The Combustion, Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory (CGPL) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is involved in innovative research and developmental activity in the field of Bio-Resource.

These techniques have been perfected into small independent power plants, which could serve thermal or electricity needs of industry or rural society.

Technologies used by CGPL at IISC:
ISET Process H2S Scrubbing
Biomass Stoves
Activated Carbon From Biomass
Report
Precipitated Silica
Biomass Resource Assessment
Technology Transfer
Biomass Gasification (Heat & Power)
Biomass Gasification
Thesis

There are several publications are published by Combustion, Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory (CGPL).

Here is list of Publications:

Book
Biomass to Energy - The Science and Technology of the IISc Bio-energy Systems - Download the Ebook (Zip) (PDF)

General
H. S. Mukunda, U. Shrinivasa, P. J. Paul, S. Dasappa, N. K. S. Rajan - Stand alone small power level systems.(PDF)

H. S. Mukunda - Propulsion system for Low cost approach to space.(PDF)

H. S. Mukunda - 100 % Of Energy From Renewables – Is This An Achievable , Goal Or An Improbable Slogan?(PDF)

S. Dasappa -The estimation of power from a diesel engine converted for gas operation – Is This An Achievable , Goal Or An Improbaba simple analysis.(PDF).

H. S. Mukunda - Low cost, high efficiency biofuel-to-electricity, past and future.(PDF).

H. S. Mukunda - Role of Combustion in Propulsion – are there new frontiers to conquer?(PDF)

Proceding in National Conference
R. B. Yarasu, Vaibhav Nadkarni and P. J. Paul - Laminar and Turbulent Burning Velocitied of Premixed Hydrocarbon-Air Flames in Closed Cubical Vessel,P.P.335-341,2005. (PDF)

P. Rajeshwari, B. K. Ashwini Kumar, G. S. Sheshagiri, N. K. S. Rajan - A Method of Using Influencing Parameters by GIS based Intersections for Obtaining a Cost Effective Biomass Assessment using RSD. Map India New Delhi, 2006.(PDF)

N. Balasubramanya Raju, B. Sunil, Inamdar, G. S. Sheshagiri, N. K. S. Rajan - A Fast Method for Obtaining Spatial Distribution of a Variant Using Dendrograms of its Influencing Parameters using RSD,Map India New Delhi, 2006. (PDF)

G. S. Sheshagiri, M. Dhinasekar, D. R. Anantha Deshpande, N. K. S. Rajan - A Study on Spatial Distribution of Biomass Resources Using RSD, Map India New Delhi, 2006 (PDF)

D. N. Subbukrishna, S. Dasappa, P. J. Paul and N. K. S. Rajan - Hydrogen Sulfide removal from biogas by ISET process, Proceedings Of 14th European Biomass Conference and Exhinition, Biomass for energy, Industry and climate Protection,Map India New Delhi, 2006 (PDF)

D. R. Anantha Deshpande, Dhinasekar, G. S. Sheshagiri, N. K. S.Rajan - GIS based Web Enabling of Nationwide Biomass Digital Atlas with Data Compression,Int.J.Energy.Res. 25:1053-1072,Map India New Delhi, 2006.(PDF)

M.Shashikanth, S. D.Ravi and N. K. S. Rajan - CFD Analysis of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer in a Calandria Based Reactorvalidated with experimental results 2006(PDF)

T. R. Anil, S. D. Ravi, M. Shashikanth, P. G. Tewari and N. K. S. Rajan - CFD Analysis of a Mixture Flow in a Producer Gas Carburetor for optimizing the design configuration 2006(PDF)

S. D. Ravi, N. K. S. Rajan, P. S. Kulkarni - Complex Flow Analysis through a Multiple Nozzle Driven Laser Cavity 2007 (PDF)

P. J. Paul, S. Dasappa, G. Sridhar, and H. V. Sridhar - Biomass Derived Energy Carriers as fuels in Engines and Fuel Cells (PDF)

G. Sridhar, H. V. Sridhar, Basawaraj, M. S. Sudarshan, H. I. Somsekhar, S. Dasappa and P. J. Paul - Case Studies On Small Scale Biomass Gasifier (PDF)

S. Dasappa, H. V. Sridhar, C. S. Bhaskar Dixit and H. S. Mukunda - Biomass Combustion Device for Puffed Rice Conversion, Proceedings Of 14th European Biomass Conference and Exhinition, Biomass for energy, Industry and climate Protection. (PDF)

