Publications

S Biswas, “Physics of turbulent jet ignition: Mechanisms and dynamics of ultra-lean combustion,” First edition, Springer International, ISBN 978-3-319-76242-5, 2018.

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S Biswas, “Dimensionless quantities in pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition of premixed methane/air” in ‘Alternative fuels and advanced combustion techniques as sustainable solutions for internal combustion engines,’ Springer Nature, November 2021.  Read More

S Biswas, “Ignition and extinction of hydrogen and gasoline blended methanol flames” in ‘Methanol: A sustainable transport fuel for SI Engines,’ Springer Nature, November 2021.  Read More

S Biswas, V Gururajan, “Low-temperature combustion kinetics of methanol blended gasoline and methanol synthesized dimethyl ether” in ‘Methanol: A sustainable transport fuel for SI Engines,’ Springer Nature, November 2021.  Read More

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Ozone added spark assisted compression ignition” in ‘Advanced combustion techniques and engine technologies for the automotive sector,’ Springer Nature, November 2019.  Read More

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Ignition Mechanism of Low-Temperature Transient Plasma,” SAND2020-1559PE, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States, February 2021. Read More

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Plasma ignition and turbulent jet ignition: Advanced ignition system for automotive application,” SAND2019-15327C, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States, December 2019.  Read More

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Spark assisted compression ignition with stratified charge combustion and ozone addition,” SAND2019-4758C, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, United States, April 2019.  Read More

S Biswas, I Ekoto, R Scarcelli, Transient Plasma Ignition for Automotive Applications, SAND2018-13574C, January 2018. Read More

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Method of Operating a Combustion Engine,” US patent, 2018/0119957 A1.

J Kim, V Gururajan, R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, Modeling Nanosecond-Pulsed Spark Discharge and Flame Kernel Evolution, Journal of Energy Resources Technology 144 (2), 2022.

V Gururajan, R Scarcelli, A Karpatne, D Breden, L Raja, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “A computational study of the thermodynamic conditions leading to autoignition in nanosecond pulsed discharges,” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, GTP-20-1285, 2021.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Spark assisted compression ignition engine with stratified charge combustion and ozone addition,” SAE International Journal of Engines, SAE2019-01-2253, 2019.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Detailed investigation into the effect of ozone addition on spark assisted compression ignition engine performance and emissions characteristics,” SAE Technical Paper, 2019-01-0966, 2019.

S Biswas, P Zhang, H Wang, L Qiao, “Propagation and extinction behavior of methane/air premixed flames through straight and converging-diverging microchannels,” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 148, 2019.

R Scarcelli, T Wallner, S Som, S Biswas, I Ekoto, D Breden, A Karpatne, L Raja, “Modeling non-equilibrium discharge and validating transient plasma characteristics at above-atmospheric pressure,” Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 27 124006, 2018.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Ignition of ultra-lean premixed H₂/air by an impinging hot jet,” Applied Energy, Vol. 228, 2018.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Combustion instabilities of ultra-lean premixed H₂/air mixtures by pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 34(5), 2018.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Ignition of ultra-lean premixed H₂/air using multiple hot turbulent jets generated by pre-chamber combustion,” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 132(5), 2018.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “A numerical investigation of ignition of ultra-lean premixed H₂/air mixtures by pre-chamber supersonic hot jet,” SAE International Journal of Engines, SAE 2017-01-9284, 2017.

S Tanvir, S Biswas, L Qiao, “Evaporation characteristics of ethanol droplets containing graphite nanoparticles under infrared radiation,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 114, 2017.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “A comprehensive statistical investigation of schlieren image velocimetry (SIV) using high-velocity helium jet,” Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 58(3), 2017.

JD Ortega-Alvarez, RA Streveler, AW Fentiman, HW Aggarwal, S Biswas, BS Coventry, A Hassan, ML McNamara, SN Paul, “From graduate students to faculty: Portraits of balance in the professional development plans of engineering graduate students,” American Society for Engineering Education, 28390, 2017.

S Biswas, S Tanvir, H Wang, L Qiao, “On ignition mechanisms of premixed CH₄/air and H₂/air using a hot turbulent jet generated by pre-chamber combustion,” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 106, 2016.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Pre-chamber hot jet ignition of ultra-lean H₂/air mixtures: effect of supersonic jets and combustion-instabilities,” SAE International Journal of Engines, SAE 2016-01-0795, 2016.

S Biswas, K Kopp, M Renfro, BM Cetegen, “Phase-resolved characterization of conical premixed flames near and far from blowoff,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 160(12), 2013.

M Lai, C Jiang, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Evaluation of the transient plasma ignition of methane/air under lean lean-burn conditions,” International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), virtual, 2021.

J Kim, R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Modeling flame kernel growth in ultra-lean methane/air mixtures using high-fidelity large-eddy simulations,” Large-Eddy Simulation for Energy Conversion in electric and combustion Engines, virtual, 2021.

J Kim, R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Evaluation of combustion model for simulating flame kernel growth in a diluted methane-air mixture,” US National Combustion Meeting, virtual, 2021.

