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  • R.N. Christensen, N.J. Browning, S. Jayanti, D.W. Miller, C. Wang & M.A. Zimmerman "A small inherently safe reactor with a passive ECCS", Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc., 50, 426-428, 1985.

  • S. Jayanti & R.N. Christensen "A passive steam-driven injector as ECCS for an inherently safe BWR", Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc., 53, 310-312,1986.

  • S. Jayanti, R.N. Christensen, N. Yost, C. Wang, D. van Deusen & D.W. Miller "Preliminary analysis of a small, inherently safe boiling water reactor", Nuclear Technology, 79, 51-65, 1987.

  • S. Jayanti & G. Berthoud "High quality dryout in coils", Nucl. Eng. Des., 122, 105-118, 1990.

  • S. Jayanti, G.F. Hewitt & J.R. Kightley "Fluid flow in curved ducts", Int. J. Num. Methods in Fluids, 10, 569-589, 1990.

  • G.F. Hewitt, S. Jayanti & C.B. Hope "Structure of thin liquid films in gas-liquid horizontal flow", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 16, 95-957, 1990.

  • S. Jayanti, G.F. Hewitt & S.P. White "Time-dependent behaviour of the liquid film in horizontal annular flow", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 16, 1097-1116, 1990.

  • G. Berthoud & S. Jayanti "Characterization of dryout in helical coils", Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 33, 1452-1463, 1990.

  • S. Jayanti, N.S. Wilkes, D.S. Clarke & G.F. Hewitt "The prediction of flow over rough surfaces and its application to the interpretation of mechanisms of horizontal annular flow", Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond., A431, 71-88, 1990.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "On the paradox concerning friction factor ratio in laminar flow in coils", Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond., A432, 291-299, 1991.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Prediction of onset of nucleate boiling, net vapour generation and critical heat flux in coiled tubes", Warme- und Staffebertragung, 26, 301-305, 1991.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "A numerical study of bifurcation in laminar flow in curved ducts", Int. J. Numerical Methods in Fluids, 14, 253-266, 1992.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Prediction of film inversion in two-phase flow in coils", J. Fluid Mech., 236, 497-511, 1992.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Prediction of the slug-to-churn flow transition in vertical two-phase flow", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 18, 847-860, 1992.

  • G.F. Hewitt & S. Jayanti "To churn or not to churn", Int. J. Multiuphase Flow, 19, 527-529, 1993.

  • S. Jayanti, G.F Hewitt, D.E.F. Low & E. Hervieu "Observation of flooding in the Taylor bubble of co-current upwards slug flow", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 19, 431-434, 1993.

  • S. Jayanti & N. Brauner, "Churn flow", Multiphase Science and Technology, 8, 471-521, 1994.

  • L. Pan. S.A. Fisher, S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Measurement and prediction of temperature rise following sudden compression in a high pressure pipeline", Trans. I Chem. E., 73B, 18-20, 1995.

  • A. Wolf, S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "On the nature of ephemeral waves in vertical annular flow", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 22, 325-333, 1996.

  • S. Jayanti, A. Tokarz & G.F. Hewitt "Theoretical investigation of the diameter effect on flooding in countercurrent flow", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 22, 307-324, 1996.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Response of turbulent flow to abrupt changes in surface roughness and its relevance in horizontal annular flow", Appl. Math. Modelling, 20, 246-251, 1996.

  • S. Jayanti, T. Kandlbinder & G.F. Hewitt "Turbulent flow in a pipe with intermittent rough patches: An analogue of annular two-phase flow", Chem. Eng. Comm., 141, 237-259, 1996.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Hydrodynamics and heat transfer of wavy thin film flow", Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 40, 179-190, 1997.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Hydrodynamics and heat transfer in wavy annular gas-liquid flow: A computational fluid dynamics study", Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 40, 2445-2460, 1997.

  • S. Jayanti "Hydrodynamics of jet mixing in vessels", Chem. Eng. Sci., 56, 193- 210, 2001.

  • M. Vijayan, S. Jayanti & A.R. Balakrishnan " Effect of tube diameter on flooding in countercurrent flow", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 27, 797-816, 2001.

  • A. Wolf, S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Flow development in vertical annular flow", Chem. Eng. Sci., 56, 3221-3235, 2001.

  • M. Vijayan, S. Jayanti & A.R. Balakrishnan "Experimental study of air-water countercurrent flow under post-flooding conditions", Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 28, 51-67, 2002.

  • S. Maharudrayya & S. Jayanti " Investigation of post-flooding conditions in countercurrent gas-liquid flow, AIChE J., 48, 212-220, 2002.

  • S. M. Shekhar & S. Jayanti "CFD study of power and mixing time for paddle mixing in unbaffled vessels", Trans I Chem E, Part A, 80, 482-498, 2002.

