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Prof.Sandipan Kumar Das

Designation: Professor

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Email: sandipan[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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About Me: Prof. Sandipan Kumar Das joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad as a Professor in 2021. He is a general fluid dynamicist specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). With decades of extensive global industry experience, particularly in the United States, Prof. Das brings a wealth of knowledge to the institution. Throughout his career, he has delivered innovative solutions to complex multi-physics fluid dynamics problems across a diverse range of industries, including oil and gas, power, automotive, HVAC, chemical, environmental, and aerospace. His expertise lies in the development and application of both numerical and theoretical tools to address these challenges. His current research focuses on developing advanced theoretical and computational models for various physical phenomena, with a special emphasis on green energy solutions. Prof. Das earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, USA, and has held prominent positions in major multinational corporations, including ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, as well as renowned CFD firms like ANSYS.

Research Interest: Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flows, Turbulence Modeling Theory, Boundary Integral Methods, Green Energy

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

Theory

  • Numerical Methods (PG Course)
  • Fluid Machines (UG Course)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (UG Course)

Laboratory

  • Computing Lab (PG Course)
  • Thermal and Design Lab (PG Couse)
  • Heat Transfer and Fluid Machines Lab (UG Course)
  • Thermodynamics and Fuid Mechanics Lab (UG Course)

Academics

Ph.D.             Mechanical Engineering        Stanford University, USA            2001-2005

M.Tech.       Mechanical Engineering        IIT Bombay, India                             1994-1996

B.M.E.            Mechanical Engineering       Jadavpur University, India       1989-1993

Position

2021-Present                 Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad                       Professor

2021-2021                       Engineering Systems Inc., USA                                                Senior Consultant

2012-2021                       ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, USA                       Advanced Engineering Associate

2010-2012                       ConocoPhillips/Phillips66, USA                                              Chief Engineer

2005-2010                     Cascade Technologies Inc., USA                                             CFD Scientist

1996-2001                      Fluent India Pvt. Ltd., India                                                        Manager

1993-1994                      Development Consultants Ltd., India                                    Trainee Engineer

Awards and Honors

  • 2019: PTD 2019 Innovator of the Year Highest award from Process Technology Department (PTD) of ExxonMobil R&D
  • 2013: Leadership Award from Process Technologies Division for exceptional achievements aligned with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering (EMRE) business drivers
  • 2010: Listed in Marquis' Who Who in America (2010)
  • 1995: Forbes Marshall Scholarship in Masters program
  • 1992: Certificate from Alumni Association N.C.E. Bengal & Jadavpur University for merit and academic activities
  • 1989: National Scholarship in high school

Publications

Books Published

Das, S.K., ‘Pollutant dispersion prediction in airports: A Lagrangian stochastic modeling approach’, VDM publishers, ISBN # 9783639124798, 2009. (My Ph.D. thesis has been published as a book by the publisher)

https://www.amazon.com/Pollutant-Dispersion-Prediction-Airports Lagrangian/dp/3639124790

