Combustion and Propulsion Laboratory
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
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“The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel”
-Claude Bernard
Group Members
Principal Investigator
Professor Ajay V. Singh
Education:
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Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, USA (2015)
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M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2008)
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B.Tech., U.P. Technical University, Lucknow, India (2006)
Ph.D. Students
Abhinandan Singh
Education:
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M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2020)
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B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala, India (2016)
Research Interest: Boundary Layer Combustion, Fire Science, Flame Spread, Combustion and Reacting Flows
Current Position: PhD Student, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
Ranjay Kumar Singh
Education:
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M.E., Space Engineering and Rocketry, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India (2017)
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B.Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Aeronautical Society of India, New Delhi, India (2014)
Research Interest: Detonation-based Engines, High-Speed Propulsion Systems, Futuristic Propulsion Systems, Detonations, Jet Fuel Combustion Chemistry
Current Position: PhD Student, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
MS by Research (MSR) Students
Abhinandan Singh
Education:
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M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2020)
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B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala, India (2016)
Research Interest: Boundary Layer Combustion, Fire Science, Flame Spread, Combustion and Reacting Flows
Current Position: PhD Student, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
M.Tech. Students
Shweta Sanjay Patil
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2022)
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B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Nagpur, India (2018)
Research Interest: Combustion and Reacting Flows, Soot Formation and Oxidation, Gas Turbine Emissions, Flame Synthesis
Jenishkumar Pareshbhai Kodinariya
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2022)
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B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, India (2019)
Research Interest: Detonations and Explosion Physics, High-speed Propulsion Systems
Anil Kumar Jat
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2022)
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B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, India (2019)
Research Interest: Fire Science, Fire Dynamics, Boundary Layer Combustion
Ayush Verma
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2022)
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B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University,
Lucknow, India (2018)
Research Interest: Fire Science, Fire Dynamics, Boundary-Layer Diffusion Flames
Abhisekh Patro
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2022)
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B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Amity University, Noida, India (2018)
Research Interest: Soot Formation and Oxidation, Gas Turbine Emissions
M.S. Karthikeyan Iyer
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2021)
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B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Sastra University, Thanjavur, India (2019)
Research Interest: Detonation-based Engines, Detonations, Combustion and Reacting Flows, Jet Fuel Combustion Chemistry
Ashlesh Dahake
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2021)
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B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, SGGS Institute of Technology, Nanded, India (2019)
Research Interest: Detonation-based Engines, Detonations, Combustion and Reacting Flows, Jet Fuel Combustion Chemistry
Saurav Kumar
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2021)
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B.Tech., School of Aeronautics, Neemrana (Rajasthan), India (2018)
Research Interest: Fire Science, Boundary-Layer Combustion, Fire Dynamics
Amit Deo Pandey
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2021)
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B.Tech., NIT Jamshedpur, Mechanical Engineering, India (2016)
Research Interest: Soot Diagnostics, Soot Formation and Oxidation
D Santosh Kumar
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2020)
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B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati, India (2010)
Research Interest: Detonations, Detonation-based Engines, Combustion and Reacting Flows
Current Position: Engineering Officer, Indian Air Force
Kiran Ivin
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2020)
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B.Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Infant Jesus College of Engineering, Anna University, India (2009)
Research Interest: Detonations, Detonation-based Engines, Combustion and Reacting Flows
Current Position: Engineering Officer, Indian Air Force
Akash J. Malaviya
Education:
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M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2020)
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B.Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad (Gujarat), India (2017)
Research Interest: Turbulent Boundary Layer Combustion, Fire Dynamics, Combustion and Reacting Flows
Current Position: Research Engineer, Rolls Royce plc
B.Tech. Students
Tarundeep Singh Gill
Education:
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B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2019)
Research Interest: Detonation-based Engines, Detonations, Combustion and Reacting Flows
Rishabh Chaturvedi
Education:
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B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2019)
Research Interest: Detonation-based Engines, Detonations, Combustion and Reacting Flows
Aditya Katara
Education:
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B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2019)
Research Interest: Stagnation Flames, Soot Formation and Oxidation, Gas Turbine Engine Emissions