V Gururajan, R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “CFD modeling of low temperature ignition processes from a nanosecond pulsed discharge at quiescent conditions,” ICEF2021-67902, Virtual, 2021.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Assessment of spark, corona, and plasma ignition systems for gasoline combustion,” ASME IC Engine Fall Technical Conference, ICEF2020-3034, Denver, CO, November 2020.

J Kim, V Gururajan, R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Modeling nanosecond-pulsed spark discharge and flame kernel evolution,” ASME IC Engine Fall Technical Conference, ICEF2020-3006, Denver, CO, November 2020.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, R Scarcelli, D Singleton, K Mixell, P Ford, “Assessment of spark, corona, barrier discharge, and nanosecond pulsed discharge ignition systems for gasoline combustion for a common part-load operating point,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, August 2020.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Comparison of spark, corona, and plasma ignition systems for gasoline combustion,” SAE World Congress, April 2020.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, R Scarcelli, “Ignition mechanism of low-temperature transient plasma,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, February 2020.

V Gururajan, R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Update on plasma simulations and advanced ignition modeling,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, February 2020.

V Gururajan, R Scarcelli, A Karpatne, D Breden, S Biswas, L Raja, I Ekoto, “A computational study of the thermodynamic conditions leading to autoignition in nanosecond pulsed discharges,” ASME IC Engine Fall Technical Conference, ICEF2019-7260, Chicago, IL, November 2019.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Spark assisted compression ignition engine with stratified charge combustion and ozone addition,” JSAE/SAE Powertrains, Fuels, and Lubricants International Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, August 2019.

I Ekoto, S Biswas, “Static cell measurements of lean/dilute limit extension with barrier discharge ignition,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, US Council for Auto Research, Southfield, MI, August 2019.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, V Gururajan, R Scarcelli, “Reactivity characterization due to ozone generation by low-temperature plasma discharges at engine relevant densities,” IEEE Pulsed Power and Plasma Science Conference, Orlando, FL, June 2019.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Detailed investigation into the effect of ozone addition on spark assisted compression ignition engine performance and emissions characteristics,” SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2019.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, R Scarcelli, “Transient plasma ignition of lean and dilute propane/air mixtures,” 11^th US National Combustion Meeting, Pasadena, CA, March 2019.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, R Scarcelli, “Transient plasma ignition for automotive applications,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2019.

R Scarcelli, J Kim, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Update on simulation tools for advanced ignition systems,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2019.

J Kim, A Shah, R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Assessment of computational tools for modeling pre-chamber ignition and combustion process in engines,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2019.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, R Scarcelli, “Transient plasma ignition (TPI) for automotive applications,” 4^thInternational Conference on Ignition Systems for Gasoline Engines, Berlin, Germany, December 2018.

R Scarcelli, S Biswas, A Zhang, T Wallner, S Som, J Huang, S Wijeyakulasuriya, Y Mao, X Zhu, SY Lee, “Development of a hybrid Lagrangian-Eulerian model to describe spark-ignition processes at engine-like turbulent flow conditions,” ASME IC Engine Fall Technical Conference, ICEF2018-9690, San Diego, CA, November 2018.

S Biswas, R Scarcelli, I Ekoto, “Combustion and emission characteristics of ozone-assisted SI,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, US Council for Auto Research, Southfield, MI, August 2018.

R Scarcelli, S Biswas, I Ekoto, “Recent progress in low-temperature plasma ignition modeling,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, US Council for Auto Research, Southfield, MI, August 2018.

S Biswas, I Ekoto, R Scarcelli, “Detailed speciation and reactivity characterization of products generated by transient plasma discharges in fuel/oxidizer mixtures at engine relevant densities,” IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), Denver, CO, June 2018.

R Scarcelli, A Zhang, S Biswas, I Ekoto, T Wallner, D Breden, A Karpatne, L Raja, “Multi-dimensional modeling of non-equilibrium plasma for automotive applications,” SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2018.

S Biswas, SY Lee, R Scarcelli, I Ekoto, “Heating and O-radical formation from transient plasma discharges at engine relevant densities,” Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) program review meeting, Argonne National Laboratory, January 2018.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Ignition of ultra-lean premixed H₂/air using an impinging hot turbulent jet,” AIAA SciTech, Kissimmee, FL, January 2018.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Physics of flame propagation in microchannels,” AIAA SciTech, Kissimmee, FL, January 2018.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “An experimental and numerical investigation of flame propagation in converging-diverging microchannels,” Proceedings of the China National Symposium on Combustion, Nanjing, China, October 2017.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Flame propagation through a converging-diverging microchannel,” 10^th US National Combustion Meeting, University of Maryland, April 2017.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Combustion instabilities of ultra-lean premixed H₂/air mixtures by pre-chamber hot jet ignition,” 10^th US National Combustion Meeting, University of Maryland, April 2017.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Ignition of ultra-lean premixed H₂/air by a supersonic hot jet,” Central States Spring Combustion Meeting, Knoxville, TN, May 2016.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Ignition of premixed CH₄/air and H₂/air mixtures by a hot jet generated by pre-chamber combustion,” 9^th US National Combustion Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 2015.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Ignition of premixed methane/air mixtures using a hot turbulent jet generated by pre-chamber combustion,” Central States Spring Combustion Meeting, University of Oklahoma, March 2014.

