignition (PAI) and combustion (PAC)
- plasma control of high-speed flows, shock wave/boundary layer interaction
2. Physics of supersonic and hypersonic turbulent flows and passive and active flow control
3. Optical methods for high-speed flow and combustion visualization and measurement
- PIV, BOS, schlieren image velocimetry (SIV)
- numerical tools for optical system modeling and design
- ignition
- detonations and flame acceleration
- rotating detonation engines
Research Areas
Publications
Selected Journal Publications
Full list of publications at Google Scholar
B.-S. Chen, A.L. Garner, and S. Bane. Numerical Analysis of a Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Plasma-Assisted Counterflow Diffusion Flame, Journal of Applied Physics 133, 203302 (16pp), 2023. Editor's Pick
P. Anand, J. Zhang, L.K. Rajendran, S. Bane, and P.P. Vlachos. Quantifying Numerical Uncertainty in Background-Oriented Schlieren, Experiments in Fluids 65(1) (8pp), 2024.
K. Patel, A. Saha, T. Zhou, T.R. Meyer, S. Bane and A. Satija. Spectrally Filtered ps-ns Emission Dynamics of Atmospheric-Pressure Nanosecond Pulsed Plasmas, Applied Physics Letters 120, 014101 (7pp), 2022. Editor's Pick
X. Wang, A. Patel, S. Bane and A. Shashurin. Experimental Study of Atmospheric Pressure Single-Pulse Nanosecond Discharge in Pin-to-Pin Configuration, Journal of Applied Physics 130, 103303 (16pp), 2021.
L. Rajendran, S. Bhattacharya, S.P.M. Bane and P.P. Vlachos, Meta-Uncertainty for Particle Image Velocimetry, Measurement Science and Technology 32(10), 104002 (16pp), 2021.
B. Singh, L. Rajendran, P.P. Vlachos and S.P.M. Bane, Shock Generated Vorticity in Spark Discharges, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 54(31), 315202 (9pp), 2021.
B. Singh, L. Rajendran, P.P. Vlachos and S.P.M. Bane, Shock Generated Vorticity in Spark Discharges, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 54(31), 315202 (9pp), 2021.
B. Singh, L.K. Rajendran, J. Zhang, P. Vlachos and S.P.M. Bane, Vortex Rings Drive Entrainment and Cooling in Flow Induced by a Spark Discharge, Physical Review Fluids, 5, 114501 (14pp), 2020.
B. Singh, L.K. Rajendran, P. Vlachos and S.P.M. Bane, Two Regime Cooling in Flow Induced by a Spark Discharge, Physical Review Fluids 5, 014501 (19pp), 2020. Editor's Suggestion
L.K. Rajendran, J. Zhang, S. Bhattacharya, S.P.M. Bane and P. Vlachos, Uncertainty Quantification in Density Estimation from Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) Measurements, Measurement Science and Technology 31(5), 054002 (15pp), 2020. Invited Article
A. Mbugua, A. Satija, R.P. Lucht and S.P.M. Bane, Ignition and Combustion Characterization of Single Nitromethane and Isopropyl Nitrate Monopropellant Droplets Under High-Temperature and Quasi-Steady Conditions, Combustion and Flame 212, pp. 295-308, 2020.
L.K. Rajendran, S.P.M. Bane and P.P. Vlachos, Dot-Tracking Methodology for Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS), Experiments in Fluids 60, 162 (13pp), 2019.
L..K. Rajendran, S.P.M. Bane and P.P. Vlachos, PIV/BOS Synthetic Image Generation in Variable Density Environments for Error Analysis and Experiment Design, Measurement Science and Technology 30(8), 085302 (9pp), 2019.
B.-S. Chen, A.L. Garner and S.P.M. Bane, Simulation of Flame Speed Enhancement of a Hydrocarbon Flame with a Microwave Field, Combustion and Flame 207, pp. 250-264, 2019.
P. Bangalore Venkatesh*, S.E. Meyer, S.P.M. Bane and M.C. Grubelich, Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Pre-Mixed Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen and Nitrogen Tetroxide-Fuel Mixtures for Pulsed/Detonative Propulsion System, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 35(5), pp. 944-952, 2019.
B. Singh, L.K. Rajendran, M. Giarra, P. Vlachos and S.P.M. Bane, Measurement of the Flow Field Induced by a Spark Plasma Using Particle Image Velocimetry, Experiments in Fluids 59, 179 (15pp), 2018.
X. Wang, P. Stockett, R. Jagannath, S.P.M. Bane and A. Shashurin, Time-Resolved Measurements of Electron Density in Nanosecond Pulsed Plasmas Using Microwave Scattering, Plasma Sources Science and Technology 27, 07LT02 (5pp), 2018.
S.P.M. Bane, J.L. Ziegler and J.E. Shepherd, Investigation of the Effect of Electrode Geometry on Spark Ignition, Combustion and Flame 162(2), pp. 462-469, 2015.
Conference Proceedings, Presentations, Invited Lectures
SMost Recent Conference Papers
Full list of publications at Google Scholar
T. Zhou, J. Gaskins, S. Swaine, S. Bane, J. Poggie and G. Blaisdell, High Magnification Telecentric Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) and its Application to a Supersonic Turbulent Boundary Layer, Paper 2023-2437 (16 pages), AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, January 23-27, 2023.
K. Patel, A. Saha, A. Satija, T. Meyer and S. Bane, Single-Shot Time-Resolved Thermometry of Atmospheric-Pressure Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Discharges, Paper 2023-2383 (8 pages), AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, January 23-27, 2023.
A. Anilkumar, P. Gajjar, T, Zhou, and S. Bane, Influence of Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed (NRP) Plasma Discharges on Atmospheric Pressure Premixed Swirl Stabilized Methane-Air Flames, Paper 2024-0599 (16 pages), AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 8-12, 2024.
T. Zhou, J. Gaskins, J. Poggie, G. Blaisdell, and S. Bane, Quantitative Comparison between Telecentric Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) and Computational Results of a Supersonic Turbulent Boundary Layer, Paper 2024-2126 (16 pages), AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 8-12, 2024.
C. Moy, T. Zhou, and S. Bane, Investigation of Turbulent Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interaction Control Using Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Plasmas, Paper 2024-1513 (17 pages), AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 8-12, 2024.
E. Nicotra, C. Moy, D.G. Ritchie, T. Zhou, S. Bane and J.S. Jewell, Plasma Perturbations on an Oberkampf Geometry in Quiet Mach 6 Flow, Paper 2024-1519 (15 pages), AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 8-12, 2024.
J. Crosmer, T. Zhou, K. Boes, M. Slipchenko, G. Paniagua, S. Bane, and T. Meyer, Characterization of Uncertainty in FLEET Velocimetry for High-Speed Flows, Paper 2024-2325 (7 pagesAIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 8-12, 2024.
S. Bane, A. Anilkumar, P. Shenai, F. Junus, S. Brophy, J. Chen, P. Vlachos, A. Akhras, and G. Takahashi, Integration of Virtual and Physical Labs for Fluid Dynamics Education, Paper 2024-0920 (15 pages), AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 8-12, 2024.