Santanu De

Pandit Ramchandra Dwivedi Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Welcome to the Combustion and Energy Conversion Systems Lab! 🔥 We are tackling some of the toughest challenges in thermofluids, energy, and propulsion. We combine advanced Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and stochastic modeling with high-speed laser diagnostics to decode complex turbulence-flame interactions. From fabricating cutting-edge burners, gasifiers, and pyrolysers to engineering next-gen hydrogen tech and aerospace propulsion, our team is building the future of sustainable energy. If you are passionate about hands-on hardware, high-end simulation, and clean-tech innovation, come join us!

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Latest news

  • 2026People

    Dr. Gunvir Singh Walia has joined the University of Calgary as a postdoctoral researcher!

  • Oct 2026Accepted

    Ajay Pawar’s kinetic model of high-ash coal gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor, for syngas production and downstream hydrogen enhancement, is accepted in ACS Omega.

  • Oct 2026Accepted

    Ajay Pawar’s work on catalytic valorization of high-moisture refinery oily sludge in a fixed bed pyrolyzer is accepted in Energy.

  • 2026Accepted

    Shobhit Kumar Gautam’s sequential VOF-LPT and two-phase MMC-LES framework for dense spray flames is accepted in the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.

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Research interests

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Dive into the research topics of Santanu De. Together they form a unique fingerprint, built from the keywords of his 39 journal articles; the filled share of each ring shows how prominent the topic is.

  • Multiple Mapping ConditioningTurbulent Combustion Simulations12 articles
  • Large eddy simulationTurbulent Combustion Simulations11 articles
  • Spray combustionAtomization and Sprays7 articles
  • Fluidized bed gasificationPyrolysis and Gasification7 articles
  • Lifted & autoigniting flamesCombustion6 articles
  • Atomization & dropletsAtomization and Sprays6 articles
  • PDF, CMC & RANS closuresTurbulent Combustion Simulations6 articles
  • Turbulent mixing modelsTurbulent Combustion Simulations5 articles
  • Gas–solid hydrodynamicsPyrolysis and Gasification5 articles
  • Flame stabilization & extinctionCombustion4 articles
  • High-ash coalPyrolysis and Gasification4 articles
  • Hydrogen & swirl flamesCombustion3 articles
  • High-speed combustionAerospace Propulsion3 articles
  • Laser & spray diagnosticsExperimental Diagnostics of Combustion2 articles
  • Pyrolysis & ceramic membranesPyrolysis and Gasification2 articles

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Recent papers

The five most recent journal articles.

  • 2026A. Pawar, S. De. Kinetic modeling of high-ash coal gasification in a BFB reactor for syngas production and downstream hydrogen enhancement. ACS Omega (accepted).Find paper ↗
  • 2026A. Pawar, S. De. Catalytic valorization of petroleum-derived high-moisture oily sludge using a fixed bed pyrolyzer. Energy (accepted).Find paper ↗
  • 2026S. K. Gautam, G. Singh, S. De, A. R. Masri. A sequential VOF-LPT and two-phase MMC-LES framework for dense spray flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (accepted).Find paper ↗
  • 2026A. K. Pal, P. A. Ranjan, S. De, J. K. Singh, G. Biswas. Bouncing and spreading dynamics of drops on non-wetting solid surfaces. Physics of Fluids 38(10), 107420.Publisher ↗
  • 2026A. K. Gupta, S. K. Soni, K. Yadav, Y. N. Mishra, S. De. Quantitative SLIPI-PIV-PDPA analysis of flow-blurring sprays in a swirling coflowing air stream. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 179, 111821.Publisher ↗

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Contact

sde@iitk.ac.in

+91 512 259 6478

NET304A, Northern Laboratories (NL-1)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India

Northern Laboratories, IIT Kanpur

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