Dr Abhishek Asthana

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Dr Abhishek Asthana FIET, FEI, FHEA, CEng, PhD, MRes, MEng, BEng

Reader in Energy Engineering, Director of Hallam Energy, Deputy Director of DTA Energy (University Alliance).

Summary

Since joining the university in 2009, Abhishek has delivered 45 industrial projects of energy research, knowledge transfer and consultancy, winning external funding of £2 Million. He has developed 5 commercial software packages and is the inventor of 4 patents.

Abhishek leads 3 courses - BEng Energy Engineering, BEng Chemical Engineering and MEng Chemical Engineering.

He is also the Deputy Director of the Doctoral Training Alliance in Energy formed by 19 British Universities in the University Alliance.

Abhishek is also the Director of Hallam Energy. He is part of a multidisciplinary team with a wide range of engineering knowledge supporting industry through initiatives such the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme and the Industrial Heat Recovery Scheme. 

Abhishek Asthana

About

Abhishek has won many awards and honours including

  • Industry Representative and Global Ambassador of the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) since 2014
  • College Course Awards for leading the BEng Energy Engineering Course to more than 90% student satisfaction in the NSS, every year from 2011 to 2015
  • Nomination to Inspirational Teacher Award in a student nominated scheme every year from 2012 to 2016
  • Contribution Pay Award with a double salary increment for outstanding contribution to the university's objectives
  • Allocation de Recherche, a stipend of € 75,000 and university fee for PhD from the Ministry of Education, Research and Technology of France, 2004 to 2007
  • Eiffel Scholarship, a stipend of € 34,000 and university fee from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, 2002 to 2004
  • Best PhD Student Poster, an award of €250 from the French Society of Chemical Engineering (SFGP)
  • Best Student Business Idea, prize air tickets to Hong Kong and Singapore from United Airlines in a technical competition, 2001

His areas of interest are:

  • Energy from waste and incineration
  • Power generation
  • Refrigeration and air conditioning
  • Biomass and bio energy
  • Combustion, gasification and pyrolysis
  • Pollution abatement in air, water and soil
  • Oil and gas
  • Nuclear energy
  • Wind and hydro energy
  • Energy efficiency and recovery
  • Process simulation and optimisation


Teaching

Department of Engineering and Mathematics

College of Business, Technology and Engineering

Abhishek started teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in 2004 as an Associate Lecturer at Université de Lorraine (Nancy, France), in 2007 at the University of Sheffield and in 2009 at Sheffield Hallam University. At Sheffield Hallam, Abhishek has developed, delivered and led 19 modules and 4 new courses using his experience in industry and consultancy. He is currently the course leader for 3 engineering courses including the award winning Energy Engineering course. He has supervised 61 MSc dissertations and 37 BEng final year projects. Three of his current modules have been rated the best modules on the entire course by postgraduate and undergraduate students.

New Courses Developed

  • BEng Energy Engineering (Currently the Course Leader).

This has been one of the most popular courses in the college, achieving more than 90% satisfaction ratings from students and winning the college course award every year from 2011 to 2015.

  • MEng Chemical Engineering and BEng Chemical Engineering (Currently the Course Leader for both).

These courses have recruited 39 students in their very first year and are heading to become a core business area for the Department of Engineering and Mathematics in the near future.

  • MEng Food Engineering

This course was developed in partnership with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), the National Skills Academy (NSA) and a number of industrial partners from the Food industry.

Modules Developed and Delivered

  • Sustainability Energy and Environmental Management (Level 7, all MSc Advanced Engineering Courses)
  • Industrial Energy Management (Level 6, CEng and MEng Mechanical Engineering and BEng Energy Engineering)
  • Nuclear Energy (Level 6, BEng Energy Engineering)
  • Fossil Fuels and Sustainability (Level 5, BEng Energy Engineering)
  • Mechanical Engineering 2 (Level 5, CEng and MEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • Thermofluid Dynamics  (Level 5, BEng Energy, CEng and MEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • Renewable Energy and Sustainability (Level 6, BEng Energy Engineering)
  • Mechanical Technology 2  (Level 4, IEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • Mechanical Engineering in the Food Industry (Level 4, MEng Food Engineering)
  • Maths & Engineering Science (Level 4, BEng Railway Engineering)
  • Thermofluid Dynamics for Food Engineering (Level 5, MEng Food Engineering)
  • Chemical Engineering Practice (Level 4, MEng and BEng Chemical Engineering)
  • Introduction to Transport Phenomena (Level 4, MEng and BEng Chemical Engineering)
  • Transport Phenomena (Level 5, MEng and BEng Chemical Engineering)
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering and Thermodynamics (Level 5, MEng and BEng Chemical Engineering)
  • Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering (Level 5, MEng and BEng Chemical Engineering)
  • Reactor Design (Level 6, MEng and BEng Chemical Engineering)
  • Design and Commissioning Group Project (Level 6, MEng and BEng Chemical Engineering)
  • Advanced Reactor Engineering (Level 7, MEng Chemical Engineering)

Research

Since joining Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in 2009 Abhishek has won external funding of £2 million total, has led 45 industrial projects of research, knowledge transfer and consultancy, developed 5 commercial software packages, is the author of 19 journal and conference papers and the inventor of 4 patents. In 2009, Abhishek co-founded Hallam Energy, a new consultancy venture in the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) and now leads the group as its Deputy Director.