  • S.M.Shekhar & S. Jayanti "Mixing of power-law fluids using anchor impellers: Metzner-Otto concept revisited", AIChE J , 49, 30-40, 2003.

  • S.M. Shekhar & S. Jayanti “Mixing of pseudoplastic fluids using helical ribbon impellers", AIChE J. , 49, 2768-2772, 2003

  • S. Jayanti & S. Narayanan “Computational study of particle-eddy interaction in sedimentation tanks", J. Environmental Eng., 130 (1), 37-49, 2004.

  • P.P. Modi & S. Jayanti "Pressure losses and flow maldistribution in ducts with sharp bends", Chemical Eng Research and Design, 82(3), 321-331, 2004.

  • H. Suresan & S. Jayanti "The case of an oscillating manometer with variable density and dissipation: experimental and numerical study", Nuclear Engineering and Design, 229, 59-73, 2004.

  • S. Jayanti & M. Valette "Prediction of dry out and post-dry out heat transfer at high pressures using a one-dimensional three-fluid model", accepted for publication in Int J Heat Mass Transfer (2004).

  • B. Nagakishore & S. Jayanti "A multidimensional model for annular gas-liquid flow", accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering Science (2004).

  • S. Maharudrayya, S. Jayanti & A.P. Deshpande "Pressure losses in laminar flow through serpentine channels in fuel cell stacks", Journal of Power Sources, 138, 1-13, 2004.

  • L. Karunakumari, C. Eswaraiah, S. Jayanti & S. S. Narayanan "Experimental and numerical study of a rotating wheel air classifier", AIChE Journal , 51(3), 776-790, 2005.

  • S. Jayanti & M. Valette "Calculation of dry out and post-dry out heat transfer in rod bundles using a three-fluid model", Int J Heat Mass Transfer, 48(9), 1825-1839, 2005.

  • S. Maharudrayya, S. Jayanti & A.P. Deshpande "Flow distribution and pressure drop in parallel channel configurations of planar fuel cells", J. Power Sources, 144, 94-106, 2005.

  • M. Vijayan, S. Jayanti & A.R. Balakrishnan "On axial coherence of interfacial waves in countercurrent flow", AIChE J., 51, 2098-2102, 2005.

  • R. Srinivasan, S. Jayanti & A. Kannan "Power number for flow in a concentric annulus with a rotating inner cylinder", IASME Transactions, 2(7), 1171-1179, 2005.

  • R. Srinivasan, S. Jayanti & A. Kannan "Effect of Taylor vortices on mass transfer from a rotating cylinder", AIChE J. , 51, 2885-2898, 2005.

  • B.R. Vijayarangan, S. Jayanti & AR. Balakrishnan, "Studies on critical heat flux in flow boiling at near critical pressures", Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 49, 259-268, 2006.

  • S. Maharudrayya, S. Jayanti & A.P. Deshpande "Pressure drop and flow distribution in multiple parallel-channel configurations used in PEM fuel cell stacks", J. Power Sources, 157, 358-367, 2006.

  • K. B. Shyam Prasad, S. Maharudrayya & S. Jayanti "Flow maldistribution in interdigitated channels used in PEM fuel cells", J. Power Sources, 159, 595-604, 2006

  • S. Maharudrayya, S. Jayanti & A.P. Deshpande "Simplified model to predict incipient flooding/dehydration in PEM fuel cell", J. Fuel Cell Science and Technology, ASME, 4, 357-364, 2007

  • S. Jayanti, K. Maheswaran & V. Saravanan "Assessment of the effect of high ash content in pulverized coal combustion", Applied Mathematical Modelling, 31, 934-953, 2007.

  • B.R. Vijayarangan, S. Jayanti & AR. Balakrishnan "Pressure drop studies on two-phase flow in a uniformly heated vertical tube at pressures up to the critical point", Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 50, 1879-1891, 2007.

  • P. Rajasekhar, S. Jayanti & A.R. Balakrishnan "Flow and pressure drop fluctuations in a vertical tube subject to low frequency oscillations", Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238, 178-187, 2008

  • P. Rajasekhar, S. Jayanti & A.R. Balakrishnan "Convective heat transfer in a vertical tube subjected to low frequency oscillations", in Press, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2007.

  • C. Eswariah, S.S. Narayanan & S. Jayanti "A reduced efficiency approach-based process model for a circulating air classifier", in Press, Chemical Engineering and Processing, 2007.

  • A. Subramani, S. Jayanti "Effect of channel to channel cross-over on local flooding in serpentine flow fields", Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238(10),2739-2745, 2008.

  • K.B. Shyam Prasad & S. Jayanti "Effect of channel to channel cross-over on local flooding in serpentine flow fields", in Press, J. Power Sources, 2008.

