CFFV Research Lab - Publications

International Journals

1. Ashraf Ali B & Ganta N (2024)."CFD modelling of Non-Isothermal Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC): Role of baffles". JCTM (accepted for publication)

2. Ashraf Ali B & Kumar S S (2024)."Effect of nozzle configuration on performance of a spray dryer". JCTM, 59, 1, 119-128.

3. Ashraf Ali B, Roy A K (2023). "CFD Modelling of non-isothermal Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC): Role of baffles". JCTM, 58, 5, 874-880.

4. Ashraf Ali, B., Kumar, B. & Madana, V. S. T. (2022) "Experimental and computational investigation of solid suspension and gas dispersion in a stirred vessel". Physics of Fluids, 34(11), 113318.

5. Ashraf Ali, B. & Bhasme, M. (2022) "Computational Investigation of Hydrodynamics, Flow Regimes and Bubble Size Distribution in an Airlift Reactor". Chemical Engineering Communications, DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2022.2075740.

6. Ashraf Ali, B. & Falleiro, L. H. (2022) "Effect of baffle configuration on performance of batch stirred vessel ". Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 39, 1146-1157.

7. Ashraf Ali, B. & Kumar, B. (2021) "Effect of baffle configuration on hydrodynamics and solid suspension in a continuous stirred vessel". Chemical Engineering Communications, 209(10), 1413-1422.

8. Madana, V. S. T. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2021) "Computational investigation of flow field, mixing and reaction in a T-shaped microchannel". Chemical Engineering Communications, 208(6), 903-913.

9. Singh, S. K. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2020) "Computational investigation of air solid flow in a spray dryer for effluent treatment". Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 97(7), 1142-1145.

10. Santhosh Kumar, N. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2020) "Computational investigation of hydrodynamics and drying of industrial sludge waste in a spouted bed column". Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 97(7), 1129-1132.

11. Madana, V. S. T. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2020) "Numerical Investigation of Engulfment Flow at Low Reynolds Numbers". Physics of Fluids, 32(7), 072005.

12. Falleiro, L. H. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2019) "Computational modeling of hydrodynamics and mixing in a batch stirred vessel". Chemical Engineering Communications, 208(6), 883-892.

13. Akella, S. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2019) "Computational investigation of hydrodynamics and solid circulation in fluidized bed column". Chemical Engineering Communications, 208(6), 843-850.

14. Ashraf Ali, B., Borner, M., Peglow, M., Janiga, G., Seidel-Morgenstern, A., & Thévenin, D. (2014) "Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics–Discrete Element Method Simulations of a Pilot-Scale Batch Crystallizer". Crystal Growth & Design, 15(1), 145-155.

15. Ashraf Ali, B., Janiga, G., Temmel, E., Seidel-Morgenstern, A., Thévenin, D. (2013) “Numerical analysis of hydrodynamics and crystal motion in a batch crystallizer". Journal of Crystal Growth, 372, 219-229.

16. Ashraf Ali, B. & Pushpavanam, S. (2012) “Hydrodynamics, mixing and selectivity in a partitioned bubble column”. Chemical Engineering Journal, 187, 261-274.

17. Ashraf Ali, B. & Pushpavanam, S. (2011) “Experimental and computational investigation of two phase gas-liquid flows: point source injection at the centre”. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50(23), 13220–13229.

18. Ashraf Ali, B., & Pushpavanam, S. (2011) "Analysis of liquid circulation and mixing in a partitioned electrolytic tank". International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 37(9), 1191-1200.

19. Ashraf Ali, B., & Pushpavanam, S. (2011). "Analysis of unsteady gas–liquid flows in a rectangular tank: Comparison of Euler–Eulerian and Euler–Lagrangian simulations". International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 37(3), 268-277.

20. Ashraf Ali, B. & Pushpavanam, S. (2010) "Euler Lagrangian simulation / PIV experiments of two phase gas-liquid systems: Point source injection at the center". AIP Conference Proceedings. DOI: 10.1063/1.3516431.

21. Ashraf Ali, B. & Pushpavanam, S. (2010) "PIV techniques in experimental measurement of two phase (Gas-Liquid) systems". Rheology of Complex Fluids. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6494-6_5.