Summary of External Income Generation

  • £1,215,000 from 3 research projects funded by Innovate UK and the Government of India.
  • £252,000 from 36 consultancy projects funded by EU and UK industry, local authorities, Innovate UK and Business Link.
  • £305,000 from 3 knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP) funded by Innovate UK.
  • £144,000 from 3 sponsored PhD projects funded by the Governments of Nigeria, Libya and Iraq.

Significant Projects

  • Waste heat recovery from Nestle's KitKat ovens (2015-17). Funded by Innovate UK, £819,000.
  • Refrigerant-based plate heat exchanger design for commercial kitchens with Dext Heat Recovery, William Jackson Food Group, DCI Refrigeration. Funded by Innovate UK, £451,000.
  • Feasibility study of generating Energy from Municipal Solid Waste in New Delhi (2015-16). Funded by the Government of India, INR 1.5 million.

Collaborators and Sponsors

  • Nestle
  • Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
  • National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya, Innovate UK
  • Halliburton
  • Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Spirax Sarco
  • Dext Heat Recovery
  • William Jackson Food Group
  • Cytec Speciality Chemicals
  • Mitchells & Butlers
  • BS Stainless
  • Group Rhodes
  • Matrix Energy Systems
  • Sretlaw Innovations
  • PurpleCow FMCG
  • Beatson Clark
  • Burntwood Sports
  • Craftsman Tools
  • Danfoss Heat Pumps
  • Federal Mogul
  • F-Gen Power
  • Fosters Bakery
  • Hopkins
  • Newburgh Engineering
  • Sizer
  • T&T Vicars
  • Rotary Engineering
  • Stainless Steel Services

Publications

Journal articles

Sivanandan, H., Kishore, V.R., Goel, M., & Asthana, A. (2021). A Study on Plume Dispersion Characteristics of Two Discrete Plume Stacks for Negative Temperature Gradient Conditions. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 26, 405-422. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-020-09747-1

Mukherjee, S., Asthana, A., Howarth, M., & Chowdhury, J.I. (2020). Techno-Economic Assessment of Waste Heat Recovery Technologies for the Food Processing Industry. Energies, 13 (23), e6446. http://doi.org/10.3390/en13236446

Parthiban, P., Malarvili, T., Jayakumar, V., Goel, M., Asthana, A., & Das, A. (2020). Demineralization of phenol derivatives using sequential adsorption and biological degradation process. Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, 13 (3), 1944-1951. http://doi.org/10.31788/RJC.2020.1335671

Parthiban, P., Gokulakrishnan, V., Goel, M., Asthana, A., & Das, A. (2019). Simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation of reactive dyes using jatropha deoiled cakes. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 8 (12), 3246-3250. http://doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.L3085.1081219

Mukherjee, S., Asthana, A., Howarth, M., McNeil, R., & Frisby, B. (2019). Achieving operational excellence for industrial baking ovens. Energy Procedia, 161, 395-402. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.100

Asthana, A., Mukherjee, S., Mountney, S., & Griffiths, R. (2017). Experimental Validation of the Structural Integrity of Modular Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades. Proceedings, 1 (7), 694. http://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1070694

Mukherjee, S., & Asthana, A. (2017). Techno-economic feasibility of a hybrid power generation system for developing economies. Proceedings, 1 (7), 639. http://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1070693

Mountney, S., Asthana, A., Mohammed, K., & Almond, M. (2016). A preliminary investigation of the reserve service continuum. Universia Business Review, 49, 116-131. https://ubr.universia.net/article/view/1724/investigacion-preliminar-continuo-servicios

Goel, M., Das, A., Ravikumar, K., & Asthana, A. (2014). A study on the enhancement of sonochemical degradation of eosin B using other advanced oxidation processes. Desalination and Water Treatment, 52 (34-36), 6770-6776. http://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.822342

Asthana, A., & Wheeler, D.R. (2013). A polarizable reactive force field for water to enable molecular dynamics simulations of proton transport. The journal of chemical physics, 138 (17), 174502. http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4798457

Asthana, A., Ménard, Y., Sessiecq, P., & Patisson, F. (2010). Modeling on-grate MSW incineration with experimental validation in a batch incinerator. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 49 (16), 7597-7604. http://doi.org/10.1021/ie100175e

Asthana, A., Falcoz, Q., Sessiecq, P., & Patisson, F. (2010). Modeling kinetics of Cd, Pb, and Zn vaporization during municipal solid waste bed incineration. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 49 (16), 7605-7609. http://doi.org/10.1021/ie100181x

Asthana, A., Sessiecq, P., Patisson, F., & Ablitzer, D. (2007). Modélisation de la formation des NOx dans le lit d’un incinérateur d’ordures ménagères à grille (Modelling the formation of NOx in the bed of on-grate Municipal Waste Incinerator). Récents Progrès en Génie des Procédés (Recent Progress in Chemical Engineering, French).

