QIP Short-Term Course on Transport Phenomena in Phase-change and Reacting Systems, January 10-15, 2011 At IIT Kanpur

QIP Short-Term Course on Transport Phenomena in Phase-change and Reacting Systems, January 10-15, 2011 At IIT Kanpur

Background

In recent years, issues related to energy and environment, have secured a center stage in engineering education, research, training and development activities. Liquid-vapor phase-change and chemically reacting systems play a vital role in a gamut of technologies related to energy and environmental sciences. The fundamental understanding of such systems is required in the design and development of many applications including, but not limited to, thermal power plants, chemical reactors, gas burners, ovens/ furnaces, heat Exchangers, etc.

Part 1 of the course will highlight the fundamentals of boiling, condensation and two-phase flows needed for design of phase-change systems. It will also cover various passive industrial applications including the design and optimization of heat pipes, thermosyphons, pulsating heat pipes, phase-change thermal storage systems, etc. Practical issues related to manufacturing, optimization and performance testing of these passive systems will also be included.

Part 2 of the course aims at developing the fundamental understanding of the reaction transport mechanisms, essential to utilize the available energy in efficient and eco-friendly ways as well as to synthesize novel energetic materials. The course includes a review of the chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, followed by development of relevant transport equations of reacting systems. Experimental techniques, pollutant formation mechanisms as well as some of the recent advances in reacting flow systems will also be covered.

There will be hands-on practical sessions and laboratory visits to complement the theory sessions and to witness the ongoing research activities at IIT Kanpur.

Course Contents

Part 1: Phase-Change Systems

� Introduction to Transport Mechanisms
� Two Phase Flows and Heat Transfer
� Boiling Heat Transfer
� Condensation Heat Transfer
� Passive systems; Heat Pipe fundamentals
� Special Topics

Part 2: Reacting Systems

� Chemical equilibrium
� Chemical Kinetics
� Transport in Reacting System
� Modeling and Experiments
� Pollutant Formation
� Special Topics

Who can attend?

This course is offered under the Continuing Education Program of IIT Kanpur and is sponsored by the Quality Improvement Program, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The course is open for Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering faculty of government approved Engineering Colleges, practicing engineers from Industry and scientists from R & D Labs.

The number of participants under the QIP sponsored category is limited to 40. In case of more applicants, the final selection criterion shall be decided by the organizers. Preference will be given to candidates who have a Master�s degree with specialization in an area relevant to the theme of the course. The above restrictions do not apply to applicants from Industry, R&D labs and self sponsored applicants.

Registration fees:

For participants from QIP/AICTE approved colleges, there is no registration fee. They will be provided TA (AC-III) by the shortest route from the nearest railway station to Kanpur and back. Daily allowance (for boarding and lodging) will also be provided for the period of the course, as per the existing CDTE/QIP rules. All applicants should send a caution deposit of Rs. 200/-(refundable to all participants and also those rejected by the organizers) in the form of a DD along with the application. This will not be refunded to those selected candidates who do not attend the course.

For participants from industry/ R&D organization, the registration fee (non-refundable) is Rs. 4000/- (covers only course fees and course material).

All payments should be through DD drawn in favor of �Coordinator, Continuing Education Program, IIT Kanpur� payable at State Bank of India, IIT Kanpur Branch.

Important dates

Last date of receipt of application: November 30, 2010

Application in the prescribed format (you may photocopy the registration form) duly forwarded by the participant�s institution should reach the coordinators on or before November 30, 2010. The names of the selected candidates will be available on this website w.e.f. December 08, 2010. The Heads of the Department are requested to forward only one candidate for the course from his/her department based on their preference.

Applications and DD should be sent to:

Dr. Sameer Khandekar
Associate Professor
P. K. Kelkar Research Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
G. T. Road
Kanpur (UP) 208016 India.

Accomodation

For all participants, double room accommodation on a shared basis has been arranged in our institute Guest House for the period 09.01.2011 to 15-01-2011. All participants should bear the boarding and lodging charges by themselves (DA will be paid as per the existing rules of CDTE/QIP). Rooms at the Guest House are very reasonably priced.

Weather at Kanpur

The weather at Kanpur in January is expected to be pleasant (may be mildly cold for some participants). Day-time temperature ranges from 12-20�C. The night temperature may be lower. Sometimes the weather is also foggy and trains are late due to low visibility.

How to reach (Guide Map of IIT Kanpur)

Kanpur, a major city of Uttar Pradesh is well-connected by rail, road and air to all the parts of the country. The railway station is at a distance of about 15 km from the IITK campus. A regular auto-rickshaw (about Rs. 100; Come out of the Railway Station towards 'Parade') and taxi service (about Rs. 180; come out from Platform Number 1; Cantonment Side) ) from the station are available. Interested participants are advised to make railway reservation well in advance.

Course Coordinators

Dr. Sameer Khandekar and Dr. Malay. K. Das
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (UP) 208016 India

Contact

If you need more information please contact the coordinators.

Dr. Sameer Khandekar
Ph: 0512-259-7038
Fax: +91-(0512)-259-7408
E-mail: samkhan@iitk.ac.in

Dr. Malay Das
Ph: 0512-259-7359
Fax: +91-(0512)-259-7408
E-mail: mkdas@iitk.ac.in

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