This book presents selected papers presented in the Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD 2018), which was  jointly organized  by Aeronautical Development Agency (the nodal agency for the design and development of combat aircraft in India),  Gas-Turbine Research Establishment (responsible for design and development of gas turbine engines for military applications), and CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (involved in major aerospace programs in the country such as SARAS program, LCA, Space Launch Vehicles, Missiles and UAVs). It brings together experiences of aerodynamicists in India as well as abroad in Aerospace Vehicle Design, Gas Turbine Engines, Missiles and related areas. It is a useful volume for researchers, professionals and students interested in diversified areas of aerospace engineering.

Dr. S. Kishore Kumar is a DRDO fellow in the Gas and Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Associate Editor of Journal of Aerospace Sciences & Technologies of AeSI and Technical Adviser to National Design & Research Forum. He has previously served as Associate Director and Programme Director (GATET), GTRE. His areas of specialization include design & CFD analysis of Gas Turbine Engines, Optimization, mathematical modelling and dynamical systems. He has published 7 edited volumes and more than 100 research papers & Technical Reports. Dr. Indira Narayanaswamy is a Research Professor at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India. She has previously served as a scientist and Technology Director at Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore. Dr. Narayanaswamy's areas of specialization include CFD applications for Aerodynamic Shape Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), MDO for MAV design and Numerical Investigations on Supersonic Retro Propulsion (SRP). She has authored more than 150 research papers and Technical Reports. She is one of the Editors of the Proceedings of the 2nd National Conference on MDAO, published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, 2020. 

Dr. V. Ramesh is the Head of the CTFD Division in NAL, an AcSIR  Professor and the Secretary of the CFD Division of the Aeronautics Society of  India. His research interests are primarily in aerospace science and technology, and  includes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), mesh free methods, and computational aero-elasticity. He has authored more han 150 research publications and  reports.

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Dr. S. Kishore Kumar is a DRDO fellow in the Gas and Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Associate Editor of Journal of Aerospace Sciences & Technologies of AeSI and Technical Adviser to National Design & Research Forum. He has previously served as Associate Director and Programme Director (GATET), GTRE. His areas of specialization include design & CFD analysis of Gas Turbine Engines, Optimization, mathematical modelling and dynamical systems. He has published 7 edited volumes and more than 100 research papers & Technical Reports. Dr. Indira Narayanaswamy is a Research Professor at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India. She has previously served as a scientist and Technology Director at Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore. Dr. Narayanaswamy's areas of specialization include CFD applications for Aerodynamic Shape Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), MDO for MAV design and Numerical Investigations on Supersonic Retro Propulsion (SRP). She has authored more than 150 research papers and Technical Reports. She is one of the Editors of the Proceedings of the 2nd National Conference on MDAO, published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, 2020. Dr. V. Ramesh is the Head of the CTFD Division in NAL, an AcSIR Professor and the Secretary of the CFD Division of the Aeronautics Society of India. His research interests are primarily in aerospace science and technology, and includes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), mesh free methods, and computational aero-elasticity. He has authored more han 150 research publications and reports.