Vivek V. Buwa
Publications
Book chapters
  • Karthik G. M. and Vivek Buwa, 2022, “Enabling Process Innovations via Mastering Multiphase Flows: Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Processes”, in Multiphase Flows for Process Industries Fundamentals and Applications (Editors: Vivek Ranade and Ranjeet Utikar), Wiley.
  • Buwa, V. V., Roy, S., Ranade, V. V., 2016, “Three Phase Slurry reactors”, Multiphase Catalytic Reactors: Theory, Design, Manufacturing and Applications (Editors: Zeynep Ilsen Önsan and Ahmet Kerim Avci), Wiley-Blackwell
  • Dewan, A., Swarnkar, R., Jha, M. K., Jha, P. K. and Buwa, V. V., 2008, "An Assessment of Six Turbulence Models for Prediction of Single-Phase Flow in a Vessel Stirred by a Grid Disc Impeller", Applied Mathematical Modeling (Editor: Eetu N. Virtanen), NOVA Publishers, USA
Peer reviewed international journal papers
  • Aniket S. Ambekar, Christoph Schwarzmeier, Ulrich Rüde, Vivek V. Buwa, 2022, Particle-Resolved Turbulent Flow in a Packed Bed: RANS, LES and DNS Simulations, AIChE Journal, in press.
  • Aniket S. Ambekar, Sujay Mondal and Vivek V. Buwa, 2021, Pore-resolved volume-of-fluid simulations of two-phase flow in porous media: pore-scale flow mechanisms and regime map, Physics of Fluids, 33, 102119.
  • Brajesh K. Singh, Shantanu Roy, Vivek V. Buwa, 2021, Eulerian Simulations of Bubbling Behavior in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed: Role of Solid Frictional Viscosity, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 60, 17677.
  • Sirisha Parvathaneni, Vivek V. Buwa, 2021, Eulerian Multifluid Simulations of Segregation and Mixing of Binary Gas-Solids Flow of Particles with Different Densities, Chemical Engineering Science, 245, 116901.
  • Ekta Jain, Madhusudan Sau , Vivek V. Buwa, 2021, Eulerian Simulations of Liquid Distribution Generated by Chimney and Bubble Cap Distributors, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering Journal, 421, 127799.
  • Aniket S. Ambekar, Padmaja Mattey and Vivek V. Buwa, 2021, Pore-Resolved Two-Phase Flow in a Pseudo-3D Porous Medium: Measurements and Volume-of-Fluid Simulations, Chemical Engineering Science, 230, 116128 .
  • Abhijeet H. Thaker and Vivek V. Buwa, 2020, Separation of Liquid-Liquid Dispersion in a Batch Settler: CFD-PBM Simulations Incorporating Interfacial Coalescence, AIChE Journal, 66(11), https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.16983.
  • Sirisha Parvathaneni, Vivek V. Buwa, 2020, Role of Bubbling Behaviour in Segregation and Mixing of Binary Gas-Solids Flow of Particles with Different Density, Powder Technology, 372, 178-191 .
  • Karthik G. M. and Vivek V. Buwa, 2020, A Computational Approach for Selection of Optimal Catalyst Shape for Solid-Catalyzed Gas-Phase Reactions, Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 5, 163-182.
  • Brajesh K. Singh, Shantanu Roy, Vivek V. Buwa, 2020, Bubbling/Slugging Flow Behavior in a Cylindrical Fluidized Bed: ECT Measurements and Two-Fluid Simulations, Chemical Engineering Journal, 383, 123120.
  • Sahil V. Bhujbal, Abhijeet H. Thaker and Vivek V. Buwa, 2020, Effects of Sloshing Gas–Liquid Interface on Dynamics of Meandering Bubble Plumes and Mixing in a Shallow Vessel: PIV and LIF Measurements, Chemical Engineering Journal, 386, 122036.
  • Karthik G. M., Abhijeet H. Thaker, Vivek V. Buwa, 2020 Particle-Resolved Simulations of Catalytic Fixed Bed Reactors: Comparison of Turbulence Models, LES and PIV Measurements, Powder Technology, 361, 474-489.
