Mechanical Engineering

Faculty

Abhijit Guha

Aditya Bandopadhyay

Ajay Muljibhai Sidpara

Amiya Ranjan Mohanty

Anandaroop Bhattacharya

Anirvan Dasgupta

Archana Arbind

Arun Kumar Samantaray

Asimava Roy Choudhury

Atul Jain

Biswajit Bharat

Cheruvu Siva Kumar

Chirag Deepak Kalelkar

Dhananjay Kumar Srivastava

Dilip Kumar Pratihar

Goutam Chakraborty

Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty

Kingshook Bhattacharyya

Korak Sarkar

Maddali Ramgopal

Mahendra Reddy Vanteru

Manab Kumar Das

Manas Chandra Ray

Mihir Sarangi

Nilanjan Das Chakladar

Partha Pratim Bandyopadhyay

Partha Saha

Poonam Sundriyal

Prasanta Kumar Das

Purbarun Dhar

Rajaram Lakkaraju

Ranjan Bhattacharyya

Sandipan Ghosh Moulic

Sanjay Gupta

Sankha Deb

Sati Nath Bhattacharyya

Siddharth Tamang

Somnath Roy

Soumitra Paul

Sourav Mitra

Subhransu Roy

Sukanta Kumar Dash

Suman Chakraborty

Surjya Kanta Pal

Sushanta Kumar Panda

Venkata Naga Vamsi Munagala

Vikranth Racherla

Mahendra Reddy Vanteru

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Mechanical Engineering

+91-3222-2+91-3222-282928

mahendra@iitkgp.ac.in

Awards and Accolades

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Research Areas

Droplet and Spray Combustion
Flameless Combustion
High pressure combustion
Swirl combustion
Chemical Kinetics

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All Publications

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Completed Projects

Principal Investigator

Development of New Energy Efficient porous burner (Stove) for Domestic Cooking with Pipe Natural Gas (PNG) as Fuel
Experimental and Chemical Kinetic Study on Ammonia (NH3) - Hydrogen (H2) Combustion in Various Flow Conditions
Experimental Study on Effect of Steam Dilution on High Pressure Swirl Combustion

Co-Principal Investigator

Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) of Talcher Coalfields, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), CI, GoI Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

Ph. D. Students

Debojit Sharma

Area of Research: Combustion and CFD study of flames

Gadi Udaybhanu

Area of Research: Experimental and Numerical Combustion

Mani Bhusan Rajguru Mohapatro

Area of Research: Experimental and Numerical Combustion

Muddada Srinivasarao

Area of Research: Experimental and numerical combustion

Neelesh Soni

Area of Research: Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Utilization

