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Dr. Vishnu Prasad

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U.G

Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines

Engineering Hydrology

Water Resources Systems

P.G

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Theory of Cascades

Design of Hydraulic Turbines

Design of Pumps

Organization

Start Date

End Date

Designation

Nature of Work

SVRCET, Surat

12-09-1988

02-07-1992

Lecturer

Teaching and Research

MACT, Bhopal 03-07-1992 19-8-1994 Jr. Research Engr. .Teaching &Research
MACT/MANIT, Bhopal 20-08-1994 31-12-2005 Assistant Professor Teaching & Research
MANIT, Bhopal 01-01-2006 31-12-2009 Associate Professor Teaching & Research
MANIT, Bhopal 01-01-2010 Contd. Professor Teaching & Research

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Hydrodynamic Parametric Study of Mixed Flow Hydraulic Turbine Using CFD

Dec. 2011

Dr. S.K. Mittal

Mr. S.R Awasthi

Optimal Operation of a Multi Unit Hydroelectric Power Plant

Aug.2014

Dr. S. Ragnekar

 

Mr. Vishal Gupta

A Numerical Study on Hydrodynamic Parameters of Pelton Turbine

Jan. 2015

-

Mrs. Minakshi Shrivastava

Multi Objective Optimisation of Water Supply System using PSO

 

Sept.2016

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Mr. Arun  Patel

Bathymetric and land mapping using GIS

March, 2017

Dr. S.K. Katiyar

Mr. S.N. Shukla

Numerical flow simulation in double suction centrifugal pump

Sept.2018

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Mr. Gyanedra Tiwari

Studies on Hydrodynamic Design and Performance Analysis  of a Prototype Francis Turbine Using CFD

Dec.2021

Dr. Vivek Patel

MNIT, Allahabad

Mss. Nikita Palod

Multi Objective Optimization of Water Distribution Network using Evolutionary Algorithms

Nov.2022

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Mr. Brijkishore

Numerical Simulation for Prediction of Cavitation in Axial Flow Hydraulic Turbine

Aug.2023

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Mr. Upkar Singh

Effect of Suctions End Conditions on Pump Performance of Centrifugal pumps

Contd.

-

MR. Kundan Sahu

Optimal Operation of Multi Objective Reservoir Using Recent Evolutionary Algorithms

Cotd.

-

Brajesh Kumar Soni River Training Contd.  

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-PI (if any)

Development of Labyrinth Seals

Min. of HRD, Govt. of India

 

Sept.92-June93

3.00

Dr. K.S. Sayann

Study on Hydrodynamic Design Optimisation of Axial Flow Hydraulic Turbine Runner using CFD

Min. of HRD, Govt. of India

 

April,2003-Dept.2006

9.00

-

Impact of Climate Change of Water Resources of Tapi Basin

Min. of WRD, Govt. of India

Nov.2017-Dec.2021

135.84

Jointly with SVNIT, Surat and MNIT, Jaipur

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-Investigator                       (if any)

Derivation of Performance Characteristics of 350HF Francis Turbine

M/s Jyoti Limited, Vadodara

3 months

2,97,810.00

Dr. V.K. Gahlot

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Vetting of DPR of Small Hydro Power Plant at Betwa river

M/s THDC, Dehradun

2 months

5,45,985.00

Dr. V.K. Gahlot

Dr. T.S. Deshmukh

Derivation of Performance Characteristics of Pipe Turbine

 

M/s Kirloskar Integrated Technologies Ltd., Pune

3 months

3,37,080.00

Dr. V.K. Gahlot

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Design of Water Supply, Sewer & storm  networks of  BDA Colony, Gondermau

M/s Bhopal Development Authority

6 months

7,72,100.00

Dr. M.S. Chouhan

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Design of Water Supply, Sewer & Storm Networks of SPA, Bhopal

SPA, Bhouri Campus

6 months

9,00,000.00

Dr. M.S. Chouhan

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Vetting of Hydraulic Design of Multi Village Supply Scheme, Balaghat

M/s Vitya Consultant Pvt. Ltd. Secunderabad

1 month

3,37,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Detailed Hydraulic Design of Baneta Multi Village Water Supply Scheme

M/s Natconn Engg. Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon

3 months

5,00,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Hydraulic Design of Baneta Multi Village Water Supply Scheme

M/s JITF Water Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

4 Weeks

6,55,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Dr. M.S. Chouhan

Hydraulic Design of Water Supply Scheme  of Hanumana

EIEPL-IEL-JV, New Delhi

2 Weeks

1,83,200.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Vetting of Hydraulic Design of Water Supply Rajghat Dam to Chitora & Bannad Annicut

