Professor of Practice

Dr Gurumurthy Kagita

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Interests
  1. Design-by-Analysis of PVP Components using FEA
  2. Failure and Root Cause Analysis, FFS/ECA/RLA of PVP Components
  3. Performance-based Design of Green Hydrogen Piping, Pipeline and Storage Equipment

Faculty Details

Education

1993

SRKR Engineering College
(affiliated to Andhra University)
B.E. (Mechanical)

1995

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
(formerly IT-BHU), Varanasi,
M.Tech. (Machine Design)

2011

Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi
Ph.D. (Applied Mechanics)

Professional Service

  • 29-03-1995 to 05-06-2024 – Engineer to Senior General Manager – Engineering Technology Development Department, Engineers India Limited (EIL), New Delhi & Gurugram, India.

Research Interests

  • High Pressure and High Temperature Pressure Vessels
  • Design and Analysis of Fiber Reinforced Composite Pressure Vessels
  • Design and Analysis of Green Hydrogen Piping, Pipeline and Storage Equipment
  • Advanced Stress Analysis Including Nonlinear Finite Element (FEM) techniques
  • Integrated/Composite Analysis of Systems Consisting of Piping, Equipment and Structures
  • Transient Thermal-Mechanical Analysis Techniques to Supplement Fatigue Assessments
  • High Temperature Creep, Creep-Buckling and Creep-Fatigue Simulations
  • Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Simulations (Brittle Fracture, MPT Evaluations & FAD assessments)
  • Local Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) Simulations and Optimization
  • Barge/Ship Motion and Stability Analysis during transportation
  • Float-over Analysis for Topsides Deck Installation on Offshore Fixed Jacket Platforms
  • Hydrodynamic Analysis of Shallow/Deep Water Offshore Floating Structures (SPMs, Spar and FPSO)
  • Ship Mooring and Downtime Studies

