Combustion Gasification & Propulsion Laboratory Prof .H.S.MUKUNDA H.S.MUKUNDA Professor, Dept of Aerospace Engineering, Combustion, Gasification & Propulsion Lab,Indian institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 INDIA. Tel : 91-80-2360 0536 Fax : 91-80-2360 1692 email: mukunda At cgpl.iisc.ernet.in Academic Qualification B.E.Mechanical (I Class III Rank), 1963, NIE,Mysore University, Mysore, India M.E (Aeronautical): I Rank, 1965, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,India Ph.D (Engineering Sciences), 1970, Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore,India Teaching About half a dozen courses in the areas of Rocket Propulsion, Liquid Propellant Rockets, Aircraft as a total system, Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Aerospace Propulsion, Mathematical Techniques in Reacting Flows, Fundamentals of Combustion, Statistics and Probability in Missile Kill phenomena have been developed from current literature and delivered over the last twenty years of teaching. Some of the courses have been delivered over several years and have helped consolidate ideas for writing graduate level books on Combustion and Aerospace Propulsion. Scientific Contributions Scientific contributions are in the areas of modeling of combustion in hybrid rocket engines and solid propellants and ingredients; combustion of liquid droplets and instability in liquid rocket engines; of propagation of premixed flames with complex chemistry and diffusion; of reacting flows in nozzles and air inlets in aircraft and missiles; of combustion of wood in gasifiers and in stoves; of heat transfer in nuclear reactor system and large pressure vessels of petrochemical complex. Recognitions • • • • • • Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences in 1984 Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 1994 Om Prakash Bhasin Award for contributions to Science and Technology in Energy, 1994; Alumni award for excellence in Research in Engineering, 1994. KSIIDC Chair, 1993-1996 Co-chairman of Committee on research and Development on Biomass Gasification and Combustion, Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources 1985- 1991 Administrative Positions held 1. Convener, Space Technology Cell (1982-1983) 2. Convener, Joint Advanced Technology Programme (1983-1987) 3. Chairman, Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy (1989-1991) 4. Convener, Action Research centre for Biomass Gasification and Combustion 5. Hon. Secretary, KSCST (1995+) 6. Chairman, Department of Aerospace Engineering (1995 - 2000) Books 1. 2. H. S. Mukunda, Understanding Combustion, MacMillan India Ltd, 1990 H. S. Mukunda, S. Dasappa, U Shrinivasa, Open Top Wood Gasifiers, pp 699-728, A Chapter in ``Renewable Energy, sources for fuels and electricity", Island Press, 1993 3. Editor (with Prof. A. V. Krishnamurty) of the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Advances in Aerospace Sciences and Engineering, 1992 4. Co-Editor (with Prof. P. J. Paul) of the Proceedings of the Fourth National Meet on Recent Advances in Biomass Gasification and Combustion, 1993 5. H. S. Mukunda, Understanding Aerospace Chemical Propulsion, Interline Publishing, India, 2004 1974. p.5. Mukunda.S. Mukunda and B.213. 66. Scientific Opinion.M.S. 1976. Nagendra.419. S. Burning Constant Stoichiometry Ratio Relation . Govindaraju. Liquid Droplet Combustion . H. p. Mukunda. Letters in Heat Mass Transfers.S. S. 1977. Mukunda and V. Raghunandan and H. Evaluation of Some Definite Integrals Involving Repeated Integrals of Error Function. 11.39. 3.R. Jain and H. 1969. 3 p-267. p. H.S.1430. 