Asthana, A., & Sanjay, M. (n.d.). Design, development, testing and evaluation of an innovative floating hydro-generator. International Journal of Design Engineering (Special Issue).

Suri, Y., Pegg, C., Islam, S.Z., & Asthana, A. (n.d.). Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling to design and optimise Power Kites for Renewable Power Generation. International Journal of Design Engineering (Special Issue).

Conference papers

Sethuramalingam, R., & Asthana, A. (2021). Design Improvement of Water-Cooled Data Centres using Computational Fluid Dynamics. In Mporas, I., Kourtessis, P., Al-Habaibeh, A., Asthana, A., Vukovic, V., & Senior, J. (Eds.) Second International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures, Hatfield, 10 September 2020 - 11 September 2020 (pp. 105-113). Cham: Springer: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63916-7_14

Sethuramalingam, R., & Asthana, A. (2021). Design Improvement of Water-Cooled Data Centres using Computational Fluid Dynamics. In Mporas, I., Kourtessis, P., Al-Habaibeh, A., Asthana, A., Vukovic, V., & Senior, J. (Eds.) Second International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures, Hatfield, 10 September 2020 - 11 September 2020 (pp. 105-113). Cham: Springer: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63916-7_14

Asthana, A., & Goel, M. (2020). Hydrogen the Future Fuel? A Review of the Technical Challenges in Replacing Natural Gas with Hydrogen for Heating. In The IAFOR International Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment – Hawaii (IICSEEHawaii2020), Hawaii, USA, 10 January 2020 - 12 January 2020.

Asthana, A., Sethuramalingam, R., Weston, P., Goel, M., & Kandasamy, S. (2019). Prediction of Thermal Performance of Glass Roof Atriums using CFD Modelling. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF), Nottingham, U.K, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Pubilcations

Asthana, A., Sethuramalingam, R., Weston, P., Goel, M., & Kandasamy, S. (2019). Prediction of Thermal Performance of Glass Roof Atriums using CFD Modelling. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF), Nottingham, U.K, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Pubilcations

Asthana, A., & Mukherjee, S. (2019). Design, development, testing and evaluation of an innovative floating hydro-generator. In Al-Habaibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) The International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF) 2019, Nottingham, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Asthana, A., & Mukherjee, S. (2019). Review of Waste to Energy Projects in Developing Countries. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures ICESF, Nottingham, U.K, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Asthana, A., & Mukherjee, S. (2019). Review of Waste to Energy Projects in Developing Countries. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures ICESF, Nottingham, U.K, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Asthana, A., Sethuramalingam, R., & Weston, P. (2019). Review of Waste Heat Utilisation from Data Centres. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures ICESF, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Asthana, A., Sethuramalingam, R., & Weston, P. (2019). Review of Waste Heat Utilisation from Data Centres. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures ICESF, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Suri, Y., Pegg, C., Islam, S., & Asthana, A. (2019). Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling to design and optimise Power Kites for Renewable Power Generation. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF), Nottingham, U.K, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Suri, Y., Pegg, C., Islam, S., & Asthana, A. (2019). Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling to design and optimise Power Kites for Renewable Power Generation. In Al-Habibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF), Nottingham, U.K, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Asthana, A., & Mukherjee, S. (2019). Design, development, testing and evaluation of an innovative floating hydro-generator. In Al-Habaibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) The International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF) 2019, Nottingham, 9 September 2019 - 11 September 2019. Nottingham Trent University Publications

Mukherjee, S., Asthana, A., Howarth, M., Mcneill, R., & Frisby, B. (2019). Achieving operational excellence for industrial baking ovens. Energy Procedia, 161, 395-402. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.100

Mukherjee, S., Asthana, A., Howarth, M., McNeil, R., & Frisby, B. (2018). Achieving operational excellence for industrial baking ovens. In 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains, ICSEF 2018, Paphos, Cyprus, 17 October 2018 - 19 October 2018.

