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Publications

       

  1  Refereed Journals       2   Papers presented at conferences                  3 Other categories   

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 Refereed Journals


    

  • Debnath, B., Kumaran, V., and Rao, K.K., Comparison of the compressible μ(I) class of models and non-local models with the discrete element method for steady fully developed flow of cohesionless granular materials through a vertical channel, J. Fluid Mech. 937 (2022) A33.

  • Samrat, M.V.V.N., Gandhi, K.S. and Rao, K.K., Modelling the adsorption of fluoride onto activated alumina in the presence of other ions, J. Environmental Chemical Engg. 8 (2020) 103934

  • Prairie, M. W., Frisbie, S. H., Rao, K. K., Saksri, A. H., Parbat, S., and Mitchell, E. J., An accurate, precise, and affordable light emitting diode spectrophotometer for drinking water and other testing with limited resources, PLoS ONE 15, e0226761 (2020).

  • Samrat, M.V.V.N., Rao, K.K., SenGupta, A.K., Riotte, J., and Mudakavi, J.R., Defluoridation of reject water from a reverse osmosis unit and synthetic water using adsorption, J. Water Process Engineering 23 (2018) 227 - 237.

  • Samrat, M.V.V.N., Rao, K.K., Ruggeri, B., and Tommasi, T., Denitrification of water in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) using seawater bacteria, J. Cleaner Production 178 (2018) 449 - 456.

  • Debnath, B., Rao, K.K., and Nott, P.R., The lift on a disc immersed in a rotating granular bed, AIChE J 63, 5482-5489 (2017)

  • Tumram, S., Rao, K.K., and Ananth, M.S., Augmented Gibbs-Tolman model for surface tension, Langmuir 33, 11687-11697 (2017)

  • Medina, A., Serrano, D.A., Gutierrez, G.J., Rao, K.K., and Vargas, C.A.. (2013). On the mass flow rate from silos with lateral exit holes, Revista Mexicana de Fisica, 59, 287-291.

  • Anjaneyulu, L., Kumar, E.A., Sankannavar, R., and Rao, K.K. (2012). Defluoridation of drinking water and rainwater harvesting using a solar still, Ind.Eng. 51, 8040-8048.

  • Rohit, Kanwar, L., and Rao, K.K., Development of a low-cost portable colorimeter for the estimation of fluoride in drinking water, Sensors and Actuators , B 149, (2010) 245-251.

  • Dhoriyani, M.L., Jonnalagadda, K.K., Kandikatla, R.K., and Rao, K.K., Silo music: sound emission during the flow of granular materials through tubes, Powder Techol. 167 (2006) 55-71

  • Muite, B.K., Quinn, S.F., Sundaresan, S., and Rao, K.K., Silo music and silo quake: granular flow-induced vibration, Powder Technol., 145 (2004) 190-202.

  • Mohan, L.S., Rao, K.K., and Nott, P.R., A frictional Cosserat model for the slow shearing of granular materials, J. Fluid Mech., 457 (2002) 377-409.

  • Mohan, L.S., Nott, P.R. and Rao, K.K., A frictional Cosserat model for the flow of granular materials through a vertical channel, Acta Mechanica, 138 (1999) 75-96.

  • Sen, A., Rao, K.K., Frizzell, M.A. and Rao, G., A low-cost device for the estimation of fluoride in drinking water, Field Anal. Chem. Tech., 2 (1998) 51-58.

  • Mohan, L.S., Nott, P.R. and Rao, K.K., Fully developed flow of coarse granular materials through a vertical channel, Chem. Engng Sci., 52 (1997) 913-933.

  • Jyotsna, R. and Rao, K.K., A frictional-kinetic model for the flow of granular materials through a wedge-shaped hopper, J. Fluid Mech., 346 (1997) 239-270.

  • Basak, T., Rao, K.K. and Bejan, A., A model for heat transfer in a honey bee swarm, Chem. Engng Sci., 51 (1996) 387-400.

  • Raghuram, P.T. and Rao, K.K., Serendipity in the development of demonstration experiments, Physics Education, 31 (1996) 313-320.

  • Prakash, J.R. and Rao, K.K., Steady compressible flow of cohesionless granular materials through a wedge-shaped bunker, J. Fluid Mech., 225 (1991) 21-80.

  • Jyotsna, R. and Rao, K.K., Steady incompressible flow of cohesionless granular materials through a wedge-shaped hopper: frictional-kinetic solution to the smooth wall, radial gravity problem, Chem. Engng Sci., 46 (1991) 1951-1967.