Refereed Journal and International Conferences
G. Sridhar, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda - Computational Studies of Laminar Burning Velocity of a Producer Gas and Air Mixture at typical Engine Conditions, Journal of Power & energy, Part A, Proc. Instn. Mech Engrs Vol 219, 2005.(PDF)

G. Sridhar, H. V. Sridhar, S. Dasappa, P. J. Paul, N. K. S. Rajan and H. S. Mukunda - Development of Producer Gas Engines, Journal of automobile engineering (in press), Part D, Proc. Instn. Mech Engrs, 2005.(PDF)

P. A. Rama Krishna, P. J. Paul, H. S. Mukunda and C. H. Sohn - Combustion of Sandwich Propellant at Low Pressures Proceding of the combustion institute 2097- 2104. 30, 2005.(PDF)

Sudharshan Kumar, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda - Investigations of the Scaling Criteria for Mild Combustion Burner proceedings of the combustion Institute 2613-2621. 30, 2005.(PDF)

G. Sridhar, S. Dasappa, H. V. Sridhar, P. J. Paul and N. K. S. Rajan, S. Dasappa, P. J. Paul, H. S. Mukunda And U. Shrinivasa - Gaseous Emissions Using Producer Gas Fuel in Reciprocating Engines, paper no. 2005-01-1732, SAE centenary conference held at Detroit in April 2005. (PDF)

Sumer B.Dirbude, G. S. Sheshagiri, Dr.N. K. S. Rajan - Experimental Analysis of Feedback Control System for Lambda Sensor Based Producer -Gas Engine Carburetor,in 2005 national Conference held at Ghousia College of Engineering [affiliated to VTU].(PDF)

T. R. Anil, S. D. Ravi, M. Shashikanth, P. G. Tewari and N. K. S. Rajan - CFD Analysis of a Mixture Flow in a Producer Gas Carburetor, Proceedings of International Conference on CFD, Acoustics, Heat Transfer and Elecrtomagnetics CFEMATCON-06 Visakhapatnam,2006.(PDF)

C. S. Bhaskar Dixit, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda- Computational Studies on a Pulverised Fuel Stove (Part-II) Biomass and bio energy 684-691 30, 2006.(PDF).

C. S. Bhaskar Dixit, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda - Experimental Studies on Pulvarised Fuel Stove (Bio mass and bio energy 30 673-683,2006.(PDF).

G. Sridhar, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda - Zero-dimensional modelling of a producer gas-based reciprocating Engine. 2006(PDF).

T. R. Anil, S. D. Ravi, M. Shashikanth, P. G. Tewari and N. K. S. Rajan - CFD Analysis of Mixture flow in a Producer Gas Carburator. Jul 24-25, 2006.(PDF).

T. R. Anil, S. D. Ravi, M. Shashikanth, P. G. Tewari, N. K. S. Rajan - CFD Analysis of a mixture flow in a Producer Gas Carburator, July24-25,2006.(PDF)

G. S. Sheshagiri, N. K. S. Rajan and H. S. Mukunda, CGPL, assessment of Biomass resource and its power potential using remote sensing data for Karnataka state and the nation in general, MGRIRED journal vol-1 issue no.1, march-2007, Bangalore.(PDF)
H. S. Mukunda, J. Basani, H. M. Shravan and Binoy Philip - Smoldering Combustion of "Incence" Sticks -Experiments and Modeling , Combution Science and Tech.179:1113-1129,2007.(PDF)

S. Dasappa, G. Shridhar, H. V. Shridhar, N. K. S. Rajan, P. J. Paul and A.Upasani - Producer Gas Engine - Proponent of clean energy technology.15th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition,7-11 May 2007.(PDF)

D. N. Subbukrishna, K. C. Suresh, P. J. Paul, S. Dasappa and N. K. S. Rajan - Precipitated Silica from Rice husk ash by IPSIT Process.15th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition,7-11 May 2007.(PDF)

G. Sridhar, S. Dasappa, H. V. Sridhar, P. J. Paul and N. K. S. Rajan - Green Electricity ~ A Case Study of a Grid Linked Independent Power Producer.15th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition,7-11 May 2007.(PDF)

G. Sridhar, D. N. Subbukrishna, H. V. Sridhar, S. Dasappa, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda - Torrefaction of Bamboo.15th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition,7-11 May 2007.(PDF)

