Ishwar K. Puri

Ishwar K. Puri has served as Professor and Department Head of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech since 2004, where he also directs the Multiphysics Research Group. He is also a Professor in the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, and a Research Professor in the Division of Biomedical Sciences of the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1987 and his M.S. degree in 1984 both in engineering science (applied mechanics) from the University of California, San Diego, after obtaining the B.S. degree in 1982 in mechanical engineering from the University of Delhi. He served as an Assistant Research Engineer at the University of California, San Diego, from 1987 to 1990. He was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Illinois in 1990, and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure in 1994, and to the rank of Professor in 1999. He served as Director of Graduate of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering programs from 1994 to 1997, and 1999 to 2000. He served as an Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies (2000-2001), and as Executive Associate Dean of Engineering (2001–2004). He served on the steering committee of the UIC Institute for Environmental Studies and facilitated UIC’s micro- and nanotechnology initiatives. Professor Puri has conducted research through major grants from NASA, NSF, DOE, US EPA, State of Illinois, the natural gas industry (GTI, IGT, GRI), and other industry. He established a European-US consortium to conduct engineering student exchanges at the undergraduate and graduate levels that were funded through the US Department of Education FIPSE program. He is the Author of over 200 archival and conference publications in the field of combustion and transport phenomena. He has edited a book on the Environmental Implications of Combustion Processes, a textbook on Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering, and another on Combustion Science and Engineering. Professor Puri is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was a Distinguished Guest of the Swiss Leonard Euler Center of the European Research Community of Fluid Turbulence and Combustion in 1998 and 1999. He was a 1993 American Association for the Advancement of Science-Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Fellow, a 1992 NASA/Stanford University Center for Turbulence Research Fellow, and a 1991 Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He has served as a program and peer review panelist for the Department of Energy, US EPA, and NSF. He is also an Editor of the journal Experimental Heat Transfer. At Virginia Tech, he has been involved with a number of interdisciplinary and campus-wide initiatives. With his stewardship, ESM was the first department to develop a computational science and engineering program and houses the university’s graduate certificate in the area. He chairs a committee to develop a similar certificate in complex systems research. He serves on the Provost’s Race and Institution Task Force and the AdvanceVT campus climate committee. He has also assisted the Institute for Critical Technologies and Applied Sciences by serving on its nano/bio focus group and various advisory committees.

Biography Updated on 15 March 2007

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Suppression of fuel and air stream diluted methane–air partially premixed flames in normal and microgravity
    Fire Safety Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 24–35, 2008
  2. Thermal transport across nanoscale solid-fluid interfaces
    Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92, no. 13, p. 133105, 2008
  3. A model for catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes
    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 41, no. 6, p. 065304, 2008
  4. Enhancement in hydrogen storage in carbon nanotubes under modified conditions
    Nanotechnology, vol. 19, no. 15, p. 155702, 2008
  5. THE INFLUENCE OF REAL-GAS THERMODYNAMICS ON SIMULATIONS OF FREELY PROPAGATING FLAMES IN METHANE/OXYGEN/INERT MIXTURES
    Combustion Science and Technology, vol. 179, no. 9, pp. 1777–1795, 2007
  6. Dynamics of nanoscale jet formation and impingement on flat surfaces
    Physics of Fluids, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 128102, 2007
  7. Nanoscale Jet Collision and Mixing Dynamics
    Nano Letters, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 707–712, 2007
  8. Liftoff and extinction characteristics of fuel- and air-stream-diluted methane–air flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 149, no. 4, pp. 340–352, 2007
  9. Preferential ion and water intake using charged carbon nanotubes
    Chemical Physics Letters, vol. 434, no. 4-6, pp. 292–296, 2007
  10. Analytical model for the magnetophoretic capture of magnetic microspheres in microfluidic devices
    Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2007
  11. A detailed model for the flame synthesis of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers
    Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 1821–1829, 2007
  12. Flame synthesis of superhydrophobic amorphous carbon surfaces
    Carbon, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1702–1706, 2007
  13. An experimental and numerical investigation of n-heptane/air counterflow partially premixed flames and emission of NOx and PAH species