  • Prakash, J.R. and Rao, K.K., Steady compressible flow of granular materials through a wedge-shaped hopper: the smooth wall, radial gravity problem, Chem. Engng Sci., 43 (1988) 479-494.

  • Kaza, K.R., and Sundaresan, S., Non-random distribution of adsorbates on catalytic surfaces: the role of interactions between adsorbates, Chem. Eng. Commun., 35 (1985) 333-355.

  • Sundaresan, S. and Kaza, K.R., Non-random distribution of adsorbates on catalytic surfaces: the role of adsorbate mobilities on reaction rates, Chem. Eng. Commun., 35 (1985) 1-22.

  • Sundaresan, S. and Kaza, K.R., The effect of limited mobilities of adspecies on the rates of desorption and reaction, Surf. Sci., 160 (1985) 103-121.

  • Kaza, K.R. and Jackson, R., Boundary conditions for a granular material flowing out of a hopper or bin, Chem. Engng Sci., 39 (1984) 915-916 (shorter communication).

  • Kaza, K.R. and Jackson, R., The rate of discharge of coarse granular material from wedge-shaped mass flow hoppers, Powder Technol., 33 (1982) 223-237.

  • Kaza, K.R. and Jackson, R., Diffusion and reaction of multicomponent gas mixtures in isothermal porous catalysts, Chem. Engng Sci., 35 (1980) 1179-1187.

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Papers presented at conferences

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  • Rao, K.K., Flow of granular materials through a wedge-shaped hopper, in 'Solid-solid interactions: Proceedings of the First Royal Society-Unilever Indo-UK Forum in Materials Science and Engineering', M.J. Adams, B.J. Briscoe, and S.K. Biswas (eds.), The Royal Society - Imperial College Press, (1996), pp.238-249.

  • Kaza, K.R. and Sundaresan, S., CO oxidatation on Pt(111): The effect of interactions between adsorbates and adsorbate mobility on the reaction rate, in 'Frontiers in Chemical Reaction Engineering', L.K. Doraiswamy and R.A. Mashelkar (eds.), Wiley Eastern (1984), pp. 323-335 (Proc. Intl. Chemical Reaction Engineering Conference, Pune, 1984.)

  • Kaza, K.R. and Jackson, R., A problem in the flow of granular materials, Proc. Ninth U.S. Nat. Congr. Applied Mechanics, Ithaca, (1982).

  • Kaza, K.R., Villadsen, J. and Jackson, R., Intraparticle diffusional effects in the methanation reaction, Chem. Engng Sci., 35 (1980) 17-24. (Proc. Sixth Intl. Symp. Chemical Reaction Engineering, Nice, 1980.)

 

 

 

Other categories

 

  • Rao, K.K., and Nott, P.R., An Introduction to Granular Flow, Cambridge University Press, New York (2008).

  • Rao, K.K., A message of solidarity and introspection, Universalist Herald, issue 1 (2021) p. 23

  • Rao, K.K., Avoid plastic banners, Curr. Sci. 114 (2018) 943 (correspondence section)

  • Sundaresan, S., Feinberg, M., Rao, K.K., and Nott, P.R., A tribute to professor Roy Jackson: intellectual leader, scholar, mentor, AIChE J. 63 (2017) 5239 - 5249.

  • Shreyas, L., Kanwar, L., and Rao, K.K. (2013). Chemical engineering and the mitigation of fluorosis, Indian Chemical Engineer, 55, 1-12. (Unrefereed text of an invited lecture.)

  • Rao, K.K., Conflict between development and the environment, Curr. Sci. 100 (2011) 281.

  • Rao, K.K., Laboratory notebooks: a cautionary tale, Curr. Sci., 96 (2009) 181-182 (correspondence section).

  • Rao, K.K., Conferences and global warming, Curr. Sci., 94 (2008) 296 (correspondence section).

  • Rao, K. K., Linking the Indian rivers, Curr. Sci., 85 (2003) 565 (correspondence section).

  • Rao, K.K., Review of the book ``Statics and Kinematics of Granular Materials'', by R.M. Nedderman, J. Fluid Mech., 286 (1995) 405.

  • Rao, K.K., Scaling in living systems, Indian Science Cruiser, 5 (1991) 13-19.

  • Rao, K.K., Large granule and slow release urea, report prepared for the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, (1987).

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Paper presented at conference
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