Department of Chemical Engineering

renga

Dr. Renganathan T


 

Professor

CHL210

renga@iitm.ac.in

+91 44 22574186


Research Areas


Hydrodynamics of multiphase systems, Analysis of gasification processes, Inertial and paper based microfluidics


Educational Qualification


  • B. Tech. (Chemical Engg.) Coimbatore Institute of Technology 1996
  • M. Tech. (Chemical Engg.) Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1998
  • Ph. D. (Chemical Engg.) Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2003

Professional Experience

Award


Professor Dr. Y B G Varma Award for Teaching Excellence in Chemical Engineering for the year 2021


  • 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

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)

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)

Publications

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2019

Choudhary, A; Renganathan, T; Pushpavanam, S: Inertial migration of an electrophoretic rigid sphere in a two-dimensional Poiseuille flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 874 , pp. 856-890, 2019, ISSN: 00221120. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2018

Nagarajan, K; Renganathan, T; Krishnaiah, K: Experimental study and hydrodynamic modeling of countercurrent liquid–solid system with batch liquid. Chemical Engineering Communications, 205 (6), pp. 727-738, 2018, ISSN: 00986445. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Trivedi, R; Renganathan, T; Krishnaiah, K: Hydrodynamics of countercurrent bubble column: Experiments and predictions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 338 , pp. 636-650, 2018, ISSN: 13858947. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Verma, B K; Rajeshkannan, E; Renganathan, T; Pushpavanam, S: A hybrid thermo-kinetic model for high temperature plasma gasification. AIChE Journal, 64 (7), pp. 2592-2602, 2018, ISSN: 00011541. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2017

Krishnaveni, T; Renganathan, T; Picardo, J R; Pushpavanam, S: Numerical study of enhanced mixing in pressure-driven flows in microchannels using a spatially periodic electric field. Physical Review E, 96 (3), 2017, ISSN: 24700045. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Krishnaveni, T; Renganathan, T; Pushpavanam, S: Recycle Flows in Lab-on-Chip Applications Using Electroosmotic Effects. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56 (14), pp. 4145-4155, 2017, ISSN: 08885885. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2016

Prajapati, A; Renganathan, T; Krishnaiah, K: Kinetic Studies of CO2 Capture Using K2CO3/Activated Carbon in Fluidized Bed Reactor. Energy and Fuels, 30 (12), pp. 10758-10769, 2016, ISSN: 08870624. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
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