10. p. Transient Processes in Liquid Droplet Combustion. Combustion Science and Technology.S. B. Raghunandan.A Re-examination. Prabhu.71. A.S. p.N. B. On Ignition and Extinction Problems in Forced Convection Systems. Raghunandan and H. 1. 4. AIAA Jl. 1974. Mukunda. p. H.K. p. Mukunda. Structure of a Diffusion Flame in the Presence of a Wall with One Step Reversible Chemical Kinetics. 1968. 7. H.K.N. 1974.629. Mukunda. 5.Refereed Journals 1. Jain and H. V. Rocket Propellant Combustion Studies in a Constant Volume Bomb. p. 30.K. Mukunda.N. 9. 8.P. The Extinction Problem in an Opposed Jet Diffusion Flame with Competitive Reactions. J. 2. Raghunandan. 14. Mukunda and B. Mukunda. H.S. Deshpande. Combustion Science and Technology. 1969. 6. A Critical Study of the Work 'Vyamanika Shastrai. H. Astronautica Acta. Combustion Science and Technology. p.149.Some Clarifications. 9. Int. Combustion and Flame. 12.S. Jain. 1974. .105.N. 1971. 3. V. Heat Mass Transfer. Bulletin of Calcutta Math Soc.S. H. Effect of Interaction between Chemical Kinetics and Fluid Mechanics in a Stagnation Point Boundary Layer.S. 17. 1984. H. Jain. Wood Gas Generators for Small Power (5HP) Requirements. Some Experiments on Model Composite Solid Propellants. Paul. P. Part I. November 1983. p. Raghunandan and H. Combustion of Polystyrene Spheres in Air. H. 12.S. Combustion Science and Technology.11.105.N. Combustion Science and Technology. A. Subhananda Rao. Shrinivasa and H. Flow Studies in Non-circular Tubes with Wall Injection.K.K. Current Science. 15. Paul.M. Mukunda. p. Regression Rates in Boundary Layer Combustion. Sadhana. Some Studies on Hydrogen-Oxygen Diffusion Flame. 15. Regression Rate Studies in Hypergolic Systems. A Review of Hybrid Rockets Present Status and Future Potential. Combustion Science and Technology. 1977. H. pp.J. P.N. 15. V. Narahari and V.K. 1977. Wood Gas Generators for Small Power Requirements.S. . Mukunda. P. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. U. Mukunda. A. May 1979. B. U.S.S.S. 8.S.S. 18. Shrinivasa and H. Propellants. B. 1978.K.S. Indian Acad. 19th International Symposium on Combustion. Ram Prasad. Mukunda and V. Mukunda.J. Jain. Mukunda. 1981.S. Explosive and Pyrotechnics. Combustion of Wood Spheres . Mukunda. 1982. H.S. Jain. 1984. 18. Proc. pp. Combustion Science and Technology.K. A Comprehensive Theory of Erosive Burning in Solid Propellants.137-154. p. Mukunda. H. 53-55. 49. Marathe. pp. 717-729. pp. 19. 20.G. 21. 13. 1977. Raghunandan and H. Sadhashiva Rao. U.S. Mukunda and V. Proc.K.215. Shrinivasa and N. P. 271. Mukunda.J. 16. 21. Sci. Rajan. Paul. 56. H.17-24. C2. Jain and P.J. 14. 21. Mukunda. Proceedings of the 20th Symposium (International) on Combustion. 1977.Experiments and Model Analysis. I. p.S. A. H. Paul. 26. 1983. H. Fuel. pp. U. Sunil Kumar. 237-270. 24.K. pp. pp 1573-1578.S.K. Paul. Mukunda.S. 1989. pp. Combustion Science and Technology. 27.223-248. 12. J. 14.S.7 kW Engines. 26. Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Combustion.Sc. 1984. 1986. S. Goyal and H. Proc.S.T.S.K. Bhashyam. Proceedings of the 20th Symposium (International) on Combustion. 46. 167-189. Dasappa. and H.S. Mukunda.J.B.187--212. 1988. Mukunda. 24. 1985. Mukunda. 87-199. Narahari. 1988. H.S. Lakshmisha.Variable Property Analysis and Experiments. H. Bhashyam. Baliga and H.M. K. H. 29. Mukunda and S. G. Jain.M. 23. P.N. 1986. Free Convective Combustion on Vertical Surfaces . Experience with Gasifiers for 3. A Novel Operator Splitting Technique for One Dimensional Laminar Flames. Paul. S. S. Goyal (1986). Mukunda and U. P.S.Sc.A. Dasappa.Portable Single Pan Wood Stoves of High Efficiency for Domestic use. SWOSTHEE . Paul. S.J. 46.T.A.Is there anything to it? Sadhana. Variable Property Analysis . P. 28. H.2073-2082. 