Ashwini Kumar Sharma

Research Interests

Mathematical modeling, Transport phenomena (e.g., fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer), Energy systems, Electrochemical energy storage, Fuel cells, Batteries, Flow batteries, Mathematical analysis, Differential equations, Analytical and numerical solution, Nondimensionalization, Scaling analysis

BioSketch

Educational Details

National University of Singapore (NUS)

2014

Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur

2009

B.Tech., Chemical Engineering

Professional Background

Associate Professor

09 Aug 2024 - Present

IIT Roorkee

Assistant Professor

30 Sep 2019 - 08 Aug 2024

IIT Roorkee

Assistant Professor

01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2019

IIT Patna

Technical lead

01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2017

Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore

Research Fellow

01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2017

National University of Singapore

Research

Projects

TOPIC	START DATE	FIELD	DESCRIPTION	FINANCIAL OUTLAY	FUNDING AGENCY	OTHER OFFICERS
Optimization of lithium-ion battery design and operation towards aging-controlled fast charging	24 Nov 2020	Batteries		28 Lakhs INR	SERB
Recycling of reverse osmosis reject water for co-production of high-value algal metabolites	01 Jan 2019	Process modeling and simulation		40 Lakhs INR	SERB (IMPRINT Scheme)	Sanjeev Kumar (HRED, IIT Roorkee), JV Parambil (IIT Patna)
Reduced order model development for state of charge estimation in a lithium ion battery management system	09 Jan 2023	Batteries		6.6 Lakhs iNR	SERB