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 145, no. 4, pp. 740–764, 2006
  14. Hydrogen Storage in Carbon Nanostructures: Possibilities and Challenges for Fundamental Molecular Simulations
    Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 94, no. 10, pp. 1806–1814, 2006
  15. Mathematical model for the cancer stem cell hypothesis
    Cell Proliferation, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 3–14, 2006
  16. Effect of pressure on counterflow H?air partially premixed flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 140, no. 1-2, pp. 46–59, 2005
  17. Liftoff characteristics of partially premixed flames under normal and microgravity conditions
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 143, no. 3, pp. 159–173, 2005
  18. Control of confined nonpremixed flames using a microjet
    International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 431–439, 2005
  19. A scaling analysis to characterize thermomagnetic convection
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 48, no. 17, pp. 3485–3492, 2005
  20. Catalyst influence on the flame synthesis of aligned carbon nanotubes and nanofibers
    Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 2553–2560, 2005
  21. Structure of partially premixed -heptane–air counterflow flames
    Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 447–453, 2005
  22. Gravity effects on partially premixed flames: an experimental-numerical investigation
    Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 511–518, 2005
  23. Analyzing ferrofluid transport for magnetic drug targeting
    Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 289, pp. 331–334, 2005
  24. A strategy for the assembly of three-dimensional mesoscopic structures using a ferrofluid
    Physics of Fluids, vol. 17, no. 5, p. 057103, 2005
  25. Field-induced self-assembled ferrofluid aggregation in pulsatile flow
    Physics of Fluids, vol. 17, no. 9, p. 097104, 2005
  26. Thermomagnetic convection in a square enclosure using a line dipole
    Physics of Fluids, vol. 16, no. 7, p. 2228, 2004
  27. Gravity, radiation, and coflow effects on partially premixed flames
    Physics of Fluids, vol. 16, no. 8, p. 2963, 2004
  28. Numerical simulation of early stages of oxide formation in molten aluminium–magnesium alloys in a reverberatory furnace
    Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 389–405, 2004
  29. Heat transfer augmentation using a magnetic fluid under the influence of a line dipole
    Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 271, no. 1, pp. 63–73, 2004
  30. A methodology to control direct-fired furnaces
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 47, no. 24, pp. 5247–5256, 2004
  31. Field measurements of soot volume fractions in laminar partially premixed coflow ethylene/air flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 138, no. 4, pp. 362–372, 2004
  32. Nonpremixed flame control with microjets
    Experiments in Fluids, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 635–641, 2004
  33. Triple flame propagation and stabilization in a laminar axisymmetric jet
    Combustion Theory and Modelling, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 293–314, 2004
  34. Response of flame speed to positively and negatively curved premixed flames
    Combustion Theory and Modelling, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 205–220, 2003
  35. Flame synthesis of carbon nanofibres and nanofibre composites containing encapsulated metal particles
    Nanotechnology, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 264–268, 2003
  36. VISUALIZATION OF SCALAR TRANSPORT IN NONREACTING AND REACTING JETS THROUGH A UNIFIED "HEATLINE" AND "MASSLINE" FORMULATION
    Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, vol. 44, no. 7, pp. 683–704, 2003
  37. An assessment of stretch effects on a flame tip using the thin flame and thick flame formulations
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 133, no. 4, pp. 499–502, 2003
  38. Effect of varying composition on temperature reconstructions obtained from refractive index measurements in flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 128, no. 1-2, pp. 121–132, 2002
  39. Characteristics of lifted triple flames stabilized in the near field of a partially premixed axisymmetric jet
    Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1565–1572, 2002
  40. On Extension of “Heatline” and “Massline” Concepts to Reacting Flows Through Use of Conserved Scalars
    Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 124, no. 4, p. 791, 2002
  41. Temperature Measurements in Steady Axisymmetric Partially Premixed Flames by Use of Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry
    Applied Optics, vol. 41, no. 10, p. 1922, 2002
  42. Digital Recording and Numerical Reconstruction of Holograms: an Optical Diagnostic for Combustion
    Applied Optics, vol. 41, no. 19, p. 3890, 2002
  43. Systematic Approach Based on Holographic Interferometry Measurements to Characterize the Flame Structure of Partially Premixed Flames
    Applied Optics, vol. 40, no. 6, p. 731, 2001
  44. A numerical and experimental investigation of “inverse” triple flames
    Physics of Fluids, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 265, 2001
