Nandanwar
S, Coldsnow K, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P, Aston DE.
2016. Capture of harmful radioactive
contaminants from off-gas stream using porous solid
sorbents for clean environment– A review.
Chemical
Engineering Journal, 306: 369-381, DOI
10.1016/j.cej.2016.07.073.
Nandanwar
SU, Coldsnow K, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P, Aston DE,
Zhang Y. 2016. Synthesis
and characterization of ETS-10 - supported hollow
carbon nano-polyhedrons nanosorbent for adsorptionof
krypton at near ambient temperatures. Adsorption,
22: 129-137, DOI 10.1007/s10450-015-9702-8.
Nandanwar
S, Coldsnow K, Green M, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P, Aston
DE. 2016. Activity of nanostructured C@ETS-10
sorbent for capture of volatile radioactive iodine
from gas stream. Chemical
Engineering Journal, 287: 593-601, DOI
10.1016/j.cej.2015.11.091.
Nandanwar
SU, Dantas J, Green M, Coldsnow K, Utgikar V,
Sabharwall P, Aston DE. 2016. Porous
microsphere magnesium oxide as an active sorbent for
capture of volatile iodine. Adsorption,
22: 335-345, DOI 10.1007/s10450-016-9781-1.
Integrated
Energy Systems and Chemical Heat Pumps
Gupta A, Armatis PD, Sabharwall P, Fronk BM,
Utgikar V. 2021. Kinetics of Ca(OH)2
decomposition in pure Ca(OH)2 and Ca(OH)2-CaTiO3
composite pellets for application in thermochemical energy
storage system. Chemical Engineering Science, 246:
#116986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2021.116986.
Gupta A, Armatis PD, Sabharwall P, Fronk BM,
Utgikar V. 2021. Energy and exergy analysis of
Ca(OH)2/CaO dehydration-hydration chemical heat
pump system: Effect of reaction temperature. Journal
of Energy Storage, 39: #102633.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2020.102633.
Armatis, PD, Gupta A, Sabharwall P, Utgikar V,
Fronk BM. 2021. A Chemical-Absorption Heat Pump
for Utilization of Nuclear Power in High Temperature
Industrial Processes. International Journal of Energy
Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6721.
Gupta A, Armatis PD, Sabharwall P, Fronk BM,
Utgikar V. 2021. Thermodynamics of Ca(OH)2/CaO
reversible reaction: Refinement of reaction equilibrium
and implications for operation of chemical heat pump. Chemical
Engineering Science, 230: #116227.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.116227.
Phase Equilibria
and Separations
Nichols
TT, Utgikar V. 2018. Wagner equation
predicting entire curve for pure fluids from limited
VLE data: Critical and Normal Boiling Points &
Acentric Factor. International
Journal of Thermodynamics, 21: 158-172. DOI
10.5541/ijot.426202.
Nichols
TT, Utgikar VP. 2018. Wagner Equation
Predicting Entire Curve for Pure Fluids from Limited
VLE Data: Error Dependency Upon Data Interval &
Fully-Determined Case. International
Journal of Thermodynamics, 21: 38-53, DOI:
10.5541/ijot.372148.
Nichols
TT, Utgikar VP. 2018. Wagner Equation
Predicting Entire Curve for Pure Fluids from Limited
VLE Data: Critical Point and Four Antoine Analytic
Points. Fluid
Phase Equilibria, 460: 1–16, DOI:
10.1016/j.fluid.2017.12.022.
Lyon
KL, Utgikar VP, Greenhalgh MR. 2017. Dynamic
modeling for the separation of rate earth elements
using solvent extraction: predicting separation
performance using laboratory data. Industrial &
Engineering Chemistry Research, 56: 1048-1056.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04009.
Used Nuclear Fuel Treatment
Day
B, Zillinger J, Utgikar V, Raja KS. 2021. The
Electrochemical Behavior of Tellurium Tetrachloride in
LiCl-KCl Eutectic Molten Salt at 450 ºC. Journal
of The Electrochemical Society, 168: #056514.
https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abfeff.
