Sandeep Kumar

Sandeep Kumar

Associate Professor

sandeep dot kumar at iitb dot ac dot in

Academic Background:

  • Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
  • B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam

Contact Address:

Room 707, 7th Floor, New DESE-CESE building, IIT Bombay, Powai

09972252089
Phone: +91 22 2576 9346 (Office)
Fax-: +91-22-2576-4890


Research Interest:

  • Biomass Gasification
  • Hydrogen Production through Oxy-Steam Gasification of Biomass
  • Solid Combustion/Incineration
  • Alternate fuels in IC Engines
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Renewable Energy Systems

Courses Offered:

  • EN 317 - Thermo-Fluid Devices
  • EN 657 - IC Engine, alternate fuels and emissions
  • EN 632 - Waste to Energy
  • EN 405 - Energy Innovation Lab

List of Publications:

  1. Shruti Vikram, Sujeetkumar P. Deore, De Blasio, C., Sanjay M. Mahajani, S Kumar. Air gasification of high-ash solid waste in a pilot-scale downdraft gasifier: Experimental and numerical analysis. Energy 270 (2023) 126912
  2. Sujeetkumar P. Deore, Gadkari P, Sanjay M. Mahajani, S Kumar, Sudarshan Kumar. Development of a new premixed burner for biomass gasifier generated low calorific value producer gas for industrial applications. Energy 279 (2023) 128140
  3. Nishant Ranjan, Narendra Yadav, Harmanpreet Singh, S Kumar, Sanjay M Mahajani. Modelling and simulation of autothermal downdraft co-gasification of biomass and plastic wastes using Aspen Plus. Energy Conversion and Management 291 (2023) 117714
  4. Harmanpreet Singh, Satish Kumar, Rakesh Mishra, Saroj Kumar Mohapatra, Amanpreet Singh, S Kumar. Flow characteristics of microwave treated Indian coal: A deep learning modelling. Advanced Powder Technology 34 (2023) 104202
  5. Sujeetkumar P. Deore, S Kumar, Sanjay M. Mahajani, Cataldo De Blasio. Co-gasification of sanitary napkin with sawdust biomass in downdraft gasifier for thermal applications: An experimental approach. Energy 276 (2023) 127562
  6. Harmanpreet Singh, Pali Rosha, Cataldo De Blasio, Hussameldin Ibrahim, S Kumar. Synthesis of H2-enriched syngas using waste pterospermum acerifolium fruits: Comparative analysis of oxidizing agents and their concentration. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (48)28, 2023, 10452-10476
  7. A. Fazil, S Kumar, Sanjay M. Mahajani. Gasification and Co-gasification of paper-rich, high-ash refuse-derived fuel in downdraft gasifier. Energy 263 (2023) 125659
  8. Pali Rosha, S Kumar, Shruti Vikram, Hussameldin Ibrahim, Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb. H2-enriched gaseous fuel production via cogasification of an algae-plastic waste mixture using Aspen PLUS. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (47) 62, 2022, 26294-26302
  9. Pali Rosha, S Kumar, Hussameldin Ibrahim. Sensitivity analysis of biomass pyrolysis for renewable fuel production. Energy 247 (2022) 123545 using Aspen Plus.
  10. Godwin Mong Kalu-Uka, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, S Kumar. Production of Activated Carbon Electrode for Energy Storage Application in Supercapacitors via KOH Activation of Waste Termite Biomass. Waste and Biomass Valorization volume 13, 2689–2704 (2022)
  11. A. Fazil, S Kumar, Sanjay M. Mahajani. Downdraft co-gasification of high ash biomass and plastics. Energy 243 (2022) 123055
  12. Shruti Vikram, Pali Rosha, S Kumar, Sanjay Mahajani. Thermodynamic analysis and parametric optimization of steam-CO2 based biomass gasification system using Aspen PLUS. Energy 241 (2022) 122854
  13. Rosha P, S K , P. Senthil Kumar, C.N. Kowthaman, S. K. Mohapatra, A. Dhir. Impact of compression ratio on combustion behavior of hydrogen enriched biogas-diesel operated CI engine. Fuel 310 (2022) 122321
  14. Rosha P, S K, Ibrahim H. Thermodynamic equilibrium analysis of oxy-dry reforming of biogas with CO2 sequestration using Aspen HYSYS. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Enggineering, 2021, 2683
  15. Rosha P, S Kumar and Ibrahim H. A thermodynamic analysis of biogas-to-methanol conversion with CH4 recycling and CO2 utilization using Aspen HYSYS. Sustainable Energy Fuels 2021 (5) 4336-4345
  16. Rosha P, Arshdeep K.R., Ibrahim H, S Kumar. Recent advances in biogas upgrading to value added products: A review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46(2021) 21318-21337
  17. Shruti Vikram, Rosha P, and S Kumar . Recent Modeling Approaches to Biomass Pyrolysis: A Review. Energy Fuels 2021 (35) 9, 7406–7433
  18. Godwin Mong Kalu-Uka , S Kumar, Kalu-Uka A.C., Shruti V, Okorafor O.O, Kigozi M, Ihekweme G.O., Onwualu A.P. Prospects for biodiesel production from Macrotermes nigeriensis: Process optimization and characterization of biodiesel properties. Biomass and Bioenergy 146 (2021) 105980.
  19. Arjun Singh, S Kumar. Hydrogen enriched Ammonia as future fuel to curb PM emissions. 3rd International Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), 2019, IIT Roorkee
  20. Shruti Vikram and S Kumar . Single particle analysis of thermally thick wood particles in O2, N2, CO2 atmosphere. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, 2019, 1349-1359
  21. Snehesh S Ail, D. Basso, F. Patuzzi, S Kumar, M. Baratieri. Gasification based synchronized production of fuels and electricity from woody biomass – A techno-economic analysis. 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research 2017, 2017, IIT Bombay
  22. S Kumar, S. Dasappa, Modeling and analysis of single particle conversion of biomass in a packed bed gasification system. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2017:112:1382-1395
  23. Mahapatra S, S Kumar, Dasappa S. Gasification of wood particles in a co-current packed bed: Experiments and model analysis. Fuel Processing Technology. 2016:145: 76–89
  24. S Kumar, Dasappa S. First and second law thermodynamic analysis of air and oxy-steam biomass gasification. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2014:39(34): 19474–19484
  25. S Kumar, Dasappa S. Oxy–steam gasification of biomass for hydrogen rich syngas production using downdraft reactor configuration. International Journal of Energy Research. 2014:38:174–188
  26. Anmol Garg, S Kumar. Oxy-enriched air gasification of wet biomass. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2017). 26 - 28 February, 2017, Mohali, India (P.No. - 157)
  27. S Kumar, Snehesh S Ail, Dasappa S. Carbon dioxide capture through biomass gasification. Proceedings of the 19th European Biomass conference and Exhibition. 6-10 June 2011, Berlin, Germany (1127-1133)
  28. S Kumar, Dasappa S. Hydrogen generation through Biomass gasification. World Hydrogen Technology Conference (WHTC), New Delhi, India, 2009
  29. S Kumar, Dasappa S. Hydrogen generation through Biomass gasification. World Hydrogen Technology Conference (WHTC), New Delhi, India, 2009

