FACULTY
Biography
Raj Chhabra earned his BS, MS, and PhD degrees, all in Chemical Engineering, from the erstwhile University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) in 1974, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (1976), and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (1980), respectively. Following a postdoc with the late Professor J.F. Richardson at the University of Swansea, Swansea (UK), in 1984, he joined as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Currently, he is a professor in Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. His research interests are in the area of multiphase systems, especially involving non-Newtonian fluids. He has more than 300 journal papers to his credit. In addition, he has authored/coauthored seven books.
Education
- Ph.D.: Monash University, Australia, 1980
- M.E.: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1976
- B.E.: University of Roorkee, India, 1974
Selected Publications
- L. Mishra, A.K. Baranwal and R.P. Chhabra, Laminar forced convection in power-law fluids from two heated cylinders in a square duct, International Heat and Mass Transfer, In press (2017).
- A.K. Baranwal and R.P. Chhabra, Effect of yield stress on free convection from an isothermal cylinder adjacent to an adiabatic wall, Computational Thermal Science, in press (2017).
- C. Kabwe, R. Haldenwang, V. Fester and R.P. Chhabra, Transitional flow of non-Newtonian fluids in open channels of different cross-sectional shapes, J. Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng., 39, 2171-2189 (2017).
- S. Mukherjee, A. K. Gupta and R. P. Chhabra, Laminar forced convection in power-law and Bingham plastic fluids in ducts of semi-circular and other cross-sections, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 104, 112-141 (2017).
- A. K. Gupta and R.P. Chhabra, Combined effects of fluid shear-thinning and yield stress on heat transfer from an isothermal spheroid, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 93, 803-826 (2016).
Recognition
- J.C. Bose Fellowship (2015-2020)
- Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (Elected in 2013)
- Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (Elected in 2012)
- Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (Elected in 2010)
- Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (Elected in 2000)