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Nitin Kaistha
PhD (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Research Interest
Economic plant wide control of complex chemical processes; Reactive Distillation modelling; Simulation and control; Process intensification technologies.
Office
FB- 457,
Department of Chemical
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Specialization
Chemical process modelling; Simulation and optimization; Economic Plant wide control; Process integration and intensification.
Education
PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, 1999Thesis Title:A Generic SPC Framework for the Characterization of Batch ProfilesThesis Supervisor:Prof. Charles F. Moore
B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 1996
Teaching Area
Chemical Engineering Design
Process Dynamics and Control
Advanced Process Dynamics and Control
Thermodynamics
Unit Operations and Controls Laboratory
Selected Publications
Debasis Maity, Rahul Jagtap and Nitin Kaistha, "Systematic top-down economic plant wide control of the cumene process", J. Proc. Cont., 23 (10), 1426-1440 (2013).
Rahul Jagtap, Nitin Kaistha and W.L. Luyben, "External reset feedback for constrained economic process operation", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 52 (28), 9654-9664 (2013).
Rahul Jagtap, Nitin Kaistha and Sigurd Skogestad, "Economic plantwide control over a wide throughput range: A systematic design procedure", AIChE. Jou., 59 (7), 2407-2426 (2013).
Rahul Jagtap, Ashok S. Pathak and Nitin Kaistha, "Economic plantwide control of the Ethyl Benzene Process", AIChE. Jou., 59 (6), 1996-2014 (2013).
M.V. Pavan Kumar and Nitin Kaistha, "Role of multiplicity in reactive distillation control system design", Jou. Pro. Cont., 18, 692-706 (2008).
R. Jagtap, N. Kaistha and S. Skogestad, "Economic plantwide control over a wide throughput range: A systematic design procedure", AlChE. Jou., 59(7), 2407-2426 (2013).
L. Agarwal, V. Pavani, D.P. Rao and N. Kaistha, "Process intensification in HiGee absorption and distillation: Design procedure and applications", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49, 10046-10058 (2010).
R.S. Thakur, N. Kaistha, and D.P. Rao, "Process intensification in duplex pressure swing adsorption", Comp. Chem. Eng., 35, 975-983 (2011).
B.P. Singh, R. Singh, M.V. Pavan Kumar, and N. Kaistha, "Steady state analysis of reactive distillation columns using homotopy continuation", Chem. Eng. Res. & Des., 83 (A8), 959-958 (2005).
B.P. Singh, R. Singh, M.V. Pavan Kumar, and N. Kaistha, "Steady state analysis of reactive distillation columns using homotopy continuation", Chem. Eng. Res. & Des., 83 (A8), 959-958 (2005).
Rahul Jagtap, Nitin Kaistha and W.L. Luyben, "External reset feedback for constrained economic process operation", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 52(28), 9654-9664 (2013).
Awards & Fellowships
P.K. Kelkar Research Fellowship, IIT Kanpur (2009-2012).
Erasmus Mundus Fellowship, NTNU, Norway (2009).
Best Session Paper Award at CHEMCON 2004, Mumbai, India.
Outstanding Session Paper Award, June 2001 American Control Conference, Arlington VA.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member from 1997-1999 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN.
Economic plantwide control, Simulation and optimization, Chemical process modeling, Process integration and intensification
Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Lot 13 Fellowship to NTNU, Norway
Best Session Paper Award at CHEMCON 2004, Mumbai, India
Outstanding Session Paper Award, June 2001 American Control Conference, Arlington VA
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member from 1997-1999 at the Univ of Tenn, Knoxville
Extra Curricular Activities
- Organized an industrial short course especially targeted at the practicing engineers in the industry on "Chemical Process Design, Operation and Control", 1-5 June 2014 at IIT Kanpur.
- Proposed a technique for slop-cut elimination in the pipeline transfer of fuels to HPCL. Acknowledged saving per pipeline is Rs 6 crore per annum. HPCL keenly interested in implementing the technique subject to an agreement with IITK.
- Organized an intensive short course especially targeted at the practicing engineers in the industry on "Practical Chemical Process Control", 7-11 May 2007 at IIT Kanpur.
Professional Experience
Faculty, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, INDIA, Sep 02-Present.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Singapore, Jul 12-Jul 14.
Research Scientist, Unilever Research, Bangalore, INDIA, Jun 01-Aug 02.
Post Doctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, USA, Jan 00-May 01.
Research Assistant, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, USA, Aug 96-Dec 99.