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. Das, S.K., `Two-equation population balance model for turbulence-induced coalescence and breakage physics in bubbly flows', Physics of Fluids, volume 38, 2026. Editor's Pick
  2. Saha, A., Joshi, A., Mukherjee, P.P. and Das, S.K., `Two-phase flow modeling and understanding of transport limitations in the Porous Transport Layer of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolyzer, Physics of Fluids, volume 38, 2026.
  3. Lad, C.J., Prasad, B., Mondal, T.K., Sen Gupta, S., Das, S.K. and Samanta, A., 'Hydrogen production from the scrap Aluminum beverage can chips and valorization of product residue for CO2 capture', Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Part B: Subsurface Energy and Carbon Capture, volume 2, 2026.
  4. Saha, A. and Das, S.K., 'Deciphering bubble dynamics in confined quiscent fluid - A numerical approach', Physics of Fluids,  volume 37, 2025.
  5. Sankhla, K. and Das, S.K., 'Solution of Three-Dimensional Steady State Stokes flow problems with exit boundary conditions by the Boundary Element Method', Computers and Mathematics with Applications, volume 195, 2025.
  6. Das, S.K., ‘Solution of the Poisson Equation by the Boundary Integral Method’, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, volume 34, 2024.
  7. Roy, A., Sen Gupta, S., Samanta, A., Likhith, P.V.S.S. and Das, S.K., ‘Prospects of energy efficient power generation system with ammonia as Hydrogen carrier’, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, volume 71, 2024.
  8. Sengupta, A., Das, S.K., Nandi, B.K. and Sharma, P., ‘Characterizing pulverized coal combustion for high-ash content Indian coal’, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, volume 46, 2024.
  9. Das, S.K., ‘Extension of the Boundary Integral Method for different boundary conditions in steady-state Stokes Flows’, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, volume 33, 2023.
  10. Das, S.K., ‘A Reynolds Stress model with a new elliptic relaxation procedure for stratified flows’, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, volume 83, 2020.
  11. Das, S.K., ‘Analytical expression for concentration overpotential of anode-supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell based on the Dusty Gas Model’, Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, volume 17, 2020.
  12. Das, S.K., ‘General Dusty Gas Model for porous media with a specified pore size distribution’, Chemical Engineering Science, volume 203, 2019.
  13. Das, S.K., ‘Elliptic relaxation model for stably stratified turbulence’, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, volume 74, 2018.
  14. Das, S.K., ‘Towards enhancement of carbon capture by Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell through controlled thermodiffusion’, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, volume 127, part A, 2018.
  15. Das, S.K., ‘Direct solver for pentadiagonal matrix containing tridiagonal submatrices’, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, volume 72, issue 1, 2017.
  16. Das, S.K., ‘A new turbulence induced theoretical breakage kernel in the context of the population balance equation’, Chemical Engineering Science, volume 152, 2016.
  17. Das, S.K., ‘Development of a coalescence model due to turbulence for the population balance equation’, Chemical Engineering Science, volume 137, 2015.
  18. Das, S.K. and Durbin, P.A., ‘Prediction of atmospheric dispersion of pollutants in an airport environment’, Atmospheric Environment, volume 41, issue 6, 2007.
  19. Das, S.K. and Durbin, P.A., ‘A Lagrangian stochastic model for dispersion in stratified turbulence’, Physics of Fluids, volume 17, issue 2, 2005.

