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Associate Professor
Academic Background
RESEARCH INTERESTS
(Refer to MultiPhase Flows Lab: anurl.in/mpfl)
Experimental thermal-fluid sciences and Aerospace Applications, Small scale hydropower: Silt and Cavitation erosion in hydro turbines; Hydrokinetic turbines, Underwater acoustics; Gas-liquid mass transfer for environmental applications such as wastewater treatment, aeration and water desalination; Naval hydrodynamics; Multiphase flows: bubbles and drops; Flow Measurement; Drop Impact; Particle/Shadow Image Velocimetry; Digital image processing; Aerosol Measurement and Instrumentation; Particle Technology; Innovative Pedagogy in Engineering Education, Active Learning in Engineering (Refer to www.drkarnteaching.com); Early Science Technology Engineering Education and Mathematics of India.
AWARDS & HONORS
Career Graph
FUNDED RESEARCH PROPOSALS
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (34)
BOOK CHAPTER (5)
Karn, A., Thakur, S., Badoni, P. (2021) ANURL: An innovative management scheme for web uniform resource locators. Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Proceedings of 5th ICMETE 2021. Chapter 55. Springer. ISBN 978-981-16-8720-4.
Dwivedi, A., Chintala, V., Chawdhary, H., Karn, A. (2020), Development of a Selective Catalyst Reduction System with Zeolite for NOx Emissions Reduction in CI Engines. Advances in Sustainable Development, Chapter 19. ISBN 978-981-16-4399-6.
Sawant, G., Gaurav, K., Mittal, G., Karn, A. (2021), A short review on the development of novel facemasks during COVID-19 pandemic. Advances in Behavioral Based Safety, Chapter 13. ISBN 978-981-16-8269-8.
Karn, A., Kanchi, R., Deo, S. S. (2021), Design and Development of an automated monitored hand hygiene system to curb infection spread in institutional settings during COVID-19 pandemic. Advances in Behavioral Based Safety, Chapter 14. ISBN 978-981-16-8269-8.
Karn, A., Narula, V., Arndt R. & Hong, J. (2016). Insight into Ventilation Demand Estimation for High-speed Supercavitating Underwater Vehicles. Lectures in Mechanical Engineering, Springer.
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS(10)
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (22)
INVITED TALKS (9)
RESEARCH IMPACT (MEDIA PUBLICATIONS ETC.)
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
TEACHING INNOVATIONS
Active-learning in Engineering Education
Developed active learning modules for thermal-fluid science based courses in Engineering such as Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer.
Repository creation & Integration of Python/Excel VBA tools in Engineering courses
Developed computational tools for all courses in Mechanical Engineering as well as high school physics for improvement in pedagogy and teaching-learning experience. Repository can be found at drkarnteaching.com.
Story-telling in Engineering
Developed story-telling in engineering modules for thermo-fluid science based courses. Details can be found at drkarnteaching.com.
Assignment design and transmission tool
Ideated and developed an automated assignment design and transmission tool to provide randomized subjective assignment papers to students to inculcate integrity.
Revamping Engineering Labs: Flipped Approach & Research Writing
Introduced the concept of flipped-lab approach and integrated research writing into the engineering labs to promote coding and analysis skills as well as general interest of students in engineering labs.
ACADEMIC AND OTHER SERVICE
Editorial Positions
Engineering Journal (Associate Editor) | SCOPUS Journal, 2020-Present.
Reviewer, DST
Review Committee of INSPIRE Awards - MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) , DST, Government of India.
Session Chair
International Conference on Advanced Materials, Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 2018.
Conference Moderator
Served as the conference moderator for 3rd world congress on Petrochemistry and Chemical Engineering, Atlanta, USA, 2015.
Conference Presentations (37)
Rajkumar, R., Gaurav, K., Karn, A., Kumar, V., Shukla, H. (2021) Numerical investigation of the effect of liquid temperature on supercavitation. International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM 2021), Bangalore, India.
Dwivedi, A., Sawant, G., Karn, A. (2021) Effective computational tools for teaching and learning of heat transfer through extended surfaces. International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM 2021), Bangalore, India.
