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Assistant Professor Grade-I
Energy Science and Engineering
My research focuses on multiscale fluid flow and heat transfer with the twin objectives to understand the interfacial interactions and flow physics with an aim to utilize the same to develop smart surfaces and for renewable energy generation. A part of the research focuses on length scales below micron dimensions where one has to resort to molecular level investigations. The results are used to propose capillary height dependent dynamic slip length which could explain the filling behavior in nanocapillaries. Related to flow in confinements, the interfacial slip was demonstrated as a complex function of the physical and chemical signature of the solid surface and the ionic inclusions in the solvent together interacting with the solvent molecules. In a pioneering work, the duality of wettability and slip length was challenged and flow optimization on a hydrophobic surface was performed to obtain stick and proposing methods to tune the surface wettability by altering the structure of the solid and the fluid at the interface. This understanding of interfacial phenomena from a multiscale approach gives one the ability to tweak surfaces to make them work according to the desired application.At the device level, research was conducted both theoretically and experimentally, to decipher the interdependence between the structure of electric double layer formation and the structure of the fluid at the interface under dynamic conditions. The analysis provides a road map for optimizing electrokinetic energy conversion efficiency. At the system level, the research focuses on wind energy conversion and harvesting solar thermal energy.
Molecular self-assembly Enables Tuning of Nanopores in Atomically Thin Graphene Membranes for Highly Selective Transport by Jang D., Bakli C. , Chakraborty S. , Karnik R. Advanced Materials 2108940- (2022)
Substrate wettability guided oriented self assembly of Janus particles by Banik M., Sett S., Bakli C., Raychaudhuri A.K., Chakraborty S., Mukherjee R. Scientific Reports 11 1182- (2021)
Upstream events dictate interfacial slip in geometrically converging nanopores by Mondal N., Chaudhuri A. , Bakli C. , Chakraborty S. The Journal of Chemical Physics 16 164709-164709 (2021)
Mechanistic insights into surface contribution towards heat transfer in a nanofluid by Singh A., Lenin R., Bari N.K., Bakli C., Bera C. Nanoscale Advances 2 3507-3513 (2020)
Anomalous interplay of slip, shear and wettability in nanoconfined water by Bakli C., Chakraborty S. Nanoscale 11 11254-11261 (2019)
Mimicking Wettability Alterations using Temperature Gradient for Water Nanodroplets by Bakli C., Pd S. , Chakraborty S. Nanoscale 9 12509-12515 (2017)
l Separation of Polymers in Nanochannels: Combined Influence of Wettability and Structure. by Pd S., Bakli C. , Chakraborty S. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 54 2118-2125 (2016)
Rapid capillary filling via ion-water interactions over nanoscale by Bakli C., Chakraborty S. Nanoscale 8 6535- (2016)
Slippery to Sticky Transition of Hydrophobic Nanochannelsna by Bakli C., Chakraborty S. Nano Letters 15 7497-7502 (2015)
Nonlinear Amplification in Electrokinetic Pumping in Nanochannels in the Presence of Hydrophobic Interactions by Chakraborty S., Chatterjee D. , Bakli C. Physical Review Letters 110 184503- (2013)
Understanding the heterogeneous vapour condensation and diffusion of gas mixtures in semiconductor equipment using molecular level simulation LAM Research Corporation
An interdisciplinary approach to Sustainable Energy Transition to Equitable Systems: The Role of Solar Energy and Thermal Storage within the UK-India contexts Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), Apex Committee of SPARC
Centre of Excellence on Energy Aware Urban Infrastructure Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
3D printing of intricate fluid conduits using ceramic particles for fluid flow Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.
Aniruddha Guha
Area of Research: Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Kunderu Pallavi
Area of Research: Multiphase Flow
Shashi Rastogi
Area of Research: Thermal management of devices
Vinay Arya
Area of Research: Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Patwari Aditya Shivaji
Area of Research: Microfluidics
Ekta Tayal
Area of Research: Multiphase Microfluidics
Anirban Roy
Area of Research: Multiphase Microfluidics
Subradip Debnath
Area of Research: Microfluidics
Abhirup Chaudhuri
Area of Research: Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Vikash Chandra
Area of Research: Building Energy
Diptesh Biswas
Area of Research: Droplet Dynamics on Surfaces
Debmalya Sadhu
Area of Research: Multiphase Flow in Energy Systems
Rahul Roy
Area of Research: Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Souparna Chakraborty
Area of Research: Building Energy and District Cooling with Renewable Energy Integration
Souradeep Satpathy
Area of Research: Nanotechnology and Energy Materials
Pratim Biswas
Area of Research: Environmental impact on health and wellbeing
