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Vimal Kumar
Associate Professor
vimal.kumar[at]ch.iitr.ac.in
1332-285694
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Computational Modelling of Multiphasic Systems; Rheology of Complex Fluids; Interfacial Phenomena; Value-aided Products from Lignocellulosic Biomass;
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Educational Details
Indian Institue of Technology Delhi
2008
PhD, Chemical Engineering
Indian Institue of Technology Delhi
2002
M.Tech., Chemical Engineering
Calicut University, GEC Thrissur
1999
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering
Professional Background
Associate Professor
29 Apr 2016 - Present
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, INDIA
Assistant Professor
27 Apr 2012 - 29 Apr 2016
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, INDIA
Assistant Professor (On Contract)
28 Feb 2011 - 27 Apr 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, INDIA
Post-Doctoral Fellow
01 Sep 2009 - 24 Feb 2011
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QUEBEC, CANADA
Research Engineer
16 Aug 2007 - 15 Feb 2009
Dow India Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., R&D Center Pune, INDIA
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
A study on oil–in–water emulsion flow through porous media 01 Jan 2016 A study on oil–in–water emulsion flow through porous media 00 DST-SERB None
Flow of Emulsion through Porous Media 01 Jan 2014 Flow of Emulsion through Porous Media 00 IIChE Research Project Award Prof. I.M. Mishra




Publications

List of publications (since 2011)

