@article{aravindan_madhesh_kumar_arulanandam_murali_sheoran_waykole_muthaiah_sharma_anand_2024, title={Computational and Chemical Kinetics Analysis of Hydrogen-Blended LPG for Domestic Cook Stove Burners}, volume={22}, ISSN={["2590-1745"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100568}, abstractNote={The penetration of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is much faster due to its wide range of applications, from industry to domestic usage. Hydrogen-blended LPG (H2-LPG) fuels offer benefits such as reduced emissions and increased fuel efficiency, and hydrogen is a promising option due to its clean-burning properties and easy transportation through pipelines. The present work investigated the combustion performance of blended fuels of hydrogen and LPG for commercial cooking burners (CCBs). SolidWorks was used to create a model of the CCB, which was then analysed using a non-premixed combustion approach with a compressible k-ε turbulent flow model in Ansys Fluent. The chemical kinetic mechanisms were employed to analyse the impact of fuel blends and combustion conditions on the burner's emissions and efficiency. The study found that blending hydrogen with LPG up to 50% can significantly enhance combustion performance, reduce CO and CO2 emissions, and increase economic viability through fuel conservation.}, journal={ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT-X}, author={Aravindan, M. and Madhesh, K. and Kumar, G. Praveen and Arulanandam, Madhan K. and Murali, Srinath and Sheoran, Neelam and Waykole, Nirmal and Muthaiah, Rajmohan and Sharma, Pawan and Anand, Asheesh}, year={2024}, month={Apr} }
 @article{sheoran_boland_thornton_bochinski_clarke_2023, title={Enhancing ionic conductivity in polymer melts results in smaller diameter electrospun fibers}, volume={123}, ISSN={["1077-3118"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0162384}, DOI={10.1063/5.0162384}, abstractNote={Chemically compatible additives were utilized to increase the ionic conductivity of polyethylene melts. When subjected to unconfined electrospinning, a predictable and significant decrease in the resultant fiber diameter with enhanced melt conductivity was observed. This generalized approach was confirmed for viscous melts, varying in conductivity over five orders of magnitude and viscosity 5×, from multiple commercial polyethylene formulations with various additives. These experimental results are connected to theory for the relevant length scales of capillary length, jet spacing, and jet radius. In particular, jet radius scales as conductivity to the −1/4 power. Fitting experimental fiber radius vs ionic conductivity data results in a similar power law exponent (−0.29). This trend, occurring at orders of magnitude higher viscosity and six orders of magnitude lower conductivity, is similar to results from needle-based, solution phase electrospinning, suggesting the generality of the effect. The connection between larger length scales, such as the distance between jets and the thickness of the film at the plate edge, and fluid properties (surface tension, viscosity, and conductivity) is also discussed.}, number={7}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Sheoran, N. and Boland, B. and Thornton, S. and Bochinski, J. R. and Clarke, L. I.}, year={2023}, month={Aug} }
 @article{sheoran_boland_thornton_bochinski_clarke_2021, title={Increasing ionic conductivity within thermoplastics via commercial additives results in a dramatic decrease in fiber diameter from melt electrospinning}, volume={9}, ISSN={["1744-6848"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1sm01101d}, DOI={10.1039/d1sm01101d}, abstractNote={Role of conductivity and viscosity in determining jet size and fiber diameter in melt electrospinning is explored by new data and application of theory. Increasing conductivity via an additive leads to a large fraction of sub-micron diameter fibers.}, journal={SOFT MATTER}, publisher={Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)}, author={Sheoran, Neelam and Boland, Brent and Thornton, Samuel and Bochinski, Jason R. and Clarke, Laura I.}, year={2021}, month={Sep} }