Shweta Bhardwaj

Area of Research: Combustion and Chemical kinetics

Wasim Ashraf

Area of Research: Solar energy based energy conversion systems

Y Vijrumbana

Area of Research: Computational analysis for design of scramjet active panel

Journal

Novel Thermal Treatment Model to Decontaminate Airborne SARS Cov-2 virus for Residential and Commercial Buildings Vanteru M. R., Hanmaiahgari P. R., Soni N. By Heat Transfer - (Accepted/In-Press)
Numerical and Chemical Kinetic Analyses on the Formation of CO and CO2 for C1 C4 Hydrocarbon Alkanes in a Hot Co-Flow under MILD Combustion Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Sharma D. , Garnayak S. By Energy & Fuels 37 2275-2293 (2023)
Effect of Intermediate Radicals on NOx and De-NOx Characteristics of NH3/H2/Air Flames at High Pressure Singh A.S., Sharma D., Dash S.K., Vanteru M.R. By Chemical Engineering and Technology - (2023)
Influence of jet velocity and heat recuperation on the flame stabilization in a non-premixed mesoscale combustor: An exergetic approach Sharma D., Garnayak S., Bandopadhyay A., Dash S.K., Vanteru M.R. By Physics of Fluids 35 - (2023)
Chemical kinetic analysis to study the potential of fuel staging in reducing the emissions from NH3/CH4-air combustion at different pressures Vanteru M. R., Lee B. J., Vijrumbana Y. , Singh A. S. By Fuel 339 127404- (2023)
A chemical kinetic analysis: Influence of post-flame chemistry, combustion pressure, premixing degree (fully premixed to non-premixed), and secondary air supply on NOx emissions from NH3/CH4-air combustion Vanteru M. R., Y. V., Singh A. , Vakamalla T. R. By Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 40 101750- (2023)
Experimental and Computational Investigation upon Combustion Characteristics of Liquid Fuel in a Novel Combustor with Hybrid Swirl and Recirculation Bowl Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Alsulami R. , Mohapatra S. , Karmakar S. By ACS Omega 8 1523-1533 (2023)
Experimental and numerical investigation on ultra-high intensity premixed LPG-air combustion in a novel porous stack burner Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Sharma D. , Lee B. J. By Energy 272 127148- (2023)
Adaptability of diferent mechanisms and kinetic study of methane combustion in steam diluted environments Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., S. M., Alsulami R. A., Pasha A. A., Mohapatro M. R. By Scientific Reports - (2022)
Solar energy assisted thermal treatment model to decontaminate airborne viruses in hospital Vanteru M. R., Nimesh . , Sharma D. , Soni N. By Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 36 101516- (2022)
Numerical analysis on influence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) addition on the combustion and emissions characteristics of NH3/CH4-air (O2/N2)/H2O2 mixture Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Jameel A. G., Singh A. S. By International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47 37052-37071 (2022)
Numerical investigations on tri-fuel chemical kinetics of hydrogen + Methane +LPG/air mixtures using reduced skeletal mechanism Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Sharma D. , Lee B. J., Singh A. S., Alsulami R. By International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47 23038-23059 (2022)
Numerical investigation to evaluate the effects of gravity and pressure on flame structure and soot formation of turbulent non-premixed methane-air flame Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Garnayak S. , Alsulami R. , Jameel A. G. By Propulsion and Power Research 11 473-495 (2022)
Chemical kinetic analysis on influence of hydrogen enrichment on the combustion characteristics of ammonia air using newly proposed reaction model Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Singh A. S. By International Journal of Energy Research 46 6144-6163 (2022)
Reynolds number and submergence ratio effects on turbulence structures in the shallow wake of a horizontal pipe located on a rough bed Devi K., Hanmaiahgari P.R., Balachandar R., Vanteru M.R. By Physics of Fluids 34 - (2022)
Development of the Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanism for Combustion of H2/CO/C1 C4 Hydrocarbons Sharma D., Mahapatra S. , Garnayak S. , Arghode V. K., Bandopadhyay A. , Dash S. K., Vanteru M. R. By Energy and Fuels 35 718-742 (2021)
Chemical Kinetic Modeling of the Autoignition Properties of Ammonia at Low Intermediate Temperature and High Pressure using a Newly Proposed Reaction Mechanism. Singh A. S., Mahapatra S. , Bovapati R. , Elbaz A. M., Dash S. K., Roberts W. L., Vanteru M. R. By Energy and Fuels 35 13506-13522 (2021)
Numerical and chemical kinetic analysis to evaluate the effect of steam dilution and pressure on combustion of n-dodecane in a swirling flow environment Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., S. M., S. G., A. M., B. J., Roberts W. L. By Fuel 288 - (2021)
Mathematical Modeling of Solar Energy based Thermal Energy Storage for House Heating in Winter Vanteru M. R., Hanmaiahgari P. R., Soni N. , Sharma D. , Rahman M. . By Journal of Energy Storage 34 - (2021)
Implication viability assessment of electric vehicles for different regions: An approach of life cycle assessment considering exergy analysis and battery degradation Vanteru M. R., Goswami A. K., Nimesh V. , Soni N. , Kumari R. By Energy Conversion and Management 237 114104-114104 (2021)
Auto-Ignition and Numerical Analysis on High-Pressure Combustion of Premixed Methane-Air mixtures in Highly Preheated and Diluted Environment Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., S. G., A. M., Roberts W. L., O. K. By Combustion Science and Technology - (2021)
Effect of the Preheated Oxidizer Temperature on Soot Formation and Flame Structure in Turbulent Methane-Air Diffusion Flames at 1 and 3 atm: A CFD Investigation Garnayak S., Mahapatra S. , Lee B. J., Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K. By Energies 14 3671- (2021)
Numerical Analysis of Lifted Spray Flames in Various Co-flow Conditions, Combustion Science and Tech, Mahapatra S., Nehe P. , Dash S. K., Vanteru M. R. By Conbustiuon Sci and Tech - (2020)
Implication viability assessment of shift to electric vehicles for present power generation scenario of India Vanteru M. R., V. N., D. S., Goswami A. K. By Energy 195 116976- (2020)
Numerical Analysis of Lifted Spray Flames in Various Coflow Conditions Mohapatra S., Nehe P., Dash S.K., Vanteru M.R. By Combustion Science and Technology - (2019)
Analysis of active cooling panels in a scramjet combustor considering the thermal cracking of hydrocarbon fuel Vanteru M. R., Sreekireddy P. , Reddy T. K., Lee B. J., P. S. By Applied Thermal Engineering 147 231-241 (2019)
Experimental and numerical studies on heat recirculated high intensity meso-scale combustor for mini gas turbine applications Reddy V. M., Karmakar S. , M S. By Energy Conversion and Management 176 - (2018)
Simulation of MILD combustion using perfectly stirred reactor model Z. C., Reddy V. M., S. R., D. D., Roberts W. L., N. S. By Proceedings of the combustion institute 36 4279-4286 (2017)
Cenosphere formation from heavy fuel oil: a numerical analysis accounting for the balance between porous shells and internal pressure Reddy V. M., Rahman M. M., Gandi A. N., Elbaz A. M., Schrecengost R. A., Roberts W. L. By Combustion Theory and Modeling 20 154-172 (2016)
Investigations on a new internally-heated tubular packed-bed methanol steam reformer Vanteru M. R., S. K., P. N. By International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40 5715-5725 (2015)
Investigations on emission characteristics of liquid fuels in a swirl combustor Reddy V. M., D. T., D. S., S. K. By Combustion Science and Technology 187 469-488 (2015)
Experimental and numerical analysis for high intensity swirl based ultra-low emission flameless combustor operating with liquid fuels Reddy V. M., A. K., Roberts W. L., S. K. By Proceedings of the combustion institute 35 3581-3589 (2015)
Combustion characteristics of biodiesel fuel in high recirculation conditions Reddy V. M., P. B., P. G., S. K. By Fuel Processing Technology 118 310-317 (2014)
Design and calibration of a new compact radiative heat-flux gauge (RHFG) for combustion applications Vanteru M. R., S. K., V P. S., S. S. By Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 203 62-68 (2013)
Studies on a liquid fuel based two stage flameless combustor Reddy V. M., D. S., D. T., S. K. By Proceedings of the combustion institute 34 3319-3326 (2013)
Development of high intensity low emission combustor for achieving flameless combustion of liquid fuels Vanteru M. R., S. K. By Propulsion and Power Research 2 139-147 (2013)
Experimental investigations on lifted spray flames for a range of coflow conditions Reddy V. M., D. T., S. K. By Combustion Science and Technology 184 44-63 (2012)