  45. On the similitude between lifted and burner-stabilized triple flames: a numerical and experimental investigation
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 124, no. 1-2, pp. 311–325, 2001
  46. Contribution of curvature to flame-stretch effects on premixed flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 126, no. 3, pp. 1640–1654, 2001
  47. Temperature measurements in steady two-dimensional partially premixed flames using laser interferometric holography
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 120, no. 3, pp. 318–332, 2000
  48. Effects of C2-Chernistry on the Structure of Partially Premixed Methane-Air Flames
    Combustion Science and Technology, vol. 157, no. 1, pp. 185–211, 2000
  49. Flame stretch effects on partially premixed flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 123, no. 1-2, pp. 119–139, 2000
  50. Gravity effects on triple flames: Flame structure and flow instability
    Physics of Fluids, vol. 11, no. 11, p. 3449, 1999
  51. Gravity effects on steady two-dimensional partially premixed methane–air flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 118, no. 1-2, pp. 91–107, 1999
  52. The structure of triple flames stabilized on a slot burner
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 119, no. 1-2, pp. 23–40, 1999
  53. Application of Flamelet Profiles to Flame Structure in Practical Burners
    Journal of Energy Resources Technology, vol. 121, no. 1, p. 66, 1999
  54. An experimental and numerical investigation of the structure of steady two-dimensional partially premixed methane-air flames
    Symposium (International) on Combustion, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 625–632, 1998
  55. A numerical investigation of the flame structure of an unsteady inverse partially premixed flame
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 111, no. 4, pp. 296–311, 1997
  56. Flame-vortex dynamics in an inverse partially premixed combustor: The Froude number effects
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 111, no. 4, pp. 276–286, 1997
  57. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 3446–3452, 1997
  58. Structures of multiple combustion waves formed under filtration of lean hydrogen-air mixtures in a packed bed
    Symposium (International) on Combustion, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 3369–3375, 1996
  59. Acetylene and ethylene mole fractions in methane/air partially premixed flames
    Symposium (International) on Combustion, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 993–999, 1996
  60. Heat release mechanisms in inhibited laminar counterflow flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 104, no. 1-2, pp. 27–40, 1996
  61. The removal of NO by low-temperature O3 oxidation
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 512–518, 1995
  62. Stretched laminar flamelet modeling of turbulent chloromethane-air nonpremixed jet flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 328–338, 1995
  63. Soot distribution in turbulent nonpremixed chloromethane — Air flames
    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 395–413, 1995
  64. The structure of nonpremixed methyl chloride and methyl chloride/methane air flames near extinction
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 381–392, 1994
  65. The structure of inhibited counterflowing nonpremixed flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 98, no. 1-2, pp. 107–122, 1994
  66. Experimental investigation of stretched premixed flames burning mixtures of methane and methyl chloride in air and comparison with numerical simulations
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 94, no. 1-2, pp. 25–34, 1993
  67. A reduced kinetic mechanism for premixed CH3Cl/CH4/air flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 94, no. 1-2, pp. 191–204, 1993
  68. Numerical simulation of stoichiometric premixed flames burning CH3Cl / CH4 / air mixtures at atmospheric pressure with a full and short reaction mechanism and comparison of the flame speeds with experimental results
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 419–439, 1993
  69. A reduced kinetic mechanism for premixed CH3Cl/air flames
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 440–455, 1993
  70. NOx formation in stretched premixed flames established far from extinction
    Fuel, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 489–495, 1993
  71. Prediction of the pulsation frequency of flames formed over a semi-infinite horizontal surface
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 2657–2663, 1993
  72. Analyse de la seconde loi pour la combustion d'une gouttelette avec convectionBetrachtung der konvektiven tröpfchenverbrennung im hinblickauf den zweiten hauptsatzA?a??? ??opo?o ?a?o?a ?ep?o???a???? ? ?a?a?a? ?o??e?????o?o ?ope??? ?a?e??
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 2571–2578, 1992
  73. Dioxin formation in stretched flames
    Chemosphere, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 1785–1798, 1992
  74. On the forces of droplets in Poiseuille flow
    Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics, vol. 2, no. 7, p. 1281, 1990
  75. Experimental and theoretical investigation of partially premixed diffusion flames at extinction
    Combustion and Flame, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 237–249, 1985