PUBLICATIONS

PATENTS GRANTED/ FILED:

1. Mittal M, “Compression ignition dual fuel engine and fuel injector for same,” U.S. Patent number 8839763, (granted) dated: September 23, 2014, (application number US20140123948).

2. Brown C, Ding X, Kim H, Mittal M, and Sommars M, “Dual fuel injector with crossover valve,” U.S. Patent number 8997720, (granted) dated: April 7, 2015, (application numbers US20130160742, CN104011365A, DE112012005384T5 and WO2013096280A1).

3. Kim H, Coldren D, and Mittal M, “Debris robust fuel injector with co-axial control valve members and fuel system using same,” US Patent number 9212639, (granted) dated: December 15, 2015, (application number US20140123936).

4. Mittal M, and Brasche A, “Fuel injector with co-axial control valve members and fuel system using same,” U.S. Patent number 9228505, (granted) dated: January 5, 2016, (application numbers US20140034019, CN103573505A and DE102013012355A1).

5. Gupta SK, and Mittal M, “Methane Number Calculator using ANN,” Indian Copyright SW-12917/2019, (granted) dated: October 11, 2019, (application filed, dated: 25/04/2019) (IDF 1849) . 

6. Gupta SK, and Mittal M, “Wobbe Index Calculator,” Indian Copyright SW-12952/2019, (granted) dated: November 04, 2019, (application filed, dated: 05/09/2019) (IDF 1910). 

7. Jose JV, Mittal M, Ramesh A, Gnanakotaiah G, Vishnukumar KS, and Shridhara S,  “A system and method for controlled combustion in a direct injection engine,” Indian Patent number 462515, (granted) dated: October 26, 2023, (application number 202041053983, filed dated: December 11, 2020) (IDF 2121) .

8. Gupta SK, and Mittal M, “Multi-gaseous fuel composition internal combustion engine system, gaseous-fuel delivery system and method of obtaining composition,” Indian Patent number 467393, (granted) dated: November 9, 2023, (application number 202041005241, filed dated: February 06, 2020) (IDF 1926).

9. Bhaskar K, Jose JV, Mittal M, and Ramesh A, “A system and a method for detecting knock in internal combustion engine of a vehicle,” Indian Patent number 490440, (granted) dated: December 28, 2023, (application number 201941033135, filed dated: August 16, 2019) (IDF 1852).

10. Velugula R, Mittal M, and Ramesh A, “An internal combustion engine for a vehicle and a vehicle thereof,” Indian Patent Number 563736, (granted) dated: March 26, 2025, (application number 202441022308, filed dated: March 22, 2024) (IDF 2775).

11. Prajwal R, Jose JV, Mittal M, Ramesh A, Gnanakotaiah G, and Vishnukumar KS, “Pre-chamber ignition system for small bore SI engine,” Patent filed (with application number 2021x1x3x5x6) (IDF 2145).

12. Jose JV, Mittal M, Ramesh A, Gnanakotaiah G, and Vishnukumar KS, “A fuel injection system for a direct injection internal combustion engine and a method of control thereof,” Patent filed (with application number 2022x1x3x0x3) (IDF xxxx).

13. Elango P, Mohan A, Mittal M, and Ramesh A, “Mechanically automated, speed and torque sensitive two speed drive system,” Patent filed (with application number 2023x1x6x1x1) (IDF 2691).

14. Varma PS, and Mittal M, “A multi gaseous fuel blending system and method thereof,” Patent filed (with application number 2023x1x8x3x8) (IDF 2719).

15. Velugula R, Mittal M, and Ramesh A, “A system and method for investigating in-cylinder flow and combustion in gasoline direct-injection optical engine,” Patent filed (with application number 2023x1x7x4x3) (IDF 2720).

16. Kishore K, and Mittal M, “A dual fuel system and method for internal combustion engines,” Patent filed (with application number 2024x1x1x8x0) (IDF 2774).

17. Varma PS, and Mittal M, “System and method for high frequency signal management in an engine,” Patent filed (with application number 2024x1x5x4x8) (IDF 2876).

18. Velugula R, and Mittal M, “System and method for an adjustment of a valve train drive for an optical engine,” Patent filed (with application number 2024x1x5x4x9) (IDF 2939).

PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS (SCOPUS INDEXED):

1. Kurien C, and Mittal M (2024) “Modelling of engine emissions and after-treatment systems,” pp. 595-634, In: Lakshminarayanan PA, Agarwal AK, Ge H, Mallikarjuna JM (eds) Modelling Spark Ignition Combustion. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0629-7_15. 

2. Nayek S, and Mittal M (2024) “Visualisation and modelling of in-cylinder phenomena using optical engines,” pp. 131-170, In: Lakshminarayanan PA, Agarwal AK, Ge H, Mallikarjuna JM (eds) Modelling Spark Ignition Combustion. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0629-7_4. 

3. Kishore K, Gupta P, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2024)  “Prospects and challenges of green ammonia as an alternate fuel for internal combustion engines,” pp. 117-148, In: Kumar S, Agarwal AK, Khandelwal B, Singh P (eds) Ammonia and Hydrogen for Green Energy Transition. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0507-8_6.

4. Menon P, and Mittal M (2022)  “Modeling and simulation of diesel engines using CFD and its applications in optimizing various in-cylinder techniques,” pp. 89-143, In: Agarwal AK, Kumar D, Sharma N, Sonawane U (eds) Engine Modeling and Simulation. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8618-4_5.

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (SCOPUS INDEXED):

1. Varma PS, and Mittal M (2025) “Experimental and numerical investigations to study the effects of hydrogen enrichment on a retrofitted CNG SI engine operating at a low load condition,” Fuel, 392, 134914, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134914. 

2. Velugula R, Nayek, S., Balasubramanian TL, Lakshminarasimhan V, Ramesh A, and Mittal M (2025) “Investigation of in-cylinder flows and cycle-to-cycle variations in a small-bore gasoline direct-injection optical engine at different throttle openings and speeds,” Experiments in Fluids 66(6), 118, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-025-04050-9.

3. Gupta P, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2025) “Computational investigation and analysis of cycle-to-cycle combustion variations in a spark-ignition engine utilizing methane-ammonia blends,” Fuel, 386, 134313, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134313. 

4. Ayyanar K, Nayek S, Anand TNC, and Mittal M (2025) “The effect of different throttle openings on multi-plane analysis of in-cylinder flow fields in a small-bore spark-ignition engine,” Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-024-00628-1.

5. Velugula R, Balasubramanian TL, Lakshminarasimhan V, Ramesh A, and Mittal M (2025) “Design and Dynamic Analysis of Different Balancing Mechanisms for Development of a Small Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Optical Engine,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Transactions of the ASME, 147(9): 091020 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4068085.

6. Nayek S, and Mittal M (2024) “Fluorescence characteristics of organic tracer molecules for planar laser-induced fluorescence in internal combustion engines, part B: aromatics,” Applied Physics B, 130, 169, pp. 1-48, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-024-08273-2.

7. Nayek S, and Mittal M (2024) “Fluorescence characteristics of organic tracer molecules for planar laser-induced fluorescence studies in internal combustion engines, part A: non-aromatics,” Applied Physics B, 130, 164, pp. 1-45, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-024-08272-3.

8. Chandrakar CK, Ayyanar K, Varunkumar S, Anand TNC, and Mittal M (2024) “Analysis of in-cylinder flow in a small-bore spark-ignition engine using computational fluid dynamics simulations and zero-dimensional-based modeling,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Transactions of the ASME, 146(10): 101006 (15 pages),  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065168. 

9. Kishore K, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2024) “Experimental and numerical analysis of engine characteristics of an ammonia-substituted dual-fuel CRDI diesel engine,” Fuel, 366,131354, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131354. 

10. Bhavsar D, Jaychandra RK, Mittal M (2024) “Data Acquisition and Performance Analysis during Real-Time Driving of a Two-Wheeler Electric Vehicle—A Case Study,” World Electric Vehicle Journal, 15(3), 121, https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj15030121. 

11. Varma PS, and Mittal M (2024) “Investigations with bowl-in-piston (CI type) and flat-piston (SI type) geometries to study the engine characteristics of a CI engine retrofitted for SI operation with CNG fuel,” Energy Conversion and Management, 301, 118083, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118083. 

12. Mondal P, Bhavsar D, Mittal K, and Mittal M (2024) "Estimating State-of-Charge in Lithium-Ion Batteries Through Deep Learning Techniques: A Comparative Evaluation," IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 78773-78786, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3408220.

