Process Design:
High pressure dense phase pneumatic conveying, design of energy efficient cook stoves.
Process Modelling and Simulation:
- Process modelling and simulation of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy unit operations using first principles.
- Data driven based models using Design of Experiment techniques, and process parameter optimization using traditional optimization techniques as well as evolutionary methods.
- Artificial Neural Networks based models for prediction of properties.
- Molecular modelling for selection of extractants for solvent extraction.
Instrumentation:
- Intelligent Instrumentation.
- Microcontroller based system.
- LabVIEW and dSpace based rapid prototyping.
- Image processing based monitoring and control system.
- Vibration analysis based fault monitoring system.
- Thermal Plasma Diagnostics using Spectroscopy.
