Research Opportunities in. Dept. of Energy Science & Engineering

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1 Research Opportunities in Dept. of Energy Science & Engineering

2 Prof. Lalit Kumar Department of Energy Science and Engineering IIT Bombay

3 Rheology and CFD of complex fluid flow tomato ketchup Elasto-viscoplastic material Fig: Gelled crude oil in a pipe

4 Petroleum Flow and flow assurance Coalescence of droplet Hydrate formation and its inhibition in the pipeline (KG offshore project)

5 Microgrids and Smartgrids Areas Protection in Microgrids Multiagent application in smart distribution systems Control of power converters Project: Indo-UK Collaborative project on Microgrids Background Basic degree in Electrical engineering Basic degree in Electronics engineering with M.Tech in power electronics M.Tech in Power Electronics or Power Systems or Energy (EE project) Faculty members Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla, Prof. Zakir Rather and Prof. Pavan K Hari

6 Activities on Redox Flow Battery Development of flow battery suitable for stationary applications Development of a low-cost membrane suitable for flow battery Fabrication of the cell using the membrane and study the performances Comparing the crossover with conventional nafion membrane Prof. Prakash Ghosh

7 Activities on fuel cells Development of fuel cell system suitable for automotive and stationary applications Research interest Development of lightweight flow field system Development of efficient gasket system Development of efficient clamping system Development testing of 20 kw stack

8 Electrochemistry and electrocatalysis for fuel cell, redox flow battery and crystalline silicon solar cell (Prof. Manoj Neergat, 6 th floor, Room no. 21, New DESE building) Materials synthesis (graphene oxide, graphene, Pt nanoparticles, nitrogen doped carbon-based non-precious catalysts) Physical and electrochemical characterization of the synthesized materials Cost-effective front contact metallization for Solar cell Energy storage Energy conversion device Solar simulator Electrochemical work station to test Flow Battery Redox flow battery (RFB) Organic RFB Vanadium redox flow battery Fuel cell

9 Concentration (ppm) Water conservation Process Integration Special optimization tool for conservation of resources (water, energy, raw materials, finance, etc.) Development of graphical and algorithmic methodologies Integration of various processes, equipment, etc. Any background, mathematically inclined Santanu Bandyopadhyay Wastewater line Rotate Wastewater line to reduce wastewater generation Source composite curve Contaminant load (kg/h) Optimum collector field for CSP plant Gas turbine based congeneration system

10 Dept. of Energy Science & Engineering Rajesh Gupta Solar Cells Characterization and Simulation Novel characterization approaches for solar cells & module For defects and degradation Electrical modelling & simulation for solar cells & module For various applications Performance and Reliability of PV module Field performance assessment Indoor and Outdoor degradation Initial After 10 HF cycles After 40 TC cycles After 250 hours DH EL and IR images after degradation in PV module Facility: Full-fledged PV characterization & simulation lab Collaborations: Many PV companies, UK universities, NISE Interdisciplinary Work: Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrical, Thermal, Physcis Delamination in PV module by IR imaging 3-D electrical model of PV module

11 Oxy-Steam gasification of biomass Experimental and Modeling study + IC engine application Biomass Sandeep Kumar Research Areas: Biomass gasification, IC engine application Gasification is a thermochemical conversion of solid carbonaceous fuel to gaseous fuel. The product gaseous fuel has application in IC engines, Fuel Cell, and various chemical synthesis like Methanol, Liquid fuel, Ethanol, Ammonia etc. IC Engine Char (C) H 2, CO Fuel Cell Pyrolysis Volatiles CO 2, H 2 O Oxidation O 2 NH3, MeOH, Liq. Fuel Will involve concept of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, reaction chemistry and CFD

12 Investigation on Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) in a CI Engine Dr Asish Kumar Sarangi Department of Energy Science and Engineering IIT Bombay 05 December 2018

13 Challenges and Scope of LTC LTC can minimise NOx and PM emissions simultaneously in cylinder: A practical route to minimise after-treatment requirement Challenges: High THC and CO emissions and hence, poor combustion efficiency Limited up to medium load Combustion process not well understood Managing transitions between LTC and conventional diesel Research Scope Further improvement of combustion efficiency (THC, CO) LTC specific combustion chamber and fuel injection systems Control strategies for transient operation Extension of LTC to higher loads Development of low temperature light-off exhaust after-treatment catalysts

14 Prof. Zakir Hussain Rather Research Areas 1 Research area Grid integration of renewable energy (wind and solar PV power) System integration of renewable energy (wind and solar PV power) Power system dynamics, operation and control Microgrid/smart grid Electric vehicle integration and demand response Wide Area Measurement System Wind Turbine generator and Solar PV emulator Grid Simulator Ongoing related research projects Secure and Stable Grid Integration of Large-scale Wind Energy Grid Stability of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integrated Power System (Indo-Canadian collaborative project) Secure Integration of Renewable Energy through Microgrids India-UK centre for Education and Research in Clean Energy (ido-uk collaborative project) National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE)

15 Perovskite DIL.DESE.IITB Thermophotovoltaic window transparent <45oC and generate power when it change its color Conventional Devices Flexible PV on Polymer Stability that matters chasing the efficiency with various architectures Novel technology developed for metal oxide Among the highest efficiency worldwide T80 > 6000 hrs. in ambient Understanding the Physics of reliability is our priority FTO-SnO2-MultiCation-Spiro-Au Cooling Heating shaibal.sarkar@iitb.ac.in FTO-TiO2-ZrO2-MAPI-Carbon Stability under Ambient Stability under Illumination

16 Theoretical and Experimental : Prof. Karthik Sasihithlu Room 709, 7 th floor, Energy Science and Engineering Building ksasihithlu@iitb.ac.in Measuring thermal properties of micro and nanostructures The student will be responsible for setting up an experimental technique called 3- Omega technique to measure thermal properties in these structures The student will also theoretically analyse emissive and reflective properties of multiple layers. Student will modify existing MATLAB codes to model propagation of light as electromagnetic waves. Also involves fabrication of these structures using nanofabrication facilities at IITB and measuring emissivity using FTIR technique. Reflectivity Applications are in cooling of miniature devices (such as computer chips), developing coatings which functions as absorbers in solar thermal devices, and developing coatings which reduce solar heating in buildings and homes Requisites: This topic is interdisciplinary. The student will end up taking graduate courses in both heat transfer as well as Physics. The student should have interest in understanding heat transfer at a fundamental level. By the end of PhD, student will gain well rounded experience in theoretical, computational and experimental work

17 Development of 2.5 Ah Cylindrical (18650 format) Lithium-ion battery (LFP/LTO) cells for cycle life 2 Ah pouch pack Target 2.5 Ah Cylindrical cells (18650) Battery pack and BMU SM group

18 Modelling redox flow batteries Dayadeep Monder Systems for large scale electrical energy storage essential for deployment of solar photovoltaic and wind power Detailed multiphysics models design and optimization of cells and stacks System level models system design operation scenarios techno-economic anaylsis P. Alotto, M. Guarnieri, F. Moro, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014.

19 Modeling, Simulation, Optimization and Control of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Devices Lithium ion battery Modelling stress effects Capacity fade analysis, model based design Optimal/Model predictive control Battery management systems System integration Solar-PV battery integrated performance models Hybrid renewable generation/ storage systems, with supercapacitors Large scale energy storage Flow batteries Kinetic and Transport models Durability Studies