13. Nayek S, and Mittal M (2023) “Mixture distribution in spark ignited port fuel injection engines: a review,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Transactions of the ASME, 145(7), 070801 (17 pages), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056792. 

14. Gupta P, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2023) “Impact of ammonia share on combustion, cycle-to-cycle variations and performance characteristics of methane fueled SI engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-5085, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-5085. 

15. Velugula R, Balasubramanian TL, Lakshminarasimhan V, Ramesh A, and Mittal M (2023) “Analysis of mechanical and thermal stresses, temperature and displacement within the transparent cylinder and piston top of a small direct-injection spark-ignition optical engine,” Energies, 16(21), 7400; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16217400. 

16. Kurien C, and Mittal M (2023) “Utilization of green ammonia as a hydrogen energy carrier for decarbonization in spark ignition engines,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(74), pp. 28803-28823, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.073. 

17. Gupta P, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2023) “Biogas (a promising bioenergy source): A critical review on potential of biogas as a sustainable energy source for gaseous fuelled spark ignition engines,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(21), pp. 7747-7769, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.11.195. 

18. Nayek S, Velugula R, and Mittal M (2023) “Analysis of in-cylinder flow fields using proper orthogonal decomposition-based quadruple decomposition,” Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 30(3), pp. 57-93, DOI: 10.1615/JFlowVisImageProc.2022044063.

19. Kurien C, Varma PS, and Mittal M (2023) “Effect of ammonia energy fractions on combustion stability and engine characteristics of gaseous (ammonia/ methane) fuelled spark ignition engine,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(4), pp. 1391-1400, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.10.032. 

20. Sagar A, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2023) “Impact of hydrogen energy fractions on cycle-to-cycle variations in biogas-fueled spark-ignition engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-5075, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-5075.

21. Jose JV, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2023) “Experimental and computational studies on the effects of reduced fuel injection pressure and spark plug protrusion on the performance and emissions of a small-bore gasoline direct-injection engine,” Proc. IMechE, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 237(7), pp. 1721-1737, https://doi.org/10.1177/09544070221093884. 

22. Bundele H, Varma PS, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2023) “Enhancement of low operating load limit and engine characteristics by hydrogen addition in a biogas-fueled spark-ignition engine,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Transactions of the ASME, 145(2), 021006 (10 pages),  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056101. 

23. Alam A, and Mittal M (2023) “Proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of in-cylinder flow and cycle-to-cycle flow variations in a small spark-ignition engine at different throttle openings with PIV data,” Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 30(2), pp. 67-96, DOI: 10.1615/JFlowVisImageProc.2022040344.

24. Nayek S, Alam A, and Mittal M (2022) “An automated proper orthogonal decomposition-based post-processing of in-cylinder raw flow datasets,” SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-5061, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-5061.

25. Bundele H, Kurien C, Varma PS, and Mittal M (2022) “Experimental and computational study on the enhancement of engine characteristics by hydrogen enrichment in a biogas fuelled spark ignition engine,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(71), pp. 30671-30686, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.07.029. 

26. Hameed NA, Kurien C, Ramesh KJ, and Mittal M (2022) “Effect of biomethane substitution on combustion noise and performance of a dual fuel common rail direct injection (CRDI) diesel engine,” Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 41(6), e13915, https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13915. 

27. Bundele H, Kurien C, and Mittal M (2022) “Experimental study of cycle-to-cycle variations in a spark-ignition engine fueled with biogas and surrogate of bio-methane,” SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-5049, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-5049. 

28. Prajwal R, Jose JV, Ramesh A, and Mittal M (2022) “Experimental studies on a small-bore port fuel injected SI engine operated on neat methanol and comparison with gasoline,” SAE Technical Paper 2022-37-0017, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-37-0017. 

29. Jose JV, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2022) “A novel combustion chamber to physically stratify the charge in a gasoline direct injection engine,” SAE International Journal of Engines, 16(3), 03-16-03-0016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/03-16-03-0016.

30. Kurien C, and Mittal M (2022) “Review on the production and utilization of green ammonia as an alternate fuel in dual-fuel compression ignition engines,” Energy Conversion and Management, 251, 114990, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114990. 