Work Experience:

  • Associate Professor, IIT Bombay (2023 - till date)
  • Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay (2017 - 2023)
  • Faculty in Mechanical Engg. Dept., Thapar University, Patiala. (2015 - 2017)
  • Software Engineer in Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore (2004 - 2007)

Invited Lecture:

  • Lecture on 'Biomass energy' in PSG Institute of Technology, Mandya, Karnataka, India (2012)
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  • Lectures in ICT Mumbai on ‘Conventional Energy Resources’ and ‘Bioenergy’ , Oct 2018
  • Invited Talk on “Recent emissions regulations and role of Bioenergy as a alternate fuel”, Faculty Development Workshop, IIT Jammu (4 to 6th June 2018)
  • Invited Talk - "Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass – Waste to Energy," STTP on Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, SGSITS, Indore, Indore in July 2019
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  • Invited Talk – “Role of Alternative Fuels in Emission control”, SGSITS, Indore, Indore in Jan 2020
  • Lecture on “Bio Energy as a Source for Climate Change Mitigation” in One-week FDP on "Climate Change & Carbon Issues" ( 6th July - 10th July 2020) organised by BMS, Bangalore
  • Lecture on “IC Engine, Emissions & Role of Bioenergy as a alternate fuel” in Workshop Engine Combustion and Engine Diagnostics (5-9th Oct 2020, NIT Agartala)
  • Lecture on “Sustainable Energy Sources and Challenges” organised by G H Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, Ahmednagar in July 2020

Current Students:

  • Shruti Vikram
  • Gaurav Kumar Prajapati
  • Shubham Kumar
  • Nishant Ranjan
  • Sujeet Kumar Deore
  • Phadtare Harish Ashok
  • Kuntalika Das

Department of Energy Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai - 400076, INDIA

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