Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

Published/Accepted/In-revision

1.    Kaustubh Desai, Kavya S, Supriya B, Nicole Vorhauer, Vidakovic-Koch, Nandini Bandaru, Vikranth Kumar Surasani, Lattice Boltzmann Method for oxygen invasion patterns in the anodic porous transport layer of PEM water electrolyzer: a comparative study with Continuum Model, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2022,  IF:4.316 (In Preparation)

2.      Vuchuru, K., Dinda, S., Surasani, V. K., Development of coke model for thermal cracking of hydrocarbon fuels under supercritical conditions and its experimental validation, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2023, 173, 106079, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2023.106079

3.   Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Balaji Krishnamurthy, Vikranth Kumar Surasani, Study on utilization of machine learning techniques for geological CO₂ sequestration simulations, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.08.109.

4. Divyansh Pandey, Kaustubh Desai, Debashis Panda, Abdolreza Kharaghani, Vikranth Kumar Surasani, Influence of thermal gradients on invasion patterns during drying of granular porous medium, In: Porous Media Album (Eds.) Medici et al., 2022, Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23800-0_115

5.    Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Balaji Krishnamurthy, Vikranth Kumar Surasani, Caprock topography and injection position influence on the solubility trapping phenomena during CO2 geological sequestration, In: Porous Media Album (Eds.) Medici et al., 2022, Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23800-0_111

6.       Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Balaji Krishnamurthy, V. K. Surasani, Investigation of Solubility trapping mechanism during geologic CO₂ sequestration in Deccan Volcanic Provinces, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2022,(Accepted on 06/09/2022) IF: 3.9

7.     Supriya B, Divyansh Pandey, Vikranth Kumar Surasani, Shubhani Paliwal, Nichole Vorhauer-Huget, Evangelos Tsotsas, Tanja Vidakovic-Koch, Lattice Boltzmann simulations for two-phase flow within anodic porous transport layer (PTL) of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer imaged via Micro-CT. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.07.079, IF: 7.2

8.      Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Balaji Krishnamurthy, V. K. Surasani, Influence of caprock morphology on solubility trapping during CO₂ geological sequestration, Geofluids, 2022, doi.org/10.1155/2022/8016575, IF: 1.7.

9.   Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Balaji Krishnamurthy, V. K. Surasani, Influence of top-surface topography on structural and residual trapping during geological CO₂ sequestration, In: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Advances in Computational Modeling and Simulation (Eds.) R. Srinivas et al, 2022, Springer, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7857-8_9.

10.  Vikalp Jha, Vikranth Kumar Surasani, Balaji Krishnamurthy, A 3-dimentional mathematical model to study effects of 6 geometrical parameters on performance of solid oxide fuel cell, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering, 2021, IF: 1.15, doi.org/10.5599/jese.1097.

11.  Namrata Upreti, Himavarsha Pakala, Srikanta Dinda, V. K. Surasani, Modelling of Thermal Cracking of Kerosene for Production of Olefins., Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021. IF: 1.24, doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.11.363.

12.  Shubhani Paliwal, Debashis Panda, Supriya B. Nichole Vorhauer-Huget, Evangelos Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani, Lattice Boltzmann Method to study the Gas-Liquid distributions in Anodic Porous Transport Layer of PEM electrolyzer, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, 46(44), pp. 22747–22762. IF: 4.939. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.04.112 .

13.  Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Balaji Krishnamurthy, V. K. Surasani, Investigations of structural- and residual-trapping phenomena during CO2 sequestration in Deccan Volcanic Province of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, International Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, 7762127. IF: 1.88  doi.org/10.1155/2021/7762127

14.   Debashis Panda, Supriya B., Shubhani Paliwal, G. Zachariah, A. Kharaghani, E. Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani " A mesoscopic approach for drying of capillary porous media: Shen Chen Lattice Boltzmann Method (SC LBM)”. In: Drying of Porous Materials, (Eds.) Rui Wu and Marc Prat, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), 2021. (Submitted to Editors on May 8, 2021).

