DEPT. OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING & DEPT. OF PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
List of Completed Research Projects:
L. K. Kshirsagar and P.B. Jadhav
Two research projects funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, have been completed.
Stratigraphic Correlation and Tectonic Evolution of the Archaean: Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, Maharashtra (1994-2000), 130 pp
Paleoseismicity studies in the Epicentral Regions of Historic Earthquakes in Maharashtra (1994-2000), 69 pp.
L. K. Kshirsagar and P.B. Jadhav
AICTE funded project under MODROB “Development of GIS solution in Petroleum Engineering and Geosystems" (1999-2004), 24 pp.
M. D’Souza
Optimization of Demulsifier for Dholka Oil Field Sample” worked in IOGPT, Panvel. Project completion report submitted to L & T – JTI, Ahmedabad.
S. J. Naik
Techno economic evaluation of horizontal well application to an Indian Oilfield using steam injection processes.K.D.Malaviya Fellowship Research Project, ONGC(1999-2003).
S. N. Karkhanis
Broad Spectrum environmental analysis of river water samples: An approach to establish occurrence /source correlation” The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, U.K. RSC 2004 funding.
Ongoing research projects
Kiran Patil
"Studies in Reactive Separations" Funded by BCUD – University of Pune by a Research Grant of Rs. 3 Lakh for a period of 2 years.
Somnath Nandi
"Hydrodynamics and Mass Transfer Studies in Three Phase Internal Loop Air Lift Reactor" Funded by BCUD – University of Pune by a Research Grant of Rs. 3 Lakh for a period of 2 years The faculty members (LKK and PBJ) have edited an issue of MMPJ, a journal of Maharashtra institute of Technology, on "Earthquakes"
Recent Publications
Professor L K Kshirsagar
Unmetamorphosed Precambrian Sedimentary Sequence (Phonda Group) of Coastal Maharashtra, Field workshop on ‘Integrated Evaluation of the Kaladgi and Bhima Basin’ Geo.Soc. India, 8-10, 1999 (with P.B.Jadhav).
Digital Image Analysis in mapping of soft sediment deformation on outcrop scale: A case study from Tapi Valley, Maharashtra, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, July 2001.
Geoarcheology and geomorphology in understanding seismic activity in relatively stable upland of Western Maharashtra, with S.N.Rajaguru; MMPJ Journal, Vol. IX, 2001, pp 99-101.
Use of Geographical Information System (GIS) in Earthquake risk assessment, with P.B.Jadhav; MMPJ Journal, Vol. IX, 2001, pp 126-131.
GIS - AN Effective Support or Oil-Spill Response, 2002 - GITA’s 11th Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, September 23-25 in Houston, Texas (with P.B.Jadhav and Biniwale)
Oil Spill Trajectory and Fate Modeling using GIS. Geospatial 2002, Atlanta, Intergraph User’s Meet, Geospatial 2002 (with P.B.Jadhav and Biniwale)
Real- Time Optimization and Down- Hole Data Management, Intelligent Wells Asia 2003, 4th Conference, 29-30 October 2003, Kuala Lumpur, pp 1-5 (with Aarti Dange)
Reserves Auditing, International Conference of Reserves Auditing, Middle East, September 11-13, 2006 (with P.B.Jadhav, and Taufiq Dhiban)
Residue Upgradation Technologies for Indian Refineries, Presented at PETROTECH 2007 (with Somnath Nandi)
Dr P B Jadhav
Deformational structures in the Precambrian sedimentary sequence of sedimentary sequence of Yadwad – Lokapur – Bagalkot area, North Karnataka Geo.Soc. India, 32p, 1999
Unmetamorphosed Precambrian Sedimentary Sequence (Phonda Group) of Coastal Maharashtra, Field workshop on ‘Integrated Evaluation of the Kaladgi and Bhima Basin’ Geo.Soc. India, 8-10, 1999 (with L.K.Kshirsagar).
Digital Image Analysis in mapping of soft sediment deformation on outcrop scale: A case study from Tapi Valley, Maharashtra, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, July 2001.
Primer on earthquake, MMPJ Journal, Vol. IX, 2001, pp 1-6
Use of Geographical Information System (GIS) in Earthquake risk assessment, with LKKshirsagar; MMPJ Journal, Vol. IX, 2001, pp 126-131.
Oil Spill Trajectory and Fate Modeling using GIS. Geospatial 2002, Atlanta, Intergraph User’s Meet, Geospatial 2002 (with L.K.Kshirsagar and Biniwale)
GIS - AN Effective Support or Oil-Spill Response, 2002 - GITA’s 11th Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, September 23-25 in Houston, Texas (with L.K.Kshirsagar and Biniwale)
Reserves Auditing, International Conference of Reserves Auditing----, Middle East, September 11-13, 2006 (with LKKshirsagar, and Taufig Dhiban)
Mr. Kiran Patil
Kiran Patil; A. Bhattacharrya, "Analysis of Mass Transfer with Liquid-Liquid Heterogeneous Reaction: Application To Phase Transfer Catalysis," 1st National Conference of Research Scholars and Young Scientists in Chemical Engineering, IIT, Khargpur, 2004.
"MTBE synthesis using Reactive Distillation", 1st National Conference of Research Scholars and Young Scientists in Chemical Engineering, IIT, Khargpur, 2004
"Modeling in Chemical Engineering" Indian Chemical Engineer, 2002.
Studies in Reactive Separations. presented in 1st Teachers Conference at University of Pune in November 2007
Mr. Somnath Nandi
Analysis of Viscoelastic Behaviour and Dynamic Mechanical Relaxation of Copolyester Based Layered Silicate Nanocomposites using H-N Model, journal, of Polymer Science part-B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 42, pp 2657-2666, 2004.
:ANN Assisted GA Based Formalism for Optimization of Batch Polymerization Reactor, presented in CHEMCON-2004, Mumbai, organized by AIChE and IIChE.
Hybrid process modeling and optimization strategies integrading NN/SVR and GA: Study of Benzene Isopropylation on H-beta Catalyst, Chemical Engg. Journal, 97, Pg. 115 to 129 (2004).
"Modeling and Monitoring of Batch Processes Using Principal Component Assisted Generalized Neural Networks", Biochem. Engg. Jour. Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 193-210 (2004).
Modeling and Simulation of Trickle Bed Reactor, CD-ROM of National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemical Technology at UDCT Jalgaon, Sponsored byCSIR and DST (January 2006)
"Residue Upgradation Techniques for Indian Refineries", Presented at PETROTECH –2007 ( with LKK).
"Simulation of an Industrial Scale Trickle Bed Reactor for Hydro-desulfurization of Diesel", Presented at International Conference on Modeling and Simulation at Coimbatore Institute of Technology, TamilNadu in August 2007, Available in CD ROM of CITICOMS 2007.
"Study on Hydrodynamics of Air Lift Reactor" presented in 1st Teachers Conference at University of Pune in November 2007.
Dinesh Bhutada
"Use of Herbal Coagulant for Primary Treatment of Dairy Waste Water", Pollution Research, 2006, Accepted for publication
S.N. Karkhanis
Study / Quantification of Low levels of major ambient air pollution components found in the Pune city environment, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005
Dr. S.Y. Deshmukh
"Studies towards Eco – Friendly Plastic" by S. Y. Deshmukh, A. Khare, Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting, Vol. 22, pp. 193 – 211 (2006)