Karlsson
TY, Fredrickson GL, Yoo TS, Vaden D, Patterson MN,
Utgikar V. 2019. Thermal analysis of projected
molten salt compositions during FFTF and EBR-II used
nuclear fuel processing. Journal of Nuclear
Materials, 520: 87-95. DOI
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.04.016.
Shrestha
N, Raja KS, Utgikar V. 2019. Mg-RE alloy anode
materials for Mg-air battery application. Journal of
the Electrochemical Society, 166: A3139-3153, DOI
10.1149/2.0131914jes.
Shrestha
N, Day B, Utgikar V, Raja KS, Fredrickson G, Frank S.
2018. Electrochemistry of Iodide in LiCl-KCl
Molten Salts and Chemla Effect: An Overview. ECS Transactions,
85(4): 15-23, DOI 10.1149/08504.0015ecst.
Shrestha
N, Zillinger JM, Utgikar V, Raja KS. 2018.
Design Strategies for Anode of Mg-Air Batteries and
Hydrogen Evolution Reactions on Mg-RE Alloys. ECS Transactions,
85(13) 95-107. DOI 10.1149/08513.0095ecst.
Shrestha
N, Utgikar V, Raja KS. 2018. The Effect of
Grain Size on the Corrosion Behavior of Mg-RE Alloy
ZE10A. ECS
Transactions, 85(13): 671-682. DOI
0.1149/08513.0671ecst.
Day
BC, Kersten B, Zillinger J, Raja KS, Utgikar V.
2018. Effect of Lattice Structure of Bismuth
Sesquioxide on Electrochemical Energy Storage
Characteristics. ECS Transactions,
85(13): 1539-1555. DOI 10.1149/08513.1539ecst.
Modeling, Simulation, Control and
Experimental Investigations of Advanced Reactor-Heat
Exchanger Systems
Chen M, Sun X, Christensen RN,
Skavdahl I, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P. 2018.
Dynamic Behavior of a High-Temperature Printed Circuit
Heat Exchanger: Numerical Modeling and Experimental
Investigation. Applied
Thermal Engineering, 135: 246-256, DOI:
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.02.051.
Skavdahl I, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P,
Chen M, Sun X, Christensen R. 2016.Modeling
and Simulation of Control System Response to Temperature
Disturbances in a Coupled Heat Exchangers-AHTR System. Nuclear
Engineering and Design, 300: 161-172, DOI
10.1016/j.nucengdes.1016.01.010.
Skavdahl I, Utgikar V, Christensen R,
Chen M, Sun X, Sabharwall P. 2016.Control of
Advanced Reactor-Coupled Heat Exchangers System:
Incorporation of Reactor Dynamics in System Response to
Load Disturbances. Nuclear Engineering
and Technology, 48: 1349-1359, DOI:
10.1016/j.net.2016.05.001.
Chen M, Sun X, Christensen R, Shi S,
Skavdahl I, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P. 2016.
Experimental and Numerical Study of a Printed Circuit
Heat Exchanger. Annals
of Nuclear Energy, 97: 221-231, DOI
10.1016/j.anucene.2016.07.010.
Chen M, Sun X, Christensen R,
Skavdahl I, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P. 2016.
Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer Characteristics of a
High-temperature Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger. Applied Thermal
Engineering, 108: 1409-1417, DOI
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.07.149.
Chen M, Kim I, Sun X,
Christensen RN, Utgikar V, Sabharwall P. 2015.
Transient analysis of an FHR coupled to a helium Brayton
cycle. Progress
in Nuclear Energy, 83: 283-293.
Bartel N, Chen M, Utgikar VP,
Sun X, Kim I-H, Christensen R, Sabharwall P. 2015.
Comparison of compact heat exchangers for application as
the intermediate heat exchanger for advanced nuclear
reactors. Annals
of Nuclear Energy, 81: 143-149.
Teaching/Pedagogy
Utgikar VP, MacPherson D. 2016.
Facilitating Conceptual Understanding of Gas Liquid Mass
Transfer Coefficient through a Simple Experiment
Involving Dissolution of Carbon Dioxide in Water in a
Surface Aeration Reactor. Journal of Chemical
Education, 93(7): 1282-1288, DOI:
10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00882.
