Computational fluid dynamics, Non-Newtonian flow rheology, Motion of bubble/drops, Thermal management, Heat Transfer Enhancement, Melting/solidification in phase change materials

Reviewer in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

CB102: Biology

CB203/CB2102: Fluid Mechanics

CB208: Process Equipment Design-I

CB210: Mechanical Operations and Fluid Flow Lab

CB307: Process Equipment Design-II

CB309: Mass Transfer Lab

CB320: Catalysis Science and Engineering

CB401: Transport Phenomena

CB404: Plant Design and Economics

CB506: Non-Newtonian Flows- Rheology and Heat Transfer

Assistant Professor (August 2018-present)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National University of Singapore (April 2017-July 2018)

Professor-in-charge (PIC), E-cell IIT Patna (2020-2023)

Head of the Department, CBE (June 2024-present)

DST Inspire Faculty Award (2018)

DST International Travel Grant (2015)

MHRD Fellowship (2010-2017)

Cash Award for publication, IIT Kanpur (2014-15)

16^th position in U.P. Board intermediate merit list (2004)

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IICHE): Life member (LM-71400)

The Institution of Engineers (India): Lifetime member (M-1738237)

Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT): Life member (1492)

International Association of Engineers (IAENG): Lifetime member (345496)

• A. K. Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, T. F. Irvine, Jr., M. Capobianchi, Non-Newtonian Flows, Chapter 2.9, In: Raj P. Chhabra (ed.), CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, second edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2017.
 
• A. K. Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, N.V. Suryanarayana, Forced Convection-External Flows, Chapter 3.2.2, In: Raj P. Chhabra (ed.), CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, second edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2017.
 
• A. K. Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, N.V. Suryanarayana, Forced Convection-Internal Flows, Chapter 3.2.3, In: Raj P. Chhabra (ed.), CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, second edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2017.

• R. Kumar, Md T. Alam, A.K. Gupta, Delineating effects of cell arrangements, wall shapes, flow configurations, and phase change material on airflow-based lithium-ion battery thermal management, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 159, p.108271, 2024.
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• Md T. Alam, R. Kumar, A.K. Gupta, Effects of segmentation in composite phase change material on melting/solidification performance of triplex-tube thermal energy storage systems, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 102, pp. 3852-3866, 2024.
 
• Md T. Alam, A. Raj, L.K. Singh, A.K. Gupta, A comparative analysis on charging performance of triplex-tube heat exchanger under various configurations of composite phase change material, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 51, p. 102655, 2024.
 
• Md T. Alam, R. Kumar, A.K. Gupta, Optimizing diverse triplex-tube heat storage systems with composite phase change materials in simultaneous charging and discharging environment, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 155, p. 107478, 2024.
 
• R. Kumar, L.K. Singh, A.K. Gupta, Evaluating Air-Cooling Performance of Lithium-Ion-Battery Module with Various Cell Arrangements, Energy Technology, vol. 12, p. 2301061, 2024.
 
• L.K. Singh, R. Kumar, A.K. Gupta, A novel strategy of enhanced thermal performance in air-cooled lithium-ion battery by wavy walls, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 43, p. 101964, 2023.
 
• L.K. Singh, R. Kumar,A.K. Gupta, A.K. Sharma, S. Panchal, Computational study on hybrid air-phase change material based cooling inside lithium-ion battery packs with varying number of cells, Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 67, p. 107649, 2023.
 
• Md. T. Alam, A. Raj, L.K. Singh,A.K. Gupta, Configurational assessment of solidification performance in a triplex-tube heat exchanger filled with composite phase change material, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 230, p. 120814, 2023.
 
• Md. T. Alam,A.K. Gupta, Simultaneous charging and discharging of metal foam composite phase change material in triplex-tube latent heat storage system under various configurations, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 2023. (doi: 10.1515/cppm-2023-0003)
 
• G. Mishra, A. Memon,A.K. Gupta, N. Nirmalkar, Computational study on effect of enclosure shapes on melting characteristics of phase change material around a heated cylinder, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 34, p. 102032, 2022.
 