Publications

D. Patel, A. Dharmesh, Y. Sharma, P. Rani, A. K. Sharma, Hybrid electrolyte with biomass-derived carbon host for high-performance aqueous Zn–S battery, Chemical Engineering Journal (2024), vol. 479, 147722
P. Kumar, NSM Reddy, A. Dharmesh, P. Rani, A. K. Sharma, In-situ hydrogen production and battery electrode materials from metal effluent and biomass, Chemical Engineering Journal (2024), vol. 480, 148070
Aakanksha, A. Sahoo, A. K. Sharma, Y. Sharma, Physics based modeling of LiFePO4 cathodes: effects of electrode parameters on cell performance during fast charging, Journal of Physics: Energy (2023), vol. 5 (4), 045013
D. Patel and A. K. Sharma, Minireview on Aqueous Zinc–Sulfur Batteries: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives, Energy & Fuels (2023), vol. 37 (15), 10897-10914
L. K. Singh, R. Kumar, A. K. Gupta, A. K. Sharma, S. Panchal, Computational study on hybrid air-PCM cooling inside lithium-ion battery packs with varying number of cells, Journal of Energy Storage (2023), vol. 67, 107649
A. Pathak, A. K. Sharma, A. K. Gupta, Systematic Lumped Modeling of all-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2022), vol. 169, pp. 100533
L. K. Singh, A. K. Gupta, A. K. Sharma, Hybrid thermal management system for a lithium-ion battery module: Effect of cell arrangement, discharge rate, phase change material thickness and air velocity, , Journal of Energy Storage (2022), vol. 52 (B), pp. 104907
A. K. Sharma, K. Somasundaram, E. Birgersson, W. Tong, H.V. Nguyen, A. Fisher, A. S. Mujumdar, Scale analysis of electrochemical and thermal behaviour of a cylindrical spiral-wound lithium-ion battery, Electrochimica Acta (2021), vol. 400, pp. 139397
A. Pathak, A. K. Gupta, A. K. Sharma, Dimensional analysis of a flow-by porous electrode and demonstration to all-vanadium redox flow batteries thereon, Journal of Energy Storage (2021), vol. 44, pp. 103258
L. K. Singh, G. Mishra, A. K. Sharma, A. K. Gupta, A numerical study on thermal management of a lithium-ion battery module via forced-convective air cooling, International Journal of Refrigeration (2021), vol. 131, pp. 218-234
S. Bhushan, M. S. Rana, M. Bhandari, A. K. Sharma, H. Simsek, S. K. Prajapati, Enzymatic pretreatment of algal biomass has different optimal conditions for biogas and bioethanol routes, Chemosphere (2021), vol. 284, pp. 131264
Mamta, M. S. Rana, A. K. Sharma, J. V.Parambil, S. K. Prajapati, Potential of reverse osmosis reject water as a growth medium for the production of algal metabolites–A state-of-the-art review, Journal of Water Process Engineering (2021), vol. 40, pp. 101849
A. K. Sharma, S. Basu, K. S. Hariharan, S. P. Adiga, S. M. Kolake, T. Song, Y. Sung. A closed form reduced order electrochemical model for Li-ion cells, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2019), vol. 166, pp. A1197-1210
S. K. Murthy, A. K. Sharma, C. Choo, E. Birgersson. Analysis of concentration overpotential in an all-vanadium redox flow battery, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2018), vol. 165, pp. A1746-A1752
A. K. Sharma, K. Ahmed, and E. Birgersson. Nernst voltage losses in planar fuel cells caused by changes in chemical composition: effects of operating parameters, Ionics, Springer (2018), vol. 24, pp. 2047-2054
A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson, F. Pan, and Q. Wang. Analysis of a validated mathematical model for a redox-flow lithium-ion battery system, Electrochimica Acta (2017), vol. 247, pp. 183-192
A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson, F. Pan, and Q. Wang. Mathematical modeling and experiments of half-cell redox flow lithium ion battery system, Electrochimica Acta (2016), vol. 204, pp.1-8
A. K. Sharma, and E. Birgersson. Validity and scalability of an asymptotically reduced single channel model for full-size catalytic monolith converters, Applied Mathematics and Computation (2016), vol. 281, pp. 186-198
A. K. Sharma, C. Y. Ling, M. Vynnycky, E. Birgersson, and M. Han. Verified reduction of dimensionality for an all-vanadium redox flow battery model, Journal of Power Sources (2015), vol. 279, pp. 345-350
A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson, and M. Vynnycky. Towards computationally-efficient modeling of transport phenomena in three-dimensional monolithic channels, Applied Mathematics and Computation (2015), vol. 254, pp. 392-407
A. K. Sharma, M. Vynnycky, C.Y. Ling, E. Birgersson, and M. Han. The quasi-steady state of all-vanadium redox flow batteries: A scale analysis, Electrochimica Acta (2014), vol. 147, pp. 657-662
A. K. Sharma and E. Birgersson. On modifying the condition for the local current density decoupling in fuel cell stacks for moderate perturbations, Electrochimica Acta (2014), vol. 142, pp. 187-190
A. K. Sharma and E. Birgersson. Computationally-efficient simulation of transport phenomena in fuel cell stacks via electrical and thermal decoupling of the cells, Fuel Cells (2014), vol. 14, pp. 906-913
A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson and S. H. Khor. Computationally-efficient hybrid strategy for mechanistic modeling of fuel cell stacks, Journal of Power Sources (2014), vol. 247, pp. 481-488
A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson, and M. Vynnycky. An aggregate measure for the local current density coupling in fuel cell stacks, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2013), vol. 160, pp. F1237-1240
A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson, M. Vynnycky and H. Ly. On the interchangeability of potentiostatic and galvanostatic boundary conditions for fuel cells, Electrochimica Acta (2013), vol. 109, pp. 617-622
M. Vynnycky, A. K. Sharma, and E. Birgersson. A finite element method for the weakly compressible parabolized steady 3D Navier Stokes equations in a channel with a permeable wall, Computers and Fluids (2013), vol. 81, pp. 152-161
A. K. Sharma, V. Agarwal, A. K. Das, S. Ghosh, and P. K. Das. Conduction in composite slabs: reliability of 1-D and 2-D calculations, Energy and Buildings (2013), vol. 65, pp. 242-247

Honors And Awards

MemberShips

Institution of Engineers (India)

01 May 2020 - Present

Member

Indian Institurte of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)

01 May 2020 - Present

Life Member

Teaching Engagements

Material and Energy Balance ( CHN-102 )

Spring

Fluid and Particle Mechanics ( CHN-211 )

