Power Plant Mechanical Engineering

Prashant Khare

School of Aerospace Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332-0150

Information

E-mail: ********.*****@******.*** URL: www.prism.gatech.edu/~pkhare3

Multi-phase uid dynamics, high-energy density propellants, electrolytic ignition, LES,

Research

combustion.

Interests

Six years of research experience in numerical modeling of multi-scale, multi-phase,

Summary

multi-component uid dynamics and combustion phenomena, demonstrating capability

to perform independent research.

Two years of industry experience, showing e ective leadership and team player qualities.

Research and professional experience working in highly competitive multicultural

environments in Asia, Europe and North America

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA USA GPA: 4.0/4.0

Education

Ph.D. Candidate, Aerospace Engineering (expected graduation date: May 2013)

Thesis Title: Breakup of Liquid Droplets

Specialization: Combustion and propulsion, with concentration on computational and

theoretical multi-phase, multi-scale uid dynamics, and combustion, using state-of-

the-art high performance computing techniques

Minor: Mathematics

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA GPA: 3.96/4.0

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, May, 2009

Thesis Title: Decomposition and Ignition of HAN-based Monopropellants using

Electrolysis

Specialization: Fluid and thermal sciences, with concentration on high-energy density

propellants

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut, Kerala India

Bachelor of Technology (with Distinction), Mechanical Engineering, May, 2005

Thesis Title: Investigation of Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer in a Rectangular

Duct with Segmented Ba es

Class rank: 3 out of 76

Recipient of Student International Travel Assistance Award by ILASS-Americas to

Honors and

attend ICLASS 2012 in Heidelberg, Germany ($2000).

Awards

Received several conference travel awards of $500 from SGA & COE, Georgia Tech.

Reviewer- President s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech., Fall 2012.

The Space Shuttle: An Engineering Milestone. Essay selected for publication in the

Proceedings of the Space Shuttle Symposium, June 2011, Atlanta, GA.

School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech Atlanta GA

Research

Experience Graduate Research Assistant Jan. 2009-present

Advisor: Prof. Vigor Yang

Fundamental research on gelled hypergolic propellants for space propulsion

Explored detailed physics and developed generalized correlations for breakup of

Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquid droplets using gradient and value based

re nements, with a volume-of- uid (VOF) approach.

Developed three-way coupling to model sprays with LES to incorporate the e ect of

nite particle size on the ow eld.

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Propulsion Engineering Research Center, Penn State University Park, PA

Research

Experience Graduate Research Assistant Dec. 2007-Dec. 2008

Contd. Advisor: Prof. Vigor Yang

Decomposition and ignition of high-energy density liquid propellants

Numerically modeled electrolytic and thermal ignition of liquid ionic propellant,

hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN), for micro-propulsion, using a constant pressure,

homogeneous reactor model.

Developed combustion kinetics model for HAN.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut Calicut, India

Undergraduate Researcher Jan. 2004-April 2005

Advisors: Prof. S. S. Gokhale and Prof. C. B. Sobhan

Gas dynamics and heat transfer studies

Conducted extensive numerical studies of gas dynamics inside a CD nozzle at di ering

inlet conditions (concentric inlets at di erent operating conditions) using an in-house

code.

Numerically modeled turbulent heat transfer and uid ow inside a CPU (B.Tech.

thesis).

Alstom Projects India Limited

Professional

Lead Engineer - Power plant arrangement & piping July 2005-July 2007

Experience

NHON TRACH, Vietnam: 450MW New Delhi, India

Lead Stress Analyst: successfully led and advised a team of four engineers, which

analyzed the complete power piping of the power plant, in compliance with the power

piping code, ASME B31.1.

Developed Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) and acted as the Smart

Plant PID administrator.

Sohar, Oman: 1000MW Belfort, France & New Delhi, India

As a team member, performed stress analysis 3D modeling.

Developed Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) and acted as the Smart

Plant PID administrator.

Breakup of Non-Newtonian Liquid Droplets (in preparation).

Upcoming

Journal

Drag Coe cient of Deforming Liquid Droplets (Physics of Fluids).

Publications

Breakup of Liquid Droplets (Journal of Fluid Mechanics).

Finite Particle Size E ects in Multi-phase Flows (Physics of Fluids).

Decomposition and Ignition of HAN-based Monopropellant (Combust. Sci. Tech.).

P. Khare, D. Ma, X. Chen & V. Yang. Breakup of Liquid Droplets. ICLASS, 12th

Conference

Triennial International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, September

Publications

2012, Heidelberg, Germany.

P. Khare, D. Ma, X. Chen & V. Yang. Breakup and Dynamics of Liquid Droplets. ILASS,

24th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, May 2012, San Antonio,

TX.

P. Khare, D. Ma, X. Chen & V. Yang. Phenomenology of Secondary Breakup of Newtonian

Liquid Droplets. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2012, Nashville, TN.

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X. Chen, D. Ma, P. Khare & V. Yang. Detailed Physics of Binary Droplet Collision. 7th

Conference

US National Technical Meeting of the Combustion Institute, March 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Publications

Contd.

X. Chen, D. Ma, P. Khare & V. Yang. Energy and Mass Transfer during Binary Droplet

Collision. 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2011, Orlando, FL.

D. Ma, X. Chen, P. Khare & V. Yang. Atomization and breakup characteristics of liquid

sheets formed by two impinging jets. 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2011,

Orlando, FL.

H. Meng, P. Khare, G.A. Risha, R.A. Yetter & V. Yang. Decomposition and Ignition

of HAN-Based Monopropellant by Electrolysis. 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting,

January 2009, Orlando, FL.

(Poster Presentation) P. Khare & V. Yang. Breakup of Liquid Droplets. Georgia Tech

Presentations

Research Innovation Conference, February 2012, Atlanta, GA.

(Video Presentation) X. Chen, P. Khare, D. Ma & V. Yang. Impinging Jets and Droplet

Dynamics. 64th APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting, November 2011, Baltimore, MD.

P. Khare & N. Srivastava. Analysis of Solidi cation Process Using FEM. at TECHNEX-

2005, IT BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India.

P. Khare & N. Srivastava. Governing Equation of Incompressible Flow; Revisiting the

Navier-Stokes Equation. at APOGEE-2004, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, India.

P. Khare. Introduction to Large Eddy Simulation; Case study: Unsteady Flow Over a

Biconvex Airfoil. 2004, Seminar, NIT Calicut, India.

Combustion Institute

Professional

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Memberships

American Physical Society

Life member - The Institute of Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems - Americas.

Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX, Solaris, Microsoft Windows, MS DOS

Computer

Proficiency

Programming Languages: FORTRAN 90/95, C

Engineering Software: L TEX, Tecplot, ParaView, Blender, Fluent, Gambit, CHEMKIN,

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Cantera, Gridgen, MATLAB, PDMS, Mathematica, MS O ce.

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