Patents

Granted

  1. ‘A system for Ammonia combustion with two stage coupled combustor’. Patent Number: 590591 (India). Grant Date: May 27, 2026. Date filed: November 16, 2023. Inventors: Sandipan Kumar Das, Arunkumar Samanta, Soumyajit Sen Gupta.
  2. ‘Dual fluidized bed chemical looping gasification system for Hydrogen production and process of Hydrogen production therein’. Patent Number: 583080 (India). Grant Date: March 12, 2026. Date filed: October 30, 2023. Inventors: Arunkumar Samanta, Sandipan Kumar Das, Soumyajit Sen Gupta.
  3. ‘Flow field baffle for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Cathode’. Patent Number: 12374703. Type: Grant(USA). Date of Patent: July 29, 2025. Date Filed: November 26, 2019. Inventors: Timothy C. Geary, Timothy A. Barckholtz, Jonathan Rosen, Sandipan K. Das, Carl A. Willman, Abdelkader Hilmi, Chao-Yi Yuh.
  4. 'An adsorbent/catalyst support material from the byproduct of hydrolysis of aluminium waste or scrap and a process for the preparation thereof'. Patent Number: 569226 (India). Grant Date: July 29, 2025. Date filed: November 26, 2024. Inventors: Arunkumar Samanta, Babuni Prasad, Sandipan Kumar Das, Soumyajit Sen Gupta.
  5. ‘A fabric-based structured bed gas-solid contractor system for capturing CO2 and process for capturing CO2 therein’. Patent Number: 569189 (India). Grant Date: July 28, 2025. Date filed: April 23, 2024. Inventors: Arunkumar Samanta, Babuni Prasad, Sandipan Kumar Das, Soumyajit Sen Gupta.
  6. ‘Cathode collector structures for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell’. Patent Number: 12355085. Type: Grant(USA). Date of Patent: July 8 2025. Date Filed: November 26, 2019. Inventors: Jonathan Rosen, Timothy A. Barckholtz, Heather A. Elsen, Gabor Kiss, Lu Han, Thomas M. Smith, Sandipan K. Das, Chao-Yi Yuh, Carl A. Willman, Timothy C. Geary, Keith E. Davis, Abdelkader Hilmi, Lawrence J. Novacco.
  7. ‘An integrated fluidized bed reactor system for Ammonia combustion to obtain Hydrogen and power and method to do the same’. Patent Number: 541857 (India). Grant Date: June 14, 2024. Date filed: March 15, 2023. Inventors: Sandipan Kumar Das, Arunkumar Samanta, Siddhartha Sengupta, Soumyajit Sen Gupta.
  8. ‘Method and system for optimum usage of Ammonia by generating power using coupled heat exchanger-combustor’. Patent Number: 513499 (India). Grant Date: February 21, 2024. Date Filed: December 1, 2022. Inventors: Sandipan Kumar Das, Aditi Sengupta, Laltu Chandra.
  9. ‘Desalter Inlet distributor designs and methods’. Patent Number: 1173415. Type: Grant (USA). Date of Patent: November 16, 2021. Date Filed: August 13, 2019. Inventors: Sandipan K. Das, Andrew P. Sullivan, Magaly C. Barroeta.
  10. ‘Housing for multiple fuel cell stacks’. Patent Number: 10622660. Type: Grant (USA). Date of Patent: April 14, 2020. Inventors: Frank Hershkowitz, Timothy A. Barckholtz, Paul J. Berlowitz, Sandipan K. Das, Thomas A. Badgwell.
  11. ‘Nozzle for wet gas scrubber’. Patent Number: 10478835. Type: Grant (USA). Date of Patent: November 19, 2019. Inventors: Glenn M. Beatty, Christopher J. Fowler, Venkatesh Subramania, Sandipan K. Das, John B. Barnes, Laura Johnsen.
  12. ‘Sludge management system for crude oil storage tanks’. Patent Number: 10384242. Type: Grant (USA). Date of Patent: August 20, 2019. Inventors: Sandipan Kumar Das, Sally Ann Thomas.
  13. ‘Injector nozzle quenching process for piping systems’. Patent Number: 9650691. Type: Grant (USA). Date of Patent: May 16, 2017. Inventors: Sandipan Kumar Das, Steven Allen Trese.
  14. ‘Injector nozzle quenching for piping systems’. Patent Number: 9487842. Type: Grant (USA). Date of Patent: November 8, 2016. Inventors: Sandipan Kumar Das, Steven Allen Trese. 

Published

  1. ‘A process for the production of Hydrogen from Aluminum waste’. Publication Number: 202431005303. Publication Date: February 23, 2024. Date filed: January 25, 2024. Inventors: Arunkumar Samanta, Chitrang Jayantibhai, Babuni Prasad, Tapas Kumar Mandal, Sandipan Kumar Das, Soumyajit Sen Gupta. (Indian Patent)
  2. ‘Integrated operation for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells’. Publication Number: 20170271701. Type: Application (USA). Publication Date: September 21, 2017. Date Filed: March 3, 2017. Inventors: Paul J. Berlowitz, Timothy A. Barckholtz, Sandipan K. Das.

 

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

  • Title: Naresh Vashisht Centre for Hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technologies; Funding Agency: Vashshist Foundation; Role: PI/coPI; Amount: INR 10 CR; Start Date: 20 January 2023; Duration: 60 months.

Membership of Scientific Societies

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Associate Editor of the Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (Impact Factor: 2.7)

Guidance

Doctoral Students:

  1. Arindam Saha (Ongoing)
  2. Niraj Kumar (Ongoing)
  3. Pravin Pranav (Ongoing)
  4. Dhananjay Kumar (Ongoing)
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