Professor
351 Link Hall
asangani@syr.edu
315.443.4502
Degree(s):
- Chemical Engineering PhD, Stanford University, 1983
- Chemical Engineering MS, Columbia University, 1979
- Chemical Engineering, BS, University of Bombay, 1976
Research Interests:
- Particulate and Multiphase Flows
- Fluid Mechanics
- Transport Processes in Biological Systems
- Algorithms Particle Interactions
Current Research:
Particulate and multiphase systems are encountered in many natural, biological, and industrial processes. Their behavior is governed by physics at multiple length scales – from molecular, to typical dimension characterizing the individual phase boundary, to macroscale on which the microstructure is changing. Understanding of these systems in general can be improved through use of numerical simulations of appropriate phenomena at various lengthscales, theories for multiscale modeling, and experiments. Our research focuses on development of efficient algorithms for numerical simulations and theory. We apply these to variety of multiphase problems, and compare the predictions with experiments carried out either by our collaborators or available in the literature.
Teaching Interests:
- Fluid Mechanics, Transport Phenomena
- Thermodynamics
- Transport in Biological Systems
- Process Control
- Applied Mathematics
Select Publications:
Sangani, A. S., Lu, C., Su, K., and Schwarz J. A., “Capillary force on particles near drop edge resting on a substrate and a criterion for contact line pinning”. Phys. Rev. E, 80, 011603-011617 (2009).
Ozarkar, S. S., Sangani, A. S., Kushch, V. I., and Koch, D. L., “A kinetic theory for particulate systems with bimodal and anisotropic velocity fluctuations. Phys. Fluids, 20, 123303-123319 (2008).
Ozarkar, S. S. and Sangani A. S., “A method for determining Stokes flow around particles near a wall or in a thin film bounded by a wall and a gas-liquid interface”. Phys. Fluids, 20, 63301-63316 (2008).