Tanmay Kar, Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral Fellow

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Research Interests

I will be working on different aspects of hydrogen combustion in a 4-stroke CFR engine and two-stroke opposed-piston engine. 

Selected Publications

  • A comparative study of directly injected, spark-ignition engine performance and emissions with natural gas, gasoline and charge dilution
    T. Kar, Z. Zhou, M. Brear, Y. Yang, M. Khosravi, J. Lacey
    Fuel, Vol. 304, Pgs. 121438, 2021

  • A comparative study of directly injected, spark-ignition engine combustion characteristics and energy transfer with natural gas, gasoline, and charge dilution
    T. Kar, Z. Zhou, M. Brear, Y. Yang, M. Khosravi, J. Lacey
    SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 15, no. 04-15-02-0009, 2022

  • Mapping K factor variations and its causes in a modern, spark-ignition engine
    Z. Zhou, T. Kar, Y. Yang, M. Brear, T. Leone, J. Anderson, E. Curtis, M. Shelby, J. Lacey
    Fuel, Vol. 290, Pgs.120012, 2021

  • The significance of octane numbers to drive cycle fuel efficiency
    Z. Zhou, T. Kar, Y. Yang, M. Brear, T. Leone, J. Anderson, E. Curtis, M. Shelby, J. Lacey
    Fuel, Vol. 302, Pgs.121095, 2021

  • Development of a single-cylinder CNG direct-injection engine and its performance, emissions and combustion characteristics
    T. Kar and A. Agarwal
    International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2015

  • Effect of fuel composition and EGR on spark-ignited engine combustion with LPG: experimental and numerical investigations
    T. Kar, T. Fosudo, A. Marchese, B. Windom, D. Olsen
    Fuel (under review)

  • An investigation of LPG combustion in a cooperative fuel research (CFR) engine
    T. Kar, T. Fosudo, S. Colin, A. Marchese, B. Windom, D. Olsen
    SAE WCX technical paper, 2022-01-0404, 2022

  • Impact of LPG Composition on Performance, Emissions and Combustion Characteristics of a Spark-ignited CFR Engine
    T. Fosudo, T. Kar, A. Marchese, B. Windom, D. Olsen
    SAE WCX technical paper, 2022-01-0476, 2022

  • Study of natural gas injection timings on a downsized and boosted, multi-cylinder direct injection engine
    T. Kar, Z. Zhou, J. Lacey, Y. Yang, and M. Brear
    21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, 2018

  • Large-eddy simulation of methane injection in a reciprocating engine
    M. Yosri, T. Kar, M.Talei, R. Gordon, M. Brear, J. Lacey
    Proceedings of 22nd AFMC, Brisbane, 2020

  • Development of a Liquid-Phase LPG Delivery System for Direct Injection
    T. Kar, T. Fosudo, B. Windom, D. Olsen, J. Hoke, and J, Rogers
    Spark-Ignited Engines, ASME ICF, 2022 (accepted)

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2016 - 2020


  • Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, 2009-2011


  • Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, India, 2005-2009 

Professional Profile

  • Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • Jan 2021 - April 2022, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Engine and Energy Conversion Lab, Colorado State University, USA
  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020, Research Assistant, Thermodynamics Lab, University of Melbourne, Australia


  • 2011-2016, Associate Manager, R&D Center, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., India

Awards

• Melbourne Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne, 2016 - 2020
• The Certificate of Merit award for academic excellence, IIT Kanpur, 2009 – 2010 

KAUST Affiliations

  • Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)

  • Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Engine combustion Alternative fuels 1D and 3D CFD simulations Hybrid Vehicles