60. Deshpande.J.S. Mukunda. J. New Formulation for One Dimensional Premixed Flames. pp.S.S. H. H.22. Sadhana. . Shrinivasa. Combustion Science and Technology. H. Rajan. Mukunda and G. A. 1986.I. S. 30. G. 1988. pp. U. Goyal.S. pp. J. A Comprahensive Model for the Combustion of Ammonium Perchlorate. Hegde. N. Deshpande. pp. 25. AIAA. B. 275-279. 20th International Symposium on Combustion.Sc. Time Dependent Operator Split and Un-split Schemes for One Dimensional Flames. Jl. A. Shrinivasa. 1127-1128. S. Five-kilowatt Wood Gasifier Technology: Evolution and Field Experience. AMBIO.M.A. Dasappa. M.I.N. V. Reddy. Vol. Sadhana. Deshpande. 13. Behaviour of Methane-Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixtures Near Flammability Limits. pp. Mukunda. pp. H. Shrinivasa. 31. 1988. Mukunda and V.I. Parts 1 \& 2. 1993 . H. S. Propulsion and Power. 285--290. S. H. H. 34. Sekar. Lakshmisha. p. S. Venkateswaran. Mukunda. Dasappa. B. July-August 1991. 1993 H. Flow Measurements in a Model Ramjet Secondary Combustion Chamber. pp 687-911. Goyal. P. Gasifierbased Power Generation: Technology and Economics. N. 7. March 1993 39. L. pp 281--291. v. Mukunda. v. 88.J. and H. P. Mukunda. pp 707-713. Bhogle.S. 36. Mukunda. 51. 2. Combustion Science and Technology. Mukunda and J. G. Applied Scientific Research. On the flammability limit and heat loss in flames with detailed chemistry. R. Int. June 1993 41. P. Mukunda. Paul and H. 2. K. Mukunda. S.G. Balu. H.S. pp 28--36. and H.T. Two-Dimensional Linear Stability of Laminar Flames. N. S. 35. v. Proceedings of the 23rd symposium (international) on Combustion. 6. 1992.P. 1990.J. Energy Research. S. v. pp 81--91. Ravindranath. Marathe. Mukunda. U. Jl. N. Computational studies on OneDimensional laminar premixed on H$_2$-NO Flames. U.32.J. S. Shrinivasa. A computational study of direct simulation of high speed mixing layers without and with chemical heat release. Stretch effects in high speed reacting mixing layers. 18. Nov-Dec 1990. Dec 1992. S. Wood gasifier based rural power generation system: A case study. N. pp 433--440. 37. pp 580-585. Paul. v. A. and H. Studies on Stove for Powdery biomass. Drummond. J. Chitilapilly. pp 727--732.. 38. Shrinivasa. Paul and H. Combustion and Flame. 1990. B. v. 33. S. S. Analysis of performance of a Hot-gas injection thrust vector control system. Proceedings of the 23rd symposium (international) on Combustion. Paul. H. S. 17. Propulsion and Power. Baliga. Srinivas. Dasappa. P. Jl. Mukunda. pp 57--75. 40. S. 89. Dasappa. J. Mukunda. No. S. Sadhana. Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy..S. 49. P. J. 4049--4066. Mukunda. Dasappa. Energy for Sustainable Development. pp. v. D. J. On the combustion of wood char spheres in O$_2$/N$_2$ mixtures Experiments and Analysis. No. 1994. Stretch effects extracted from propagating spherical premixed flames with detailed chemistry. J. N. 1994.. S. Shrinivasa. H. Paul. Mukunda. Energy for Sustainable Development. Paul. S. Combustion and Flame. K.J. and U. and Testing of an 300 kW IISc-Dasag Gasifier. Chemical Engineering Science. Kaufmann.. P. v. R. Sridhar. 1994. N. S. Energy for Sustainable Development. 223-232. v. Combustion and Flame. 47. G. Stretch effects extracted from inward and outward propagating spherical flames. pp 35--47. Sridhar. Heat Transfer to a horizontal disc using a buoyancy induced jet. Shrinivasa. K. P. Mishra. v. Paul. Mukunda. H. pp 569--576. 1996. P. pp 27--38. Results of an Indo-Swiss Programme for Qualification. Proceedings of the 25th symposium (international) on Combustion. pp 4649. and H. Mukunda. Dasappa. 