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I am Chandra Sekhar Somayajula, a Graduate Research Assistant at Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department, West Virginia University. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University, India in June 2017. I joined the Advanced Process and Energy Systems Engineering Group in January 2018. My PhD work focused on corrosion modeling, state estimation using Kalman filter, and synthesis of an optimal sensor placement algorithm which has been evaluated for real-time corrosion monitoring in a coal-fired power plant. During my free time I like to read books or do digital sketching.
Education:
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2018 - 2024
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 2013 - 2017
Membership:
AIChE
Current Research
Current Research
Optimal Sensor Network Design for Corrosion Monitoring in power plants
My work involves the development of a corrosion model and an estimator framework which utilizes measurements from a corrosion sensor for predicting corrosion rate in boiler components. Recently a novel type of electrochemical sensor is being developed in-house for in-situ measurement of hot corrosion. To determine the ideal locations for these sensors’ placement, I am currently working on the synthesis of an optimal sensor placement algorithm. In addition, the techno-economic analysis is also being conducted for estimating the optimal investment cost in corrosion monitoring framework.
Publications
Publications
Somayajula C, Bhattacharyya D, Hu S, Liu X, “Hot Corrosion Monitoring in Boilers Using a Nonlinear Estimator and Electrochemical Noise-Based Corrosion Sensors”, 63, 394-409, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2024
Presentations
Presentations
Somayajula C, Bhattacharyya D, Hu S, Liu X, “Optimal Sensor Network Design and State Estimation of Nonlinear Differential Algebraic System: Application to Corrosion Monitoring in a Power Plant Boiler”, Paper 588b, AIChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 13-18, 2022
Somayajula C, Bhattacharyya D, Hu S, Liu X, “Optimal Sensor Network Design for Corrosion Monitoring of Multi-Scale Time-Varying Systems: Application to a Power Plant Boiler”, Paper 610h, AIChE Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 7-19, 2021
Somayajula C, Bhattacharyya D, Liu X, “A Systems Engineering Approach to the Optimal Measurement Network Design in Coal-Fired Power Plants by Incorporating Market Elasticity”, Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting, November 16-20, 2020
Somayajula C, Bhattacharyya D, Liu X, “Optimal Sensor Network Design and Nonlinear State Estimation for In-Situ Corrosion Monitoring in Coal-Fired Boilers”, Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting, November 16-20, 2020
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