Professional Summary
Dr. Panchal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Cincinnati. He received his B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2014. He then joined the Georgia Institute of Technology to pursue graduate studies, earning an MS in computational science and engineering in 2020 and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering in 2022. He worked as a research engineer at Georgia Tech before joining the University of Cincinnati in 2026. His research focuses on multiphase and multiscale modeling of turbulent reactive flows, and he is interested in developing novel computational approaches for high-fidelity and reduced-order modeling.
Education
B.Tech.: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2014 (Aerospace Engineering)
M. Tech: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2014 (Aerospace Engineering)
MS: Georgia Institute of Technology 2020 (Computational Science and Engineering)
Ph.D.: Georgia Institute of Technology 2022 (Aerospace Engineering)
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Panchal A.; Menon S. (07-11-2025. ) Numerical characterization of postdetonation reshock driven mixing in explosions.Physical Review Fluids, , 10 (7 ) , More Information
Panchal A.; Ranjan R.; Menon S. (06-03-2019. ) A Comparison of Finite-Rate Kinetics and Flamelet-Generated Manifold Using a Multiscale Modeling Fra.Combustion Science and Technology, , 191 (5-6 ) ,921-955 More Information
Panchal A.; Menon S. (08-15-2021. ) A hybrid Eulerian-Eulerian/Eulerian-Lagrangian method for dense-to-dilute dispersed phase flows.Journal of Computational Physics, , 439 , More Information
Lee S.; Panchal A.; Menon S. (06-01-2022. ) Effects of Dense Inert Particle Loading in Shocked Energetic Materials.Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, , 47 (6 ) , More Information
Panchal A.; Menon S. (06-01-2022. ) Large eddy simulation of fuel sensitivity in a realistic spray combustor I. Near blowout analysis.Combustion and Flame, , 240 , More Information
Panchal A.; Menon S. (06-01-2022. ) Large eddy simulation of fuel sensitivity in a realistic spray combustor II. Lean blowout analysis.Combustion and Flame, , 240 , More Information
Salvadori M.; Panchal A.; Menon S. (01-01-2023. ) Simulation of liquid droplets combustion in a rotating detonation engine.Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, , 39 (3 ) ,3063-3072 More Information
Panchal A.; Bryngelson S.H.; Menon S. (02-15-2023. ) A seven-equation diffused interface method for resolved multiphase flows.Journal of Computational Physics, , 475 , More Information
Salvadori M.; Panchal A.; Menon S. (01-01-2023. ) Numerical Study of Spray Combustion Effects on Detonation Propagation.AIAA Journal, , 61 (12 ) ,5347-5364 More Information
Salvadori M.; Panchal A.; Menon S. (04-01-2024. ) Simulation of wave mode switching in a rotating detonation engine with gaseous and liquid fuel.Aerospace Science and Technology, , 147 , More Information