List of Publications

  • A Micromechanics analysis of fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composites under hygrothermal loading - Upadhyay, P.C. and Gurumurthy, K. - Proceedings of the Conference on Engineering Applications of Solid Mechanics (CEASM ‘95), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, December 7-8, (1995)..
  • Stress Field in Coated Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Composite Due to Hygrothermal Loading - Upadhyay, P.C., Gurumurthy, K. and Lyons, D. W. - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 15(6), 619-650 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1177/073168449601500605
  • Stress Field in Coated Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Composite Due to Hygrothermal Loading - Upadhyay, P.C., Gurumurthy, K. and Lyons, D. W. - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 15(6), 619-650 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1177/073168449601500605
  • Stress Field in Coated Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Composite Due to Hygrothermal Loading - Upadhyay, P.C., Gurumurthy, K. and Lyons, D. W. - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 15(6), 619-650 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1177/073168449601500605
  • Spar Response Prediction Using Numerical and Experimental Studies - Chitrapu, A.S., Gurumurthy, K. and Thiagarajan, K., 2001 - Proceedings International Conference in Ocean Engineering, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, IIT Chennai, India. 593-603 (2001).
  • Simplified formula for stress concentration factor in radial nozzle shell junctions under internal pressure loading - Gurumurthy K., Jain R. and Salpekar V.Y. - ASME 2001 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, PVP-430 (3-10), July 22-26, (2001).
  • Nonlinear coupled dynamic response of a spar - mooring system - Gurumurthy, K., Ahmad, S. and Chitrapu, A. S. - Offshore Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-19th March, (2008).
  • Nonlinear coupled dynamic response of a spar - mooring system - Gurumurthy, K., Ahmad, S. and Chitrapu, A. S. - Offshore Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-19th March, (2008).
  • Coupled dynamic analysis of deep water floating systems - Gurumurthy, K. - ONGC’s seminar on Challenges in deepwater structures, Mumbai, India, 10th December (2008).
  • Deep Water Technology Development for Indian Ocean - Gurumurthy, K., Jain, R., Lakhane, U. V. and Majumdar, S. - ONGC’s seminar on Challenges in deepwater structures, Mumbai, India, 10th December (2008).
  • Coupled dynamic analysis of mooring lines for deep water floating systems - Gurumurthy, K., Ahmad, S. and Chitrapu, A. S. - International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE-2009), Chennai, India, February 1-5, (2009).
  • Dynamic analysis of mooring lines for deep water floating systems - Gurumurthy, K., Ahmad, S. and Chitrapu, A. S. - Proceedings of the ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2011), OMAE2011-50140, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 19-24 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2011-50140
  • Reliability Analysis of Mooring Lines for Deep Water Floating Systems - Gurumurthy, K., Ahmad, S. and Chitrapu, A. S. - Proceedings of the ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2012), OMAE2012-84001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 1-6 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2012-84001
  • Creep-fatigue analysis of pressure vessel components as per ASME Code Case 2605 - Gurumurthy, K., Balaji Srinivasan, Achary, G.G.S. and Subramanyam, S.V.R - 3rd Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures (ACMFMS 2012), ACMFMS2012_50009, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, December 5-8 (2012).
  • Creep-Fatigue Design Studies for Process Reactor Components Subjected to Elevated Temperature Service as per ASME-NH - Gurumurthy, K., Balaji Srinivasan, Sai Krishna, P., Achary, G.G.S. and Subramanyam, S.V.R. - 1st International Conference on Structural Integrity, ICONS-2014, Kalpakkam, India, Elsevier Procedia Engineering 86, 327-334. (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.045
  • External Pressure Charts for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels in the Creep Range - Gurumurthy, K., Balaji Srinivasan, Ramu Banothu, P., Achary, G.G.S. and Subramanyam, S.V.R. - Proceedings of the ASME 2015 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, PVP2015, PVP2015-45023, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 19-23, (2015). https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2015-45023
  • Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Life of Coke Drum Skirt Attachment Designs - G. Kagita, B. Srinivasan, P. S. K. Pottem, G. G. S. Achary, S. V. R. Sripada - Proceedings of the ASME 2016 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2016, PVP2016-63111, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 17-21, (2016). https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2016-63111
  • Numerical Simulation of Float-over Installation of Topsides on Fixed Jacket - A Case Study - Gurumurthy, K., Mahesh Babu Addala, Achary, G. G. S., and Subramanyam, S. V. R. - Petrotech-2019, (Paper ID: A-1153), India Expo Centre, Greater Noida (Delhi-NCR), India, 10-12 February (2019).
  • Integrity Assessment of Subsea Pipeline Dent / Buckle-A Case Study - Gurumurthy, K., Achary, G. G. S., Balaji Srinivasan, Deepak Gupta and Subramanyam, S. V. R. - Poster Presentation - Petrotech-2019, (Paper ID: A-1180), India Expo Centre, Greater Noida (Delhi-NCR), India, 10-12 February (2019).
  • Evaluation of Impact Loads on the Offshore Jacket Platform During Float-over Mating Operation - Kagita, G., Addala, MB, Achary, GGS, & Sripada, SVR - ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2019), OMAE2019-95467, Glasgow, Scotland, June 9-14, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2019-95467
  • Integrity Assessment of Subsea Pipeline Dent / Buckle Using ILI Data - Kagita, G., Achary, GGS, Addala, MB, Srinivasan, B, Pottem, PSK, Gupta, D, & Sripada, SVR - ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2019), OMAE2019-95470, Glasgow, Scotland, June 9-14, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2019-95470
  • Numerical Simulation of Float-over Installation of Topsides on Fixed Jacket - A Case Study - Gurumurthy, K., Mahesh Babu Addala, Achary, G. G. S., Bhaskar Pal, and Subramanyam, S. V. R. - Fifth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2019), University of Mauritius & Dept. of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras, Mauritius, 28th July - 1st August (2019).
  • Development of Minimum Pressurization Temperature Envelopes for Hydroprocessing Reactors-A Case Study - Gurumurthy, K., Krishnakant, P.V.K., Sai Krishna, P., Achary, G. G. S., and Subramanyam, S. V. R. - ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, PVP2021-61954, V002T03A021, Virtual, Online, July 13-15 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2021-61954
  • Applicability of Design Rules for Openings in Shells, ASME B&PV Code, Section VIII, Division 2-A Case Study - Gurumurthy, K., Krishnakant, P.V.K. and Subramanyam, S. V. R. - ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, PVP2021-62020, V002T03A022, Virtual, Online, July 13-15 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2021-62020.
  • Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) of Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines Using Partial Safety Factors (PSFs) - Gurumurthy, K., Sai Krishna, P., Deepak Gupta, Achary, G. G. S., and Subramanyam, S. V. R. - ASME 2022 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, PVP2022-84151, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 17-22 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2022-84151
  • Application of Code Cases 2951 and 2964 for Elevated Temperature Design of Pressure Vessels Considering Load Durations - Gurumurthy, K., Mahesh Babu Addala, Sai Krishna, P., Balaji Srinivasan, Krishnakant, P.V.K. and Subramanyam, S. V. R. - ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, PVP2023-106176, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 16-21 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2023-106176

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