Autumn

Polymer Rheology and Processing ( PEN-204 )

Spring

Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering ( CHN-323 )

Autumn

Students

Associate Scholars

Vinod Kumar

IIT Roorkee

Thermal management of lithium-ion batteries

Subham Khange

IIT Roorkee

Aging of lithium-ion batteries

Akanksha Pathak

IIT Patna

Modeling of vanadium redox flow batteries

Abhishek Dharmesh

IIT Roorkee

Metal sulfur batteries

Dinesh Patel

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Metal sulfur batteries

Miscellaneous

Special Courses and Lectures

Delivered an invited talk on "Mathematical Modeling of Li-ion Batteries and Challenges in Large-Scale Battery Applications", 17^th Dec, 2022, National Conference on Energy Materials and Devices (E-MADs) 2022 at IIT Jodhpur
Delivered an invited lecture (online) on "Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Li-ion Batteries", 29^th Sept, 2022, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Korea (Host: Prof. Sang Woo Joo)
Delivered an invited lecture on "Lithium-ion batteries and beyond", 12^th April 2022, Extramural Lecture Series, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy
Delivered an invited talk on "Rechargeable batteries: Introduction and Challenges for Emerging Applications", 11^th Feb, 2022, Virtual Conference on Batteries and Fuel Cells at KBP College, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
Organized one-week short-term course on “Advanced Rechargeable batteries: From powder to power”, 25^th-30^th Dec 2020, sponsored by TEQIP, MHRD
Delivered an expert lecture on “Mathematical Modeling and Simulation for System and Component Design of Batteries” under TEQIP sponsored short-term course on “Advanced Rechargeable batteries: From powder to power”, 25^th-30^th Dec 2020
Delivered an expert lecture on “Fuel cells: Introduction, Components and Challenges” under TEQIP-faculty development program on “Sustainable energy technologies: Synthesis of alternative fuels, characterization, and molecular simulations” 07^th-11^th Dec 2020 sponsored by TEQIP, MHRD
Delivered an expert lecture on “Mathematical modelling of Fuel Cells”, under Faculty Development Program on "Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage", 23^rd-27^th Nov 2020, Sponsored by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy
Delivered an expert lecture on “Applications of Electrochemical Power Sources, Focus: Electric Vehicles”, under Faculty Development Program on "Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage", 23^rd-27^th Nov 2020, Sponsored by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy
Delivered an invited talk on “Mathematical Modeling and Simulation for System and Component Design of Electrochemical Energy Devices”, 18^th Dec 2019, 13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics, IIT Roorkee

Conference presentations

A. K. Sharma, Numerical Optimization of Catalyst Layers in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, 1st Forum of Young Researchers on Heterogeneous Catalysis, Szeged, Hungary (2022)
A. K. Sharma and E. Birgersson, Understanding and eliminating interaction of cells in an electrochemical stack, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA (2016)
S. Padavala, A. K. Sharma and E. Birgersson, Asymptotically Reduced Zero-dimensional Model for an All-vanadium Redox Flow Battery, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA (2016)
E. J. Guan, A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson, Proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack optimization with a distributed genetic algorithm, 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), Singapore (2013)
A. K. Sharma, S. H. Khor, and E. Birgersson. Verified hybrid simulation strategy for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack model based on scale analysis, European Congress on Chemical Engineering, The Hague (2013)
A. K. Sharma and E. Birgersson. Asymptotically reduced three-dimensional model for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, European Congress on Chemical Engineering, The Hague (2013)
A. K. Sharma, S. S. Ang, and E. Birgersson. Computationally-efficient Three-dimensional Modeling for Automotive Catalytic Converters, International Workshop on Mathematics in Chemical Kinetics and Engineering (MaCKiE), Chennai, India (2013)
A. K. Sharma and E. Birgersson. Multi-objective optimization for design of PEMFC electrodes. Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources (ACEPS), Chennai, India (2012)
A. K. Sharma, E. Birgersson, and H. Ly. Numerical optimization of nano-sized functional groups in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. MRS-S Trilateral Conference on Advances in Nanoscience Energy, Water & Healthcare, Singapore (2010)