Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Ashwani K. Gupta
Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical Engineering

2159 Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: 301.405.5276
Fax: 301.314.9477
Email: akgupta@umd.edu
Website

Research Interests

Swirl flows; combustion; sprays; alternative fuels; pollution; gas turbine combustion; flowfield modeling; nonintrusive diagnostics; highly preheated air combustion; thermal destruction of solid and liquid wastes; gasification; sensors; internal combustion engines; fouling and deposition; pulse detonation; and combustion in microengines.

Vita

Professor Ashwani K. Gupta has been a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland, College Park since 1983, following six years at MIT as a member of the research staff in the Energy Laboratory and Department of Chemical Engineering, and three years at Sheffield University as an independent research worker and research fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Fuel Technology.  He has over 35 years of experience in Combustion engineering since his graduation from Southampton University in 1970, and is the author of over 450 technical papers, three books, and 10 edited books.

Education

D.Sc., 1986, University of Sheffield, England
Ph.D., 1973, University of Sheffield, England

Select Publications

• Tsuji, H., Gupta, A.K., Hasegawa, T., Katsuki, M., Kishimoto, K., and Morita, M., “High Temperature Air Combustion: From Energy Conservation to Pollution Reduction,” CRC Press, 2003, 401 pages.
• Gupta, A.K., M. Lewis, and M. Dauer, “Swirl Effects on Combustion Characteristics of Premixed Flames,” ASME J. of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 123, No. 3, pp. 619-626, 2001.
• Brasoveanu, D., and A.K. Gupta, “Determination of Propane-Air Maximum Mixing Times,” ASME J. Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 226-230, 2001.
• Danov, S., and A.K. Gupta, “Influence of Imperfections in Working Media on Diesel Engine Indicator Process,” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 231-239, 2001.
• Hasegawa, T., S. Mochida, and A.K. Gupta, “Development of Advanced Industrial Furnace using Highly Preheated Air Combustion,” J. Propulsion and Power, in Press, 2001.
• Habibzadeh, B., and A. K. Gupta, “Control of Kerosene Spray Flame Structure in a Swirl Burner,” 15th Intl. Symposium on Airbreathing Engines, Bangalore, India, September 2-7, 2001.

Scientific and Professional Membership

Editor, Energy and Engineering Science Series, CRC Press; Associate Editor, J. Prop. and Power; Chair, Board of Boiler Rules, State of Maryland; Member, Science Advisory Committee, State of Maryland Power Plant Program; Chair, ASME Fuels and Combustion Tech. Division, Executive Committee Member, ASME Computers and Information in Engineering, Director of Propulsion and Energy, AIAA.

Honors and Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Institute of Energy [U.K.]; ASME George Westinghouse Gold Medal (1998); AIAA Energy Systems Award (1990) and Propellants and Combustion Award (1999); Seven Best Paper Awards by AIAA and ASME; Combustion with Highly Preheated Air, Taiwan, (2000); High Temperature Air Combustion Technologies, Yokohama, Japan, (2000); Plenary Lectures at Forum on High Temperature Air Combustion, Tokyo (2001); High Temperature Air Combustion Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden (2001); 4th International Symposium on High Temperature Air Combustion and Gasification, Rome, Italy (2001); University of Maryland President Kirwan Research Award (2003); ASME James Harry Potter Gold Medal (2003); ASME James N. Landis Medal (2004); University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering Outstanding Research Award (2006); Distinguished University Professor (2008); SAE Fellow (2008).

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