  1. Tyagi, P., Kumar, V. 2023. The Present and Future Perspectives of Liquid-Phase Slurry Processes involved in Methanol & Dimethyl Ether Synthesis using Biomass-Derived Syngas. Energy & Fuels (accepted)
  2. Kushwaha N., Kumar, V., 2022. Vapour Bubble Dynamics and Heat Transfer Characteristics over the Spherical Surface during Saturated Pool Boiling. Heat Transfer Wiley. (https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22727)
  3. Kushwaha N., Kumar, V., 2022. Numerical Study of Saturated Boiling Heat Transfer over the Flat and Curved Surfaces. Heat Transfer Wiley (https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22640).
  4. Guria, J.F., Kumar, V., Bansal, A., Manoj Kumar, B.V. 2022. Effect of co-addition of SiC and WC on the densification behavior and microstructural evolution of TiC-based composites. Ceramics International 48(9), 12675-12691. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.01.137).
  5. Vikash, Nigam KDP, Kumar, V., 2021. Nanoparticle De-agglomeration in Viscous Fluids using Different High Shear Mixer Geometries. Chemical Engineering Science 248(A) 11713. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2021.117132).
  6. Vikash, Kumar, V., 2021. Computational modeling of hydrodynamics and mixing characteristics in batch high shear mixers for viscous fluids. Chemical Engineering Processing: Process Intensification, 108595 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2021.108595)
  7. Shah, MA, Khan, NS, Kumar, V, Qurashid, A., 2021. Pyrolysis of walnut shell residues in a fixed bed reactor: Effects of process parameters, chemical and functional properties of bio-oil. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4), 105564 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105564). 
  8. Vikash V, Nigam KDP, Kumar V, 2021. Design and Development of High Shear Mixers: Fundamentals, Applications and Recent Progress. Chemical Engineering Science, 232, 116296. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.116296)
  9. Guria JF, Bansal A, Kumar V, 2021. Effect of additives on the thermal conductivity of zirconium diboride based composites – A review. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(1), 1-23. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.08.051)
  10. Lone SR, Kumar V, Seay JR, Englert D, Hwang HT, 2020. Mass Transfer and Rheological Characteristics in a Stirred Tank Bioreactor for Cultivation of Escherichia coli BL21. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 25(5), 766-776. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12257-020-0028-3)
  11. Kushwaha N, Kumawat, TC, Nigam, KDP, Kumar, V, 2020. Transfer and fluid flow characteristics for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in a tube-in-tube helical coil heat exchanger. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(9), 3972–3984. (Special issue: Characterization and Applications of Fluidic Devices without Moving Parts) (https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b07044).
  12. Vikash, Kumar, V, 2020. Ultrasonic-assisted de-agglomeration and power draw characterization of silica nanoparticles, 65, 105061. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105061).
  13. Kumar H, Kumar V, 2019. Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of water-in-oil nanoemulsions: Parametric optimization using hybrid ANN-GA approach. Chemical Engineering Processing: Process Intensification, 144, 107649. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2019.107649).
  14. Vikash, Kumar, V, 2019. Turbulent statistics of flow fields using large-eddy simulations in batch high shear mixers. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 147, 561-569.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2019.05.045).
  15. Kushwaha N, Vikash, Kumar, V, 2019. Impact of Mixed Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer in Spiral Coiled-Tubes. Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(8) 081001. (https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043946).
  16. Kundu P, Kumar V, Mishra IM, 2019. Synergistic influence of pH and temperature on the rheological behavior of adhesive emulsions stabilized with micelle dispersion of anionic surfactant. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents 22(2), 301–313 (https://doi.org/10.1002/jsde.12220).
  17. Kundu P, Kumar V, Mishra IM, 2019. Experimentally study the rheological behavior of oil-in-water emulsions in unconsolidated porous media: Effect of particle size and phase volume fractions. Powder Technology 343, 821–833 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.11.084).
  18. Kumar H, Kumar V, 2018. Ultrasonication assisted formation and stability of water-in-oil nanoemulsions: Optimization and ternary diagram analysis. Ultrasonication Sonochemistry, 49(4), 79–88 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.07.022).
  19. Shah MA, Khan MNS, Kumar V, 2018. Biomass residue characterization for their potential application as biofuels, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (accepted) (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7560-9).
  20. Lone SR, Kumar V, Seay JR, Englert D, Hwang HT, 2018. Evaluation of volumetric mass transfer coefficient in a stirred tank bioreactor using response surface methodology. Environment Progress & Sustainable Energy 38(2), 387–401 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ep.12973).
  21. Kumar, H., Kumar V, 2018. Preparation of water-in-diesel oil nanoemulsion using non-ionic surfactants with enhanced stability. Journal of Dispersion of Science and Technology, 39(4), 560-570.  (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2017.1336451).
  22. Vikash, Deshawar D, Kumar V, 2017. Hydrodynamics and mixing characterization in a novel high shear mixer. Chemical Engineering and Processing : Process Intensification, 120, 57-67. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2017.06.008).
  23. Kundu P, Kumar V, Mishra IM, 2017. Study of visco-electric effect on stability and rheological behaviour of surfactant stabilized emulsions. Journal of Dispersion of Science and Technology, 39(3), 384-394. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2017.1320668).
  24. Naik, D.V., Karthik, V., Kumar, V., Prasad, B., Garg, M.O., 2017. Kinetic modeling for catalytic Cracking of pyrolysis oils with VGO in a FCC unit. Chemical Engineering Science, 170, 790-798. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.01.048).
  25. Kumar, V., Vikash, Nigam, K.D.P., 2017. Multiphase fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics in Minichannels. Chemical Engineering Science (Accepted on January 09, 2017; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.01.018).
  26. Kundu, P., Kumar, V., Mishra, I.M., 2016. Experimental and numerical investigation of fluid flow hydrodynamics in porous media: Characterization of Darcy and non-Darcy flow regimes. Powder Technology, 303, 278-291 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2016.09.037).
  27. Kundu, P., Kumar, V., Hoarau, Y., Mishra, I.M., 2016. Numerical simulation and analysis of fluid flow hydrodynamics through a structured array of circular cylinders forming porous medium. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 40(23-24), 9848-9871 (doi:10.1016/j.apm.2016.06.043).
  28. Kundu, P., Paul, V., Kumar, V., Mishra, I.M., 2015. Formulation development, Modeling and optimization of emulsification process using evolving RSM assisted hybrid ANNGA framework. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 104, 773–790.
  29. Kundu, P., Kumar, V., Mishra, I.M., 2015. Modelling the rheological behavior of dilute to highly concentrated oil–in–water (o/w) emulsions: Effect of temperature, oil volume fraction and anionic surfactant concentration. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 129, 189–204.
  30. Naik, D.V., Kumar, V., Prasad, B., Poddar, M.K., Bal, R., Behera, B., Khatri, O.P., Adhikari, D.K., Garg, M.O., 2015. Catalytic Cracking of jatropha–derived fast pyrolysis oils with VGO and their NMR characterization. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 5, 398–409.
  31. Naik, D.V., Kumar, V., Prasad, B., Behera, B., Atheya, N., Adhikari, D.K., Nigam, K.D.P., Garg, M.O., 2014. Catalytic Cracking of C2-C3 Carbonyls with Vacuum Gas Oil. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(49), 18816–18823.
  32. Kundu, P., Kumar, V., Mishra, I.M., 2014. Numerical modelling of turbulent flow through isotropic porous media. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 75, 40-57.
  33. Naik, D.V., Kumar, V., Prasad, B., Behera, B., Atheya, N., Singh, K.K., Adhikari, D.K., Garg, M.O., 2014. Catalytic cracking of pyrolysis oil oxygenates (aliphatic and aromatic) with vacuum gas oil and their characterization. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 92, 1579-1590.
  34. Naik, D.V., Kumar, V., Prasad, B., Behera, B., Singh, K.K., Bangwal, D.P., Atheya, N., Garg, M.O., 2014. Catalytic Cracking of Glycerol to Fine Chemicals over Equilibrium Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst, Energy Procedia, 54, 593-598, 2014c.
  35. Tajallipur, N., Kumar, V., Paraschivoiu, M., 2013. Large Eddy Simulations of a Compressible Free Jet Flow on Unstructured Elements. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Heat and Fluid Flow, 23(2).
  36. Kumar, V., Nigam K.D.P., 2012. Process Intensification in Green Synthesis. Green Processing and Synthesis, 1(1), 79–107. 
  37. Kumar, V., Paraschivoiu, M., Nigam, K.D.P., 2011. Single-phase fluid flow and mixing in microchannels. Chemical Engineering Science, 66, 1329–1373.

