renga

• Under-graduate courses
  • Process Calculations
  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Continuum Mechanics and Transport Phenomena
  • Fluid and Particle Mechanics

• Post-graduate courses
  • Transport Phenomena
  • Process Analysis and Simulation

• NPTEL course
  • Continuum Mechanics and Transport Phenomena

Research Areas

• Hydrodynamics of multiphase systems
• CO2 capture using solid sorbents
• Analysis of gasification processes
• Inertial microfluidics
• Paper based microfluidics

Current Ph. D. students

• Jai Ganesh (Jointly with Dr. S. Pushpavanam)
• Rajesh Choudhary (Jointly with Dr. A. Kannan)
• Chintala Tirupathi Naidu
• Yalla Eswararao (Jointly with Dr. S. Pushpavanam)

Current M.S. student

• Mohit Shah (Jointly with Dr. S. Pushpavanam)
  

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Past Ph. D. students

• Akash Choudhary (Jointly with Dr. S. Pushpavanam)
• T.Krishnaveni (Jointly with Dr. S. Pushpavanam)
• Rahul Trivedi (Jointly with Dr. K. Krishnaiah)
• S.Sam David (Jointly with Dr. K. Krishnaiah)
• K.Nagarajan (Jointly with Dr. K. Krishnaiah)

Past M.S. student

• Aditya Prajapati (Jointly with Dr. K. Krishnaiah)

1. Hydrodynamic and Liquid Phase Mixing Studies in a Slurry Bubble Column, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Rs. 82.5 Lakhs, Apr 2021 – Apr 2023 (Co-PI : Dr. S. Pushpavanam)
2. AMR and Pollutants: Interactive Studies and Novel Sensor Technologies, DST, NERC (UK), EPSRC (UK), Rs. 268.2 Lakhs, Mar 2018 – Aug 2021, (Co-PIs : Dr. S. Pushpavanam, Dr. R. Ravi Krishna, Dr. Indumathi M. Nambi, Dr. V. Raghavendra Sai, Dr. Gargi Singh)
3. Development and Testing of Portable Kiln of 1 tonne Capacity for Charcoal Production from Prosopis juliflora, DST, 20.0 Lakhs, May 2019– Nov 2021 (PI : Dr. Abhijit P Deshpande, Co-PI : Dr. S. M. Shiva Nagendra)
4. Development of Dry Slag Granulation Technology and Energy Recovery System for Blast Furnace Slag for Producing Clinker Compatible Product, Ministry of Steel, 84.4 Lakhs, Mar 2016 – Mar 2020 (PI : Dr. S. Pushpavanam, Co-PIs: Dr. Ajay Kumar Shukla, Dr. Sabita Sarkar)
5. Development of Technology for Clinker Production through Dry Granulation of BF Slag and Energy Recovery, JSW Steel Limited, 15.0 Lakhs, Sep 2015 – Sep 2018 (PI : Dr. S. Pushpavanam, Co-PIs: Dr. Ajay Kumar Shukla, Dr. Sabita Sarkar)
6. Design of Chlorine -di-oxide Generator, Vasu Chemical Industries, 5.73 Lakhs, Mar 2015 – Apr 2016 (Co-PI: Dr. K. Krishnaiah)
7. Studies on pyrolysis of Prosopis juliflora, RUTAG, IIT Madras, 1.0 Lakh, Oct 2011 – Sep 2015 (Co-PI: Dr. K. Krishnaiah)
8. Dynamic Modelling of a Fluidized Bed Gasifier, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Hyderabad, 17.2 Lakhs, Oct 2011 – Mar 2013 (Co-PI : Dr. S. Pushpavanam)
9. Development of Simulators and Optimizer for Plasma Enhanced Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant, Korea Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea, 59.1 Lakhs, May 2010 - Dec 2012, (Co-PI : Dr. S. Pushpavanam)
10. Spray Drying of Potassium Flouride, Tanfac Industries Limited, Cuddalore, 0.55 Lakh, Mar 2011, (Co-PI: Dr. K. Krishnaiah)