15.    Supriya B, Divyansh Pandey, Shubhani Paliwal, Debashis Panda, Nichole Vorhauer, Evangelos Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani, Study on Film effects during Drying of Capillary Tube using Lattice Boltzmann Method, Drying Technology, 2021. DOI:10.1080/07373937.2021.1898417 IF: 2.988, (Accepted on March 1, 2021)

16.    Debashis Panda, Shubhani Paliwal, Supriya B., V. K. Surasani, Influence of thermal gradients to the invasion patterns during drying of the porous media: A Lattice Boltzmann Method, Physics of Fluids, 32(12), 122116, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0031349 , IF: 3.51

17.    Debashis Panda, Supriya B, Shubhani Paliwal A. Kharaghani, E. Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani, Lattice Boltzmann Simulations for the Physics of Pore Scale Dynamics during Drying of Porous Media, Drying Technology, 2020.doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2020.1850469, IF: 2.988.

18.    Rajesh K, Yashodhan G, V. K. Surasani, Population Balance Modeling with Coupled Agglomeration and Disintegration Processes for TiO₂ Nanoparticles Formation and Experimental Validation, Journal of Cluster Science,2020, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-020-01895-4, IF: 1.731

19.    Debashis Panda, Supriya B, A. Kharaghani, E. Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani, Lattice Boltzmann Simulations for Micro-Macro Interactions during Isothermal Drying of Bundle of Capillaries, Chemical Engineering Science, 220(115634) 2020, doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.115634. IF: 3.871

20.    Suresh P., Rajesh K, V. K. Surasani, Investigation on Agglomeration Kinetics of Acetaminophen using Fluidized Bed Wet Granulation, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 15(2), e2416, 2020, doi.org/10.1002/apj.2416. IF: 1.06

21.    Githin Tom, Debashis Panda, V. K. Surasani, “Lattice Boltzmann Simulations for Invasion Patterns during Drying of Capillary Porous Media”, Chemical Engineering Science, 196 p.310-323,2019, doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.11.003. IF: 3.871

22.    Suresh P., V. K. Surasani, Sreedhar I., “Investigations at an Industrial Scale on granule and tablet attributes in high shear rapid mixer granulator”, Particulate Science and Technology, Volume 36, Issue 4, 19 May 2018, Pages 457-463. IF: 1.619

23.    Trishikhi Raychoudhury, V. K Surasani, “Implication of surface modified NZVI particle retention in the porous media: Assessment with the help of 1-D transport model”, Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 126 (4) Pp 56 2017. IF: 1.423

24.    Sashank Srinivasan, V. K. Surasani, “CFD Analysis of Effects of Surface Fouling on Wind Turbine Airfoil Profiles”, Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages:1-11, International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 2015, DOI: 10.11648/j.ijepe.s.2015040501.11T.

25.    Wu, V. K. Surasani, L. Li, S. S. Hubbard, “Geophysical monitoring and reactive transport modeling of bioclogging processes induced by leuconostoc mesenteroides”, Geophysics 2014, 79(1), E61–E73,. doi: 10.1190/geo2013-0121.1. IF: 2.609

26.    V. K. Surasani, L. Li, J. B. Ajo-Franklin, C. Hubbard, S. S. Hubbard, Y. Wu, “Selective Bioclogging and Permeability Alteration by L. mesenteroides: a Reactive Transport Modeling Study at Reservoir Scale”, Energy and Fuels 2013, 27 (11), pp 6538–6551, doi: 10.1021/ef401446f. IF: 3.421

27.    V. K. Surasani, F. Kretschmer, P. Heidecke, M. Peglow and E. Tsotsas, "Biomass combustion in a fluidized-bed system: an integrated model for dynamic plant simulations", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 50(17): 9936-9943, 2011, DOI: 10.1021/ie200537m. IF: 3.573

28.    V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “Drying simulations of various 3D pore structures by a non-isothermal pore network model”, Drying Technology 28 (5), 615-623, 2010, DOI: 10.1080/07373931003788676. IF: 2.988

29.    V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “A non-isothermal pore network drying model with gravity e?ect”, Transport in Porous media 80 (3), 431–439, 2009, DOI: 10.1007/s11242-009-9372-7. IF: 2.376

30.    T. Metzger, T. H. Vu, I. Anton, V. K. Surasani and E. Tsotsas, “Pore-scale modeling of transport phenomena in drying”, In: Micro-Macro-Interactions of Structured Media and Particle Systems (Eds.) A. Betram, J. Tomas, Springer, Berlin 2008.

