Ongoing Research Projects

Research Projects

1. Development of a Physics-Based Model to Predict the Soot Formation in Practical Flames Using Experimental Data of Soot
Particle Size Distribution Functions in a Series of Stretch-Stabilized Flat Flames

Role: PI

Agency: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India

Duration: 2 years

Grant: 35 lakhs (USD 43,000)

Status: To be started

2. Understanding and Predicting Soot Formation from Jet Fuels and their Biofuel Blends for Gas Turbine Engines

Role: PI

Agency: Aeronautical Research and Development Board (ARDB), India

Duration: 3 years

Grant: 169 lakhs (USD 205,000)

Status: Ongoing

3. Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition Studies in a Detonation Tube Facility

Role: PI

Agency: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India

Duration: 2 years

Grant: 30 lakhs (USD 43,000)

Status: Ongoing

4. NOx and Soot emissions from Biofuel-Blended Jet Fuels

Role: PI

Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India

Duration: 3 years

Grant: 64.02 lakhs (USD 77,132)

Status: Ongoing

5. Sensitizing Fuel-Oxidizer-Diluent Mixtures for Detonation Cycle Engines

Role: PI

Agency: Aeronautical Research and Development Board (ARDB), India

Duration: 3 years

Grant: 93.763 lakhs (USD 110,000)

Status: Ongoing

6. Turbulent Boundary Layer Combustion for Propulsion and Fire Science Applications: Theoretical, Experimental,

and Computational Studies

Role: PI

Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India

Duration: 2 years

Grant: 30 lakhs (USD 43,000)

Status: Completed

7. Sooting Characteristics of Conventional and Alternative Jet Fuels

Role: PI

Agency: DoRD, IIT Kanpur, India

Duration: 3 years

Grant: 25 lakhs (USD 36,000)

Status: Completed

8. Investigation of Combustion Characteristics of Carbon Coated Aluminum Nanoparticles

Role: Co-PI

Agency: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India

Duration: 3 years

Grant: 25 lacs (USD 36,000)

Status: Completed

9. Development of Detonation and Combustion Models for Metal Infused Explosives

Role: Co-PI

Agency: Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), DRDO, India

Duration: 3 years

Grant: 35 lakhs (USD 50,000)

Status: Completed

10. Development of an Axial Flow Turbine Test Rig

Role: Co-PI

Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India

Duration: 2 years

Grant: 24 lakhs (USD 35,000)

Status: Completed

Outreach

Reviewing Activities

Reviewer for Journals

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science (2015-present)
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (2017-present)
Journal of Fire Sciences (2017-present)
Fire Technology (2014-present)
International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (2014-present)
Combustion and Flame (2018-present)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2018-present)
Fire Safety Journal (2018-present)
Fuel (2018-present)
International Association For Fire Safety Science (2019-present)

ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications (2020-present)

Services / Peer Recognition

Session Chair, 38th International Symposium on Combustion, Adelaide, Australia, 2021

International Advisory Committee, 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Fluid and Thermal Sciences, Dubai, UAE, 2020

Member, Proulx and Magnusson Early Career Awards Committee, 13th IAFSS Symposium, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2020
Session Chair, 37th International Symposium on Combustion, Dublin, Ireland, 2018
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 2018-2020

Outreach Activities

Outreach to Women in Engineering and other groups
Location: College Park, MD
Description: Conducted laboratory tours, presentations on fire research, discussions on college education and more to women in engineering and other groups at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, 2013-2014.

Professional Memberships

The Combustion Institute, Member
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Member
International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), Member
International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), Member
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Member

Thesis Oral Board Committee

M.Tech. Thesis Oral Board Committee Member

[1] Mr. Gaurav Seth (14807242), “Prediction Of Post Detonation Evolution Of Flow Parameters For Non-Ideal Explosives.” 2019.

[2] Mr. Parneeth Lokini (16101024), “Study of Emissions in an Atmospheric Pressure Gas Turbine Combustor Rig.” 2018.

[3] Pooja Nema (16101027), “Investigation of Stagnation Point Reverse Flow Slinger Combustor." 2018.

[4] Boomadevi (16101007), “Investigation Analysis of Infrared Signature from the aircraft plume for various Nozzle Configurations.” 2018.