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Prof. S Vidya Sagar

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

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Room No: 202 +91-870-2462634 vidyasagars@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 25
    • Conference(s): 13
    • PhD: Current - 3  Awarded - 1
    • Event(s) Organized:  Workshop - 1

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    Chemical Engineering and allied areas
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2008
    Master of Technology National Institute of Technology Warangal 2003
    Bachelor of Technology Osmania University College of Technology Hyderabad 2001
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics(CH1M03) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Introduction to Unit Operations and Process Calculations(CH1M01) 3-0-0 3 UG
    System Identification & Adaptive Control(CH16061) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Chemical Process Optimization(CH352) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Complex Fluids(CH368) 3-0-0 3 UG
    System Identification(CH5201) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Intelligent Control(CH5251) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Engineering Optimization(CH5103) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Advanced Process Control(CH5202) 3-0-0 3 PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Conceptual design and Technoeconomic evaluation of integration of Chemical Looping Gasification and Chemical Looping Combustion to a novel Dry Gasification Oxy Combustion power generation system, By Bidesh Kirtania (Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier, Energy Conversion and Management, vol.327, pp.119547 (1-20), 2025
    Performance evaluation of a flexible CO2-ORC and sorbent regeneration integrated novel dry gasification oxy-combustion power cycle for in-situ sulphur capture, CO2 capture and power generation, By Bidesh Kirtania (Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier, Energy, vol.282, pp.128961 (1-15 pages), 2023
    Conceptual design, energy, exergy, economic and water footprint analysis of CO2-ORC integrated dry gasification oxy-combustion power cycle, By Bidesh Kirtania (Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol.416, pp.137930 (1-20 pages), 2023
    Investigation of polishing parameters and slurry composition on germanium chemical mechanical planarization using response surface methodology, By A Gupta, K Shathiri (UG student), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, M Ramachandaran, Inderscience , International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, vol.62(4), pp.263-283, 2021
    Detailed parametric investigation of Dry Gasification Oxy-Combustion Power Cycle using AspenPlus Simulations, By Darekar Ashitosh Dattatrey (MTech student), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier, Fuel, vol.236 , pp.501-515, 2019
    Statistical Modeling of Hydrogen Production via Carbonaceous Catalytic Methane Decomposition, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Bishwadeep bagchi (UG student), Nesrin Ozalp, Richard Devis, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME Journal of Energy Resource Technology, vol.140(7), pp.072006-1-8 , 2018
    Step by step methodology of designing a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed using computational fluid dynamic approach, By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar,(Scholar) P.V.Suresh, Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, vol.138, , pp.260-278 , 2018
    Modelling solubility of CO2 /Hydrocarbon gas in Ionic Liquid ([emim][FAP]) using ASPEN Plus simulations, By Biswadeep Bagchi(UG student), Sushmita Sati(PG student), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Springer, Environmental science and pollution research, vol.24(22), pp.18106-18122 , 2017
    Hydrogen production by carbon catalyzed methane decomposition via thermogravimetry, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME Journal of Energy Resource Technology, vol.139(1), pp.012005-01 to 8 , 2017
    Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Hydrodynamics of Liquid-Solid Circulating Fluidized Bed, By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar(Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Chemical Engineering and Technology, vol.40 (1), pp.145-152, 2017
    Detailed parametric design methodology for hydrodynamics of liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed using design of experiments, By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar(Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier B.V., Particuology, vol.31, pp.59-68 , 2017
    Modelling solubility of CO2 and Hydrocarbon gas mixture in Ionic Liquid ([emim][FAP]) using ASPEN Plus, By Biswadeep Bagchi(UG student), Sushmita Sati(PG student), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Liquids, vol.224, pp.30-42 , 2016
    Development of a model for the prediction of hydrodynamics of a Liquid-solid circulating fluidized beds: A full factorial design approach, By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar(Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, Elsevier, Powder Technology, vol.280 , pp.103-112 , 2015
    Thermogravimetric analysis of carbon based catalysts on methane decomposition, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC, Chemical Engineering Transactions, vol.39, pp.733-738 , 2014
    Hydrogen production from catalytic decomposition of methane over ordered mesoporous carbons (cmk-3) and carbide-derived carbon(dut-19), By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, Martin Oschatz, Lars Borchardt, Stefan Kaskel, Elsevier, Carbon, vol.67, pp.377-389 , 2014
    Thermogravimetric analysis of activated carbons, ordered mesoporous carbide-derived carbons, and their deactivation kinetics of catalytic methane decomposition, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, Martin Oschatz, Lars Borchardt, Stefan Kaskel, Robert Lachance, American Chemical Society, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol.53, pp.1741-1753 , 2014
    Axial solids holdup distribution in liquid solid circulating fluidized bed: Effect of liquid distributor, method of operation, and viscosity of fluidizing media, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Scholar), P.S.T. Sai, American Chemical Society, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol.51, pp.,16242-16250 , 2012
    Effect of reactor geometry on the temperature distribution of hydrogen producing solar reactors, By Joseph Costandy, Nour El Ghazal, Mohamed T. Mohamed, Akanksha Menon, Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.37, pp.16581-16590 , 2012
    Macroscopic properties of liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed with viscous liquid medium, By Shilapuram Vidyasagar(Scholar), K. Krishnaiah, P.S.T.Sai, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, vol.50, pp.42-52 , 2011