Agarwal, R., Dwivedi, P., Mahawar, R., Karn, A. (2021) Design and Analysis of Longitudinal Butt Joint Using Spreadsheets. International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM 2021), Bangalore, India.
Karn, A., Thakur, S., Badoni, P. (2021) ANURL: An innovative management scheme for web uniform resource locators. International Conference on Intelligent Systems & Sustainable Computing (ICISSC 2021), Springer, Hyderabad, India.
Mahawar, R., Dwivedi, P., Agrawal, R., Karn, A. (2020) Novel surface aerators for water quality enhancement in hydropower enhancement. Technical Symposium, Dehradun.
Dwivedi, A., Chintala, V., Chawdhary, H., Karn, A. (2020) Development of a Selective Catalyst Reduction System with Zeolite for NOx Emissions Reduction in CI Engines. International Conference on Advances in the Field of Health, Safety, Fire, Environment & Allied Sciences (HSFEA 2020), Dehradun
Karn, A., Kanchi, R., Deo, Shashank S. (2020) Design and Development of an Automated Monitored Hand Hygiene System to Curb Infection Spread in Institutional Settings during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Conference on Advances in the Field of Health, Safety, Fire, Environment & Allied Sciences (HSFEA 2020), Dehradun.
Sawant, G., Gaurav, K., Mittal, G., Karn, A. (2020) A short review on the development of novel face masks during COVID-19 pandemic. International Conference on Advances in the Field of Health, Safety, Fire, Environment & Allied Sciences (HSFEA 2020), Dehradun.
Acharya, A., Dwivedi, A., Karn, A. (2020). Determination of steady-state charge distribution of aerosols passing through bipolar ionizers: A Monte-Carlo Simulation-based study. Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dehradun, India.
Nawani, S., Deo, S. S., Kumar, A., Karn, A. (2020). Estimation of loss coefficient for flow through cross-junctions through CFD Simulations. Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dehradun, India.
Karn, A., Upadhyay, J., Rosiejka, B., Karn, A. (2020). Unravelling the popular science-show demonstration: “The grape-plasma” through high-speed visualizations. Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dehradun, India.
Vyas, A., Singh, D., Karn, A. (2020). Secondary Fluid injection in turbomachines. Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dehradun, India.
Kar, A., Dhebar, A., Khan, K., Karn, A. (2020). Visualization of bubble generation upon interaction with an ultrasonic horn in liquids at different carbonation levels. Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dehradun, India.
Mahawar, R., Dwivedi, P., Vyas, A., Kumar, A., Karn, A. (2020). Rewriting the Cavitation story in Engineering. Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dehradun, India.
Mittal, G., Donga, R. K., Kumar, A., Karn, A., (2019). Identification of Silt Erosion Areas on Francis Turbine Guide Vanes Through Numerical Simulation. 46th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, PSG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Donga, R. K., Kumar, A., Karn, A., (2019). A numerical study on the bifurcation of rectangular orifice synthetic jets. 46th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, PSG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Srivastava, A., Mishra, A., De, R., Chintala, V., Kumar., A.,Karn, A., (2018). Some insights into drop impacts on a hydrophobic surface. 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, IIT Bombay, India.
Chintala, V., Kumar, S., Kumar, P., Kumar, A., Karn, A., (2018). Development of an after-treatment device with low-cost catalysts for NOx emission reduction from diesel engines. 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, IIT Bombay, India.
Karn, A., Ragunath, S., De., R., Chintala, V., Kumar., A., (2018). High-speed imaging reveals a close resemblance between drop impacts on a solid surface and the interaction of a cold droplet placed upon a hot liquid pool. 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, IIT Bombay, India.
Karn, A., (2017). Exploring the relationship between natural and artificial modes of supercavitation. 44th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Amritapuri, Kollam, Kerala, India.
Karn, A., Narula, V., Arndt R. & Hong, J. (2016). Insight into Ventilation Demand Estimation for High-speed Supercavitating Underwater Vehicles. 3rd International Conference on Applications of Fluid Dynamics, Dhanbad, India.