  • Abhijeet H. Thaker and Vivek V. Buwa, "Separation of Liquid-Liquid Dispersion in a Batch Settler: CFD-PBM Simulations Incorporating Interfacial Coalescence", AIChE journal, Accepted for publication.
  • Sirisha Parvathaneni and Vivek V. Buwa, "Role of Bubbling Behaviour in Segregation and Mixing of Binary Gas-Solids Flow of Particles with Different Density", 2020, Powder Technology, 372, 178-191.
  • Karthik G. M, and Vivek V. Buwa, "Structure-Resolved CFD Simulations of Different Catalytic Structures in a Packed Bed", 2019, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 58, 22363−22375.
  • Brajesh K. Singh Shantanu Roy, Vivek V. Buwa, "Bubbling/slugging flow behavior in a cylindrical fluidized bed: ECT measurements and two-fluid simulations", 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal, 383, 123120.
  • Brajesh K. Singh Shantanu Roy, Vivek V. Buwa, "Dynamics of Segregation and Fluidization of Binary Mixtures in a Cylindrical Fluidized Bed", 2019, AIChE journal, 65, 1-15.
  • Karthik G. M., Abhijeet H. Thaker, Vivek V. Buwa, "Particle-Resolved Simulations of Catalytic Fixed Bed Reactors: Comparison of Turbulence Models, LES and PIV Measurements", 2020, Powder Technology, 361, 474-489.
  • Abhijeet H. Thaker, Sahil V. Bhujbal, and Vivek V. Buwa. "Effects of Sloshing Gas–Liquid Interface on Dynamics of Meandering Bubble Plumes and Mixing in a Shallow Vessel: PIV and PLIF Measurements", 2019, Chemical Engineering Journal, 122036.
  • Karthik G. M. and Vivek V. Buwa, "Effect of Particle Shape on Catalyst Deactivation Using Particle-Resolved CFD Simulations", 2018, Chemical Engineering Journal (ISCRE 25 special issue), 377, 120164.
  • Abhijeet H. Thaker, Karthik G. M., Vivek V. Buwa, "PIV Measurements and CFD Simulations of Particle-Scale Flow Distribution in a Packed Bed", 2019, Chemical Engineering Journal, 374, 189-200.
  • Abhijeet H. Thaker and Vivek V. Buwa, "Experimental  Investigations of Interfacial and Binary Coalescence of Multi–layered Drops", 2019, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Accepted for publication.
  • Karthik G. M. and Vivek V. Buwa, "Effect of Particle Shape on Catalyst Deactivation Using Particle-Resolved CFD Simulations", 2018, Chemical Engineering Journal (ISCRE 25 special issue), In press.
  • Brajesh K. Singh, Ekta Jain and Vivek V. Buwa, "Feasibility of Electrical Resistance Tomography for Measurements of Liquid Holdup Distribution in a Trickle Bed Reactor", 2019, Chemical Engineering Journal, 358, 564-579.
  • Abhijeet H. Thaker, Mayur Darekar, K. K. Singh and Vivek V. Buwa, "Experimental Investigations of Liquid–Liquid Disengagement in a Continuous Gravity Settler", 2018, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 139, 174-187.
  • Karthik G. M. and Vivek V. Buwa, "Particle-resolved Simulations of Methane Steam Reforming in Multi-layered Packed Beds", 2018, AIChE Journal, 64, 4162-4176.
  • David I. A. Dhanraj and Vivek V. Buwa, 2018, “Effect of Capillary Pressure Force on Local Liquid Distribution in a Trickle Bed”, Chemical Engineering Science , 191, 115-133.
  •  Abdul Quiyoom, S.K. Ajmani and Vivek V. Buwa, 2018, “Optimization of Bottom Tuyere Configuration for BOF Steelmaking through Experiments and CFD Simulations”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 346, 127-142.