  • Sivaji Seepana and Sreenivas Jayanti, "Flame structure and NO generation in oxy-fuel combustion at high pressures", Energy Conversion and Management, 50(4), 1116-1123, 2009.

  • Sivaji Seepana and Sreenivas Jayanti, "Optimized enriched CO2 recycle oxy-fuel combustion for high ash coals, Fuel (Accepted for Publication, 2009).


    • Papers Presented at International Conferences

  • S. Jayanti & G. Berthoud "Dryout in helical coils", Paper no. A.2.A-4, Proc. of Third Int. Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Thermal Hydraulics and Operation, Soeul, Korea, Nov. 14-17, 1988.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Turbulent flow and heat transfer in coils", Paper 2, pp. 20-38, Proc. Anglo-Soviet Seminar on Heat Transfer Modelling, Manchester, U.K., April 5-6, 1990.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Numerical prediction of flow field and heat transfer over rough surfaces", Paper 6, pp. 97-118, Proc. Anglo-Soviet Seminar on Heat Transfer Modelling, Manchester, U.K., April 5-6, 1990.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Structure of interfacial waves in horizontal annular flow", Paper B2, Proc. Int. Seminar on Phase-Interface Phenomena, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, May 14-18, 1990.

  • S. J. Dewhurst, S.R. Martin, S. Jayanti & G.C. Costigan "Flow measurements in a square cross-section 90 degree bend", Paper 19.1, Proc. Int. Conf. on Applications of Laser Techniques in Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, July 9-12, 1990.

  • G.F. Hewitt & S. Jayanti "Disturbance waves in gas-liquid flows", p.10 of L.M. Trefethen, R.L. Panton & J.A.C. Humphrey "Some unanswered questions in fluid mechanics-1991", Trans. ASME no. 91-WA-FE-1, 1-12, 1991.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Turbulent flow through a 90 degree bend of square cross-section", Proc. of the 7th Int. Conf. on Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flows, vol VII, part 1, pp. 255-265, Stanford, USA, July 15-17, 1991.

  • S. Jayanti & N. Brauner "Churn Flow", Proc. Third Int. Workshop on Two-phase Flow Fundamentals, London, UK, June 15-19, 1992.

  • S. Jayanti, G.F. Hewitt & N.S. Wilkes "Prediction of turbulent flow through curved tubes of large radius of curvature", 13th Symposium on Turbulence, Rolla, Missouri, USA, September 21-23, 1992.

  • S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Response of turbulent flow to abrupt changes in surface roughness and its relevance in horizontal annular flow", First Int. CFDS User Conference, Oxford, UK, May 6-7, 1993.

  • S. Jayanti, G.F. Hewitt, M.J. Mohideen, M.J. Wang & F. Mayinger "Gas-particle flow in bends", Paper no. C461/024/93, Inst. Mech. Eng. European Conference on Engineering Applications of CFD, London, UK, September 7-8, 1993.

  • L. Pan, S. Fisher, S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Measurement and prediction of temperature rise following sudden compression in a high-pressure pipeline", 1995 I Chem E Research Event/ First European Conf., Edinburgh, UK, Jan 5-6,1995.

  • S. Srichai, S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "CFD studies of two-phase separated flows", First Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conf., Hongkong, Jan 16-19, 1995.

  • L. Pan, S. Jayanti & G.F. Hewitt "Flow patterns, phase inversion, and pressure gradient in air-oil-water flow in a horizontal pipe", Proc. of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Multiphase Flow, vol. 3, pp. FT2-1 to FT2-8, Kyoto, Japan, April 3-7, 1995.

  • S. Jayanti & J. Pavithra "Hydrodynamic study of jet mixing in vessels using the CFD code PHOENICS", pp. 125-130, Proc. of the Int. Conf. on Advances in Chemical Engineering, Madras, India, December 11-13, 1996.

  • S. Jayanti & G. Srinivasa Rao "On pressure gradient maximum in horizontal oil-water-air flow", pp. 637-640, Proc. of the 7th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Chennai, India, December 8-12, 1997.
  • K.B. Shyam Prasad, S. Maharudrayya and S. Jayanti, "Pressure drop studies in interdigitated flow fields used in PEM fuel cells", Fuel Cell Seminar 2005, Palm Springs, USA.

  • K.B. Shyam Prasad and S. Jayanti, "Studies on water and reactant transport in interdigitated flow fields used in PEM fuel cells", Petrotech 2007, New Delhi, India.

  • K.B. Shyam Prasad and S. Jayanti, "Multi-component formulation on water evacuation in Interdigitated flow field", ASME conference, New York.
  • D. Kareemulla and S. Jayanti, "Modelling of Cross-over effects in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC)", Fuel Cell Seminar 2005, Palm Springs, USA.

  • S. Jayanti "CFD simulation of slug flow in a vertical pipe", Paper no. 3.3.11, Third International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Lyon, France, June 8-12, 1998.