Book Chapter/Section

Assessment of Emission Implications of Introducing Electric Vehicles in India on the Non-Renewable Energy Sector Nimesh V., Kumari R. , Vanteru M. R., Goswami A. K. By Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 215-229 (2022)
Numerical Modeling of MILD Combustion at High Pressure to Predict the Optimal Operating Conditions Reddy V. M., Roberts W. L. By Combustion for Power Generation and Transportation 55-76 (2016)

Conferences

An experimental and computational study of a solar flat plate collector by developing a MATLAB code for water and s-CO2 as the heat transfer fluids Ashraf W., Ramgopal M. , Vanteru M. R. By Two-day International conference on Net-zero emission technologies for sustainable development: challenges and opportunities, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, (N0ET-2022). - (2022)
Performance analysis of a s-CO2 based solar flat plate collector Ashraf W., Ramgopal M. , Vanteru M. R. By 8th International conference on advances in energy research, IIT Bombay (ICAER-2022) - (2022)
Thermodynamic Analysis of Compression Ignition Engine Fueled with Blends of Processed Railway Waste Engine Oil Soni N., Vanteru M.R. By SAE Technical Papers - (2020)
Thermodynamic Analysis of IC Engine by using the blend of refined waste engine oil of railway Vanteru M. R., Soni N. By International Conference on Advances in Design, Materials, Manufacturing and Surface Engineering for Mobility 443- (2020)

Innovation: Research

Developed a reduced mecahnism for C1 to C4 fuels Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Bandopadhyay A. , Sharma D. By 718-742 (2021)
Development of mechanism for Ammonia combustion Vanteru M. R., Dash S. K., Singh A. S., Roberts W. L. By 13506-13522 (2021)