Gaurav Mittal, Ph.D.

Dr. Mittal is a Staff Engineer with the Mechanical & Structural Engineering Team at Equity.  As a member of this team, he provides engineering consulting services to oil & gas and chemical industries for Level 2 and Level 3 API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 fitness-for-service assessments. 

Prior to joining Equity, Dr. Mittal served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Akron, OH, and as a Professor at the School of Engineering at UPES, India.  During his academic career, he taught a vast variety of mechanical engineering subjects in the US and India, focusing on fluid & thermal science as well as mechanics & design.  Dr. Mittal also served as a principal investigator on several projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and NASA.  His research encompassed experimental fluid & thermal sciences, combustion, and computational fluid dynamics.

Publications:

1. Purnachandrakumar, D., Mittal, G., Sharma, R.K., Singh, D.B., Tiwari, S., Sinhmar, S., “Review on performance assessment of solar stills using computational fluid dynamics,” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29, 38673-38714, 2022.
2. Hartwig J., Mittal G., Sung C.J., “Acetone tracer laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) at 282 nm excitation as a diagnostic tool in elevated pressure and temperature systems,” Applied Spectroscopy 73 (4), 395-402, 2019.
3. Hartwig J., Mittal G., Sung C.J., “System validation Experiments for Obtaining Tracer Laser-Induced Fluorescence Data at Elevated Pressure and Temperature,” Applied Spectroscopy 72 (4), 618-626, 2018.
4. Panakarajupally, R.P., Mittal, G., “Computational investigation of the double-injection strategy on ethanol partially premixed compression ignition,” Energy and Fuels 31(10), 11280-11290, 2017.
5. Hartwig, J.W., Mittal, G., Kumar, K., Sung, C.J., “Acetone photophysics at 282nm excitation at elevated pressure and temperature. I: Absorption and fluorescence experiments,” Applied Physics B 123, 191 – 129, 2017.
6. Mittal, G., Burke, S.M., Davies, V.A., Parajuli, B., Metcalfe, W., Curran, H.J., “Autoignition of ethanol in a rapid compression machine,” Combustion and Flame 161, 1164-1171, 2014.
7. Mittal, G., Chomier, M., “Effect of crevice mass transfer in a rapid compression machine,” Combustion and Flame 161, 398-404, 2014.
8. Mittal, G., Chomier, M., “Interpretation of experimental data from rapid compression machines without creviced pistons,” Combustion and Flame 161, 75-83, 2014.
9. Mittal, G., Bhari, A., “A rapid compression machine with crevice containment,” Combustion and Flame 160, 2975-2981, 2013.
10. Goldsborough, S.S., Mittal, G., Banyon, C., “Methodology to account for multi-stage ignition phenomena during simulations of RCM experiments,” Proc. Combust. Inst. 34, 685-693, 2013.
11. Goldsborough, S.S., Banyon, C., Mittal, G., “A computationally efficient, physics-based model for simulating heat loss during compression and the delay period in RCM experiments,” Combustion and Flame 159, 3476-3492, 2012.
12. Mittal, G., Gupta, S., “Computational assessment of an approach for implementing crevice containment in rapid compression machines,” Fuel 102, 536-544, 2012.
13. Das, A.K.; Sung, C.J.; Zhang, Y; Mittal, G. (2012) Ignition delay study of moist hydrogen/oxidizer mixtures using a rapid compression machine, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37, 6901–6911.
14. Mittal, G., Raju, M.P., Sung, C.J., “Vortex formation in a rapid compression machine: Influence of physical and operating parameters,” Fuel 94, 409-417, 2012.
15. Mittal, G., Raju, M.P., Bhari, A., “A numerical assessment of the novel concept of crevice containment in a rapid compression machine,” Combustion and Flame 158, 2420-2427, 2011.
16. Allen, C., Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., Toulson, E., Lee, T., “An aerosol rapid compression machine for studying energetic-nanoparticle-enhanced combustion of liquid fuels,” Proc. Combust. Inst. 33, 3367-3374, 2010.
17. Mittal, G., Raju, M.P., Sung, C.J., “CFD modeling of two-stage ignition in a rapid compression machine: Assessment of zero-dimensional approach,” Combustion and Flame 157, 1316-1324, 2010.
18. Kumar, K., Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., “Autoignition of n-decane under elevated pressure and low-to-intermediate temperature conditions,” Combustion and Flame 156, 1278-1288, 2009.
19. Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., “Autoignition of methylcyclohexane at elevated pressures,” Combustion and Flame 156, 1852-1855, 2009.
20. Mittal, G., Chaos, M., Sung, C.J., Dryer, F.L., “Dimethyl ether autoignition in a rapid compression machine: Experiments and chemical kinetic modeling,” Fuel Processing Technology 89(12) 1244-1254, 2008.
21. Mittal, G., Raju, M.P., Sung, C.J., “Computational fluid dynamics modeling of hydrogen ignition in a rapid compression machine,” Combustion and Flame 155, 417-428, 2008.
22. Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., “Homogeneous charge compression ignition of binary fuel blends,” Combustion and Flame 155, 431- 439, 2008.
23. Kumar, K., Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., Law, C.K., “Experiments on ethylene/O2/diluent mixtures: Laminar flame speeds with preheat and ignition delays at high pressure,” Combustion and Flame 153 (3) 343-354, 2008.
24. Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., “Autoignition of toluene and benzene at elevated pressures in a rapid compression machine,” Combustion and Flame 150, 355-368, 2007.
25. Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., Fairweather, M., Tomlin, A.S., Griffiths, J.F., Hughes, K.J., “Significance of the HO2 + CO reaction during the combustion of CO + H2 mixtures at high pressures,” Proc. Combust. Inst. 31, 419-427, 2007.
26. Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., “A rapid compression machine for chemical kinetics studies at elevated pressures and temperatures,” Combust. Sci. Tech. 179(3) 497-530, 2007.
27. Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., Yetter, R.A., “Autoignition of H2/CO at elevated pressures in a rapid compression machine,” International Journal of Chemical Kinetics 38, 516-529, 2006.
28. Mittal, G., Sung, C.J., “Aerodynamics inside a rapid compression machine,” Combustion and Flame 145 (1-2), 160-180, 2006.