​(Total research articles: 51)

Books

BOOK CHAPTERS (Since 2011)

  1. Silori G, Kushwaha N, Kumar V, 2018. Essential oils from pines: Chemistry and applications. Edited by Malik S. Essential Oil Research, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., pages 275–297.
  2. Kumar H, Shukla MK, Kumar V, 2018. Enhancing combustion properties and improving emission char-acteristics: W/D nano-emulsions fuels for diesel engines. Published in "Prospects of Alternative Transportation Fuels" Edited by Singh AP, Dhar A, Agarwal RA, Shukla MK, Agarwal AK, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., pages 299-342.
  3. Naik DV, Prasad B, Kumar V, 2018. Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading to Fuels by Catalytic Cracking: A Refinery Perspective. Published in "Prospects of Alternative Transportation Fuels" Edited by Singh AP, Dhar A, Agarwal RA, Shukla MK, Agarwal AK, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., pages 269-295.
Honors And Awards
MemberShips
The Institution of Engineers (INDIA)
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Life Member
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Computational Fluid Dynamics ( CHE-515 )
Autumn
Mathematics in Data Science ( AID-521 )
Autumn
Heat Transfer Lab ( CHN-201 )
Autumn
Industrial Instrumentation ( CHN-210 )
Spring
Computational Fluid Dynamics ( BTN-671 )
Spring
Students
SuperVisions
Coprocessing of Pyrolysis Oil with VGO in FCC unit to Produce LPG and Gasoline
18 Jul 2011 - 31 Dec 2015
Other Supervisors: Dr. B. Prasad, Scholar: D.V. Naik
Flow of Emulsion through porous Media
18 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2016
Other Supervisors: Prof. I.M. Mishra, Scholar: Partha Kundu
Preparation and Characterization of Water-in-Oil (W/O) Nanoemulsion
21 Jul 2014 - 12 Mar 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Hemant Kumar
Mass Transfer Aspects of Cell Culture in a Bioreactor
26 Dec 2014 - 12 Feb 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sohail Lone
Hydrodynamics and Mixing Studies in Rotor Stator Mixer for Viscous Fluids
28 Dec 2015 - 16 Apr 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Vikash
Multiphase Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Curved Tubes
17 Jul 2017 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Naveen Kushwaha
Synthesis and Characterization of Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Based Composites
17 Jul 2017 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. Ankit Bansal, Scholar: Johnson Frank Guria
Computational Modelling of Entrained Flow Reactors
06 Jul 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ravisha Goswami
Preparation and Characterization of oil-in-water (o/w) Nano-emulsions
27 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Diksha Vats
Associate Scholars
Dr. Desavath V. Naik
Process Engineering; Upgrading of pyrolysis oil with VGO in FCC unit; FCC catalyst evaluation
Dr. Partha Kundu
Colloid & Interface Science, Optimization, CFD, Modelling & Simulation, Rheology
Dr. Hemant Kumar
Colloid & Interface Science; Nano-emulsions; Rheology
Miscellaneous
Events
Multiphase Flow in Miniature Systems: Flow Modelling & Applications
01 Jan 2018 - Present
AICTE
Chemical Micro Process Engineering: Flow Modelling & Application
01 Jan 2016 - Present
AICTE
Visits
Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
2019-09-25
Invited talk on "Computational Modelling of Turbulent Flow through Porous Media"
Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
2019-08-17
Invited talk on "Computational Modelling of Flow/Turbulence Fields in High Shear Mixer"
Cranfield University, United Kingdom
2019-08-26
Discussion with the collaborator for research proposal