Research Projects

This page contains information on the various research funds that the group has received. Some more proposals are currently under consideration at various research funding agencies. 

Completed funded projects (as Principal Investigator)

1. Electrorheology and magnetorheology of functionalized nanomaterials based colloidal dispersions                                                                                        - value INR 50 lakhs - funded by IIT Ropar - duration 3 years (2016 - 2019)

2. Non-invasive diagnosis, therapy and ablation of tissue phantoms using optical and thermal techniques                                                 - value INR 50 lakhs - funded by IIT Ropar  - duration 3 years (2016 - 2019)

3. Investigations on the high temperature evaporation dynamics of complex fluid droplets                                                                           - value INR 50 lakhs - funded by IIT Ropar  - duration 3 years (2016 - 2019)

4. Transient pattern evolution, crystal growth, and deposition kinetics from complex fluid droplets under non-tactile fields                         - value INR 32 lakhs - funded by SERB - duration 2.5 years (2021 - 2023)

5. Leidenfrost effect and freezing phenomena in complex fluid droplets with electromagnetic and wettability control       - value INR 28 lakhs - funded by IIT Kharagpur - duration 3.5 years (2020 - 2023)

Ongoing funded projects (as Principal Investigator)

1. Hydrodynamics and Thermal Multiphysics Lab (HTML) - infrastructure development and  recurring grants

                                  - value INR 22 lakhs till date - funded by Mech. Engg. Dept. IIT Kharagpur - since 2019 

2. Characterization, vaporization and combustion dynamics of gel-fuel and gel-nano-fuel droplets             - value INR 40 lakhs - funded by ISRO - duration 3.5 years (2021 - 2024)

3. Probing variant classes of nanofluid transformer oils for enhanced dielectric breakdown strengths and insulation caliber         - value INR 26 lakhs - funded by CPRI  - duration 2 years (2024 - 2026)