Lecturer
Office: 263 Fluor Daniel Building
Phone: (864) 656-
Fax: (864) 656-4435
Email: skala@clemson.edu
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 2023
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 2019
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India, 2015
Research Interests
Aerosol Science, Particle/Droplet Sizing, Spray Analysis, Multiphase Flow Modeling, Phase change modeling
Selected Publications
Kala, J.R. Saylor, “The effect of relative humidity on deposition pattern in inertial impactors: The role of particle elasticity and surface attraction”. Powder Technology 428, 118798 (2023)
Kala, J.R. Saylor, “Factors affecting the diameter of ring-shaped deposition patterns in inertial impactors having small S/W ratios”. Aerosol Science and Technology 56 (3), 234-246 (2022)
Saylor,
S. Kala, “Mechanisms affecting ring-shaped particle deposition patterns in an inertial impactor”. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, P27. 001 (2021)
Kala, J.R. Saylor, “Effect of relative humidity on particle bounce in inertial impactors”. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, P27. 002 (2021)
Han,
S. Kala, S. Yan, J. Palacios, “Partial melting time model verification of a levitated ice particle”. Cold Regions Science and Technology 173, 103013 (2020)
Kala, J.R. Saylor, “On the Role of Particle Rebound in Halo Formation in Particle Impactors”. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, A37. 005 (2019)
Y. Han,
S. Kala, S. Yan, J. Palacios, “Partially Melting of a Suspended Ice Particle under Forced Advection-Diffusion”. Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, 4221 (2018)