Utgikar V. 2015. Facilitating
active learning of the concepts in transport phenomena:
Experiment with a subliming solid. Chemical
Engineering Education,49(4):
215-220.
Presentations
"Decomposition of
organoiodides using electric discharge as a
pretreatment process for adsorption," C
Balumuru, J Stanford, V Utgikar, K Raja, P
Sabharwall, 2021 ANS Virtual Annual Meeting,
June 2021.
“Enhancement of
Ca(OH)2/CaO Thermal Performance and Structural
Integrity Using Inert Agent for Thermochemical
Energy Storage,” A Gupta, V Utgikar, PD Armatis,
BM Fronk, P Sabharwall, 2021 ANS Virtual
Annual Meeting, June 2021.
“Performance Comparison of
Solid Reactant Based on Pellets and Powder for
Ca(OH)2/CaO Chemical Heat Pump,” A
Gupta, V Utgikar, PD Armatis, BM Fronk, P
Sabharwall, 2020 Winter ANS Meeting, November
16-19, 2020.
“Hydrodynamics of
Extraction Devices: Residence Time Distribution
in Centrifugal Extractors for Organic Phase,” C
Balumuru, V Utgikar, K Lyon, 2020 Winter ANS
Meeting, November 16-19, 2020.
“Dynamic Adsorption of
Organoiodides using Mordenites,” V Utgikar, T
Vaidya, J Stanford, C Balumuru, K Raja, P
Sabharwall, 2020 Winter ANS Meeting, November
16-19, 2020.
“Photodecomposition of
Organoiodides to Molecular Iodine as
Pretreatment for Adsorption in Used Nuclear Fuel
Recycling Operations,” JP Stanford, T Vaidya, N
van Rooyen, K Raja, P Sabharwall, VP Utgikar,
AIChE 2020 Annual Meeting, November 16-20, 2020.
“System Efficiency and
Dynamic Study of Ca(OH)2/CaO Chemical
Heat Pump,” A Gupta, PD Armatis, P Sabharwall, V
Utgikar, BM Fronk, 2020 ANS (American Nuclear
Society) Annual Meeting, June 8-11, 2020.
“Photodecomposition of
Organoiodides to Molecular Iodine as
Pretreatment for Adsorption,” J Stanford, N van
Rooyen, T Vaidya, K Raja, P Sabharwall, V
Utgikar, 2020 ANS Annual Meeting, June 8-11,
2020.
“Transient Effects and
Material Challenges in Developing
Chemical/Absorption Heat Pumps for Nuclear
Energy Thermal Storage and Upgrade,” PD Armatis,
A Gupta, P Sabharwall, V Utgikar, BM Fronk, 2019
Winter ANS Meeting, November 17-21, 2019,
Washington, DC.
“Performance of an
Experimental Ca(OH)2/CaO Chemical
Heat Pump Under Repeated Thermal Cycling,” A
Gupta, PD Armatis, P Sabharwall, V Utgikar, BM
Fronk, 2019 Winter ANS Meeting, November 17-21,
2019, Washington, DC.
“Electrochemical Behavior
of Tellurium Species in LiCl-KCl Molten Salts,”
B Day, N Shrestha, V Utgikar, KS Raja, G
Fredrickson, S Frank, 2019 Winter ANS Meeting,
November 17-21, 2019, Washington, DC.
“Redox Behavior of Iodide
Species in LiCl-KCl at 450 – 550 °C,” N
Shrestha, B Day, V Utgikar, KS Raja, G
Fredrickson, S Frank, 2019 Winter ANS Meeting,
November 17-21, 2019, Washington, DC.
“Chemical Heat Pumps,”
Vivek P. Utgikar, Brian M. Fronk, Piyush
Sabharwall, MIT-INL Workshop on Heat Storage for
Gen IV Reactors for Variable Electricity from
Base-Load Reactors, Idaho Falls, ID, July 23-24,
2019.
“Potential of
Chemical-Absorption Heat Pumps for
Thermoamplification in Nuclear Hybrid Energy
Systems,” PD Armatis, A Gupta, P Sabharwall, V
Utgikar, BM Fronk, 2019 ANS Annual Meeting, June
9-13, 2019, Minneapolis, MN.