22. Ashraf Ali, B., Siva Kumar, Ch., & Pushpavanam, S. (2008) "Analysis of liquid circulation in a rectangular tank with a gas source at a corner". Chemical Engineering Journal, 144(3), 442-452.

National Journals

1. Falleiro, L. H. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2017) “Numerical Investigation of Hydrodynamics of Batch Crystallizer”. International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing, 3, 1-12.

2. Thimmaiah, A., Falleiro, L. H., Naval, A., Ambekar, A. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2016) “Numerical Analysis of Flow Characterization in a Continuous Crystallizer”. International Journal of Chemical Separation Technology, 2, 33-43.

3. Ashraf Ali, B., Raghuram Chetty & Pushpavanam, S. (2016) “Electrolytic Degradation of Uric Acid Using Nickel Electrodes in an Unpartitioned and Partitioned Batch Cell”. International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing, 2, 1-10.

4. Pavan, N., Prashant, V. D., Sebastian, T. & Ashraf Ali, B. (2014) “Numerical Investigation of effect of mixing on the performance characteristics of a microreactor”. IJCESR , Vol 1.

Book/Book Chapters

1. B.Ashraf Ali, S.Pushpavanam. "Hydrodynamics, mixing and reaction in bubble columns", Scholars Press (ISBN:13., 978-3-639-70459-4), Saarbrücken, Germany (2014).

2. B.Ashraf Ali, S.Pushpavanam. “PIV Techniques in Experimental measurement of Two Phase (Gas–Liquid) Systems” Rheology of Complex Fluids, J.M. Krishnan et al. (eds.), Springer Science+ Business Media, LLC (2010).

Conferences

1. B. Ashraf Ali, Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, Dominique Thévenin. DPM/DEM approach for modelling crystal dynamics in a batch crystallizer.Feb 4th-6th 2013, MaCKiE-2013, IIT-Madras.

2. B. Ashraf Ali, Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, Dominique Thévenin,"Flow and crystal dynamics in a crystallization reactor". 2nd Indo-German Workshop on “Advances in Reaction and Separation Processes”. 20-22 February 2012 ,Bad Herrenalb, Germany.

3. B. Ashraf Ali, M. T. Bhoite, S. Pushpavanam, “Euler Lagrangian simulation / PIV experiments of two phase gas-liquid systems: point source injection at the center”. International Conference on Modeling, Optimization and Computing, NIT-Durgapur , AIP Conf. Proc. 1298, 91 (2010).

4. B. Ashraf Ali, S. Pushpavanam. “Gas-liquid flow in a rectangular bubble column tank through needle sparger: PIV” Tenth Asian Symposium on Visualization (2010),Chennai.

5. B. Ashraf Ali, S. Pushpavanam, “Hydrodynamic behavior of Bubble columns with a corner gas source: Comparison of experiments with Euler-Eulerian (EE) and Euler-Lagrangian (EL) simulations”- REACH, International Symposium on "Thermodynamics and Transport Processes" (Poster presentation – Dec, 2010), IIT-Madras, Chennai-36.

6. B. Ashraf Ali, S. Pushpavanam. “Investigation of hydrodynamic characteristics of gas-liquid flow in a rectangular bubble column reactor: PIV/CFD”. CHEMCON-2009, Visakhapatnam.

7. B. Ashraf Ali, S. Pushpavanam, “Hydrodynamics of buoyancy driven flows”-Indo-German workshop on advances in reaction and separation processes (Poster presentation - 2008), Chennai-36.

8. B. Ashraf Ali, S. Pushpavanam, “Experimental and numerical investigation of gas-liquid flow in bubble column reactor”. Indo-German workshop on advances in reaction and separation processes (Key note Lectures - 2008), IIT-Madras, Chennai-36.

9. B. Ashraf Ali, S. Pushpavanam, “Experimental and numerical analysis of mixing analysis in bubble column reactor”. 23rd National Convention of Chemical Engineers, IIT-Roorkee,(2007)50-62.

10. B. Ashraf Ali, S. Pushpavanam, “Hydrodynamics of liquid circulation induced by a bubble plume, International conference on modeling and simulation”. CITICOMS, Coimbatore, Vol-I (2007)53-58.