31.    V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “In?uence of heating mode on drying behavior of capillary porous media: pore scale modeling”, Chemical Engineering Science 63(21), 5218-5228, 2008, DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.07.011. IF: 3.871

32.    V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “Consideration of heat transfer in pore network modeling of convective drying”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 51(9-10) 2506-2518, 2007, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.07.033. IF: 4.947

Monograph

1.      Vikranth Kumar Surasani, “A non-isothermal pore network drying model”, PhD Dissertation, ISBN          978-3-939665-98-4, Docupoint-Verlag. Magdeburg. 2008.

Conferences Proceeding and Talks

Conference Proceedings,

1.         Debashis Panda, Piyush Sharma, Githin Tom Zacchariah, V. K. Surasani, “Lattice Boltzmann Modeling and Simulation of Isothermal Drying of Capillary Porous Media”, In the Proceedings of Twelve International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications (ICTEA2019), February 23-26, 2019, Gandhinagar, India.

2.         Githin Tom Zacchariah, Debashis Panda, V. K. Surasani, “Lattice Boltzmann Modeling and Simulation of Isothermal Drying of Capillary Porous Media”, In the Proceedings of 21st International Drying Symposium-IDS 2018, València, Spain, 11-14 September 2018.

3.         V. K. Surasani, Bithunshal U.B., Reactive Transport Modelling of Geological CO₂ Sequestration in Deccan Volcanic Province, In: Proceedings of 24^th National and 2^nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), BITS, Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, 27-30 December 2017.

4.         Suresh P., Sreedhar I., V. K. Surasani, “Novel Design of Continuous Granulator for Pharmaceutical Industrial Application”, In: Proceedings of 24^th National and 2^nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), BITS, Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, 27-30 December 2017.

5.         Suresh P, V. K. Surasani, Sreedhar , Investigations at Industrial Scale on Granule and Tablet Attributes in High Shear Rapid Mixer Granulator, Proceedings in “2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on “Powder, Granules and Bulk Solids: Innovations and Applications”, December 1-3, 2016, Hotel Ramada, Jaipur, India.

6.         Sagarika Talla, A. Naga Divya Sree and V. K. Surasani, Population Balance Modeling of Emulsification Process Using High Pressure Homogenizer, Proceedings in “2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on “Powder, Granules and Bulk Solids: Innovations and Applications”, December 1-3, 2016, Hotel Ramada, Jaipur, India.

7.         V. K. Surasani, Aishwarya Nair, Deepika Jonnalagada, Suresh Pathi, Sreedhar Inkollu, Modeling, Simulation and Experimental Validation of Wet granulation of API in a Fluidized Bed Granulator, Proceedings in “2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on “Powder, Granules and Bulk Solids: Innovations and Applications”, December 1-3, 2016, Hotel Ramada, Jaipur, India.

8.         V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “Drying simulations of various 3D pore structures by a non-isothermal pore network drying model”, In the Proceedings of 16th International Drying Symposium, 9.-12. November 2008, Hyderabad, Vol. A, 356-364. (oral presentation)

9.         V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “A non-isothermal pore net-work drying model: in?uence of gravity”, In the Proceedings of European Congress of Chemical Engineering, 2131(ECCE-6), Copenhagen, 16.-20. September 2007. (poster presentation)

10.      V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “In?uence of heat transfer on drying behavior of capillary porous media: pore scale modeling”, In the Proceedings of European Drying Conference AFSIA-2007, Biarritz, France, 24.-25. May 2007. (oral presentation)

11.      V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “Towards a complete pore network drying model: first steps to include heat transfer”, In the Proceedings of 15th International Drying Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, Volume A, pp.125-132, 20.-23 August 2006. (oral presentation).

Conference Talks and Posters

1.             Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Lashmi Devi Voleti, V. K Surasani, Heterogeneity effects on the Solubility-trapping during CO2 Geological Sequestration. Interpore-2021, May. 31 – June 4. 2021.