9--18. S. P. S. P. pp. v.. Mukunda. 1993 43. H. Mishra. 36. S. 48. D. pp. Paul. P. Rajan. Paul. 1. U. 16. No. Mukunda. J. v. Dasappa. Sharan. 2. Technology for gasifying pulverised biofuels including agricultural residues. U. P. S. . J Srinivasan. 49.J. H. S. N.42. V. 97. H. 1993 44. 2. S. Shrinivasa. Dasappa. S. Sridhar. Gasifiers and combustors for biomass . 1994 46. Mukunda. Beuhler. no. H. Sangeeta Kohli. S. 1994 45. Int. S. H. H. P. H. Gasification of wood-char spheres in CO$_2$-N$_2$ mixtures—Analysis and Experiments. P. S. S. p 379--386. Mukunda.J. Heat Mass Transfer.III. S.. 1. S. and U Shrinivasa. Dasappa. K. Paul.technology and field studies. Rajan. Paul. V. and H. J. Hasler and H. Rajan. .. Tar characterisation in new generation agro-residue gasifiers--cyclone and downdraft open top twin air entry systems. 105--116. and H. Rajan. Rajan. CPL Press. 19. S. S. Dasappa. Fixed bed gasification for electricity generation. Paul. Fourth National J. Sangeeta Kohli. K. pp Professional (Pub). and P. G. Sridhar. Mukunda. N. H. Mukunda. CPL Press. pp 224--236. H. Universal behaviour of the erosive burning behaviour in solid propellants. Shrinivasa. Sridhar. P. J. P. H. N. S. European Commission. Rajan.. Experience and Economics. J. European Commission.. Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis. H. 1997. Sridhar. Technology.50. 54. pp. P. 167-178. 53. S. N. K. J. Jayamurthy. Biomass Conversion. G. pp. Dasappa. Mukunda. U. S. K. 1997 Developments in Thermochemical 1045--1057. S. S. Energy. IISc--DASAG Biomass Gasifiers: Development. Sjostrom. Heat and Mass Transfer. Mukunda. Sharan. T Liliedahl. J. H. 1997. S. State of the art and future prospects. C Barge. Paul. v. U. Srinivasan and H. Blackie Academic and 52. Mukunda. V. 1997 All publications in the Proceedings of the International symposium on combustion are treated as journal publications in the combustion community since these are refereed at the same level or in a more rigorous way . 109. S. Shrinivasa. K. H. 235--248. 1997 51. J. Dasappa. S. S. V. Paul. Combustion and Flame v. Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis. State of the art and future prospects. M. Sridhar. Modelling of buoyancy-induced flow and heat transfer in a biomass stove. Paul. B. 6.N. Proc. XI-65-69. Mukunda. Shrinivasa. H. Mukunda. Liquid Droplet Combustion. 7. S. H. AIAA/SAE. H. May 1986. Proceedings of the Second Asian Congress on Fluid Mechanics.S.Computation and .. Wood Gasifiers for Engines less than 7. U. of International Conference on Computational Mechanics. R. A.K.N. S.S. Baliga and H.G. 8. Internal Flow with Free Convection in Large Spherical Vessels . Mukunda. B. Dasappa. Paul. and V. 1986.Invited paper presented at the International Conference on Computational Mechanics. 9. H. A Re-examination. Erosive Burning Characteristics of solid Propellant Rocket Motors.S. Jain. 4. Mukunda. K. P.5 kW. Ananthasayanam. 1983.S. 1980. A. Mukunda. Vidyarthi.M. Paul.J. Mukunda and U.T. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Small Engines and their Fuels for use in Rural Areas. Mukunda. Beijing.Proceedings in International Conferences 1. Rajan. UK. Mukunda. Numerical Treatment of Propagating One Dimensional Laminar Flames . Raghunandan. Fluid Flow Studies on Radial Injectors in Liquid Rocket Engines. Japan. H. USA. H. 2. S. 7th Miami International Conference on Energy. October 2-30. Mukunda. China.R. Euler Flow Computation of Axisymmetric Mixed Flow Inlet.S. and P. Raghunandan and H. Paper 78-1097. 