S Biswas, L Qiao, “Pre-chamber hot jet ignition of premixed lean natural gas/air,” 8^th US National Combustion Meeting, University of Utah, May 2013.

S Biswas, BM Cetegen, M Renfro, “Phase-resolved characterization of conical premixed flames near and far from blowoff,” Eastern States Fall Combustion Meeting, University of Connecticut, October 2011.

S Biswas, K Kopp, T Jensen, BM Cetegen, M Renfro, “High-speed imaging of near-blowoff behavior for bluff-body stabilized flames in vitiated flow with stratified fueling,” 7^th US National Combustion Meeting, Georgia Tech, March 2011.

S Basu, S Chaudhuri, S Biswas, BM Cetegen, M Renfro, “On scalar mixing in the field of closely interacting vortex pairs and couples,” 7^thUS National Combustion Meeting, Georgia Tech, March 2011.

S Biswas, A Bandyopadhyay, “Thermal modeling of the heat-affected zone in laser grooving on a stainless steel slab,” 8^th Biennial Workshop on Application of Laser in Mechanical Industries and Materials Processing, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, October 2010.

S Biswas, A Bandyopadhyay, “The effects of process parameters on dimensional inaccuracy due to spatter deposition in laser percussion drilling,” 8^th Biennial Workshop on Application of Laser in Mechanical Industries and Materials Processing, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, October 2010.

D Sinha, S Biswas, D Roy Mahapatra, “Design of semiconductor-based cooling device for SMA actuators using finite element analysis,” 3^rd International Conference on MEMS, Smart Structures and Materials, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, India, February 2009.

S Biswas, V Kumar, K Ghosh, A Mukhopadhyay, “Exergy analysis of molten corium water interaction,” 35^th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India, April 2008.

Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, Virtual, ‘Plasma Ignition and Pre-chamber Ignition: Advanced Ignition Systems for Automotive Applications,’ May 2022.

UMN High-Temperature Plasma Lab, Virtual, ‘Nanosecond-Pulsed Low-Temperature Plasma Ignition: Mechanisms, Behavior, and Characteristics,’ February 2022.

Sandia Postdoctoral Development Alumni Seminar Series, Virtual, ‘My Journey into Academia: Thoughts & reflections from a one-year-old tenure track professor,’ December 2021.

UMN Rocket Team, ‘Plasma in Future Energy: Plasma Power Propulsion (3P) Lab’s research focus and interests,’ November 2021.

UMN ME Advisory Council, Virtual, ‘Low-temperature Plasma in Future Energy,’ April 2021.

5^th International Conference Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges, Virtual, 'A Roadmap for Sustainable Future Transportation,' December 2020.

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, ‘Low-temperature plasma in future energy,’ April 2020.

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, ‘Supersonic jet ignition and plasma ignition: Pathway to high efficiency reduced emission future energy and engines,’ March 2020.

Missouri Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, ‘Turbulent supersonic jet ignition and plasma ignition: Lean combustion strategies for high-efficiency engines,’ March 2020.

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, ‘Advanced plasma ignition system for automotive application,’ February 2020.

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, ‘Physics of low-temperature non-equilibrium plasma ignition,’ February 2020.

Auburn University, Auburn, AL, ‘Supersonic jet ignition and plasma ignition for high-performance gas engine application,’ January 2020.

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, ‘On highly energetic low-temperature plasma in radical enhanced natural gas ignition,’ December 2019.

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, ‘Advanced ignition systems for mixed-mode combustion engines,’ November 2019.

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ‘Comparison of spark, corona, and plasma ignition systems for gasoline combustion,’ August 2019.

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, ‘Supersonic jet ignition and plasma ignition: High-performance gas engine application in focus,’ April 2019.

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ‘Advanced plasma ignition system for automotive application,’ March 2019.

Honda Performance Development, Valencia, CA, ‘Tailored combustion using plasma generated ozone for reciprocating engine applications,’ April 2019.

College of Engineering Pune, India, ‘Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in energy research,’ October 2018.

Cummins College of Engineering, Pune, India, ‘Future energy and plasma engines,’ October 2018.

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, ‘Ultra-lean combustion: Dynamics, mechanisms, and challenges,’ October 2018.

United Technologies Climate, Controls & Security, Syracuse, NY, ‘Challenges of instability modeling in a self-excited lean burner,’ July 2017.

Praxair Inc., Tonawanda, NY, ‘On multistage compressor tip leakage flows and thermoacoustic combustion instability: High-performance gas engine application in focus,’ June 2017.

Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, ‘Ignition at lean limit,’ May 2017.

Caterpillar, Inc., Lafayette, IN, ‘Ignition and flow-field visualization of turbulent reacting jets,’ September 2016.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, ‘Ultra-lean combustion dynamics using reacting hot jet,’ August 2015.

Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, ‘Numerical investigation of turbulent jet ignition,’ February 2015.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, ‘Biofuel combustion in shock tube – opportunities and challenges,’ July 2014.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT), Purdue University, ‘70 Miles Per Gallon,’ January 2014.