Ajay Kumar
Scientist
Separation Processes
Indian Institute of Petroleum
India
Biography
Dr. Ajay Kumar is a Scientist in Wax Rheology Area Separation Processes Division in CSIR - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. His acheivement are • University Grants Commission’s Junior Research Fellowships • Awarded Indo French fellowship for Ph.D studies in France • Guest scientist at Technical University (TU), Dresden, Germany • A member of team: Technology transfer document (TTD) of “Bio-degradable soluble cutting oil from ricebran oil” has been developed & submitted to M/s Ecocare bio-lubes india private limited, Coimbatore • A member of team Development of basic engineering information for the production of biodiesel based on heterogeneous and homogeneous catalyst • A member of team Process development of waste plastics to gasoline and diesel along with LPG
Research Interest
His research interests are • Process Engineering, Scale-Up and Technology transfer, Plant and Equipment Design, Pilot • Plant studies, Process Optimization and Computer applications • Utilization of waste plastics for conversion to value added products (Gasoline, Diesel & Aromatics along with LPG) • Up-gradation of petroleum vacuum residue and oxidative desulfurization using Ultrasound/Hydrodynamic cavitations • Rheological studies of crude oil Cavitation Phenomena (Ultrasound and Hydrodynamic) • Biofuels
Publications
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Ultrasound cavitation technique for up-gradation of vacuum residue : Priyanka Kaushik, Ajay Kumar, T. Bhaskar, Y. K. Sharma, Deepak Tandon and H.B.Goyal, Fuel Processing Technology 2012,93, 73
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Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels: Biofuels Alternative feedstocks and conversion processes: T.Bhaskar, B. Bhavya, Rawel Singh, D.V.Naik, Ajay Kumar, H.B.Goyal, Elsevier,Academic Press, 2011
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Bio-fuels for sustainable development of under developed regions: R.Kataki, B.Barauh, T. Bhaskar, D.V.Naik, Ajay Kumar, H.B.Goyal, Renewable Energy and Environment, EBH Publishers, 2010
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Mapping the efficacy of new designs for large scale sonochemical reactors, Ajay Kumar, P. R. Gogate and A. B. Pandit, Ultrasonic Sonochemistry, 2007,14(5), 538.
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Mapping of acoustic streaming in sonochemical reactor, Ajay Kumar, P. R. Gogate and A. B. Pandit, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. ,2007, 46(13), 4368.
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Modeling flow Pattern induced by ultrasound: the influence of modeling approach and turbulence models, Ajay Kumar, T. Kumaresan, A. B. Pandit, and J. B. Joshi, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46(10), 2836.
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Characterisation of flow phenomena induced by ultrasonic horn, Ajay Kumar, T. Kumaresan, A. B. Pandit, and J. B. Joshi, Chemical Engineering Science 2006, 61, 7410.
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Investigation of induction of air due to ultrasound source in the sonochemical reactors : Ajay Kumar, P. R. Gogate, A. B. Pandit, A. M. Wilhelm, and H. Delmas, Ultrasonic Sonochemistry ,2005, 12(6), 453.
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Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer Studies in Sonochemical Reactors : Ajay Kumar, P. R. Gogate, A. B. Pandit, H. Delmas, and A. M. Wilhelm, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2004, 43, 1812.
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Mixing Time Analysis in acoustic cavitation. Ajay Kumar, A. B. Pandit and A. M Wilhelm, Indian Chemical Engineer Journal, 2003, 45(3), 147.
