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Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy

Professor in Chemical Engineering Dept. of Chemical Engineering BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa campus

Email - 1: [email protected] Email - 2: [email protected]


Expertise and

interests

A Chemical Engineer with specialization in condensation heat transfer.

Expertise in areas of experimental heat transfer and modelling heat-transfer processes, with major research interests in work related to condensation of vapours in presence of a non-condensing gas and condensation of pure vapours (single and multi-component)

Present research is in the area of “Process Intensification” which involves addressing challenges posed posed in developing practical cost effective, energy efficient and environment friendly systems from a commercialization point of view, thereby attempting to bridge the gap between know-why and know-how

Contact

address

R. No. A 301/1, Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani K K Birla Goa campus, NH – 17 B Bypass Road, Zuari Nagar, Goa – 403726

Contact

Telephone +91-832-2580-308 (O), +91-832-2580-504 (R)

Education Ph.D. in condensation heat transfer

Year of completion: December 2004

From: University of London

Supervisor: Professor John W. Rose (Queen Mary College, University of London)

Title of project: Laminar film condensation inside a non-circular tube in the presence of forced convection and in the presence of a non-condensing gas.

B.E. (Chemical Engineering)

Year of completion: 1991

From: Shivaji University, India

Grade: First Class with distinction


Academic

achievements

Stood first in my University in the subjects “Petroleum Refinery Engineering” and “New Separation Processes” (in the final year of my graduation in Chemical Engineering).

Graduated as a Chemical engineer securing First Class with distinction.

Awards Secured a studentship (covering tuition fees and living expenses) to pursue Ph.D. studies at the University of London. The Ph.D. was sponsored by an industrial company in USA.

Ph.D. research

details

A theoretical model was developed for heat transfer and condensation inside a typical proposed exhaust heat exchanger passage of a fuel cell condenser in the presence of a non-condensing gas. The predicted flow regime is annular. The model applies to any vapour-gas combination. For a prescribed composition, temperature, pressure and flow rate of the gas mixture at inlet and prescribed wall temperature distribution along the tube, the model predicts the local heat-transfer and condensation rates and the local bulk vapour composition, temperature and pressure. The model has been validated using experimental data for air-steam mixtures over a wide range of relevant variables (steam-air inlet composition, pressure, temperature and flowrate; coolant inlet temperature and flowrate). The model can be used in conjunction with a standard approach for the outside heat transfer to give complete model for an air-cooled heat exchanger passage.

Summary of work done

When using water as coolant (for convenience) to simulate the airside resistance in the actual fuel cell condenser application, it was necessary to operate at low velocity and hence low Reynolds number. A laminar flow coolant mixer was designed, fabricated and tested for this purpose.

A test rig was designed and all major components manufactured and assembled.

An outline scheme was drawn up for modelling the in-tube heat and mass transfer processes and a database of relevant thermo-physical properties assembled. Property equations for the vapour-gas mixture were verified and subsequently the used to develop a full.

Thermocouples, used in the main rig, were calibrated against a platinum resistance thermometer having high precision (accuracy

better than 0.05 K).

Commission runs on the main test rig were completed and experimental runs using air-steam mixtures were carried out followed by data analysis and reduction. The same was used to


validate the model and good agreement was found.

Work Experience

November 2015 – Till date, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus

Designation: Professor, Chemical Engineering

Nature of work: Academic teaching, Research and Administration

2010 – 2015, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus

Designation: Associate Professor and Head of Department, Chemical Engineering


May 2009 – July 2009, Lunghwa University, Taiwan

Designation: Visiting Professor


2006 - 2010, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus

Designation: Assistant Professor and Group Leader, Chemical Engineering Group


Jan. 2005 - 2006, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus

Designation: Assistant Professor and Group Leader, Chemical Engineering Group


Sept. 2003 – Sept. 2004 Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK

Designation: Research Assistant

Nature of work: Research and Development

A comprehensive literature survey was carried out to review and identify promising thermochemical cycles for Hydrogen production.

An investigation was carried out into improvements made in the Sulphur-Iodine thermochemical cycle for Hydrogen production.

A study was carried out to investigate the possible use of membrane separation processes in the SI thermochemical cycle.

A simple theoretical model for production of Hydrogen using a catalytic membrane reactor is being developed.