31. Nair S, Pavan D, Mittal M and Schock H (2021) “Visualization and POD analysis of spray variations in a gasoline direct-injection engine at different fuel injection pressures including split injection and macroscopic spray characteristics,” Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 28(3), pp. 1-21, DOI: 10.1615/JFlowVisImageProc.2021036244.

32. Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2021) “Predicting the methane number of gaseous fuels using artificial neural network,” Biofuels, 12(10), pp. 1191-1198, https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2019.1600455. 

33. Jose JV, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2021) “Development of a small-bore gasoline direct-injection engine, and enhancement of its performance using multiple injection strategies,” SAE International Journal of Engines, 14(1), pp.115-133, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/03-14-01-0008. 

34. Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2020) “Assessing the influence of compression ratio on engine characteristics including operating limits of a biogas-fueled spark-ignition engine,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Transactions of the ASME, 142(12), 121008 (9 pages), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048564.

35. Nair S, and Mittal M (2020) “An investigation on the performance of an oxidation catalyst using two-dimensional simulation with detailed reaction mechanism,” Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 15(4), 20190115, https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2019-0115.

36. Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2020) “A CFD study on the effect of compression ratio on combustion characteristics and emissions in a spark-ignition engine,” Progress in Computation Fluid Dynamics, 20(5), pp. 299-306, https://doi.org/10.1504/PCFD.2020.109903.

37. Mittal M, and Suresh SA (2020) “Determining the error levels in the calibration procedure when viewed through a transparent cylinder for engine flow diagnostics,” Sādhanā – Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, 45(1), 24, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-020-1270-2.

38. Alam A, Shinde G, and Mittal M (2020) “Development of a CFD model and validation with PIV-data to study the fluid motion in a small PFI SI engine,” IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 912(4), 042032 (6 pages), DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/912/4/042032.

39. Menon P, Kamble T, and Mittal M (2020)  “A computational study and experiments to investigate the combustion and emission characteristics of a small naturally aspirated diesel engine through changes in combustion chamber geometry, injection parameters and EGR,” IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 912(4), 042031 (25 pages), DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/912/4/042031.

40. Nair S, and Mittal M (2020) “1-D mathematical modeling of a diesel oxidation catalyst for transient hot start drive cycle,” IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 912(4), 042029 (10 pages), DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/912/4/042029.

41. Alam A, Mittal M, and Lakshminarasimhan V (2020) “Analysis of in-cylinder flow and cycle-to-cycle flow variations in a small spark-ignition engine at different throttle openings,” SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0793, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-0793. 

42. Garg S, Mittal M, Sahu S, and Lakshminarasimhan V (2020) “Measurement of fuel distribution in a small PFI spark-ignition engine using tracer PLIF,” SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0786, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-0786. 

43. Ramesh KJ, Bundele H, Mittal M, and Mehta PS (2020) “Analysis of combustion noise in a small common-rail direct-injection diesel engine at different engine operating conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0419, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-0419.

44. Jose JV, Thakur H, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2020) “A Computational Study on the Effect of Injector Location on the Performance of a Small Spark-Ignition Engine Modified to Operate under the Direct-Injection Mode,” SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0286, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-0286.  

45. Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2019) “Analysis of cycle-to-cycle combustion variations in a spark-ignition engine operating under various biogas compositions,” Energy & Fuels, 33(12), pp. 12421-12430, doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02344.  

46. Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2019) “Effect of biogas composition variations on engine characteristics including operational limits of a spark-ignition engine,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Transactions of the ASME, 141(10), 101002, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044195.

47. Mohapatra P, and Mittal M (2019) “A simplified one-dimensional mathematical model to study the transient thermal behavior of an oxidation catalyst with both low and high levels of CO concentration at the inlet,” Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 14(3), 20180049, https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2018-0049. 

48. Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2019) “Effect of compression ratio on the performance and emission characteristics, and cycle-to-cycle combustion variations of a spark-ignition engine fueled with bio-methane surrogate,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 148, pp. 1440-1453, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.11.057. 

49. Bisht A, Gupta SK, Mittal M, and Schock H (2019) “Analysis of spray variations and macroscopic spray characteristics in a gasoline direct-injection engine at different injection timings,” Journal of Visualization, 22(4), pp. 761-771, doi:10.1007/s12650-019-00559-4.  

50. Bhaskar K, Jose JV, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2019) “Detection of engine knock using speed oscillations in a single-cylinder spark-ignition engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2019-01-2206, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-2206. 

