1. What is Process Intensification?
2. PIF/CIF Case Studies.
3. Common Process Intensification Parameters.
4. Process Intensification Driven by External Fields.
5. Acoustic Intensification of Process-Mechanisms Involved.
6. Process Intensifications Fields: Case Studies.
7. Acoustic Fields Coupled to Liquids: Basics and Some Applications.
8. Intensification of Transport Phenomena and Chemical Reactions.
9. Intensification of Heat Transfer: Case Studies.
10. Mass Transfer Rate Enhancement: Case Study.
11. Pollution Abatement and Microcontamination Control: Case Study.
12. Formulation of Nano-Emulsions: Case Study.
13. Enhanced Oil Recovery: Case Study.
14. In Conclusion...
Biography
Dr. Nagarajan is currently a Professor and the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras, having stepped down in September 2018 after two terms as the Dean of International & Alumni Relations. He obtained his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering in 1981 from IIT Madras, and a Ph.D. in the same field from Yale University (New Haven, CT, USA) in 1986. From 1986 - 1988, he served as Research Faculty in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; during this tenure, he served as coordinator for research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy. From 1988 – 2003, Dr. Nagarajan was a Senior Technical Staff Member with IBM Storage Systems’ Development Laboratory in San Jose, CA, where he oversaw elimination of ozone-depleting chemicals from IBM’s manufacturing operations and directed many ground-breaking efforts in the areas of chemical integration & micro-contamination control for hard disk drives.