H. V. Sridhar, G. Sridhar, S. Dasappa, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda - On the Operation of a High Pressure Biomass Gasifier with Gas Turbine.15th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition,7-11 May 2007.(PDF)

Sudharshan Kumar, P. J. Paul and H. S. Mukunda-Prediction of Flame Liftoff Height of Diffusion/Partially Premixed Jet Flames and Modeling of Mild Combustion Burners.Combustion Science and Tech.,179:2219-2253,2007.(PDF)

S. D. Ravi, N. K. S. Rajan and P. S. Kulkarni - CFD Analysis of Complex flow through Multiple nozzel Driven Aero Dynamic Laser Cavity. Nov 15-16,2007(PDF)

H. S. Mukunda, S. Dasappa, P. J. Paul, N. K. S. Rajan, G. Sridhar, H. V. Sridhar and U. Shrinivasa - Thermo-chemical conversion of biomass – a retrospective and a prospective.(PDF).

G. Sridhar, H. V. Sridhar, S. Dasappa, P. J. Paul, D. N. Subbukrishna and N. K. S. Rajan, Sudarshan Kumar And H. S. Mukunda - Green Electricity from Biomass Fuelled Producer Gas Engine, Proceedings Of 14th European Biomass Conference and Exhinition, Biomass for energy, Industry and climate Protection. (PDF)

Sharma Monikankana, H. S. Mukunda, G. Sridhar - Experimental Studues on Combustible Fuel Block Strategy for Cooking, Proceedings Of 14th European Biomass Conference and Exhinition, Biomass for energy, Industry and climate Protection. (PDF)

S. D. Ravi, N. K. S. Rajan, P. S. Kulkarni - Computational and Experimental Studies of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer in a Calandria Based Reactor.Symposium on CFD Division of the Aeronautical Society of India(AeSI), NAL, Bangalore,India. 11-12 August 2008.(PDF)

M. H. Dinesh, S. D. Ravi, G. Premkumar and N. K. S. Rajan - Limiting Thermal Dissipation in a Typical Calandria Based Nuclear Reactor. International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering,S.V.National Institute of Technology,Surat,India. Dec 15-17,2008.(PDF)

S. D. Ravi, S. S. Vinay, G. PremaKumar and N. K. S. Rajan - Numerical and Experimental Modeling of Producer Gas Carburettor.International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, S.V. National Institute of Technology,Surat,India. Dec 15-17,2008. (PDF)

S. D. Ravi, M. A. Sriram, N. K. S. Rajan, P. S. Kulkarni - CFD Based Design Optimizations of the Diffuser of a Gas Dynamically Driven Laser Cavity.Symposium on CFD Division of the AeronauticalSociety of India(AeSI),NAL, Bangalore,India. 11-12 Aug 2008.(PDF)

S. D. Ravi, N. K. S. Rajan and P. S. Kulkarni - Computational and Experimental Studies of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer in a Calandria Based Reactor.The Fifth International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics.Seoul National University Seoul, KOREA, Jul 7-11,2008.(PDF).

S. D. Ravi, N. K. S. Rajan and P. S. Kulkarni - Computational and Experimental Studies of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer in a Calandria based Reacator,2008 (PDF)

G.S. Sheshagiri, N.K.S. Rajan, S. Dasappa, P.J. Paul, Agro residue mapping for India, in 2009 European Biomass Conference in Hamburg, Germany.(PDF)
S. D. Ravi, M. A. Sriram, P. S. Kulkarni and N. K. S. Rajan - A CFD Study of Diffuser Performance of Gas Dynamic Laser System,2009 (PDF)

H.S.Mukunda, S.Dasappa, P. J. Paul, N. K. S. Rajan, Mahesh Yagnaraman, D.Ravi kumar, Mukund Deogaonkar - Gasifier stoves- Science , technology and field outreach (PDF) New

S.Varunkumar, N. K. S. Rajan, H.S.Mukunda - Experimental and Computational studies on a gasifier based stove (PDF) New

S.Varunkumar, N. K. S. Rajan, H.S.Mukunda - Single Particle and Packed Bed
Combustion in Modern Gasifier Stoves—Density Effects (PDF) New

Contact Information
Advanced Bioresidue Energy Technologies Society (ABETS)
Combustion, Gasification & Propulsion Laboratory (CGPL)
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore - 560 012
Karnataka
India
Phone: +91-80-23600536 ; +91-80-22932338;
Fax: +91-80-23601692
Email: lab@cgpl.iisc.ernet.in