51. Sadafale SS, Mittal M, and Inaba K (2019)  “Phenomenological modeling and experiments to investigate the combined effects of high pressure and multiple injection strategies with EGR on combustion and emission characteristics of a CRDI diesel engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2019-01-0056, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-0056.

52. Shinde G, Mittal M, and Lakshminarasimhan V (2018) “A study of cycle-to-cycle flow variations in a small spark-ignition engine at low throttle opening,” SAE Technical Paper 2018-32-0035, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-32-0035.

53. Jose JV, Parsi A, Shridhara S, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2018)  “Effect of fuel injection timing on the mixture preparation in a small gasoline direct-injection engine,”  SAE Technical Paper 2018-32-0014, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-32-0014.

54. Mittal M, and Mehta P (2018) “Design features of optically accessible engines for flow and combustion studies - A Review,” SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-1775, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-1775.

55. Jasim AA, Mittal M, and Schock HJ (2018) “POD-based analysis of in-cylinder flow data from molecular tagging velocimetry in a spark-ignition engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-1770, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-1770.

56. Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2018) “Assessing the effect of compression ratio on the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a spark-ignition engine, and optimum spark advance at different operating conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-1668, https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-1668.

57. Adatrao S, and Mittal M (2017) “Error analysis in determining the centroids of circular objects in images,” Computing and Visualization in Science, 18(4-5), pp. 145-155, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00791-017-0286-6.

58. Vedula RT, Mittal M, and Schock HJ (2017) “Parametric study to improve the sub-pixel accuracy of nitric oxide tagging velocimetry with image preprocessing” Journal of Combustion, Vol. 2017, 6159802 (17 pages), https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6159802.  

59. Mittal M, Donahue R, Winnie P, and Gillette A (2015) “Exhaust emissions characteristics of a multi-cylinder 18.1-L diesel engine converted to fueled with natural gas and diesel pilot,” Journal of the Energy Institute, 88(3), pp. 275–283, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2014.09.003. 

60. Mittal M, Donahue R, and Winnie P (2015) “Evaluating the influence of exhaust back pressure on performance and exhaust emissions characteristics of a multi-cylinder, turbocharged, and aftercooled diesel engine,” Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 137(3), 032207, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029383. 

61. Mittal M, Donahue R, Winnie P, and Gillette A (2014) “Gaseous and soot emissions characteristics of a 15.2-liter compression ignition engine operated with natural gas and diesel pilot,” Int. J. Eng. Res. Dev, 10(3), pp. 63-69. 

62. Mittal M, and Schock HJ (2014) “The effect of fuel injection pressure on spray and combustion characteristics in a gasoline direct-injection engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-2604, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-2604. 

63. Mittal M, Donahue R, Winnie P, and Gillette A (2014)  “Combustion and gaseous emissions characteristics of a six-cylinder diesel engine operating within wide range of natural gas substitutions at different operating conditions for generator application,” SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-1312, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-1312. 

64. Vedula R, Mittal M, and Schock HJ (2013) “Molecular tagging velocimetry and its application to in-cylinder flow measurements,” Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 135(12), 121203 (17 pages), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025170. 

65. Mittal M, Schock HJ, Ravi V, and Naguib A (2013) “Establishment of a database by conducting intake manifold and in-cylinder flow measurements in an internal combustion engine assembly,” SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-0565, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-0565. 

66. Mittal M, Zhu G, and Schock HJ (2012) “In-cylinder combustion visualization of a direct-injection spark-ignition engine with different operating conditions and fuels,” SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-1644, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-1644. 

67. Mittal M, Hung DLS, Zhu G, and Schock HJ (2011) “High-speed flow and combustion visualization to study the effects of charge motion control on fuel spray development and combustion inside a direct-injection spark-ignition engine,” SAE International Journal of Engines, 4(1), pp. 1469-1480, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-1213. 

68. Mittal M, Hung DLS, Zhu G, and Schock HJ (2011) “Fuel spray visualization and its impingement analysis on in-cylinder surfaces in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine,” Journal of Visualization, 14(2), pp. 149-160, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12650-011-0083-0. 

69. Mittal M, Hung DLS, Zhu G, and Schock HJ (2011) “High-speed flow and combustion visualization to study the effects of charge motion control on fuel spray development and combustion inside a direct-injection spark-ignition engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2011-01-1213, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-1213.