Karn, A., Rosiejka, B., Narula, V. & Chaturvedi, A., (2016). Some Insights into Air Entrainment Characteristics of Artificial Supercavities. 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Allahabad, India
Karn, A., Shao, S., Arndt, R. E. A., & Hong, J. (2016). Probing into physics of ventilated demand for supercavitating underwater vehicles. 31st ONR Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Monterey, CA
Ahn, B.K., Jeong, S.W., Kim, J.H., Shao, S., Karn, A., Hong, J., & Arndt, R., (2016). Experimental Investigation of artificial supercavitation. 31st ONR Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Monterey, CA
Karn, A., Monson, G. M., Ellis, C., Hong, J., Arndt, R. E. A., & Gulliver, J. (2015). Oxygen transfer across ventilated hydrofoils. The 7th International Symposium on Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces, Seattle.
Karn, A., Arndt, R. E. A., & Hong, J. (2015). Closure mechanisms of ventilated supercavities under steady and unsteady flow conditions. 9th International Symposium on Cavitation, Switzerland.
Karn, A., Arndt, R. E. A. & Hong, J. (2015). On the relationship between super cavity closures, air entrainment and internal flows. 68th Annual Meeting of APS-DFD, Boston.
De, R., Karn, A., Noonan, J., Rosiejka, B., Arndt, R., & Hong, J. (2015). Characterization of drop impact based on internal flow quantification. 68th Annual Meeting of APS-DFD, Boston.
Karn, A., Arndt, R. E. A. & Hong, J. (2015), A robust image analysis approach for high void fraction gas-liquid flows, 3rd World Congress on Petrochemistry and Chemical Engineering, Atlanta
Karn, A., Ellis, C., Arndt, R. E. A., & Hong, J. (2014). Bubble size measurements in a bubbly wake. 67th Annual Meeting of APS-DFD, San Francisco.
Arndt, R. E. A., Karn, A. & Hong, J. (2014). A unified physical model to explain super cavity closure. 67th Annual Meeting of APS-DFD, San Francisco.
Ellis C., Karn, A., Hong, J., Lee, S. J., Kawakami, E., Scott, D., Gulliver, J. & Arndt, R. E. A., (2014). Measurements in the wake of a ventilated hydrofoil: A step towards improved turbine aeration techniques. 27th IAHR Symposium Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Montreal, Canada.
Kawakami, E., Lee, S. J., Karn, A., Hong, J. & Arndt, R. E. A. (2013). Improved performance with ventilation. 66th Annual Meeting of APS-DFD, Pittsburgh.
Arndt, R. E. A., Lee, S. J., Kawakami, E., Hong, J. & Karn, A. (2013). Ventilation of a hydrofoil wake. 66th Annual Meeting of APS-DFD, Pittsburgh.
Scott, D., Sabourin, M., Beaulieu, S., Ellis, C. & Karn, A. (2015). Optimizing dissolved oxygen transfer in auto-venting turbines. HydroVision International 2015, Portland.
Lee, S. J., Kawakami, E., Karn, A., Arndt, R. E. A. (2014). Experimental investigation on the behaviours of ventilated supercavities. Proceedings of the annual autumn meeting of the SNAK (The Society of Naval Architects of Korea), Changwon, Korea, 2014.
Zhao J., Han H. S., Karn A., and McMurry P. (2015), Development of an Ultrafine Condensation Particle Counter (UCPC) for Measurements of Particles Down to 1 nm in Diameter, 34th American Association for Aerosol Research Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Karn, A., Aravindan, S. & Singh, V. N., (2011). Metallographic analysis of Polyhedral Indium Zinc Oxide Mesocontainers.International Metallographic contest 2011, American Society of Metals, Aug. 7 – 11, 2011, Nashville, TN.
Karn, A., Aravindan, S., Singh, V. N. & Mehta, B. R., (2011). Synthesis, shape evolution and growth mechanism of Polyhedral Indium Zinc Oxide Mesocontainers. International Metallographic contest 2011, American Society of Metals, Aug. 7 – 11, 2011, Nashville, TN.