1976. Dec 1985. Raut.S. A. Deshpande and M. Towards a Viable Technology for Gasifiers : Development and Field Experience. Marathe and H. Proc. 14th Propulsion Conference. N. Monte Carlo Techniques in Premixed Flows. J. Dasappa. Las Vegas. B. 5. S. V. Shrinivasa. S. University of Reading. 3. First Asian Congress on Fluid Mechanics. Proc.N. Bhashyam.K. December. Reddy. Abstracts of 16th Symposium (International) on Combustion.S. 1990.S. 7. Mukunda and M. P. 2. Marathe and H. A. H. A Critical Study of BDP Model and its Extension to Composite Propellant Combustion. 3. Diffusional Effects in an Opposed Jet Diffusion Flame. Analysis of the Variation of Thermodynamic and Transport Properties Flames. On Some Features of Combustion in Premixed and Diffusion Flame Systems. Bangalore. Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium. HMT-66-75. Jain and H. 1973. Mukunda and B. Some Uncommon Facts in Combustion Theoryl and Practice. Mukunda. .S. Symposium of Gas Turbine Technology. Pune. 1977. Madras. Raghunandan and H. First National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference.S. Marathe.S. Ramani and A. N. Institute of Armament Technology. Sixth Asian Congress on Fluid Mechanics.S.G. Evaluation of Erosive Burning Characteristics of Solid Rocket Propellants. 9. Proceedings of the Second Conference on Propulsion.G. Nov.N. 1977 (S). Bangalore.S. Sambashiva Rao. Mukunda. Proc. 8. IAT.Experiments. Combustion of Polymer Spheres. A. Some Studies on Solid Rocket Propellants Rockets. Bangalore. Marathe and H. Mukunda. Bangalore 1973. Proceedings in National Conferences 1.N. Marathe.G. 1978. H. Paper presented at the Missile Seminar. 5.K.N. B. V.G. 1978. 6.S. Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium.S. Mukunda and A. B. Raghunandan. Bombay. H. Symposium on Gas Turbine Technology.S. H. 3rd Heat and Mass Transfer Conference. A. Mukunda.K. May 1995. Mukunda.S. Mukunda. H. GTRE. 4. 1971. Raghunandan. Pune. December 1975. Ramprasad. Studies of Erosive Burning in Solid Propellants. pp 586-589. Sehra. Modelling of Straight Flow Liquid Rocket Combustion Chamber. December 1978.K. Fourth Seminar on Gas Turbines. 17. December 1978. Venkateswara Rao.S.K. Narahari. Mukunda.K. T. H. 1978. P. Jain. IAT. pp. Paul. Institute of Armament Technology. 1978.S. 15. Pune. Studies on the Hybrid Rocket Motor. H. 13. Pune. V. Institute of Armament Technology. Nandakumar. 1978.S. Sarma. Low Pressure and Temperature Effects on Ignition Delay in Hybrid Hyperbolic System. H.L. Pune.K. 14. Proc. Raghunandan. November 1979. Mukunda and V. November 1979. Jain. H. Proc.K. H. H. Chanda.S. 1978. 259264.N. Jain. Pune. Mukunda and S. A. 12.J.N. Studies on the Development of Hybrid Propulsion System. pp. Paul. Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium. 10.S. A Study of Heat Transfer in Regeneratively Cooled Passages in Liquid/Hybrid Rocket Engine.K. Mukunda and M.N. B. Mukunda and V. Studies on Dihydroxyglyoxime Based Cool Propellants. November 1979. Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium. T. pp. Mukunda and V. Pune. Fourth Seminar on Gas Turbines. .S.Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium. 11. IAT.J. 241258. Sarma. Jain. H. P. Fourth Seminar on Gas Turbines. IAT. Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium.S. Proc. A Study of the Low Frequency Instability in Hybrid Rocket Engines. Paul.S. Jain. H. 16.J. H. H.S. Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium.S.K. Mukunda and V. 265-271.K.K.K. Jain. A. Raghunandan and V. Venkateswara Rao. Mukunda and V. Paper presented at the Rocket Propulsion Symposium. Jain. IAT. P. Taneja. V. Narahari. A New Theory for the Self Deflagration of AP. A. AIAA-88-3251. P. 21. 23. 