“Experimental
Investigation and Analysis of Ca(OH)2/CaO
Chemical Heat Pump for Thermal Energy Storage, A
Gupta, PD Armatis, P Sabharwall, V Utgikar, BM
Fronk, 2019 ANS Annual Meeting, June 9-13, 2019,
Minneapolis, MN.
“Dynamic Sorption Studies
of Organoiodine Species on Silver-Mordenite,” T
Vaidya, V Utgikar, KS Raja, P Sabharwall, 2019
ANS Annual Meeting, June 9-13, 2019,
Minneapolis, MN.
“Hydrodynamics of
Extraction Devices: Residence Time Distribution
in Centrifugal Extractors,” J Perko, V Utgikar,
K Lyon, 2019 ANS Annual Meeting, June 9-13,
2019, Minneapolis, MN.
“A Mass Transfer Model for
the Adsorption of Iodine and Krypton on
Engelhard Titanosilicate-10 Supported Carbon
Nano-Polyhedrons,” K Coldsnow, S Nandanwar, V
Utgikar, P Saharwall, 2017 ANS Winter Meeting,
October 29-November 2, 2017, Washington, DC,
USA.
“Effect of Moisture on the
Adsorption of Iodine and Krypton in
Multicomponent Streams on the 10 wt% C/ETS-10
Sorbent,” K Coldsnow, S Nandanwar, A Porter, V
Utgikar, P Sabharwall, DE Aston, 2017 ANS Annual
Meeting, June 11-15, 2017, San Francisco, CA,
USA.
“Experimental
and Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Pressure
Drop in a High-Temperature Printed Circuit Heat
Exchanger,” M Chen, S Shi,
X Sun, RN Christensen, I Skavdahl, V
Utgikar, P Sabharwall, 8th
International Topical Meeting on High Temperature
Reactor Technology 2016 (HTR2016), November 6-10,
2016, Las Vegas, NV.
“Development of a
Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis Code for an FHR,” M Chen, X
Sun, RN Christensen, S Shi, I Skavdahl,
V Utgikar, P Sabharwall, 11th
International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor
Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety
(NUTHOS-11), October 9-13, 2016, Gyeongju, South
Korea.
“Helium Brayton Cycle Design
for Advanced High Temperature Reactor System,” I
Skavdahl, V Utgikar, R Christensen, P Sabharwall,
M Chen, X Sun, 2016 ANS Winter Meeting, November
6-10, 2016, Las Vegas, NV.
“Multicomponent Adsorption of
Radioactive Iodine and Krypton using ETS-10
Supported Carbon Nano-Polyhedrons,” K Coldsnow, SU
Nandanwar, A Porter, V Utgikar, P Sabharwall, DE
Aston, 2016 ANS Winter Meeting, November 6-10,
2016, Las Vegas, NV.
“Porous C@ETS-10 Sorbent for
Capture of Krypton from Off-Gas Stream in Nuclear
Power Plants,” SU Nandanwar, K Coldsnow, VP
Utgikar, P Sabharwall, DE Aston, 2016
International Congress on Advances in Nuclear
Power Plants ICAPP 2016, April 2016, San
Francisco, CA.
“Capacity of ETS-10 Supported
Carbon Nanosorbent for Removal of Multicomponent
from Off-Gas Stream,” KM Coldsnow, SU Nandanwar, A
Porter, VP Utgikar, P Sabharwall, DE Aston, 2016
Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society
(ANS), June 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Simulation of Advanced High
Temperature Reactor Control System using MATLAB,”
I Skavdahl, V Utgikar, P Sabharwall, M Chen, X
Sun, R Christensen, 2015 Winter meeting of the
American Nuclear Society (ANS), November 2015,
Washington, DC.
“Adsorption of Volatile Iodine
from Off-Gas Stream using ETS-10 Supported Hollow
Carbon Nanosorbent,” SU Nandanwar, K Coldsnow, M
Green, V Utgikar, P Sabharwall, DE Aston, 2015
Winter meeting of the ANS, November 2015,
Washington, DC.