2.             Debashis Panda, Shubhani Paliwal, Divansh Pandey, Dasika Prabhat Sourya, Abdolreza Kharaghani,  Evangelos Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani, Pore-scale physics in impoed thermal gradient drying in porous media using Lattice Boltzmann Method, Interpore-2021, May. 31 – June 4. 2021.

3.             Shubhani Paliwal, Debashis Panda, Divansh Pandey, Nicole Vorhauer,  Evangelos Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani, Pore-scale study to understand the influence of porosity on mass transport in Anodic Porous Transport Layer of PEM electrolyser using LatticeBoltzmann Method, Interpore-2021, May. 31 – June 4. 2021.

4.             Supriya B., Shubhani Paliwal, Debashis Panda, Nicole Vorhauer,  Evangelos Tsotsas, V. K. Surasani, Tanja Vidakovic-Koch Pore-scale study to understand the influence of porosity on mass transport in Anodic Porous Transport Layer of PEM electrolyser using Lattice Boltzmann Method, Interpore-2021, May. 31 – June 4. 2021.

5.             Debashis Panda, Shubhani Paliwal, V. K. Surasani, Lattice Boltzmann Simulations for micro-macro interaction during isothermal drying of porous media, Interpore-2020, Aug. 31 – Sep 4. 2020.

6.             Supriya B, Debashis Panda, Nicole Vorhauer, V. K. Surasani, Study on Film effects during isothermal diffusion dominated evaporative drying of square capillary tube using Lattice Boltzmann model, Interpore-2020, Aug. 31 – Sep 4. 2020.

7.             Pradeep Reddy Punnam, Shakti Raj Singh Bawal, V. K Surasani, Parametric study on the residual CO₂ trapping in Deccan Volcanic Basalt. Interpore-2020, Aug. 31 – Sep 4. 2020

8.             Debashis Panda, Supriya. B., Shubhani Paliwal, Vikranth Kumar Surasani, Lattice Boltzmann Simulations for the micro-macro interactions during isothermal drying of porous media, Indo-German conference on Computational Mathematics: Challenges and Opportunities towards Exascale Computing (IGCM), Department of Computational and Data Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, during Dec 2 – 4, 2019.

9.             Bithunshal U. B., Githin Tom Zacchariah, V. K. Surasani, Reactive Transport Modeling and Simulation of CO2 Sequestration in Deccan Trap Basalt Formation, Interpore 2018, New Orleans, USA, 14-17 May, 2018.

10.          Githin Tom Zacchariah, V. K. Surasani, “Simulation of Isothermal Drying of Porous Media using Lattice Boltzmann Method”, Interpore 2018, New Orleans, USA, 14-17 May, 2018.

11.          Trishishi Raychoudhary, V. K. Surasani, “Retention of surface modified-NZVI particle in porous media and its implication: Assessment with the help of 1-D transport model”, 7th International Conference on Porous Media and Annual Meeting, 18-21, May, 2015.Padua, Italy.

12.          Suresh P., V. K. Surasani, “Population Balance Modeling of Continuous Fluid Bed Wet Granulation of API”, CHEMCON-2014, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers(IIChE), 27-30 December 2014, Chandigarh, India .

13.          Suresh P.,Dinesh Kumar P., I. Sreedhar, V. K. Surasani, K. V. Raghavan, “A Shift from Batch to Continuous Granulation in Pharmaceutical Industry-Challenges Ahead” NDCT -2014, JNTU Hyderabad, India.

14.          Yiwei Cheng, Nicholas Bouskill, Christopher G. Hubbard, Susan S. Hubbard, Jonathan B. Ajo  Franklin, Li Li, Anna L. Engelbrektson, John D. Coates, and V. K. Surasani. “Understanding Microbial Reservoir Souring and Desouring Processes Using Reactive Transport Modeling”. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 9- 3, 2013. Abstract No. B43B-0477.