Sept. 1994 – Dec. 1999 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), India

Designation: Scientific Officer (Research)

Nature of work: Research and Development

Successfully completed a one-year course of the Training School of BARC (1994 - 1995). The selection to this School was on an all-India basis and I was among the 8 Chemical engineers eventually selected. This school provided all necessary skills required for carrying out further research and included written and oral examinations on courses related to Chemical and Nuclear engineering. The course ended with a 3-month project, which involved “Theoretical modelling of condensation inside a vertical tube in the presence of a non-condensing gas” after which I joined the Chemical Engineering Division of the Research Centre as Scientific Officer „C‟.

Contributed significantly in various phases of the Divisional project, i.e. “Development of prototype 1500 ampere Fluorine cell and commissioning of 5 TPA Sulphur Hexafluoride pilot plant”. This plant was the first of its kind in India. I was successfully involved in the process design, procurement, installation and commissioning of Fluorine cell and SF6 pilot plant.

Was promoted to the grade of Scientific Officer „D‟ in August 1998.

Was involved in the process design of the Fluidised bed denitration facility for the next research project before proceeding to study for a Ph.D.

Feb. 1993 – Aug. 1994 Oswal Petrochemicals, Mumbai, India

Designation: Production Engineer (Olefins Division)

Nature of work: Operation and maintenance

Was appointed as engineer in charge of “Naptha cracking furnace” and was involved in both maintenance and operation of the same.

Was also involved in optimizing the yield of ethylene propylene and other olefin products obtained during Naptha cracking

Aug. 1991 – Aug. 1992 Vijay Kumar Refractories & Chemicals, Mumbai, India

Designation: Trainee Engineer

Worked as Trainee engineer in the acid proof lining Division connected with marketing of acid/alkali proof cements and contract execution


Courses taught /

handled till

date

FIRST DEGREE COURSES TAUGHT

Computer Programming - I (Multi-Disciplinary) including Lab

Measurement Techniques - II (Multi-Disciplinary) including Lab

Thermodynamics (Multi-Disciplinary)

Fluid Flow Operations / Fluid Mechanics

Heat Transfer Operations / Heat Transfer including Lab

Chemical Process Calculations

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Kinetics and Reactor Design

Process Control

Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers

Process Design Principles – 1

Process Design Principles – 2

Separation Processes - 1 HIGHER DEGREE COURSES TAUGHT

Advanced Process Control

Process Plant Simulation

Computational Transport Phenomena

Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering ELECTIVE COURSES TAUGHT / HANDLED

Transport Phenomenon

Computer Aided Process Plant Design

Study Oriented Projects

Computer Projects

Lab Oriented Projects

Special Projects

TIC projects

SEMESTER WISE BREAK-UP OF COURSES TAUGHT

YEAR SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

2017

CHE F311 Kinetics & Reactor Design

CHE F343 Process Design Principles - 2

CHE F213 Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics

CHE G641Reaction Engineering

2016


CHE F241Heat Transfer

CHE F213 Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics



2015



CHE G622 Advanced Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics


2014




Thermodynamics

CHE F244 Separation Processes – 1

2013

CHE F311 Kinetics and Reactor Design




2012


Thermodynamics

CHE C312 Kinetics and Reactor Design

CHE C311 / CHE F213 Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics

CHE F242 Numerical Methods for Chemical

Engineers

2011


Thermodynamics


CHE C311 Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics

CHE G521 Mathematical Methods in Chemical

Engineering

2010

CHE C311 Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics


CHE G541 Process Plant Simulation


CHE C414 Transport Phenomena

*******

2009



CHE GC473 Advanced Process Control

CHE G542 Computational Transport Phenomena

2008


CHE C441 Process Control

CHE C351 Heat Transfer Operations


2007

CHE GC311 Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics

CHE GC441 Process Control

CHE GC414 Transport Phenomena

CHE GC414 Transport Phenomena

CHE GC473 Advanced Process Control

CHE GC432 Computer Aided Process Plant Design

2006

CHE GC311 Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics

CHE GC441 Process Control

TA GC 222 Measurement Techniques – 2

CHE GC312 Kinetics and Reactor Design


2005

Computer Programming - 1

CHE GC221 Chemical Process Calculations

******* CHE GC213 Fluid Flow

Operations

Research Area of interest: Process Intensification I believe Engineering research is all about converting today's Science into tomorrow's technology. Based on this belief, I have been involved in addressing challenges involved in addressing challenges posed in developing practical cost effective, energy efficient and environment friendly systems from a commercialization point of view, thereby attempting to bridge the gap between know-why and know-how. Presently my focus is on Process intensification and I have worked and am working on projects related to the following areas:

Unmixed combustion

CO2 capture technologies

Unmixed reforming

Desalination

Coke Mitigation in Refinery systems

Process Condensate treatment in fertilizer plants

Gas Hydrates application

Thermodynamics of Phase equilibrium


List of

Publications

Krishnaswamy, S., Wang, H. S. and Rose, J. W., “ Condensation from gas-vapour mixtures in small non-circular tubes”, (2006), International Journal of Heat and Mass transfer, 49, 1731 – 1737

Dixit, O., Krishnaswamy, S., and Ponnani K. N., “Ammonia plant

analysis” Issue 302, November / December 2009, Nitrogen + Syngas

L. Selva Roselin, Rosilda Selvin, P. Aneesh, Mohamed Bououdina, S Krishnaswamy, “Highly active and reusable catalyst for Fries rearrangement of phenyl acetate”, (2011) Kinetics and Catalysis, Vol. 52 (6), 823 - 827

S. Krishnaswamy, S. M. Nazir, P. V. K. Srikanth & K. N. Ponnani, “Process Condensate Stripper performance in ammonia plants”, January / February 2012, Nitrogen + Syngas, Issue 315

Amol Deshpande, Srinivas Krishnaswamy & K. N. Ponnani, “Pulsed Micro-reactor: An alternative to estimating kinetic parameters of non-catalytic gas-solid reactions”, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 117, (2017), 382 – 393

Amol Deshpande, Srinivas Krishnaswamy & K. N. Ponnani, “Experimental Investigations on Unmixed Combustion for Heat Transfer Applications”, Chemical Engineering Science, 164, (2017), 122 – 132

Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Amol Deshpande & K. N. Ponnani, “Modelling of unmixed combustion based packed bed reactor system for heat transfer applications”, Chemical Engineering Science, 178, (2018), 367 – 376

Parul Sahu, Srinivas Krishnaswamy, K. N. Ponnani & N. K. Pande, “A thermodynamic approach to selection of suitable hydrate formers for seawater desalination” Desalination, 436, (2018), 144 - 151

Conferences / Presentations / Seminars /

Invited talk

Krishnaswamy, S., Wang, H. S. and Rose, J, W., “Condensation from gas-vapour mixtures in small non-circular tubes, 5th Int. Conf. on Enhanced, Compact and Ultra-Compact Heat Exchangers: Science, Engineering and Technology, Whistler, Canada, 11-16 September, 2005

Film-wise condensation inside a horizontal tube in the presence of forced convection and non-condensing gas”, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2004

Sulphur-Iodine Thermo-chemical cycle for hydrogen production‟, Combustion and Incineration Group meeting, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2004


„Membrane distillation”, Process fluidics group meeting,, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering,, University of Sheffield, 2004

Shareq Mohd. Nazir & Srinivas Krishnaswamy, “Understanding Process Condensate Stripper Performance using CHEMCAD”, CHEMCAD Process Simulation Conference, Mumbai, 22nd February 2010

Srinivas Krishnaswamy and Krishnaswamy Ponnani, “Water Pollution in Goa! Myths, Realities and Possible Solutions”, National Conference on “Frontiers in Technologies For Conservation Of Environment”, Feb. 10th and 11th 2011, Organized by Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Sponsored by Department Of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

“Research in Engineering”, Seminar on Research Methods and Data analysis, organized on 4/2/12, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus

“Redefining Approaches to Waste water characterization and treatment processes by sectorial differentiation”, International Exhibition and Conference on Water Technologies, Environmental Technologies and Renewable Energy, 13th - 14th February 2013, Mumbai

"An Alternative Energy Efficient and Zero Emission Process Scheme For Process Condensate Treatment in Ammonia Fertilizer Plants", August 18 – 23, Seoul, South Korea, 9th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE) incorporating the 15th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APChE) Congress & 3rd Asia-Pacific Chemical and Biological Micro-fluidics (APCBM) Conferences and The 11th International Conference on Gas-Liquid & Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering (GSL – 11)

“A theoretical approach to selection of suitable hydrate former for seawater desalination”, The 8th International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH 2014), 28th July to 1st August 2014, Beijing, China

Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Amol Deshpande, Krishnaswamy Ponnani, “Micro-pulsed differential reactors: a viable alternative for estimating kinetics of gas-solid reactions”, 67th Annual session of IIChE, CHEMCON – 2014, Chandigarh, December 27-30, 2014

“Experimental studies on unmixed combustion: Packed bed reactor technology for heat transfer applications", 2015 AIChE annual meeting, November 8th to 13th 2015, Utah, USA

Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Amol Deshpande, Krishnaswamy Ponnani, “Modelling of unmixed combustion based packed bed reactor system for heat transfer applications, 69th Annual session of IIChE, CHEMCON – 2016, Chennai, December 27-30, 2016


Srinivas Krishnaswamy, “Unmixed Combustion for heat transfer applications”, Invited talk / Department Seminar, 29 – 30th September 2016, IIT Madras and 9th March 2017 at Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Srinivas Krishnaswamy, “Process Intensification: Towards a efficient and sustainable society”, Keynote speaker, “Two Day National Seminar on Recent Advances in Applied Chemistry & Electronic Technologies”, Department of Chemistry and Department of Electronics, St. Xavier‟s College in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Goa.

PhD / Dissertation

students

PhD students: 1 completed and 4 (on-going)

Amol Deshpande: Completed (working on DST and Thermax Ltd. funded project on Unmixed Combustion for steam boiler applications)

Parul Sahu: Ongoing (working on GAIL funded project on Sea water desalination using refrigeration)

Pragya Singh: Ongoing (working on a CHT funded project related to studies on coking in refinery systems)

V. V. Siva Kumar: Ongoing (off-campus PhD student from Thermax Ltd.) working on hydrodynamic Cavitation

Vinod More: Ongoing (off-campus PhD student from Aditya Birla Science & Technology Centre): qualified for PhD

ME Dissertation guidance: 9 (8 completed, 1 on-going)

Nikhil Sasidharan (2017 – 2018): Ongoing Manovi Shah (2016 – 2017) Narendra Chundi (2015 – 2016) Roshni Gopal (2014 – 2015) Pragya Singh & Vijaya Patil (2013 – 2014) Deepak Ojha & P. Swethapadmini (2012 - 2013) Mohd. Shareq Nazir (2011 - 12)

Professional memberships

Member of the Indian Institute of Chemical engineers since 03/07/1999.

Associate Member of Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK (from September 2004 till date).

Computational

skills

Well versed in „C‟ programming language and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint., Autodesk certificate holder in AutoCAD

Familiar with DOS, Windows and UNIX operating systems.

Familiar with CHEMCAD, COMSOL, PRODYN & HYDRAFLASH softwares


Projects Handled / Ongoing

S No.

Title of project Budget (Rs.) Funding agency

Status

1.

Coke reduction and selectivity increase using novel reactor

configurations for allyl chloride

process

10,00,000/- Aditya Birla

Group Completed

2.

Studies on an enhanced efficiency

contactor and once-through

aqueous ammonia based

flue gas CO2 capture process

scheme for reuse in fertilizer production

10,00,000/- Aditya Birla

Group Completed

3.

Techno-economic feasibility studies on an alternative process route for

removal of methanol,

ammonia and carbon di-oxide from process

condensate in an ammonia fertilizer

plant

86,98,800/- Ministry of Fertilizers

Completed

4.

High – efficiency energy

conversion in steam boilers using unmixed

combustion

31,05,000/- + 4,00,000/-

Department of Science

and Technology

(DST)

Completed Collaborative support from

Thermax Limited, Pune to the tune of Rs. 4,00,000/-

5.

Seawater desalination

3,82,21,000/- GAIL (India)

Limited

Closure report framing in progress

6.

Experimental and simulation

studies on coke mitigation in petroleum

refinery systems

Total outlay Rs.

3,23,20,000/- BITS share: 1,68,17,700/-

Centre for High

Technology (CHT)

On-going collaboration with Bharat Petroleum Corporate

R & D

7.

Unmixed reforming (UMR)”

of methane for hydrogen production

56,11,100/- + 6,00,000/-

DST – SERB / BPCL

Corporate R&D

Sanctioned


Administration at Department

level

I have been involved in the following activities as Group Leader, Chemical Engineering Group (2006 - 2010) and Head of Chemical Engineering Department (2010 - 2015):

Co-ordinate discipline wise academic activities involving faculty, students and staff members

Chemical Engineering Curriculum development at First Degree and Higher Degree (as Convener of Cross Campus Department Committee on Academics)

Evolve plan for allotment of courses to faculty in consultation with Department faculty

Recruitment of faculty and staff (Member of the Department Recruitment Committee)

Monitor progress of courses during semester (assessment of student feedback)

Assessment of faculty and staff performance in Department

Assess present and future requirement related to Group for pursuing purchases and acquiring of goods/equipment

