Ashwani Gupta

Ashwani K. Gupta (born 1948) is a British-American

Gupta worked as a Trainee Engineer at International Combustion, UK from 1967 to 1971. From 1969 to 1970 he attended University of Southampton, UK, where he was awarded a Master's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1971. He attended University of Sheffield and was awarded a doctorate degree in Fuel Technology and Chemical Engineering in 1973. He continued to work at Sheffield University as a Research Fellow and Independent Research Worker until 1976. He moved to MIT in 1977 as a member of research staff at Energy Laboratory and Department of Chemical Engineering where he worked on swirl flows, combustion, droplet combustion, coal-water slurry combustion, fuels, and advanced laser diagnostics development. In 1983, he moved to the University of Maryland as an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and was promoted to full Professor in 1988. In 2008, he was elected as a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland.

Gupta served as visiting professor at

Gupta was awarded Honorary Doctorates from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 2014,^[8] King Mungkut University of Technology, North Bangkok, Bestowed by the Queen of Thailand,^[9] 2014, and Derby University,^[10] UK in 2015. He was awarded Higher Doctorates (DSc) form Southampton University, UK in 2013 and Sheffield University, UK in 1986 for his international recognition, numerous publications of original work and substantial contributions to learning in Engineering and Applied Science.

Gupta received the AIAA Energy Systems Award in 1990,

• Singh, P., Déparrois, N., Burra K.R., Bhattacharya, S. and Gupta, A.K.: Energy recovery from cross-linked polyethylene wastes using pyrolysis and CO2 assisted gasification, Applied Energy, 254, pp. 113722, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113722
• Burra, K. R. and Gupta, A.K.: Synergistic Effects in Steam Gasification of Combined Biomass and Plastic Waste Mixtures, Applied Energy, 211, pp. 230–236, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.130
• Khalil, A. E and Gupta, A. K.: Fostering Distributed Combustion in a Swirl Burner using Liquid Fuels, Applied Energy, 211, pp. 513–522, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.068
• Gupta, A. K. Ibrahim, S. and AlShoaibi, A.: Advances in Sulfur Chemistry for Treatment of Acid Gases, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 54, May 2016, pp. 65–92. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2015.11.001
• Khalil, A.E. and Gupta, A. K.: Fuel Property Effect on Distributed Combustion, Fuel Journal, 171, 2016, pp. 116–124. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.12.068
• Khalil, A., and Gupta, A.K.: Impact of Pressure on High Intensity Colorless Distributed Combustion, Fuel Journal, Vol. 143, 1 March 2015, pp. 334–342,http://dx.doi:10^{[permanent dead link]}.1016/j.fuel.2014.11.061
• Wierzbecki, T., Lee, I. and Gupta, A. K.: Rh Assisted Catalytic Oxidation of Jet Fuel Surrogates in a Meso-Scale Combustor, J. Applied Energy, Vol. 145, May 2015, pp. 1–7. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.097
• Singh, A., Yu, M., Bryden, M. and Gupta, A. K.: Thermo-acoustic Behavior of a Swirl Stabilized Diffusion Flame with Heterogeneous Sensors, J. Applied Energy, Vol. 106, June 2013, pp. 1–16, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.044
• Selim, H., AlShoaibi, A. and Gupta, A. K.: Experimental Examination of Flame Chemistry in Hydrogen Sulfide-Based Flames, J. Applied Energy, Vol. 88, No. 8, August 2011, pp. 2601–2611, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.02.029
• Arghode, V. and Gupta, A. K.: Hydrogen Addition Effects on Methane-Air Colorless Distributed Combustion Flames, Intl. Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 36, Issue 10, May 2011, pp. 6292–6302, [null https://dx.doi:10^{[permanent dead link]}.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.028]
• Ahmed, I. I., Nipattummakul, N., Gupta A. K.: Characteristics of Syngas from Co-Gasification of Polyethylene and Woodchips, J. Applied Energy, Vol. 88, 2011, pp. 165–174.
• Shirsat, V and Gupta, A. K.: Performance Characteristics of Methanol and Kerosene Fueled Meso-Scale Heat Recirculating Combustors, J. Applied Energy, Volume 88, Issue 12, 2011, pp. 5069–5082, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.07.019
• Vijayan, V., and Gupta, A. K.: Combustion and Heat Transfer at Meso-scale with thermal recuperation, J. Applied Energy, 87, No. 8, 2010, pp. 2628–2639, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.03.011
• Abdelhafez, A. and Gupta, A. K.: Effect of Swirl on Shock Structure in Underexpanded Supersonic Airflow, J. Propulsion and Power, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2010, pp. 215–229, http://arc.aiaa.org.DOI^{[permanent dead link]}: 10.2514/1.45716
• Gupta, A. K., Bolz, S. and Hasegawa, T.: Effect of Air Preheat and Oxygen Concentration on Flame Structure and Emission, ASME J. Energy Resources Tech, 121, 1999, pp. 209–216.
• Gupta, A. K., Syred, N. and Beér, J.M.: Fluctuating Temperature and Pressure Effects on the Noise Output of Swirl Burners, 15th Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 1975, p. 1367-1377, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0082-0784(75)80396-1

Patents

• Gupta, A. K., Fuel Efficient Ultra Low Emission Colorless Distributed Combustor for Gas Turbines in Stationary and Propulsion Applications, US patent No. 14/223378, Issued on September 6, 2016^[32]
• Gupta, A. K.: Fuel Efficient Ultra Low Emission Colorless Distributed Combustor for Gas Turbine Application in Stationary and Propulsion Systems, US8695350B2, also published as US20110023492, Issued on April 15, 2014.^[33]
• Gupta, A.K.: Method and system for recovering sulfur in the thermal stage of a Claus reactor, US Patent No. 8,449,860B2, Issued on May 28, 2013.^[34]
• Yang, W., Blasiak, W. and Gupta, A.K.: A novel routine to generate renewable liquid matters and fuels using ultra high temperature steam pyrolysis of lingo-cellulose based raw material, Swedish Patent No. 535121, Issued on March 20, 2012.^[35]

References

External links

• University of Maryland Faculty Page