Dr. Arup Kumar Das
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Education: Ph. D. (2010) Mech.
Engg., Indian Institute of
Technology Kharagpur |
| Research Interests |
| Honors/Awards |
(1) National Doctoral Fellowship from All Indian Council of Technical Education in 2007
(2) Best Thesis Award for MS work from Indian National Academy for Engineers in 2007
(3) Visiting Fellow in LTCM, EPFL, Switzerland in 2007
| Patents |
(1) “Design and development of structured surface for the enhancement of boiling heat transfer” by Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P. (Patent Application No. TI (22)/TIFA/2006 dated 18-08-06)
| Publications (International Journal) |
(1) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P., “Heat transfer during pool boiling based on evaporation from micro and macro layer” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 49, Issue 19-20, 2006, pp. 3487-3499.
(2) Das A.K., Das P.K., Bhattacharyya S., Saha P., “Nucleate boiling heat transfer from a structured surface-effect of liquid intake” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 50, Issue 7-8, 2007, pp. 1577-1591.
(3) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P., “Nucleate Boiling Of Water From Plane And Structured Surfaces” Experimental Thermal and Fluid science Vol. 31, Issue 8, 2007, pp. 967-977.
(4) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P., “Effect Of Rotating Flow Field On Boiling Heat Transfer From Flat Surface” Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer Vol. 14, Issue 1, 2007, pp. 77-91.
(5) Chopkar M., Das A. K., Das P. K., Manna I., “Boiling heat transfer characteristics of ZrO2–water nanofluids from a flat surface in a pool” Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 44, Issue 8, 2008, pp. 999-1004.
(6) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Bubble evolution through submerged orifice using smoothed particle hydrodynamics: Basic formulation and model validation” Chemical Engineering Science Vol. 64, Issue 10, 2009, pp. 2281-2290.
(7) Das A.K., Das P.K., Thome J.R., “Transition of bubbly flow in vertical tubes: new criteria through CFD simulation” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering Vol. 131, Issue 9, 2009, pp. 091303-1-12.
(8) Das A.K., Das P.K., Thome J.R., “Transition of bubbly flow in vertical tubes: effect of bubble size and tube diameter” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering Vol. 131, Issue 9, 2009, pp. 091304-1-6.
(9) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Performance of different structured surfaces in nucleate pool boiling” Applied Thermal Engineering Vol. 29, Issue 17-18, 2009, pp. 3643-3653.
(10) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Bubble evolution through submerged orifice using smoothed particle hydrodynamics: effect of different thermo physical properties” Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Research Vol. 48, Issue 18, 2009, pp. 8726-8735.
(11) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Simulation of a sliding drop over an inclined surface using smoothed particle hydrodynamics” Langmuir Vol. 25, Issue 19, 2009, pp. 11459-11466.
(12) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P., “Applicability of mechanistic model for the prediction of boiling heat transfer for refrigerants” Heat Transfer Engineering Vol. 31, Issue 5, 2010, pp. 374-382.
(13) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Modelling bubbly flow and its transitions in vertical annuli using population balance technique” International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow Vol. 31, 2010, pp. 101-114.
(14) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Equilibrium shape and contact angle of sessile drops of different volumes- computation by SPH and its further improvement by DI” Chemical Engineering Science Vol. 65, 2010, pp. 4027-4037.
(15) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Multimode dynamics of a liquid drop over an inclined surface with a wettability gradient” Langmuir Vol. 26, 2010, pp. 9547-9555.
(16) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P., “Some investigations on the enhancement of boiling heat transfer from planer surface embedded with continuous open tunnels” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science Vol. 34, 2010, pp. 1422-1431.
(17) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Schemes for the fragmentation and merging of droplets resting on a solid substrate using patterned wettability gradient” Langmuir Vol. 26, 2010, pp. 15883-15894.
(18) Vishwakarma V., Das A.K., Das P.K., “Steady state conduction through 2d irregular bodies by smoothed particle hydrodynamics” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 54, 2011, pp. 314-325.
(19) Das A.K., Das P.K., “Incorporation of diffuse interface in smoothed particle hydrodynamics: implementation of the scheme and case studies” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids (In Press).
(20) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P.,“Formation of gas bubbles from submerged orifices” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (In Press).
| Publications (International/National Conferences) |
(1) Das A.K., Das P.K., Bhattacharyya S., Saha P., Ramgopal M., “Release of gas phase through submerged orifices: an experimental study” 4th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Cairo, Egypt, September 19-22, 2005.
(2) Das A.K., Das P.K., Bhattacharyya S., Saha P., “Prediction Of Critical Heat Flux Using Temporal Variation Of Micro/Macro Layer Thickness” 18th National & 7th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Guwahati, India, January 4-6, 2006.
