Specialisation:

Energy efficiency, desalination, industrial effluent and brine management, optimization

Major Professional Contributions:

Proposed two non-dimensional metrics to comprehensively rank various configurations of membrane
distillation in terms of their energetic performance
ˆDetermined experimental regime maps of membrane fouling/scaling and theoretical basis for the same
ˆProposed and patented novel configurations of membrane distillation for improved energy efficiency
ˆConstructed and testing multi-effect memrbane distillation for off-grid, modular desalination
ˆDeveloped first-principles thermodynamics-based comparison framework for various desalination processes
ˆDemonstrated method to achieve a very thin air gap for solar desalination systems
ˆDeveloped guidelines for design and operation of batch reverse osmosis
ˆEvaluated viability of blue-energy (salinity gradient as energy source) technologies

Consultancy Areas:

Effluent treatment

Energy efficiency

Sector Associated With:

Textile dyeing

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Cement

Pharmaceuticals

Professional Experience

Consultation engagement - Canadian water treatment company

Collaboration - textile dyeing unit

Keywords

desalination

energy efficiency

energy-optimal design