Khandgave Santosh Sopanrao

Lecturer

Department of Chemical Engineering,

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani

Pilani - 333031 (Rajasthan) INDIA

BITS, Practice School, Station: Pune

Phone: 020-66085107 (O), +91-7798245575 (M)

Email:   skhandgave@gmail.com

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's in Engineering: (M.E.) in Chemical : January 2009

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Rajasthan.

• Bachelor's in Technology (B.Tech.) in Chemical : June 2006

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere - Maharashtra

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• June 2009 – March 2010

Post Graduate Engineer Trainee (PGET)

Central Research and Development Laboratory (CRDL)

Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Debari -Rajasthan

• March 2010 – Continue

Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Group, BITS, Pilani -Rajasthan

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• The chemical engineering process modeling, simulation and optimization.

• Extractive metallurgy

• Transport phenomenon

• Energy and environmental engineering

• Bio chemical engineering

LIST OF PROJECTS

• Design and establishment of continuous neutral and weak acid zinc leaching pilot plant at CRDL of 20 liter leaching tanks capacity for laboratory tests.

• Optimization of process parameters for improvement in magnesium removal section of zinc hydro smelter at CRDL, Debari.

• Dynamic simulation of shell and tube heat exchanger using HTRI simulation tool at Technip India Ltd.,Chennai.

• Study of sulphur recovery unit process at Technip India Ltd.,Chennai.

• Simulation of batch distillation of n-hexane, n-heptane and toluene using C language at BITS, Pilani.

• Steady state simulation of ammonia production process using HYSYS chemical engineering simulation software at BITS, Pilani.

SPONSORED PROJECT

• Design and establishment of continuous neutral and weak acid zinc leaching pilot plant at CRDL of 20 liter leaching tanks capacity for laboratory tests.

Sponsored organization: Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Debari

Year of completion: 2010

Approximate budgeted cost: 5 Lack (INR)

WORKSHOP/CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• A Workshop cum Training Course on Chemical Engineering Laboratory

Department of chemical engineering-institute of Chemical Technology,

Matunga-Mumbai on June 23-27 2010

• Annual biotechnology conference for students (ABCS-2010)

Department of Bio Technology

International Institute of Information Technology (I 2 IT), Pune on 11-14 Dec. 2010

• A National Conference on Computational Engineering: Modeling, Simulation and Optimization.

Department of Applied Mathematics, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Girinagar, Pune on December 08-09 2010

• TECHNOFEST-2006 for students.

Dr. D. Y.Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur on March 23, 2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Life Associate Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)