Dr. Ashok Kumar Sahu
B.Sc ( Engg.) Honours , M.S , PhD ( Mechanical Engg.)
Honors / Awards conferred earlier
i.
National Merit Scholarship, 1979
ii.
MECON Award by Indian Institute of Metals, 2003
iii.
DAAD Fellowship for research in Germany -1995-97
iv.
Senior DAAD Fellowship 2013
v.
IIME Best Paper Award (Agglomeration) 2013
vi.
IIME Best Paper Awards 2013 on beneficiation (published) Khare Award
(Beneficiation)
Working Area /Experience
1. Design & development of indigenous mineral processing equipment
Air dense medium fluidised bed separator (ADMFBS) for beneficiation of Indian high
ash non-coking coal, column flotation system for beneficiation of fine coal, iron ore,
graphite, antimony, phosphate, chromite ores and sulphide ores. Other equipment are
Screw scrubber, hydraulic mineral jig , A dual drive vertical swing four jars & two
Jars planetary ball mill, Pneumatic flotation cell, Column thickener .
2. Treatment of low grade ores
3. Beneficiation of high ash non-coking and coking coal
4. Plant Audit
5. Preparation of basic engineering, technical support for detailed engineering &
commissioning of commercial plant
Patents filed in India
1. Extended arc plasma reactor/system operating on non-transferred as well as transferred arc mode for
production of fine and ultrafine powders. (0393DEL2006)
S.K.Singh and A.K.Sahu
2. Equipment and process for dry beneficiation of high ash Indian non-coking coal. (0923DEL2006)
S. Biswal, A.K. Sahu , A. Parida, P.S.R. Reddy & V.N. Misra
10 most significant publications during last 10 years
Sl. No
Name of Authors
Title of the Paper
1
Sahu,A.K.,
Tripathy,A.,
Biswal,S.K
2
Sahu, A.K., Tripathy,
A., Biswal, S.K.,
Parida, A.
3
Sahu, A.K., Biswal,
S.K.,Parida, A.
4
Biswal, S.K., Sahu,
A.K., Reddy, P.S.R.,
Parida, A., Misra,
V.N
Alok Tripathy, A.K.
Sahu, S.K. Biswal,
B.K. Mishra
Sahu, A.K., Biswal,
S.K., Reddy, P.S.R.,
Parida, A., Misra,
V.N.
Datta Amlan, Mishra
B.K.,Das S.P.,Sahu A
Study on particle dynamics in
different cross sectional shapes of
air dense medium fluidized bed
separation,
Stability study of an air dense
medium fluidized bed separator
for beneficiation of high-ash
indian coal
Development of air dense
medium fluidized bed
technology for dry beneficiation
of coal - A review
Prospects of dry beneficiation of
Indian high ash non-coking coal A review
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6
7
Name of Journal, volume,
year and page
Fuel ,2013, 111,pp. 472–477
International Journal of
Coal Preparation and
Utilization, 2011,31 (3-4),
pp. 127-148.
International Journal of
Coal Preparation and
Utilization, 2009, 29 (4),
pp. 216-241.
Journal of Mines, Metals
and Fuels ,2003, 51 (1-2),
pp. 53-57+71.
A model for expansion ratio in
liquid–solid fluidized beds
Particology,2013, 11 (6) pp
789-792
A study on dynamic stability of
medium in air dense medium
fluidised bed separator
Transactions of the Indian
Institute of Metals,2005,
58 (1), pp. 103-107
A DEM analysis of flow
characteristics of non-cohesive
particles in hopper.
Materials and
Manufacturing process ,
2008 , 23, (1-2) pp. 195-202
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9
10
Panda, L., Sahoo,
A.K., Tripathy, A.,
Biswal, S.K., Sahu,
A.K.
Behera, Snehasis,
Sahu, A.K., Das,
Sudipta, Senapatil,
P.K., Mishra, S.K.,
G. Schaldach, A.K.
Sahu,D. Gül and P.
Walzel
Application of artificial neural
network to study the
performance of jig for
beneficiation of non-coking coal,
Scale Up Design and Erosion
Studies of Bottom Ash in
Pneumatic Conveying System
Fuel, 2012, 97, pp. 151-156.
Studies on Segregation of
Particles in Air Dense Medium
Fluidized Bed
Proceedings of Mineral
Processing Technology
2013, Vol II, pp.610-618
Coal Combustion and
Gasification Products,
2013 5,pp1-8,