'Integral Ram Rockets (IRR's) . Drummond and H. Hyderabad. NASA TP 3131. Narahari.S. S.K. Sircar. November 1985. Mukunda. . U. Two-Dimensional Stability of Laminar Flames. P. 25.S. AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 24th Joint Propulsion Conference. 1-5. Proc. AIAA-88-3260. of the 9th National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion. India. Shrinivasa and H. p. H. Boston.S.S.J. September 1983. Dehradun. 1988. Raghunandan. H. Waste Heat Recovery in Metal Melting and Handling Industries. Mukunda. Dasappa and H. Trivandrum. USA. Presented at the Specialist Workshop on Integral Ram Rocket. Integral Ram Rockets (IRR's). Narahari. 1985.P. Mukunda. H.J. shear layers. 19.S.S. Mukunda. Dec 1983. U. 26. Reaction Parameters for the Combustion of Monopropellants (AP). also NASA TM 1033. Proc. of the Workshop on Energy Conservation in Foundries and other Industries. Mukunda and H. Dehradun.K. Paul and H. Narahari. Problems and Prospects.S.18. Mukunda. Mukunda. Combustion of Cylinders and Vertical Plates of Wood. H. 24th AIAA-ASME Joint Propulsion Conference. Hyderabad. Mukunda. of 9th National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion. July 1988. Mukunda. 22. Shrinivasa and B.K.K. 24.N. Drummond and H. November 1982. A Numerical Study of Mixing Enhancement in Supersonic Reacting Flow Fields. Feb 1992. 20. Current Status and Problem Areas of Research in Rocket Propulsion. (Invited Paper) Proc. Drummond. Ibid. J. H. J. The Combustion of Wood Spheres.Problems and Prospects. Mukunda and J.S. July 988. H.P. India. Boston. Proceedings of the 8th National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion. Paul and H.S. September 1983.S. Mixing Enhancement in TwoDimensional 27.P. Presented at the Specialist Workshop on Integral Ram Rocket. Mukunda. A gasifier based rural power generation system: Performance and Problems. Carbon monoxide. S. N. Srinivas. S. Nov 1991. Rajan. Third National Conference on Biomass Gasification. and H. S. Dasappa. Baroda.S. Balu. Baroda. Mukunda. On-line diesel flow measurement system for wood gasifier in a dual fuel mode. Mukunda. D. . S. Modelling Combustion of Solid Propellants – Three decades of effort . 32.. Mukunda. S. Nov 1991. C. 1992 31. Third National Conference on Biomass Gasification. Mukunda. Ravindranath. P. Nov 1991. H. N. Mishra. 35. 30. Mukunda. 29. N. 36. J. P. Baroda.A Personal View. Nov 1991. Kumar. S. Third National Conference on Biomass Gasification. 33. Srinivas. V. H. H. Dasappa. M. Krishna Kant. Crasta. S. Nov 1991. Shrinivasa. P. Invited talk at the Sixth National Seminar on High Energy Materials. and H. Ravindranath. S. Gayathri.28. Baroda. Nov 1991. Third National Conference on Biomass Gasification. Development of Powdery Biomass Gasifiers. and H. Mukunda and J. N. in progress. 34. S. P. Baroda. Shrinivasa. Numerical Study of Nonlinear Stability and Response to Freestream Disturbances.P. Third National Conference on Biomass Gasification. Paul. Mukunda and U. and Nitrogen. S. Third National Conference on Biomass Gasification. S. Flame speed of wood gas at ambient and engine operating conditions. Studies in Direct Simulation of High Speed Mixing Layers. H. J. K. Baroda.. M. H. Mukunda. H. N. NASA TP in progress. and K. Paul and H. S. Feb. S. On the modelling of gasification of char spheres with Carbon dioxide. Carpenter. A gasifier based rural power generation system: Performance and Problems.P.S. Dasappa. J.. Drummond. Paul. NASA TP. J. U. Drummond and A. H. S. Dasappa. S. A. S. Shrinivasa. Experimental studies on the performance of Hamara ST5 stirling engine and possibilities for performance improvement. Paul. Fourth National Conference on Biomass Gasification. Mukunda.. S. Mukunda. J. Srinivasan. Paul and H. 42. Jan 1993. 