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 Ph.D., M. Tech., and B.Tech. students, and actively contributed to teaching and academic program development, including initiatives at IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi.

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.