Finalization and preparation of annual Department budget

Ex-Officio Chairman of the Department Research Committee

Co-ordinator of Expert Committee visit (2013)

Examiner for Phd qualifying students (7 students: 2006 – 2015)

Overall co-coordinator for development and maintaining facilities in the Department: A major contribution in this area involved co-coordinating development, up-gradation and maintenance of Chemical Engineering Laboratories. As Coordinator, I have overseen activities pertaining to selection, procurement, installation and commissioning of relevant furniture, glassware, chemicals and equipment for labs in Chemical Engineering (Process Control, Computational Chemical Engineering, MT - 2, Mass Transfer, Engineering Chemistry, Reaction Engineering). I have also been involved in development of 3 research labs including the Process Engineering Technology Lab (PET) lab.

Administration at Institution

level

Faculty in-Charge Student Sporting Activities (2005 - 2010)

As Sports in-Charge, I have actively been part of development of Sporting Infra-structure in the campus along with procurement and installation of sporting equipment related to Badminton, Basketball, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Tennis etc. I have also worked in conjunction with In-Charge, Student Activity Centre (SAC) in developing facilities for a Gymnasium in the campus. I also helped co-ordinate and help conduct sporting events like inter-hostel tournaments, SPREE (2007, 2008 and 2009). In-Charge, Central Sophisticated Instrumentation Facility (2016 – till date)


In this role I co-ordinate the procurement, commissioning, installation and monitoring of regular use of sophisticated analytical equipment in the Institute. Presently the following Instruments (@ total cost of Rs. 12 crores) have been procured / under procurement and installed:

Scanning Electron Microscope (Installed / Commissioned)

LCMS (Installed / Commissioned)

Zeta Potential Analyzer (Installed / Commissioned)

Sputter Coater (Installed / Commissioned)

Tissue processor (Installed / Commissioned)

Critical point dryer (Installed / Commissioned)

XRD (Under procurement)

Laser Confocal Microscope (Under procurement)

Raman Spectrophotometer (Under procurement) I have also framed the policy in terms of usage of the above equipment by internal and external users. Professor in-Charge, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, CIIE, (University Wide): 2016 – till date Since taking over this responsibility, I have been involved in

Putting in place a structure with regard to activities to be taken under the aegis of CIIE

Co-ordinating with CSIR-TECH for tech transfer related activities. This activity was successfully culminated with signing of an official MOU with CSIR Tech

Framing of a new IPR filing process for faculty, staff and students. This was achieved with constant interactions with Aditya Birla Corporate legal Cell. The new process facilitates filing of patents in 30 days. This is executed at campus-level with respective faculty in-Charges leading this effort.

Co-ordinating with campus in-Charges for framing of annual budget for CIIE

Facilitating functioning of overall activities of CIIE with faculty in-charge CIIE of all campuses and in liaison with other Divisions as appropriate

Membership of Committees

Member of Disciplinary committee (2006)

Member of Anti-ragging flying squad (2005 – 2006)

Member of committee for working of connectivity and Internet facilities in the Institute (2006)

Member of organizing committee regarding PM‟s visit to BITS Pilani Goa campus (2006)


Member of Doctoral advisory committee (2007 – till date)

Member of Academic Advisory Council (2008)

Member of library committee (2008 – till date)

Member of recruitment committee (2008 – till date)

Member of organizing committee related to APJ Abdul Kalam‟s visit to BITS Pilani Goa campus (2009)

Committee for combating HEPATITIS-A (2009)

Member of Convocation Committee (2011 - 2015)

Member of Senate

Miscellaneous

Mentor to the Research Thrust area in Project Lakshya (2017)

BITSAT Invigilator 2005

Have been part of Student admissions, Registration (2006 - 2015) and orientation (2010 - 2013)

Co-ordinator of NAAC visit in 2008

Task Force Leader for thrust area "Campus Life" as part of the Mission 2012 - Vision 2020 programme

Member of the Imperative related to Industry Engagement at part of Mission 2015 - Vision 2020

Associated with co-ordinating discussions with Mckinsey in relation to leveraging WILP programmes of the Institute

WILP Program Lead for B. Tech Process Engineering programme

DAC member (G. Surendran)


References

Prof. Aniruddha Pandit Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai [email protected]

Prof. S. Pushpavanam Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering IIT Madras [email protected]

Prof. V. G. Gaikar Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (Presently on deputation as Vice – Chancellor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere) [email protected]

Prof. Akkihebal Suresh Professor of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai [email protected]

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