70. Mittal M, Hung DLS, Zhu G, and Schock HJ (2010) “A study of fuel impingement analysis on in-cylinder surfaces in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine with gasoline and ethanol-gasoline blended fuels,” SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-2153, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-2153. 

71. Mittal M, and Schock HJ (2010) “A study of cycle-to-cycle variations and the influence of charge motion control on in-cylinder flow in an I.C. engine,” Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 132(5), 0511071-0511078, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4001617. 

72. Mittal M, Zhu G, and Schock HJ (2009) “Fast mass fraction burned calculation using net pressure method for real-time applications,” Proc. IMechE, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 223(3), pp. 389-394, https://doi.org/10.1243/09544070JAUTO1006. 

73. Mittal M, Sadr R, Schock HJ, Fedewa A, and Naqwi A (2009) “In-cylinder engine flow measurement using stereoscopic molecular tagging velocimetry (SMTV),” Experiments in Fluids, 46(2), pp. 277-284, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-008-0557-6. 

REFEREED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS (SCOPUS INDEXED):

74. Elango P, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2024) “Simulation based evaluation of simple hybrid topologies for a small two-wheeler for characterizing the performance and emission benefits,” 2024 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), Chicago, IL, USA, pp. 1-6,  DOI: 10.1109/ITEC60657.2024.10598938. 

75. Bhavsar D, Nirapure P, Mittal K, and Mittal M (2023) “Modeling and Simulation of Energy Management for a Hybrid Electric Two-Wheeler,” Proc. of the International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, pp. 521-526, DOI: 10.1109/ICECCME57830.2023.10252515.

76. Mittal M, Mithun Babu M, and Mittal K (2021) “Application of particle swarm optimization technique in seating velocity control of electromagnetic valve actuator,” The 9th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation, ICCMA 2021, pp. 177-181, DOI: 10.1109/ICCMA54375.2021.9646223.

77. Tripathy S, Mithun Babu M, Mittal K, and Mittal M (2021) “A machine learning based numerical approach for valve seating velocity control in an electromagnetic camless system,” Proceedings of the ASME, The Internal Combustion Engine Fall Technical Conference, ICEF2021-67594, V001T02A002 (10 pages), doi.org/10.1115/ICEF2021-67594.

78. Nair Sreeharsh, Mohapatra P, and Mittal M (2020) “Mathematical modeling of electrical heater assisted CO conversion in an oxidation catalyst at low loads and cold start conditions,” Proceedings of the ASME, The Internal Combustion Engine Fall Technical Conference, Paper No. ICEF2019-7110, doi:10.1115/ICEF2019-7110. 

79. Raj N, Ramesh KJ, Gupta SK, Mittal M, and Mehta PS (2019) “Analysis of cycle-to-cycle engine combustion variations using statistical and wavelet transform methods,” 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC-2019), Fukuoka, Japan, Paper Number-1434. 

80. Mohanan V, Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2019) “Predicting the optimum spark advance in a spark-ignition engine using artificial neural network,” 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC-2019), Fukuoka, Japan, Paper Number-1334. 

81. George SM, Gupta SK, and Mittal M (2019) “Phenomenological modeling to study the combustion and emission characteristics of a spark-ignition engine,” 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC-2019), Fukuoka, Japan, Paper Number-1203.  

82. Garg S, Mittal M, Sahu S, and Lakshminarasimhan V (2019) “PLIF imaging of fuel distribution in a small PFI spark-ignition engine,” 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC-2019), Fukuoka, Japan, Paper Number-1179.

83. Gohane R, Adatrao S, and Mittal M (2016) “Comparison of various centroiding algorithms to determine the centroids of circular marks in images,” Proc. IEEE, International Conference on Computing, Analytics and Security Trends (CAST-2016), Pune, India, pp.162-166, doi:10.1109/CAST.2016.7914959. 

84. Adatrao S, and Mittal M (2016) “An analysis of different image preprocessing techniques for determining the centroids of circular marks using Hough transform,” Proc. IEEE, International Conference on Frontiers of Signal Processing (ICFSP-2016), Warsaw, Poland, pp. 110-115, doi:10.1109/ICFSP.2016.7802966. 

