Thermal and Fluid Transport Laboratory
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
| Title | Agency/Amount | Type | Status/Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of Thermally Controlled Modules of Optronic Payloads for Stratospheric
Operation (with co-PI Dr. Aswani Assam, IIT Patna) |
IRDE, DRDO Amount: 154 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2024-2027 Ongoing |
| Investigation of low global warming potential alternative chemicals to substances controlled
under the Montreal Protocol (with co-PI Dr. A. D. Thuker, IIT Patna) |
Project Management Unit, Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change Amount: 50 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2023-2028 Ongoing |
| Decoding the science of boiling via bubble acoustics: Towards preemptive control of vapor explosion in industrial applications | SwarnaJayanti Fellowship Scheme, SERB and DST Amount: 334 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2022-2027 Ongoing |
| Permanent Dropwise Condensation via Amphiphilic Additives in Vapor Phase (with co-PI Dr. S. Daschakraborty, IIT Patna) |
Indo-Korea, DST Amount: 30 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2021-2024 Ongoing |
| Passive Two-Phase Heat Spreader for Hotspot Mitigation in Microgravity of Space | Human Spaceflight Centre (HSFC) ISRO Amount: 30 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2020-2024 Ongoing |
| Strengthening Interfacial Characterization Facilities: Funds for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (one among six co-PIs with HoD as the PI) | DST FIST Amount: 290 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2019-2024 Ongoing |
| Psychrometry Driven Design and Fabrication of An All-Season Optimal Atmospheric Water Harvester (with co-PI Dr. A. D. Thakur, IIT Patna) | Water Technology Initiative, DST Amount: 32 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2020-2023 Completed |
| Assessment of the Use of Modern Robotic and Machine Learning Tools for Addressing Operational Challenges at 3x660 MW Capacity Coal Fired Supercritical Power Plant (as Co-PI with Dr. Anil Thakur, IIT Patna, as the PI) | Prayagraj Power Generation Company Ltd. Amount: 10 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2022-2023 Completed |
| Development of an Ionic Liquid-based Ultra-High Heat Dissipation Module for Energy Efficient Boiling Systems | Core Research Grant, SERB Amount: 47 Lakhs |
Sponsored | February 2020 - August 2023 Completed |
| Development of an agricultural waste based off-the-grid climate control unit for storage and processing of agricultural produce (with co-PI Dr. A. D. Thakur, IIT Patna) Industry Partner: New Leaf Dynamics | SERB under IMPRINT-2 scheme Amount: 108 Lakhs |
Sponsored | March 2019 - January 2023 Completed |
| Surface Active Additives for Enhanced Flow Boiling in Microchannels | DST-RFBR Joint Call Amount: 16 Lakhs |
Sponsored | December 2019 - December 2021 Completed |
| Acoustic Detection of Leidenfrost Dynamics on Scalable Micro-/Nanostructured Surfaces | DST Nanomission Amount: 27 Lakhs |
Sponsored | July 2016 - July 2019 Completed |
| Design and Development of an Agricultural Waste Based Gasifier Heating System for GreenCHILLI (with co-PI Dr. A. D. Thakur, IIT Patna) Industry Partner: New Leaf Dynamics | MHRD and DST under UAY Amount: 95 Lakhs |
Sponsored | August 2016 - August 2018 Completed |
| Enhancement of Boiling Heat Transfer via the Suppression of Coalescence in Microgravity | RESPOND ISRO Amount: 27 Lakhs |
Sponsored | April 2015 - April 2018 Completed |
| Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Scalable Nanostructured Microchannels for High | DST SERB Amount: 50 Lakhs |
Sponsored | August 2014 - August 2018 Completed |
| Heat Flux Applications (with co-PI Dr. S. K. Saha, IIT Bombay) | (Completed) | ||
| CFD Simulation in a Co-Current Pressure Nozzle-Spray Dryer | Haryana Leathers Chemical Ltd | Consultancy | December 2016 – February 2017 (Completed) |
| Performance Analysis and Improvement of a Tonne, 7 kW Ammonia based Adsorption Refrigerator (with co-PI Dr. A. D. Thakur, IIT Patna) | New Leaf Dynamic Technologies (P) Ltd. | Consultancy | December 2014 – February 2015 (Completed) |