M/s Vitya Consultant Pvt. Ltd, Secunderabad

4 Weeks

1,18,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Vetting of Hydraulic Design of Multi Village Supply Scheme, Badonkala

M/s WPIL Limited, Kolkata

4 Weeks

2,87,500.00

Dr. Anil Sharma

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Vetting of Design of Sewerage Project, Chhindwada

M/s Laxmi Civil Engineering Services Pvt. Limited, Bhopal

4 Weeks

3,83,500.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Dr. H. Kaur

Hydrological Survey of Raja Bhoj International Airport, Bhopal

M/s Airport Authority of India

3 Months

14,16,000.00

Dr. Jyoti Sarup

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Clarification for Afflux and Other parameters  for Construction of Talawada Bararge in Mahi River

M/s Water Resources Division No.1, Jhabua

2 Weeks

2,36,000.00

Dr. M.K. Choudhary

Hydrological Analysis of Basin  at 5 Location for Berkheda-Budni 3rd Railway line

M/s Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.  Bhopal

2 Months

3,54,000.00

Dr. Jyoti Sarup

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Hydrological Investigation for Rainfall-Runoff Characteristics  of Berkheda-Budni 3rd Railway line

M/s Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.  Bhopal

3 Months

12,98,000.00

Dr. Jyoti Sarup

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Vetting of Hydraulic Design  of Segwal Multi-Village Water Supply Scheme

M/s Laxmi Civil Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. Bhopal

12 Months

11,21,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Dr. H. Kaur

Vetting of Hydraulic Design  of Multi-Village Water Supply Scheme of 3 Blocks of Kendrapada District, Orisa

M/s Laxmi Civil Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. Bhopal

6 Months

7,67,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Dr. H. Kaur

Vetting of Hydraulic Design  of Multi-Village Water Supply Scheme of 4 Blocks of Dhenkanal  District, Orisa

M/s Laxmi Civil Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. Bhopal

7 Months

8,85,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Dr. H. Kaur

Vetting of Hydraulic Design  of TAMAS Multi-Village Water Supply Scheme

M/s NCC Ltd., Rewa

6 Months

14,75,000.00

Dr. Ruchi Khare

Dr. H. Kaur

Authors

Title

Journal

VOL. NO.,

PAGE NO

YEAR

SCI/

Scopus

IMPACT FACTOR

Prasad, V., Gahlot, V.K., Krishnamachar, P.

CFD approach for design optimization and validation for axial flow hydraulic turbine

Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences

Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages 229 - 236

2009

SCI-E/ Scopus-(Q3)

 

0.615

Mahor, A.Prasad, V.Rangnekar, S.

 

Economic dispatch using particle swarm optimization: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages 2134-2141

2009

SCI-E /Scopus

 

16.3

V Prasad

Numerical Simulation for Flow Characteristics of Axial Flow Hydraulic Turbine Runner

Energy Procedia,

Journal-Elsevier

 Volume 14,

Pages 2060-2065

2012

Scopus

2.088

R Khare,

V Prasad,

SK Mittalc

Effect of Runner Solidity on performance of Elbow Draft

Energy Procedia,

Journal-Elsevier

Volume 14,

Pages 2054-2059

2012

Scopus

2.088

PK Chaurasiya, V Prasad,

R Khare

Scenario and risk of Hydro Power Projects in India

International Journal of Chem. Tech research

Volume 5, No.2, Pages 1068-1075

2013

Scopus

 

V Gupta,

V Prasad,

R Khare

Numerical modeling for Hydro Energy Conversion: Impulse Turbine

International Journal of Chem. Tech research

Volume 5 No. 2,

Pages 1003-1008

2013

Scopus

 

S Awasthi,

V Prasad,

S Rangnekar

Operational Strategies to Increase Generation of Large Hydroelectric

Power Plants

Water & Energy International

 

Volume 70, Issue 8

Pages 7-11

2014

Scopus

 

4.59

V Gupta,

V Prasad,

R Khare

Numerical Simulation of Six Jet Pelton Turbine Model

Energy: International Journal (Elsevier)

 Volume 104

Pages 24-32

2016

SCI-E/Scopus-(Q1)

 

9

A Patel,

SK Katiyar,

V Prasad

Performance evaluation of different open-source DEM using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS)

The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences

Volume 19

Issue 1

Pages 7-16

 

2016

Scopus/ESCI

 

4.4

A Patel,

SK Katiyar,

V Prasad

Bathymetric Mapping of Bhopal City Lower Lake Using IRS-P6: LISS-4 Imagery and Artificial Neural Network Technique

