Assistant Professor

Dr Sangjukta Devi

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Interests

  1. Innovative technologies for rural development.
  2. Hydrogen blend fuel.
  3. Energy storage.

Faculty Details

Education

2013

Guwahati University

BE

2020

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

PhD

Experience

  • Nov 2022 to June 2023 – Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, Adani University, Ahmedabad.
  • September 2021 to July 2022 – Temporary faculty in Mechanical Engineering Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
  • May 2021 to July 2022 – Research Technology Analyst Intern – Aranca, Mumbai

Research Interest

  • Innovative Technologies for Rural Development: Focused on low cost, easy to assemble, engagement of local fabricators, utilising locally available consumables.
  • Hydrogen as a fuel for combustion, blended with a variety of other fuels.

    • Awards & Fellowships

    • 2020 - Best paper award - National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.
    • 2018 - Best oral presentation award - ICDRME, National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya.
    • 2016 to 2019 - SRF - MHRD, Govt. of India.
    • 2014 to 2016 - JRF - MHRD, Govt. of India.

    Publications

    Journals

    • Comparative Performance Evaluation of a Sideway Faced Porous Radiant Burner with a Conventional Burner: Biogas Combustion - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, P. -Muthukumar, Applied Thermal Engineering,119338 (2022).
    • Experimental studies on biogas combustion in a novel double layer inert Porous Radiant Burner - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, P. -Muthukumar, Renewable Energy, 149, 1040-1052 (2020).
    • Effect of Combustion Zone Material on the Thermal Performance of Biogas Fuelled Porous Media Burner: Experimental Studies - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, P. -Muthukumar, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2020).
    • Combustion of biogas in Porous Radiant Burner: Low emission combustion - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, P. -Muthukumar, Energy Procedia, 158, 1116-1121 (2019).
    • Study of LPG and Biogas Combustion in Two-Layer Porous Radiant Burners (PRBs) - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, P. -Muthukumar. In: Biswal B., Sarkar B., Mahanta P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore,1385-1391(2020).
    • Biogas Cook Stove with a Novel Porous Radiant Burner—An Alternate for LPG Cook Stoves in Rural and Semi-urban Indian Households – M.-Arun -Kumar, Lav. -K- Kaushik, S.- Devi, P.- Muthukumar. Book chapter, Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology, Springer, Singapore (2021).
    • Experimental analysis of biogas combustion with different foam materials in a porous media burner - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, P. -Muthukumar, Proceedings of ASME Gas Turbine India Conference, 83532 (2019).
    • Impact of geometric parameters of fuel-air distribution system on the temperature variation and emission of a Sideway Faced Porous Radiant Burner (SFPRB) - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, Proceedings of ASME Gas Turbine India Conference, 58509 (2017).
    • Impact of preheat zone properties on the flammability limits of crude biogas combustion in a two-layer porous radiant burner - S. -Devi, N. -Sahoo, P. -Muthukumar, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 012033, 1473 (2020).
    • Biogas operated domestic cook-stove with naturally aspirated porous radiant burner - P.-Muthukumar, L.- K.- Kaushik, S.- Devi, A.- Kumar. Indian Patent no: 437518.

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