Asthana, A. (2018). World markets for conventional and advanced biofuels over the next five years. Journal of Bioremediation and Biodegradation. http://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6199-C1-013

Asthana, A., Mukherjee, S., & Howarth, M. (2018). Evaluation of waste heat recovery technologies for industrial food manufacturing process. In International Conference on Sustainability, Energy and Environmental Sciences (ICSEES), 16 July 2018 - 18 July 2018.

Asthana, A., Mukherjee, S., Misra, G.P., & Babbar, P. (2018). Challenges in establishing waste-to-energy projects in developing countries with a case study from India. In Cossu, R. (Ed.) 4th International Symposium on Urban Mining and Circular Economy, SUM 2018, Bergamo, Italy, 21 May 2018 - 23 May 2018. Cisa Publisher: https://cisapublisher.com/product/sum2018-4th-symposium-on-urban-mining-and-circular-economy-usb-pendrive/

Mukherjee, S., Asthana, A., Howarth, M., & Mcneill, R. (2017). Waste heat recovery from industrial baking ovens. Energy Procedia, 123, 321-328. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.259

Asthana, A., Mukherjee, S., & Howarth, M. (2017). Waste heat recovery from baking ovens. In 11th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers, 18 April 2017 - 21 April 2017.

Asthana, A., & Mohammad, K.R. (2017). Design of manufacturing line for innovative acoustic insulation jackets for oil and gas pipelines. In Gastech Conference and Exhibition, Tokyo 2017, Tokyo, Japan, 4 April 2017.

Mukherjee, S., Asthana, A., & Howarth, M. (2016). Waste Heat Recovery in Food and Drinks Industry (Abstract only). Journal of Food Process Technology, 7 (12). http://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7110.C1.056

Asthana, A., Abuhatira, A., & Alboueshi, A. (2016). Tubing specifications selection and its effect on the results of hydraulic fracturing treatment in oil formations. In 6th World PetroCoal Congress, New Delhi, India, 15 February 2016 - 17 February 2016.

Mohammad, K., Asthana, A., Cockerham, G., & Almond, M. (2016). Innovative acoustic jacketing for oil and gas pipelines. In 6th World PetroCoal Congress, New Delhi, India, 15 February 2016 - 17 February 2016.

Mountney, S., Asthana, A., Mohammad, K., & Almond, M. (2015). Why would a service-based SME add manufacturing capability? In 4th International Conference in Business Servitization (ICBS 2015), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 19 November 2015 - 20 November 2015.

Kandasamy, S., Asthana, A., & Richardson, B. (2013). Clay Extrusion Process Modelling and Performance Assessment of Vacuum Extruders Using Computational Fluid Dynamics. In 12th International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science (ICCPS-12), Portland, Oregon, USA, 4 August 2013 - 7 August 2013.

Ménard, Y., Asthana, A., Patisson, F., Sessiecq, P., & Ablitzer, D. (2008). Thermodynamic study of heavy metals behaviour during municipal waste incineration. Process safety and environmental protection, 84 (4), 290-296. http://doi.org/10.1205/psep.05166

Asthana, A., Sessiecq, P., Patisson, F., & Ablitzer, D. (2007). Modélisation de la formation des NOx dans le lit d’un incinérateur d’ordures ménagères à grille. In National Conference of the French Society of Chemical Engineering (SFGP), Saint Etienne, France, 9 October 2007 - 11 October 2007.

Asthana, A., Patisson, F., Sessiecq, P., & Ablitzer, D. (2007). Emissions des polluants lors de l’incinération d’ordures ménagères (Emissions of Pollutants During Municipal Waste Incineration). In Le Climat En Question (The Climat in Question), Nancy, France, 15 March 2007 - 16 March 2007.

Asthana, A., Patisson, F., Sessiecq, P., & Ablitzer, D. (2007). Emissions des polluants lors de l’incinération d’ordures ménagères. In National Conference of the French Society of Chemical Engineering (SFGP), 9 October 2007 - 11 October 2007.

Asthana, A., Ménard, Y., Sessiecq, P., Patisson, F., & Ablitzer, D. (2006). A 2-D mathematical model of on-grate municipal solid waste combustion. 2006 TMS Fall Extraction and Processing Division: Sohn International Symposium, 1, 465-474.

Menard, Y., Asthana, A., Patisson, F., Sessiecq, P., & Ablitzer, D. (2005). Thermodynamic study of heavy metals behavior during municipal waste incineration. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 84 (4), 290-296. http://doi.org/10.1205/psep.05166

Book chapters

Sethuramalingam, R., Asthana, A., & Weston, P. (2019). Review of Waste Heat Utilisation from Data Centres. In Al-Habaibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) The International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF). Nottingham Trent University

Sethuramalingam, R., Asthana, A., & Weston, P. (2019). Review of Waste Heat Utilisation from Data Centres. In Al-Habaibeh, A., Asthana, A., & Vukovic, V. (Eds.) The International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF). Nottingham Trent University

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