Prof. Krishna Kant Agarwal | Faculty Profile | IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi
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Research Areas

Turbulent combustion modeling and experiments Alternative fuels and clean energy combustion Combustion dynamics and pollutant formation physics Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for reacting flows Gas turbine and industrial combustor design Heat transfer in industrial furnaces Fire safety in domestic and commercial systems

Biosketch

Dr. Krishna Kant Agarwal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi. His research focuses on turbulent combustion, combustion dynamics, pollutant formation physics, and industrial applications such as gas turbines, furnaces, and fire safety. He also works on energy-efficient thermal systems and the use of alternative fuels, combining experimental and computational approaches.

Before joining IIT Delhi in 2018, Dr. Agarwal spent over eight years in industry with General Electric (GE) and Siemens, contributing to the design and development of gas turbine combustors, combustion dynamics modeling, and emissions reduction. His work has led to multiple patents, high-impact journal publications, and recognition, including the GE Young Engineer Award (2014) and several internal awards.

At IIT Delhi, he has successfully led sponsored research projects, supervised Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Master of Technology (M. Tech.), and Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) students, and actively contributed to teaching and academic program development, including initiatives at IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi.

Professional Highlights

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi (2018–present)

Administration work at IIT Delhi (for 2+ year duration): DRC secretary, IC engine lab in charge, BAP representative, DUGC secretary, Library in-charge, Creating teaching setups in UPGRAD initiative

8.5 years of industrial R&D experience: Lead Engineer at General Electric (GE) Power and GE Global Research and Research Engineer at Siemens Corporate Technology, Bangalore, India.

Principal Investigator/Co-PI in multiple externally and internally sponsored research projects at IIT Delhi and industry

Certified GE Six-Sigma Green Belt; trained in leadership and technical programs

Reviewer for leading journals (AIAA JPP, Physics of Fluids, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.)

Awards & Honours
  • Young Engineer award for the year 2014 at GE Oil & Gas Bangalore, & 20+ GE internal awards for demonstrating various growth values in multiple projects
Recent Publications
  • Pandey M., Agrawal K., Ray A. (2025), Numerical studies on intrinsically unstable H2/CO2 flames: effect of CO2 dilution, equivalence ratio, temperature and pressure, Combustion and Flame, 279, 114307.
  • Mishra A., Agrawal K., Kumar M. (2025), Numerical Study on the Effect of Shape, Stagger, Separation Distance, and Number of Obstacles on Methane - Air Flame
    • Acceleration in Partially Confined Geometry. Flow Turbulence and Combustion, Jun 17:1-30
  • Kumar A., Agarwal K., Mourya D., Tyagi S. K. (2025), “Heat Transfer Assessment and Performance Enhancement of a Jaggery Production Unit Using CFD Simulations and Field Studies” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer- Accepted, Pre-prints in progress
  • Mishra A., Agrawal K., Kumar M. (2024), Sensitivity of key Simulation Parameters on Flame Propagation in Obstructed Chamber: Effect of XiFOAM Discretization Schemes, Journal of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (JFFHMT), Volume 11 - Year 2024 - Pages 177-186
  • Lamba, S., Agrawal, K.K. (2024). Impact of Computational Domain and Cell Type on Large Eddy Simulations in OpenFOAM for a Turbulent Partially Premixed Flame. Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Volume 4. FMFP 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.