CALL FOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (RA) FOR DST SPONSORED PROJECT

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet Mandal

Hyderabad 500078, Andhra Pradesh, India

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+91 40 6630 3999

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www.hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for Research Associate to work on DST-SERB sponsored project

at Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad campus.

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Project: Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) for multiphase flow and transport in porous media.

Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM), a mesoscale method, one of the best tools to model the multiphase flows in

porous media. LBM is having its roots in the fundamentals of statistical mechanics and is able to recover Navier

Stokes equation at the macroscale and imitate the interparticle forces at the microscale. Its automatic interface

tracking ability and advantages of not solving the tedious Poisson equation makes it an attractive for the

multiphase flows in porous media. Due to its versatility, the development of LBM for multiphase flow and

transport in porous media applications[1–3] is very demanding. In this work, we aim to develop a robust

hybridized coupled-multiphase LBM tool for the applications of drying, enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration,

salt precipitation, pathogen transport and phase change materials.

Duration: 2 YEARS 6 MONTHS (approx..)

No. of Positions: 1

Fellowship: Rs 47,000/- per month + HRA (as applicable)

Eligibility: Masters (with 2-3 years of experience) in Chemical/Mechanical/Civil Engineering

Preference: 1. He/She will be keen in working in computational Modeling and Simulation.

2. Must be willing to understand and work in Lattice Boltzmann Method.

3. Must possess good programming skills in C++ and MPI/OpenMP

4. Must possess very good documentation skills (MS Office and LaTex).

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Selected candidate may be permitted to register for PhD program of BITS Pilani (subjected to the fulfillments of the

requirements). Interested candidates with the essential qualifications can send the application by email giving

detailed information about the education qualifications, research experience and publications (if any) by Oct 22,

2023 via email to [email protected] . Please note that only qualified and suitable candidates will

be called for interview by Oct 23, 2023.

References:
[1] D. Panda, B. Supriya, A. Kharaghani, E. Tsotsas, and V. K. Surasani, “Lattice Boltzmann simulations for micro-

macro interactions during isothermal drying of bundle of capillaries,” Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 220, p.

115634, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.115634.

[2] D. Panda, S. Paliwal, D. P. Sourya, et al., “Influence of thermal gradients on the invasion patterns during drying of

porous media: A lattice Boltzmann method,” Physics of Fluids, vol. 32, no. 12, p. 122116, 2020. DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0031349.

[3] S. Paliwal, D. Panda, S. Bhaskaran, et al., “Lattice Boltzmann method to study the water-oxygen distributions in

porous transport layer (PTL) of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser,” International Journal of

Hydrogen Energy, vol. 46, no. 44, pp. 22747–22762, 2021. DOI:
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.04.112.

Prof. Vikranth Kumar Surasani

Associate Professor,

[email protected]

http://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/hyderabad/surasani/Profile