15.          S. S. Hubbard, L. Li, V. K. Surasani, C. Hubbard, Y. Wu, J. B. Ajo-Franklin, N. Bouskill and J. Coates, “Mechanistic modeling and advanced monitoring of microbially enhanced hydrocarbon recovery and souring processes”, 4th International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems 25- 28 August 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

16.          C. Hubbard, S. S. Hubbard, Y. Wu, V. K. Surasani, J. B. Ajo-Franklin, M. Commer, S. Dou, L. Li, B. Fouke and J. Coates, “Toward Optimized Bioclogging and Biocementation through Combining Advanced Geophysical Monitoring and Reactive Transport Modeling Approaches”, American Geophysical Union Fall meeting 2012, 3-7 December 2012, San Francisco, U. S. A. (poster presentation)

17.          V. K. Surasani, M. Commer, J. B. Ajo-Franklin, L. Li, S. S. Hubbard, “Reactive Transport Modeling and Geophysical Monitoring of Bioclogging at Reservoir Scale, American Geophysical Union Fall meeting 2012, 3-7 December 2012, San Francisco, U. S. A. (poster presentation)

18.          S. S. Hubard, Y. Wu, V. K. Surasani, C. Hubbard, J. Ajo- Franklin, M. Commer, S. Dou, L. Li, B. Fouke,  J. Coates, “Towards Optimized Microbially Enhanced Oil Recovery through combining Reactive Transport Modeling and Geophysical Monitoring Approaches”, 18th Reservoir Microbiology Forum 2012 (RMF2012) in Energy Institute London, 27-28 November 2012. (oral presentation)

19.          V. K. Surasani, L. Li, “Reactive transport modeling of microbe-mediated Fe(II) oxidation for enhance oil Recovery”, American Geophysical Union Fall meeting 2011, 5-9 December 2011, San Francisco, U. S. A. (poster presentation)

20.          F. Kretschmer, V. K. Surasani, A. Bück, M. Peglow, E. Tsotsas, “ Growth rate dependencies in population balances for high temperature devolatilisation of biomass“, 8th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, 25-29 September 2011, Berlin, Germany. (oral presentation)

21.          F. Kretschmer, V. K. Surasani, A. Bück, M. Peglow and E. Tsotsas. “Description of biomass conversion in fluidized bed by population balance model”. 1st ERCOFTAC Conference on Simulation of Multiphase Flows in Gasification and Combustion, 18–21 September 2011, Dresden, Germany. (oral presentation)

22.          F. Kretschmer, V. K. Surasani, A. Bück, M. Peglow, E. Tsotsas, “Particle size  dependent devolatilization kinetics of biomass for a population balance model”, ProcessNet-Annual meeting on Gas cleaning and High temperature Technology. 17-18. February 2011, DECHEMA-Haus, Frankfurt am Main. (poster presentation)

23.          F. Kretschmer, V. K. Surasani, M. Peglow, E. Tsotsas, Oral Presentation on “Investigation on particle size dependent devolatilization kinetics of wood pellets”, IFF-Kolloquium. 19 November 2010. (oral presentation)

24.          V. K. Surasani, F. Kretschmer, J, Pruefer, M. Peglow, E. Tsotsas, “Modeling, simulation and validation of biomass combustion in fluidized bed system”, IFF-Kolloquium. 19 November 2010. (oral presentation)

25.          V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “In?uence of heat transfer on drying of capillary porous media using a network model: comparison between heating modes”, Process-Net Annual meeting, Working-party in Drying Technology and Heat & Mass Transfer, Stuttgart, 7.-9. March 2007. (oral presentation)

26.          V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “How to introduce heat transfer into a pore network drying model”, Process-Net Annual meeting, Working party in Drying Technology, Fulda, 9.-10. March 2006. (oral presentation)

DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 828 (GKMM) workshops

1.         V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “A non-isothermal pore network drying model”, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 828 on Micro-Macro-Interactions in structured media and particle systems, 23-24 June 2006, Caputh, Germany.

2.         V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “Influence of heat transfer on the drying of porous Media- Pore Scale Modeling”, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 828 on Micro-Macro-Interactions in structured media and particle systems, 24-25 November, 2006, Helmstedt, Germany.

3.         V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “A non-isothermal pore network drying model: influence of gravity”, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 828 on Micro-Macro-Interactions in structured media and particle systems, 1-2 June 2007, Brandenburg, Germany.

4.         V. K. Surasani, T. Metzger and E. Tsotsas, “A non-isothermal pore network modeling of drying: numerical improvements and a method to overcome condensation problem”, DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 828 on Micro-Macro-Interactions in structured media and particle systems, 22-24 November 2007, Goslar, Germany.