  • V.M.Rajesh and Vivek V. Buwa, 2018, “Volume-of-Fluid Simulations of Gas-Liquid-Liquid Flows in Microchannels”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 345, 688-705.
  • Saroj K. Panda and Vivek V. Buwa, 2017, “Optimization of Geometry and Internals of a Continuous Gravity Settler for Liquid-Liquid Separation”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 56 (46), 13929–13944. .
  • Parul Tyagi and Vivek V. Buwa, 2017, "Dense Gas-Liquid-Solid Flow in a Slurry Bubble Column: Measurements of Dynamic Characteristics, Gas Volume Fraction and Bubble Size Distribution, Chemical Engineering Science, 173, 346–362.
  • Abdul Quiyoom, Ravi Golani, Vikas Singh and Vivek V. Buwa, "Effect of Differential Flow Schemes on Gas-Liquid Flow and Liquid Phase Mixing in a Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF)", 2017, Chemical Engineering Science (GLS-13 Special issue), 170, 777–789.
  • Abdul Quiyoom, S.K. Ajmani and Vivek V. Buwa, "Role of Free Surface on Gas-Induced Liquid Mixing in a Shallow Vessel" 2017, AIChE Journal, 63(8), 3582-3598.
  • Saroj K. Panda, K. K. Singh, K. T. Shenoy and Vivek V. Buwa, 2017, "Numerical Simulations of Liquid-Liquid Disengagement in a Continuous Gravity Settler using OpenFOAM and Experimental Verification", Chemical Engineering Journal, 310, 120-133
  • Brajesh Kumar Singh, Abdul Quiyoom and Vivek V. Buwa, 2017, "Dynamics of Gas-Liquid Flow in a Cylindrical Bubble Column: Comparison of Electrical Resistance Tomography and Voidage Probe Measurements", Chemical Engineering Science, 158, 124-139
  • Parul Tyagi and Vivek V. Buwa, "Experimental Characterization of Dense Gas-Liquid Flow in a Bubble Column using Voidage Probes", 2017, Chemical Engineering Journal, 308, 912-928
  • Karthik G. M. and Vivek V. Buwa, 2017, "Effect of Particle Shape on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer for Methane Steam Reforming Reactions in a Packed Bed", AIChE Journal, 63(1), 366-377
  • Arpit Jindal and Vivek V. Buwa, 2017, "Effect of Bed Characteristics on Local Liquid Spreading in a Trickle Bed", AIChE Journal, 63(1), 347-357
  • Tripathi R. G. and Buwa, V. V., 2015, "Numerical Simulations of Gas-Liquid Boiling Flows using OpenFOAM", Procedia IUTAM, 15, 178–185
  • Quiyoom, A.; Buwa, V. V. and Ajmani, S. K., 2016, " Euler-Lagrange Simulations of Gas-Liquid Flow in a Basic Oxygen Furnace and Experimental Verification”, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power – Contemporary Research Proceedings of the 5th International and 41st National Conference on FMFP 2014 (Editors: Saha, A.K., Das, D., Srivastava, R., Panigrahi, P.K., Muralidhar, K.), Springer India
  • Rajesh, V. M., Buwa, V. V., 2012, “Experimental characterization of gas-liquid-liquid flows in T-junction microchannels”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 207-208, 832-844
  • Donath, S., Mecke, K., Rabha, S. S., Buwa, V. V., Rüde, U., 2010, “Verification of Surface Tension in the Parallel Free Surface Lattice Boltzmann Method in waLBerla”, Computer & Fluids, 45, 177-186
  • Raj, R., Mathur, N. and Buwa, V. V., 2010, “Numerical Simulations of Liquid-Liquid Flows in Microchannels”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 49 (21), 10606–10614
  • Rabha, S. and Buwa, V. V., 2010, “Experimental investigations of rise behavior of mono-dispersed/ poly-dispersed bubbly flows in quiescent liquids”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 49(21), 10615–10626
  • Lunkad, S. F., Maiti, R. N., Buwa, V. V. and Nigam, K.D.P., 2010, Numerical study of drop spreading over saturated pores, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 88 (4), 661-670