• L.K. Singh,A.K. Gupta, A.K. Sharma, Hybrid thermal management system for a lithium-ion battery module: Effect of cell arrangement, discharge rate, phase change material thickness and air velocity, Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 52, p. 104907, 2022.
 
• A. Pathak, A.K. Sharma,A.K. Gupta, Systematic Lumped Modeling of all-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol. 169, p. 100533, 2022.
 
• A.K. Baranwal,A.K. Gupta, A.K. Tiwari, R. Melnik, Effect of aspect ratio of enclosure on free convection from horizontal cylinders in Bingham plastic fluids, Chemical and Process Engineering, vol. 43, pp. 271-277, 2022.
 
• L.K. Singh,A.K. Gupta, Hybrid cooling‑based lithium‑ion battery thermal management for electric vehicles, Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 25, pp. 3627–3648, 2023.
 
• M.J. Alam, N. Nirmalkar,A.K. Gupta, Stability criteria and convective mass transfer from the falling spherical drops, part II: Herschel–Bulkley fluids, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 100, pp. 1640-1651, 2022.
 
• A.K. Gupta, G. Mishra, S. Singh, Numerical study of MWCNT enhanced PCM melting through a heated undulated wall in the latent heat storage unit, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 27, p. 101172, 2022.
 
• A. Pathak, A.K. Sharma,A.K. Gupta, Dimensional analysis of a flow-by porous electrode and demonstration to all-vanadium redox flow batteries thereon, Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 44, p. 103258, 2021.
 
• L.K. Singh, G. Mishra, A.K. Sharma,A.K. Gupta, A numerical study on thermal management of a lithium-ion battery module via forced-convective air cooling, International Journal of Refrigeration, vol. 131, pp. 218-234, 2021.
 
• N. Nirmalkar, M.J. Alam,A.K. Gupta, Stability criteria and convective mass transfer from the falling spherical drops, part I: Bingham plastic fluids, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 100, pp. 1626-1639, 2021.
 
• A. Memon,A.K. Gupta, Effects of aspect ratio and mushy-zone parameter on melting performance of a thermal energy storage unit filled with phase change material, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, vol. 19, pp. 817-827, 2021.
 
• M. Trivedi, N. Nirmalkar,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Effect of non-Newtonian fluid behaviour on forced convection from a cluster of four cylinders in a duct, Part II: Bingham plastic fluids, Heat Transfer Engineering, vol. 43, pp. 27-48, 2021.
 
• M. Trivedi, N. Nirmalkar,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Effect of non-Newtonian fluid behaviour on forced convection from a cluster of four cylinders in a duct, Part I: Power-law fluids, Heat Transfer Engineering, vol. 43, pp. 1-26, 2021.
 
• A. Memon, G. Mishra,A.K. Gupta, Buoyancy-driven melting and heat transfer around a horizontal cylinder in square enclosure filled with phase change material, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 181, p. 115990, 2020.
 
• A.K. Gupta, S.B. Chen, E.Y. Liya, A. Prhashanna, D. Katoshevski, CFD study on particle grouping under an oscillatory flow in a wavy duct, Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 213, pp. 303-313, 2019.
 
• S. Gupta,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Effect of confinement on natural convection in power-law fluids from a circular cylinder, Computational Thermal Sciences: An International Journal, vol. 11, pp. 445-474, 2019.
 
• C. Sasmal,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Natural convection heat transfer from a heated rotating cylinder confined in a power-law fluid filled square duct, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 129, pp. 975 996, 2018.
 
• N. Dasgupta, R. Borah, P. Mishra,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Combined effects of blockage and yield stress on drag and heat transfer from an in-line array of three spheres, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, vol. 40, pp. 855-873, 2018.
 
• A.K. Gupta, P. Mishra, R.P. Chhabra, Momentum and heat transfer characteristics of a thin circular disk in Bingham plastic fluids, Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A, vol. 72, pp. 844-868, 2017.
 
• A.K. Gupta, G. Mishra, N. Nirmalkar, R. P. Chhabra, Effect of confinement on heat transfer in aqueous nanofluids from a heated sphere, Powder Technology, vol. 325, pp. 576-596, 2018.
 