  • V. Vishwanadh & S. Jayanti "CFD study of jet mixing in vessels", Proc. Third Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conf., vol. II, pp. 92-97, Bangalore, India, December 7-11, 1998.

  • M. Vijayan, S. Jayanti & A.R. Balakrishnan "Effect of tube diameter on flooding in countercurrent annular flow", pp. 603-611, Proc. 25th National and 1st International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Delhi, India, December 15-17, 1998.

  • M. Vijayan, C. Indu, S. Jayanti & A.R. Balakrishnan "Circumferential coherence of waves in falling film and the mechanism of flooding in courntercurrent flow", pp. 607-611, Proc. of Int. Conf. on Two-phase Flow Modelling and Experimentation, Pisa, Italy, 1999.

  • S. Jayanti, V. Murali and T.M. Nirmal "Motion of long bubbles in liquid-liquid flow", Paper no. 887, 4th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, May 27- June 1, 2001, New Orleans, USA.

  • S. Jayanti, V.M. Retheesh & V. Shringi "Just how good is bubbly flow prediction in CFD codes?", Paper no. 889, 4th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, May 27- June 1, 2001, New Orleans, USA.

  • K. Maheswaran & S. Jayanti, " Studies on swirling turbulent co-axial jets", 2nd International and 29th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, IIT-Roorkee, Dec. 2002.

  • L. Karunakumari, N. Vijayakrishna, C. Eswaraiah, S. Jayanti & S. Sankaranarayanan, "Experimental and CFD studies of a rotating wheel classifier", 2nd International and 29th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, IIT-Roorkee, Dec. 2002.

  • S. Murthy Shekhar & S. Jayanti, " Mixing of high viscous fluids using helical ribbon impellers", 2nd International and 29th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, IIT-Roorkee, Dec. 2002

  • B. Nagakishore & S. Jayanti, "A CFD-based model for annular gas-liquid flow", INSPEC-03, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, Jan. 2003.

  • M. Valette and S. Jayanti, "Anular dispersed flow calculations with a two-phase three-field model", European Two-Phase Flow Group Meeting, Norway 12-13 May, 2003.

    • Papers Presented at National Conferences

  • S. Jayanti "Response of turbulent flow to changes in surface texture: Measurements vs CFD predictions", pp. 200-205, Proc. of the 22nd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Madras, December 13-15, 1995.

  • S. Jayanti, I. Barret & G.F. Hewitt "Post-dryout heat transfer in a 90 degree bend", pp. 385-390, Proc. of the 13th National and the 2nd ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Surathkal, December 13-15, 1995.

  • S.Jayanti "Gas-liquid flow in a coiled tube under microgravity condition", pp. 81-84, Proc. National Workshop on Material Processing in Space & Space Biotechnology, Bangalore, December 1997.

  • K.S. Sawant & S. Jayanti "Giving a better shape to jet mixing", Paper No. 1224, Tech. Session 4.1, 51st Annual Session of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, CHEMCON-98, Visakhapatnam, December 16-19, 1998.

  • Ganesh Babu, S. Jayanti & K. Krishnaiah "Validation of radiative transfer models used in CFD codes", 15th National and 4th ISHMT/ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Pune, January 2000.

  • S. Balasubramanian, S. Jayanti & A. Deshpande, " Investigation of the convergence behaviour of viscoelastic flow through a sudden contraction", 28th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Chandigarh, December 5 - 7, 2001

  • S. Murthy Shekhar & S. Jayanti, " Mixing of high viscous newtonian and non-newtonian fluids using anchor impellers", Paper no. M-VI-3, 16th National and 5th ISHMT/ ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Kolkata, January 2002.

  • A. Ganesh Babu & S. Jayanti "Assessment of Combustion Calculation Methodology Incorporated in CFD Codes", Paper no. M-VI-4, 16th National and 5th ISHMT/ ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Kolkata, January 2002.

  • S. Maharudrayya, S. Jayanti & A.P. Deshpande, "Optimization of the serpentine channel configuration used in PEM fuel cell stacks", National Conference on Fuel Cells, Ambernath, September 2003.

  • Jaipal N., M.M. Desai, S. Jayanti and P S Mehta "Evaluating the effect of piston cavity on in-cylinder flow in direct injection diesel engine using CFD technique", Presented at the 18th National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion, Dec. 17-19, 2003, Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.

  • Sivaji Seepana and Sreenivas Jayanti. Prediction of HiTAC features in Pilot scale combustor, Ist Advanced Engineering Research Conference , IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, December 2006.
  • K.B. Shyam Prasad and S. Jayanti "Effect of channel shape on relative humidity in interdigitated flow fields of PEM fuel cells”, CHEMCON 2006, Barauch, India.

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