Journal of The Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volume 44

Issue 4

Pages 605-616

2016

SCI-E/Scopus

 

2.5

R Khare,

V Prasad,

V Gupta

Effect of Operating Regime on Water Distribution in Pelton Bucket

Water & Energy International

 

Volume 59

Issue 8

Pages 45-50

2016

Scopus

 

4.59

SN Shukla,

R Khare,

V Prasad

Performance evaluation of turbulence models for flow simulation of double suction centrifugal pump

International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology

Volume 7

Issue 6

Pages 1-10

 

2016

Scopus

9.24

V Gupta,

V Prasad,

R Khare

Effect of jet length on the performance of Pelton turbine: Distance between nozzle exit and runner

ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volume 11

Issue 19

Pages 11487-11494

2016

Scopus

 

SN Shukla,

R Khare,

V Prasad

CFD approach for off-design efficiency improvement of double suction centrifugal pump

International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development

Volume 7

Issue 5

Pg. 289-300

2017

Scopus

 

G Tiwari,

V Prasad,

SN Shukla,

VK Patel

Hydrodynamic analysis of a low head prototype Francis turbine for establishing an optimum operating regime using CFD

Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences

 

Volume 14

Issue 2

Pages 6625-6641

2020

ESCI/Scopus

 

N Palod,

V Prasad,

R Khare

Non-parametric optimization technique for water distribution in pipe networks

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volume 20

Issue 8

Pages 3068-3082

2020

SCIE-(Q3)

1.583

G Tiwari,

J Kumar,

V Prasad,

VK Patel

Utility of CFD in the design and performance analysis of hydraulic turbines - A review

Energy Reports

 

Volume 22

Issue 12

Pages 8972-8987

2020

SCIE/

Scopus

 

G Tiwari,

J Kumar,

V Prasad,

VK Patel

Derivation of cavitation characteristics of a 3MW prototype Francis turbine through numerical hydrodynamic analysis

Materials Today: Proceedings 2020

 

Volume 26

Issue 2

Pages 1439-1448

 

2020

Scopus Q2

 

MM Kamal, A Abbas,

V Prasad,

R Kumar

A numerical study on the performance characteristics of low head Francis turbine with different turbulence models

Materials Today: Proceedings

 

Volume 49

Issue 5

Pages 349-353

2021

Scopus Q2

 

N Palod,

V Prasad,

R Khare

Redefining the application of an evolutionary algorithm for the optimal pipe sizing problem

Journal of Water and Climate Change

 

Volume 12

Issue 6

Pages 2299-2313

2021

SCIE-(Q2)

2.8

M Kamal,

G Saini,

A Abbas,

V Prasad

Prediction and analysis of the cavitating performance of a Francis turbine under different loads

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Pg. 1-13

 

2021

Scopus

2.9

Brijkishore, R Khare,

V Prasad

Prediction of cavitation and its mitigation techniques in hydraulic turbines - A review

Ocean Engineering

Volume 221,

Pages 1-13

2021

SCI-(Q1)

5

N Palod,

V Prasad,

R Khare

Reliability-based optimization of water distribution networks

Water Supply

 

Volume 22

Issue 2

Pages 2133-2147

2022

SCIE-(Q3)

1.583

Brijkishore, R Khare,

V Prasad

Numerical analysis of cavitation hydrodynamics at different Kaplan runner solidity

Ocean Engineering

Volume 266,

Pages 1-13

2022

SCI-(Q1)

5

Brijkishore, R Khare,

V Prasad

Numerical study on the effect of guide vane opening and draft tube outlet pressure on cavitation in Kaplan turbine

Journal of Engg. Research

 

Pages 1-13

2022

SCIE-(Q2)

1

G Tiwari,

J Kumar,

V Prasad,

VK Patel

CFD Investigation for Surface Roughness Effects on the Hydrodynamics of Cavitating Turbulent Flow through a Low Head Prototype Francis Turbine

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics

Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 1593 - 1607

2022

SCIE/

SCOPUS

1.152

N Palod,

V Prasad,

R Khare

A new multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for the optimization of water distribution networks

Water Supply

 

Volume 6

Pages 2410-2429

 

2022

SCIE (Q2)/Scopus

1.583

MM Kamal, A Abbas,

V Prasad,

Brijkishore, P Kumar,

SV Tyagi

Derivation of Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Medium Speed Francis Turbine Operated Under Various Loading Conditions

Green Energy and Technology

Pages 227 - 240

2023

Scopus

 

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Year

Agency

Co-Investigator(if any)

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