• A. Dutta,A.K. Gupta, G. Mishra, R.P. Chhabra, Effect of fluid yield stress on natural convection from a tilted square bar in a square annulus, Computers & Fluids, vol. 160, pp. 138-163, 2018.
 
• T. Vidya Sagar, S.A. Patel,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Effect of confinement and fluid yield stress on settling velocity and heat transfer from an isothermal sphere, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, vol. 51, pp. 899-908, 2018.
 
• A.K. Gupta, S. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Natural convection in Bingham plastic fluids from an isothermal spheroid: effects of fluid yield stress, viscous dissipation and temperature-dependent viscosity, Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, vol. 29, pp. 163-184, 2017.
 
• T. Vidya Sagar, S.A. Patel,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Effects of severe blockage on heat transfer from a sphere in power-law fluids, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 84, pp. 27-34, 2017.
 
• O. Prakash, S.A. Patel,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Coarse particles in homogeneous non-Newtonian slurries: Combined effects of shear-thinning viscosity and fluid yield stress on drag and heat transfer from hemispherical particles, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, vol. 70, pp. 341-358, 2017.
 
• S. Mukherjee,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Laminar forced convection in power-law and Bingham plastic fluids in duct of semi-circular and other cross-sections, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 104, pp. 112-141, 2017.
 
• A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Effect of buoyancy-assisted flow on convection from an isothermal spheroid in power-law fluids, Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, vol. 28, pp. 87-110, 2016.
 
• A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Mixed convection from a spheroid in Bingham plastic fluids: effect of buoyancy-assisted flow, Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A, vol. 69, pp. 898-920, 2016.
 
• A.K Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, Combined effects of fluid shear-thinning and yield stress on heat transfer from an isothermal spheroid, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 93, pp. 803-826, 2016.
 
• P.K. Das,A.K. Gupta, N. Nirmalkar, R.P. Chhabra, Effect of confinement on forced convection from a heated sphere in Bingham plastic fluids, Korea-Australia Rheology journal, vol. 27, pp. 75-94. 2015.
 
• N. Nirmalkar,A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Natural convection from a heated sphere in Bingham plastic fluids, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 53, pp. 17818-17832, 2014.
 
• A.K. Gupta, R.P. Chhabra, Spheroids in viscoplastic fluids: drag and heat transfer, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 53, pp. 18943-18965, 2014.
 
• A.K. Gupta, C. Sasmal, M. Sairamu, R.P. Chhabra, Laminar and steady free convection in power-law fluids from a heated spheroidal particle: A numerical study, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 75, pp. 592-609, 2014.

A. K. Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, Wall Effects on buoyancy-induced convection from a sphere in Herschel-Bulkley fluids, presented at 68th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chemcon, IIT Guwahati, India, 27-30 December, 2015.

A. K. Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, Spheroids in non-Newtonian fluids: momentum and heat transfer characteristics, Research Scholar Day, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India, 05 November, 2016.

A. K. Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, Hydrodynamic characteristics of a circular disk oriented normal to flow in yield-stress fluids, presented at 8th National Symposium on Complex Fluids (CompFlu), 22-24 December, 2014, JNCASR Bangalore, India.

A. K. Gupta, R. P. Chhabra, Effect of shape and orientation on mixed convection heat transfer from a spheroid in yield-stress fluids, presented at 10th Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC), 14-17 April, 2015, Nantes, France.

A. K. Gupta, S. B. Chen, Liya E. Yu, Sustainable Urban Purifiers: A Novel Fluid Dynamics Approach for Maximizing PM2.5 Mitigation, presented at NEA-NERI Air Quality Workshop, 13 November, 2017, NUS Singapore.

NEA-NERI Air Quality Workshop on “Recent Developments and Advanced Technology for Urban Ambient Air Quality”, NUS Singapore, 13 November, 2017.

Attended and organized 6th National Symposium on Complex Fluids (CompFlu), IIT Guwahati, India, 03-07 January, 2012.