85. Mittal M, Zhu G, Stuecken T, and Schock HJ (2009) “Effects of Pre-injection on Combustion Characteristics of a single cylinder Diesel Engine,” Proceedings of the ASME, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Paper No. IMECE2009-10493, 3, pp. 231-237, doi:10.1115/IMECE2009-10493. 

86. Mittal M, Schock HJ, and Sadr R (2008) “Evaluating the influence of charge motion control on in-cylinder flow using MTV,” Proceedings of the ASME, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts. Paper No. IMECE2008-66490, 10(Part B), pp. 819-827, doi:10.1115/IMECE2008-66490. 

87. Mittal M, Zhu G, Schock HJ, Stuecken T, and Hung DLS (2008) “Burn rate analysis of an ethanol-gasoline, dual-fueled, spark ignition engine,” Proceedings of the ASME, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, Paper No. IMECE2008-66139, 3, pp. 3-11, doi:10.1115/IMECE2008-66139. 

88.  Ibrahim MB, Mittal M, Jiang N, and Simon T (2005) “Validation of multi-dimensional stirling engine codes: Modeling of the heater head,” AIAA 3rd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, SanFrancisco, CA, Paper No. AIAA-2005-5654, doi: 10.2514/6.2005-5654.

89. Ibrahim MB, Mittal M, Simon T, and Gedeon D (2004) “A 2-D CFD model of a free piston stirling engine for space applications with annular heat exchangers,” AIAA 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Providence, RI, Paper No. AIAA-2004-5583, doi:10.2514/6.2004-5583.

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PUBLICATIONS IN CONFERENCES (NON-SCOPUS INDEXED):

1. Muhammad TP, Shinde G, Mittal M, and Lakshminarasimhan V (2018) “Development of a CFD model to study the fluid motion in a small PFI spark-ignition engine, incorporating boundary conditions from 1-D modeling and validation with measured PIV data,” Proceedings of the 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), Mumbai, India, FMFP-2018, Paper Number 804.

2. Jose JV, Mittal M, and Ramesh A (2017) “A computational study of in-cylinder flow, and the influence of fuel injection timing on mixture preparation in a small-bore GDI engine,” XXV National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion, Surathkal, Karnataka.

3. Jasim AA, and Mittal M (2017) “In-cylinder engine flow analysis using proper orthogonal decomposition,” XXV National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion, Surathkal, Karnataka. 

4. Mohapatra P, and Mittal M (2017) “Transient temperature behavior of a catalytic converter for a common-rail direct-injection diesel engine,” XXV National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion, Surathkal, Karnataka. 

5. Gupta SK, Karthikeyan R, and Mittal M (2017) “An experimental study to evaluate the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a variable compression ratio spark-ignition engine at different operating conditions,” XXV National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion, Surathkal, Karnataka. 

6. Mohapatra P, and Mittal M (2017) “A one-dimensional mathematical model of the catalytic converter for CO oxidation,” XXIII International Symposium on Combustion Processes, Rynia, Poland. 

7. Adatrao S, and Mittal M (2017) “Effect of characteristic mark size on the accuracy of centroid detection for calibration in flow diagnostics,” The 12th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry (ISPIV-2017), Busan, Korea.

8. Balaji V, Mittal M, Mehta PS, Pradheep R, Chakravarthy SR, and Lakshminarasimhan V (2016) “Relating in-cylinder crank-angle-resolved flame temperature measurement to air-fuel ratio in a PFI spark-ignition engine using two-colour method,” 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS–Asia 2016), Chennai, India.

9. Pradheep R, Mittal M, Mehta PS, Balaji V, Rajagopalan VR, Lakshminarasimhan V, and Chakravarthy SR (2016) “Imaging of fuel distribution in a PFI spark-ignition engine using planar laser-induced fluorescence,” 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS–Asia 2016), Chennai, India.

10. Bisht A, Mittal M, and Schock H (2016) “The effect of fuel injection timing on the macroscopic spray characteristics in a gasoline direct-injection engine with optical access,” 18th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS–Asia 2016), Chennai, India.

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THESIS AND DISSERTATION:

1. Mittal M (2009) “Flow measurements and in-cylinder combustion diagnosis in an internal combustion engine assembly,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, https://search.proquest.com/docview/304931511?accountid=170785.

2. Mittal M (2005) “2-D CFD analyses of CSU-models of stirling engine and its components,” MS Thesis, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio.

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