44. Mysore. Jan 1993... Purandar Chakravarty. S. P. Paul and H. Mukunda. Colin M. Invited . Mysore. Jan 1993. Mysore. Shrikant Kanitkar. S. H. 39. Sangeeta Kohli. Biomass utilistion via combustion and gasifiers – A computer based vedio presentation. J. V. Mukunda and U. temperature and limits of flame propagation of producer gas-air mixtures . Crasta. On the combustion of wood-char spheres in vitiated airanalysis and experiments. S. Fourth National Conference on Biomass Gasification. P.experimental results. J. Invited paper presented at the Symposium on the developments in fluid dynamics and aerospace engineering. H. S.J. 1993. The theoretical calculations of the limits of flame propagation for producer gas mixture. 41.. Mishra. Fundamental combustion and gasification problems of biomass and biomass derived gaseous fuels. S. Dec. 43. Paul. P. G. Jan 1993. and H. Paul.. J. J. Mysore. Supersonic mixing layers and jets. Mukunda. 40. Fourth National Conference on Biomass Gasification. D. The flame speeds.37. S. V. S. Gayathri. Srinivasan and H. Rajan and H. Mysore. H. Mysore. K. Fourth National Conference on Biomass Gasification. V. Jan 1993. Analysis of buoyancy-induced flow and heat transfer in a biomass stove. Manjunath. Mukunda. P. Sridhar. H. Dasappa. Fourth National Conference on Biomass Gasification. P.. Rakesh. S. G. J. N. Purandar Chakravarty. Jan 1993. Mukunda. Dasappa. 38. Mukunda. S. Fourth National Conference on Biomass Gasification. P. Sridhar. Dec 1994 50. and H. Astronautical Society of India. Paul. Mukunda.. Paul. Lakshmisha. S. pp. S. Garg. mixture 13th and experimental 47. K. Dec 1994 51. Mukunda. National conference on IC engines and combustion. producer 256--262. Computation of 2D reacting gas phase in sandwich propellant. D. v. and H. Paul. S. P.. 45. J. Jan 1994. 46. comparisons. S. P. pp. D. N. Airbreathing engines and Aerospace propulsion. D. Press. 49. pp 462--471. Computational studies on the flame propagation in pp. J. Airbreathing engines and Aerospace propulsion. and H. P. Mukunda. 48. 13th National conference on IC engines and combustion.. pp 389--394. pp 1--5. J. and A. 1996 52. Mukunda. gas-air Proc. J. S. Mishra. 277--283. 1995 Statistical Analysis of composite propellant geometry. 763-769. and H. S. K. Trivandrum. Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Proceedings of the First ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference. P. Mishra.. v. Uni. Mishra. Mukunda. P. and H.. Jan 1994.paper. S. Jan 1994. Ramakrishna. Air breathing . Mukunda. K. Rajan. Seminar on propulsion. Proc. pp 449--461. pp. Droplet combustion studies on dried concentrated distillery effluents. Paul. Dec. Nikhil. II. Proc. Co. M. Mukunda. P. S.some insights. engines and Aerospace Propulsion. H. Computational studies of Hydrogen/air flames near rich flammability limits. Jan 1994. J. N. Paul and H. Computational studies of the effects of ambient parameters on stretched H2 air premixed flames with detailed kinetics. Mukunda. S. A. Proceedings of the First ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference. P. 14th National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion. H. Jan 1994. P.. P. 109--117. Numerical prediction of solid propellant regression of a two-dimensional arbitrary grain geometry. Supersonic ramjets .. P. J.. Paul. Proc. II. Proc. Patel. . Internal Report. Engg.. Propulsion Group. Performance of some hybrid fuels. 56--68.. internal report. Krishnan Prasad and H. Mukunda. H. Debasis Charaborty. 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