  • Rabha, S. and Buwa, V. V., 2010, “Volume-of-Fluid (VOF) Simulations of Rise of Single/Multiple Bubbles in sheared liquid”, Chemical Engineering Science, 65(1), 527-537
  • Goel, D. and Buwa, V. V., 2009, “Numerical Simulations of Bubble Formation and Rise in Micro-Channels”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 48, 8109–8120
  • Lunkad, S. F., Buwa, V. V. and Nigam, K. D. P., 2007, “Numerical Simulations of Drop Spreading on Horizontal and Inclined Surfaces: Dynamic Contact Angle Approach”, Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 7214-7224
  • Buwa, V. V., Gerlach, D., Durst F. and E. Schluecker, 2007, “Numerical simulations of bubble formation on submerged orifices: Period-1 and period-2 bubbling regimes”, Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 7119-7132
  • Badam V. K., Buwa, V. and Durst F., 2007, “Experimental investigations on regimes of bubble formation on submerged orifices under constant flow conditions”, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 85, 257-267
  • Gerlach, D., Alleborn, N., Buwa, V., and Durst F., 2007, “Numerical simulations of periodic bubble formation at submerged orifices under constant inflow conditions”, Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 2109-2125
  • Dewan, A., Buwa, V. and Durst, F., 2006, “Performance optimization of a grid disc impeller for mixing of single-phase flow in a stirred vessel”, Chemical Engineering Research Design, 84(A8), 691-702
  • Buwa, V.,Dewan, A., Nassar, A. and Durst, F., 2006, “Fluid dynamics and mixing of single phase flow in a with a grid disc impeller: Experimental and numerical investigations”, Chemical Engineering Science, 61, 2815-2822
  • Buwa, V. V.,Deo, D. S. and Ranade, V. V., 2006, “Modeling of gas-liquid flows in bubble columns: Experiments vs. Eulerian-Eulerian vs. Eulerian-Lagrangian simulations”, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 32, 864-885
  • Buwa, V. V. and Ranade, V. V., 2005, “Characterization of gas-liquid flows in rectangular bubble columns using conductivity probes”, Chemical Engineering Communications, 192, 1129-1150
  • Buwa, V. V. and Ranade, V. V., 2004, “Characterization of dynamics of gas-liquid flows in rectangular bubble columns”, A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 50, 2394-2407
  • Rampure, M. R., Buwa, V. V. and Ranade V. V., 2003, “Modeling of gas-liquid/gas-liquid-solid flows in bubble column reactors”, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 81, 692-706
  • Buwa, V. V. and Ranade, V. V., 2003, “Mixing in bubble columns reactors: Role of unsteady flow structures”, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 81, 402-411
  • Buwa, V. V. and Ranade, V. V., 2003, “Mixing in bubble columns reactors: Role of unsteady flow structures”, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 81, 402-411
  • Buwa, V. V. and Ranade, V. V., 2002, “Dynamics of gas-liquid flows in rectangular bubble columns: Experiments and single/multi-group simulations”, Chemical Engineering Science, 57, 4715-4736
  • Deshpande, R. M., Buwa, V. V., Rode, C. V., Chaudhari, R. V. and Mills, P. L., 2002, “Tailoring of activity and selectivity using bimetallic catalyst in hydrogenation of succinic acid”, Catalysis Communications, 3, 269-274
  • Buwa, V. V., Lele, A. K., Badiger, M. V., 1996, “Gel-Based Separation of an o-Toluidine-Water Emulsion”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 35; 4182-4184
Invited articles
  • Ranade, V. V. and Buwa, V. V., 2002, “Succeed at realizing true potential of computational flow modeling for performance enhancement”, FLUID POWER, Vol. 1, Published by Economic Times, India
  • Buwa, V. V. and Ranade, V. V., 2003, "Bubbling Columns", Fluent Newsletter, Vol. XII Issue 1, Published by Fluent Inc., USA