    Residence time distribution and flow field study of aero-shielded solar cyclone reactor for emission-free generation of hydrogen, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), D. Jaya Krishna, Nesrin Ozalp, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.36, pp.13488-13500 , 2011
    Catalytical effect of Fluka 05120 on methane decomposition, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, Anam Waheed, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), International Journal of Chemical, Molecular, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, vol.5(11), pp.981-985 , 2011
    Step-by-step methodology of developing a solar reactor for emission-free generation of hydrogen, By Nesrin Ozalp, Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.35, pp.4484-4495 , 2010
    Comparison of macroscopic flow properties obtained by three methods of operation in a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Scholar), K. Krishnaiah, P.S.T.Sai, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, vol.48, pp.259-267 , 2009
    Hydrodynamics of a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed: Effect of dynamic leak, By S.Vidyasagar(Scholar), K.Krishnaiah, P.S.T.Sai, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol.138, pp.425-435, 2008
    Classification of metals and plastics from printed circuit boards (PCB) using Air Classifier, By C. Easwaraiah, T. Kavitha, S. Vidyasagar(Coursework), S.S.Narayanan, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, vol.47, pp.565-576 , 2008
    Conference(s)
    Flow modeling simulations of liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed reactor-A CFD approach By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar (Scholar), P.V.Suresh, Vidyasagar Shilapuram, CHEMCON-2017, 2017
    Model development for the prediction of hydrodynamics of liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed-a mechanistic approach, By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar (Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, CHEMCON-2015, 2015
    Thermogravimetric analysis of carbon based catalysts on methane decomposition By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, 21st International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2014 Prague & 17th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction PRES 2014, 2014
    Modeling of a Liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed using statistical design approach By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar (Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, International Conference on Chemical Engineering – Emerging Dimensions And Challenges ahead and Indo Japanese Symposium on separation technology for green environment, CHEMCON-2014, 2014
    Co-gasification of coal-pet coke and plastic waste By Abhijit Baburao Patil(PG student), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, International Conference on Environment and Energy, ISBN- 978-93-81212-96-7, 2014
    Statistical Evaluation of hydrodynamics of liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed reactor: A techno Economic Approach By Ritesh Ramesh Palkar(Scholar), Vidyasagar Shilapuram, International Conference on Environment and Energy, ISBN- 978-93-81212-96-7, 2014
    Carbon catalyzed methane decomposition for enhanced solar thermal cracking By Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, Proceedings of ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 2011
    Catalytical effect of Fluka 05120 on methane decomposition By Vidyasagar Shilapuram (Postdoc)., Nesrin Ozalp, Anam Waheed, International Conference on Chemical Engineering ICCE 2011, 2011
    Effect of reactor geometry on the temperature distribution of hydrogen producing solar reactors By Joseph Costandy, Nour El Ghazal, Mohamed T. Mohamed, Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Nesrin Ozalp, International Conference on Hydrogen Production (ICH2P11), (Selected papers from ICH2P-2011, 2011
    Characterization of Activated Carbon for carbon laden flows in a solar reactor By Nesrin Ozalp, Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal engineering joint conference, 2011
    Modeling of vortex-flow solar reactor via ideal reactors in series approach By Nesrin Ozalp., Vidyasagar Shilapuram(Postdoc), D. Jaya Krishna, Proceedings of the ASME 2010 4th international conference on energy sustainability, ISBN: 978-0-7918-4394-9 , 2010
    Hydrodynamics of liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed By Vidyasagar Shilapuram (Scholar)., P.S.T.Sai, K. Krishnaiah, Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Catalysis in Multiphase Reactors (CAMURE-6) and the 5th International Symposium on Multifunctional Reactors (ISMR-5), 2007
    Studies on hydrodynamics of liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed By Vidyasagar Shilapuram (Scholar)., P.S.T.Sai, K. Krishnaiah, Proceedings of International Congress of Chemistry and Environment, 2005
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Development and scale up of the Continuous Production process for the Ni-rich lithium nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Materials (NMC /NCM)
    Role: Joint-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: ANRF
    Project Cost (INR): 5887000
    Date of Commencement: 30-05-2025  
    Duration: 60 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Bhosale Srushtee Sanjay
    Area of Research: Development and scale up of the Continuous Production process for the Ni-rich lithium nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Materials (NMC /NCM) (As a co-supervisor)
    Bidesh Kirtania
    Area of Research: Performance evaluation of flexible variants of Dry Gasification Oxy Combustion of coal for CO2 capture, in-situ sulphur capture and clean power production (Thesis submitted on 07-07-25)
    B Padma
    Area of Research: Polymers (As a co-supervisor)
    Previous PhD Students
    Ritesh Ramesh Palkar (2017)
    Area of Research: Modelling and simulation of hydrodynamics in Liquid solid circulating fluidized bed
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    A two-day national conference on Dynamics of Interfaces in Multiphase systems
    15-Dec-2018 → 16-Dec-2018
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Co‑coordinator
    Funding Agency: TEQIP
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2013
    Visiting Professor
    2004
    Ambuja’s young researcher’s award
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Head, Department of Chemical Engineering (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  Associate Dean, Academic UG (July, 2023 - June, 2024)
    •  Associate Dean, Academic UG (May, 2022 - June, 2023)
     Last updated on December 5, 2025