(3) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P., “Bubbling From Two Adjacent Orifices Below A Liquid Column: Experimental Study” International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Acoustics, Heat Transfer and Electromagnetics, Visakhapatnam, India, July 24-25, 2006.
(4) Das A.K., Das P.K., Saha P., “Boiling From Distinct Nucleation Sites- Effect Of Site Pitch” 3rd BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 20-22, 2006.
(5) Das A.K., Das P. K., “Simulation of bubbly flow and its transition using population balance technique” International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2007, Leipzig, Germany, July 9 – 13, 2007.
(6) Das A.K., Das P. K., “Prediction of Bubbly-Slug Transition in a Vertical Annuli Using Population Balance Technique” CHEMCON 2007, Kolkata, India, December 27-30, 2007.
(7) Das A.K., Das P. K., “Development of smoothed particle hydrodynamics model for multi phase flow problems and a case study” 19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Hyderabad, India, January 3-5, 2008.
(8) Das A.K., Das P. K., Saha P., “Enhancement of Boiling Heat Transfer by Surface Modification- Present status and In-House Experience” 19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Hyderabad, India, January 3-5, 2008.
(9) Das A.K., Das P. K., Thome J.R., “Prediction of void distribution in bubbly flow and its transition to slug flow using population balance technique” 5th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, May 18-22, 2008.
(10) Das A.K., Das P. K., “Effect of microgravity on interface shape: simulation using smoothed particle hydrodynamics” XXII International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Adelaide, Australia, August 25-29, 2008.
(11) Das A.K., Das P.K., Das G., “Constructal pattern formation of a fluid network: a preliminary investigation” 4th BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 27-29, 2008.
(12) Dewangan N., Das A.K., Das P.K., “Free surface flow over a bump with hydraulic jump” 4th BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 27-29, 2008.
(13) Das A.K., Das P. K., Saha P., “Boiling from narrow channels in the presence of rotary motion imposed in the fluid” 7th ECI Conference on Boiling Heat Transfer, Florianopolis-SC, Brazil, May 3-7, 2009.
(14) Das A.K., Das P. K., “Evaluation of the shape of liquid drops of various size using smoothed particle hydrodynamics” Multiphase Flow 2009, Hampshire, United Kingdom, June 15-17, 2009.
(15) Vishwakarma V., Das A.K., Das P.K., “Simulation of heat conduction by smoothed particle hydrodynamics: application for two dimensional skew symmetric bodies” 20th National & 9th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Mumbai, India, January 1-4, 2010.
(16) Das A.K., Das P. K., “Periodic Void Fraction Waves in Gas-Liquid Cocurrent UpFlow: A Numerical Study” 7th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2010, Tampa, FL USA, May 30-June 4, 2010.
(17) Das A.K., Das P. K., “Drop deformation in combined shear and pressure driven flow: simulation using DI-SPH scheme” 7th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2010, Tampa, FL USA, May 30-June 4, 2010.
(18) Das A.K., Patil P.K., Poonia H., Mishra S.C., “3D Lattice Boltzmann model for asymmetric Taylor bubble and drop in an inclined tube” 7th International conference of Flow Dynamics, Sendai, Japan, November 1-3, 2010.
(19) Mishra S.C., Poonia H., Vaidya A.A., Das A.K., Asinari P., “Analysis of a Combined Mode Conduction and Radiation Transport in a 2-D Rectangular Enclosure using the Lattice Boltzmann Method” 7th International conference of Flow Dynamics, Sendai, Japan, November 1-3, 2010.
(20) Das A.K., Vaidya A.A., Patil P.K., Mishra S.C., “Numerical study of the dynamics of an evaporating bubble using lattice Boltzmann method” 7th International conference of Flow Dynamics, Sendai, Japan, November 1-3, 2010.
| Students |
Ph.D. Students:
(1) Sukanta Roy, (Co-Supervisor: Dr. Ujjal K. Saha) In Progress
(2) H. M. Sathisha, In Progress
M.Tech. Students:
(1) Himanshu Poonia, (Co-Supervisor: Prof. Subhas Mishra) In Progress
(2) Ajinkya A. Vaidya, (Co-Supervisor: Prof. Subhas Mishra) In Progress
(3) Pramod K. Patil, (Co-Supervisor: Prof. Subhas Mishra) In Progress
| Contact Details |
Dr. Arup Kumar Das,
Room Number C104,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Guwahati, Guwahati,
Assam, INDIA-781039
Tel: +91-361-2582661
E-mail: arupdas@iitg.ernet.in