Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Gandhi
Present Designation:
Professor (HAG), Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeAreas of Interest:
Hydraulic turbines, Pumps, Erosion wear, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Flow measurement
Specialisation:
Fluids mechanics and Fluid Machines
Major Professional Contributions:
· Transient and steady state flow regimes of Francis turbine and resolving off-design operational issues like rotating vortex rope formation
· Improvement of centrifugal slurry pump performance for minerals and ash handling
· Experimental and numerical modelling of erosion wear
· Development of centrifugal impeller and aerodynamic design for Indian railway
· Design and maintenance of water supply schemes in hilly areas
Consultancy Areas:
-Performance analysis of turbines and pumps
-Performance analysis of hydropower plant
-erosion wear estimation
-design of drinking water supply
-flow measurement
Sector Associated With:
- Pump industries
-Turbine manufacturer
- Hydropower plant
-water supply sector
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
· Improvement of centrifugal slurry pump performance for minerals and ash handling
· Experimental and numerical modelling of erosion wear
· Development of centrifugal impeller and aerodynamic design for Indian railway
· Design and maintenance of water supply schemes in hilly areas
-->Professional Experience
- one year pump industry
-40 years teaching and research
-35 years consultancy
Keywords
Pump
Turbine
hydropower plant
erosion wear
flow measurement
drinking water supply
Education
B E, Mechanical Engineering, SGSITS Indoire, 1984
M Tech, Mechanical Engineering (Thermal and Fluids), IIT Bombay, 1992
Ph D, Fluids Engineering, IIT Delhi, 1998
Awards and Recognitions
NHPC Chair Professor, 2019-2022, 2023-2026
HAL Chair Professor 2015-18
ISH Jal Vigyan Puraskar 2016
Link to Website
https://iitr.ac.in/Departments/Mechanical%20and%20Industrial%20Engineering%20Department/People/Faculty/100120.htmlINAE Section Affiliated
III: Mechanical Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2025
Year of Birth
1963
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